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All transactions are composed of Attribute/Value Pairs. The value of each attribute is specified as one of four data <type>s.
Valid <types> include:
ATTRIBUTE <attribute-name> <integerencoding> <type>The VALUE entries consist of four fields:
VALUE <attribute-name> <valuename> <integer-encoding>For example:
ATTRIBUTE Framed-Protocol 7 integerand
VALUE Framed-Protocol PPP 1The dictionary file is read by radius at startup and when ever a HUP signal is received by radius. The RADIUS server detects any out-of-date configuration files upon receipt of a Status-Server (or Management-Poll) request and re-reads all the configuration files. This file is maintained by the RADIUS administrator using a text editor.