"Andrew Tait" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Lets say that someone has the ability to sniff traffic between our NAS and
> radius server.
> 
> What are the chances of them finding out the shared secrets, or actual
> usernames and passwords?

  Shared secrets: NONE.  They never go over the wire.

  Usernames: ALWAYS.  They go over the wire in the clear.

  Passwords: ALMOST NONE.  The passwords are encrypted using the
shared secret, and never go over the wire in the clear.

  Alan DeKok.

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