** Why you should separate RADIUS Authentication and Accounting functionality (sometimes) --------------------------------------- Many ISP networks have Authentication and Accounting handled by the same databases. This configuration works for many situations, especially small and low-load systems. There are times, however, when it is beneficial to separate the functions of Authentication and Accounting. Doing so can increase performance, and scalability. Accounting requests can slow down authentication ISP customers expect to be able to access the network quickly and reliably. To provide a good customer experience, ISPs need the Authentication and Authorization functions to be extremely responsive to user requests. However, Accounting queries to do monthly billing statements can have an enormous impact if they are competing for resources with the Authentication queries. The solution here is to split the functionality in two. We recommend that ISPs deploy at least two separate RADIUS servers at each site. There should be a clear division of responsibilities between the servers. Read the full article… https://networkradius.com/articles/2021/02/10/separate-authentication-and-ac... <https://networkradius.com/articles/2021/02/10/separate-authentication-and-accounting-functionality.html> ** Sign up to get this content directly --------------------------------------------- Want to get these articles in all their HTML glory? Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/hwuWrn <http://eepurl.com/hwuWrn> ** Need RADIUS help? --------------------------------------------- Get commercial support from the team behind FreeRADIUS. https://networkradius.com/request/ <https://networkradius.com/request/> ** What is the relationship between Network RADIUS and FreeRADIUS? ---------------------------------------------- FreeRADIUS is an open source implementation of the RADIUS protocol and was written by Alan DeKok in 1999. Network RADIUS is a private, for-profit company founded by Alan DeKok which provides commercial support for FreeRADIUS. The Network RADIUS team has been the primary contributor to FreeRADIUS for the last 20 years. The FreeRADIUS mailing list, wiki, and documentation are all moderated and maintained by the Network RADIUS team. FreeRADIUS has always been, and will always continue to be, open source. The Network RADIUS team provides commercial support to paying clients, and free product development for the FreeRADIUS community at large. All of our software development for FreeRADIUS is integrated into the Open Source platform, and will always continue to be.