Re: [squid-users] How to see client IP behind a reverse proxy

On 04.10.07 10:16, Roland Rabben wrote:
> I have a web application server that needs to be able to see the client
> request IP address. But when I add a Squid as a reverse proxy in front
> of my web server, my application only sees the IP of the reverse proxy.
>
> Is there any way to configure Squid to expose client IP's to my web app?

use X-Forwarded-For: directive, it may contain a path of clients behing the
proxies. However you should noe trust every proxy in the path, only yours.

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