Data Types in RADIUS
RFC 8044
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draft-dekok-radext-datatypes
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) A. DeKok
Request for Comments: 8044 FreeRADIUS
Updates: 2865, 3162, 4072, 6158, 6572, 7268 January 2017
Category: Standards Track
ISSN: 2070-1721
Data Types in RADIUS
Abstract
RADIUS specifications have used data types for two decades without
defining them as managed entities. During this time, RADIUS
implementations have named the data types and have used them in
attribute definitions. This document updates the specifications to
better follow established practice. We do this by naming the data
types defined in RFC 6158, which have been used since at least the
publication of RFC 2865. We provide an IANA registry for the data
types and update the "RADIUS Attribute Types" registry to include a
Data Type field for each attribute. Finally, we recommend that
authors of RADIUS specifications use these types in preference to
existing practice. This document updates RFCs 2865, 3162, 4072,
6158, 6572, and 7268.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8044.
DeKok Standards Track [Page 1]
RFC 8044 Data Types in RADIUS January 2017
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RFC 8044 Data Types in RADIUS January 2017
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................4
1.1. Specification Problems with Data Types .....................4
1.2. Implementation Problems with Data Types ....................5
1.3. No Mandated Changes ........................................5
1.4. Requirements Language ......................................5
2. Use of Data Types ...............................................6
2.1. Specification Use of Data Types ............................6
2.1.1. Field Names for Attribute Values ....................6
2.1.2. Attribute Definitions Using Data Types ..............7
2.1.3. Format of Attribute Definitions .....................8
2.1.4. Defining a New Data Type ............................9
2.2. Implementation Use of Data Types ...........................9
3. Data Type Definitions ..........................................10
3.1. integer ...................................................12
3.2. enum ......................................................12
3.3. time ......................................................13
3.4. text ......................................................14
3.5. string ....................................................15
3.6. concat ....................................................16
3.7. ifid ......................................................17
3.8. ipv4addr ..................................................18
3.9. ipv6addr ..................................................18
3.10. ipv6prefix ...............................................19
3.11. ipv4prefix ...............................................20
3.12. integer64 ................................................22
3.13. tlv ......................................................23
3.14. vsa ......................................................24
3.15. extended .................................................26
3.16. long-extended ............................................27
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