Module pyrad.dictionary

RADIUS dictionary

RADIUS uses dictionaries to define the attributes that can be used in packets. The Dictionary class stores the attribute definitions from one or more dictionary files.

Dictionary files are textfiles with one command per line. Comments are specified by starting with a # character, and empty lines are ignored.

 ATTRIBUTE <attribute> <code> <type> [<vendor>]
 specify an attribute and its type

 VALUE <attribute> <valuename> <value>
 specify a value attribute

 VENDOR <name> <id>
 specify a vendor ID

 BEGIN-VENDOR <vendorname>
 begin definition of vendor attributes

 END-VENDOR <vendorname>
 end definition of vendor attributes

 string   - ASCII string
 ipaddr   - IPv4 address
 integer  - 32 bits signed number
 date     - 32 bits UNIX timestamp
 octets   - arbitrary binary data
 abinary  - ASCII encoded binary data