Steel-Belted RADIUS Server End-of-Life: What You Need to Know Now Learn why Steel-Belted RADIUS server's end-of-life status puts your network at risk and how to plan your migration to a secure, future-proof authentication solution. If you're still running Steel-Belt... Network Security Best Practices Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
We toppled a $500 million industry with free software Why your "enterprise-grade" million-dollar solution is getting outmaneuvered by free software running on commodity hardware by Alan DeKok, CEO Twenty-five years ago, I started building FreeRADIUS in m... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
The unique challenges of campus networks By Terry Burton, Director of Security Table of contents What is a campus area network? 7characteristics of campus networks Universities function as their own ISPs Massive user community with constant ... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
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
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
RADIUS server installation: Expert solutions for enhanced network security Professional RADIUS server installation services RADIUS server installation is more involved than just setting up a few software packages. The default RADIUS products are intended to be the basis for ... Network Security Best Practices 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
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
The FreeRADIUS getting started guide After an administrator installs FreeRADIUS for the first time, the big question is “Now what?” Most sites need complex policies, interactions with databases, and logging. Yet the documentation for the... Network Security Best Practices
Configuring FreeRADIUS authentication with PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) Introduction to PAP authentication Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) is one of the most fundamental authentication methods used in Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS). Despite bei... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
The FreeRADIUS Auth-Type attribute The FreeRADIUS Auth-Type attribute is often misunderstood and misused. There are actually very few situations where this attribute should be manipulated at all. Rule 1: Don’t use the Auth-Type attribu... Network Security Best Practices