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Chapter 40 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication Controlling Switch Access with RADIUS
Audit-Session-Id (Cisco VSA)
Acct-Session-Id (IETF attribute #44)
Unless all session identification attributes included in the CoA message match the session, the switch
returns a Disconnect-NAK or CoA-NAK with the “Invalid Attribute Value” error-code attribute.
The packet format for a CoA Request code as defined in RFC 5176 consists of the fields: Code,
Identifier, Length, Authenticator, and Attributes in Type:Length:Value (TLV) format.
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Code | Identifier | Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
| Authenticator |
| |
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Attributes ...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
The attributes field is used to carry Cisco VSAs.

CoA ACK Response Code

If the authorization state is changed successfully, a positive acknowledgement (ACK) is sent. The
attributes returned within CoA ACK will vary based on the CoA Request and are discussed in indivi dual
CoA Commands.

CoA NAK Response Code

A negative acknowledgement (NAK) indicates a failure to change the authorization state and can include
attributes that indicate the reason for the failure. Use show commands to verify a successful CoA.
CoA Request Commands
This section includes:
Session Reauthentication
Session Termination
CoA Disconnect-Request
CoA Request: Disable Host Port
CoA Request: Bounce-Port
The switch supports the commands shown in Table 40- 4 .
Table 40-4 CoA Commands Supported on the Switch
Command1Cisco VSA
Reauthenticate host Cisco:Avpair=“subscriber:command=reauthenticate”
Terminate session it is a standard disconnect request that does not require a VSA.