Crafting a CHAP auth request

Alan Batie alan at batie.org
Tue Feb 11 22:23:36 UTC 2025


On 2/11/25 6:46 AM, Alan DeKok wrote:
> 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.

I was, due to some firewall issues that are getting resolved. Thanks...


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