L2TP Client Test Suite Data Sheet
Test Suite:
L2TP Client Test Suite
Direction:
Client

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is a protocol used for tunneling arbitrary payloads in an IP or UDP encapsulation. This test suite can be used to test L2TP implementations for security flaws and robustness problems.

Used specifications

Specification
Title
Notes
RFC2661
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol "L2TP"
RFC3145
L2TP Disconnect Cause Information
RFC3301
Layer Two Tunnelling Protocol (L2TP): ATM access network extensions
RFC3308
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Differentiated Services Extension
RFC3437
Layer-Two Tunneling Protocol Extensions for PPP Link Control Protocol Negotiation
RFC3573
Signaling of Modem-On-Hold status in Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
RFC3817
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Active Discovery Relay for PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
RFC3931
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)
RFC4045
Extensions to Support Efficient Carrying of Multicast Traffic in Layer-2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
RFC4454
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) over Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3)
RFC4591
Frame Relay over Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3)
RFC4623
Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Fragmentation and Reassembly
RFC4667
Layer 2 Virtual Private Network (L2VPN) Extensions for Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
RFC4720
Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Frame Check Sequence Retention
RFC4951
Fail Over Extensions for Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) "failover"
RFC5085
Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV): A Control Channel for Pseudowires

Tool-specific information

Tested messages
Specifications
Notes
Start-Control-Connection-Reply
RFC2661
L2TPv2 ACK
RFC2661
Stop-Control-Connection-Notification
RFC2661
Incoming-Call-Reply
RFC2661
L2TPv2 Data
RFC2661
Call-Disconnect-Notify
RFC2661
Outgoing-Call-Reply
RFC2661
Multicast-Session-Response
RFC4045
Multicast-Session-Establishment
RFC4045
Multicast-Session-Information
RFC4045
Multicast-Session-End-Notify
RFC4045
Start-Control-Connection-Reply
RFC3931
ACK
RFC3931
Stop-Control-Connection-Notification
RFC3931
Incoming-Call-Reply
RFC3931
L2TPv3 Data
RFC3931
Call-Disconnect-Notify
RFC3931
Outgoing-Call-Reply
RFC3931
Failover-Session-Query
RFC4951
Failover-Session-Response
RFC4951
Service-Relay-Reply
RFC3817
Test tool general features
  • Fully automated black-box negative testing
  • Ready-made test cases
  • Written in Java(tm)
  • GUI command line remote interface modes
  • Instrumentation (health-check) capability
  • Support and maintenance
  • Comprehensive user documentation
  • Results reporting and analysis