PRESENTED BY CHRIS ANDERSON MAY 12, 2008 Setting Up DansGuardian with Squid
What is DansGuardian Free open source content filter Blocks unwanted content and congestion on the network Runs on Linux, OS X, and Solaris Used with Squid Phroggy Sarg Others
What Can You Block Websites IP addresses MIME types File extensions POST limiting Users
How Does it Work?
Benefits of DansGuardian Inexpensive Not based purely on block lists Uses weighted system to improve accuracy Good performance Stealth mode Works with Squid, Phroggy, and Sarg Can be configured for individual clients
Installation Ubuntu Server Configure eth0 adapter Squid Allow connections from within the network Sarg Configure appearance of the report DansGuardian Configure blocked material Configure proxy server in browser
Results Blocked the sites: Facebook.com Myspace.com Ebay.com Amzon.com … Blocked file extensions .msi .jpg .gif
Results
Results - Sarg
Conclusion DansGuardian is flexible, easy to setup, and fast Out of box configuration is a good starting point Questions? Thanks for listening