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Remote ntopng Authentication with RADIUS and LDAP

In large organizations, it is common to have a centralised authentication system usually named AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting). Managing users typically involves the definition and enforcement of the rights to do some operations or to access certain resources in a network. Being able to grant (or deny) such rights using a centralized authentication system is the only viable solution when it comes to dealing with large organizations with hundreds, or even thousands, of users that periodically join and leave. AAA protocols include Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) and …