RADIUS

From Protocolinfo

RADIUS is Remote Authentication Dial In User Service, defined in RFC 2865. It's used for much more than dial-in authentication - it is also seen in applications like EAP and PAM as well as Apache authentication modules. RADIUS also has accounting services, defined in RFC 2866.

Contents 1 Identification 1.1 Ports 2 Clients/Servers 3 See also

[edit] Identification

[edit] Ports

RADIUS runs on UDP ports 1812 and 1813. It used to be on UDP 1645.

[edit] Clients/Servers

• freeradius, a capable freeware server
• Radiator, a very flexible commercial server

[edit] See also

• TACACS
• Cisco's comparison of RADIUS and TACACS+
• Wikipedia's RADIUS article