HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01 Release Notes

1 HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01 Release Notes
This document discusses the most recent product information on HP-UX AAA Server
A.08.00.01. HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01 is supported on HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) and
HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31).
This document addresses the following topics:
• “Product Overview” (page 5)
• “What is New in This Version” (page 8)
• “Obsolescence of Features and Their Replacements”
• “Fixes Included in the HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01” (page 11)
• “Known Problems and Limitations in HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01” (page 12)
• “Supplicant Support and Interoperability” (page 15)
• “OATH-Compliant OTP Generators and Interoperability” (page 16)
• “Product Documentation” (page 17)
• “Installation Corequisites” (page 17)
• “Availability in Native Languages” (page 20)
Product Overview
The HP-UX AAA Server utilizes the industry standard Remote Authentication Dial-In
User Service (RADIUS) protocol and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to
provide standards-based user authentication, authorization, and accounting services
to network devices and software applications.
The HP-UX AAA Server can be utilized for securing wired and wireless LAN access,
provide authentication and accounting for Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateways,
firewalls and other network devices, and to enhance the security of RADIUS-enabled
software applications in Enterprise and Service Provider environments.
Product Features
The HP-UX AAA Server includes the following features:
• Dynamic Authorization: Enables the HP-UX AAA Server to act as a client to send
RADIUS server-initiated Disconnect and Change-of-Authorization (CoA)
messages and assimilate responses as specified in RFC 5176.
• EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA authentication methods: Supports Extensible
Authentication Protocol (EAP) for authentication and session key distribution
using Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Subscriber Identity Module
(SIM) as specified in RFC 4186 and using Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System (UMTS) Authentication Key Agreement (AKA) as specified in RFC 4187
in 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network environment.
Product Overview 5