Administrator Guide

Security Commands 994
client
Use this command to enter the CoA client parameters.
Syntax
client {ip-address | hostname } [ server-key [0 | 7] key-string ]
no client {ip-address | hostname }
• ip-address—The IPv4 address of a CoA client. The IPv4 address is entered
in dotted-quad notation.
• host name—The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of a CoA client.
Maximum length of a host FQDN is 255 characters.
• server-key —Sets the shared secret to verify client COA requests for this
server.
• 0—An unencrypted key is to be entered.
• 7—An encrypted key is to be entered.
• key- string—The key string in encrypted or unencrypted form. In encrypted
form, it must be 256 characters in length. In unencrypted form, it may be
up to 128 characters in length. Enclose in key string in quotes to use
special characters or embedded blanks.
Default Configuration
By default, no dynamic CoA clients are configured.
Command Modes
Dynamic Radius Configuration
User Guidelines
Up to 10 dynamic CoA clients can be configured.
The server-key, if configured, overrides the global shared secret for this client
only.
Messages received from a dynamic RADIUS client are validated against the
configured servers. Messages received from unconfigured dynamic RADIUS
clients are silently discarded.