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draft-ietf-dtn-bpsec-default-sc-07
Delay-Tolerant Networking                                     E. Birrane
Internet-Draft                                                  A. White
Intended status: Standards Track                               S. Heiner
Expires: November 18, 2021                                       JHU/APL
                                                            May 17, 2021

                    BPSec Default Security Contexts
                   draft-ietf-dtn-bpsec-default-sc-07

Abstract

   This document defines default integrity and confidentiality security
   contexts that can be used with the Bundle Protocol Security Protocol
   (BPSec) implementations.  These security contexts are intended to be
   used for both testing the interoperability of BPSec implementations
   and for providing basic security operations when no other security
   contexts are defined or otherwise required for a network.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   3.  Integrity Security Context BIB-HMAC-SHA2  . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.1.  Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.2.  Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.3.  Parameters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
       3.3.1.  SHA Variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
       3.3.2.  Wrapped Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       3.3.3.  Integrity Scope Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       3.3.4.  Enumerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     3.4.  Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     3.5.  Key Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     3.6.  Canonicalization Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     3.7.  Processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
       3.7.1.  Keyed Hash Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
       3.7.2.  Keyed Hash Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   4.  Security Context BCB-AES-GCM  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     4.1.  Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     4.2.  Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     4.3.  Parameters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       4.3.1.  Initialization Vector (IV)  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       4.3.2.  AES Variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       4.3.3.  Wrapped Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       4.3.4.  AAD Scope Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       4.3.5.  Enumerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
     4.4.  Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       4.4.1.  Authentication Tag  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
       4.4.2.  Enumerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     4.5.  Key Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     4.6.  GCM Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
     4.7.  Canonicalization Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
       4.7.1.  Cipher text related calculations  . . . . . . . . . .  20
       4.7.2.  Additional Authenticated Data . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
     4.8.  Processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
       4.8.1.  Encryption  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
       4.8.2.  Decryption  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
     5.1.  Security Context Identifiers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
     5.2.  Integrity Scope Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
     5.3.  AAD Scope Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
     6.1.  Key Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
     6.2.  Key Handling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27

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     6.3.  AES GCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
     6.4.  AES Key Wrap  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
     6.5.  Bundle Fragmentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
   7.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
   Appendix A.  Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
     A.1.  Example 1: Simple Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
       A.1.1.  Original Bundle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
       A.1.2.  Security Operation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
       A.1.3.  Bundle Integrity Block  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
       A.1.4.  Final Bundle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
     A.2.  Example 2: Simple Confidentiality with Key Wrap . . . . .  35
       A.2.1.  Original Bundle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
       A.2.2.  Security Operation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
       A.2.3.  Bundle Confidentiality Block  . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
       A.2.4.  Final Bundle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
     A.3.  Example 3: Security Blocks from Multiple Sources  . . . .  39
       A.3.1.  Original Bundle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
       A.3.2.  Security Operation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
       A.3.3.  Bundle Integrity Block  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
       A.3.4.  Bundle Confidentiality Block  . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
       A.3.5.  Final Bundle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
     A.4.  Example 4: Security Blocks with Full Scope  . . . . . . .  45
       A.4.1.  Original Bundle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
       A.4.2.  Security Operation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
       A.4.3.  Bundle Integrity Block  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
       A.4.4.  Bundle Confidentiality Block  . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
       A.4.5.  Final Bundle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
   Appendix B.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51

1.  Introduction

   The Bundle Protocol Security Protocol (BPSec) [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec]
   specification provides inter-bundle integrity and confidentiality
   operations for networks deploying the Bundle Protocol (BP)
   [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpbis].  BPSec defines BP extension blocks to carry
   security information produced under the auspices of some security
   context.

   This document defines two security contexts (one for an integrity
   service and one for a confidentiality service) for populating BPSec
   Block Integrity Blocks (BIBs) and Block Confidentiality Blocks
   (BCBs).

   These contexts generate information that MUST be encoded using the
   CBOR specification documented in [RFC8949].

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2.  Requirements Language

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP
   14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

3.  Integrity Security Context BIB-HMAC-SHA2

3.1.  Overview

   The BIB-HMAC-SHA2 security context provides a keyed hash over a set
   of plain text information.  This context uses the Secure Hash
   Algorithm 2 (SHA-2) discussed in [SHS] combined with the HMAC keyed
   hash discussed in [HMAC].  The combination of HMAC and SHA-2 as the
   integrity mechanism for this security context was selected for two
   reasons:

   1.  The use of symmetric keys allows this security context to be used
       in places where an asymmetric-key infrastructure (such as a
       public key infrastructure) might be impractical.

   2.  The combination HMAC-SHA2 represents a well-supported and well-
       understood integrity mechanism with multiple implementations
       available.

   BIB-HMAC-SHA2 supports three variants of HMAC-SHA, based on the
   supported length of the SHA-2 hash value.  These variants correspond
   to "HMAC 256/256", "HMAC 384/384", and "HMAC 512/512" as defined in
   [RFC8152] Table 7: HMAC Algorithm Values.  The selection of which
   variant is used by this context is provided as a security context
   parameter.

   The output of the HMAC MUST be equal to the size of the SHA2 hashing
   function: 256 bits for SHA-256, 384 bits for SHA-384, and 512 bits
   for SHA-512.

   The BIB-HMAC-SHA2 security context MUST have the security context
   identifier specified in Section 5.1.

3.2.  Scope

   The scope of BIB-HMAC-SHA2 is the set of information used to produce
   the plain text over which a keyed hash is calculated.  This plain
   text is termed the "Integrity Protected Plain Text" (IPPT).  The
   content of the IPPT is constructed as the concatenation of
   information whose integrity is being preserved from the BIB-HMAC-SHA2

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   security source to its security acceptor.  There are four types of
   information that can be used in the generation of the IPPT, based on
   how broadly the concept of integrity is being applied.  These four
   types of information, whether they are required, and why they are
   important for integrity, are discussed as follows.

   Security target contents
       The contents of the block-type-specific data field of the
       security target MUST be included in the IPPT.  Including this
       information protects the security target data and is considered
       the minimal, required set of information for an integrity service
       on the security target.

   Primary block
       The primary block identifies a bundle and, once created, the
       contents of this block are immutable.  Changes to the primary
       block associated with the security target indicate that the
       security target (and BIB) might no longer be in the correct
       bundle.

       For example, if a security target and associated BIB are copied
       from one bundle to another bundle, the BIB might still contain a
       verifiable signature for the security target unless information
       associated with the bundle primary block is included in the keyed
       hash carried by the BIB.

       Including this information in the IPPT protects the integrity of
       the association of the security target with a specific bundle.

   Security target other fields
       The other fields of the security target include block
       identification and processing information.  Changing this
       information changes how the security target is treated by nodes
       in the network even when the "user data" of the security target
       are otherwise unchanged.

       For example, if the block processing control flags of a security
       target are different at a security verifier than they were
       originally set at the security source then the policy for
       handling the security target has been modified.

       Including this information in the IPPT protects the integrity of
       the policy and identification of the security target data.

   BIB other fields
       The other fields of the BIB include block identification and
       processing information.  Changing this information changes how

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       the BIB is treated by nodes in the network, even when other
       aspects of the BIB are unchanged.

       For example, if the block processing control flags of the BIB are
       different at a security verifier than they were originally set at
       the security source, then the policy for handling the BIB has
       been modified.

       Including this information in the IPPT protects the integrity of
       the policy and identification of the security service in the
       bundle.

       NOTE: The security context identifier and security context
       parameters of the security block are not included in the IPPT
       because these parameters, by definition, are required to verify
       or accept the security service.  Successful verification at
       security verifiers and security acceptors implies that these
       parameters were unchanged since being specified at the security
       source.

   The scope of the BIB-HMAC-SHA2 security context is configured using
   an optional security context parameter.

3.3.  Parameters

   BIB-HMAC-SHA2 can be parameterized to select SHA-2 variants,
   communicate key information, and define the scope of the IPPT.

3.3.1.  SHA Variant

   This optional parameter identifies which variant of the SHA-2
   algorithm is to be used in the generation of the authentication code.

   This value MUST be encoded as a CBOR unsigned integer.

   Valid values for this parameter are as follows.

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                       SHA Variant Parameter Values

   +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
   | Value |                        Description                        |
   +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
   |   5   |     HMAC 256/256 as defined in [RFC8152] Table 7: HMAC    |
   |       |                      Algorithm Values                     |
   |   6   |     HMAC 384/384 as defined in [RFC8152] Table 7: HMAC    |
   |       |                      Algorithm Values                     |
   |   7   |     HMAC 512/512 as defined in [RFC8152] Table 7: HMAC    |
   |       |                      Algorithm Values                     |
   +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

                                  Table 1

   When not provided, implementations SHOULD assume a value of 6
   (indicating use of HMAC 384/384), unless an alternate default is
   established by local security policy at the security source,
   verifiers, or acceptor of this integrity service.

3.3.2.  Wrapped Key

   This optional parameter contains the output of the AES key wrap
   authenticated encryption function (KW-AE) as defined in [AES-KW].
   Specifically, this parameter holds the cipher text produced when
   running the KW-AE algorithm with the input string being the symmetric
   HMAC key used to generate the security results present in the
   security block.  The value of this parameter is used as input to the
   AES key wrap authenticated decryption function (KW-AD) at security
   verifiers and security acceptors to determine the symmetric HMAC key
   needed for the proper validation of the security results in the
   security block.

   This value MUST be encoded as a CBOR byte string.

   If this parameter is not present then security verifiers and
   acceptors MUST determine the proper key as a function of their local
   BPSec policy and configuration.

3.3.3.  Integrity Scope Flags

   This optional parameter contains a series of flags that describe what
   information is to be included with the block-type-specific data when
   constructing the IPPT value.

   This value MUST be represented as a CBOR unsigned integer, the value
   of which MUST be processed as a bit field.

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   Integrity scope flags that are unrecognized MUST be ignored, as
   future definitions of additional flags might not be integrated
   simultaneously into security context implementations operating at all
   nodes.

