Plus one Regardless, how does your EZProxy talk to your directory server? If it is over LDAP normally you just get a user not authenticated message, so your trail ends there. I don't have a ton of experience with EZProxy, feel free to correct me. Riley Childs Student Asst. Head of IT Services Charlotte United Christian Academy (704) 497-2086 RileyChilds.net Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes ________________________________ From: LeVan,Ralph<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: ý5/ý12/ý2014 2:18 PM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated Hi Amy! That sort of information is generally considered to be a security violation. If someone is probing your system, being told that they got the ID right and all they have left is to figure out the password is a big help. I'm afraid that unhelpful messages are best for unverified clients. Ralph -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amy Vecchione Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 1:29 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Ez proxy -deliver message saying why not authenticated Hello! I just thought I would try and ask here since I haven't found anything elsewhere: has anyone written a script that delivers a more nuanced error message when using Ez proxy? For example: User name is right password is wrong Password is expired Username locked out Just curious! Amy