Kirti S. Bajwa wrote:
Hello List:
I want to educate myself about 'cleartext password' or 'hashed password' authentication.
Here is the problem: I am trying to setup a 3com NAS & a (freshly installed) RADIUS (freeRADIUS) authentication server. I tested the RADIUS server by 'radtest' and then 'NTRagPing' utility. The RADIUS server authenticates like a charm. Then I tried to dial-in to test that 3COM is doing its job. The authentication is rejected. It seems that the RADIUS server is expecting password in 'cleartext' format but is not getting them in that from 3COM.
Please, help me with the following:
(1) How & what format (cleartext or hashed)the passwords is passed from 3COM NAS to Radius Server? (2) Where is the setting for 'cleartext' or 'hashed' password in 3COM? Is it in HiPer NMC or HiPer ARC settings? I have read the documents for the last 3 days and have not found the answer. I think you may be talking about PAP and CHAP. Is your Freeradius set up for both?
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