2.2.12 Call Connect Negative Acknowledgment Message (SSTP_MSG_CALL_CONNECT_NAK)

The following diagram specifies the format that MUST be used for this message. This message is sent by the SSTP server in response to an unacceptable Call Connect Request message that is sent by the SSTP client. Note that this message follows the format of an SSTP control packet, as specified in 2.2.2. This message MUST have one or more Status Info attributes. This message MUST NOT have any other attribute.

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Version (1 byte): An 8-bit (1-byte) field that is used to communicate and negotiate the version of SSTP that is being used. The upper 4 bits are MAJOR version, which MUST be 0x1, and the lower 4 bits are MINOR version, which MUST be set to 0x0. Therefore, the 8-bit value of the Version field MUST be 0x10 and corresponds to Version 1.0.

Reserved (7 bits): This 7-bit field is reserved for future use. MUST be set to zero when sent and MUST be ignored on receipt.

C (1 bit): A 1-bit field that is used to indicate whether the packet is an SSTP control packet or an SSTP data packet. The value MUST be 1 for a message that is a control packet.

LengthPacket (2 bytes): A 16-bit unsigned integer in network byte order that packs data for two fields, configured in the following format.

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R (4 bits): This 4-bit field is reserved for future use. MUST be set to zero when sent and MUST be ignored on receipt.

Length (12 bits): A 12-bit unsigned integer in network byte order that MUST specify the length, in bytes, of this entire message.

Message Type (2 bytes): A 16-bit field in network byte order that specifies the type of message. It MUST be 0x0003 (that is, SSTP_MSG_CALL_CONNECT_NAK).

Num Attributes (2 bytes): A 16-bit field in network byte order that specifies the number of attributes in the message. This value MUST be greater than or equal to 1 because this message MUST have at least one Status Info attribute.

Reserved1 (1 byte): This 8-bit field is reserved for future use. MUST be set to zero when sent and MUST be ignored on receipt.

AttributeID (1 byte): An 8-bit (1-byte) field that is used to specify the type of attribute; its value MUST be 0x02 for the Status Info attribute.

LengthPacket1 (2 bytes): A 16-bit unsigned integer in network byte order that packs data for two fields, configured in the following format.

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R1 (4 bits): This 4-bit field is reserved for future use. MUST be set to zero when sent and MUST be ignored on receipt.

Length1 (12 bits): A 12-bit unsigned integer in network byte order that contains the value 12 plus the length of the AttribValue field.

Reserved2 (3 bytes): This 24-bit field is reserved for future use. MUST be set to zero when sent and MUST be ignored on receipt.

AttribID (1 byte): A 1-byte field that specifies the attribute ID whose status is given by the Status Info attribute. Its value MUST be one of the following.

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SSTP_ATTRIB_ENCAPSULATED_PROTOCOL_ID

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SSTP_ATTRIB_STATUS_INFO

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SSTP_ATTRIB_CRYPTO_BINDING

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SSTP_ATTRIB_CRYPTO_BINDING_REQ

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For example, if the Encapsulated Protocol ID that is suggested by the client is not acceptable to the server, then it replies with a Status Info attribute that contains AttribID = 0x01 (that is, SSTP_ATTRIB_ENCAPSULATED_PROTOCOL_ID), Status = 0x00000004 (that is, ATTRIB_STATUS_VALUE_NOT_SUPPORTED), and AttribValue = value proposed by the client.

Status (4 bytes): A 4-byte field that specifies the reason for the failure. Its value MUST be one of the following values, the description of which is specified in the Status Info attribute (section 2.2.8).

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 ATTRIB_STATUS_DUPLICATE_ATTRIBUTE

0x00000001

ATTRIB_STATUS_UNRECOGNIZED_ATTRIBUTE

0x00000002

ATTRIB_STATUS_INVALID_ATTRIB_VALUE_LENGTH

0x00000003

ATTRIB_STATUS_VALUE_NOT_SUPPORTED

0x00000004

ATTRIB_STATUS_REQUIRED_ATTRIBUTE_MISSING

0x0000000a

ATTRIB_STATUS_STATUS_INFO_NOT_SUPPORTED_IN_MSG

0x0000000b

AttribValue (variable): A variable-length field, in network byte order, that specifies the original value of the attribute that is proposed by the client in the Call Connect Request message that is sent back by the server in this message. This field is not present (that is, it is of zero length) in this message if the mandatory attribute is not sent by the client in the Call Connect Request message; or if the attribute that is sent by the client in the Call Connect Request message is not understood by the server. This field MUST NOT be present (that is, it is of zero length) in any other case where the Status Info attribute is present. The maximum length of this field is 64 bytes. If the original attribute is greater than 64 bytes, then only the first 64 bytes are sent back.