Freeradius Usage

[Jesse Stone]

Thank you for the quick response.  I may not have mentioned this previously
but I am by no means a linux/networking expert.  The company I work for is
pro-MS.  Recently, I got the urge to get back into Linux and here I am.

My thinking (in regards to network structure) was that I wanted applications
intended to the public as far away from my local lan as posible.  The local
lan requires the app server though-  OpenVPN, Samba (as a PDC), misc other
things so I wanted it available to the local lan but not to the DMZ.

My main questions though are with Freeradius.  My setup is for "hobby"
purposes only and already I would have difficulty telling you exactly which
users have access to what.

I want to using a technology like Freeradius or LDAP create 1 central place
on the app server that EVERYTHING would authenication to.  In a perfect
world, the end result would be that I could type something like this:

select %user% from permissionsDB

and be returned something like this:

SSH: NO, OpenVPN: YES, Samba: %Specific group% (which indicates shares
available), Shell Access: No, ect

Basically, I want a setup where I can easilly scale upwards without having
to "teach" each new application how to use a DB.  Freeradious also can
authenicate my wireless users when would also be great as for all I know,
half my bandwidth is being used by my neighbors.

-Jesse

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Edvin Seferovic <edvin.seferovic at kolp.at>wrote:

>  Hi,
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> excuse me for asking, but why dont you set up the AppServer in your DMZ ?
> you could have ( what I call ) the T – structure
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> >< --- INTERNET --> GATEWAY ( server1 ) <---> LOCAL LAN
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>                                                                I  DMZ
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>                                                SERVER2 + APPServer
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> It depends how your users use the gateway and how are they suppose to
> connect to the Internet.
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> Regards,
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> E:S
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> *From:* freeradius-users-bounces+edvin.seferovic=kolp.at@
> lists.freeradius.org [mailto:freeradius-users-bounces+edvin.seferovic<freeradius-users-bounces%2Bedvin.seferovic>
> =kolp.at at lists.freeradius.org] *On Behalf Of *Jesse Stone
> *Sent:* Samstag, 06. September 2008 01:25
> *To:* FreeRadius users mailing list
> *Subject:* Freeradius Usage
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> Hi All,
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> I am new to this mailing list and am about to ask a probably very silly
> question.  Please feel free to direct me to resources that'll help me answer
> them.
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> I want to setup the following:
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> Gateway [server1]
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>        -  nic1 = Internet
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>        -  nic2 = DMZ [server2]
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>        -  nic3 = Router w/ Wireless -> App Server [Server3] (FREERADIUS
> SERVER HERE) -> Local Lan
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> I read a lot about both Freeradius and LDAP and cannot determine if either
> can accomplish my goals.
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> What I want is:
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> 1)  1 central place where all user authenication takes place:   SSH, Shell
> Access, Samba, OpenVPN, Mumble, Any other app that requires user
> administration.
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> 2)  This information stored in a SQL type database so that I can build my
> own custom apps to report on user usage, performance ect.
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> 3)  My router has wireless and I have enabled the security features.  I
> would still like authenication to take place before a wireless user is
> allowed on the network.
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> For example,
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> Currently, I have this: Router w/ Wireless -> App Server [Server3] + Local
> Lan
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> I want this: Router w/ Wireless -> App Server [Server3] -> Local Lan
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> Is Freeradius the best approach for my needs?  Do I need anything else?
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> -Jesse
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