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Starting in 3.0, ProVision supports 6connect vendor-specific attributes (VSAs) for use with RADIUS authentication. To use these attributes, you must perform the following three procedures:

  • Add the 6connect VSA to the Radius installation
  • Configure Radius accounts
  • Configure ProVision for Radius Authentication

 

Add the 6connect 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:

Important Note:  Between version 3.9.3 and 4.0, the permissions structure for ProVision was signifigantly changed.  Make sure you following the version specific instructions below.

ProVision 3.9.3 and prior: http://cloud.6connect.com/Download/Radius/3.9.3/6connect_VSA.txt

ProVision 4.0 and greater: http://cloud.6connect.com/Download/Radius/4.0/6connect_VSA.txt

Make sure to add the following to the primary dictionary file:  $INCLUDE dictionary.6connect

Configure Radius Accounts

On the Radius server, configure the user accounts that will have access to the ProVision system.

An example of a ProVision account configuration for the user file on a Freeradius system for version 3.9.3 and prior: http://cloud.6connect.com/Download/Radius/3.9.3/Freeradius-users-example.txt

An example of a ProVision account configuration for the user file on a Freeradius system for version 4.0 and greater: http://cloud.6connect.com/Download/Radius/4.0/Freeradius-users-example.txt

Configure ProVision for Radius Authentication

To configure the use of Radius authentication with ProVision, follow the steps below.

  • Log into 6connect ProVision
  • Go to Admin -> General Settings -> Authentication
  • Ensure that Radius functions are marked as available.  Radius functions are always available on 6connect cloud instances.  Radius functions are available on VM Images and Local Installations only if the relevant PHP Pear Radius Libraries have been installed.
  • Click the Radius Enable checkbox.
  • Fill in the hostname or ip address, authentication ports, accounting port, and shared Radius key as specified.