Authentication Gateway HOWTO
Nathan Zorn
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 0.05 | 2002-11-05 | |
| Revision 0.05 | 2002-05-10 | Revised by: nhz |
| Revision 0.04 | 2002-02-28 | Revised by: nhz |
| Revision 0.03 | 2001-09-28 | Revised by: nhz |
| Revision 0.02 | 2001-09-28 | Revised by: KET |
| Revision 0.01 | 2001-09-06 | Revised by: nhz |
There are many concerns with the security of wireless networks and public access areas such as libraries or dormitories. These concerns are not met with current security implementations. A work around has been proposed by using an authentication gateway. This gateway addresses the security concerns by forcing the user to authenticate in order to use the network.
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Copyright Information
- 1.2. Disclaimer
- 1.3. New Versions
- 1.4. Credits
- 1.5. Feedback
- 2. What is needed
- 2.1. Netfilter
- 2.2. Software for dynamic Netfilter rules.
- 2.3. DHCP Server
- 2.4. Authentication mechanism
- 2.5. DNS Server
- 3. Setting up the Gateway Services
- 3.1. Netfilter Setup
- 3.2. Dynamic Netfilter rules.
- 3.3. DHCP Server Setup
- 3.4. Authentication Method Setup
- 3.5. DNS Setup
- 4. Using the authentication gateway
- 5. Concluding Remarks
- 6. Additional Resources
- 7. Questions and Answers
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| Introduction |