[PLUG] Encrypting Proxy Authentication credentials?

[Matt Alexander]

Is it possible to encrypt the user/pass to Squid?

For example, let's say your company has a Squid proxy and each user is allowed
or denied Internet access using a login/pass.  Sending your login/pass to Squid
uses Basic Authentication, however, which can be easily decoded.

Also, if others have a better solution for authenticating users for web access,
I'd love to here.
Thanks,
~M