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[radext] #48: B.6



#48: B.6
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 Reporter:  bernard_aboba@â            |       Owner:            
     Type:  defect                     |      Status:  new       
 Priority:  major                      |   Milestone:  milestone1
Component:  design                     |     Version:  1.0       
 Severity:  Submitted WG Document      |    Keywords:            
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 This attribute contains no encrypted component, and is it not
    directly involved in authentication.  The individual sub-fields could
    therefore have been encapsulated in separate attributes.

    Since the form of the text string is well defined, there is no
    benefit in using a text string.  Instead, an integer attribute should
    have been assigned for each of the transmit speed and the receive
    speed.  A separate enumerated integer should have been assigned for
    the additional information, as was done with the NAS-Port-Type
    attribute.

 [BA] The text in RFC 2869 Section 5.11 refers to ITU-T efforts relating to
 connect strings.  This indicates that the authors thought of the Connect-
 Info attribute as an "opaque data" defined by ITU-T.  Given this, the
 attribute could qualify for an exception.  Recommended change:

    This attribute contains no encrypted component, and is it not
    directly involved in authentication.  The individual sub-fields could
    therefore have been encapsulated in separate attributes.

    However, since the definition refers to potential standardization
 activity within ITU, the Connect-Info attribute can also be thought of
 opaque data whose definition is provided elsewhere.  The Connect-Info
 attribute could therefore qualify for an exception as described in Section
 3.2.3.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/radext/trac/ticket/48>
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