FreeRADIUS

vrelease_3_0_28 Breaking

This release includes 1 breaking change for platform teams planning a safe upgrade.

Published 1d Network Security

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Topics

aaa arp authentication bfd c daemon

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dhcp dot1x eap freeradius-server otp policy posix radius vmps

Affected surfaces

breaking_upgrade

ReleasePort's take

Light signal

editorial:auto 1d

The release enforces Message-Authenticator by default for authentication handling and introduces a dictionary.mellanox feature.

Why it matters: Authentication now requires Message-Authenticator, affecting all auth flows; the new mellanox dictionary adds specialized support.

Summary

AI summary

Require Message-Authenticator by default and add dictionary.mellanox.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature	Low	Adds dictionary.mellanox feature Adds dictionary.mellanox feature Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-02 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix
Bugfix	Medium	Ignores home server "ping" packets for statistics Ignores home server "ping" packets for statistics Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-02 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Backports build fixes from 3.2 for newer OSes Backports build fixes from 3.2 for newer OSes Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-02 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Requires Message-Authenticator by default Requires Message-Authenticator by default Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-02 Confidence: high	—

Full changelog

This is likely the last release of 3.0.x - everyone should migrate to 3.2.9 or later.

Feature improvements

Add dictionary.mellanox

Bug fixes

Ignore home server "ping" packets for statistics
Backport build fixes from 3.2 especially for newer OSes
Require Message-Authenticator by default
Other bug fixes - see git changelog for details

Breaking Changes

Require Message-Authenticator by default

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FreeRADIUS - A multi-protocol policy server.

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