Subject: [AAA-WG]: Edits to draft 14 Diameter-Nasreq

From: David Mitton <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 14:08:14 -0500

Edits to draft 14 Diameter-Nasreq
2/15/2004
Document Editor: David Mitton

Pre-publication copy availible at:
http://www.circularnetworks.com/draft-ietf-aaa-diameter-nasreq-14.txt

Inputs:
- IESG Review comments
- WG Issue #430
- WG email wrt RADIUS Dyn Auth errors  (12-Nov-2003, Yoon-Young Lee)
- errors found while editing

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Changes made:

1.1  Terminology
- remove CMS
- Add references for: LAT, ARAP, IPX, PAP

2.2	Session Re-Auth
- Clarify Re-Auth Timeout and sequence.
- Clarify that a server Re-Auth request always results in a NAS directed
AAR/AAA sequence.	Remove one sentence that described an Authorization
update.

3.0 Messages
- Added ABNF sections (3.3-3.10) for all Base messages used.
	Text primarily copied from Base, some definition details omitted,
	and	NAS specific terminology subsituted for abstract in Base.

5.x, 6.12, 6.13 AppleTalk, ARAP
- Numerous typos, object clarifications,
- references added

6.11 IPX
- Reference added.

6.15.2-.6 LAT	 [error in draft 14 should be 6.16.x]
- Reference added
- fix refs to Service-Type, should be Login-Service-Type

7.5 Tunneling
- fix Server-Endpoint text error.  RFC 2868 said "client" where server
was	meant.

8. Accounting
- grammarical error
- assigned Accouting-Auth-Method AVP code 406

9. RADIUS/Diameter Interactions

- Rewrote 9.1.1, 9.2.1 to fix errors in Diameter messages and abiguities
of behaviors.

10.2.x Acounting AVP Occurence tables
Problems found while reconciling RADIUS with ABNF

- Base session identifing AVPs were added
- several minor fixes to occurences,  e.g.:
    Accounting-Realtime-Required, Acct-Interim-Interval, ACA returns.

12. Security
- Added sentence:
	Use of this application of Diameter MUST take into consideration the
	security issues and requirements of the Base protocol.

13. References:
- Update transport to RFC, other updates
- Update UTF-8
- Add AppleTalk, ARAP, IPX, LAT, PAP
- Move ISO-LATIN reference to informative

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Outstanding issues and errata:

- WG Issue #431 outstanding
- Error in header level for 6.16 LAT Services
- David Spence contact info out-of-date

Document should be progressed.
If no further followup on issue #431, then drop it.