Authenticate users for a hotel through webpage?

[Lewis Bergman]

Christophe Gravier wrote:
> Hello mfred,
> 
> It is just the same things I want to achieve here in my university. This 
> is captive portal (hope this is good translation)
> 
> For that, I had to use chillispot, apache2, freeradius and ldap.
> I think, please correct me if freeradius is only able to do the whole 
> thing ..., Freeradius is just a piece of the puzzle.
> 
> - apache2 host the webpage for authentification (a cgi script) (using ssl)
> - chilispot use vtun in order to take control of your network interface 
> plug to your wireless area (and thus redirect you to the apache page for 
> authentification if you're not !)
> - freeradius handle the authentification and accounting using our 
> pre-existing ldap directory listing all the users (teachers, students ...).
> 
> I have written a complete howto that I'll post this afternoon or 
> tomorrow (needs typo correction) to chillispot forum.
> I can send you the draft if you need. (I hope freeradius can't do the 
> stuff so that I'm not making ads for anotyher system :D).
Don't forget the wiki.freeradius.org site.

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