(RADIATOR) 802.1X Authenticators - Common Accounting Problems

[Hugh Irvine]

Hello Terry -

Excellent work - thanks for sharing it! I agree with all your 
assertions.

Another point that I would make is that some wireless vendors do not do 
accounting at all, and this should be considered unacceptable.

regards

Hugh


On 10 Jun 2004, at 08:23, Terry Simons wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have drafted an initial (small) document subset that is going to be 
> incorporated into the University of Utah 802.1X Authenticator decision 
> making Best Practices.  This document will be our official test 
> outline for 802.1X purchases, and I thought I should probably share 
> this piece with everybody, since it affects more than just our 
> university.
>
> Hugh & Mike, I would be especially grateful if the two of you would 
> read over my document and correct any RADIUS mistakes, or tell me if 
> you think I left anything out, or maybe if I am incorrect in my 
> assumptions about something.
>
> I would also like input from other entities that have deployed 802.1X, 
> or are considering deploying 802.1X.  This document addresses the 
> biggest concerns I have with 802.1X authenticators right now, and the 
> more vendors I test, the more I am concerned.  Nobody seems to have 
> gotten it right, and I want to know if others think that maybe I have. 
> ;)
>
> Anyway... here is the document.
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Terry
>
> <802.1X Authenticators and RADIUS Accounting.rtf>

NB: have you included a copy of your configuration file (no secrets),
together with a trace 4 debug showing what is happening?

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