Corporation Network Router User Manual

Integrating Authentication Devices Using RADIUS C-1
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Integrating Authentication Devices Using
RADIUS
This appendix describes how third party authentication vendors customize the
RADIUS challenge-response user interface to fit their particular device.
This appendix contains the following topics:
■ About the RADIUS Challenge-Response User Interface
■ Customizing the RADIUS Challenge-Response User Interface
About the RADIUS Challenge-Response User Interface
You can set up any authentication device that supports the RADIUS standard to
authenticate Oracle users. When your authentication device uses the
challenge-response mode, a graphical interface prompts the user first for a
password, then for additional information—for example, a dynamic password that
the user obtains from a token card. This interface is Java-based to provide optimal
platform independence.
Third party vendors of authentication devices must customize this graphical user
interface to fit their particular device. For example, a smart card vendor customizes
the Oracle client to issue the challenge to the smart card reader. Then, when the
smart card receives a challenge, it responds by prompting the user for more
information, such as a PIN.
See Also: Chapter 5, "Configuring RADIUS Authentication"