正解: D
A Network Access Server (NAS) operates as a client of RADIUS. The client
is responsible for passing user information to
designated RADIUS servers, and then acting on the response which is returned.
RADIUS servers are responsible for receiving user connection requests, authenticating the
user, and then returning all
configuration information necessary for the client to deliver service to the user.
RADIUS authentication is based on provisions of simple username/password credentials.
These credentials are encrypted
by the client using a shared secret between the client and the RADIUS server. OIG 2007,
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RADIUS incorporates an authentication server and can make uses of both dynamic and
static passwords.
Since it uses the PAP and CHAP protocols, it also incluses static passwords.
RADIUS is an Internet protocol. RADIUS carries authentication, authorization, and
configuration information between a Network Access Server and a shared Authentication
Server. RADIUS features and functions are described primarily in the IETF (International
Engineering Task Force) document RFC2138.
The term " RADIUS" is an acronym which stands for Remote Authentication Dial In User
Service.
The main advantage to using a RADIUS approach to authentication is that it can provide a
stronger form of authentication. RADIUS is capable of using a strong, two-factor form of
authentication, in which users need to possess both a user ID and a hardware or software
token to gain access.
Token-based schemes use dynamic passwords. Every minute or so, the token generates a
unique 4-, 6- or 8-digit access number that is synchronized with the security server. To gain
entry into the system, the user must generate both this one-time number and provide his or
her user ID and password.
Although protocols such as RADIUS cannot protect against theft of an authenticated
session via some realtime attacks, such as wiretapping, using unique, unpredictable
authentication requests can protect against a wide range of active attacks.
RADIUS: Key Features and Benefits
Features Benefits
RADIUS supports dynamic passwords and challenge/response passwords.
Improved system security due to the fact that passwords are not static.
It is much more difficult for a bogus host to spoof users into giving up their passwords or
password-generation algorithms.
RADIUS allows the user to have a single user ID and password for all computers in a
network.
Improved usability due to the fact that the user has to remember only one login
combination.
RADIUS is able to:
Prevent RADIUS users from logging in via login (or ftp).
Require them to log in via login (or ftp)
Require them to login to a specific network access server (NAS);
Control access by time of day.
Provides very granular control over the types of logins allowed, on a per-user basis.
The time-out interval for failing over from an unresponsive primary RADIUS server to a
backup RADIUS server is site-configurable.
RADIUS gives System Administrator more flexibility in managing which users can login
from which hosts or devices.
Stratus Technology Product Brief
http://www.stratus.com/products/vos/openvos/radius.htm
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the
Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Pages 43, 44.
Also check: MILLER, Lawrence & GREGORY, Peter, CISSP for Dummies, 2002, Wiley
Publishing, Inc., pages 45-46.