Authorization in FreeRADIUS
This section can be seen as an overview of subjects we have covered up to now and as a refresher before moving on to more hands-on exercises with authorization.
- Requests are sent from an NAS (the client) to FreeRADIUS (the server).
- These requests are handled by virtual servers, which are defined in the FreeRADIUS configuration. The default virtual server is called
default
. - The manner in which incoming requests are handled depends on the configuration of the various sections inside a virtual server file.
- The request itself is handled by the various sections in a logical order. The
authorize
section always handlesAccess-Request
packets before theauthenticate
section does. Thepreacct
section likewise always handlesAccounting-Request ...
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