Re: PAP and clear text

Thanks to all whom replied for your insight and direction. Regards, Chuck On Fri, 2005-09-16 at 20:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, You must have missed the information in RFC 2865 (RADIUS), which is also a Fine Manual. The PAP password is XOR'd with the MD5 hash of

PAP and clear text

Hi All. I have a few freeRADIUS newbie questions for you. I have always read and been told that PAP is insecure because it transmits passwords in clear text. However, If I sniff the communication between my NAS and server when PAP is used, the password is indeed obfuscated. It appears to be