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Linux Proxy configuration

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This configuration is for Apache HTTP Proxy only. If you use ESET Bridge, configure it through ESET PROTECT Web Console.

Check if your proxy configuration file contains the following lines. If not, add them.

1.Enable caching, Agent connection and HTTPS connection, set the log file.

CacheEnable disk http://
CacheDirLevels 4
CacheDirLength 2
CacheDefaultExpire 3600
CacheMaxFileSize 500000000
CacheMaxExpire 604800
CacheQuickHandler Off
CacheRoot /var/cache/httpd/proxy

AllowCONNECT 443 2222 53535

ProxyRequests On
ProxyVia On

CacheLock on
CacheLockMaxAge 10
ProxyTimeOut 900
SetEnv proxy-initial-not-pooled 1

ErrorLog "|/usr/sbin/rotatelogs -n 10 /var/log/httpd/error_log 1M"

Parameters CacheRoot and ErrorLog may be adjusted for your system, if necessary.

2.Add the following segment of code after the last line of code listed above. It enables caching of ESET LiveGuard Advanced on your proxy:

<VirtualHost *:3128>
      ProxyRequests On
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:3128>
        ServerName r.edtd.eset.com

         <If "%{REQUEST_METHOD} == 'CONNECT'">
            Require all denied
        </If>

        ProxyRequests Off
        CacheEnable disk /
        SSLProxyEngine On

        RequestHeader set Front-End-Https "On"
        ProxyPass / https://r.edtd.eset.com/ timeout=300 keepalive=On ttl=100 max=100 smax=10
        ProxyPassReverse / http://r.edtd.eset.com/ keepalive=On
</VirtualHost>

3.Save the configuration and restart the proxy service.

Enable necessary proxy mods

When using custom Linux Apache proxy with ESET LiveGuard Advanced, verify you have enabled mods: headers ssl alias.

For example, for Debian-based distributions use:

1.Load modules:
sudo a2enmod headers ssl alias

2.Restart the service:
sudo systemctl restart apache2

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