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Transcript:
Radius is a mature access control protocol that provides authentication, authorization, and accounting, otherwise known as AAA. No, your car doesn't have a problem, but your remote workforce might if Radius didn't exist to log into network resources such as VPNs, firewalls, routers, and switches. It's also useful when there's no LDAP interface available.
Radius is even more secure when it's strengthened with other modern authentication methods, such as Push MFA or when its packet flow is encrypted over the wan. It's widely supported and just works. But many organizations don't take advantage of Radius because it can obligate IT teams to manage yet another server, or require even more Windows server licenses.
Cloud Radius has emerged as a better alternative to hosted Radius because it reduces the overhead of managing more stuff, and it can be pre-integrated with MFA to increase security. Legacy Solutions make using Radius more difficult than it has to be.
Free radius is a popular open source server, but servers, directory management, monitoring, backups, and security all need to be addressed separately. A local client might require installation on each device as well.
Microsoft NPS is installed on domain controllers for optimal network response times. It could be installed on another server, but that setup may require that you order more user or device CALs, or client access licenses.
Standing up a separate server environment results in higher licensing fees. Costs and complexity can quickly mount, and mistakes in entitlement management could lead to users being over-provisioned, or old accounts remaining active. That's a big security risk.
Now let's talk about Cloud Radius. A Cloud Radius solution, such as Jump Cloud's Open Directory Platform, delivers security, high availability, and ease of use with minimal setup. IT admins simply point their wireless access points to the virtual radius server by entering one of its IP addresses.
The combination of Radius and a directory allows IT admins to offload the heavy lifting. Additional identity and access management capabilities, such as MFA and Conditional Access Rules, are built in. JumpCloud also manages devices across all operating systems, and provides options for patch management.
It automates the user identity lifecycle, and suggests or even will automatically modify group memberships when user attributes change, or HR terminates an employee.
Mistakes, we all make them, and risks are minimized, further securing your network resources. Cloud Radius ensures that this time-tested authentication, Open Protocol, remains an option to securely connect your users to what they need in the way you want them to.
JumpCloud Radius even provides delegated authentication to log Azure AD users into wifi networks. You may use JumpCloud Radius for free for up to 10 users or devices to test out Cloud Radius. Check out the link in the description.