Attribute Properties
Each attribute in this chapter is presented as a separate “nugget” of information. Each nugget contains a quick-reference chart for the particulars of the attribute, followed by a discussion of the attribute, where I discuss any special considerations in the usage or configuration of the attribute, how its use affects or requires other attributes, practical applications of the attribute, and how it sometimes differs from the theoretical implication from the RFC.
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Appendix A contains a chart with all of the global standard RADIUS attributes (including those specific to accounting) and their numbers, lengths, values, and packet presence requirements.
Chapter 9 presents the attributes introduced and revised in the new RADIUS Extensions RFCs. I have separated these attributes to maintain the distinction exhibited in the RFCs.