Re: WinXP SP1/wireless/FreeRADIUS

So putting users in the "users" file will allow me to authenticate wireless
XP clients using only a password (no certificates)? I realize it is
unsecure...

>From: "Alan DeKok" <aland@ox.org>
>Reply-To: freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org
>To: freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org
>Subject: Re: WinXP SP1/wireless/FreeRADIUS Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:12:59
>-0500
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>"Tim Cross" <timmcross@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > All I need is for WinXP to authenticate against freeradius using my
>Linux
> > server's passwd file that way I can consolidate passwords.
>
> It's impossible. The security design of the protocols involved
>makes it impossible.
>
> You will need clear-text or NT-hashed passwords on FreeRADIUS to
>authenticate XP.
>
> Alan DeKok.
>
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