Network Working Group                                        DeKok, Alan
INTERNET-DRAFT                                                FreeRADIUS
Updates: 2865,3162,6158,6572
Category: Standards Track
<draft-ietf-radext-datatypes-01.txt>
4 September 2015


                Data Types in the Remote Authentication
                 Dial-In User Service Protocol (RADIUS)
                   draft-ietf-radext-datatypes-01.txt

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 RFC
   2865.  We provide an IANA registry for the data types, and update the
   RADIUS Attribute Type 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.

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Table of Contents

1.  Introduction .............................................    4
   1.1.  Specification use of Data Types .....................    4
   1.2.  Implementation use of Data Types ....................    4
   1.3.  Requirements Language ...............................    5
2.  Data Type Definitions ....................................    6
   2.1.  integer .............................................    7
   2.2.  enum ................................................    8
   2.3.  ipv4addr ............................................    9
   2.4.  time ................................................    9
   2.5.  text ................................................   10
   2.6.  string ..............................................   11
   2.7.  concat ..............................................   12
   2.8.  ifid ................................................   13
   2.9.  ipv6addr ............................................   13
   2.10.  ipv6prefix .........................................   14
   2.11.  ipv4prefix .........................................   15
   2.12.  integer64 ..........................................   16
   2.13.  tlv ................................................   17
   2.14.  vsa ................................................   18
   2.15.  extended ...........................................   20
   2.16.  long-extended ......................................   21
   2.17.  evs ................................................   23
3.  Updated Registries .......................................   24
   3.1.  Create a Data Type Registry .........................   24
   3.2.  Updates to the Attribute Type Registry ..............   25
4.  Suggestions for Specifications ...........................   30
5.  Security Considerations ..................................   31
6.  IANA Considerations ......................................   32
7.  References ...............................................   32
   7.1.  Normative References ................................   32
   7.2.  Informative References ..............................   33


















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1.  Introduction

   RADIUS specifications have historically defined attributes in terms
   of name, type value, and data type.  Of these three pieces of
   information, only the type value is managed by IANA.  There is no
   management of, or restriction on, the attribute name, as discussed in
   [RFC6929] Section 2.7.1.  There is no management of data type name or
   definition.  This document defines an IANA registry for data types,
   and updates the RADIUS Attribute Type registry to use those newly
   defined data types.

   In this section, we review the use of data types in specifications
   and implementations.  Whe highlight ambiguities and inconsistencies.
   The rest of this document is devoted to resolving those problems.

1.1.  Specification use of Data Types

   A number of data type names and definitions are given in [RFC2865]
   Section 5, at the bottom of page 25.  These data types are named and
   clearly defined.  However, this practice was not continued in later
   specifications.

   Specifically, [RFC2865] defines attributes of data type "address" to
   carry IPv4 addresses.  Despite this definition, [RFC3162] defines
   attributes of data type "Address" to carry IPv6 addresses.  We
   suggest that the use of the word "address" to refer to disparate data
   types is problematic.

   Other failures are that [RFC3162] does not give a data type name and
   definition for the data types IPv6 address, Interface-Id, or IPv6
   prefix.  [RFC2869] defines Event-Timestamp to carry a time, but does
   not re-use the "time" data type defined in [RFC2865].  Instead, it
   just repeats the "time" definition.  [RFC6572] defines multiple
   attributes which carry IPv4 prefixes.  However, an "IPv4 prefix" data
   type is not named, defined as a data type, or called out as an
   addition to RADIUS.  Further, [RFC6572] does not follow the
   recommendations of [RFC6158], and does not explain why it fails to
   follow those recommendations.

   These ambiguities and inconsistencies need to be resolved.

1.2.  Implementation use of Data Types

   RADIUS implementations often use "dictionaries" to map attribute
   names to type values, and to define data types for each attribute.
   The data types in the dictionaries are defined by each
   implementation, but correspond to the "ad hoc" data types used in the
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   In effect, implementations have seen the need for well-defined data
   types, and have created them.  It is time for RADIUS specifications
   to follow this practice.

   This document mandates no changes to any RADIUS implementation, past,
   present, or future.  It instead documents existing practice, in order
   to simplify the process of writing RADIUS specifications, to clarify
   the interpretation of RADIUS standards, and to improve the
   communication between specification authors and IANA.

   This document suggests that implementations SHOULD use the data types
   defined here, in preference to any "ad hoc" data types currently in
   use.  This suggestion should have minimal effect on implementations,
   as most "ad hoc" data types are compatible with the ones defined
   here.  Any difference will typically be limited to the name of the
   data type.

1.3.  Requirements Language

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].





























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2.  Data Type Definitions

   This section defines the new data types.  For each data type, it
   gives a definition, a name, a number, a length, and an encoding
   format.  Where relevant, it describes subfields contained within the
   data type.  These definitions have no impact on existing RADIUS
   implementations.  There is no requirement that implementations use
   these names.

   Where possible, the name of each data type has been taken from
   previous specifications.  In some cases, a different name has been
   chosen.  The change of name is sometimes required to avoid ambiguity
   (i.e. "address" versus "Address").  Otherwise, the new name has been
   chosen to be compatible with [RFC2865], or with use in common
   implementations.  In some cases, new names are chosen to clarify the
   interpretation of the data type.

   The numbers assigned herein for the data types have no meaning other
   than to permit them to be tracked by IANA.  As RADIUS does not encode
   information about data types in a packet, the numbers assigned to a
   data type will never occur in a packet.  It is RECOMMENDED that new
   implementations use the names defined herein, in order to avoid
   confusion.  Existing implementations may choose to use the names
   defined herein, but that is not required.

   The encoding of each data type is taken from previous specifications.
   The fields are transmitted from left to right.