   Bits in this field represent additional information to be included
   when generating an integrity signature over the security target.
   These bits are defined as follows.

      - Bit 0 (the low-order bit, 0x0001): Primary Block Flag.

      - Bit 1 (0x0002): Target Header Flag.

      - Bit 2 (0x0003): Security Header Flag.

      - Bits 3-7 are reserved.

      - Bits 8-15 are unassigned.

3.3.4.  Enumerations

   BIB-HMAC-SHA2 defines the following security context parameters.

                     BIB-HMAC-SHA2 Security Parameters

    +----+-----------------------+--------------------+---------------+
    | Id |          Name         | CBOR Encoding Type | Default Value |
    +----+-----------------------+--------------------+---------------+
    | 1  |      SHA Variant      |        UINT        |       6       |
    | 2  |      Wrapped Key      |    Byte String     |      NONE     |
    | 4  | Integrity Scope Flags |        UINT        |      0x7      |
    +----+-----------------------+--------------------+---------------+

                                  Table 2

3.4.  Results

   BIB-HMAC-SHA2 defines the following security results.

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                      BIB-HMAC-SHA2 Security Results

   +--------+----------+-------------+---------------------------------+
   | Result |  Result  |     CBOR    |           Description           |
   |   Id   |   Name   |   Encoding  |                                 |
   |        |          |     Type    |                                 |
   +--------+----------+-------------+---------------------------------+
   |   1    | Expected | byte string |      The output of the HMAC     |
   |        |   HMAC   |             |   calculation at the security   |
   |        |          |             |             source.             |
   +--------+----------+-------------+---------------------------------+

                                  Table 3

3.5.  Key Considerations

   HMAC keys used with this context MUST be symmetric and MUST have a
   key length equal to the output of the HMAC.  For this reason, HMAC
   keys will be integer divisible by 8 bytes and special padding-aware
   AES key wrap algorithms are not needed.

   It is assumed that any security verifier or security acceptor
   performing an integrity verification can determine the proper HMAC
   key to be used.  Potential sources of the HMAC key include (but are
   not limited to) the following:

      Pre-placed keys selected based on local policy.

      Keys extracted from material carried in the BIB.

      Session keys negotiated via a mechanism external to the BIB.

   When an AES-KW wrapped key is present in a security block, it is
   assumed that security verifiers and security acceptors can
   independently determine the key encryption key (KEK) used in the
   wrapping of the symmetric HMAC key.

   As discussed in Section 6 and emphasized here, it is strongly
   recommended that keys be protected once generated, both when they are
   stored and when they are transmitted.

3.6.  Canonicalization Algorithms

   This section defines the canonicalization algorithm used to prepare
   the IPPT input to the BIB-HMAC-SHA2 integrity mechanism.  The
   construction of the IPPT depends on the settings of the integrity
   scope flags that can be provided as part of customizing the behavior
   of this security context.

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   In all cases, the canonical form of any portion of an extension block
   MUST be performed as described in [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec].  The
   canonicalization algorithms defined in [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec] adhere to
   the canonical forms for extension blocks defined in
   [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpbis] but resolve ambiguities related to how values
   are represented in CBOR.

   The IPPT is constructed using the following process.

   1.  The canonical form of the IPPT starts as the empty set with
       length 0.

   2.  If the integrity scope parameter is present and the primary block
       flag is set to 1, then a canonical form of the bundle's primary
       block MUST be calculated and the result appended to the IPPT.

   3.  If the integrity scope parameter is present and the target header
       flag is set to 1, then the canonical form of the block type code,
       block number, and block processing control flags associated with
       the security target MUST be calculated and, in that order,
       appended to the IPPT.

   4.  If the integrity scope parameter is present and the security
       header flag is set to 1, then the canonical form of the block
       type code, block number, and block processing control flags
       associated with the BIB MUST be calculated and, in that order,
       appended to the IPPT.

   5.  The canonical form of the security target block-type-specific
       data MUST be calculated and appended to the IPPT.

3.7.  Processing

3.7.1.  Keyed Hash Generation

   During keyed hash generation, two inputs are prepared for the the
   appropriate HMAC/SHA2 algorithm: the HMAC key and the IPPT.  These
   data items MUST be generated as follows.

      The HMAC key MUST have the appropriate length as required by local
      security policy.  The key can be generated specifically for this
      integrity service, given as part of local security policy, or
      through some other key management mechanism as discussed in
      Section 3.5.

      Prior to the generation of the IPPT, if a CRC value is present for
      the target block of the BIB, then that CRC value MUST be removed
      from the target block.  This involves both removing the CRC value

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      from the target block and setting the CRC Type field of the target
      block to "no CRC is present."

      Once CRC information is removed, the IPPT MUST be generated as
      discussed in Section 3.6.

   Upon successful hash generation the following actions MUST occur.

      The keyed hash produced by the HMAC/SHA2 variant MUST be added as
      a security result for the BIB representing the security operation
      on this security target, as discussed in Section 3.4).

   Finally, the BIB containing information about this security operation
   MUST be updated as follows.  These operations can occur in any order.

      The security context identifier for the BIB MUST be set to the
      context identifier for BIB-HMAC-SHA2.

      Any local flags used to generate the IPPT SHOULD be placed in the
      integrity scope flags security parameter for the BIB unless these
      flags are expected to be correctly configured at security
      verifiers and acceptors in the network.

      The HMAC key MAY be wrapped using the NIST AES-KW algorithm and
      the results of the wrapping added as the wrapped key security
      parameter for the BIB.

      The SHA variant used by this security context SHOULD be added as
      the SHA variant security parameter for the BIB if it differs from
      the default key length.  Otherwise, this parameter MAY be omitted
      if doing so provides a useful reduction in message sizes.

   Problems encountered in the keyed hash generation MUST be processed
   in accordance with local BPSec security policy.

3.7.2.  Keyed Hash Verification

   During keyed hash verification, the input of the security target and
   a HMAC key are provided to the appropriate HMAC/SHA2 algorithm.

   During keyed hash verification, two inputs are prepared for the
   appropriate HMAC/SHA2 algorithm: the HMAC key and the IPPT.  These
   data items MUST be generated as follows.

      The HMAC key MUST be derived using the wrapped key security
      parameter if such a parameter is included in the security context
      parameters of the BIB.  Otherwise, this key MUST be derived in

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      accordance with security policy at the verifying node as discussed
      in Section 3.5.

      The IPPT MUST be generated as discussed in Section 3.6 with the
      value of integrity scope flags being taken from the integrity
      scope flags security context parameter.  If the integrity scope
      flags parameter is not included in the security context parameters
      then these flags MAY be derived from local security policy.

   The calculated HMAC output MUST be compared to the expected HMAC
   output encoded in the security results of the BIB for the security
   target.  If the calculated HMAC and expected HMAC are identical, the
   verification MUST be considered a success.  Otherwise, the
   verification MUST be considered a failure.

   If the verification fails or otherwise experiences an error, or if
   any needed parameters are missing, then the verification MUST be
   treated as failed and processed in accordance with local security
   policy.

   This security service is removed from the bundle at the security
   acceptor as required by the BPSec specification.  If the security
   acceptor is not the bundle destination and if no other integrity
   service is being applied to the target block, then a CRC MUST be
   included for the target block.  The CRC type, as determined by
   policy, is set in the target block's CRC type field and the
   corresponding CRC value is added as the CRC field for that block.

4.  Security Context BCB-AES-GCM

4.1.  Overview

   The BCB-AES-GCM security context replaces the block-type-specific
   data field of its security target with cipher text generated using
   the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cipher operating in Galois/
   Counter Mode (GCM) [AES-GCM].  The use of AES-GCM was selected as the
   cipher suite for this confidentiality mechanism for several reasons:

   1.  The selection of a symmetric-key cipher suite allows for
       relatively smaller keys than asymmetric-key cipher suites.

   2.  The selection of a symmetric-key cipher suite allows this
       security context to be used in places where an asymmetric-key
       infrastructure (such as a public key infrastructure) might be
       impractical.

   3.  The use of the Galois/Counter Mode produces cipher-text with the
       same size as the plain text making the replacement of target

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       block information easier as length fields do not need to be
       changed.

   4.  The AES-GCM cipher suite provides authenticated encryption, as
       required by the BPSec protocol.

   Additionally, the BCB-AES-GCM security context generates an
   authentication tag based on the plain text value of the block-type-
   specific data and other additional authenticated data that might be
   specified via parameters to this security context.

   This security context supports two variants of AES-GCM, based on the
   supported length of the symmetric key.  These variants correspond to
   A128GCM and A256GCM as defined in [RFC8152] Table 9: Algorithm Value
   for AES-GCM.

   The BCB-AES-GCM security context MUST have the security context
   identifier specified in Section 5.1.

4.2.  Scope

   There are two scopes associated with BCB-AES-GCM: the scope of the
   confidentiality service and the scope of the authentication service.
   The first defines the set of information provided to the AES-GCM
   cipher for the purpose of producing cipher text.  The second defines
   the set of information used to generate an authentication tag.

   The scope of the confidentiality service defines the set of
   information provided to the AES-GCM cipher for the purpose of
   producing cipher text.  This MUST be the full set of plain text
   contained in the block-type-specific data field of the security
   target.

   The scope of the authentication service defines the set of
   information used to generate an authentication tag carried with the
   security block.  This information includes the data included in the
   confidentiality service and MAY include other information (additional
   authenticated data), as follows.

   Primary block
       The primary block identifies a bundle and, once created, the
       contents of this block are immutable.  Changes to the primary
       block associated with the security target indicate that the
       security target (and BCB) might no longer be in the correct
       bundle.

       For example, if a security target and associated BCB are copied
       from one bundle to another bundle, the BCB might still be able to

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       decrypt the security target even though these blocks were never
       intended to exist in the copied-to bundle.

       Including this information as part of additional authenticated
       data ensures that security target (and security block) appear in
       the same bundle at the time of decryption as at the time of
       encryption.

   Security target other fields
       The other fields of the security target include block
       identification and processing information.  Changing this
       information changes how the security target is treated by nodes
       in the network even when the "user data" of the security target
       are otherwise unchanged.

