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[Philippe Taurines <address@concealed>]

Hello,

 

We are experiencing an authentication issue with Windows 11 clients when the user's password contains the character "€".

 

We have observed the following behavior with a FreeRADIUS server and MSCHAPv2 authentication:

 

1. Windows 11 client: Connection fails if the password contains a "€".

2. Android client: Connection works, even if the password contains a "€".

3. Windows 11 client (without a "€"): Connection works.

4. Android client (without a "€"): Connection works.

 

What seems even more surprising to me is when configuring the Windows supplicant with cat-eduroam, analyzing the connection logs on the radius servers:

 

1. With an invalid password and without the "€" symbol, the client's connection attempt is clearly visible in the radius server logs.

2. With an invalid password and the "€" symbol, the client's connection attempt is not visible in the radius server logs.

3. With a valid password and the "€" symbol, the client's connection attempt is not visible in the radius server logs.

4. With a valid password and without the "€" symbol, the client's connection attempt is visible in the radius server logs.

 

This behavior suggests that the problem lies with the Windows supplicant.

 

Have you ever encountered a similar problem or do you have any feedback to share on this issue?

 

Are there any other characters you know of that might not be well supported?

 

Sincerely,

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