RADIUS

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is a client/server security protocol most widely known for enabling remote authentication and access. You can enable your network to use any authentication method that supports the RADIUS standard.-including token cards and smartcards-simply by installing and configuring the RADIUS method. The RADIUS authentication method requires you to set the following parameters:

Host Name | Host name of the primary RADIUS server Default = localhost
Port Number | Listening port number of the primary RADIUS server Default = 1645
Timeout (seconds) | Number of seconds the Oracle server will wait for a response from the primary RADIUS server Default = 15 seconds
Number of Retries | Number of times the Oracle database server should send messages to the primary RADIUS server Default = 3
Secret File | The file location of the secret key on the Oracle server. For security reasons, Oracle recommends that you change this file to root access only.
Send Accounting | RADIUS accounting logs Oracle database server access information and stores this information in a file on the RADIIUS accounting server. You can use this feature only when both the RADIUS authentication servers support this feature. Values = ON or OFF
Challenge Response | The value of this field is ON when you want to present the user with a challenge-response GUI See Also: Appendix C, Integrating Authentication Devices Using RADIUS, in the Oracle Advanced Security Administrator's Guide
Default Keyword | Keyword that verifies the identity of a user through a challenge-response mechanism Default = challenge
Interface Class Name | The name of the class that handles the challenge response conversation between the Oracle client and the RADIUS server. Default = DefaultRadiusInterface

| See Also: Oracle Advanced Security: Other Params