Issues with squid_radius_auth

[Alan DeKok]

Ovi C wrote:
...
> Failed to authenticate the user.
>   WARNING: Unprintable characters in the password.        Double-check
> the shared secret on the server and the NAS!

  So...

> Somehow the client is not sending the cleartext password from database
> and this causes the error.
> The shared secret is correct as I use the same configuration for a PPPOE
> server and everything works as it should. Any hints ?

  If the shared secret is the same, then the Squid RADIUS plugin has
64-bit or CPU endian issues.

  Alan DeKok.