FreeRadius/PEAP

Michael Griego mgriego at utdallas.edu
Thu Oct 13 23:45:10 CEST 2005


/etc/shadow files and PEAP/MSCHAPv2 are mutually exclusive.  You can 
store the NT hashed passwords in the users file if you'd like, but, 
other than that, you'll have to use plaintext passwords.  It's just the 
nature of the beast.

--Mike

James Taylor wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>  
>
> I am trying to secure my wireless connections using PEAP-TLS MSChapv2 
> to authenticate users against my Linux /etc/shadow; /etc/password/; 
> and /etc/group files.  I would like to use PAM but UNIX will work 
> too.  I do not want to use the USERS file as it stores passwords in 
> clear text and that is what we are trying to avoid. 
>
>  
>
> All my tests conclude that this functionality will not work.  I am 
> able to Auth just fine using the USERS file with a username and password.
>
>  
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> Any info or direction would be greatly appreciated.
>
>  
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> Thank you
>
>  
>
> James
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