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Install Squid + squidGuard on CentOS 7 And Block Websites Using This Proxy

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 27, 2016

Squid is a well known web proxy application which is used to filter and cache the web traffic. It has become an essential part of a good Linux based network where system administrator use this utility to keep track of network usage and restrict/allow access to the certain areas of the internet. squidGuard is a plugin that works with squid to enhance its capabilities.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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