Does FreeRADIUS include a DHCP server? We are happy to announce that FreeRADIUS 3 is now fully compliant with the base DHCP standards . Previous versions supported the base DORA exchange, but lacked some features such as handling Decline p... Network Security Protocols
RADIUS Insecurity RADIUS is almost thirty years old, and uses cryptography based on MD5. Given that MD5 has been broken for over a decade, what are the implications for RADIUS? Why is RADIUS still using MD5? RADIUS sti... Network Security Protocols
Announcing SRADIUS RADIUS has used MD5 for security for almost thirty years. It is time to use a modern alternative: SRADIUS! We just released an Internet-Draft which defines “Secure RADIUS”, or “SRADIUS”. We also have ... Network Security Protocols
Introducing RADIUS 1.1 RADIUS has a problem. The name of the problem is MD5. The MD5 hash algorithm was defined in 1991, and was used in RADIUS in 1993. However, MD5 is no longer secure. It is a bit of a miracle that RADIUS... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Looking Forward to IETF 122 We have been involved in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for a few decades now. During that time, we have written many of the RADIUS standards. We are still involved in the standards proces... Network Security Protocols
Why you should separate historical data from live data ISPs and telecoms are often legally required to keep user sessiondata for long periods of time. However, keeping these records can result in enormous databases tables which significantlyaffect the per... Network Security Best Practices Network Security Protocols
Inaugural RADIUS Conference Set for March 12–13, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jana Sedivy InkBridge Networks jana.sedivy@inkbridgenetworks.com InkBridgeNetworks.com Inaugural RADIUS Conference Set for March 12–13, 2025 The first-ever global RADIUS conferen... Network Security Protocols
A win for network and information security: InkBridge Networks awarded for fast, safe, reliable network access FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jana Sedivy InkBridge Networks jana.sedivy@inkbridgenetworks.com InkBridgeNetworks.com A win for network and information security: InkBridge Networks awarded for fast, safe, relia... Network Security Protocols
Authorized users only: Why use RADIUS and 802.1x to control network access? RADIUS can be an alternative to implementing 802.1x for network access control in complex enterprise environments. Controlling which users and what devices are on your network has become significantly... Network Security Best Practices
Press release: Network Authentication Leader InkBridge Networks Names Its Director of Security FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jana Sedivy InkBridge Networks jana.sedivy@inkbridgenetworks.com InkBridgeNetworks.com Network Authentication Leader, InkBridge Networks, Names Its Director of Security As cybert... Network Security Protocols
Making RADIUS More Secure As we’ve previously discussed, there are several insecure elements in RADIUS. We are currently working in the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) to close those gaps and improve security for everyo... Network Security Protocols
Client Case Study: RADIUS AAA Policies One of our clients with a support contract had performance issues. We tracked this down to inefficient usage of AAA policies. Having tuned the policies the load on our client’s database dropped by a f... Network Security Best Practices