RAD-BULK(1) User Contributed Perl Documentation RAD-BULK(1)NAMErad-bulk - A command line Radius bulk-testing client
SYNOPSISrad-bulk--secret secret --server server --dictionary dictfile ...
[--timeout n] [--authport port] [--acctport port] [--help]
[--children n] [--count n] [--random] [--verbose] packet-file ...
DESCRIPTIONrad-bulk reads in one or more packet files containing the specification
of the packets to send, and then proceed to flood the target server
with a total of "count" requests, coming from up to "children" number
of children.
Statistics are then printed, depicting the number of packets sent and
some general timing statistics that allow for the measurement of the
server's performance.
The packets are either Access-Request or Accounting-Request. The actual
attributes are encoded in one or more packet files, allowing for some
control in the specific work-load to be imposed in the target server.
--children n
How many children to "fork()" in order to send requests in parallel
to the Radius server. This parameter can be used to increase the
number of concurrent requests being sent to the server, to test in
hight load scenarios.
Defaults to 1 child, which is useful to verify the test input
parameters.
--count n
How many packets to process. Defaults to the amount of packets
loaded via the packet file.
--timeout t
How much a child must wait for an answer before failing, in
seconds. Defaults to 3 seconds.
--server server
Surprisingly, the server address to which to send the RADIUS
packets.
--acctport port and --authport port
The accounting and authorization ports, used for Accounting-Request
and Access-Request respectively. Defaults to 1812 and 1813, which
are the standard ports for these purposes.
--secret secret
The RADIUS shared secret used for packet authentication.
--prompt [attribute]
Prompt the user and add a password-encoded RADIUS attribute to the
request. By default, this works in the RADIUS attribute 2.
--dictionary dictfile...
Specifies one or more dictionary files to use for crafting the
Radius packets and for decoding the eventual responses. Multiple
files can be specified, causing the dictionaries to be loaded in
order.
--help
Shows this documentation, then exits.
--random
Send a random sample of packets from the input packet files. By
default, the requested count of packets is sent in order, from the
packet file.
--verbose
Send a "." to STDOUT each time a packet is sent, and a "\b" each
time an answer is received. Additionally, output character codes
for each error found.
Also, provide feedback about test progress.
Packet File Format
Packets are specified with a keyword ("Authentication" or "Accounting")
and a number of input lines, with each one specifying an attribute.
Blank lines delimit packets. Lines whose first non-blank character is
"#" are ignored as comments.
Radius attributes are as follows:
[vendor.]attribute=value
Where vendor and attribute are the labels specified in the dictionary.
This is an example of a valid packet specification:
# A simple auth packet
Authentication
User-Name=lem
User-Password=Sikrit
NAS-IP-Address=127.0.0.1
Service-Type=PPP
# A simple accounting packet. Note that
# Acct-Session-Id will be provided automatically
Accounting
User-Name=lem
NAS-IP-Address=127.0.0.1
Packet encoding is done as expected, depending on the type of packet
being processed. Required attributes such as the Id and Authenticator
are automatically provided.
Packet response authentication is checked for correctness. Invalid
packets are logged and reported.
LICENSE AND WARRANTY
This code and all accompanying software comes with NO WARRANTY. You use
it at your own risk.
This code and all accompanying software can be used freely under the
terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
AUTHOR
Luis E. Mun~oz <luismunoz@cpan.org>
SEE ALSOperl(1), Getopt::Long(3), Net::Radius::Packet(3),
Net::Radius::Dictionary(3).
POD ERRORS
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