   Where the data types have inter-dependencies, the simplest data type
   is given first, and dependent ones are given later.

   We do not create specific data types for the "tagged" attributes, as
   discussed in [RFC2868].  That specification defines the "tagged"
   attributes as being backwards compatible with pre-existing data
   types.  In addition, [RFC6158] Section 2.1 says that "tagged"
   attributes should not be used.  There is therefore no benefit to
   defining additional data types for these attributes.  We trust that
   implementors will be aware that tagged attributes must be treated
   differently from non-tagged attributes of the same data type.

   Similarly, we do not create data types for some attributes having
   complex structure, such as CHAP-Password, ARAP-Features, or Location-
   Capable.  We need to strike a balance between correcting earlier
   mistakes, and making this document more complex.  In some cases, it
   is better to treat complex attributes as being of type "string", even
   though they need to be interpreted by RADIUS implementations.

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   attributes of that data type as being of data type "string", as
   defined in Section 2.6.  It is RECOMMENDED that such attributes be
   treated as "invalid attributes", as defined in [RFC6929] Section 2.8.

   The definitions below use specialized names for various fields of
   attributes and data types.  These names serve to address ambiguity of
   the field names in previous specifications.  For example, the term
   "Value" is used in [RFC2865] Section 5 to define a field which
   carries the contents of attribute.  It is then used in later sections
   as the sub-field of attribute contents.  The result is that the field
   is defined as recursively containing itself.  Similarly, "String" is
   used both as a data type, and as a sub-field of other data types.

   This document uses slightly different terminology than previous
   specifications, in order to be avoid ambiguity.  The first addition
   is the following term:

      Attr-Data

         The "Value" field of an Attribute as defined in [RFC2865]
         Section 5.  The contents of this field MUST be a valid data
         type as defined in the RADIUS Data Type registry.

   In this document, we use the term "Value" only to refer to the
   contents of a data type, where that data type cannot carry other data
   types.  In other cases, we refer to the contents of a data type with
   a type-specific name, in order to distinguish it from data of other
   types.  For example, the data type "vsa" will contain a data field
   called "VSA-Data".

   These terms are used in preference to the term "String", which was
   used in multiple incompatible ways.  It is RECOMMENDED that future
   specifications use these names, and the same naming scheme for new
   types, in order to maintain consistent definitions, and to avoid
   ambiguities.

2.1.  integer

   The "integer" data type encodes a 32-bit unsigned integer in network
   byte order.  Where the range of values for a particular attribute is
   limited to a sub-set of the values, specifications MUST define the
   valid range.  Attributes with Values outside of the allowed ranges
   SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Name

      integer




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   Number

      1

   Length

      Four octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Value                                                     |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


2.2.  enum

   The "enum" data type encodes a 32-bit unsigned integer in network
   byte order.  It differs from the "integer" data type only in that it
   is used to define enumerated types, such as Service-Type.
   Specifications MUST define a valid set of enumerated values, along
   with a unique name for each value.  Attributes with Values outside of
   the allowed enumerations SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Name

      enum

   Number

      2

   Length

      Four octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Value                                                     |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+






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2.3.  ipv4addr

   The "ipv4addr" data type encodes an IPv4 address in network byte
   order.  Where the range of address for a particular attribute is
   limited to a sub-set of possible addresses, specifications MUST
   define the valid range(s).  Attributes with Values outside of the
   allowed range(s) SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Name

      ipv4addr

   Number

      3

   Length

      Four octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Address                                                   |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


2.4.  time

   The "time" data type encodes time as a 32-bit unsigned value in
   network byte order and in seconds since 00:00:00 UTC, January 1,
   1970.  We note that dates before the year 2015 are likely to be
   erroneous.

   Note that the "time" attribute is defined to be unsigned, which means
   it is not subject to a signed integer overflow in the year 2038.

   Name

      time

   Number

      4

   Length



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      Four octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Time                                                      |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


2.5.  text

   The "text" data type encodes UTF-8 text [RFC3629].  The maximum
   length of the text is given by the encapsulating attribute.  Where
   the range of lengths for a particular attribute is limited to a sub-
   set of possible lengths, specifications MUST define the valid
   range(s).  Attributes with length outside of the allowed values
   SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Where the text is intended to carry data in a particular format,
   (e.g. Framed-Route), the format MUST be given.  The specification
   SHOULD describe the format in a machine-readable way, such as via
   Augmented Backus-Naur Form (ABNF).  Attributes with values not
   matching the defined format SHOULD be treated as "invalid
   attributes".

   Note that the "text" data type does not terminate with a NUL octet
   (hex 00).  The Attribute has a Length field and does not use a
   terminator.  Texts of length zero (0) MUST NOT be sent; omit the
   entire attribute instead.

   Name

      text

   Number

      5

   Length

      One or more octets.

   Format

       0
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7



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      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
      |  Value    ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-


2.6.  string

   The "string" data type encodes binary data, as a sequence of
   undistinguished octets.  Where the range of lengths for a particular
   attribute is limited to a sub-set of possible lengths, specifications
   MUST define the valid range(s).  Attributes with length outside of
   the allowed values SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Note that the "string" data type does not terminate with a NUL octet
   (hex 00).  The Attribute has a Length field and does not use a
   terminator.  Strings of length zero (0) MUST NOT be sent; omit the
   entire attribute instead.

   Where there is a need to encapsulate complex data structures, and
   TLVs cannot be used, the "string" data type MUST be used.  This
   requirement include encapsulation of data structures defined outside
   of RADIUS, which are opaque to the RADIUS infrastucture.  It also
   includes encapsulation of some data structures which are not opaque
   to RADIUS, such as the contents of CHAP-Password.

