Re: Building a Windows-native server executable
Hi. My employer has been using FreeRADIUS for Windows since the dawn of time. It seems we haven't done our homework! You are more than welcome to reach out to us. We'll point you in the right direction. Regards, Peta.
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From: Freeradius-Devel <freeradius-devel@lists.freeradius.org> on behalf of Yuri Lifanov via Freeradius-Devel <freeradius-devel@lists.freeradius.org> Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2025 12:07 AM To: Alan DeKok <aland@deployingradius.com>; FreeRadius developers mailing list <freeradius-devel@lists.freeradius.org> Cc: Yuri Lifanov <Yuri.Lifanov@onespan.com> Subject: Re: Building a Windows-native server executable
Ok, thanks for the quick response. I didn't know about the ports of pthread and libdl - thanks for the tip.
I'll try to get some time for this and will be back in touch if it does happen.
Thanks again for your input, I appreciate it.
On 20/05/2025 19:00, Peta WILSON via Freeradius-Devel wrote:
My employer has been using FreeRADIUS for Windows since the dawn of time. It seems we haven't done our homework!
Agreed, you haven't. There has never been an official version of FreeRADIUS for Windows. Someone, somehow, built FreeRADIUS (v1 IIRC) for Windows many years ago, but contrary to the licence there was no source made available, so you have no idea what it might be doing on your system.
You are more than welcome to reach out to us. We'll point you in the right direction.
The right direction is to run it on a Linux/UNIX system, or to work on submitting patches so that there can be an official Windows version. Running an obsolete and untrusted exe is not a good idea. -- Matthew
On May 20, 2025, at 1:00 PM, Peta WILSON via Freeradius-Devel <freeradius-devel@lists.freeradius.org> wrote:
My employer has been using FreeRADIUS for Windows since the dawn of time.
Unfortunately, there is no version of FreeRADIUS for Windows. You can search the net and find one, but it violates our license. Source code is not available, and the individual involved hasn't answered any emails. Plus, I've seen complaints from many people that when they install it, it asks for a license key, etc.
It seems we haven't done our homework! You are more than welcome to reach out to us. We'll point you in the right direction.
If you're running it on Windows, either (a) you should send me a copy of the source code, or (b) you're using a version which violates the GPL. Given the history of the "FreeRADIUS for Windows" project, I have every reason to believe that the individual behind it is not just violating our license, but he's very likely doing many more illegal things. i.e. putting malware / spyware onto your systems. Don't use fraudulent software from untrusted sources. Alan DeKok,.
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