Support of Tag 0x00 for Tunnel-Server-Endpoint

[Alan DeKok]

Naoufel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm using free radius 2.1.9 as a client to connect to a distant server (not freeradius). 
> We are facing a problem for Tunnel-Server-Endpoint attribute :
> 
> RFC http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2868.txt indicates for Tunnel-Server-Endpoint :
...
> So, there is no explicit prohibition of use of 0x00 as a Tag value.

  Yup.  But who bothers reading the specs?  <sigh>

> What we see in freeradius is that this values makes as ignore the value of the atrtribute.

  What does that mean?

> Is there some other RFCs that show explicitely that the 0x00 tag should lead to this behavior ?
> Is it a freeradius bug ?
> Any help about where is it managed in the code ?

  The tag 0x00 could be treated as "no tag".  The server does this when
sending packets.

  Alan DeKok.