RADIUS (AAA)

RADIUS is the core of our business. We have world-leading experience with the protocol. We can help you with all aspects of Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting.

That isn't all. Our expertise is with RADIUS systems, not just the basic RADIUS server. This means that we have extensive background with SQL, LDAP, Active Directory, 802.1X, and any related technology, protocol, or server implementation.

When we design a RADIUS system, we design the entire eco-system surrounding the RADIUS server. Any and all interactions with NASes, home servers, databases, scripts, etc. are all up for review and discussion.

With nearly 100,000 deployments of our product, we can confidently state that we produce the market-leading RADIUS server. No other vendor, Microsoft, Cisco, or Juniper can make that same claim.

Customer Example - AAA

A customer had used in-house expertise to create the AAA policies for their organization. These policies were correct, but as their user base grew, they started to see performance problems. They used their existing support contract to obtain help.

By comparing their requirements to RADIUS server logs, we determined that the system was overloading the database they used to store user information. When we examined the AAA policies that they had written, the cause was clear.

We re-wrote key portions of the policies to add more preconditions on the database queries. Rather than doing queries for every request, we were able to fine-tune them so that the queries were done only when strictly necessary. This was done without affecting any other policies on the system.

When the new policies were deployed, the load on their database dropped by a factor for four hundred (400). This decreased load allowed them to stay with their current systems, and saved them from an expensive hardware upgrade.

When they purchased a support contract from us, they expected to use it to obtain answers to their questions. The additional benefit they saw was that the support contract saved them money.

Please see our Services page for more information about how we can help you.