How to Install FreeRADIUS on Kali Linux Latest

FreeRADIUS is an open-source, high-performance, and scalable RADIUS server that can be used for authentication and accounting purposes. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install FreeRADIUS on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux Latest is installed.
• You have sudo or root access to execute privileged commands.

Steps to Install FreeRADIUS

Follow the below steps to install FreeRADIUS on Kali Linux Latest:

1. Open the terminal on Kali Linux.

2. Update the package list and upgrade any installed packages to their latest version using the following command:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
   

3. Once the upgrade is complete, install the required packages for FreeRADIUS using the following command:

   sudo apt install freeradius freeradius-utils -y
   

4. Once the installation is complete, check the status of the FreeRADIUS service using the following command:

   systemctl status freeradius
   

   The output of the above command should indicate that the service is active and running.

5. By default, FreeRADIUS is configured to authenticate users against the local system user database. However, if you want to authenticate users against a remote database, you need to modify the corresponding configuration file.

   Open the file /etc/freeradius/3.0/mods-available/sql using any text editor:

   sudo nano /etc/freeradius/3.0/mods-available/sql
   

   Here, you can modify the remote database connection details and credentials accordingly.

6. After making the necessary changes, enable the SQL module using the following command:

   sudo ln -s /etc/freeradius/3.0/mods-available/sql /etc/freeradius/3.0/mods-enabled/
   

7. Restart the FreeRADIUS service to apply the changes using the following command:

   sudo systemctl restart freeradius
   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured FreeRADIUS on your Kali Linux Latest. You can now authenticate users against the local or remote database as per your requirement.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install FreeRADIUS on Kali Linux Latest. FreeRADIUS is a powerful authentication and accounting server used by many organizations to secure their network infrastructure. We hope this tutorial has helped you achieve your goal.

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