Re: (PM) Radius users file conversion

Dave Burgess (burgess@cynjut.neonramp.com)
Mon, 26 Jan 1998 18:06:32 -0600 (CST)

>
> > keeping the passwords in the /etc/password file can be an invitation for
> > somebody to use a crack program on your other users in the password
> > file!
> >
> > can the DEFAULT radius password check can be set to check using shadow
> > password's databases? I.e, can radius authentication co-exist with
> > shadow
> > passwords ?
> >
>
> In a word, yes :)
>

In the *BSD versions of RADIUS 2.0.1, the password is checked via a
function call that doesn't care what the source is (for example, on ny
system, passwords are kept in a special database). If you wanted the
source to be a shadow password file, then the function would grab it
from there.

-- 
Dave Burgess                   Network Engineer - Nebraska On-Ramp, Inc.
*bsd FAQ Maintainer / SysAdmin for the NetBSD system in my spare bedroom
"Just because something is stupid doesn't mean there isn't someone that 
doesn't want to do it...."
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