How one-time passwords work One-time passwords (OTP) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) are important mechanisms used to improve security. Both these strategies can combine the username and password credentials with a one-tim... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Is NTLM secure? While Active Directory is widely used, it has still uses insecure protocols such as NTLM. The important question many people ask is “Does turning off NTLM increase security”? The answer is “maybe”, or... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
How to connect FreeRADIUS to Active Directory for authentication Active Directory is widely used in the enterprise and university systems. This article describes how to connect FreeRADIUS with Active Directory, allowing you toauthenticate users against your existin... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Using FreeRADIUS with FIPS mode on compliant systems In order to create more secure systems, standards such as Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 ( FIPS-140) are being more widely used. The FIPS standard provides for limits on which cryptogra... Network Security Protocols
How to set up a wireless RADIUS server for secure Wi-Fi authentication When setting up a Wi-Fi network at home, you typically set up an SSID and password, accept the defaults for any other options, and be done with it. (In some cases, these are done for you by your servi... Network Security Protocols
RADIUS Insecurity RADIUS is almost thirty years old, and uses cryptography based on MD5. Given that MD5 has been broken for over a decade, what are the implications for RADIUS? Why is RADIUS still using MD5? RADIUS sti... Network Security Protocols
Announcing SRADIUS RADIUS has used MD5 for security for almost thirty years. It is time to use a modern alternative: SRADIUS! We just released an Internet-Draft which defines “Secure RADIUS”, or “SRADIUS”. We also have ... Network Security Protocols
Inaugural RADIUS Conference Set for March 12–13, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jana Sedivy InkBridge Networks jana.sedivy@inkbridgenetworks.com InkBridgeNetworks.com Inaugural RADIUS Conference Set for March 12–13, 2025 The first-ever global RADIUS conferen... Network Security Protocols
Making RADIUS More Secure As we’ve previously discussed, there are several insecure elements in RADIUS. We are currently working in the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) to close those gaps and improve security for everyo... Network Security Protocols
How to customize an OEM instance of FreeRADIUS As the most popular RADIUS server in the world, FreeRADIUS is used by many hardware vendors. They ship their products with FreeRADIUS as an embedded or “OEM” product. It is common for them to need som... Network Security Protocols
Expert Advice Beats Internet Wisdom: What Not To Do About BlastRADIUS There’s a lot of misinformation circulating about the BlastRADIUS vulnerability. For us, as RADIUS experts, it’s a depressing reminder of how little people understand about this foundational protocol ... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
RADIUS password compatibility This article covers password storage compatibility for RADIUS deployments. You'll findan overview of how the RADIUS protocol works here. In order for RADIUS authentication to work, user passwords need... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols