Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                       R. Gagliano
Request for Comments: 6495                                 Cisco Systems
Updates: 3971                                                S. Krishnan
Category: Standards Track                                     Ericsson
ISSN: 2070-1721                                                 A. Kukec
                                                   Enterprise Architects
                                                           February 2012


     Subject Key Identifier (SKI) SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)
                            Name Type Fields

 Abstract

   SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) defines the Name Type field in the
   ICMPv6 Trust Anchor option.  This document specifies new Name Type
   fields based on certificate Subject Key Identifiers (SKIs).

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 Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   2.  Requirements Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   3.  Name Type Fields in the ICMPv6 TA Option Defined in This
       Document  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   4.  Processing Rules for Routers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
   7.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.  Introduction

   SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) [RFC 3971] utilizes X.509v3
   certificates that include the [RFC 3779] extension for IPv6 addresses
   to certify a router's authority over an IPv6 prefix for the NDP
   (Neighbor Discovery Protocol).  The Trust Anchor (TA) option in
   Section 6.4.3 of [RFC 3971] allows the identification of the Trust
   Anchor selected by the host.  In that same section, two name types
   were defined: the DER Encoded X.501 Name and a Fully Qualified Domain
   Name (FQDN).

   In any Public Key Infrastructure, the subject name of a certificate
   is only unique within each Certification Authority (CA).
   Consequently, a new option to identify TAs across CAs is needed.

   In [RFC 6494], the certificate profile described in [RFC 6487] is
   adopted for SEND.  In these documents, the Subject field in the
   certificates is declared to be meaningless and the subjectAltName
   field is not allowed.  On the other hand, the Subject Key Identifier
   (SKI) extension for the X.509 certificates is defined as mandatory
   and non-critical.

   This document specifies new Name Type fields in the SEND TA option
   that allows the use of the SKI X.509 extension to identify TA X.509
   certificates.  This document also defines experimental and reserved
   Name Types values.

   Finally, this document updates [RFC 3971] by changing the "Trust
   Anchor option (Type 15) Name Type field" registration procedures from
   Standards Action to Standards Action or IESG Approval [RFC 5226].

2.  Requirements Notation

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119].




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3.  Name Type Fields in the ICMPv6 TA Option Defined in This Document

   The following Name Type fields in the ICMPv6 TA option are defined:

           Name Type      Description
            0              Reserved
            3              SHA-1 Subject Key Identifier (SKI)
            4              SHA-224 Subject Key Identifier (SKI)
            5              SHA-256 Subject Key Identifier (SKI)
            6              SHA-384 Subject Key Identifier (SKI)
            7              SHA-512 Subject Key Identifier (SKI)
            253-254        Experimental
            255            Reserved

   Name Type field values 0 and 255 are marked as reserved.  This means
   that they are not available for allocation.

   When the Name Type field is set to 3, the Name Type field contains a
   160-bit SHA-1 hash of the value of the DER-encoded ASN.1 bit string
   of the subject public key, as described in Section 4.8.2 of
   [RFC 6487].  Implementations MAY support SHA-1 SKI name type.

   When the Name Type field is set to 4, 5, 6, or 7, the hash function
   will respectively be: SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512.
   Implementations MAY support SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512
   SKI name types.

   Name Type fields 253 and 254 are marked as experimental, per guidance
   in [RFC 3692].

4.  Processing Rules for Routers

   As specified in [RFC 3971], a TA is identified by the SEND TA option.
   If the TA option is represented as a SKI, then the SKI MUST be equal
   to the X.509 SKI extension in the trust anchor's certificate.  The
   router SHOULD include the TA option(s) in the advertisement for which
   the certification path was found.  Also, following the specification
   defined in [RFC 3971], if the router is unable to find a path to the
   requested anchor, it SHOULD send an advertisement without any
   certificate.  In this case, the router SHOULD include the TA options
   that were solicited.










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5.  IANA Considerations

   IANA has updated the "Trust Anchor option (Type 15) Name Type field"
   registry to include the following values:

      +---------+--------------------------------------------------+
      | Value   | Description                                      |
      +---------+--------------------------------------------------+
      | 0       | Reserved (Section 3)                             |
      | 3       | SHA-1 Subject Key Identifier (SKI) (Section 3)   |
      | 4       | SHA-224 Subject Key Identifier (SKI) (Section 3) |
      | 5       | SHA-256 Subject Key Identifier (SKI) (Section 3) |
      | 6       | SHA-384 Subject Key Identifier (SKI) (Section 3) |
      | 7       | SHA-512 Subject Key Identifier (SKI) (Section 3) |
      | 253-254 | Experimental Use (Section 3)                     |
      | 255     | Reserved (Section 3)                             |
      +---------+--------------------------------------------------+

        Table 1: New Name Type Field Values in the ICMPv6 TA Option

   IANA has also modified the registration procedures for the "Trust
   Anchor option (Type 15) Name Type field" registry to Standards Action
   or IESG Approval [RFC 5226].

6.  Security Considerations

   The hash functions referenced in this document to calculate the SKI
   have reasonable random properties in order to provide reasonably
   unique identifiers.  Two identical identifiers in the same validation
   path will cause the router to stop fetching certificates once the
   first certificate has been fetched.  In the case that the upward
   certificate was configured as a TA by a host, the router will send to
   this host an incomplete list of certificates, causing the SEND
   validation to fail.

   For experimental values of the Name Type field, the guidance given in
   [RFC 3692] about the use of experimental values needs to be followed.

7.  Normative References

   [RFC 2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC 3692]  Narten, T., "Assigning Experimental and Testing Numbers
              Considered Useful", BCP 82, RFC 3692, January 2004.

   [RFC 3779]  Lynn, C., Kent, S., and K. Seo, "X.509 Extensions for IP
              Addresses and AS Identifiers", RFC 3779, June 2004.



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   [RFC 3971]  Arkko, J., Ed., Kempf, J., Zill, B., and P. Nikander,
              "SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)", RFC 3971, March 2005.

   [RFC 5226]  Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
              IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226,
              May 2008.

   [RFC 6487]  Huston, G., Michaelson, G., and R. Loomans, "A Profile for
              X.509 PKIX Resource Certificates", RFC 6487,
              February 2012.

   [RFC 6494]  Gagliano, R., Krishnan, S., and A. Kukec, "Certificate
              Profile and Certificate Management for SEcure Neighbor
              Discovery (SEND)", RFC 6494, February 2012.

Authors' Addresses

   Roque Gagliano
   Cisco Systems
   Avenue des Uttins 5
   Rolle,   1180
   Switzerland

   EMail: rogaglia@cisco.com


   Suresh Krishnan
   Ericsson
   8400 Decarie Blvd.
   Town of Mount Royal, QC
   Canada

   Phone: +1 514 345 7900 x42871
   EMail: suresh.krishnan@ericsson.com


   Ana Kukec
   Enterprise Architects
   46/525 Collins St
   Melbourne, VIC  3000
   Australia

   EMail: ana.kukec@enterprisearchitects.com








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