RADIUS Components

RADIUS has a set of authentication components that enable you to manage configuration settings. The following table lists the authentication components.

Component	Stored Information
Oracle client	Configuration setting for communicating through RADIUS.
Oracle database server/RADIUS client	Configuration settings for passing information between the Oracle client and the RADIUS server. The secret key file.
RADIUS server	Authentication and authorization information for all users. Each client’s name or IP address. Each client’s shared secret.
Authentication server or servers	User authentication information such as pass codes and PINs, depending on the authentication method in use. **Note: **The RADIUS server can also be the authentication server.