Installing the IBM Security Verify Gateway for RADIUS server on Linux

Use this task to download and install the IBM® Security Verify Gateway for RADIUS from the App Exchange.

Procedure

  1. Locate and Download the latest IBM Security 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 Security 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.