       For example, if the block processing control flags of a security
       target are different at a security verifier than they were
       originally set at the security source then the policy for
       handling the security target has been modified.

       Including this information as part of additional authenticated
       data ensures that the cipher text in the security target will not
       be used with a different set of block policy than originally set
       at the time of encryption.

   BCB other fields
       The other fields of the BCB include block identification and
       processing information.  Changing this information changes how
       the BCB is treated by nodes in the network, even when other
       aspects of the BCB are unchanged.

       For example, if the block processing control flags of the BCB are
       different at a security acceptor than they were originally set at
       the security source then the policy for handling the BCB has been
       modified.

       Including this information as part of additional authenticated
       data ensures that the policy and identification of the security
       service in the bundle has not changed.

       NOTE: The security context identifier and security context
       parameters of the security block are not included as additional
       authenticated data because these parameters, by definition, are
       those needed to verify or accept the security service.
       Therefore, it is expected that changes to these values would
       result in failures at security verifiers and security acceptors.

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   The scope of the BCB-AES-GCM security context is configured using an
   optional security context parameter.

4.3.  Parameters

   BCB-AES-GCM can be parameterized to specify the AES variant,
   initialization vector, key information, and identify additional
   authenticated data.

4.3.1.  Initialization Vector (IV)

   This optional parameter identifies the initialization vector (IV)
   used to initialize the AES-GCM cipher.

   The length of the initialization vector, prior to any CBOR encoding,
   MUST be between 8-16 bytes.  A value of 12 bytes SHOULD be used
   unless local security policy requires a different length.

   This value MUST be encoded as a CBOR byte string.

   The initialization vector can have any value with the caveat that a
   value MUST NOT be re-used for multiple encryptions using the same
   encryption key.  This value MAY be re-used when encrypting with
   different keys.  For example, if each encryption operation using BCB-
   AES-GCM uses a newly generated key, then the same IV can be reused.

4.3.2.  AES Variant

   This optional parameter identifies the AES variant being used for the
   AES-GCM encryption, where the variant is identified by the length of
   key used.

   This value MUST be encoded as a CBOR unsigned integer.

   Valid values for this parameter are as follows.

                       AES Variant Parameter Values

   +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
   | Value |                        Description                        |
   +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
   |   1   | A128GCM as defined in [RFC8152] Table 9: Algorithm Values |
   |       |                        for AES-GCM                        |
   |   3   | A256GCM as defined in [RFC8152] Table 9: Algorithm Values |
   |       |                        for AES-GCM                        |
   +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

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   When not provided, implementations SHOULD assume a value of 3
   (indicating use of A256GCM), unless an alternate default is
   established by local security policy at the security source,
   verifier, or acceptor of this integrity service.

   Regardless of the variant, the generated authentication tag MUST
   always be 128 bits.

4.3.3.  Wrapped Key

   This optional parameter contains the output of the AES key wrap
   authenticated encryption function (KW-AE) as defined in [AES-KW].
   Specifically, this parameter holds the cipher text produced when
   running the KW-AE algorithm with the input string being the symmetric
   AES key used to generate the security results present in the security
   block.  The value of this parameter is used as input to the AES key
   wrap authenticated decryption function (KW-AD) at security verifiers
   and security acceptors to determine the symmetric AES key needed for
   the proper decryption of the security results in the security block.

   This value MUST be encoded as a CBOR byte string.

   If this parameter is not present then security verifiers and
   acceptors MUST determine the proper key as a function of their local
   BPSec policy and configuration.

4.3.4.  AAD Scope Flags

   This optional parameter contains a series of flags that describe what
   information is to be included with the block-type-specific data of
   the security target as part of additional authenticated data (AAD).

   This value MUST be represented as a CBOR unsigned integer, the value
   of which MUST be processed as a bit field.

   AAD scope flags that are unrecognized MUST be ignored, as future
   definitions of additional flags might not be integrated
   simultaneously into security context implementations operating at all
   nodes.

   Bits in this field represent additional information to be included
   when generating an integrity signature over the security target.
   These bits are defined as follows.

      - Bit 0 (the low-order bit, 0x0001): Primary Block Flag.

      - Bit 1 (0x0002): Target Header Flag.

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      - Bit 2 (0x0003): Security Header Flag.

      - Bits 3-7 are reserved.

      - Bits 8-15 are unassigned.

4.3.5.  Enumerations

   BCB-AES-GCM defines the following security context parameters.

                      BCB-AES-GCM Security Parameters

    +----+-----------------------+--------------------+---------------+
    | Id |          Name         | CBOR Encoding Type | Default Value |
    +----+-----------------------+--------------------+---------------+
    | 1  | Initialization Vector |    Byte String     |      NONE     |
    | 2  |      AES Variant      |        UINT        |       3       |
    | 3  |      Wrapped Key      |    Byte String     |      NONE     |
    | 4  |    AAD Scope Flags    |        UINT        |      0x7      |
    +----+-----------------------+--------------------+---------------+

                                  Table 4

4.4.  Results

   The BCB-AES-GCM security context produces a single security result
   carried in the security block: the authentication tag.

   NOTES:

      The cipher text generated by the cipher suite is not considered a
      security result as it is stored in the block-type-specific data
      field of the security target block.  When operating in GCM mode,
      AES produces cipher text of the same size as its plain text and,
      therefore, no additional logic is required to handle padding or
      overflow caused by the encryption in most cases (see below).

      If the generated cipher text contains the authentication tag and
      the tag can be separated from the cipher text then the tag MUST be
      separated and stored in the authentication tag security result
      field.

      If the generated cipher text contains the authentication tag and
      the tag cannot be separated from the cipher text then the tag MUST
      NOT be included in the authentication tag security result field.
      Instead the security target block MUST be resized to accommodate
      the additional 128 bits of authentication tag included in the
      generated cipher text.

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4.4.1.  Authentication Tag

   The authentication tag is generated by the cipher suite over the
   security target plain text input to the cipher suite as combined with
   any optional additional authenticated data.  This tag is used to
   ensure that the plain text (and important information associated with
   the plain text) is authenticated prior to decryption.

   If the authentication tag is included in the cipher text placed in
   the security target block-type-specific data field, then this
   security result MUST NOT be included in the BCB for that security
   target.

   The length of the authentication tag, prior to any CBOR encoding,
   MUST be 128 bits.

   This value MUST be encoded as a CBOR byte string.

4.4.2.  Enumerations

   BCB-AES-GCM defines the following security context parameters.

                       BCB-AES-GCM Security Results

          +-----------+--------------------+--------------------+
          | Result Id |    Result Name     | CBOR Encoding Type |
          +-----------+--------------------+--------------------+
          |     1     | Authentication Tag |    Byte String     |
          +-----------+--------------------+--------------------+

                                  Table 5

4.5.  Key Considerations

   Keys used with this context MUST be symmetric and MUST have a key
   length equal to the key length defined in the security context
   parameters or as defined by local security policy at security
   verifiers and acceptors.  For this reason, content-encrypting keys
   will be integer divisible by 8 bytes and special padding-aware AES
   key wrap algorithms are not needed.

   It is assumed that any security verifier or security acceptor can
   determine the proper key to be used.  Potential sources of the key
   include (but are not limited to) the following.

      Pre-placed keys selected based on local policy.

      Keys extracted from material carried in the BCB.

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      Session keys negotiated via a mechanism external to the BCB.

   When an AES-KW wrapped key is present in a security block, it is
   assumed that security verifiers and security acceptors can
   independently determine the key encryption key (KEK) used in the
   wrapping of the symmetric AES content-encrypting key.

   The security provided by block ciphers is reduced as more data is
   processed with the same key.  The total number of bytes processed
   with a single key for AES-GCM is recommended to be less than 2^64, as
   described in Appendix B of [AES-GCM].

   As discussed in Section 6 and emphasized here, it is strongly
   recommended that keys be protected once generated, both when they are
   stored and when they are transmitted.

4.6.  GCM Considerations

   The GCM cryptographic mode of AES has specific requirements that MUST
   be followed by implementers for the secure function of the BCB-AES-
   GCM security context.  While these requirements are well documented
   in [AES-GCM], some of them are repeated here for emphasis.

      The pairing of an IV and a security key MUST be unique.  An IV
      MUST NOT be used with a security key more than one time.  If an IV
      and key pair are repeated then the GCM implementation is
      vulnerable to forgery attacks.  More information regarding the
      importance of the uniqueness of the IV value can be found in
      Appendix A of [AES-GCM].

      While any tag-based authentication mechanism has some likelihood
      of being forged, this probability is increased when using AES-GCM.
      In particular, short tag lengths combined with very long messages
      SHOULD be avoided when using this mode.  The BCB-AES-GCM security
      context requires the use of 128-bit authentication tags at all
      times.  Concerns relating to the size of authentication tags is
      discussed in Appendices B and C of [AES-GCM].

      As discussed in Appendix B of [AES-GCM], implementations SHOULD
      limit the number of unsuccessful verification attempts for each
      key to reduce the likelihood of guessing tag values.

      As discussed in the Security Considerations section of
      [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec], delay-tolerant networks have a higher
      occurrence of replay attacks due to the store-and-forward nature
      of the network.  Because GCM has no inherent replay attack
      protection, implementors SHOULD attempt to detect replay attacks

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      by using mechanisms such as those described in Appendix D of
      [AES-GCM].

4.7.  Canonicalization Algorithms

   This section defines the canonicalization algorithms used to prepare
   the inputs used to generate both the cipher text and the
   authentication tag.

   In all cases, the canonical form of any portion of an extension block
   MUST be performed as described in [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec].  The
   canonicalization algorithms defined in [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec] adhere to
   the canonical forms for extension blocks defined in
   [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpbis] but resolve ambiguities related to how values
   are represented in CBOR.

4.7.1.  Cipher text related calculations

   The plain text used during encryption MUST be calculated as the
   single, definite-length CBOR byte string representing the block-type-
   specific data field of the security target excluding the CBOR byte
   string identifying byte and optional CBOR byte string length field.

