Description: Indicates the current state of the Web Proxy Authentication state machine.

initialize : Initial state of the Web Proxy Authentication state machine.

connecting : Login page is sent to the client, waiting for response from the client.

authenticating: Credentials are extracted from client's response and authenticating with the AAA server.

authenticated : Web Proxy Authentication succeeded. Session timer is started, policies are applied, and success page is sent back to client.

authFailed : Web Proxy Authentication failed. Login page is resent with authentication failure information embedded, if retry count has not exceeded the maximum number of retry attempts. Otherwise, move to 'blackListed' state.

parseError : Failed to extract user's credentials from the client's response.

sessionTimeout: Session timer expired, user's policies are removed, state machine will moves to 'initialize' state after that.

blackListed : Web Proxy Authentication retry count has exceeded the maximum number of retry attempts. Only setting the state machine to 'initialize' will take it out of this state.

aaaFail : AAA server is not reachable after sending the authentication request, or after host has been in 'blackListed' state for the period of time specified by cpaeWebAuthQuietPeriod, with IAB (Inaccessible Authentication Bypass) enabled on the corresponding port connected to the host.