- Are you _sure_ this isn't a development issue? **Programming questions should be asked on the [developer's list](https://freeradius.org/support/).**
- Are you _sure_ this isn't a question regarding protocol operation? **Questions on how protocols should operate should be answered by reading the relevant standards documents**.
- Are you _sure_ this isn't a security exploit? **Remote security exploits MUST be sent to security@freeradius.org as part of [responsible disclosure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsible_disclosure)**.
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GitHub Issues are for **confirmed BUG REPORTS only** (e.g. software crashes). Use the "[BUG REPORT](https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=bug_report.md)" template. Do not submit **any** other general questions such as "how do I configure this" here.
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It is **NOT** a bug report if your configuration simply does not work. Ask for help on the [users mailing list](https://freeradius.org/support/).
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If you post those issues here that fall into the above categories, they will be closed and locked. Repeat offenders will be BANNED.
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If you are _sure_ that the question you have does not fall into any of the above categories, and would not be better answered by posting to the [mailing lists](https://freeradius.org/support/) remove this template, and remove the "close" label. If you do not, your issue will be automatically closed.
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