PA-TNC: A Posture Attribute (PA) Protocol Compatible with Trusted Network Connect (TNC)
RFC 5792

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                       P. Sangster
Request for Comments: 5792                          Symantec Corporation
Category: Standards Track                                     K. Narayan
ISSN: 2070-1721                                            Cisco Systems
                                                              March 2010

          PA-TNC: A Posture Attribute (PA) Protocol Compatible
                   with Trusted Network Connect (TNC)

Abstract

   This document specifies PA-TNC, a Posture Attribute protocol
   identical to the Trusted Computing Group's IF-M 1.0 protocol.  The
   document then evaluates PA-TNC against the requirements defined in
   the NEA Requirements specification.

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Sangster & Narayan           Standards Track                    [Page 1]
RFC 5792                         PA-TNC                       March 2010

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Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................4
      1.1. Prerequisites ..............................................4
      1.2. Message Diagram Conventions ................................4
      1.3. Conventions Used in This Document ..........................4
   2. Design Considerations ...........................................4
      2.1. Standard Attribute Namespace for Interoperability ..........4
      2.2. Vendor-Defined Namespace for Differentiation and Agility ...5
      2.3. Use of TLV-Based Encoding for Efficiency ...................6
   3. PA-TNC Message Protocol .........................................7
      3.1. PA-TNC Messaging Model .....................................7
      3.2. PA-TNC Relationship to PB-TNC ..............................8
      3.3. PB-PA Posture Collector and Posture Validator
           Identifiers ...............................................10
      3.4. PA-TNC Messages in PB-TNC .................................10
      3.5. IETF Standard PA Subtypes .................................11
      3.6. PA-TNC Message Header Format ..............................12
   4. PA-TNC Attributes ..............................................13
      4.1.  PA-TNC Attribute Header ..................................13
      4.2.  IETF Standard PA-TNC Attribute Types .....................17
           4.2.1. Attribute Request ..................................18
           4.2.2. Product Information ................................20
           4.2.3. Numeric Version ....................................22
           4.2.4. String Version .....................................24
           4.2.5. Operational Status .................................26
           4.2.6. Port Filter ........................................29
           4.2.7. Installed Packages .................................31
           4.2.8. PA-TNC Error .......................................34