Frreradius PAP and CHAP

hao chen chenhao602 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 20 02:53:48 CEST 2007


Hi,Ivan

       I want to know how to test CHAP with radclient(I have no NAS). Could
you give me a example of the radclient configure file?
        Thank you.
-chenhao








2007/6/20, tnt at kalik.co.yu <tnt at kalik.co.yu>:
>
> No, not with radtest. You can use radclient, which has much more ability,
> but is also more complicated.
>
> Use, for instance, XP dialup connection. In connection properties click
> on Security tab, Advanced radio button and then Settings button. By
> default all protocols are ticked. Leave only CHAP ticked and exit with
> OK. Once you are done with testing remember to go back and add protocols
> back.
>
> WARNING: This will work only if the NAS you are connecting through also
> supports CHAP authentication. If it doesn't, XP client with only CHAP
> enabled won't be able to connect.
>
> Ivan Kalik
> Kalik Informatika ISP
>
>
> Dana 19/6/2007, "lisa laam" <laam.lisa at gmail.com> piše:
>
> >thanks,
> >
> >Is there  a way to test CHAP?
> >
> >could we test that with "radtest"?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >2007/6/19, tnt at kalik.co.yu <tnt at kalik.co.yu>:
> >>
> >> Have a look at dictionary.freeradius.internal. You will find several
> >> xxx-Password attributes where xxx are supported encryption types.
> >>
> >> To test CHAP you don't need to "tell" Freeradius anything. Chap module
> >> is enabled by default, so it will work if you havent diabled it. What
> >> you need to do is to get the client to use CHAP - radius server will
> >> "follow".
> >>
> >> Ivan Kalik
> >> Kalik Informatika ISP
> >>
> >>
> >> Dana 19/6/2007, "lisa laam" <laam.lisa at gmail.com> pi e:
> >>
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >I configured Freeradius to use PAP method with users file.
> >> >The password is stored in clear text is stored in clear text in the
> user
> >> >file and it works well.
> >> >
> >> >Now I want to use other mode of user storing with PAP method. (exemple
> >> MD5
> >> >with the user file locatedt in /freeradius-1.1.6
> >> /src/tests/digest-auth-MD5)
> >> >
> >> >1- How to tell frreeradius that the user password  is stored in clear
> >> text,
> >> >or digest, or MD5 hashed, etc ??
> >> >I tried to copy the content of "digest-auth-MD5" in the "users" file
> and
> >> I
> >> >got this errror :
> >> >
> >> >Errors reading /opt/freeradius/etc/raddb/users
> >> >radiusd.conf[1067]: files: Module instantiation failed.
> >> >radiusd.conf[1852] Unknown module "files".
> >> >radiusd.conf[1788] Failed to parse authorize section.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >I want to test also CHAP method, how to tell radius to use this method
> in
> >> >stead of PAP?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >thanks
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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