Why your RADIUS server should run in a VM Your network can go down for really simple reasons. A junior system admin might inadvertently type the wrong thing into a command line, or a minor upgrade can break some obscure dependency between lib...
What does a "Shared secret is incorrect" error mean? The root cause for both messages is the same, and is unambiguous: The shared secret on the RADIUS server and the NAS are not the same . However, there can be some confusion because, depending on what ...
WiFi spoofing for fun and profit You can spend as much time as you want securing your RADIUS server infrastructure and the rest of your network. But are you really secureagainst WiFi spoofing attacks? In this article, we show just ho... Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
The FreeRADIUS getting started guide After an administrator installs FreeRADIUS for the first time, the big question is “Now what?” Most sites need complex policies, interactions with databases, and logging. Yet the documentation for the... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides
Virtual servers with FreeRADIUS Virtual servers provide a powerful way to define unique policies for different traffic sources . When policy rules for each traffic source are defined in their own separate configuration file, it’s a ...
Configuring FreeRADIUS authentication with PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) Introduction to PAP authentication Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) is one of the most fundamental authentication methods used in Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS). Despite bei... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides
The FreeRADIUS Auth-Type attribute The FreeRADIUS Auth-Type attribute is often misunderstood and misused. There are actually very few situations where this attribute should be manipulated at all. Rule 1: Don’t use the Auth-Type attribu... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides
Creating server certificates for FreeRADIUS Once the initial EAP testing has been performed, it's time to create the production-grade server certificates for your FreeRADIUS environment. These certificates form the foundation of secure communic... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides
Configuring EAP for FreeRADIUS Once FreeRADIUS has been configured to use PAP , it is straightforward to configure the server to use EAP for authentication. This article will walk through all the necessary steps. Step 1: Install Op... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides
Common EAP configuration problems and how to fix them If you have followed the steps for configuring EAP and are encountering problems, there are only a few things that go wrong. This article goes through the most common issues and how to fix them. Serve... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides
Command line testing for EAP with FreeRADIUS As part of the process of configuring EAP for FreeRADIUS , you will need to test whether or not it works. If you prefer to use a command line tool rather than clicking through windows, this article wa... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides
My FreeRADIUS server is slow. What's wrong? If you are encountering performance issues with FreeRADIUS, the first thought is usually to blame FreeRADIUS. In fact, it’s always the database which is the source of a system slowdown . Well, maybe n... FreeRADIUS Technical Guides