How to Install FreeRADIUS on macOS

FreeRADIUS is an open-source RADIUS server that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting management for networked devices. In this tutorial, we will be installing FreeRADIUS on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • You have administrative access to your macOS machine
  • You have Xcode and Homebrew installed on your macOS machine

Steps to Install FreeRADIUS on macOS

  1. Open the Terminal app on your macOS machine.
  2. Run the following command to install FreeRADIUS:

sudo brew install freeradius-server

  1. After the installation completes, you need to start FreeRADIUS. Run the following command:

sudo brew services start freeradius-server

  1. To check whether FreeRADIUS is running, run the following command:

sudo freeradius -X

  1. If FreeRADIUS is running properly, you should see output similar to the following:
...
Starting - reading configuration files ...
including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf
including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/proxy.conf
...
Ready to process requests.

Conclusion

By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you have successfully installed FreeRADIUS on macOS. You can now use FreeRADIUS to manage the authentication, authorization, and accounting of networked devices.