EAP-MD5 client "rlm_eap_md5 : Password is required for EAP-MD5 Authentication"

[Arran Cudbard-Bell]

rick norman wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm building a radiusd client using libradius and trying to get eap-md5 authentication
> working.  My code sends a radius request with a user name, and an eap message with
> the username.
> I receive a challenge from radiusd.  I return the challenge response, md5(id,passwd,challenge), and radius state variable
> but time out waiting for authentication.
> The output from radiusd indicates "rlm_eap_md5 : Password is required for EAP-MD5 Authentication".
> When I add the password to the users file, I no longer receive the challenge and timeout earlier.  
> Where is radiusd supposed to get the passwd, and in what format ?
>
>   
Cleartext for md5 challenge, and from any authentication source you wish 
... sql , ldap , users file.