RADIUS Authentication
ProVision supports 6connect vendor-specific attributes (VSAs) for use with RADIUS authentication.
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Setting Up Radius Authentication
Add the
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VSA to the Radius Installation
To use the 6connect VSA, the attributes must be defined on the RADIUS server. Add the following RADIUS dictionary file to your RADIUS server and name it dictionary.6connect:
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| There are many Radius attributes, but '6connect_user_group' is the one used by 6connect ProVision. It is a comma-separated list of all the group names that the user belongs to. |
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To configure the use of Radius authentication with ProVision, follow the steps below:
- Log into 6connect ProVision
- Go to Settings → Admin -> Authentication
- Select the "Radius" tab under "Authentication Options"
- Ensure that Radius functions are available. Radius functions are always available on 6connect cloud instances. Note: Radius functions are available on VM Images and Local Installations only if the relevant PHP Pear Radius Libraries have been installed. An error message will be visible if the PHP extension is not installed.
- Move the Radius Enable selector to the "ON" position.
- Fill in the hostname or ip address, authentication ports, accounting port, and shared Radius key as specified.
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