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 user names and other data 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 user names and other data 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)