Re: Authentication File

Dale E. Reed Jr. (daler@comtch.iea.com)
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 21:07:13 -0800

Walter wrote:
>
> I don't like password files that don't have any kind of
> encryption, so I'd go for UNIX encrypted passwords.
> However, keep in mind that you'll need to update
> the /etc/passwd file on your unix system (you'll NEED an unix
> system btw) AND you radius "users" file.
> Another thing is that Ascend ISDN terminal servers
> don't like UNIX passwords.. (AFAIK that's what they told me)

Neither of these are true. First of all, you DON'T need
UNIX to do encrypted passwords. RadiusNT can do encrypted
passwords, just fine, in either UNIX support or directly.

Secondly, NO terminal server can do CHAP with the UNIX passwd,
because CHAP requires the password to be available in clear text.
If you tell your clients to do PAP, it will work, CHAP will
not. You can disable these in the terminal server, also.

-- 
Dale E. Reed Jr.  (daler@iea.com)
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