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What is RADIUS Server and How does RADIUS Authentication work?

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a client-to-server based interface and platform that helps remote management servers connect with a central database to verify dial-in visitors and authorize their access to a particular system or service. By using cloud RADIUS , a corporation can store user profiles in a centralized database that all remote servers can access. It is more secure to have a common database since it allows a corporation to build up a policy that can be executed at a single network point that a single individual administers. Furthermore, a central database makes it easier to measure usage to charge the network access or internet service provider and maintain network data. A RADIUS Server is a background process that runs on a UNIX or Windows server. It lets you maintain user profiles in a central database. Hence, if you have a RADIUS Server, you have control over who can connect with your network. In addition, this protocol is suitable for proxy confi