   For example, consider the following two CBOR byte strings and the
   plain text that would be extracted from them.

                         CBOR Byte String Examples

   +------------------------------+---------+--------------------------+
   |    CBOR Byte String (Hex)    |   CBOR  |  Plain Text Part (Hex)   |
   |                              |   Part  |                          |
   |                              |  (Hex)  |                          |
   +------------------------------+---------+--------------------------+
   |             18ED             |    18   |            ED            |
   +------------------------------+---------+--------------------------+
   | C24CDEADBEEFDEADBEEFDEADBEEF |   C24C  | DEADBEEFDEADBEEFDEADBEEF |
   +------------------------------+---------+--------------------------+

                                  Table 6

   Similarly, the cipher text used during decryption MUST be calculated
   as the single, definite-length CBOR byte string representing the
   block-type-specific data field excluding the CBOR byte string
   identifying byte and optional CBOR byte string length field.

   All other fields of the security target (such as the block type code,
   block number, block processing control flags, or any CRC information)
   MUST NOT be considered as part of encryption or decryption.

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4.7.2.  Additional Authenticated Data

   The construction of additional authenticated data depends on the AAD
   scope flags that can be provided as part of customizing the behavior
   of this security context.

   The canonical form of the AAD input to the BCB-AES-GCM mechanism is
   constructed using the following process.  This process MUST be
   followed when generating AAD for either encryption or decryption.

   1.  The canonical form of the AAD starts as the empty set with length
       0.

   2.  If the AAD scope parameter is present and the primary block flag
       is set to 1, then a canonical form of the bundle's primary block
       MUST be calculated and the result appended to the AAD.

   3.  If the AAD scope parameter is present and the target header flag
       is set to 1, then the canonical form of the block type code,
       block number, and block processing control flags associated with
       the security target MUST be calculated and, in that order,
       appended to the AAD.

   4.  If the AAD scope parameter is present and the security header
       flag is set to 1, then the canonical form of the block type code,
       block number, and block processing control flags associated with
       the BIB MUST be calculated and, in that order, appended to the
       AAD.

   If, after this process, the AAD remains at length 0, then no AAD
   exists to be input to the cipher suite.

4.8.  Processing

4.8.1.  Encryption

   During encryption, four inputs are prepared for input to the AES/GCM
   cipher: the encryption key, the IV, the security target plain text to
   be encrypted, and any additional authenticated data.  These data
   items MUST be generated as follows.

   Prior to encryption, if a CRC value is present for the target block,
   then that CRC value MUST be removed.  This requires removing the CRC
   field from the target block and setting the CRC type field of the
   target block to "no CRC is present."

      The encryption key MUST have the appropriate length as required by
      local security policy.  The key might be generated specifically

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      for this encryption, given as part of local security policy, or
      through some other key management mechanism as discussed in
      Section 4.5.

      The IV selected MUST be of the appropriate length.  Because
      replaying an IV in counter mode voids the confidentiality of all
      messages encrypted with said IV, this context also requires a
      unique IV for every encryption performed with the same key.  This
      means the same key and IV combination MUST NOT be used more than
      once.

      The security target plain text for encryption MUST be generated as
      discussed in Section 4.7.1.

      Additional authenticated data, if present, MUST be generated as
      discussed in Section 4.7.2 with the value of AAD scope flags being
      taken from local security policy.

   Upon successful encryption the following actions MUST occur.

      The cipher text produced by AES/GCM MUST replace the bytes used to
      define the plain text in the security target block's block-type-
      specific data field.  The block length of the security target MUST
      be updated if the generated cipher text is larger than the plain
      text (which can occur when the authentication tag is included in
      the cipher text calculation, as discussed in Section 4.4).

      The authentication tag calculated by the AES/GCM cipher MUST be
      added as a security result for the security target in the BCB
      holding results for this security operation.

      Cases where the authentication tag is generated as part of the
      cipher text MUST be processed as described in Section 4.4.

   Finally, the BCB containing information about this security operation
   MUST be updated as follows.  These operations can occur in any order.

      The security context identifier for the BCB MUST be set to the
      context identifier for BCB-AES-GCM.

      The IV input to the cipher MUST be added as the IV security
      parameter for the BCB.

      Any local flags used to generated AAD for this cipher MUST be
      added as the AAD scope flags security parameter for the BCB.

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      The encryption key MAY be wrapped using the NIST AES-KW algorithm
      and the results of the wrapping added as the wrapped key security
      parameter for the BCB.

      The key length used by this security context MUST be considered
      when setting the AES variant security parameter for the BCB if it
      differs from the default AES variant.  Otherwise, the AES variant
      MAY be omitted if doing so provides a useful reduction in message
      sizes.

   Problems encountered in the encryption MUST be processed in
   accordance with local security policy.  This MAY include restoring a
   CRC value removed from the target block prior to encryption, if the
   target block is allowed to be transmitted after an encryption error.

4.8.2.  Decryption

   During encryption, five inputs are prepared for input to the AES/GCM
   cipher: the decryption key, the IV, the security target cipher text
   to be decrypted, any additional authenticated data, and the
   authentication tag generated from the original encryption.  These
   data items MUST be generated as follows.

      The decryption key MUST be derived using the wrapped key security
      parameter if such a parameter is included in the security context
      parameters of the BCB.  Otherwise this key MUST be derived in
      accordance with local security policy at the decrypting node as
      discussed in Section 4.5.

      The IV MUST be set to the value of the IV security parameter
      included in the BCB.  If the IV parameter is not included as a
      security parameter, an IV MAY be derived as a function of local
      security policy and other BCB contents or a lack of an IV security
      parameter in the BCB MAY be treated as an error by the decrypting
      node.

      The security target cipher text for decryption MUST be generated
      as discussed in Section 4.7.1.

      Additional authenticated data, if present, MUST be generated as
      discussed in Section 4.7.2 with the value of AAD scope flags being
      taken from the AAD scope flags security context parameter.  If the
      AAD scope flags parameter is not included in the security context
      parameters then these flags MAY be derived from local security
      policy in cases where the set of such flags is determinable in the
      network.

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      The authentication tag MUST be present in the BCB security context
      parameters field if additional authenticated data are defined for
      the BCB (either in the AAD scope flags parameter or as specified
      by local policy).  This tag MUST be 128 bits in length.

   Upon successful decryption the following actions MUST occur.

      The plain text produced by AES/GCM MUST replace the bytes used to
      define the cipher text in the security target block's block-type-
      specific data field.  Any changes to the security target block
      length field MUST be corrected in cases where the plain text has a
      different length than the replaced cipher text.

   If the security acceptor is not the bundle destination and if no
   other integrity or confidentiality service is being applied to the
   target block, then a CRC MUST be included for the target block.  The
   CRC type, as determined by policy, is set in the target block's CRC
   type field and the corresponding CRC value is added as the CRC field
   for that block.

   If the cipher text fails to authenticate, if any needed parameters
   are missing, or if there are other problems in the decryption then
   the decryption MUST be treated as failed and processed in accordance
   with local security policy.

5.  IANA Considerations

5.1.  Security Context Identifiers

   This specification allocates two security context identifiers from
   the "BPSec Security Context Identifier" registry defined in
   [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec].

       Additional Entries for the BPSec Security Context Identifiers
                                 Registry:

                 +-------+---------------+---------------+
                 | Value |  Description  |   Reference   |
                 +-------+---------------+---------------+
                 |  TBA  | BIB-HMAC-SHA2 | This document |
                 |  TBA  |  BCB-AES-GCM  | This document |
                 +-------+---------------+---------------+

                                  Table 7

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5.2.  Integrity Scope Flags

   The BIB-HMAC-SHA2 security context has an Integrity Scope Flags field
   for which IANA is requested to create and maintain a new registry
   named "BPSec BIB-HMAC-SHA2 Integrity Scope Flags."  Initial values
   for this registry are given below.

   The registration policy for this registry is: Specification Required.

   The value range is unsigned 16-bit integer.

            BPSec BIB-HMAC-SHA2 Integrity Scope Flags Registry

   +-------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+
   |  Bit Position (right to |       Description        |  Reference   |
   |          left)          |                          |              |
   +-------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+
   |            0            |  Include primary block   |     This     |
   |                         |                          |   document   |
   |            1            |  Include target header   |     This     |
   |                         |           flag           |   document   |
   |            2            | Include security header  |     This     |
   |                         |           flag           |   document   |
   |           3-7           |         reserved         |     This     |
   |                         |                          |   document   |
   |           8-15          |        unassigned        |     This     |
   |                         |                          |   document   |
   +-------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+

                                  Table 8

5.3.  AAD Scope Flags

   The BCB-AES-GCM security context has an AAD Scope Flags field for
   which IANA is requested to create and maintain a new registry named
   "BPSec BCB-AES-GCM AAD Scope Flags."  Initial values for this
   registry are given below.

   The registration policy for this registry is: Specification Required.

   The value range is unsigned 16-bit integer.

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                BPSec BCB-AES-GCM AAD Scope Flags Registry

   +-------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+
   |  Bit Position (right to |       Description        |  Reference   |
   |          left)          |                          |              |
   +-------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+
   |            0            |  Include primary block   |     This     |
   |                         |                          |   document   |
   |            1            |  Include target header   |     This     |
   |                         |           flag           |   document   |
   |            2            | Include security header  |     This     |
   |                         |           flag           |   document   |
   |           3-7           |         reserved         |     This     |
   |                         |                          |   document   |
   |           8-15          |        unassigned        |     This     |
   |                         |                          |   document   |
   +-------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+

                                  Table 9

6.  Security Considerations

   Security considerations specific to a single security context are
   provided in the description of that context.  This section discusses
   security considerations that should be evaluated by implementers of
   any security context described in this document.  Considerations can
   also be found in documents listed as normative references and they
   should also be reviewed by security context implementors.

