Ian Pilcher <arequipeno@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm a complete newbie to RADIUS, looking to make use of the features of my new "smart" switches and wireless access point to secure my home network, so the title certainly sounds right.
Has anyone had a look at this book yet? If so, what are your thoughts?
I am currently reviewing it and hopefully in the next few days will put up my thoughts on it: http://www.digriz.org.uk/review-book-freeradius-beginners-guide The author (Dirk van der Walt) lurks on this mailing list. The content is generally rather good, and aside from a few typos, the book is let only on some relatively *minor* points: * use of vendor specifics (Mikrotik/Coova focus), this is probably is related to the authors day-job :) * unfortunately short EAP section, ignoring session resumption and why particular EAP methods meet particular needs * EAP tests done with JRadius and not eapol_test * rlm_filter coverage is a bit short (less than one page) * debugging/diagnosis is covered *far* too late in the book and then generally not at all. Missing are hints on how to make your life easier as a sysadmin (liberal use of screen+tee, rlm_detail and it would not have gone amiss a network monitoring probe thing) All trivially fixed in a revision two if such a thing comes about. Arguably though, and no doubt quite rightly, my points above probably would be better addressed by a FreeRADIUS *reference* book rather than a beginners guide...so I probably am being mean :) The price is reasonable, and if you are a complete newbie, it will get you on your feet. The book definitely does what it says on the tin and I would give it a 7 out of 10... Cheers -- Alexander Clouter .amongst says: Dibble's First Law of Sociology: Some do, some don't.