== Content filtering with squidGuard ==

log in as root and issue the following command:

Download the latest blacklist package from MESD (featured on the squidGuard site):

== Configuring squidGuard ==

Now you need to configure squidGuard. Create a backup of /etc/squid/squidGuard.conf first:

Then open the file in your favorite editor (e.g. vi).

Now we need to make Squid aware that it should use squidGuard. First we create a backup:

Open the file with your favorite editor and add the following line at the end:

Now we need to extract the blacklist files we've downloaded (they are more up to date than the Fedora maintained versions):

The last step is reloading squid with the new settings. You can use a separate terminal to follow the logfile.

other terminal:

You should see something like this:

To see when/how often the redirect (in this case blocked.html) has been triggered you can search the squid access log:

Note that unconfigured clients can still roam the web freely.

Enjoy!