Re: [radext] RFC 5090 RADIUS client

Alan DeKok <aland@deployingradius.com> Wed, 11 July 2012 16:16 UTC

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Subject: Re: [radext] RFC 5090 RADIUS client
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Yehoshua Gev wrote:
> I hope that someone could answer some questions I have encountered with
> when designing a SIP server supporting RFC 5090.

  The implementation status of RFC 5090 is poor.  i.e. most
implementations still use the format define in

  doc/rfc/draft-sterman-aaa-sip-00.txt

  I would suggest surveying RADIUS servers for their support of RFC
5090, versus their support of that draft.

> 3. Statefulness
> The RFC does not state whether the RADIUS client (HTTP-style server) can
> work without keeping state.
> Especially that it must respond with the State attribute in subsequent
> Access-Request (section 5).
> 
> If I understand the digest authentication scheme correctly, I believe
> that the opaque directive is used for state.
> Can opaque be used to store the State attribute?

  No.  The State attribute is separate, and must be treated as separate.

> May the RADIUS client modify the opaque directive, to include the both
> Digest-Opaque and State attributes?

  I would suggest "no".

  Alan DeKok.