Summary

We have learned a lot in this chapter about accounting in FreeRADIUS. Specifically, we have covered:

  • Basic accounting: We have learned that accounting is separate from authentication and authorization and runs on port 1813. It consists of the client sending Accounting-Request packets and the server replying with Accounting-Response packets. The Acct-Status-Type AVP inside an Accounting-Request can have a value of Start, Stop, Interim-Update, Accounting-Off or Accounting-On.
  • Rogue accounting data: These are also known as orphan sessions and happen when the FreeRADIUS server's accounting data does not reflect the activities on the NAS. The radzap command helps us to control these data.
  • Simultaneous sessions: There can be a limit to the simultaneous ...

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