   There is little reason to define a new RADIUS data type for only one
   attribute.  However, where the complex data type cannot be
   represented as TLVs, and is expected to be used in many attributes, a
   new data type SHOULD be defined.

   These requirements are stronger than [RFC6158], which makes the above
   encapsulation a "SHOULD".  This document defines data types for use
   in RADIUS, so there are few reasons to avoid using them.

   Name

      string

   Number

      6

   Length

      One or more octets.

   Format




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       0
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
      |  Octets    ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-


2.7.  concat

   The "concat" data type permits the transport of more than 253 octets
   of data in a "standard space" [RFC6929] attribute.  It is otherwise
   identical to the "string" data type.

   If multiple attributes of this data type are contained in a packet,
   all attributes of the same type code MUST be in order and they MUST
   be consecutive attributes in the packet.

   The amount of data transported in a "concat" data type can be no more
   than the RADIUS packet size.  In practice, the requirement to
   transport multiple attributes means that the limit may be
   substantially smaller than one RADIUS packet.  As a rough guide, is
   RECOMMENDED that this data type transport no more than 2048 octets of
   data.

   The "concat" data type MAY be used for "standard space" attributes.
   It MUST NOT be used for attributes in the "short extended space" or
   the "long extended space".  It MUST NOT be used in any field or
   subfields of the following data types: "tlv", "vsa", "extended",
   "long-extended", or "evs".

   Name

      concat

   Number

      7

   Length

      One or more octets.

   Format

       0
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
      |  Octets    ...



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      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-


2.8.  ifid

   The "ifid" data type encodes an Interface-Id as an 8-octet string in
   network byte order.

   Name

      ifid

   Number

      8

   Length

      Eight octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Interface-ID ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
           ... Interface-ID                                           |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


2.9.  ipv6addr

   The "ipv6addr" data type encodes an IPv6 address in network byte
   order.  Where the range of address for a particular attribute is
   limited to a sub-set of possible addresses, specifications MUST
   define the valid range(s).  Attributes with Values outside of the
   allowed range(s) SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Name

      ipv6addr

   Number

      9

   Length



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      Sixteen octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Address ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
           ... Address ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
           ... Address ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
           ... Address                                                |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


2.10.  ipv6prefix

   The "ipv6prefix" data type encodes an IPv6 prefix, using both a
   prefix length and an IPv6 address in network byte order.  Where the
   range of prefixes for a particular attribute is limited to a sub-set
   of possible prefixes, specifications MUST define the valid range(s).
   Attributes with Values outside of the allowed range(s) SHOULD be
   treated as "invalid attributes".

   Attributes with a Prefix-Length field having value greater than 128
   SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Name

      ipv6prefix

   Number

      10

   Length

      At least two, and no more than eighteen octets.

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Reserved   | Prefix-Length |  Prefix ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+



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           ... Prefix ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
           ... Prefix ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
           ... Prefix                                                 |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Subfields

      Reserved

         This field, which is reserved and MUST be present, is always
         set to zero.

      Prefix-Length

         The length of the prefix, in bits.  At least 0 and no larger
         than 128.

      Prefix

         The Prefix field is up to 16 octets in length.  Bits outside of
         the Prefix-Length, if included, MUST be zero.


2.11.  ipv4prefix

   The "ipv4prefix" data type encodes an IPv4 prefix, using both a
   prefix length and an IPv4 address in network byte order.  Where the
   range of prefixes for a particular attribute is limited to a sub-set
   of possible prefixes, specifications MUST define the valid range(s).
   Attributes with Values outside of the allowed range(s) SHOULD be
   treated as "invalid attributes".

   Attributes with a Prefix-Length field having value greater than 32
   SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Name

      ipv4prefix

   Number

      11

   Length

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   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Reserved      | Prefix-Len|  Prefix ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
           ... Prefix                 |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Subfields

      Reserved

         This field, which is reserved and MUST be present, is always
         set to zero.

      Prefix-Length

         A 6-bit unsigned integer containing the length of the prefix,
         in bits.  The values MUST be no larger than 32.

      Prefix

         The Prefix field is 4 octets in length.  Bits outside of the
         Prefix-Length MUST be zero.  Unlike the "ipv6prefix" data type,
         this field is fixed length.  If the address is all zeros (i.e.
         "0.0.0.0", then the Prefix-Length MUST be set to 32.


2.12.  integer64

   The "integer64" data type encodes a 64-bit unsigned integer in
   network byte order.  Where the range of values for a particular
   attribute is limited to a sub-set of the values, specifications MUST
   define the valid range(s).  Attributes with Values outside of the
   allowed range(s) SHOULD be treated as "invalid attributes".

   Name

      integer64

   Number

      12

   Length




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      Eight octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     Value ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
            ... Value                                                 |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+


2.13.  tlv

   The "tlv" data type encodes a type-length-value, as defined in
   [RFC6929] Section 2.3.

   Name

      tlv

   Number

      13

   Length

      Three or more octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |   TLV-Type    |  TLV-Length   |     TLV-Data ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Subfields

      TLV-Type

         This field is one octet.  Up-to-date values of this field are
         specified according to the policies and rules described in
         [RFC6929] Section 10.  Values 254-255 are "Reserved" for use by
         future extensions to RADIUS.  The value 26 has no special
         meaning, and MUST NOT be treated as a Vendor Specific
         attribute.



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         The TLV-Type is meaningful only within the context defined by
         "Type" fields of the encapsulating Attributes, using the
         dotted-number notation introduced in [RFC6929].

         A RADIUS server MAY ignore Attributes with an unknown "TLV-
         Type".

         A RADIUS client MAY ignore Attributes with an unknown "TLV-
         Type".

         A RADIUS proxy SHOULD forward Attributes with an unknown "TLV-
         Type" verbatim.

