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Parameters for Clients and Servers using RADIUS Authentication

B-2 Oracle Database Advanced Security Administrator's Guide

Parameters for Clients and Servers using RADIUS Authentication

The following sections describe the parameters for RADIUS authentication

■ sqlnet.ora File Parameters

■ Minimum RADIUS Parameters

■ Initialization File Parameters

sqlnet.ora File Parameters

SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES

This parameter conﬁgures the client or the server to use the RADIUS adapter.

Table B–2 describes this parameter's attributes.

SQLNET.RADIUS_AUTHENTICATION

This parameter sets the location of the primary RADIUS server, either host name or

dotted decimal format. If the RADIUS server is on a different machine from the

Oracle server, you must specify either the host name or the IP address of that

machine. Table B–3 describes this parameter's attributes.

SQLNET.RADIUS_AUTHENTICATION_PORT

This parameter sets the listening port of the primary RADIUS server. Table B–4

describes this parameter's attributes.

Table B–2 SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES Parameter Attributes

Attribute Description

Syntax SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES=radius

Default setting None

Table B–3 SQLNET.RADIUS_AUTHENTICATION Parameter Attributes

Attribute Description

Syntax SQLNET.RADIUS_AUTHENTICATION=RADIUS_server_IP_address

Default setting localhost