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    FreeRADIUS

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe FreeRADIUS project, the open source implementation of RADIUS, is an IETF protocol for AAA (Authorisation, Authentication, and Accounting).N/A

    IBM Integration Bus

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM Integration Bus, replacing the former WebSphere Message Broker, is used to connect applications together, regardless of the message formats or protocols that they support. This connectivity helps to ensure diverse applications can interact and exchange data with other applications in a flexible, dynamic, and extensible infrastructure.N/A
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    Score9.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreeRADIUSIBM Integration Bus
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    User Testimonials
    FreeRADIUSIBM Integration Bus
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    Open Source
    FreeRADIUS is completely scalable and supports both large and small user databases. Because it doesn't take up a lot of server resources, FreeRADIUS is well-suited for organizations with small budgets (it's in the name!) and limited networking hardware. While there is a port of it for Windows, FreeRADIUS is native to Linux so that would be a limitation for many companies who don't use it.
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    IBM
    Routing, protocol transformation, message transformation and service aggregation are very well performed by WebSphere Message Broker (WMB). It is not very suitable for integration with databases.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • FreeRADIUS is easy to configure
    • It is fast a lightweight footprint on the server
    • FreeRADIUS works universally with other systems that support radius authentication
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    IBM
    • Graphical data mapper
    • Support for different programming languages
    • Integration with MQ
    • Support for different parsers
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • FreeRADIUS requires a 3rd party interface to make it easier to access (we use Daloradius) - it would nice if it was built in.
    • Installation and configuration are pretty easy and straightforward but does require connecting to a database which can be cumbersome.
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    IBM
    • Logging
    • Debugging
    • Code quality tools
    • Feature specific installation
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    Open Source
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    IBM
    Websphere message broker supports a lot more protocols than any other similar tool.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • We previously used Microsoft Network Policy Server for our RADIUS authentication which works ok but was pretty clunky and requires Windows Server. Switching to FreeRADIUS brought our cost down to zero.
    • Because FreeRADIUS works natively in Linux it's easy to setup and works with all distros.
    • FreeRADIUS allows us to have user authentication for wifi which is much more secure than a simple shared password solution.
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    IBM
    • It helped us in improving the speed to market for our services/APIs.
    • Learning curve is quite long
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