MAC based filtering is useful for networks using DHCP to assign ip addresses to systems. As we know MAC is hard coded on NIC and can’t be changed but IP addresses assigned by DHCP may change on next ip assignment. This tutorial will help you to how to Configure Squid Proxy Server Mac Address Based Filtering.
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ACL rules are need to add in squid configuration file /etc/squid/squid.conf. Remember that squid Squid always applied first matching rules from top to down order and ignore other after matching any rule
1. Block All Sites For Single MAC Address
Following configuration will block all the sites to system having MAC address 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF.
Squid ACL Rule:
acl pcmac1 arp 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF http_access deny pcmac1
2. Block Single Site for Single MAC Address
Following configuration will block www.example.com site to system having MAC address 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF.
Squid ACL Rule:
acl blocksite1 dstdomain www.example.com acl pcmac1 arp 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF http_access deny blocksite1 pcmac1
3. Block All Sites for Multiple MAC Addresses
Following configuration will block all the sites to systems having MAC addresses 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF and AB:CD:EF:01:23:45.
MAC Addresses List
# cat /etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF AB:CD:EF:01:23:45
Squid ACL Rule:
acl pcmacs arp "/etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst" http_access deny pcmacs
4. Block Single Site for Multiple MAC Addresses
Following configuration will block www.example.com to systems having MAC addresses 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF and AB:CD:EF:01:23:45.
MAC Addresses List
# cat /etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF AB:CD:EF:01:23:45
Squid ACL Rule:
acl blocksite1 dstdomain www.example.com acl pcmacs arp "/etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst" http_access deny blocksite1 pcmacs
5. Allow Specific Site for Single MAC Address
Following configuration will allow www.example.com to system having MAC address 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF and deny other sites.
Squid ACL Rule:
acl pcmac1 arp 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF acl allowsite1 dstdomain www.example.in http_access allow allowsite1 pcmac1 http_access deny pcmac1
6. Allow Multiple Sites for Single MAC Address
Following configuration will allow all sites added in /etc/squid/allowsites.lst to system having MAC address 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF and deny other sites.
Allowed Sites List
# cat /etc/squid/allowsites.lst www.google.co.in yahoo.com in.yahoo.com
Squid ACL Rule:
acl pcmac1 arp 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF acl allowsite1 dstdomain "/etc/squid/allowsites.lst" http_access allow allowsite1 pcmac1 http_access deny pcmac1
7. Allow Specific Site for Multiple MAC Addresses
Following configuration will allow www.example.com to systems having MAC address 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF and and AB:CD:EF:01:23:45 and deny other sites.
MAC Addresses List
# cat /etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF AB:CD:EF:01:23:45
Squid ACL Rule:
acl blocksite1 dstdomain www.example.com acl pcmacs arp "/etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst" http_access allow blocksite1 pcmacs http_access deny pcmacs
8. Allow Multiple Sites for Multiple MAC Addresses
Following configuration will allow all the sites listed in /etc/squid/allowsites.lst to all systems having MAC address listed in /etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst and deny other sites.
MAC Addresses List
# cat /etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst 01:23:45:AB:CD:EF AB:CD:EF:01:23:45
Allowed Sites List
# cat /etc/squid/allowsites.lst www.google.co.in yahoo.com in.yahoo.com
Squid ACL Rule:
acl pcmacs arp "/etc/squid/mac-addrs.lst" acl allowsites dstdomain "/etc/squid/allowsites.lst" http_access allow allowsites pcmacs http_access deny pcmacs
I followed this tutorial it work like a charm to block all http websites based on mac address. but as one user said it bypass all the https traffic. i found this tutorial to block https traffic in squid: http://broexperts.com/block-facebook-twitter-and-youtubes-https-traffic-in-squid-transparent-mode/
mac based filter can be bypassed using https in the address bar. . is thier any fix on this??
mac based filter can be bypassed using https in the address bar. . is thier any fix on this??
thanks in advance!
Ok this is great ! just what I needed, but I want one more thing. The list of MAC address need to be stored in a MySql DB. Is there any out of the box solution for this ?
Thanks in advance
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acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
acl pcmac1 arp 08:00:27:E4:FD:6A
http_access allow pcmac1
http_access deny all