RADIUS & PEAP

Adrienne Rau arau at barnard.edu
Thu Jul 5 21:45:42 CEST 2007


>Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:20:57 +0100
>From: Arran Cudbard-Bell <A.Cudbard-Bell at sussex.ac.uk>
>Subject: Re: RADIUS & PEAP
>To: FreeRadius users mailing list
> <freeradius-users at lists.freeradius.org>
>Message-ID: <468ABDB9.3080801 at sussex.ac.uk>
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>If your using the Windows supplicant (which nearly everyone is, despite
>it's nastyness), and want passwordless authentication using EAP, your
>only other solution is to set up local PKI (public key infrastructure),
>and start issuing client certificates, and use EAP-PEAP-TLS (Microsofts
>version of EAP TLS).

>What you're attempting to do is impossible because MS-CHAP is a mutual
>authentication protocol. If the RADIUS server does not demonstrate
>knowledge of the password to the supplicant, a well-behaved the
>supplicant *should* refuse the connection.(I also wouldn't be surprised
if the RADIUS server >barfs because it
>can't get a valid user-password in order to construct the authentication
>response but I can't comment authoritatively on this).

>Finally, you can't authenticate MS-CHAP against /etc/passwd or
/etc/shadow; MS-CHAP >requires access to the cleartext password or its
NTLM hash.

Thanks for the response. 
I was afraid that what I was attempting was impossible.  I had been
trying to use PEAP rather than TTLS because PEAP is supported natively
by windows, but I've switched to TTLS, using the w2secure TTLS client
for windows.  I followed the instructions on the freeradius site for
configuring system authentication with TTLS and EAP-MD5, but I am
getting the error 'rlm_unix: Attribute "User-Password" is required for
authentication'.  When a run 'radtest' locally, I can authenticate
properly.  I have copied the output from radiusd -X below.

Thank you for your help!

