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FreeRADIUS - Dictionary Files

  • FreeRADIUS comes standard with a large amount of dictionary files.
  • These files are consulted by FreeRADIUS to convert an Attribute name to a digital value.
  • Attribute names are typically part of a profile associated with a user e.g. specifying a VLAN or IP pool or a speed limit that needs to be imposed.
  • This is similar to a DNS server or hosts file where a system will convert a hostmame to an IP Address in order to communicate on the network.
  • Standard FreeRADIUS dictionary files are located under the /usr/share/freeradius/ folder.
  • They have a naming convention of dictionary[dot][vedor] e.g. dictionary.mikrotik.
  • The recommendation is to keep this folder standard and not to add additional or modify dictionaries here.
  • technical/fr-dictionary.1740658761.txt.gz
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