{"id":31178,"date":"2023-01-30T09:41:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T14:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=31178"},"modified":"2023-02-13T10:31:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T15:31:26","slug":"online-radius-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/online-radius-server","title":{"rendered":"Online RADIUS Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When it comes to authorizing network access, very few protocols are more widely used than RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service). The RADIUS protocol<\/a> was originally created for controlling on-prem dial-up internet access and accounting management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, long gone are the days of the snaking ethernet cables needed for local area networks (LAN). WiFi has changed the way employees work and, ultimately, how IT manages networks, thus prompting organizations to search for cost-effective and easy-to-manage online RADIUS solutions. Many employees are able to work remotely from anywhere they choose, be it traveling between conference rooms or between countries. As such, controlling network access, while empowering end users to be productive no matter how or where they work, is more critical than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although WiFi significantly increases end user flexibility and agility, it impacts IT admins\u2019 ability to secure the network. After all, it is difficult to control the extent of a WiFi signal, so keeping potential bad actors out can be difficult as well. Additionally, it sparks questions about leveraging the cloud as a whole. In fact, many organizations have used the shift to WiFi as a springboard to move their networks to the cloud completely. That way, IT admins can transform the organization into a \u201ccafe-style\u201d network, where users can come and go, while infrastructure is hosted from the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RADIUS is a network authentication protocol that is used to provide secure access to wireless networks by requiring each user to authenticate their identity by leveraging core user credentials. These credentials are stored within an identity provider<\/a> (IdP), also known as a directory service, which acts as the source of truth for authenticating user identities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n RADIUS servers are typically integrated with that core IdP. As a result, a RADIUS server can authenticate credentials submitted by the user against the IdP and subsequently grant or prevent network access depending on the outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Does RADIUS Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Benefits of RADIUS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n