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    RADIUS authentication fails with ERROR: No NT-Password

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      MacUsers @stephenw10
      last edited by MacUsers

      Sorry for replying late. Got some other stuff

      You are just authenticating against Freeradius directly?

      If I really understood the question, the answer is yes. Just using UniFi AP WiFi access.

      How is the client configured? EAP setup?

      The NAS/Client on the pfSense is configured with the AP IP as Client IP Address, IPv4 and with a client shared-secret and default EAP type PEAP. On the AP, it's configured with WAP2 Enterprise, pointing to pfSense IP as the RADIUS server, with the appropreate Authrozion and Accounting port.

      Is that answer your question? Let me know if you ned any othert information.

      -San

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Hmm you're trying to use OTP for wifi auth also? Have you tested it without that?

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          MacUsers @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 at the the same RADIUS users are used for VPN access as well, so OTP is on. I can give a try disabling OTP but it has to work with OTP for us. I'll reply here soon.

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Sure, and I'd expect it to work, but it's definitely something unusual. I'd want to confirm it's not the cause before doing anything further.

            Steve

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              andersonshatch
              last edited by

              I encountered this error too on pfSense Community 2.6.0 trying to setup UniFi RADIUS login.
              An account with a password specified can login okay, but one setup to use OTP yields the below failure:

              Login incorrect (mschap: FAILED: No NT-Password.  Cannot perform authentication)
              
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                MacUsers
                last edited by

                okay, so looks like it's not an isolated case. I tried with one of my Linksys AP and got exactly the same error - that indicates the issue on the RADIUS side but cannot be very sure. Is there any one can help to debug this pls?

                -S

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  And that was also with OTP? Were you able to test anything without OTP to confirm?

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                    dawsnet
                    last edited by

                    I seem to be getting the same issue's also.

                    Pfsense : 2.6.0-RELEASE (amd64)
                    Freeraduis: 3: 0.15.7_33
                    Access points Unifi

                    Auth: (11)   Login incorrect (mschap: FAILED: No NT-Password.  Cannot perform authentication): 
                    
                    Auth: (12) Login incorrect (eap_peap: The users session was previously rejected: returning reject (again.)):
                    

                    But if I untick the "Disables weak EAP types: MD5, and GTC" everything connects fine both MAC and Windows devices.

                    When ticked the Mac device's prompt twice for login's and then connect but the windows device don't connect..

                    Any help would be great.

                    Thanks

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      So the clients is trying to use a weak EAP type and in OSX it is able to see that switch to another type but Windows doesn't. There's probably tweak for that in Windows.

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                        dawsnet @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10 I am using this solution for a flex office so don't really wan't to go about tweaking the devices ;) but cheers for the advice.

                        do you think this issue can be fixed so we don't need to use weak EAP ?

                        Cheers

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Probably not if the clients are using one of those weaker options and do not try anything else.
                          For local wifi auth it's unlikely to be significant risk IMO.

                          Steve

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                            dawsnet
                            last edited by

                            Would this even be the case with a fresh install of Windows 10 fully up-to-date as I am getting the same errors 😳

                            Sorry just trying to understand it fully..

                            Cheers

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Not something I've ever looked into but if Windows is choosing to use that I'm not sure what you can do. Maybe radius can indicate why it fails prompting Windows to re-try or send a list of accepted ciphers. Also not something I've had to try.

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