Use the next task maps to quickly access PAP-related tasks for the dial-in server and trusted callers on dial-out machines.
Table 29–2 Task Map for PAP Authentication (Dial-in Server)
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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1. Gather preconfiguration information |
Collect user names and other data that is needed for authentication. | |
2. Update the password database, if necessary |
Ensure that all potential callers are in the server's password database. | |
3. Create the PAP database |
Create security credentials for all prospective callers in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets. | |
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 29–3 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. | |
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) |