(RADIATOR) AuthBy External und CHAP

[Hugh Irvine]

Hello Burkhard -

This is a problem, because you cannot decrypt CHAP passwords. 

You must have your user passwords stored as cleartext in your database to be 
able to use CHAP.

regards

Hugh


On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 04:14, Burkhard Bartelt wrote:
> Hello,
>
> we are using <AuthBy EXTERNAL> since several years to authenticate PAP
> Users and to decrypt with the special parameter "Decrypt Password".
> Currently we are moving to a new provider. His Radius is sending us as
> Standard first a CHAP Authentification. If CHAP fails he should send a PAP
> Authentification.This is currently not working in our new Providers Radius
> (MCI Worldcom). Therefore we need now to decrypt the CHAP Passsword. We
> couldn't find how to do this in AuthBy EXTERNAL Could you please help.
>
> FYI: Radiator Version is 2.19 / WIN 2000 Server /ActivePerl 5.1.6.630
>
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Burkhard Bartelt

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