6.1.  Key Management

   The delayed and disrupted nature of DTNs complicates the process of
   key management because there might not be reliable, timely round-trip
   exchange between security sources, security verifiers, and security
   acceptors in the network.  This is true when there is a substantial
   signal propagation delay between nodes, when nodes are in a highly
   challenged communications environment, and when nodes do not support
   bi-directional communication.

   In these environments, key establishment protocols that rely on
   round-trip information exchange might not converge on a shared secret
   in a timely manner (or at all).  Also, key revocation or key
   verification mechanisms that rely on access to a centralized
   authority (such as a certificate authority) might similarly fail in
   the stressing conditions of a DTN.

   For these reasons, the default security contexts described in this
   document rely on symmetric key cryptographic mechanisms because

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   asymmetric key infrastructure (such as a public key infrastructure)
   is impractical in this environment.  This extends to any asymmetric-
   key mechanism for key derivation, key exchange, or key revocation.

   BPSec assumes that "key management is handled as a separate part of
   network management" [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec].  This assumption is also
   made by the security contexts defined in this document which do not
   define new protocols for key derivation, exchange of key-encrypting
   keys, revocation of existing keys, or the security configuration or
   policy used to select certain keys for certain security operations.

   Nodes using these security contexts need to perform the following
   kinds of activities, independent of the construction, transmission,
   and processing of BPSec security blocks.

      Establish shared key-encrypting-keys with other nodes in the
      network using an out-of-band mechanism.  This might include pre-
      sharing of key encryption keys or the use of traditional key
      establishment mechanisms prior to the exchange of BPsec security
      blocks.

      Determine when a key is considered exhausted and no longer to be
      used in the generation, verification, or acceptance of a security
      block.

      Determine when a key is considered invalid and no longer to be
      used in the generation, verification, or acceptance of a security
      block.  Such revocations can be based on a variety of mechanisms
      to include local security policy, time relative to the generation
      or use of the key, or as specified through network management.

      Determine, through an out-of-band mechanism such as local security
      policy, what keys are to be used for what security blocks.  This
      includes the selection of which key should be used in the
      evaluation of a security block received by a security verifier or
      a security acceptor.

   The failure to provide effective key management techniques
   appropriate for the operational networking environment can result in
   the compromise of those unmanaged keys and the loss of security
   services in the network.

6.2.  Key Handling

   Once generated, keys should be handled as follows.

      It is strongly RECOMMENDED that implementations protect keys both
      when they are stored and when they are transmitted.

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      In the event that a key is compromised, any security operations
      using a security context associated with that key SHOULD also be
      considered compromised.  This means that the BIB-HMAC-SHA2
      security context SHOULD NOT provide integrity when used with a
      compromised key and BCB-AES-GCM SHOULD NOT provide confidentiality
      when used with a compromised key.

      The same key SHOULD NOT be used for different algorithms as doing
      so might leak information about the key.

6.3.  AES GCM

   There are a significant number of considerations related to the use
   of the GCM mode of AES to provide a confidentiality service.  These
   considerations are provided in Section 4.6 as part of the
   documentation of the BCB-AES-GCM security context.

   It should be noted that the authentication tag produced by the GCM
   mode of AES is not considered part of the cipher text itself.  While
   certain implementations might catenate the authentication tag and the
   produced cipher text, they are distinct values.  For this reason, the
   authentication tag is expected to be carried in the BCB-AES-GCM
   security block as a security result whenever the authentication tag
   can be differentiated from the produced cipher text.

6.4.  AES Key Wrap

   The AES key wrap (AES-KW) algorithm used by the security contexts in
   this document does not use an initialization vector and does not
   require any key padding.  Key padding is not needed because wrapped
   keys used by these security contexts will always be multiples of 8
   bytes.  The length of the wrapped key can be determined by inspecting
   the security context parameters.  Therefore, a key can be unwrapped
   using only the information present in the security block and the key
   encryption key provided by local security policy at the security
   verifier or security acceptor.

6.5.  Bundle Fragmentation

   Bundle fragmentation might prevent security services in a bundle from
   being verified after a bundle is fragmented and before the bundle is
   re-assembled.  Examples of potential issues include the following.

      If a security block and its security target do not exist in the
      same fragment, then the security block cannot be processed until
      the bundle is re-assembled.  If a fragment includes an encrypted
      target block, but not its BCB, then a receiving bundle processing

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      agent (BPA) will not know that the target block has been
      encrypted.

      If a security block is cryptographically bound to a bundle, it
      cannot be processed even if the security block and target both
      coexist in the fragment.  This is because fragments have different
      primary blocks than the original bundle.

      If security blocks and their target blocks are repeated in
      multiple fragments, policy needs to determine how to deal with
      issues where a security operation verifies in one fragment but
      fails in another fragment.  This might happen, for example, if a
      BIB block becomes corrupted in one fragment but not in another
      fragment.

   Implementors should consider how security blocks are processed when a
   BPA fragments a received bundle.  For example, security blocks and
   their targets could be placed in the same fragment if the security
   block is not otherwise cryptographically bound to the bundle being
   fragmented.  Alternatively, if security blocks are cryptographically
   bound to a bundle, then a fragmenting BPA should consider
   encapsulating the bundle first and then fragmenting the encapsulating
   bundle.

7.  Normative References

   [AES-GCM]  Dworkin, M., "NIST Special Publication 800-38D:
              Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation:
              Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC.", November 2007.

   [AES-KW]   Dworkin, M., "NIST Special Publication 800-38F:
              Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation:
              Methods for Key Wrapping.", December 2012.

   [HMAC]     US NIST, "The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code
              (HMAC).", FIPS-198-1, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, July 2008.

              https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/fips/198/1/final

   [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpbis]
              Burleigh, S., Fall, K., and E. Birrane, "Bundle Protocol
              Version 7", draft-ietf-dtn-bpbis-31 (work in progress),
              January 2021.

   [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpsec]
              Birrane, E. and K. McKeever, "Bundle Protocol Security
              Specification", draft-ietf-dtn-bpsec-27 (work in
              progress), February 2021.

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   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC8152]  Schaad, J., "CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)",
              RFC 8152, DOI 10.17487/RFC8152, July 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8152>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

   [RFC8949]  Bormann, C. and P. Hoffman, "Concise Binary Object
              Representation (CBOR)", STD 94, RFC 8949,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8949, December 2020,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8949>.

   [SHS]      US NIST, "Secure Hash Standard (SHS).", FIPS-
              180-4, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, August 2015.

              https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/fips/180/4/final

Appendix A.  Examples

   This appendix is informative.

   This section presents a series of examples of constructing BPSec
   security blocks (using the security contexts defined in this
   document) and adding those blocks to a sample bundle.

   The examples presented in this appendix represent valid constructions
   of bundles, security blocks, and the encoding of security context
   parameters and results.  For this reason, they can inform unit test
   suites for individual implementations as well as interoperability
   test suites amongst implementations.  However, these examples do not
   cover every permutation of security parameters, security results, or
   use of security blocks in a bundle.

   NOTE: Figures in this section identified as "(CBOR Diagnostic
   Notation)" are represented using the CBOR diagnostic notation defined
   in [RFC8949].  This notation is used to express CBOR data structures
   in a manner that enables visual inspection.  The bundles, security
   blocks, and security context contents in these figures are
   represented using CBOR structures.

   NOTE: Examples in this section use the "ipn" URI scheme for
   EndpointID naming, as defined in [I-D.ietf-dtn-bpbis].

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   NOTE: The bundle source is presumed to be the security source for all
   security blocks in this section, unless otherwise noted.

A.1.  Example 1: Simple Integrity

   This example shows the addition of a BIB to a sample bundle to
   provide integrity for the payload block.

A.1.1.  Original Bundle

   The following diagram shows the original bundle before the BIB has
   been added.

                          Block                    Block   Block
                        in Bundle                  Type    Number
        +========================================+=======+========+
        |  Primary Block                         |  N/A  |    0   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Payload Block                         |   0   |    1   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+

                    Figure 1: Example 1 Original Bundle

A.1.1.1.  Primary Block

   The BPv7 bundle has no special processing flags and no CRC is
   provided because the primary block is expected to be protected by an
   integrity service BIB using the BIB-HMAC-SHA2 security context.

   The bundle is sourced at the source node ipn:2.1 and destined for the
   destination node ipn:1.2.  The bundle creation time uses a DTN
   creation time of 0 indicating lack of an accurate clock and a
   sequence number of 40.  The lifetime of the bundle is given as
   1,000,000 milliseconds since the bundle creation time.

   The primary block is provided as follows.

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   [
     7,           / BP version            /
     0,           / flags                 /
     0,           / CRC type              /
     [2, [1,2]],  / destination (ipn:1.2) /
     [2, [2,1]],  / source      (ipn:2.1) /
     [2, [2,1]],  / report-to   (ipn:2.1) /
     [0, 40],     / timestamp             /
     1000000      / lifetime              /
   ]

            Figure 2: Primary Block (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the primary block is
   0x88070000820282010282028202018202820201820018281a000f4240.

A.1.1.2.  Payload Block

   Other than its use as a source of plaintext for security blocks, the
   payload has no required distinguishing characteristic for the purpose
   of this example.  The sample payload is a 32 byte string whose value
   is "Ready Generate a 32 byte payload".

   The payload is represented in the payload block as a byte string of
   the raw payload string.  It is NOT represented as a CBOR text string
   wrapped within a CBOR binary string.  The hex value of the payload
   "Ready Generate a 32 byte payload" is
   0x52656164792047656e657261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164.

   The payload block is provided as follows.

   [
     1,      / type code: Payload block /
     1,      / block number             /
     0,      / block processing flags   /
     0,      / CRC Type                 /
     h'52656164792047656e65726174652061 / type-specific-data: payload /
       2033322062797465207061796c6f6164'

   ]

                 Payload Block (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the payload block is 0x8501010000582052656164792
   047656e657261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164.

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A.1.1.3.  Bundle CBOR Representation

   A BPv7 bundle is represented as an indefinite-length array consisting
   of the blocks comprising the bundle, with a terminator character at
   the end.

   The CBOR encoding of the original bundle is 0x9f880700008202820102820
   28202018202820201820018281a000f42408501010000582052656164792047656e65
   7261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164ff.

