Chapter 3

Pop quiz – clients.conf

1. Each client section has a short descriptive name between the keyword indicating the section's name, for example, client in this case and opening bracket.
2. This is not recommended since it has security implications.
3. There is a virtual server called dynamic-clients which can be used as a pattern to handle clients with unknown IP addresses.
4. Message-Authenticator may be missing. Set the require_message_authenticator directive to no to compensate for this.
5. Yes, the ipv6addr directive is used to specify the IPv6 address.
6. False, more characters will make it more secure. Also avoid recognizable words.
7. The simultaneous use checks done by FreeRADIUS may not be accurate, allowing a user multiple sessions even when it's been limited.