Change-Of-Authorization Requests; Coa Request Response Code; Coa Request Commands - Cisco WS-CBS3032-DEL Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 6 Configuring Switch-Based Authentication

Change-of-Authorization Requests

Change of Authorization (CoA) requests, as described in RFC 5176, are used in a push model to allow
for session identification, host reauthentication, and session termination. The model is comprised of one
request (CoA-Request) and two possible response codes:
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The request is initiated from a CoA client (typically a RADIUS or policy server) and directed to the
switch that acts as a listener.
This section includes these topics:
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RFC 5176 Compliance
The Disconnect Request message, which is also referred to as Packet of Disconnect (POD), is supported
by the switch for session termination.
Table 6-2
Table 6-2
Attribute Number
24
31
44
80
101
Table 6-3
Table 6-3
Value
201
202
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
OL-13270-06
CoA acknowledgement (ACK) [CoA-ACK]
CoA non-acknowledgement (NAK) [CoA-NAK]

CoA Request Response Code

CoA Request Commands

Session Reauthentication
shows the IETF attributes are supported for this feature.
Supported IETF Attributes
Attribute Name
State
Calling-Station-ID
Acct-Session-ID
Message-Authenticator
Error-Cause
shows the possible values for the Error-Cause attribute.
Error-Cause Values
Explanation
Residual Session Context Removed
Invalid EAP Packet (Ignored)
Unsupported Attribute
Missing Attribute
NAS Identification Mismatch
Invalid Request
Unsupported Service
Unsupported Extension
Invalid Attribute Value
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