Andreas Engler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i wonder why the entry for Attribute Class in the dictionary file is octets.
Because it's not a text string.
The RFC's used "string" for all variable length data, so that's what
most servers used in the dictionaries. FreeRADIUS added "octets" for
non-printable strings, and then the RFC's were updated to say "text"
for text, and "string" for undistinguished octets.
> The definition in RFC says that the Value of Class should be string.
Keep reading the RFC:
string 1-253 octets containing binary data (values 0 through 255
decimal, inclusive).
The Class attribute is NOT an ASCII string.
> Because Alan always warn to not edit the dictionary file, i would like
> to know which kind of trouble i would face in changing octets to string
> in dictionary file.
Nothing.
> Will the value be changed in future or do i have to do it on my own and
> on my own risk?
The dictionary will NOT be updated to say that an attribute
containing binary data is an ASCII string.
Alan DeKok.
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