pppd-sql is a plugin for the Point-to-Point server(pppd) on Linux and Solaris that adds anauthentication backend using a MySQL or PostgreSQLdatabase for the Challenge HandshakeAuthentication Protocol (CHAP) and PasswordAuthentication Protocol (PAP). It supportsMS-CHAPv1 and MS-CHAPv2 too. The IPCP negotiationafter authentication handshake is also supported.pppd-sql supports a flexible configuration scheme,has built-in failover functionality (noload-balancing), and comes with easy and handydocumentation.
License: GNU General Public License v2
Changes:
In this version, the support for PasswordAuthentication Protocol (PAP) via MySQL orPostgreSQL was added. There is no longer anyrequirement to build every database backend, sincethey can be select at configuration time. A smallbug regarding the misinterpretation of the"--with-plugin-path" switch was fixed too.
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