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radeapclient [-4] [-6] [-c count] [-d raddb_directory] [-f file] [-h] [-i source_ip] [-q] [-s] [-r retries] [-S file] [-t timeout] [-v] [-x] server {acct|auth} secret

radeapclient is a radius client program. It can send arbitrary radius packets to a radius server, then shows the reply. Radeapclient differs from radclient in that if there is an EAP-MD5 challenge, then it will be responded to.

radeapclient is otherwise identical to radclient.

The EAP-Identity attribute, if present is used to construct an EAP Identity message.

The EAP-MD5-Password attribute, if present is used to respond to an MD5 challenge.

No other EAP types are currently supported.

-4

Use IPv4 (default)

-6

Use IPv6

-c count

Send each packet count times.

-d raddb

Set dictionary directory.

-f file

Read packets from file, not stdin.

-r retries

If timeout, retry sending the packet retries times.

-t timeout

Wait timeout seconds before retrying (may be a floating point number).

-h

Print usage help information.

-i id

Set request id to 'id'.  Values may be 0..255

-S file

Read secret from file, not command line.

-q

Quiet, do not print anything out.

-s

Print out summary information of auth results.

-v

Show program version information.

-x

Enable debugging mode.

A sample session that queries the remote server with an EAP-MD5 challenge.

( echo 'User-Name = "bob"';
  echo 'EAP-MD5-Password = "hello"';
  echo 'NAS-IP-Address = marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.c';
  echo 'EAP-Code = Response';
  echo 'EAP-Id = 210';
  echo 'EAP-Type-Identity = "bob";
  echo 'Message-Authenticator = 0x00';
  echo 'NAS-Port = 0' ) >req.txt

radeapclient -x localhost auth testing123 <req.txt

radclient(1)

Michael Richardson, <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>