Radius |  | Author: Jonathan Hassell
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Category: Book
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ISBN: 0596003226
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.62
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Publication Date: October 8, 2002
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Product Description
RADIUS, or Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, is a widely deployed protocol that enables companies to authenticate, authorize and account for remote users who want access to a system or service from a central network server. Originally developed for dial-up remote access, RADIUS is now used by virtual private network (VPN) servers, wireless access points, authenticating Ethernet switches, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) access, and other network access types. Extensible, easy to implement, supported, and actively developed, RADIUS is currently the de facto standard for remote authentication. RADIUS provides a complete, detailed guide to the underpinnings of the RADIUS protocol, with particular emphasis on the utility of user accounting. Author Jonathan Hassell draws from his extensive experience in Internet service provider operations to bring practical suggestions and advice for implementing RADIUS. He also provides instructions for using an open-source variation called FreeRADIUS.
Amazon.com Review
There's far more to information security than usernames and passwords; it's not just a matter of letting legitimate users "in" and keeping bad guys "out." Users who have authority to use certain parts of a system may not be authorized to see everything, and businesses, for billing purposes, often want to track how long users spend in a system. The Remote Access Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) solves all of these engineering challenges, but you have to implement it correctly in order to achieve maximum benefit and keep your systems safe. RADIUS provides an architectural and technical guide to RADIUS implementation, enabling its readers to design RADIUS-secured systems properly and choose products wisely.Jonathan Hassell's approach is to lay down a foundation of RADIUS protocol theory, then explain how to implement the protocol with a particular product (FreeRADIUS for Linux). He approaches both elements of his book with precision and detail, and provides plenty of tabular information for reference. He's also liberal with examples, which is a welcome trait if you're in a hurry to know how to format a radiusd.conf file or how to configure Cisco IOS to do RADIUS authentication. This is a comprehensive treatment of a complicated subject. --David Wall Topics covered: How the RADIUS protocol provides authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA services), and how it fits with other elements of network design. The author covers the protocol in theory before digging into its implementation in FreeRADIUS for Linux and the integration of that package with several important networking products.
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 Best and only radius book. October 25, 2002
Tyler Durden (Miami, Florida)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
A very thorough and detailed -without fluff O'reilly book. Since Freeradius has no documentation, this was godsent. It only lacks a little when it comes to configuring Freeradius with other databases (Mysql is the example setup), but otherwise very thorough.
Excellent Book October 23, 2002
Sarah Bowie (Clinton, SC)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
RADIUS is an excellent book which covers everything you need to know. The book is full of practical information - including deployment strategies which make sense, sample configurations, and a walk-through on using a particular RADIUS server. It's a typical O'Reilly book - well written, compelling, and practical. Definitely recommended."
 Radius: Very Impressive Book October 23, 2002
Brian Grossman (Raleigh, North Carolina USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a complete guide. The author explains the inner workings of RADIUS quite clearly. The practical suggestions on setting up freeradius, while basic, are very helpful; plus, it's the only book out there, and it's of typical O'Reilly quality. In closing, this book is very good, in-depth, and handy. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Good overview and reference January 6, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book a good reference to RADIUS. While some content is available in the RFCs, it's handy to have it compact and easy to read inside this book. The overview and guide to FreeRADIUS is good to have, especially considering the lack of available documentation from the project. I especially found the security chapter helpful, a candid discussion of where RADIUS fails.While there could be more coverage in this book, I think it's a great one to have available. Recommended.
A useful book for non-experts August 28, 2009
Stewart Gordon (Melbourne, Australia)
We had a specific job to do at work which required knowledge of radius servers and their setup. I purchased this book to supplement my knowledge and found it very useful ... Got the job done !!! There was enough information (and helpful hints as to where to get more) to configure the Cisco AV-pairs ...
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