RedHat is deprecating FreeRADIUS for ISPs
Alan DeKok
alan.dekok at inkbridge.io
Wed Nov 5 14:45:30 UTC 2025
And to go into more detail:
https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/configuring_and_managing_networking/assembly_setting-up-an-802-1x-network-authentication-service-for-lan-clients-using-hostapd-with-freeradius-backend_configuring-and-managing-networking?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Note:
Red Hat supports only FreeRADIUS with Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) as the backend source of authentication.
i.e. if you're an ISP using RedHat, they will not support you.
Alan DeKok.
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