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IETF RFC 4673

RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB

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Network Working Group                                      S. De Cnodder
Request for Comments: 4673                                       Alcatel
Category: Informational                                     N. Jonnala
                                                                M. Chiba
                                                     Cisco Systems, Inc.
                                                          September 2006


                RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB

 Status of This Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

 Copyright Notice

   Copyright © The Internet Society (2006).

 Abstract

   This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
   for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.
   In particular, it describes the Remote Authentication Dial-In User
   Service (RADIUS) (RFC 2865) Dynamic Authorization Server (DAS)
   functions that support the dynamic authorization extensions as
   defined in RFC 3576.

 Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................2
      1.1. Requirements Notation ......................................2
      1.2. Terminology ................................................2
   2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................2
   3. Overview ........................................................3
   4. RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB Definitions .............5
   5. Security Considerations ........................................20
   6. IANA Considerations ............................................21
   7. Acknowledgements ...............................................21
   8. References .....................................................21
      8.1. Normative References ......................................21
      8.2. Informative References ....................................22








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RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 1. Introduction This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. It is becoming increasingly important to support Dynamic Authorization extensions on the network access server (NAS) devices to handle the Disconnect and Change-of-Authorization (CoA) messages as described in [RFC 3576]. As a result, the effective management of RADIUS Dynamic Authorization entities is of considerable importance. This RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server (DAS) MIB complements the managed objects used for managing RADIUS authentication and accounting clients as described in [RFC 4668] and [RFC 4670], respectively. 1.1. Requirements Notation The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119]. 1.2. Terminology Dynamic Authorization Server (DAS) The component that resides on the NAS that processes the Disconnect and Change-of-Authorization (CoA) Request packets [RFC 3576] sent by the Dynamic Authorization Client. Dynamic Authorization Client (DAC) The component that sends Disconnect and CoA-Request packets to the Dynamic Authorization Server. Although this component often resides on the RADIUS server, it is also possible for it to be located on a separate host, such as a Rating Engine. Dynamic Authorization Server Port The UDP port on which the Dynamic Authorization Server listens for the Disconnect and CoA requests sent by the Dynamic Authorization Client. 2. The Internet-Standard Management Framework For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of [RFC 3410]. De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 2 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base, or MIB. MIB objects are generally accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC 2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC 2579], and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC 2580]. 3. Overview "Dynamic Authorization Extensions to RADIUS" [RFC 3576] defines the operation of Disconnect-Request, Disconnect-ACK, Disconnect-NAK, CoA-Request, CoA-ACK, and CoA-NAK packets. Typically, NAS devices implement the DAS function, and thus would be expected to implement the RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB, whereas DACs implement the client function and thus would be expected to implement the RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Client MIB. However, it is possible for a RADIUS Dynamic Authorization entity to perform both client and server functions. For example, a RADIUS proxy may act as a DAS to one or more DACs while simultaneously acting as a DAC to one or more DASs. In such situations, it is expected that RADIUS entities combining client and server functionality will support both the client and server MIBs. This memo describes the MIB for Dynamic Authorization Servers and relates to the following documents as follows: [RFC 4668] describes the MIB for a RADIUS Auth Client MIB. [RFC 4669] describes the MIB for a RADIUS Auth Server MIB. [RFC 4670] describes the MIB for a RADIUS Acct Client MIB. [RFC 4671] describes the MIB for a RADIUS Acct Server MIB. [RFC 4672] describes the MIB for a RADIUS Dynamic Auth Client. A NAS typically implements the MIBs for a RADIUS Authentication Client, a RADIUS accounting client, and a RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server. However, any one MIB can be implemented without implementing any of the other MIBs; i.e., the MIBs have no dependencies on each other. A typical case would be for a device to implement the MIBs RADIUS authentication server, RADIUS accounting server, and RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Client. A RADIUS proxy might implement any, all, or a subset of the MIBs listed above and the MIB as defined in this document. De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 3 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 +---------------+ +---------------+ User 1----| | Disconnect-Request | | | Dynamic | CoA-Request | Dynamic | User 2----| Authorization |<---------------------| Authorization | | Server |--------------------->| Client | User 3----| (DAS) | Disconnect-Ack | (DAC) | | | Disconnect-NAK | | +---------------+ CoA-Ack/CoA-NAK +---------------+ Figure 1. Mapping of clients and servers This MIB module for the Dynamic Authorization Server contains the following: 1. Three scalar objects. 