Web Service 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

See also

  • Internet Authentication Service