[RADIATOR] RequestHook in AuthBy RADIUS

Hugh Irvine hugh at open.com.au
Fri Apr 24 21:16:01 CDT 2015


Hi again -

You could also use an AuthBy MULTICAST clause instead of multiple AuthBy RADIUS clauses.

regards

Hugh


> On 25 Apr 2015, at 09:41, Hugh Irvine <hugh at open.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Jose -
> 
> Right - understood.
> 
> In this case I would probably use separate Radiator processes as intermediates between your main server and the targets that require special AVpair processing.
> 
> You would forward the original request unchanged and then deal with whatever changes are required on the intermediate Radiator instances.
> 
> I tend to use this architecture quite often as it makes each individual piece much simpler and cleaner.
> 
> Something like this:
> 
> …..
> 
> <Handler Client-Identifier=PGW, Acct-Status-Type=Start>
> 
>       Identifier      PGW_START
>       AccountingHandled
> 
>       <AuthBy  GROUP>
>               AuthByPolicy ContinueAlways
> 
>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>                       # Forward to intermediate instance
>                       Host                    localhost
>                       AcctPort              11812
>                       Secret                  secret2
>                       IgnoreAccountingResponse
>               </AuthBy>
> 
>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>                       # Forward to intermediate instance
>                       Host                    localhost
>                       AcctPort              11813
>                       Secret                  secret3
>                       IgnoreAccountingResponse
>               </AuthBy>
> 
>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>                       # Forward to intermediate instance
>                       Host                    localhost
>                       AcctPort              11814
>                       Secret                  secret4
>                       IgnoreAccountingResponse
>               </AuthBy>
> 
>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>                       Host                    192.168.1.5
>                       Secret                  secret5
>                       IgnoreAccountingResponse
>               </AuthBy>
> 
>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>                       Host                    192.168.1.6
>                       Secret                  secret6
>                       IgnoreAccountingResponse
>               </AuthBy>
> 
>     </AuthBy>
> 
>       MaxSessions     0
> </Handler>
> 
> 
> BTW - I agree with you that a RequestHook would be a useful addition in any case.
> 
> regards
> 
> Hugh
> 
> 
>> On 25 Apr 2015, at 00:35, Jose Borges Ferreira <underspell at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> 
>> I have somthing similar to this:
>> 
>> <Handler Client-Identifier=PGW, Acct-Status-Type=Start>
>>       Identifier      PGW_START
>>       AccountingHandled
>> 
>>       <AuthBy  GROUP>
>>               AuthByPolicy ContinueUntilReject
>>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>>                       Host                    192.168.1.2
>>                       Secret                  secret2
>>                       StripFromRequest        AVP1__2,AVP2__2
>>                       AllowInRequest          3GPP-IMSI,
>> Acct-Session-Id, NAS-Port-Type\
>>                                               Acct-Status-Type,
>> Called-Station-Id, Calling-Station-Id, Event-Timestamp,
>> Framed-IP-Address, User-Name
>>               </AuthBy>
>>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>>                       Host                    192.168.1.3
>>                       Secret                  secret3
>> 
>>                       RequestHook     sub {\
>>                               my $p   = ${$_[0]};\
>>                               my $fp  = ${$_[1]};\
>>                               my $imsi = $p->get_attr('3GPP-IMSI');\
>>                               if ($imsi =~ /^1234/) { \
>> 
>> $fp->change_attr('3GPP-RAT-Type,', 'UMTS');\
>> 
>>                               }\
>>                       }
>> 
>>                       AllowInRequest          3GPP-IMSI,
>> 3GPP-PDP-Type, 3GPP-RAT-Type, 3GPP-User-Location-Info,
>> Acct-Session-Id,NAS-Port-Type \
>>                                               Acct-Status-Type,
>> Called-Station-Id, Calling-Station-Id, Event-Timestamp,
