RADIUS protocol and password compatibility In order for RADIUS authentication to work, user passwords need to be stored in a format that is understood by the authentication protocol used by the client. Unfortunately, not all protocols work wit... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
PAP vs CHAP. Is PAP less secure? One of the most common questions about RADIUS security asks “Is PAP secure?” The usual answer is “no”, which is (in our opinion) seriously misleading. A better answer is “Here’s a comparison of PAP an... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Is PAP secure? A common misconception is that PAP is less secure than other authentication protocols such as CHAP, MS-CHAP, or EAP-MSCHAP(v2). This perception arises because of a misunderstanding of how PAP is actua... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
MS-CHAP is dead While MS-CHAP has been used since 1998, it uses DES encryption which was deprecated in 2002. Attacks on MS-CHAP itself have been known since 2006, and those attacks have only gotten better over time. ... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Don't "Set it and Forget it" So you decided that whatever you were using for network security wasn’t getting the job done… Either it didn’t scale with the growth in your user base, devices, or network design, or it was hindering ... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols