SQL Authentication (mainly @Alan!)

Lewis Bergman lbergman at wtxs.net
Fri Jan 6 22:36:39 CET 2006


florian broder wrote:
> Hi.
> 
>      > WHY was it done like that, i.e. that you HAVE to use a username
>     in sql?
>     I am no developer but my guess would be because you have just allowed
>     everyone in the world in as long as they know you have a password
> 
>     correct.
> 
> 
> That was just an example by me, you can tell the sql module (sql.conf) 
> to look for virtually every attribute in an access-request.
> 
>     You can't config the cisco switch to send the mac as the user?
>     That would be the normal behavior.
> 
> 
> I told Cisco that too. I'm in contact with them, for this task.
> 
> Nortel for example sends the MAC as username/password, no problem with 
> that.
> 
> I'd just like to know, if I can use safely my own compiled version (zero 
> length username on sql allowed), or if I run into problems afterwards, 
> maybe for accounting etc.
> That's why I was asking the developpers here directly. I mean, they must 
> have had a reason to NOT allow that on sql, while the "normal" 
> authentication via users file allows that.
> 
> Thanks again!
Yea, Alan has told me that the sql module differs in some areas and some 
of the reasons may be good and others not so much. Good luck.

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