>> Framed-IP-Address, User-Name
>> 
>>               </AuthBy>
>>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>>                       Host                    192.168.1.4
>>                       Secret                  secret3
>>                       AllowInRequest          3GPP-RAT-Type,
>> 3GPP-User-Location-Info, Acct-Session-Id, NAS-Port-Type\
>>                                               Acct-Status-Type,
>> Called-Station-Id, Calling-Station-Id, Event-Timestamp,
>> Framed-IP-Address, User-Name
>>               </AuthBy>
>> 
>>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>>                       Host                    192.168.1.5
>>                       Secret                  secret4
>>               </AuthBy>
>> 
>>               <AuthBy RADIUS>
>>                       Host                    192.168.1.6
>>                       Secret                  secret5
>>               </AuthBy>
>>     </AuthBy>
>> 
>> 
>>       MaxSessions     0
>> </Handler>
>> 
>> 
>> ( not exactly this but similar enough)
>> 
>> 
>> I want o achieve the following:
>> 
>> 1.Broadcast accounting to all servers.
>> 2.Have a different set of AVPs for each destination server.
>> 3.To one server ( and only to that one) want to have a more complex
>> logic and be able to add,remove or change AVPs
>> 
>> In other setups I found that changing avps on one clause it will send
>> AVP changes to the following servers, which was not intended
>> 
>> I achieved the intended behaviour by enclosing a AuthBy RADIUS in a
>> GROUP  between a couple of INTERNALs. The first one to change the AVP
>> and a final one to restore from original packet.
>> 
>> I found a RequestHook very useful and more clean approach. It is the
>> counterpart of the Reply/NoReplyHook .
>> I thought it could be useful for other and, eventually, included in
>> next versions.
>> 
>> Thanks anyway,
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> José Borges Ferreira
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 7:21 AM, Hugh Irvine <hugh at open.com.au> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Jose -
>>> 
>>> One way to do this is with multiple Handler clauses and an AuthBy HANDLER clause in the first one.
>>> 
>>> See the example in “goodies/authhandler.cfg”.
>>> 
>>> See also section 5.76 AuthBy HANDLER in the manual (“doc/ref.pdf”).
>>> 
>>> You can have a different PreAuthHook in each target Handler clause, and the overall configuration will be much simpler.
>>> 
>>> I would also have separate configuration files for authentication and accounting (each listening only on the corresponding ports).
>>> 
>>> hope that helps
>>> 
>>> regards
>>> 
>>> Hugh
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 22 Apr 2015, at 01:26, Jose Borges Ferreira <underspell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I have a setup that forwards some accounting to several servers. I
>>>> need to mangle some attributes before a forward to the remote
>>>> server.One requirement is to have different mangling per host.
>>>> I couldn't found a way to change hook some code at AuthBy RADIUS, so I
>>>> implemented the attached patch.
>>>> 
>>>> So , my question is :
>>>> 
>>>> Is there a way to achieve what I want ?
>>>> 
>>>> Does the patch makes sense ?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks in advanced,
>>>> 
>>>> José Borges Ferreira
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Hugh Irvine
>>> hugh at open.com.au
>>> 
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> 
> 
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> 
> Hugh Irvine
> hugh at open.com.au
> 
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> anywhere. SQL, proxy, DBM, files, LDAP, NIS+, password, NT, Emerald, 
> Platypus, Freeside, TACACS+, PAM, external, Active Directory, EAP, TLS, 
> TTLS, PEAP, TNC, WiMAX, RSA, Vasco, Yubikey, MOTP, HOTP, TOTP,
> DIAMETER, SIM, etc. 
> Full source on Unix, Linux, Windows, MacOSX, Solaris, VMS, NetWare etc.
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Hugh Irvine
hugh at open.com.au

Radiator: the most portable, flexible and configurable RADIUS server 
anywhere. SQL, proxy, DBM, files, LDAP, NIS+, password, NT, Emerald, 
Platypus, Freeside, TACACS+, PAM, external, Active Directory, EAP, TLS, 
TTLS, PEAP, TNC, WiMAX, RSA, Vasco, Yubikey, MOTP, HOTP, TOTP,
DIAMETER, SIM, etc. 
Full source on Unix, Linux, Windows, MacOSX, Solaris, VMS, NetWare etc.



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