Monday, February 03, 2025

Re: [NEW] net/p5-Data-Radius

On 2025/02/03 10:49, Matthias Pitzl wrote:
> On 31.01.2025 - 20:31:59, Klemens Nanni wrote:
> > On 31.01.2025 12:21, Matthias Pitzl wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > This is a port for the modern and maintained Perl distribution Data::Radius
> > > which contains several modules for encoding/decoding RADIUS packets.
> > >
> > > In comparison to the existing p5-Net-Radius port, this new module
> > > - supports working with Message-Authenticator attribute in packets as required
> > > by radiusd and which was also a way to prevent BlastRADIUS vulnerability
> > > - supports the usage of the dictionary files as shipped with FreeRADIUS, which
> > > are required if working with vendor specific attributes in RADIUS packets
> > >
> > > Net::Radius is no longer maintained since 2009, whereas Data::Radius is actively
> > > maintained.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Matthias
> >
> > Empty line at start of Makefile.
> > Needs s/cpan/devel/ in the Const-Fast line, then sort RDEPs.
> >
> > With these fixed, OK kn
>
> Attached an updated version of p5-Data-Radius.

OK sthen

> I do not know, if p5-Net-Radius should be removed. I only can say that we do not
> longer rely on it in our code.

It's not used by other ports or recommended as an optional dep in
any DESCR files, and considering what you've said there seems no
reason to keep it (it doesn't seem particularly useful with a recent
RADIUS server).

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