Re: [Help-gnu-radius] problem on authentication

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

> However, when i try to run radauth, it shows the followings:
> 
> address@hidden raddb]# radauth -v -slocalhost:footbar Nick
> Password: 
> server 127.0.0.1:1645
> send code 1 (RT_AUTHENTICATION_REQUEST)
>       send: User-Name = Nick
>       send: Password = abc
>       send: NAS-Port-Id = 0
> radtest: warning: Received invalid reply digest from server
> recv code 3 (RT_AUTHENTICATION_REJECT)
>       recv: Reply-Message = \015\012Access denied\015\012
> expect 2
> got    3
> FAIL
> 
> Then, what is the problem?

See your radius.log for the explanation. Most probably, client
application and the server are configured with different
shared keys.

> And also, is there any encryption about the password?

What exactly do you mean? The passwords are encrypted during the
transactions between the server and the client. On the other hand,
they can be stored in the local database either in plaintext or
in encrypted form.

Regards,
Sergey