Using RADIUS to Authenticate Users
This section provides a description of RADIUS and explains how to configure PortServer TS 8/16 to use RADIUS.
What is RADIUS?
RADIUS (remote authentication
RADIUS Components
RADIUS requires two components, an authentication host server and client protocols. The PortServer TS 8/16 implements the client protocol. A host must implement the authentication server application.
RADIUS Table Key
The numbers in the following tables have the following meaning:
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1Exactly one instance of this attribute must be present.
RADIUS Attributes (RFC 2138) Supported
The following attributes are supported in the Digi PortServer TS 8/16 RADIUS client implementation.
Request | Accept |
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Using RADIUS to Authenticate Users |