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Re: (ASCEND) CHAP authentication - I hate to ask, but...



Troy Settle wrote:
> 
> Hey all, I really hate asking this, but I've gotten nowhere with it. I've
> read the FAQ to no avail, and tried locating the archives, but they appear
> to have been removed or renamed.
> 
> Anyways, according to
> http://www.ascend.com/service/technotes/chap_rad.html,
> it's possible to get chap working while using the UNIX passwd to
> authenticate users.  However, the technote doesn't explain how to set
> it up.

It can't be done.  Period.  On the above page you reference it
explicitly says:

>  * RADIUS also can NOT extract the remote/radius secret.  Since 
>    the secret can not be extracted, there is nothing to give to the 
>    unix password system.  CHAP and UNIX authentication can not work. 

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