rlm_perl with WinXP MS-CHAP clients ?

[Michael Gale]

Hey,

	I do not want to write MS-CHAP is perl, I guess I do not understand how 
to add stuff to the RAD_CHECK list.

I will look into this, is that how the SQL module works since the 
passwords are currently in clear text in the DB ?

Michael


Alan DeKok wrote:
> Michael Gale <michael.gale at pason.com> wrote:
>> I would like to move away from the SQL DB, since all the users exist in 
>> another place. So I was hoping to use the rlm_perl module to check the 
>> username and passwords of the people connecting and if valid assign them 
>> a static IP.
> 
>   And again, my response is the same.  Are you going to write MS-CHAP
> authentication code in Perl?  It's probably not rocket science, but I
> just don't see why.
> 
>   If the users exist elsewhere, then write Perl code to query the
> other location for the users clear-text password.  Add that to the
> RAD_CHECK list, and the server will take care of doing the right thing
> for MS-CHAP.
> 
>   Alan DeKok.
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Michael Gale

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