macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install freeradius-serverlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install freeradius-server with Homebrew, zypper
High-performance and highly configurable RADIUS server. Version 3.2.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.
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Linux
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install freeradius-serveropenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · freeradius-server · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
High-performance and highly configurable RADIUS server
Project links
Commands and aliases
- checkrad
- dhcpclient
- map_unit
- rad_counter
- radattr
- radclient
- radcrypt
- raddebug
- radeapclient
- radiusd
- radlast
- radmin
- radsecret
- radsniff
- radsqlrelay
- radtest
- radwho
- radzap
- rc.radiusd
- rlm_ippool_tool
- rlm_sqlippool_tool
- smbencrypt
history
Project history and usage
FreeRADIUS Server is a high-performance, highly configurable open source RADIUS and multi-protocol policy server. It is one of the canonical AAA packages for ISPs, enterprises, education networks, Wi-Fi, VPNs, and identity infrastructure.
Project history
The official About page says FreeRADIUS was founded in June 1999 by Miquel van Smoorenburg and Alan DeKok, with an alpha release in August 1999 and version 0.1 in May 2001. The project later expanded beyond the server into related RADIUS client, Apache, and PAM modules.
Adoption history
The official site describes FreeRADIUS as the most widely used RADIUS server in the world, used by major ISPs, telecommunications companies, eduroam, cloud identity providers, equipment vendors, and token-card manufacturers. The supplied package facts list Homebrew and openSUSE for this Homebrew package record, while upstream also points users to project packages and release notes.
How it is used
Administrators run radiusd and related utilities to centralize authentication, authorization, and accounting for 802.1X Wi-Fi, dialup, PPPoE, VPN, VoIP, and other network access systems. The upstream README emphasizes starting from the default configuration, running radiusd -X for debugging, and making small tested configuration changes.
Why package nerds care
FreeRADIUS is a classic heavyweight network-service package: it ships a daemon, many CLI tools, policy language, modules, dictionaries, SQL and directory integrations, sample configuration, documentation, and support utilities. Package details such as default config paths, module installation, database backends, and debug symbols directly affect whether administrators can deploy it.
Timeline
- 1999: FreeRADIUS founded in June; first public alpha released in August.
- 2001: Version 0.1 released in May.
- 2010s: FreeRADIUS became a default open source RADIUS choice for ISPs, education roaming, and enterprise networks.
- 2020s: The server is described by upstream as authenticating hundreds of millions of users daily and supporting RADIUS, DHCP, DNS, TACACS+, and VMPS.
Related projects
- Official related projects include freeradius-client, mod_auth_radius, and pam_radius_auth. FreeRADIUS is also closely tied to RADIUS, eduroam, SQL and LDAP backends, Active Directory, and network access equipment integrations.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:encrypt,sql,client,server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
checkrad | cli | global executable | |
dhcpclient | cli | global executable | |
map_unit | cli | global executable | |
rad_counter | cli | global executable | |
radattr | cli | global executable | |
radclient | cli | global executable | |
radcrypt | cli | global executable | |
raddebug | cli | global executable | |
radeapclient | cli | global executable | |
radiusd | cli | global executable | |
radlast | cli | global executable | |
radmin | cli | global executable | |
radsecret | cli | global executable | |
radsniff | cli | global executable | |
radsqlrelay | cli | global executable | |
radtest | cli | global executable | |
radwho | cli | global executable | |
radzap | cli | global executable | |
rc.radiusd | cli | global executable | |
rlm_ippool_tool | cli | global executable | |
rlm_sqlippool_tool | cli | global executable | |
smbencrypt | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.2.10
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-servernone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:freeradius-server |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.2.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/freeradius-server |
| Homepage | https://freeradius.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server |
| Upstream docs | https://doc.freeradius.org/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/archive/refs/tags/release_3_2_10.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:37:40+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | collectd, json-c, openssl@3, python@3.14, readline, sqlite, talloc |
| Uses from macOS | krb5, libpcap, libxcrypt, perl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | freeradius-server |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
zypper95%
freeradius-server 3.2.8-1.5
RADIUS Server
sudo zypper install freeradius-server- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Radius/Servers
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 26 dependencies
- 6 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-devel 3.2.8-1.5
FreeRADIUS Development Files
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-devel- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-doc 3.2.8-1.5
FreeRADIUS Documentation
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: Documentation/HTML
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-krb5 3.2.8-1.5
Kerberos 5 support for freeradius
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-krb5- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Daemons
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-ldap 3.2.8-1.5
LDAP support for freeradius
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-ldap- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Daemons
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-ldap-schemas 3.2.8-1.5
FreeRADIUS support for OpenLDAP
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-ldap-schemas- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Daemons
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-libs 3.2.8-1.5
FreeRADIUS shared library
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-libs- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 5 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-mysql 3.2.8-1.5
MySQL support for freeradius
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-mysql- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Daemons
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-perl 3.2.8-1.5
Perl support for freeradius
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-perl- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Daemons
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-postgresql 3.2.8-1.5
Postgresql support for freeradius
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-postgresql- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Daemons
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-python3 3.2.8-1.5
Python3 support for freeradius
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-python3- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Daemons
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-sqlite 3.2.8-1.5
SQLite support for freeradius
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-sqlite- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: System/Daemons
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
zypper95%
freeradius-server-utils 3.2.8-1.5
FreeRADIUS Clients
sudo zypper install freeradius-server-utils- License: GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Radius/Clients
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: freeradius-server
- 13 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Freeradius Server
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