From: Alan T. DeKok <aland@freeradius.org>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 15:39:19 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: allow "length=..." for octets / string, even when not in an array
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allow "length=..." for octets / string, even when not in an array
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diff --git a/src/lib/util/dict_validate.c b/src/lib/util/dict_validate.c
index 37cbc69db14..2ae8ca1ea3e 100644
--- a/src/lib/util/dict_validate.c
+++ b/src/lib/util/dict_validate.c
@@ -261,10 +261,12 @@ bool dict_attr_flags_valid(fr_dict_attr_t *da)
 				ALLOW_FLAG(array);
 
 				if (!da_is_length_field(da)) {
-					fr_assert(0);
 					goto invalid_extra;
 				}
 
+			} else if (da_is_length_field(da)) {
+				/* this is allowed */
+
 			} else if (flags->subtype) {
 			invalid_extra:
 				fr_strerror_const("Invalid type (not 'length=...') for extra flag.");