RE: NT SAM authentication.

Ron Svedersky ( rons@smartdna.com )
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 19:48:19 -0500

That makes sense, However I am trying to authenticate using plain text
from the client.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dale E. Reed Jr. [SMTP:daler@iea.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 1997 5:47 PM
> To: RadiusNT@emerald.iea.com
> Subject: Re: NT SAM authentication.
>
> John West wrote:
> >
> > I've found that you have to "uncheck" "Require Encrypted Passwords"
> on a
> > Win95 Dial Up Networking client to Authenticate against SAM.
>
> CHAP does not work with a UNIX password or WINNT password, because
> the password must be available in clear text to RadiusNT in order
> to authenticate the user (one-way hash).
>
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