how to replace text password with md5 in chap_md5 secrets

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psr
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how to replace text password with md5 in chap_md5 secrets

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Can somebody please suggest how to use auth_chap_md5 with password part in the chap-secrets file encrypted with md5 instead of text. But user should get authenticated using text password only.
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Can somebody please help me how to activate this feature in accel-ppp.


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Dmitry
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Re: how to replace text password with md5 in chap_md5 secret

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no way
only pap and mschap may work with encrypted chap-secrets file
psr
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Re: how to replace text password with md5 in chap_md5 secret

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Thanks for the help,
but why it is called as "auth_chap_md5".

OK then mschap file format is it same as chap-secrets file.
like

user0 * user0 <ip>


Thanks for your help.
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Абрамчук Вадим
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Re: how to replace text password with md5 in chap_md5 secret

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Because md5 is internally used inside PPP connection authentication protocol.
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Re: how to replace text password with md5 in chap_md5 secret

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thanks for the reply
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