[pptp-server] Is it possible to allow all linux users with password to access PoPToP vpn with out adding chap-secret?

Brian Collins bcollins at newnanutilities.org
Fri Dec 14 14:18:05 CST 2001


> > If the username in chap-secrets and /etc/passwd match, you should be able
> > to use * as the password in chap-secrets.
>
>Incorrect.  CHAP *requires* that the server be able to access the
>cleartext of the password being used.  You can never use CHAP to
>authenticate against a Unix password file.

Thanks for the correction.  :-)

--Brian C.




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