RAD-BULK-MAKE(1) User Contributed Perl Documentation RAD-BULK-MAKE(1)NAMErad-bulk-make - Generate test files for rad-bulk
SYNOPSISrad-bulk-make--template files --sessions num --ports num
--max-acct num --iterations num
DESCRIPTIONrad-bulk-make produces packet files suitable for using with rad-bulk(1)
for testing RADIUS server configurations. It uses its own template
files to build large numbers of typical RADIUS packets.
The resulting packet file will be sent to STDOUT, so that it can be
redirected. It is recommended that you create a number of packet files
and stick to them for testing, so that you can consistently excercise
your RADIUS server.
Various classes of packets can be generated, depending on the specific
configuration.
--template file
Specifies the basenames of the templates to use for packet
generation. The template is composed of three files: The session
script, the port script and the packet template.
The Packet Template
The packet template is located in the file whose name is
specified in the command line option. This file is composed of
sections that are evaluated with Text::Template(3).
This file specifies what attributes should be placed on each
packet.
The Session Script
This script resides in a file with the same name as the
template file, with the extension ".session" appended to it. It
contains Perl code that will be evaluated once at session
creation, once for each "Alive" packet to be generated and once
for the "Stop" packet.
It is supposed to work on $s, which is a reference to a hash --
initially empty -- provided by rad-bulk-make.
Note that each different session will receive its own $s, and
the $p corresponding to the port where it was created.
The Port Script
This script resides in a file with the same name as the
template file, with the extension ".port" appended to it. It
contains Perl code that will be evaluated once at port
creation.
It is supposed to work on $p, which is a reference to a hash --
initially empty -- provided by rad-bulk-make.
--ports num
The number of ports to be created. Each of this ports is capable of
carrying a number of concurrent sessions, depending on the
configuration.
--sessions num
For each port, a number between 1 and "num" sessions will be active
at any time. A session has a 20% chance of being created during
each iteration.
--max-acct num
Each session will generate between 0 and "num" "Alive" accounting
packets. Start and Stop are always generated.
Each session has a 10% chance of being terminated after the "Start"
and the randomly selected number of "Alive" accounting packets have
been generated.
--iterations num
This controls how many iterations of the generator will be run.
Each iteration is a scan through the list of ports / sessions.
Defaults to 1000.
--help
Shows basic usage information and then exit.
--version
Show version numbers of this program and the libraries that are
used.
Template File Format
Packets are specified with a keyword ("Authentication", "Start",
"Alive" or "Stop") and a number of input lines, with each line
specifying an attribute. Blank lines delimit packets. Lines whose first
non-blank character is "#" are ignored as comments.
The keyword specifies which kind of packet can be generated with this
template. Each fragment is interpreted as a Text::Template(3) template.
Radius attributes are as follows:
[vendor.]attribute=value
Where vendor and attribute are the labels specified in the dictionary.
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), Text::Template(3).
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