Installing the IBM Verify Gateway for RADIUS server on Linux

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Download and install the IBM® Verify Gateway for RADIUS from the App Exchange.

Procedure

  1. Locate and Download the latest IBM Verify Gateway for RADIUS application from the App Exchange.
    This application consists of a .zip file that contains both the Windows™ installer, a readme file, and .zip files that contain the installer packages for the supported versions of Linux®.
    1. Go to https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/hub.
    2. Log in to the App Exchange.
    3. Search for IBM Verify Gateway.
    4. Select IBM Security Gateway for RADIUS.
    5. Download the application.
  2. Decompress the IBMSecurityGatewayforRADIUS_version.zip file.
  3. Decompress the linux_radius.zip file.
  4. Select the .zip file for your operating system and extract the files.
    • Install by using the .rpm files.
      1. Install the IBM Auth API for Verify. Issue the following command.
         rpm -i ibm-auth-api-{version}._64.rpm
      2. Install the IBM RADIUS module for Verify. Issue the following command.
         rpm -i ibm-radius-{version}.x86_64.rpm
      Note:
      1. Use the rpm -U command to upgrade to newer versions of the packages.
      2. Replace x86_64 in the package name with the CPU architecture that is being used, such as s390x or ppc64le.
    • Install by using the .deb files.
      1. Install the IBM Auth API for Verify. Issue the following command.
         dpkg -i ibm-auth-api-{version}.x86_64.deb
      2. Install the IBM RADIUS module for Verify. Issue the following command.
         dpkg -i ibm-radius-{version}.x86_64.deb

    A Linux service is set up for the /opt/ibm/ibm_radius/ibm_radius_64 executable program with name ibm_radius_64. See the Linux systemctl command.