Setting Up RADIUS User Table Entries

RADIUS servers store their user data in a human readable (text) database. The information following shows the format of entries in that database. For specific, detailed instructions on setting up a user table entry in the version of the RADIUS server that you decide to use, see your RADIUS documentation.

Each user entry contains two kinds of parameters: the authenti- cation items and the response items. The authentication items are the parameters that the RADIUS server requires to authenti- cate the user. The response items are the parameters that configure the connection between the host and the user.

Authentication Items

The authentication items take up the first two lines of the user entry. The first line must consist of at least the User Name and the password. The second line indicates the user’s service type.

The user’s login name must have at least one space between it and the Password parameter. If more parameters follow the Password parameter, each (including the Password parameter) must be separated by a comma. The first line does not have a comma at the end of it; the second line does.

<user name> Password=“ <pw>”, Client-Id= <ID>, Client-Id-Port=<12> User-Service-type=<service type>,

User Name

This is the user name the user must enter when logging into the network via the NETServer.

Password

The password is enclosed in quotes and can be any combination of ASCII characters up to 16 characters long.

It can also be a quoted value of UNIX. This forces the RADIUS server to use the etc/passwd on the RADIUS host or query the NIS name server for password authentication if the network has NIS.

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