      TLV-Length

         The TLV-Length field is one octet, and indicates the length of
         this TLV including the TLV-Type, TLV-Length and TLV-Value
         fields.  It MUST have a value between 3 and 255.  If a client
         or server receives a TLV with an invalid TLV-Length, then the
         attribute which encapsulates that TLV MUST be considered to be
         an "invalid attribute", and handled as per [RFC6929] Section
         2.8.

         TLVs having TLV-Length of zero (0) MUST NOT be sent; omit the
         entire TLV instead.

      TLV-Data

         The TLV-Data field is one or more octets and contains
         information specific to the Attribute.  The format and length
         of the TLV-Data field is determined by the TLV-Type and TLV-
         Length fields.

         The TLV-Data field MUST contain only known RADIUS data types.
         The TLV-Data field MUST NOT contain any of the following data
         types: "concat", "vsa", "extended", "long-extended", or "evs".


2.14.  vsa

   The "vsa" data type encodes Vendor-Specific data, as given in
   [RFC2865] Section 5.26.  It is used only in the Attr-Data field of a
   Vendor-Specific Attribute.  It MUST NOT appear in the contents of any
   other data type.

   Where an implementation determines that an attribute of data type
   "vsa" contains data which does not match the expected format, it
   SHOULD treat that attribute as being an "invalid attribute".



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   Name

      vsa

   Number

      14

   Length

      Five or more octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                            Vendor-Id                          |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  VSA-Data ....
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Subfields

      Vendor-Id

         The 4 octets are the Network Management Private Enterprise Code
         [PEN] of the Vendor in network byte order.

      VSA-Data

         The VSA-Data field is one or more octets.  The actual format of
         the information is site or application specific, and a robust
         implementation SHOULD support the field as undistinguished
         octets.

         The codification of the range of allowed usage of this field is
         outside the scope of this specification.

         The "vsa" data type SHOULD contain as a sequence of "tlv" data
         types.  The interpretation of the TLV-Type and TLV-Data fields
         are dependent on the vendor's definition of that attribute.

         The "vsa" data type MUST be used as contents of the Attr-Data
         field of the Vendor-Specific attribute.  The "vsa" data type
         MUST NOT appear in the contents of any other data type.





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2.15.  extended

   The "extended" data type encodes the "Extended Type" format, as given
   in [RFC6929] Section 2.1.  It is used only in the Attr-Data field of
   an Attribute allocated from the "standard space".  It MUST NOT appear
   in the contents of any other data type.

   Name

      extended

   Number

      15

   Length

      Two or more octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      | Extended-Type | Ext-Data ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Subfields

      Extended-Type

         The Extended-Type field is one octet.  Up-to-date values of
         this field are specified according to the policies and rules
         described in [RFC6929] Section 10.  Unlike the Type field
         defined in [RFC2865] Section 5, no values are allocated for
         experimental or implementation-specific use.  Values 241-255
         are reserved and MUST NOT be used.

         The Extended-Type is meaningful only within a context defined
         by the Type field.  That is, this field may be thought of as
         defining a new type space of the form "Type.Extended-Type".
         See [RFC6929] Section 2.5 for additional discussion.

         A RADIUS server MAY ignore Attributes with an unknown
         "Type.Extended-Type".

         A RADIUS client MAY ignore Attributes with an unknown
         "Type.Extended-Type".



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      Ext-Data

         The contents of this field MUST be a valid data type as defined
         in the RADIUS Data Type registry.  The Ext-Data field MUST NOT
         contain any of the following data types: "concat", "vsa",
         "extended", "long-extended", or "evs".

         The Ext-Data field is one or more octets.

         Implementations supporting this specification MUST use the
         Identifier of "Type.Extended-Type" to determine the
         interpretation of the Ext-Data field.


2.16.  long-extended

   The "long-extended" data type encodes the "Long Extended Type"
   format, as given in [RFC6929] Section 2.2.  It is used only in the
   Attr-Data field of an Attribute.  It MUST NOT appear in the contents
   of any other data type.

   Name

      long-extended

   Number

      16

   Length

      Three or more octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      | Extended-Type |M| Reserved    | Ext-Data ...
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Subfields

      Extended-Type

         This field is identical to the Extended-Type field defined
         above in Section 2.13.




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      M (More)

         The More field is one (1) bit in length, and indicates whether
         or not the current attribute contains "more" than 251 octets of
         data.  The More field MUST be clear (0) if the Length field has
         value less than 255.  The More field MAY be set (1) if the
         Length field has value of 255.

         If the More field is set (1), it indicates that the Ext-Data
         field has been fragmented across multiple RADIUS attributes.
         When the More field is set (1), the attribute MUST have a
         Length field of value 255; there MUST be an attribute following
         this one; and the next attribute MUST have both the same Type
         and Extended Type.  That is, multiple fragments of the same
         value MUST be in order and MUST be consecutive attributes in
         the packet, and the last attribute in a packet MUST NOT have
         the More field set (1).

         That is, a packet containing a fragmented attribute needs to
         contain all fragments of the attribute, and those fragments
         need to be contiguous in the packet.  RADIUS does not support
         inter-packet fragmentation, which means that fragmenting an
         attribute across multiple packets is impossible.

         If a client or server receives an attribute fragment with the
         "More" field set (1), but for which no subsequent fragment can
         be found, then the fragmented attribute is considered to be an
         "invalid attribute", and handled as per [RFC6929] Section 2.8.

      Reserved

         This field is 7 bits long, and is reserved for future use.
         Implementations MUST set it to zero (0) when encoding an
         attribute for sending in a packet.  The contents SHOULD be
         ignored on reception.

         Future specifications may define additional meaning for this
         field.  Implementations therefore MUST NOT treat this field as
         invalid if it is non-zero.

