Perl check radius

# ./check_radius.pl -h

Copyright (C) 2006 Carlos Vicente

Checks if a Radius server can authenticate a username/password

usage: ./check_radius.pl -H host -u username -p password -s secret

[-n nas-ip] [-P port] [-t timeout]


Options:
-h, --help

Print detailed help screen

-H, --hostname=ADDRESS

Host name or IP Address

-P, --port=INTEGER

Port number (default: 1812)

-u, --username=STRING

The user to authenticate

-p, --password=STRING

Password for autentication (SECURITY RISK)

-n, --nas-ip=STRING

NAS IP Address (default: 127.0.0.1)

-s, --secret=STRING

Radius secret

-t, --timeout=INTEGER

Seconds before connection times out (default: 5)


This plugin checks if a username/password can be authenticated against a
Radius Server.

The password option presents a substantial security issue because the
password can be determined by careful watching of the command line in
a process listing. This risk is exacerbated because nagios will
run the plugin at regular predictable intervals. Please make sure that
the password used does not allow access to sensitive system resources,
otherwise, a compromise could occur.