RFC 4282:The Network Access Identifier
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253 octet


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... NAI length of at least 72 octets. Support for an NAI length of 253 octets is RECOMMENDED. However, the following implementation issues should be considered: ...
... User-Name attribute may be included in a RADIUS message and the maximum attribute length is 253 octets; RADIUS is unable to support NAI ...
... RADIUS is unable to support NAI lengths beyond 253 octets. o NAIs ...


... o A recommendation to support NAI length of at least 253 octets has been added, and compatibility considerations among NAI ...



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