Crafting a CHAP auth request

[Alan DeKok]

On Feb 11, 2025, at 4:42 AM, Alan Batie <alan at batie.org> wrote:
> I'm trying to use radclient to test chap authentication, however it looks like the chap-password attribute is getting encrypted or something and not passed as specified. How should one do this?

   Just send the CHAP-Password.  It should work.

> I'm trying to get a test working with freeradius 1.1.7 that I can use to validate a freeradius 3.2.5 installation...

  Are you using the version of radclient from 1.1.7?   The one in 3.2 works for me.  I can take the exact packet you gave, send it via radclient, and the server receives the exact same CHAP-Password.

  Alan DeKok.