The RADIUS Authentication Protocol

September 1997 / Reviews / Software-Only Routing for NT / The RADIUS Authentication Protocol

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, or RADIUS, provides centralized authentication services for dial-in users. When a remote user dials in to a network, his or her user name and password are transmitted to a RADIUS server, which stores a master list of users, passwords, and services availabl e to each user. A RADIUS server can handle multiple dial-in devices, providing a central point for user-account maintenance and session accounting.

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