Corporation Network Router User Manual

Enabling RADIUS Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

Conﬁguring RADIUS Authentication 5-13

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Step 3: Configure Additional RADIUS Features

■ Change Default Settings

■ Conﬁgure Challenge-Response

■ Set Parameters for an Alternate RADIUS Server

Change Default Settings

Use Oracle Net Manager to change default settings (See "Starting Oracle Net

Manager" on page 2-2):

1. Navigateto the Oracle Advanced Security proﬁle(See "Navigating to the Oracle

Advanced Security Proﬁle" on page 2-3) The Oracle Advanced Security tabbed

window appears (Figure 5–5).

2. Choose the Other Params tab.

3. From the Authentication Service list, select RADIUS.

4. Change the default setting for any of the following ﬁelds:

Caution: Setting REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT to TRUE can enable a

security breach because it lets someone using anon-secure protocol,

such as TCP, perform an operating system-authorized login

(formerly called an OPS$ login).

See Also: Oracle Database Reference and the Oracle Database

Administrator's Guide, for information about setting initialization

parameters on an Oracle Database server

Field Description

Port Number Speciﬁes the listening port of the primary RADIUS server. The

default value is 1645.

Timeout (seconds) Speciﬁes the time the Oracle database server waits for a

response from the primary RADIUS server. The default is 15

seconds.