      Ext-Data

         The contents of this field MUST be a valid data type as defined
         in the RADIUS Data Type registry. The Ext-Data field MUST NOT
         contain any of the following data types: "concat", "vsa",
         "extended", "long-extended", or "evs".

         The Ext-Data field is one or more octets.



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         Implementations supporting this specification MUST use the
         Identifier of "Type.Extended-Type" to determine the
         interpretation of the Ext-Data field.

         The length of the data MUST be taken as the sum of the lengths
         of the fragments (i.e. Ext-Data fields) from which it is
         constructed.  Any interpretation of the resulting data MUST
         occur after the fragments have been reassembled.  If the
         reassembled data does not match the expected format, each
         fragment MUST be treated as an "invalid attribute", and the
         reassembled data MUST be discarded.

         We note that the maximum size of a fragmented attribute is
         limited only by the RADIUS packet length limitation.
         Implementations MUST be able to handle the case where one
         fragmented attribute completely fills the packet.


2.17.  evs

   The "evs" data type encodes an "Extended Vendor-Specific" attribute,
   as given in [RFC6929] Section 2.4.  The "evs" data type is used
   solely to extend the Vendor Specific space.  It MAY appear inside of
   an "extended" or a "long-extended" data type.  It MUST NOT appear in
   the contents of any other data type.

   Where an implementation determines that an attribute of data type
   "evs" contains data which does not match the expected format, it
   SHOULD treat that attribute as being an "invalid attribute".

   Name

      evs

   Number

      17

   Length

      Six or more octets

   Format

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                            Vendor-Id                          |



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      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |  Vendor-Type   |  EVS-Data ....
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   Subfields

      Vendor-Id

         The 4 octets are the Network Management Private Enterprise Code
         [PEN] of the Vendor in network byte order.

      Vendor-Type

         The Vendor-Type field is one octet.  Values are assigned at the
         sole discretion of the Vendor.

      EVS-Data

         The EVS-Data field is one or more octets.  It SHOULD
         encapsulate a previously defined RADIUS data type.  Non-
         standard data types SHOULD NOT be used.  We note that the EVS-
         Data field may be of data type "tlv".

         The actual format of the information is site or application
         specific, and a robust implementation SHOULD support the field
         as undistinguished octets.  We recognise that Vendors have
         complete control over the contents and format of the Ext-Data
         field, while at the same time recommending that good practices
         be followed.

         Further codification of the range of allowed usage of this
         field is outside the scope of this specification.


3.  Updated Registries

   This section defines a new IANA registry for RADIUS data types, and
   updates the existing RADIUS Attribute Type registry.

3.1.  Create a Data Type Registry

   This section defines a new RADIUS registry, called "Data Type".
   Allocation in this registry requires IETF Review.  The "Registration
   Procedures" for this registry are "Standards Action".

   The registry contains three columns of data, as follows.

   Value



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      The number of the data type.  The value field is an artifact of
      the registry, and has no on-the-wire meaning.

   Description

      The name of the data type.  The name field is used only for the
      registry, and has no on-the-wire meaning.

   Reference

      The specification where the data type was defined.

   The initial contents of the registry are as follows.

   Value  Description    Reference
   -----  -----------    ----------------
       1  integer        [RFC2865], TBD
       2  enum           [RFC2865], TBD
       3  ipv4addr       [RFC2865], TBD
       4  time           [RFC2865], TBD
       5  text           [RFC2865], TBD
       6  string         [RFC2865], TBD
       7  concat         TBD
       8  ifid           [RFC3162], TBD
       9  ipv6addr       [RFC3162], TBD
      10  ipv6prefix     [RFC3162], TBD
      11  ipv4prefix     [RFC6572], TBD
      12  integer64      [RFC6929], TBD
      13  tlv            [RFC6929], TBD
      14  evs            [RFC6929], TBD
      15  extended       [RFC6929], TBD
      16  long-extended  [RFC6929], TBD

3.2.  Updates to the Attribute Type Registry

   This section updates the RADIUS Attribute Type Registry to have a new
   column, which is inserted in between the existing "Description" and
   "Reference" columns.  The new column is named "Data Type".  The
   contents of that column are the name of a data type, corresponding to
   the attribute in that row, or blank if the attribute type is
   unassigned.  The name of the data type is taken from the RADIUS Data
   Type registry, defined above.

   The updated registry follows in CSV format.

   Value,Description,Data Type,Reference
   1,User-Name,text,[RFC2865]
   2,User-Password,string,[RFC2865]



