Squid configuration directive forwarded_for
Available in: 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.7 3.HEAD 2.HEAD 3.0 2.6
History:
- Changes in 3.1 forwarded_for
 - 
New setting options. transparent, truncate, delete.
If set to "transparent", Squid will not alter the X-Forwarded-For header in any way. If set to "delete", Squid will delete the entire X-Forwarded-For header. If set to "truncate", Squid will remove all existing X-Forwarded-For entries, and place the client IP as the sole entry. 
- Changes in 2.7 forwarded_for
 - 
Has several new modes, allowing one to finetune how/if the requesting client IP should be forwarded in X-Forwarded-For
 
Configuration Details:
| Option Name: | forwarded_for | 
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| Replaces: | |
| Requires: | |
| Default Value: | forwarded_for on | 
| Suggested Config: | 
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If set to "on", Squid will append your client's IP address in the HTTP requests it forwards. By default it looks like: X-Forwarded-For: 192.1.2.3 If set to "off", it will appear as X-Forwarded-For: unknown If set to "transparent", Squid will not alter the X-Forwarded-For header in any way. If set to "delete", Squid will delete the entire X-Forwarded-For header. If set to "truncate", Squid will remove all existing X-Forwarded-For entries, and place the client IP as the sole entry.  | 
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