Re: Should MAX_STRING_LEN be 253?

Makarand Pradhan wrote:

As the constant MAX_STRING_LEN is being used in our code to split a big EAP message into multiple segments, we tend to loose one byte in every segment causing authentication failure (malformed packet received).

Your code is wrong... it should be splitting EAP messages every 253 octets.

Question: Based on the above analysis it was felt that the constant should be 253. Should the constant be changed to 253 or is there any other reason for keeping it at 254?

The constant is 254 for reasons internal to FreeRADIUS. Alan DeKok.