RADIUS Authentication and Accounting
Terminology
Terminology
CHAP
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol): A general PPP authentication protocol that supports multiple authentication mechanisms. A specific authentication mechanism is known as an EAP type, such as
NAS (Network Access Server): In this case, a ProCurve switch configured for RADIUS security operation.
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service):RADIUS Client: The device that passes user information to designated RADIUS servers.
RADIUS Host: See RADIUS server.
RADIUS Server: A server running the RADIUS application you are using on your network. This server receives user connection requests from the switch, authenticates users, and then returns all necessary information to the switch. For the ProCurve switch, a RADIUS server can also perform accounting functions. Sometimes termed a RADIUS host.
Shared Secret Key: A text value used for encrypting data in RADIUS packets. Both the RADIUS client and the RADIUS server have a copy of the key, and the key is never transmitted across the network.