HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00 Release Notes

This document provides the most recent product information on HP-UX PAM RADIUS

A.01.00 software that is supported on a system running an HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) or

HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) operating system. This document addresses the following topics:

• “HP-UX PAM RADIUS Software Overview.”

• “HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00 Features and Benefits.”

• “PAM Modules Supported by HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00”

• “Known Problems and Limitations” (page 8)

• “HP-UX PAM RADIUS Resources” (page 9)

• “HP-UX PAM RADIUS Software Availability” (page 9)

• “Installing HP-UX PAM RADIUS” (page 9)

• “Software Availability in Native Languages” (page 10)

HP-UX PAM RADIUS Software Overview

The HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00 software enables users to use RADIUS authentication

for system entry services, such as login and ftp. Using this software, you can enable

RADIUS authentication by configuring the options in the /etc/pam.conf file. The

HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00 software also enables PAM-capable systems to function

as RADIUS clients for authentication and accounting requests. The HP-UX

implementation of PAM RADIUS is based on the PAM Authentication and Accounting

module v1.3.17 from FreeRADIUS.

HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00 Features and Benefits

The HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00 software offers the following features and benefits:

• Performs RADIUS authentication (PAP based) and accounting with RADIUS

servers that are compliant with RFCs 2865 and RFC 2866.

• Supports OTP based authentication. This feature makes the HP-UX PAM RADIUS

software compatible with RADIUS servers that support OTP based authentication,

such as the HP-UX AAA Server A.07.01 and later versions. Typically, OTP is used

to provide two-factor authentication.

• Supports IPv6 communication with RADIUS servers that support IPv6.

• Supports controlled access of a service to the users based on realm.

PAM Modules Supported by HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00

The HP-UX PAM RADIUS A.01.00 software supports the following modules:

• “Authentication Module” (page 4)

• “Account Management Module” (page 8)

• “Session Management Module” (page 8)

The following sections discuss these modules in detail.

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