[SLUG] Intercepting web requests and authenticating users?

From: Ben Ostrowsky (ostrowb@tblc.org)
Date: Wed Feb 04 2004 - 09:56:14 EST


When I go to places that offer membership-based wireless access, any URL I
try to go to will take me to the same login/signup page. How do they do
that? Can I do it with Free software?

I assume it has something to do with the router. Redirect everything to a
proxy that checks for authentication, unless it's coming from the proxy
itself (and is therefore authenticated)?

Revised question: is there a not-painfully-difficult way to do this with
Free software?

Ben
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