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   3,CHAP-Password,string,[RFC2865]
   4,NAS-IP-Address,ipv4addr,[RFC2865]
   5,NAS-Port,integer,[RFC2865]
   6,Service-Type,enum,[RFC2865]
   7,Framed-Protocol,enum,[RFC2865]
   8,Framed-IP-Address,ipv4addr,[RFC2865]
   9,Framed-IP-Netmask,ipv4addr,[RFC2865]
   10,Framed-Routing,enum,[RFC2865]
   11,Filter-Id,text,[RFC2865]
   12,Framed-MTU,integer,[RFC2865]
   13,Framed-Compression,enum,[RFC2865]
   14,Login-IP-Host,ipv4addr,[RFC2865]
   15,Login-Service,enum,[RFC2865]
   16,Login-TCP-Port,integer,[RFC2865]
   17,Unassigned,,
   18,Reply-Message,text,[RFC2865]
   19,Callback-Number,text,[RFC2865]
   20,Callback-Id,text,[RFC2865]
   21,Unassigned,,
   22,Framed-Route,text,[RFC2865]
   23,Framed-IPX-Network,ipv4addr,[RFC2865]
   24,State,string,[RFC2865]
   25,Class,string,[RFC2865]
   26,Vendor-Specific,vsa,[RFC2865]
   27,Session-Timeout,integer,[RFC2865]
   28,Idle-Timeout,integer,[RFC2865]
   29,Termination-Action,enum,[RFC2865]
   30,Called-Station-Id,text,[RFC2865]
   31,Calling-Station-Id,text,[RFC2865]
   32,NAS-Identifier,text,[RFC2865]
   33,Proxy-State,string,[RFC2865]
   34,Login-LAT-Service,text,[RFC2865]
   35,Login-LAT-Node,text,[RFC2865]
   36,Login-LAT-Group,string,[RFC2865]
   37,Framed-AppleTalk-Link,integer,[RFC2865]
   38,Framed-AppleTalk-Network,integer,[RFC2865]
   39,Framed-AppleTalk-Zone,text,[RFC2865]
   40,Acct-Status-Type,enum,[RFC2866]
   41,Acct-Delay-Time,integer,[RFC2866]
   42,Acct-Input-Octets,integer,[RFC2866]
   43,Acct-Output-Octets,integer,[RFC2866]
   44,Acct-Session-Id,text,[RFC2866]
   45,Acct-Authentic,enum,[RFC2866]
   46,Acct-Session-Time,integer,[RFC2866]
   47,Acct-Input-Packets,integer,[RFC2866]
   48,Acct-Output-Packets,integer,[RFC2866]
   49,Acct-Terminate-Cause,enum,[RFC2866]
   50,Acct-Multi-Session-Id,text,[RFC2866]



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   51,Acct-Link-Count,integer,[RFC2866]
   52,Acct-Input-Gigawords,integer,[RFC2869]
   53,Acct-Output-Gigawords,integer,[RFC2869]
   54,Unassigned,,
   55,Event-Timestamp,time,[RFC2869]
   56,Egress-VLANID,integer,[RFC4675]
   57,Ingress-Filters,enum,[RFC4675]
   58,Egress-VLAN-Name,text,[RFC4675]
   59,User-Priority-Table,string,[RFC4675]
   60,CHAP-Challenge,string,[RFC2865]
   61,NAS-Port-Type,enum,[RFC2865]
   62,Port-Limit,integer,[RFC2865]
   63,Login-LAT-Port,text,[RFC2865]
   64,Tunnel-Type,enum,[RFC2868]
   65,Tunnel-Medium-Type,enum,[RFC2868]
   66,Tunnel-Client-Endpoint,text,[RFC2868]
   67,Tunnel-Server-Endpoint,text,[RFC2868]
   68,Acct-Tunnel-Connection,text,[RFC2867]
   69,Tunnel-Password,string,[RFC2868]
   70,ARAP-Password,string,[RFC2869]
   71,ARAP-Features,string,[RFC2869]
   72,ARAP-Zone-Access,enum,[RFC2869]
   73,ARAP-Security,integer,[RFC2869]
   74,ARAP-Security-Data,text,[RFC2869]
   75,Password-Retry,integer,[RFC2869]
   76,Prompt,enum,[RFC2869]
   77,Connect-Info,text,[RFC2869]
   78,Configuration-Token,text,[RFC2869]
   79,EAP-Message,concat,[RFC2869]
   80,Message-Authenticator,string,[RFC2869]
   81,Tunnel-Private-Group-ID,text,[RFC2868]
   82,Tunnel-Assignment-ID,text,[RFC2868]
   83,Tunnel-Preference,integer,[RFC2868]
   84,ARAP-Challenge-Response,string,[RFC2869]
   85,Acct-Interim-Interval,integer,[RFC2869]
   86,Acct-Tunnel-Packets-Lost,integer,[RFC2867]
   87,NAS-Port-Id,text,[RFC2869]
   88,Framed-Pool,text,[RFC2869]
   89,CUI,string,[RFC4372]
   90,Tunnel-Client-Auth-ID,text,[RFC2868]
   91,Tunnel-Server-Auth-ID,text,[RFC2868]
   92,NAS-Filter-Rule,text,[RFC4849]
   93,Unassigned,,
   94,Originating-Line-Info,string,[RFC7155]
   95,NAS-IPv6-Address,ipv6addr,[RFC3162]
   96,Framed-Interface-Id,ifid,[RFC3162]
   97,Framed-IPv6-Prefix,ipv6prefix,[RFC3162]
   98,Login-IPv6-Host,ipv6addr,[RFC3162]



