In addition, both Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. have their own implementations. This, in conjunction with the Steel-Belted Radius server's already extensive list of authentication methods, means the Funk software covers almost all major user directories. Steel-Belted Radius 2.2 also runs on Solaris, and an older version runs on NetWare. Including NT users is straightforward and can be done either by domain groups and users or by individual host machines. The user information is automatically pulled from domain controllers and hosts and presented in a menu.
LDAP integration is much more difficult, requiring quite a bit of configuration.
Using Netscape's LDAP directory and not modifying the default schema eliminated some of the guesswork. Still, we had to edit text files and use trial and error to fine-tune the process. Overall, Funk has some work to do before the LDAP integration is as seamless as the rest of the product. Unlike LDAP setup, configuration of communication with remote access hardware is easy. Funk also includes a dictionary of features from more than 25 RAS devices, so if a device supports special authentication extensions, Steel-Belted Radius tries to accommodate them.