RFC 5997 · INFORMATIONAL · 2010

Use of Status-Server Packets in the Remote Authentication Dial In User Service Protocol

Overview

RFC 5997, “Use of Status-Server Packets in the Remote Authentication Dial In User Service Protocol”, is an Informational document published in August 2010 by A. DeKok. It updates RFC 2866. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a deployed extension to the Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) protocol, enabling clients to query the status of a RADIUS server. This extension utilizes the Status-Server (12) Code, which was reserved for experimental use in RFC 2865. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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RFC 2866
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