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   99,Framed-IPv6-Route,text,[RFC3162]
   100,Framed-IPv6-Pool,text,[RFC3162]
   101,Error-Cause Attribute,enum,[RFC3576]
   102,EAP-Key-Name,string,[RFC4072][RFC7268]
   103,Digest-Response,text,[RFC5090]
   104,Digest-Realm,text,[RFC5090]
   105,Digest-Nonce,text,[RFC5090]
   106,Digest-Response-Auth,text,[RFC5090]
   107,Digest-Nextnonce,text,[RFC5090]
   108,Digest-Method,text,[RFC5090]
   109,Digest-URI,text,[RFC5090]
   110,Digest-Qop,text,[RFC5090]
   111,Digest-Algorithm,text,[RFC5090]
   112,Digest-Entity-Body-Hash,text,[RFC5090]
   113,Digest-CNonce,text,[RFC5090]
   114,Digest-Nonce-Count,text,[RFC5090]
   115,Digest-Username,text,[RFC5090]
   116,Digest-Opaque,text,[RFC5090]
   117,Digest-Auth-Param,text,[RFC5090]
   118,Digest-AKA-Auts,text,[RFC5090]
   119,Digest-Domain,text,[RFC5090]
   120,Digest-Stale,text,[RFC5090]
   121,Digest-HA1,text,[RFC5090]
   122,SIP-AOR,text,[RFC5090]
   123,Delegated-IPv6-Prefix,ipv6prefix,[RFC4818]
   124,MIP6-Feature-Vector,string,[RFC5447]
   125,MIP6-Home-Link-Prefix,ipv6prefix,[RFC5447]
   126,Operator-Name,text,[RFC5580]
   127,Location-Information,string,[RFC5580]
   128,Location-Data,string,[RFC5580]
   129,Basic-Location-Policy-Rules,string,[RFC5580]
   130,Extended-Location-Policy-Rules,string,[RFC5580]
   131,Location-Capable,enum,[RFC5580]
   132,Requested-Location-Info,enum,[RFC5580]
   133,Framed-Management-Protocol,enum,[RFC5607]
   134,Management-Transport-Protection,enum,[RFC5607]
   135,Management-Policy-Id,text,[RFC5607]
   136,Management-Privilege-Level,integer,[RFC5607]
   137,PKM-SS-Cert,concat,[RFC5904]
   138,PKM-CA-Cert,concat,[RFC5904]
   139,PKM-Config-Settings,string,[RFC5904]
   140,PKM-Cryptosuite-List,string,[RFC5904]
   141,PKM-SAID,text,[RFC5904]
   142,PKM-SA-Descriptor,string,[RFC5904]
   143,PKM-Auth-Key,string,[RFC5904]
   144,DS-Lite-Tunnel-Name,text,[RFC6519]
   145,Mobile-Node-Identifier,string,[RFC6572]
   146,Service-Selection,text,[RFC6572]



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   147,PMIP6-Home-LMA-IPv6-Address,ipv6addr,[RFC6572]
   148,PMIP6-Visited-LMA-IPv6-Address,ipv6addr,[RFC6572]
   149,PMIP6-Home-LMA-IPv4-Address,ipv4addr,[RFC6572]
   150,PMIP6-Visited-LMA-IPv4-Address,ipv4addr,[RFC6572]
   151,PMIP6-Home-HN-Prefix,ipv6prefix,[RFC6572]
   152,PMIP6-Visited-HN-Prefix,ipv6prefix,[RFC6572]
   153,PMIP6-Home-Interface-ID,ifid,[RFC6572]
   154,PMIP6-Visited-Interface-ID,ifid,[RFC6572]
   155,PMIP6-Home-IPv4-HoA,ipv4prefix,[RFC6572]
   156,PMIP6-Visited-IPv4-HoA,ipv4prefix,[RFC6572]
   157,PMIP6-Home-DHCP4-Server-Address,ipv4addr,[RFC6572]
   158,PMIP6-Visited-DHCP4-Server-Address,ipv4addr,[RFC6572]
   159,PMIP6-Home-DHCP6-Server-Address,ipv6addr,[RFC6572]
   160,PMIP6-Visited-DHCP6-Server-Address,ipv6addr,[RFC6572]
   161,PMIP6-Home-IPv4-Gateway,ipv4addr,[RFC6572]
   162,PMIP6-Visited-IPv4-Gateway,ipv4addr,[RFC6572]
   163,EAP-Lower-Layer,enum,[RFC6677]
   164,GSS-Acceptor-Service-Name,text,[RFC7055]
   165,GSS-Acceptor-Host-Name,text,[RFC7055]
   166,GSS-Acceptor-Service-Specifics,text,[RFC7055]
   167,GSS-Acceptor-Realm-Name,text,[RFC7055]
   168,Framed-IPv6-Address,ipv6addr,[RFC6911]
   169,DNS-Server-IPv6-Address,ipv6addr,[RFC6911]
   170,Route-IPv6-Information,ipv6prefix,[RFC6911]
   171,Delegated-IPv6-Prefix-Pool,text,[RFC6911]
   172,Stateful-IPv6-Address-Pool,text,[RFC6911]
   173,IPv6-6rd-Configuration,tlv,[RFC6930]
   174,Allowed-Called-Station-Id,text,[RFC7268]
   175,EAP-Peer-Id,string,[RFC7268]
   176,EAP-Server-Id,string,[RFC7268]
   177,Mobility-Domain-Id,integer,[RFC7268]
   178,Preauth-Timeout,integer,[RFC7268]
   179,Network-Id-Name,string,[RFC7268]
   180,EAPoL-Announcement,concat,[RFC7268]
   181,WLAN-HESSID,text,[RFC7268]
   182,WLAN-Venue-Info,integer,[RFC7268]
   183,WLAN-Venue-Language,string,[RFC7268]
   184,WLAN-Venue-Name,text,[RFC7268]
   185,WLAN-Reason-Code,integer,[RFC7268]
   186,WLAN-Pairwise-Cipher,integer,[RFC7268]
   187,WLAN-Group-Cipher,integer,[RFC7268]
   188,WLAN-AKM-Suite,integer,[RFC7268]
   189,WLAN-Group-Mgmt-Cipher,integer,[RFC7268]
   190,WLAN-RF-Band,integer,[RFC7268]
   191,Unassigned,,
   192-223,Experimental Use,,[RFC3575]
   224-240,Implementation Specific,,[RFC3575]
   241,Extended-Attribute-1,extended,[RFC6929]



