Optimizing SQL Most telecommunications companies and internet service providers (ISPs) use SQL databases to store the bulk of their user information. While we spend a lot of time on RADIUS, the reality is that any c... Network Security Best Practices
LDAP and Active Directory LDAP databases are most typicallyused by enterprises to store employee credentials, telephone numbers, etc. Some ISPs also use LDAP, but it's not as wide spread as the ISP use of SQL. The common imple... Network Security Best Practices
AI in network management: A hard look at real-world limitations Today, AI sits at the peak of the hype cycle, but AI in network management faces fundamental challenges that the industry seems reluctant to acknowledge. While it's revolutionizing certain fields, net... Network Security Best Practices
How does RADIUS Accounting work? RADIUS accounting is a critical component of the RADIUS protocol that collects data for statistical purposes, network monitoring, and accurate billing of users. This process works alongside RADIUS aut... Network Security Protocols
Importing the root CA The final step to configuring EAP for FreeRADIUS is to add the CA (Certificate Authority) to every client machine tha t performs EAP authentication. Before proceeding with this step, make sure that yo... Network Security Best Practices
Don’t "set it and forget it" So you decided that whatever you were using for network security wasn’t getting the job done… either it didn’t scale with the growth in your user base, devices, or network design, or it was hindering ... Network Security Best Practices
How does RADIUS Authorization work? During the process where the user requests access to the RADIUS server, RADIUS authorization and authentication happen simultaneously. An “authentication request” occurs when the Network Access Server... Network Security Protocols
Can you use FreeRADIUS and Active Directory together? The short answer is Yes, FreeRADIUS and Active Directory arecompatible with each other . However, there are some constraints and implications for the rest of the system. Like any technology choice, Ac... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
What does "unresponsive child" error message mean? Like any system, FreeRADIUS provides error messages to inform administrators of problems within the FreeRADIUS server itself. Sometimes however, error messages that are logged by FreeRADIUS are actual...
8 Most common RADIUS mistakes We see a lot of questions on the FreeRADIUS mailing list and from our clients that boil down to “RADIUS isn’t working. Can you tell me why?” . Most of the time, the problem isn’t with RADIUS itself, i...
What does a "Shared secret is incorrect" error mean? The root cause for both messages is the same, and is unambiguous: The shared secret on the RADIUS server and the NAS are not the same . However, there can be some confusion because, depending on what ...
WiFi spoofing for fun and profit You can spend as much time as you want securing your RADIUS server infrastructure and the rest of your network. But are you really secureagainst WiFi spoofing attacks? In this article, we show just ho... Network Security Best Practices Security Threats and Vulnerabilities