2.2.18. Hints For the RADIUS Authentication Module

The Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) module lets OpenAM authenticate users against RADIUS servers.

ssoadm service name: iPlanetAMAuthRadiusService

Primary Radius Servers, Secondary Radius Servers

Specify the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the primary RADIUS server. The default is 127.0.0.1 (localhost loopback).

ssoadm attribute: primary is iplanet-am-auth-radius-server1; secondary is iplanet-am-auth-radius-server2

Shared Secret

Specify the shared secret for RADIUS authentication. The shared secret should be as secure as a well-chosen password.

ssoadm attribute: iplanet-am-auth-radius-secret

Port Number

Specify the RADIUS server port. Default is 1645.

ssoadm attribute: iplanet-am-auth-radius-server-port

Timeout

Specify how many seconds to wait for the RADIUS server to respond. The default value is 3 seconds.

ssoadm attribute: iplanet-am-auth-radius-timeout

Health check interval

Used for failover. Specify how often OpenAM performs a health check on a previously unavailable RADIUS server by sending an invalid authentication request. Default: 5 minutes

ssoadm attribute: openam-auth-radius-healthcheck-interval

Authentication Level

Sets the authentication level used to indicate the level of security associated with the module. The value can range from 0 to any positive integer.

ssoadm attribute: iplanet-am-auth-radius-auth-level