RE: Extending RADIUS Attribute Space

[Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>]

> I thought that this RADIUS EXT group is forming to help address
> some of the new needs in RADIUS.

a VERY few VERY SPECIFIC needs for two VERY SPECIFIC applications.
as you say, it is not to redo the trip down the diameter road, we
have already been there, and the sights were not enthralling.

> A) As a minimum, create a mechanism to create more RADIUS
> attribute types in a way that is backwards compatible with
> existing RADIUS.

why?  i.e. which of the two critical target applications asked for
that, why, and can it be done with less change to existing
protocol?

> B) As part of that we could provide a way to increase the message
> size (someone asked for that).

who?  which of the two critical target applications?  note that the
set of "someone asked for that" is often not numerable and does not
tend to shrink over time.

> C) Optionally address the issue of how to extend a message again
> using EAP.

again, which of the two critical target applications asked for
that, why, and can it be done with less change to existing
protocol?

randy


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