Re: (PM) Why RADIUS (RFC 2138) IS a resource allocation protocol
Chris Adams (cadams@ro.com)
7 Nov 1997 16:30:00 GMT
According to Mark Milhollan <mlm@ftel.net>:
>I've seen the statement "RADIUS isn't a resource allocation protocol"
>fairly often. I don't agree, and it isn't simply because I think it
>_should_ be, but because it already _is_ acting in that capacity.
>
>What are "resources"? Perhaps this is where I diverge, and where I
>therefore would disagree with others.
>
> Is an IP address, or block of addresses, a resource?
>
> Is a port, modem, or channel a resource?
>
> Is time a resource?
Your RADIUS server allocates IP address blocks, ports, and time? Mine
doesn't. _I_ allocate IP address blocks, my PM3s allocate ports, etc.
All the RADIUS server knows is to send information pairs. It doesn't
know what any of them mean. The only thing the RADIUS server knows
about is usernames and passwords.
--
Chris Adams - cadams@ro.com
System Administrator - Renaissance Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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