-Adrienne

radiusd -X
[root at CentOSTest raddb]# radiusd -fX
Starting - reading configuration files ...
reread_config:  reading radiusd.conf
Config:   including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/proxy.conf
Config:   including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/clients.conf
Config:   including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/snmp.conf
Config:   including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/eap.conf
Config:   including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/sql.conf
 main: prefix = "/usr/local"
 main: localstatedir = "/usr/local/var"
 main: logdir = "/usr/local/var/log/radius"
 main: libdir = "/usr/local/lib"
 main: radacctdir = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radacct"
 main: hostname_lookups = no
 main: max_request_time = 30
 main: cleanup_delay = 5
 main: max_requests = 1024
 main: delete_blocked_requests = 0
 main: port = 0
 main: allow_core_dumps = no
 main: log_stripped_names = no
 main: log_file = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radius.log"
 main: log_auth = no
 main: log_auth_badpass = no
 main: log_auth_goodpass = no
 main: pidfile = "/usr/local/var/run/radiusd/radiusd.pid"
 main: user = "root"
 main: group = "root"
 main: usercollide = no
 main: lower_user = "no"
 main: lower_pass = "no"
 main: nospace_user = "no"
 main: nospace_pass = "no"
 main: checkrad = "/usr/local/sbin/checkrad"
 main: proxy_requests = yes
 proxy: retry_delay = 5
 proxy: retry_count = 3
 proxy: synchronous = no
 proxy: default_fallback = yes
 proxy: dead_time = 120
 proxy: post_proxy_authorize = no
 proxy: wake_all_if_all_dead = no
 security: max_attributes = 200
 security: reject_delay = 1
 security: status_server = no
 main: debug_level = 0
read_config_files:  reading dictionary
read_config_files:  reading naslist
Using deprecated naslist file.  Support for this will go away soon.
read_config_files:  reading clients
read_config_files:  reading realms
radiusd:  entering modules setup
Module: Library search path is /usr/local/lib
Module: Loaded exec
 exec: wait = yes
 exec: program = "(null)"
 exec: input_pairs = "request"
 exec: output_pairs = "(null)"
 exec: packet_type = "(null)"
rlm_exec: Wait=yes but no output defined. Did you mean output=none?
Module: Instantiated exec (exec)
Module: Loaded expr
Module: Instantiated expr (expr)
Module: Loaded PAP
 pap: encryption_scheme = "crypt"
 pap: auto_header = no
Module: Instantiated pap (pap)
Module: Loaded CHAP
Module: Instantiated chap (chap)
Module: Loaded MS-CHAP
 mschap: use_mppe = yes
 mschap: require_encryption = no
 mschap: require_strong = no
 mschap: with_ntdomain_hack = no
 mschap: passwd = "(null)"
 mschap: ntlm_auth = "(null)"
Module: Instantiated mschap (mschap)
Module: Loaded System
 unix: cache = no
 unix: passwd = "/etc/passwd"
 unix: shadow = "/etc/shadow"
 unix: group = "/etc/group"
 unix: radwtmp = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radwtmp"
 unix: usegroup = no
 unix: cache_reload = 600
Module: Instantiated unix (unix)
Module: Loaded eap
 eap: default_eap_type = "ttls"
 eap: timer_expire = 60
 eap: ignore_unknown_eap_types = no
 eap: cisco_accounting_username_bug = no
rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type md5
rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type leap
 gtc: challenge = "Password: "
 gtc: auth_type = "PAP"
rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type gtc
 tls: rsa_key_exchange = no
 tls: dh_key_exchange = yes
 tls: rsa_key_length = 512
 tls: dh_key_length = 512
 tls: verify_depth = 0
 tls: CA_path = "(null)"
 tls: pem_file_type = yes
 tls: private_key_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/cert-srv.pem"
 tls: certificate_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/cert-srv.pem"
 tls: CA_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/demoCA/cacert.pem"
 tls: private_key_password = "whatever"
 tls: dh_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/dh"
 tls: random_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/random"
 tls: fragment_size = 1024
 tls: include_length = yes
 tls: check_crl = no
 tls: check_cert_cn = "(null)"
 tls: cipher_list = "(null)"
 tls: check_cert_issuer = "(null)"
rlm_eap_tls: Loading the certificate file as a chain
rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type tls
 ttls: default_eap_type = "md5"
 ttls: copy_request_to_tunnel = no
 ttls: use_tunneled_reply = no
rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type ttls
 mschapv2: with_ntdomain_hack = no
rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type mschapv2
Module: Instantiated eap (eap)
Module: Loaded preprocess
 preprocess: huntgroups = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/huntgroups"
 preprocess: hints = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/hints"
 preprocess: with_ascend_hack = no
 preprocess: ascend_channels_per_line = 23
 preprocess: with_ntdomain_hack = no
 preprocess: with_specialix_jetstream_hack = no
 preprocess: with_cisco_vsa_hack = no
 preprocess: with_alvarion_vsa_hack = no
Module: Instantiated preprocess (preprocess)
Module: Loaded realm
 realm: format = "suffix"
 realm: delimiter = "@"
 realm: ignore_default = no
 realm: ignore_null = no
Module: Instantiated realm (suffix)
Module: Loaded files
 files: usersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/users"
 files: acctusersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/acct_users"
 files: preproxy_usersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/preproxy_users"
 files: compat = "no"
Module: Instantiated files (files)
Module: Loaded Acct-Unique-Session-Id
 acct_unique: key = "User-Name, Acct-Session-Id, NAS-IP-Address,
Client-IP-Address, NAS-Port"
Module: Instantiated acct_unique (acct_unique)
Module: Loaded detail
 detail: detailfile =
"/usr/local/var/log/radius/radacct/%{Client-IP-Address}/detail-%Y%m%d"
 detail: detailperm = 384
 detail: dirperm = 493
 detail: locking = no
Module: Instantiated detail (detail)
Module: Loaded radutmp
 radutmp: filename = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radutmp"
 radutmp: username = "%{User-Name}"
 radutmp: case_sensitive = yes
 radutmp: check_with_nas = yes
 radutmp: perm = 384
 radutmp: callerid = yes
Module: Instantiated radutmp (radutmp)
Listening on authentication *:1812
Listening on accounting *:1813
Ready to process requests.
rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 160.39.105.254:32769, id=81,
length=153
        User-Name = "testuser"
        NAS-IP-Address = 160.39.105.254
        NAS-Port = 4097
        Called-Station-Id = "00-90-0B-0A-9D-1C:mins"
        Calling-Station-Id = "00-12-F0-7B-48-E7"
        Framed-MTU = 900
        NAS-Port-Type = Wireless-802.11
        Connect-Info = "CONNECT Unknown radio"
        EAP-Message = 0x0201000d017465737475736572
        Message-Authenticator = 0x66faae1fa2563d763c27ceb6b6ef98e9
  Processing the authorize section of radiusd.conf
modcall: entering group authorize for request 0
  modcall[authorize]: module "preprocess" returns ok for request 0
  modcall[authorize]: module "chap" returns noop for request 0
  modcall[authorize]: module "mschap" returns noop for request 0
    rlm_realm: No '@' in User-Name = "testuser", looking up realm NULL
    rlm_realm: No such realm "NULL"
  modcall[authorize]: module "suffix" returns noop for request 0
  rlm_eap: EAP packet type response id 1 length 13
  rlm_eap: No EAP Start, assuming it's an on-going EAP conversation
  modcall[authorize]: module "eap" returns updated for request 0
    users: Matched entry DEFAULT at line 76
  modcall[authorize]: module "files" returns ok for request 0
rlm_pap: WARNING! No "known good" password found for the user. 
Authentication may fail because of this.
  modcall[authorize]: module "pap" returns noop for request 0
modcall: leaving group authorize (returns updated) for request 0
  rad_check_password:  Found Auth-Type System
auth: type "System"
  Processing the authenticate section of radiusd.conf
modcall: entering group authenticate for request 0
rlm_unix: Attribute "User-Password" is required for authentication.
  modcall[authenticate]: module "unix" returns invalid for request 0
modcall: leaving group authenticate (returns invalid) for request 0
auth: Failed to validate the user.
Delaying request 0 for 1 seconds
Finished request 0
Going to the next request

    
>josh.

-----Original Message-----
>>> From: 
>>> freeradius-users-bounces+josh.howlett=ja.net at lists.freeradius.
>>> org 
>>> [mailto:freeradius-users-bounces+josh.howlett=ja.net at lists.fre
>>>     
>>>       
>> eradius.org] On Behalf Of Adrienne Rau
>>   
>>     
>>> Sent: 03 July 2007 19:30
>>> To: freeradius-users at lists.freeradius.org
>>> Subject: RADIUS & PEAP
>>>
>>> I am configuring a wireless network with EAP Authentication.  
>>> I can connect successfully with the following line in my users file.
>>>
>>> testuser User-Password == "testing"
>>>
>>> I would like to be able to authenticate with ANY password.  I 
>>> tried using the "!=" operand, but that causes an MS-CHAP 
>>> incorrect response error.  Is there any way to make EAP 
>>> authenticate with any password.  If not, how can I have it 
>>> authenticate against the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files?
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help,
>>> Adrienne Rau
>>>
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