mschap via ntlm_auth over a socket

[Phil Mayers]

On 03/12/14 15:59, Arran Cudbard-Bell wrote:

> I don't see any reason people would wrap ntlm_auth, or why the
> arguments would change.

We *do* wrap it currently, and I can think of not-ridiculous reasons to 
do so in some cases.

> I know in some instances trying to be smart breaks things in
> unexpected ways, but the interface for the ntlm_auth binary is
> well defined.
>
> Do you know when the --helper-protocol flag was added?

It's old. Squid used it years ago.