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   241.1,Frag-Status,integer,[RFC7499]
   241.2,Proxy-State-Length,integer,[RFC7499]
   241.{3-25},Unassigned,,
   241.26,Extended-Vendor-Specific-1,evs,[RFC6929]
   241.{27-240},Unassigned,,
   241.{241-255},Reserved,,[RFC6929]
   242,Extended-Attribute-2,extended,[RFC6929]
   242.{1-25},Unassigned,,
   242.26,Extended-Vendor-Specific-2,evs,[RFC6929]
   242.{27-240},Unassigned,,
   242.{241-255},Reserved,,[RFC6929]
   243,Extended-Attribute-3,extended,[RFC6929]
   243.{1-25},Unassigned,,
   243.26,Extended-Vendor-Specific-3,evs,[RFC6929]
   243.{27-240},Unassigned,,
   243.{241-255},Reserved,,[RFC6929]
   244,Extended-Attribute-4,extended,[RFC6929]
   244.{1-25},Unassigned,,
   244.26,Extended-Vendor-Specific-4,evs,[RFC6929]
   244.{27-240},Unassigned,,
   244.{241-255},Reserved,,[RFC6929]
   245,Extended-Attribute-5,long-extended,[RFC6929]
   245.{1-25},Unassigned,,
   245.26,Extended-Vendor-Specific-5,evs,[RFC6929]
   245.{27-240},Unassigned,,
   245.{241-255},Reserved,,[RFC6929]
   246,Extended-Attribute-6,long-extended,[RFC6929]
   246.{1-25},Unassigned,,
   246.26,Extended-Vendor-Specific-6,evs,[RFC6929]
   246.{27-240},Unassigned,,
   246.{241-255},Reserved,,[RFC6929]
   247-255,Reserved,,[RFC3575]


4.  Suggestions for Specifications

   We suggest that these data types be used in new RADIUS
   specifications.  Attributes can usually be completely described
   through their Attribute Type code, name, and data type.  The use of
   "ASCII art" is then limited only to the definition of new data types,
   and complex data types.

   Use of the new extended attributes [RFC6929] makes ASCII art even
   more problematic.  An attribute can be allocated from the standard
   space, or from one of the extended spaces.  This allocation decision
   is made after the specification has been accepted for publication.
   That allocation strongly affects the format of the attribute header,
   making it nearly impossible to create the correct ASCII art prior to



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   final publication.  Allocation from the different spaces also changes
   the value of the Length field, also making it difficult to define it
   correctly prior to final publication of the document.

   The following fields SHOULD be given when defining new attributes:

   Description

      A description of the meaning and interpretation of the attribute.

   Type

      The Attribute Type code, given in the "dotted number" notation
      from [RFC6929].  Specifications can often leave this as "TBD", and
      request that IANA fill in the allocated values.

   Length

      attributes of variable length, a maximum length SHOULD be given.
      Since the Length may depend on the Type, the definition of Length
      may be affected by IANA allocations.

   Data Type

      One of the named data types from the RADIUS Data Type registry.

   Value

      A description of any attribute-specific limitations on the values
      carried by the specified data type.  If there are no attribute-
      specific limitations, then the description of this field can be
      omitted, so long as the Description field is sufficiently
      explanatory.

      Where the values are limited to a subset of the possible range,
      valid range(s) MUST be defined.

      For attributes of data type "enum", a list of enumerated values
      and names MUST be given, as with [RFC2865] Section 5.6.


5.  Security Considerations

   This specification is concerned solely with updates to IANA
   registries.  As such, there are no security considerations with the
   document itself.

   However, the use of inconsistent names and poorly-defined entities in



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   a protocol is problematic.  Inconsistencies in specifications can
   lead to security and interoperability problems in implementations.
   Further, having one canonical source for the definition of data types
   means an implementor has fewer specifications to read.  The
   implementation work is therefore simpler, and is more likely to be
   correct.

   The goal of this specification is to reduce ambiguities in the RADIUS
   protocol, which we believe will lead to more robust and more secure
   implementations.

6.  IANA Considerations

   IANA is instructed to create one new registry as described above in
   Section 3.1.  The "TBD" text in that section should be replaced with
   the RFC number of this document when it is published.

   IANA is instructed to update the RADIUS Attribute Type registry, as
   described above in Section 3.2.

   IANA is instructed to require that all allocation requests in the
   RADIUS Attribute Type Registry contain a "Data Type" field.  That
   field is required to contain one of the "Data Type" names contained
   in the RADIUS Data Type registry.

7.  References

7.1.  Normative References

[RFC2119]
     Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
     Levels", RFC 2119, March, 1997.

[RFC2865]
     Rigney, C., Willens, S., Rubens, A. and W. Simpson, "Remote
     Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC 2865, June 2000.

[RFC3162]
     Aboba, B., Zorn, G., and D. Mitton, "RADIUS and IPv6", RFC 3162,
     August 2001.

[RFC3629]
     Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646", RFC
     3629, November 2003.

[RFC4072]
     Eronen, P., et al, "Diameter Extensible Authentication Protocol
     (EAP) Application", RFC 4072, February 2013.



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[RFC6158]
     DeKok, A., and Weber, G., "RADIUS Design Guidelines", RFC 6158,
     March 2011.

[RFC6572]
     Xia, F., et al, "RADIUS Support for Proxy Mobile IPv6", RFC 6572,
     June 2012.

7.2.  Informative References

[RFC2868]
     Zorn, G., Leifer, D., Rubens, A., Shriver, J., Holdrege, M., and I.
     Goyret, "RADIUS Attributes for Tunnel Protocol Support", RFC 2868,
     June 2000.

[RFC2869]
     Rigney, C., et al, "RADIUS Extensions", RFC 2869, June 2000.

[RFC6929]
     DeKok, A., and Lior, A., "Remote Authentication Dial In User
     Service (RADIUS) Protocol Extensions", RFC 6929, April 2013.

[RFC7268]
     Aboba, B, et al, "RADIUS Attributes for IEEE 802 Networks", RFC
     7268, July 2015.

[RFC7499]
     Perez-Mendez A., et al, "Support of Fragmentation of RADIUS
     Packets", RFC 7499, April 2015.

[PEN]
     http://www.iana.org/assignments/enterprise-numbers

Acknowledgments

   Stuff

Authors' Addresses

   Alan DeKok
   The FreeRADIUS Server Project

   Email: aland@freeradius.org








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