Simple "Guest user" web front end for FreeRADIUS

[Arran Cudbard-Bell]

On Apr 8, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Alan Buxey wrote:

> Hi,
>> On my client's wifi network, we are authenticating staff users via
>> FreeRADIUS against the corporate LDAP database.
>> 
>> I've created a new SSID/WLAN with an IP pool that I've restricted through
>> router ACLs that we want to deploy for temporary "guest" users.  I can set
>> up a new FreeRADIUS server (I've done many of those) backend for this, but
>> am unfamiliar with 2 things that will be different here, which are:
>> 
>> 1) A Web front end for a clerical type to enter in temporary accounts to
>> FreeRADIUS.  I imagine there must be a simple php interface for some sort
>> of "Internet cafe" type of use.  I'd prefer as simple as possible (ie,
>> flat file), but would be fine if MySQL is the way to go for account info
>> storage.
>> 
>> I know I COULD put together a FreeRADIUS and OpenLDAP server with
>> something like a webmin front end, but that seems overkill to me.
>> 
>> 2) Some sort of automatic password generator for above...not absolutely
>> necessary, but would be nice.
>> 
>> I would imagine this wheel has already been invented, so if anybody could
>> point me in the right direction, it would be appreciated.
> 
> daloradius?

Have you ever tried to use it? GUI looks pretty, but is painful to use at best and just plain broken at worst.

Better off rolling your own...

-Arran