A.1.2.  Security Operation Overview

   This example adds a BIB to the bundle using the BIB-HMAC-SHA2
   security context to provide an integrity mechanism over the payload
   block.

   The following diagram shows the resulting bundle after the BIB is
   added.

                          Block                    Block   Block
                        in Bundle                  Type    Number
        +========================================+=======+========+
        |  Primary Block                         |  N/A  |    0   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Bundle Integrity Block                |   11  |    2   |
        |  OP(bib-integrity, target=1)           |       |        |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Payload Block                         |   0   |    1   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+

                   Figure 3: Example 1 Resulting Bundle

A.1.3.  Bundle Integrity Block

   In this example, a BIB is used to carry an integrity signature over
   the payload block.

A.1.3.1.  Configuration, Parameters, and Results

   For this example, the following configuration and security parameters
   are used to generate the security results indicated.

   This BIB has a single target and includes a single security result:
   the calculated signature over the payload block.

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             Key         : h'1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b'
             SHA Variant : HMAC 512/512
             Scope Flags : 0
             Payload Data: h'52656164792047656e65726174652061
                             2033322062797465207061796c6f6164'
             Signature   : h'd8e7c3be29effa8779e7dcb0d3cadf53
                             39df50ebd27b9054f197c8ea9864b0a3
                             35a0636213e5d4a9c95504f261d91a2f
                             22757112c95e3587a76b4228361803e8'

        Figure 4: Example 1: Configuration, Parameters, and Results

A.1.3.2.  Abstract Security Block

   The abstract security block structure of the BIB's block-type-
   specific-data field for this application is as follows.

   [1],        / Security Target /
   1,          / Security Context ID    - BIB-HMAC-SHA2       /
   1,          / Security Context Flags - Parameters Present  /
   [2,[2, 1]], / Security Source        - ipn:2.1             /
   [           / Security Parameters    - 2 Parameters        /
      [1, 7],  / SHA Variant            - HMAC 512/512        /
      [3, 0]   / Scope Flags            - No Additional Scope /
   ],
   [           / Security Results: 1 Result /
      [1, h'd8e7c3be29effa8779e7dcb0d3cadf5339df50ebd27b9054f197c8ea9864
            b0a335a0636213e5d4a9c95504f261d91a2f22757112c95e3587a76b4228
            361803e8']
   ]

     Figure 5: Example 1: BIB Abstract Security Block (CBOR Diagnostic
                                 Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BIB block-type-specific-data field (the
   abstract security block) is 0x810101018202820201828201078203008182015
   840d8e7c3be29effa8779e7dcb0d3cadf5339df50ebd27b9054f197c8ea9864b0a335
   a0636213e5d4a9c95504f261d91a2f22757112c95e3587a76b4228361803e8.

A.1.3.3.  Representations

   The BIB wrapping this abstract security block is as follows.

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   [
     11, / type code    /
     2,  / block number /
     0,  / flags        /
     0,  / CRC type     /
     h'810101018202820201828201078203008182015840d8e7c3be29effa8779e7dcb
       0d3cadf5339df50ebd27b9054f197c8ea9864b0a335a0636213e5d4a9c95504f2
       61d91a2f22757112c95e3587a76b4228361803e8',
   ]

            Figure 6: Example 1: BIB (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BIB block is 0x850b0200005855810101018202820
   201828201078203008182015840d8e7c3be29effa8779e7dcb0d3cadf5339df50ebd2
   7b9054f197c8ea9864b0a335a0636213e5d4a9c95504f261d91a2f22757112c95e358
   7a76b4228361803e8.

A.1.4.  Final Bundle

   The CBOR encoding of the full output bundle, with the BIB: 0x9F880700
   00820282010282028202018202820201820018281a000f4240850b020000585581010
   1018202820201828201078203008182015840d8e7c3be29effa8779e7dcb0d3cadf53
   39df50ebd27b9054f197c8ea9864b0a335a0636213e5d4a9c95504f261d91a2f22757
   112c95e3587a76b4228361803e8ff.

A.2.  Example 2: Simple Confidentiality with Key Wrap

   This example shows the addition of a BCB to a sample bundle to
   provide confidentiality for the payload block.  AES key wrap is used
   to transmit the symmetric key used to generate the security results
   for this service.

A.2.1.  Original Bundle

   The following diagram shows the original bundle before the BCB has
   been added.

                          Block                    Block   Block
                        in Bundle                  Type    Number
        +========================================+=======+========+
        |  Primary Block                         |  N/A  |    0   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Payload Block                         |   0   |    1   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+

                    Figure 7: Example 2 Original Bundle

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A.2.1.1.  Primary Block

   The primary block used in this example is identical to the primary
   block presented in Example 1 Appendix A.1.1.1.

   In summary, the CBOR encoding of the primary block is
   0x88070000820282010282028202018202820201820018281a000f4240.

A.2.1.2.  Payload Block

   The payload block used in this example is identical to the payload
   block presented in Example 1 Appendix A.1.1.2.

   In summary, the CBOR encoding of the payload block is 0x8501010000582
   052656164792047656e657261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164.

A.2.1.3.  Bundle CBOR Representation

   A BPv7 bundle is represented as an indefinite-length array consisting
   of the blocks comprising the bundle, with a terminator character at
   the end.

   The CBOR encoding of the original bundle is 0x9f880700008202820102820
   28202018202820201820018281a000f42408501010000582052656164792047656e65
   7261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164ff.

A.2.2.  Security Operation Overview

   This example adds a BCB using the BCB-AES-GCM security context using
   AES key wrap to provide a confidentiality mechanism over the payload
   block and transmit the symmetric key.

   The following diagram shows the resulting bundle after the BCB is
   added.

                          Block                    Block   Block
                        in Bundle                  Type    Number
        +========================================+=======+========+
        |  Primary Block                         |  N/A  |    0   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Bundle Confidentiality Block          |   12  |    2   |
        |  OP(bcb-confidentiality, target=1)     |       |        |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Payload Block (Encrypted)             |   0   |    1   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+

                   Figure 8: Example 2 Resulting Bundle

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A.2.3.  Bundle Confidentiality Block

   In this example, a BCB is used to encrypt the payload block and uses
   AES key wrap to transmit the symmetric key.

A.2.3.1.  Configuration, Parameters, and Results

   For this example, the following configuration and security parameters
   are used to generate the security results indicated.

   This BCB has a single target, the payload block.  Three security
   results are generated: cipher text which replaces the plain text
   block-type-specific data to encrypt the payload block, an
   authentication tag, and the AES wrapped key.

    Content Encryption
                   Key: h'71776572747975696f70617364666768'
    Key Encryption Key: h'6162636465666768696a6b6c6d6e6f70'
                    IV: h'5477656c7665313231323132'
           AES Variant: A128GCM
       AES Wrapped Key: h'69c411276fecddc4780df42c8a2af892
                          96fabf34d7fae700'
           Scope Flags: 0
          Payload Data: h'52656164792047656e65726174652061
                          2033322062797465207061796c6f6164'
    Authentication Tag: h'689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb'
    Payload Ciphertext: h'3a09c1e63fe2097528a78b7c12943354
                          a563e32648b700c2784e26a990d91f9d'

        Figure 9: Example 2: Configuration, Parameters, and Results

A.2.3.2.  Abstract Security Block

   The abstract security block structure of the BCB's block-type-
   specific-data field for this application is as follows.

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   [1],        / Security Target /
   2,          / Security Context ID    - BCB-AES-GCM        /
   1,          / Security Context Flags - Parameters Present /
   [2,[2, 1]], / Security Source        - ipn:2.1            /
   [           / Security Parameters    - 4 Parameters       /
     [1, h'5477656c7665313231323132'], / Initialization Vector /
     [2, 1],                           / AES Variant - A128GCM /
     [3, h'69c411276fecddc4780df42c8a  / AES wrapped key /
           2af89296fabf34d7fae700'],
     [4, 0]                            / Scope Flags - No extra scope/
   ],
   [           / Security Results: 1 Result /
     [1, h'689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb'] / Payload Auth. Tag /
   ]

    Figure 10: Example 2: BCB Abstract Security Block (CBOR Diagnostic
                                 Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BCB block-type-specific-data field (the
   abstract security block) is 0x8101020182028202018482014c5477656c76653
   132313231328202018203581869c411276fecddc4780df42c8a2af89296fabf34d7fa
   e70082040081820150689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb.

A.2.3.3.  Representations

   The BCB wrapping this abstract security block is as follows.

   [
     12, / type code /
     2,  / block number /
     1,  / flags - block must be replicated in every fragment /
     0,  / CRC type /
     h'8101020182028202018482014c5477656c766531323132313282020182035818
       69c411276fecddc4780df42c8a2af89296fabf34d7fae7008204008182015068
       9b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb'
   ]

           Figure 11: Example 2: BCB (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BCB block is 0x850c020100584f810102018202820
   2018482014c5477656c76653132313231328202018203581869c411276fecddc4780d
   f42c8a2af89296fabf34d7fae70082040081820150689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f
   801eb.

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A.2.4.  Final Bundle

   The CBOR encoding of the full output bundle, with the BCB: 0x9f880700
   00820282010282028202018202820201820018281a000f4240850c020100584f81010
   20182028202018482014c5477656c76653132313231328202018203581869c411276f
   ecddc4780df42c8a2af89296fabf34d7fae70082040081820150689b98e649ae3b554
   e98aa2ae8f801eb850101000058203a09c1e63fe2097528a78b7c12943354a563e326
   48b700c2784e26a990d91f9dff.

A.3.  Example 3: Security Blocks from Multiple Sources

   This example shows the addition of a BIB and BCB to a sample bundle.
   These two security blocks are added by two different nodes.  The BCB
   is added by the source endpoint and the BIB is added by a forwarding
   node.

   The resulting bundle contains a BCB to encrypt the Payload Block and
   a BIB to provide integrity to the Primary and Bundle Age Block.

A.3.1.  Original Bundle

   The following diagram shows the original bundle before the security
   blocks have been added.

