Setting Up PAP Authentication (Task Maps) (System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services)

System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services

Setting Up PAP Authentication (Task Maps)

Use the next task maps to quickly access PAP-related tasks for the dial-in server and trusted callers on dial-out machines.

Table 33-2 Task Map for PAP Authentication (Dial-in Server)


Task	Description	For Instructions
1. Gather preconfiguration information	Collect data, such as user names, that is needed for authentication.	"Planning for Authentication on a Link"
2. Update the password database, if necessary	Ensure that all potential callers are in the server's password database.	"How to Create a PAP Credentials Database (Dial-in Server)"
3. Create the PAP database	Create security credentials for all prospective callers in `/etc/ppp/pap-secrets`.	"How to Create a PAP Credentials Database (Dial-in Server)"
4. Modify the PPP configuration files	Add options specific to PAP to the `/etc/ppp/options` and `/etc/ppp/peers/peer-name` files.	"How to Add PAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-in Server)"

Table 33-3 Task Map for PAP Authentication (Dial-out Machine)


Task	Description	For Instructions
1. Gather preconfiguration information	Collect data, such as user names that is needed for authentication.	"Planning for Authentication on a Link"
2. Create the PAP database for the trusted caller's machine	Create the security credentials for the trusted caller and, if necessary, security credentials for other users who call the dial-out machine, in `/etc/ppp/pap-secrets`.	"How to Configure PAP Authentication Credentials for the Trusted Callers"
3. Modify the PPP configuration files	Add options specific to PAP to the `/etc/ppp/options` and `/etc/ppp/peers/peer-name` files.	"How to Add PAP Support to the PPP Configuration Files (Dial-out Machine)"