RFC 3162 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2001
WED · 29 JUL 2026
RADIUS and IPv6
Overview
RFC 3162, “RADIUS and IPv6”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2001 by B. Aboba, G. Zorn, D. Mitton. It has since been updated by RFC 8044. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies the operation of RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) when run over IPv6 as well as the RADIUS attributes used to support IPv6 network access. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2001
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- RFC 3163 ISO/IEC 9798-3 Authentication SASL Mechanism
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- RFC 3164 The BSD Syslog Protocol
- RFC 3159 Structure of Policy Provisioning Information
- RFC 3165 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Delegation of Management Scripts
- RFC 3158 RTP Testing Strategies
- RFC 3166 Request to Move RFC 1403 to Historic Status