                          Block                    Block   Block
                        in Bundle                  Type    Number
        +========================================+=======+========+
        |  Primary Block                         |  N/A  |    0   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Extension Block: Bundle Age Block     |   7   |    2   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Payload Block                         |   0   |    1   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+

                   Figure 12: Example 3 Original Bundle

A.3.1.1.  Primary Block

   The primary block used in this example is identical to the primary
   block presented in Example 1 Appendix A.1.1.1.

   In summary, the CBOR encoding of the primary block is
   0x88070000820282010282028202018202820201820018281a000f4240.

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A.3.1.2.  Bundle Age Block

   A bundle age block is added to the bundle to help other nodes in the
   network determine the age of the bundle.  The use of this block is as
   recommended because the bundle source does not have an accurate clock
   (as indicated by the DTN time of 0).

   Because this block is specified at the time the bundle is being
   forwarded, the bundle age represents the time that has elapsed from
   the time the bundle was created to the time it is being prepared for
   forwarding.  In this case, the value is given as 300 milliseconds.

   The bundle age extension block is provided as follows.

   [
     7,      / type code: Bundle Age block /
     2,      / block number /
     0,      / block processing flags /
     0,      / CRC Type /
     <<300>> / type-specific-data: age /
   ]

          Figure 13: Bundle Age Block (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the bundle age block is 0x85070200004319012c.

A.3.1.3.  Payload Block

   The payload block used in this example is identical to the payload
   block presented in Example 1 Appendix A.1.1.2.

   In summary, the CBOR encoding of the payload block is 0x8501010000582
   052656164792047656e657261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164.

A.3.1.4.  Bundle CBOR Representation

   A BPv7 bundle is represented as an indefinite-length array consisting
   of the blocks comprising the bundle, with a terminator character at
   the end.

   The CBOR encoding of the original bundle is 0x9f880700008202820102820
   28202018202820201820018281a000f424085070200004319012c8501010000582052
   656164792047656e657261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164ff.

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A.3.2.  Security Operation Overview

   This example provides:

      a BIB with the BIB-HMAC-SHA2 security context to provide an
      integrity mechanism over the primary block and bundle age block.

      a BCB with the BCB-AES-GCM security context to provide a
      confidentiality mechanism over the payload block.

   The following diagram shows the resulting bundle after the security
   blocks are added.

                          Block                    Block   Block
                        in Bundle                  Type    Number
        +========================================+=======+========+
        |  Primary Block                         |  N/A  |    0   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Bundle Integrity Block                |   11  |    3   |
        |  OP(bib-integrity, targets=0, 2)       |       |        |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Bundle Confidentiality Block          |   12  |    4   |
        |  OP(bcb-confidentiality, target=1)     |       |        |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Extension Block: Bundle Age Block     |   7   |    2   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Payload Block (Encrypted)             |   0   |    1   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+

                   Figure 14: Example 3 Resulting Bundle

A.3.3.  Bundle Integrity Block

   In this example, a BIB is used to carry an integrity signature over
   the bundle age block and an additional signature over the payload
   block.  The BIB is added by a waypoint node, ipn:3.0.

A.3.3.1.  Configuration, Parameters, and Results

   For this example, the following configuration and security parameters
   are used to generate the security results indicated.

   This BIB has two security targets and includes two security results,
   holding the calculated signatures over the bundle age block and
   primary block.

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                   Key: h'1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b'
           SHA Variant: HMAC 256/256
           Scope Flags: 0
    Primary Block Data: h'8807000082028201028202820201820282020182001
                          8281a000f4240'
    Bundle Age Block
                  Data: h'85070200004319012c'
    Primary Block
             Signature: h'2f74b42d88234f0a8a98a6c72775ec6511aff3cb5bf
                          c06aa648f5fc40f31ec0d'
    Bundle Age Block
             Signature: h'e61385353ce2b4cce5319bc33326cdc26f4061e76cb
                          21b434c89199a36b00de3'

   Figure 15: Example 3: Configuration, Parameters, and Results for the
                                    BIB

A.3.3.2.  Abstract Security Block

   The abstract security block structure of the BIB's block-type-
   specific-data field for this application is as follows.

   [0, 2],     / Security Target /
   1,          / Security Context ID    - BIB-HMAC-SHA2       /
   1,          / Security Context Flags - Parameters Present  /
   [2,[3, 0]], / Security Source        - ipn:3.0             /
   [           / Security Parameters    - 2 Parameters        /
      [1, 5],  / SHA Variant            - HMAC 256/256        /
      [3, 0]   / Scope Flags            - No Additional Scope /
   ],
   [           / Security Results: 2 Results /
      [1, h'2f74b42d88234f0a8a98a6c72775ec6511aff3 / Primary Block    /
            cb5bfc06aa648f5fc40f31ec0d'],
      [1, h'e61385353ce2b4cce5319bc33326cdc26f4061 / Bundle Age Block /
            e76cb21b434c89199a36b00de3']
   ]

    Figure 16: Example 3: BIB Abstract Security Block (CBOR Diagnostic
                                 Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BIB block-type-specific-data field (the
   abstract security block) is 0x820002010182028203008282010582030082820
   158202f74b42d88234f0a8a98a6c72775ec6511aff3cb5bfc06aa648f5fc40f31ec0d
   82015820e61385353ce2b4cce5319bc33326cdc26f4061e76cb21b434c89199a36b00
   de3.

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A.3.3.3.  Representations

   The BIB wrapping this abstract security block is as follows.

   [
     11, / type code /
     3,  / block number /
     0,  / flags  /
     0,  / CRC type /
     h'820002010182028203008282010582030082820158202f74b42d88234f0a8a98
       a6c72775ec6511aff3cb5bfc06aa648f5fc40f31ec0d82015820e61385353ce2
       b4cce5319bc33326cdc26f4061e76cb21b434c89199a36b00de3',
   ]

           Figure 17: Example 3: BIB (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BIB block is 0x850b030000585a820002010182028
   203008282010582030082820158202f74b42d88234f0a8a98a6c72775ec6511aff3cb
   5bfc06aa648f5fc40f31ec0d82015820e61385353ce2b4cce5319bc33326cdc26f406
   1e76cb21b434c89199a36b00de3.

A.3.4.  Bundle Confidentiality Block

   In this example, a BCB is used encrypt the payload block.  The BCB is
   added by the bundle source node, ipn:2.1.

A.3.4.1.  Configuration, Parameters, and Results

   For this example, the following configuration and security parameters
   are used to generate the security results indicated.

   This BCB has a single target, the payload block.  Two security
   results are generated: cipher text which replaces the plain text
   block-type-specific data to encrypt the payload block, and an
   authentication tag.

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    Content Encryption
                   Key: h'71776572747975696f70617364666768'
                    IV: h'5477656c7665313231323132'
           AES Variant: A128GCM
           Scope Flags: 0
          Payload Data: h'52656164792047656e65726174652061
                          2033322062797465207061796c6f6164'
    Authentication Tag: h'689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb'
    Payload Ciphertext: h'3a09c1e63fe2097528a78b7c12943354
                          a563e32648b700c2784e26a990d91f9d'

   Figure 18: Example 3: Configuration, Parameters, and Results for the
                                    BCB

A.3.4.2.  Abstract Security Block

   The abstract security block structure of the BCB's block-type-
   specific-data field for this application is as follows.

   [1],        / Security Target /
   2,          / Security Context ID    - BCB-AES-GCM        /
   1,          / Security Context Flags - Parameters Present /
   [2,[2, 1]], / Security Source        - ipn:2.1            /
   [           / Security Parameters    - 3 Parameters       /
     [1, b'Twelve121212'] / Initialization Vector /,
     [2, 1]               / AES Variant - AES 128 /,
     [4, 0]               / Scope Flags - No Additional Scope /
   ],
   [           / Security Results: 1 Result /
     [1, h'689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb'] / Payload Auth. Tag /
   ]

    Figure 19: Example 3: BCB Abstract Security Block (CBOR Diagnostic
                                 Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BCB block-type-specific-data field (the
   abstract security block) is 0x8101020182028202018382014c5477656C76653
   1323132313282020182040081820150689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb.

A.3.4.3.  Representations

   The BCB wrapping this abstract security block is as follows.

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   [
     12, / type code /
     4,  / block number /
     1,  / flags - block must be replicated in every fragment /
     0,  / CRC type /
     h'8101020182028202018382014c5477656C766531323132313282020182040081
       820150689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb',
   ]

           Figure 20: Example 3: BCB (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BCB block is 0x850c0401005833810102018202820
   2018382014c5477656C766531323132313282020182040081820150689b98e649ae3b
   554e98aa2ae8f801eb.

A.3.5.  Final Bundle

   The CBOR encoding of the full output bundle, with the BIB and BCB
   added is: 9F88070000820282010282028202018202820201820018281a000f42408
   50b030000585a820002010182028203008282010582030082820158202f74b42d8823
   4f0a8a98a6c72775ec6511aff3cb5bfc06aa648f5fc40f31ec0d82015820e61385353
   ce2b4cce5319bc33326cdc26f4061e76cb21b434c89199a36b00de3850c0401005833
   8101020182028202018382014c5477656C76653132313231328202018204008182015
   0689b98e649ae3b554e98aa2ae8f801eb85070200004319012c850101000058203a09
   c1e63fe2097528a78b7c12943354a563e32648b700c2784e26a990d91f9dFF.

A.4.  Example 4: Security Blocks with Full Scope

   This example shows the addition of a BIB and BCB to a sample bundle.
   A BIB is added to provide integrity over the payload block and a BCB
   is added for confidentiality over the payload and BIB.

   The integrity scope and additional authentication data will bind the
   primary block, target header, and the security header.

A.4.1.  Original Bundle

   The following diagram shows the original bundle before the security
   blocks have been added.

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                          Block                    Block   Block
                        in Bundle                  Type    Number
        +========================================+=======+========+
        |  Primary Block                         |  N/A  |    0   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Payload Block                         |   0   |    1   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+

                   Figure 21: Example 4 Original Bundle

A.4.1.1.  Primary Block

   The primary block used in this example is identical to the primary
   block presented in Example 1 Appendix A.1.1.1.

