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Re: [radext] draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-radius-opt-10

Alan DeKok <aland@deployingradius.com> Thu, 04 April 2013 17:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: [radext] draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-radius-opt-10
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Leaf Yeh wrote:

> The 'option-len' is 2-octet field. It permit the length of 'option-data' is
> larger than 256, when the OPTION_RADIUS includes a number of RADIUS
> attributes.

  Ah, I didn't see that.  It's OK, then.

> I think the RADIUS attribute here can also be the attribute of
> Long_Extended_Type newly defined in draft-ietf-radext-radius-extensions-13.

  Sure... or you may want to limit the number of allowed attributes.

> 
> Alan - ... Only the attributes listed in the IANA Registry of 'RADIUS
>    attributes permitted in DHCPv6 RADIUS option' SHOULD be included in
>    the OPTION_RADIUS.
>  That should be a MUST.  There's no sense in permitting non-RADIUS traffic
> in this option.
> ---
> 
> Do you want the text to be 'Only the attributes listed in ....MUST be
> included in ...."? How about turn that 'SHOULD' to be 'should' ?

  I'd say:

    This option MUST carry RADIUS attributes listed in the IANA Registry
of 'RADIUS attributes permitted in DHCPv6 RADIUS option'.

  Alan DeKok.

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