2. One Dynamic Authorization Client Table. This table contains one row for each DAC with which the DAS shares a secret. De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 4 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 4. RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB Definitions RADIUS-DYNAUTH-SERVER-MIB DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN IMPORTS MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, Counter32, Integer32, mib-2, TimeTicks FROM SNMPv2-SMI -- [RFC 2578] SnmpAdminString FROM SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB -- [RFC 3411] InetAddressType, InetAddress FROM INET-ADDRESS-MIB -- [RFC 4001] MODULE-COMPLIANCE, OBJECT-GROUP FROM SNMPv2-CONF; -- [RFC 2580] radiusDynAuthServerMIB MODULE-IDENTITY LAST-UPDATED "200608290000Z" -- 29 August 2006 ORGANIZATION "IETF RADEXT Working Group" CONTACT-INFO " Stefaan De Cnodder Alcatel Francis Wellesplein 1 B-2018 Antwerp Belgium Phone: +32 3 240 85 15 EMail: stefaan.de_cnodder@alcatel.be Nagi Reddy Jonnala Cisco Systems, Inc. Divyasree Chambers, B Wing, O'Shaugnessy Road, Bangalore-560027, India. Phone: +91 94487 60828 EMail: njonnala@cisco.com Murtaza Chiba Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Dr. San Jose CA, 95134 Phone: +1 408 525 7198 EMail: mchiba@cisco.com " DESCRIPTION "The MIB module for entities implementing the server side of the Dynamic Authorization Extensions to the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol. Copyright © The Internet Society (2006). De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 5 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 Initial version as published in RFC 4673; for full legal notices see the RFC itself." REVISION "200608290000Z" -- 29 August 2006 DESCRIPTION "Initial version as published in RFC 4673." ::= { mib-2 146 } radiusDynAuthServerMIBObjects OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIB 1 } radiusDynAuthServerScalars OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIBObjects 1 } radiusDynAuthServerDisconInvalidClientAddresses OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of Disconnect-Request packets received from unknown addresses. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." ::= { radiusDynAuthServerScalars 1 } radiusDynAuthServerCoAInvalidClientAddresses OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of CoA-Request packets received from unknown addresses. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." ::= { radiusDynAuthServerScalars 2 } radiusDynAuthServerIdentifier OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SnmpAdminString MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The NAS-Identifier of the RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server. This is not necessarily the same as sysName in MIB II." REFERENCE "RFC 2865, Section 5.32, NAS-Identifier." ::= { radiusDynAuthServerScalars 3 } De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 6 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 radiusDynAuthClientTable OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX SEQUENCE OF RadiusDynAuthClientEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The (conceptual) table listing the RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Clients with which the server shares a secret." ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIBObjects 2 } radiusDynAuthClientEntry OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX RadiusDynAuthClientEntry MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "An entry (conceptual row) representing one Dynamic Authorization Client with which the server shares a secret." INDEX { radiusDynAuthClientIndex } ::= { radiusDynAuthClientTable 1 } RadiusDynAuthClientEntry ::= SEQUENCE { radiusDynAuthClientIndex Integer32, radiusDynAuthClientAddressType InetAddressType, radiusDynAuthClientAddress InetAddress, radiusDynAuthServDisconRequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDisconAuthOnlyRequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDupDisconRequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDisconAcks Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDisconNaks Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDisconNakAuthOnlyRequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDisconNakSessNoContext Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDisconUserSessRemoved Counter32, radiusDynAuthServMalformedDisconRequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDisconBadAuthenticators Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDisconPacketsDropped Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoARequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoAAuthOnlyRequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServDupCoARequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoAAcks Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoANaks Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoANakAuthOnlyRequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoANakSessNoContext Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoAUserSessChanged Counter32, radiusDynAuthServMalformedCoARequests Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoABadAuthenticators Counter32, radiusDynAuthServCoAPacketsDropped Counter32, radiusDynAuthServUnknownTypes Counter32, De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 7 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity TimeTicks } radiusDynAuthClientIndex OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Integer32 (1..2147483647) MAX-ACCESS not-accessible STATUS current DESCRIPTION "A number uniquely identifying each RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Client with which this Dynamic Authorization Server communicates. This number is allocated by the agent implementing this MIB module and is unique in this context." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 1 } radiusDynAuthClientAddressType OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX InetAddressType MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The type of IP address of the RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Client referred to in this table entry." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 2 } radiusDynAuthClientAddress OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX InetAddress MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The IP address value of the RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Client referred to in this table entry, using the version neutral IP address format. The type of this address is determined by the value of the radiusDynAuthClientAddressType object." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 3 } radiusDynAuthServDisconRequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS Disconnect-Requests received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. This also includes the RADIUS Disconnect-Requests that have a Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only'. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 8 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 DAS module (re)starts as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 4 } radiusDynAuthServDisconAuthOnlyRequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS Disconnect-Requests that include a Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only' received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 5 } radiusDynAuthServDupDisconRequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of duplicate RADIUS Disconnect-Request packets received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 6 } radiusDynAuthServDisconAcks OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "replies" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS Disconnect-ACK packets sent to this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 9 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 7 } radiusDynAuthServDisconNaks OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "replies" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS Disconnect-NAK packets sent to this Dynamic Authorization Client. This includes the RADIUS Disconnect-NAK packets sent with a Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only' and the RADIUS Disconnect-NAK packets sent because no session context was found. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 8 } radiusDynAuthServDisconNakAuthOnlyRequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "replies" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS Disconnect-NAK packets that include a Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only' sent to this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 9 } radiusDynAuthServDisconNakSessNoContext OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "replies" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS Disconnect-NAK packets sent to this Dynamic Authorization Client because no session context was found. This counter may De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 10 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 10 } radiusDynAuthServDisconUserSessRemoved OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "sessions" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of user sessions removed for the Disconnect-Requests received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. Depending on site- specific policies, a single Disconnect request can remove multiple user sessions. In cases where this Dynamic Authorization Server has no knowledge of the number of user sessions that are affected by a single request, each such Disconnect-Request will count as a single affected user session only. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 11 } radiusDynAuthServMalformedDisconRequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of malformed RADIUS Disconnect-Request packets received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. Bad authenticators and unknown types are not included as malformed Disconnect-Requests. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM), and Section 2.3, Packet Format." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 12 } De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 11 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 radiusDynAuthServDisconBadAuthenticators OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS Disconnect-Request packets that contained an invalid Authenticator field received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM), and Section 2.3, Packet Format." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 13 } radiusDynAuthServDisconPacketsDropped OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of incoming Disconnect-Requests from this Dynamic Authorization Client silently discarded by the server application for some reason other than malformed, bad authenticators, or unknown types. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.1, Disconnect Messages (DM), and Section 2.3, Packet Format." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 14 } radiusDynAuthServCoARequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS CoA-requests received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. This also includes the CoA requests that have a Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only'. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 12 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 15 } radiusDynAuthServCoAAuthOnlyRequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS CoA-requests that include a Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only' received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 16 } radiusDynAuthServDupCoARequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of duplicate RADIUS CoA-Request packets received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 17 } radiusDynAuthServCoAAcks OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "replies" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS CoA-ACK packets sent to this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 13 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 18 } radiusDynAuthServCoANaks OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "replies" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS CoA-NAK packets sent to this Dynamic Authorization Client. This includes the RADIUS CoA-NAK packets sent with a Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only' and the RADIUS CoA-NAK packets sent because no session context was found. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 19 } radiusDynAuthServCoANakAuthOnlyRequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "replies" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS CoA-NAK packets that include a Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only' sent to this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 20 } radiusDynAuthServCoANakSessNoContext OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "replies" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 14 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS CoA-NAK packets sent to this Dynamic Authorization Client because no session context was found. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 21 } radiusDynAuthServCoAUserSessChanged OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "sessions" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of user sessions authorization changed for the CoA-Requests received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. Depending on site- specific policies, a single CoA request can change multiple user sessions' authorization. In cases where this Dynamic Authorization Server has no knowledge of the number of user sessions that are affected by a single request, each such CoA-Request will count as a single affected user session only. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA)." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 22 } radiusDynAuthServMalformedCoARequests OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of malformed RADIUS CoA-Request packets received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. Bad authenticators and unknown types are not included as malformed CoA-Requests. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 15 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA), and Section 2.3, Packet Format." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 23 } radiusDynAuthServCoABadAuthenticators OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of RADIUS CoA-Request packets that contained an invalid Authenticator field received from this Dynamic Authorization Client. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA), and Section 2.3, Packet Format." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 24 } radiusDynAuthServCoAPacketsDropped OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of incoming CoA packets from this Dynamic Authorization Client silently discarded by the server application for some reason other than malformed, bad authenticators, or unknown types. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.2, Change-of-Authorization Messages (CoA), and Section 2.3, Packet Format." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 25 } radiusDynAuthServUnknownTypes OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX Counter32 UNITS "requests" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The number of incoming packets of unknown types that were received on the Dynamic Authorization port. This counter may experience a discontinuity when the DAS De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 16 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 module (re)starts, as indicated by the value of radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity." REFERENCE "RFC 3576, Section 2.3, Packet Format." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 26 } radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity OBJECT-TYPE SYNTAX TimeTicks UNITS "hundredths of a second" MAX-ACCESS read-only STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The time (in hundredths of a second) since the last counter discontinuity. A discontinuity may be the result of a reinitialization of the DAS module within the managed entity." ::= { radiusDynAuthClientEntry 27 } -- conformance information radiusDynAuthServerMIBConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIB 2 } radiusDynAuthServerMIBCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIBConformance 1 } radiusDynAuthServerMIBGroups OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIBConformance 2 } -- compliance statements radiusAuthServerMIBCompliance MODULE-COMPLIANCE STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The compliance statement for entities implementing the RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server. Implementation of this module is for entities that support IPv4 and/or IPv6." MODULE -- this module MANDATORY-GROUPS { radiusDynAuthServerMIBGroup } OBJECT radiusDynAuthClientAddressType SYNTAX InetAddressType { ipv4(1), ipv6(2) } DESCRIPTION "An implementation is only required to support IPv4 and globally unique IPv6 addresses." OBJECT radiusDynAuthClientAddress SYNTAX InetAddress (SIZE(4|16)) De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 17 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 DESCRIPTION "An implementation is only required to support IPv4 and globally unique IPv6 addresses." GROUP radiusDynAuthServerAuthOnlyGroup DESCRIPTION "Only required for Dynamic Authorization Clients that are supporting Service-Type attributes with value 'Authorize-Only'." GROUP radiusDynAuthServerNoSessGroup DESCRIPTION "This group is not required if the Dynamic Authorization Server cannot easily determine whether a session exists (e.g., in case of a RADIUS proxy)." ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIBCompliances 1 } -- units of conformance radiusDynAuthServerMIBGroup OBJECT-GROUP OBJECTS { radiusDynAuthServerDisconInvalidClientAddresses, radiusDynAuthServerCoAInvalidClientAddresses, radiusDynAuthServerIdentifier, radiusDynAuthClientAddressType, radiusDynAuthClientAddress, radiusDynAuthServDisconRequests, radiusDynAuthServDupDisconRequests, radiusDynAuthServDisconAcks, radiusDynAuthServDisconNaks, radiusDynAuthServDisconUserSessRemoved, radiusDynAuthServMalformedDisconRequests, radiusDynAuthServDisconBadAuthenticators, radiusDynAuthServDisconPacketsDropped, radiusDynAuthServCoARequests, radiusDynAuthServDupCoARequests, radiusDynAuthServCoAAcks, radiusDynAuthServCoANaks, radiusDynAuthServCoAUserSessChanged, radiusDynAuthServMalformedCoARequests, radiusDynAuthServCoABadAuthenticators, radiusDynAuthServCoAPacketsDropped, radiusDynAuthServUnknownTypes, radiusDynAuthServerCounterDiscontinuity } STATUS current De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 18 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 DESCRIPTION "The collection of objects providing management of a RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server." ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIBGroups 1 } radiusDynAuthServerAuthOnlyGroup OBJECT-GROUP OBJECTS { radiusDynAuthServDisconAuthOnlyRequests, radiusDynAuthServDisconNakAuthOnlyRequests, radiusDynAuthServCoAAuthOnlyRequests, radiusDynAuthServCoANakAuthOnlyRequests } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The collection of objects supporting the RADIUS messages including Service-Type attribute with value 'Authorize Only'." ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIBGroups 2 } radiusDynAuthServerNoSessGroup OBJECT-GROUP OBJECTS { radiusDynAuthServDisconNakSessNoContext, radiusDynAuthServCoANakSessNoContext } STATUS current DESCRIPTION "The collection of objects supporting the RADIUS messages that are referring to non-existing sessions." ::= { radiusDynAuthServerMIBGroups 3 } END De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 19 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 5. Security Considerations There are no management objects defined in this MIB module that have a MAX-ACCESS clause of read-write and/or read-create. So, if this MIB module is implemented correctly, then there is no risk that an intruder can alter or create any management objects of this MIB module via direct SNMP SET operations. Some of the readable objects in this MIB module (i.e., objects with a MAX-ACCESS other than not-accessible) may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. It is thus important to control even GET and/or NOTIFY access to these objects and possibly to even encrypt the values of these objects when sending them over the network via SNMP. These are the tables and objects and their sensitivity/vulnerability: radiusDynAuthClientAddress and radiusDynAuthClientAddressType These can be used to determine the address of the DAC with which the DAS is communicating. This information could be useful in mounting an attack on the DAC. radiusDynAuthServerIdentifier This can be used to determine the Identifier of the DAS. This information could be useful in impersonating the DAS. SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 did not include adequate security. Even if the network itself is secure (for example by using IPsec), even then, there is no control as to who on the secure network is allowed to access and GET/SET (read/change/create/delete) the objects in this MIB module. It is RECOMMENDED that implementers consider the security features as provided by the SNMPv3 framework (see [RFC 3410], section 8), including full support for the SNMPv3 cryptographic mechanisms (for authentication and privacy). Further, deployment of SNMP versions prior to SNMPv3 is NOT RECOMMENDED. Instead, it is RECOMMENDED to deploy SNMPv3 and to enable cryptographic security. It is then a customer/operator responsibility to ensure that the SNMP entity giving access to an instance of this MIB module is properly configured to give access to the objects only to those principals (users) that have legitimate rights to indeed GET or SET (change/create/delete) them. De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 20 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 6. IANA Considerations The IANA has assigned OID number 146 under mib-2. 7. Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the following people for their comments on this document: Bernard Aboba, Alan DeKok, David Nelson, Anjaneyulu Pata, Dan Romascanu, Juergen Schoenwaelder, Greg Weber, Bert Wijnen, and Glen Zorn. 8. References 8.1. Normative References [RFC 2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [RFC 2578] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Structure of Management Information Version 2 (SMIv2)", STD 58, RFC 2578, April 1999. [RFC 2579] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Textual Conventions for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2579, April 1999. [RFC 2580] McCloghrie, K., Perkins, D., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Conformance Statements for SMIv2", STD 58, RFC 2580, April 1999. [RFC 3411] Harrington, D., Presuhn, R., and B. Wijnen, "An Architecture for Describing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Frameworks", STD 62, RFC 3411, December 2002. [RFC 3576] Chiba, M., Dommety, G., Eklund, M., Mitton, D., and B. Aboba, "Dynamic Authorization Extensions to Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC 3576, July 2003. [RFC 4001] Daniele, M., Haberman, B., Routhier, S., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses", RFC 4001, February 2005. De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 21 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 8.2. Informative References [RFC 2865] Rigney, C., Willens, S., Rubens, A., and W. Simpson, "Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC 2865, June 2000. [RFC 3410] Case, J., Mundy, R., Partain, D., and B. Stewart, "Introduction and Applicability Statements for Internet- Standard Management Framework", RFC 3410, December 2002. [RFC 4668] Nelson, D., "RADIUS Authentication Client MIB for IPv6", RFC 4668, August 2006. [RFC 4669] Nelson, D., "RADIUS Authentication Server MIB for IPv6", RFC 4669, August 2006. [RFC 4670] Nelson, D., "RADIUS Accounting Client MIB for IPv6", RFC 4670, August 2006. [RFC 4671] Nelson, D., "RADIUS Accounting Server MIB for IPv6", RFC 4671, August 2006. [RFC 4672] De Cnodder, S., Jonnala, N., and M. Chiba, "RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Client MIB", RFC 4672, September 2006. De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 22 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 Authors' Addresses Stefaan De Cnodder Alcatel Francis Wellesplein 1 B-2018 Antwerp Belgium Phone: +32 3 240 85 15 EMail: stefaan.de_cnodder@alcatel.be Nagi Reddy Jonnala Cisco Systems, Inc. Divyasree Chambers, B Wing, O'Shaugnessy Road Bangalore-560027, India Phone: +91 94487 60828 EMail: njonnala@cisco.com Murtaza Chiba Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Dr. San Jose CA, 95134 Phone: +1 408 525 7198 EMail: mchiba@cisco.com De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 23 top

RFC 4673 RADIUS Dynamic Authorization Server MIB September 2006 Full Copyright Statement Copyright © The Internet Society (2006). This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights. This document and the information contained herein are provided on an "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Intellectual Property The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in this document or the extent to which any license under such rights might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has made any independent effort to identify any such rights. Information on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be found in BCP 78 and BCP 79. Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository at http://www.ietf.org/ipr. The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary rights that may cover technology that may be required to implement this standard. Please address the information to the IETF at ietf-ipr@ietf.org. Acknowledgement Funding for the RFC Editor function is provided by the IETF Administrative Support Activity (IASA). De Cnodder, et al. Informational PAGE 24 top

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