   In summary, the CBOR encoding of the primary block is
   0x88070000820282010282028202018202820201820018281a000f4240.

A.4.1.2.  Payload Block

   The payload block used in this example is identical to the payload
   block presented in Example 1 Appendix A.1.1.2.

   In summary, the CBOR encoding of the payload block is 0x8501010000582
   052656164792047656e657261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164.

A.4.1.3.  Bundle CBOR Representation

   A BPv7 bundle is represented as an indefinite-length array consisting
   of the blocks comprising the bundle, with a terminator character at
   the end.

   The CBOR encoding of the original bundle is 0x9f880700008202820102820
   28202018202820201820018281a000f42408501010000582052656164792047656e65
   7261746520612033322062797465207061796c6f6164ff.

A.4.2.  Security Operation Overview

   This example provides:

      a BIB with the BIB-HMAC-SHA2 security context to provide an
      integrity mechanism over the payload block.

      a BCB with the BCB-AES-GCM security context to provide a
      confidentiality mechanism over the payload block and BIB.

   The following diagram shows the resulting bundle after the security
   blocks are added.

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                          Block                    Block   Block
                        in Bundle                  Type    Number
        +========================================+=======+========+
        |  Primary Block                         |  N/A  |    0   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Bundle Integrity Block (Encrypted)    |   11  |    3   |
        |  OP(bib-integrity, target=1)           |       |        |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Bundle Confidentiality Block          |   12  |    4   |
        |  OP(bcb-confidentiality, targets=1, 3) |       |        |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+
        |  Payload Block (Encrypted)             |   0   |    1   |
        +----------------------------------------+-------+--------+

                   Figure 22: Example 4 Resulting Bundle

A.4.3.  Bundle Integrity Block

   In this example, a BIB is used to carry an integrity signature over
   the payload block.  The IPPT contains the payload block block-type-
   specific data, primary block data, the payload block header, and the
   BIB header.  That is, all additional headers are included in the
   IPPT.

A.4.3.1.  Configuration, Parameters, and Results

   For this example, the following configuration and security parameters
   are used to generate the security results indicated.

   This BIB has a single target and includes a single security result:
   the calculated signature over the Payload block.

                         Key: h'1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b1a2b'
                 SHA Variant: HMAC 384/384
                 Scope Flags: 7 (all additional headers)
          Primary Block Data: h'88070000820282010282028202018202
                                820201820018281a000f4240
                Payload Data: h'52656164792047656e65726174652061
                                2033322062797465207061796c6f6164'
              Payload Header: h'85010100005820'
                  BIB Header: h'850b0300005845'
           Payload Signature: h'6f56e0f58ec584df34603c75cc055939
                                00b1a938f23883f119772e1230441d86
                                9bce6ac9559f721260314424ab14b981

   Figure 23: Example 4: Configuration, Parameters, and Results for the
                                    BIB

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A.4.3.2.  Abstract Security Block

   The abstract security block structure of the BIB's block-type-
   specific-data field for this application is as follows.

   [1],        / Security Target /
   1,          / Security Context ID    - BIB-HMAC-SHA2 /
   1,          / Security Context Flags - Parameters Present  /
   [2,[2, 1]], / Security Source: ipn:2.1 /
   [           / Security Parameters: 2 Parameters /
      [1, 6],  / SHA Variant - HMAC 384/384  /
      [3, 7]   / Scope Flags - All additional headers in the SHA Hash /
   ],
   [           / Security Results: 1 Result /
      [1, h'6f56e0f58ec584df34603c75cc05593900b1a938f23883f119772e123044
            1d869bce6ac9559f721260314424ab14b981']
   ]

    Figure 24: Example 4: BIB Abstract Security Block (CBOR Diagnostic
                                 Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BIB block-type-specific-data field (the
   abstract security block) is 0x810101018202820201828201068203078182015
   8306f56e0f58ec584df34603c75cc05593900b1a938f23883f119772e1230441d869b
   ce6ac9559f721260314424ab14b981.

A.4.3.3.  Representations

   The BIB wrapping this abstract security block is as follows.

   [
     11, / type code /
     3,  / block number /
     0,  / flags  /
     0,  / CRC type /
     h'8101010182028202018282010682030781820158306f56e0f58ec584df34603c
       75cc05593900b1a938f23883f119772e1230441d869bce6ac9559f7212603144
       24ab14b981',
   ]

           Figure 25: Example 4: BIB (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BIB block is 0x850b0300005845810101018202820
   2018282010682030781820158306f56e0f58ec584df34603c75cc05593900b1a938f2
   3883f119772e1230441d869bce6ac9559f721260314424ab14b981.

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A.4.4.  Bundle Confidentiality Block

   In this example, a BCB is used encrypt the payload block and the BIB
   that provides integrity over the payload.

A.4.4.1.  Configuration, Parameters, and Results

   For this example, the following configuration and security parameters
   are used to generate the security results indicated.

   This BCB has two targets: the payload block and BIB.  Four security
   results are generated: cipher text which replaces the plain text
   block-type-specific data of the payload block, cipher text to encrypt
   the BIB, and authentication tags for both the payload block and BIB.

                         Key: h'71776572747975696f70617364666768
                                71776572747975696f70617364666768'
                          IV: h'5477656c7665313231323132'
                 AES Variant: A256GCM
                 Scope Flags: 7 (All additional headers)
                Payload Data: h'52656164792047656e65726174652061
                                2033322062797465207061796c6f6164'
                    BIB Data: h'52656164792047656E65726174652061
                                2033322062797465207061796C6F6164'
                         BIB
          Authentication Tag: h'92bc2665e9f04350c5974f023929dd62'
               Payload Block
          Authentication Tag: h'865bc14b3910d6c53e95fdc65aa601fd'
          Payload Ciphertext: h'90eab64575930498d6aa654107f15e96
                                319bb227706000abc8fcac3b9bb9c87e'
              BIB Ciphertext: h'438ed6208eb1c1ffb94d952175167df0
                                902a815f2276222e1d0208c628e2c926
                                2a0c438fc300190dbf5954ae4f84f748
                                64e58ed1e39043633142ad2559e0e3a9
                                c9cbce5c2d'

   Figure 26: Example 4: Configuration, Parameters, and Results for the
                                    BCB

A.4.4.2.  Abstract Security Block

   The abstract security block structure of the BCB's block-type-
   specific-data field for this application is as follows.

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   [3, 1],     / Security Target /
   2,          / Security Context ID    - BCB-AES-GCM /
   1,          / Security Context Flags - Parameters Present  /
   [2,[2, 1]], / Security Source        - ipn:2.1 /
   [           / Security Parameters    - 3 Parameters /
     [1, h'5477656c7665313231323132'] / Initialization Vector /,
     [2, 3]               / AES Variant - AES 256 /,
     [4, 7]               / Scope Flags - All headers in SHA hash /
   ],
   [           / Security Results: 2 Results /
     [1, h'865bc14b3910d6c53e95fdc65aa601fd'], / Payload Auth. Tag /
     [1, h'92bc2665e9f04350c5974f023929dd62']  / BIB Auth. Tag /
   ]

    Figure 27: Example 4: BCB Abstract Security Block (CBOR Diagnostic
                                 Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BCB block-type-specific-data field (the
   abstract security block) is 0x820301020182028202018382014c5477656C766
   531323132313282020382040782820150d0b506cc2e5ede57b36e6c52791457008201
   50865bc14b3910d6c53e95fdc65aa601fd.

A.4.4.3.  Representations

   The BCB wrapping this abstract security block is as follows.

   [
     12, / type code /
     2,  / block number /
     1,  / flags - block must be replicated in every fragment /
     0,  / CRC type /
     h'820301020182028202018382014c5477656C7665313231323132820203820407
       82820150d0b506cc2e5ede57b36e6c5279145700820150865bc14b3910d6c53e
       95fdc65aa601fd',
   ]

           Figure 28: Example 4: BCB (CBOR Diagnostic Notation)

   The CBOR encoding of the BCB block is 0x850c0201005847820301020182028
   202018382014c5477656C766531323132313282020382040782820150d0b506cc2e5e
   de57b36e6c5279145700820150865bc14b3910d6c53e95fdc65aa601fd.

A.4.5.  Final Bundle

   The CBOR encoding of the full output bundle, with the security blocks
   added and payload block and BIB encrypted is: 9F880700008202820102820
   28202018202820201820018281a000f4240850b0300005845438ed6208eb1c1ffb94d
   952175167df0902a815f2276222e1d0208c628e2c9262a0c438fc300190dbf5954ae4

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   f84f74864e58ed1e39043633142ad2559e0e3a9c9cbce5c2d 850c020100584782030
   1020182028202018382014c5477656C766531323132313282020382040782820150d0
   b506cc2e5ede57b36e6c5279145700820150865bc14b3910d6c53e95fdc65aa601fd8
   501010000582090eab64575930498d6aa654107f15e96319bb227706000abc8fcac3b
   9bb9c87eFF.

Appendix B.  Acknowledgements

   The following participants contributed useful review and analysis of
   these security contexts: Amy Alford of the Johns Hopkins University
   Applied Physics Laboratory.

Authors' Addresses

   Edward J. Birrane, III
   The Johns Hopkins University Applied
         Physics Laboratory
   11100 Johns Hopkins Rd.
   Laurel, MD  20723
   US

   Phone: +1 443 778 7423
   Email: Edward.Birrane@jhuapl.edu

   Alex White
   The Johns Hopkins University Applied
         Physics Laboratory
   11100 Johns Hopkins Rd.
   Laurel, MD  20723
   US

   Phone: +1 443 778 0845
   Email: Alex.White@jhuapl.edu

   Sarah Heiner
   The Johns Hopkins University Applied
         Physics Laboratory
   11100 Johns Hopkins Rd.
   Laurel, MD  20723
   US

   Phone: +1 240 592 3704
   Email: Sarah.Heiner@jhuapl.edu

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