RE: (PM) Radius Secret

James Courtier-Dutton (dutton@livingston-ent.co.uk)
Sun, 11 Apr 1999 20:46:36 +0100

Hello
I think people should read the Radius RFCs, they would get there answer.
The radius secret is never (has never been) sent out.
It is used to sign the Radius packets.
Nor is the user password field. (This is a hidden AVP)
Cheers
James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com
> [mailto:owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com]On Behalf Of Thomas C
> Kinnen
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 1999 08:20
> To: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> Subject: Re: (PM) Radius Secret
>
>
> Jake Messinger wrote:
>
> > So you say a hash is done on both ends and compared? Hrm, did
> it not used to
> > work this way. I remember some gripe a few years back about clear text
> > passwords and pms'.
>
> I think that was about PMConsole and not RADIUS.
>
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> [RADIUS Test Engineer] - LUCENT Technologies RABU
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