Thanks Chris.

Anyone wanna build a module/engine to handle this?<G>
It would only take a few man years..

Just kidding, no reply necessary.

Rick

On Tue, 14 May 2002, Chris Parker wrote:

> At 07:40 PM 5/14/2002 +0100, Rick M wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Currently we use PAP to validate on our network. In the past, radius was
> >unable to do CHAP via unix password file and I am not so sure freeradius
> >can do it now.
> 
> No.  It's not a limitation of the radius server, it's a limitation of
> how CHAP works.  CHAP requires the radius server ( whether freeradius,
> lucent radius, funk software, etc. ) to have access to the *plaintext*
> password.  By definition the system password file on unix contains a
> one-way encrypted version of the password ( IE, you cannot extract the
> plaintext password from the encrypted version ).
> 
> >It appears if you do it the old way set the user up in the users file and
> >use auth-type of local it will do CHAP. I need it to work with the
> >password file.
> >
> >If there is a way to use the unix password file, I'd like to know what it
> >is. <G> Examples are always welcome.
> 
> Sorry, it's just not possible with *any* radius server.
> 
> -Chris
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