IAS Authentication Server Object

The IAS Authentication Server performance object is installed by IAS. IAS uses the RADIUS protocol to perform remote authentication. IAS performance objects report activity for servers or clients, including user authentication, authorization, and accounting (usage).

When selecting counters for this object, note that each client is a separate instance.

Counter Name Description Counter Type
Access-Accepts Shows the number of RADIUS Access-Accept packets sent to this client. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Access-Accepts/sec Shows the rate, in seconds, at which RADIUS Access-Accept packets were sent to this client.. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Access-Challenges Shows the number of Access-Challenge packets sent to this client. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Access-Challenges/sec Shows the rate at which Access-Challenge messages are being processed. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Access-Rejects Shows the number of RADIUS Access-Reject packets sent to this client. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Access-Rejects/sec Shows the rate at which Access-Reject messages are being processed. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Access-Requests Shows the number of packets that were received on the authentication port from this client. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Access-Requests/sec. Shows the rate, in seconds, at which packets were received on an authentication port from this client. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Bad Authenticators Shows the total number of packets that contained invalid signature attributes. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Bad Authenticators/sec Shows the rate in seconds at which packets that contained invalid signature attributes were received. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Dropped Packets Shows the number of incoming packets dropped for reasons other than being malformed, bad authenticators, or unknown types. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Dropped Packets/sec Shows the rate, in seconds, at which packets were dropped for reasons other than being malformed, bad authenticators, or of an unknown type. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Duplicate Access-Requests Shows the number of duplicate RADIUS Access-Request packets received from this client. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Duplicate Access-Requests/sec Shows the rate, in seconds, at which duplicate RADIUS Access-Request packets were received from this client. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Invalid Requests Shows the number of packets received from unknown addresses. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Invalid Requests/sec Shows the rate, in seconds, at which packets were received from unknown addresses. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Malformed Packets Shows the number of malformed packets received. Bad authenticators or unknown types are not included. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Malformed Packets/sec Shows the rate, in seconds, at which malformed packets were received. Bad authenticators or unknown types are not included. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Packets Received Shows the number of packets received. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Packets Received/sec Shows the rate, in seconds, at which packets were received. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Packets Sent Shows the number of packets sent. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Packets Sent/sec Shows the rate, in seconds, at which packets were sent. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER
Server Reset Time Shows the time elapsed, in hundredths of a second, since the server configuration was reset. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Server Up Time Shows the time elapsed, in hundredths of a second, since the server process was started. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Unknown Type Shows the number of packets received that were of an unknown type. PERF_COUNTER_RAWCOUNT
Unknown Type/sec Shows the rate, in seconds, at which packets of an unknown type were received. PERF_COUNTER_COUNTER

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