Chapter 6. Accounting

The previous chapters have covered much ground on authentication as well as some aspects of authorization. This chapter is all about accounting.

In this chapter we shall:

  • See how basic accounting works in FreeRADIUS
  • See how to limit a user's sessions
  • Discover ways to limit a user's usage
  • Look at the housekeeping of accounting data

So let's get on with it...

Requirements for this chapter

You need a working FreeRADIUS server to do the practical exercises on; a clean installation is preferred.

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