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Marking SIP Messages to be Logged
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draft-ietf-insipid-logme-marking-08
Internet Engineering Task Force                                 P. Dawes
Internet-Draft                                            Vodafone Group
Intended status: Standards Track                          C. Arunachalam
Expires: February 7, 2018                                  Cisco Systems
                                                          August 6, 2017

                   Marking SIP Messages to be Logged
                  draft-ietf-insipid-logme-marking-08

Abstract

   SIP networks use signaling monitoring tools to diagnose user reported
   problems and for regression testing if network or user agent software
   is upgraded.  As networks grow and become interconnected, including
   connection via transit networks, it becomes impractical to predict
   the path that SIP signaling will take between user agents, and
   therefore impractical to monitor SIP signaling end-to-end.

   This document describes an indicator for the SIP protocol which can
   be used to mark signaling as being of interest to logging.  Such
   marking will typically be applied as part of network testing
   controlled by the network operator and not used in normal user agent
   signaling.  However, such marking can be carried end-to-end including
   the originating and terminating SIP user agents, even if a session
   originates and terminates in different networks.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  "Log Me" Marking Protocol Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.1.  Session-ID logme Parameter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.2.  Starting and Stopping Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.3.  Identifying Test Cases  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.4.  Passing the Marker  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       3.4.1.  To and From a User Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       3.4.2.  To and From an External Network . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.5.  Logging Multiple Simultaneous Dialogs . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.6.  Format of Logged Signaling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.7.  Marking Related Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.8.  Forked Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   4.  SIP Entity Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     4.1.  Endpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     4.2.  SIP Intermediaries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       4.2.1.  B2BUAs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       4.2.2.  "Log me" Marker Processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
         4.2.2.1.  Stateless processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
         4.2.2.2.  Stateful processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   5.  Error Handling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
     5.1.  Missing "Log me" Marker in Dialog Being Logged  . . . . .  24
       5.1.1.  Error Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
       5.1.2.  Non-Error Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
     5.2.  "Log Me" Marker Appears Mid-Dialog  . . . . . . . . . . .  28
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
     6.1.  "Log Me" Authorization  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
     6.2.  "Log Me" Marker Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
     6.3.  Denial of Service Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
     6.4.  Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
       6.4.1.  Personal Identifiers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30

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       6.4.2.  Data Stored at SIP Intermediaries . . . . . . . . . .  30
       6.4.3.  Data Visible at Network Elements  . . . . . . . . . .  30
       6.4.4.  Preventing Fingerprinting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
       6.4.5.  Retaining Logs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
       6.4.6.  User Control of Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
       6.4.7.  Recommended Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
     6.5.  Data Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
   7.  Augmented BNF for the "logme" Parameter . . . . . . . . . . .  32
   8.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
     8.1.  Registration of the "logme" Parameter . . . . . . . . . .  32
   9.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
   10. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
     10.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     10.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34

1.  Introduction

   When users experience problems with setting up sessions using SIP,
   enterprise or service provider network operators need to identify
   root cause by examining the SIP signaling.  Also, when network or
   user agent software or hardware is upgraded, regression testing is
   needed.  Such diagnostics apply to a small proportion of network
   traffic and can apply end-to-end, even if signaling crosses several
   networks possibly belonging to several different network operators.
   It may not be possible to predict the path through those networks in
   advance, therefore a mechanism is needed to mark a session as being
   of interest so that SIP entities along the signaling path can provide
   diagnostic logging.  [RFC8123] illustrates this motivating scenario.
   This document describes a solution that meets the requirements for
   such 'log me' marking of SIP signaling also defined in [RFC8123].

   This document defines a new header field parameter "logme" for the
   "Session-ID" header field.  Implementations of this document MUST
   implement session identity specified in [RFC7989].

2.  Requirements Language

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119], except that
   rather than describing interoperability requirements, they are used
   to describe requirements to be satisfied by the "log me" marking
   solution.

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3.  "Log Me" Marking Protocol Aspects

3.1.  Session-ID logme Parameter

   Logging is most effective when it is applied end-to-end in a
   communication session.  This ability requires "log me" marker to be
   passed through SIP intermediaries.  Session-ID header defined in
   ([RFC7989]) was chosen to carry the "log me" marker as a "logme"
   parameter since the session identifier is passed through SIP B2BUAs
   or other intermediaries.  The "logme" parameter shown in Figure 1
   does not introduce any device-specific or user-specific information
   and MUST be passed unchanged through SIP B2BUAs or other
   intermediaries.  (See Section 3.4.2 where this normative behavior may
   be relaxed for intermediaries in an external network.)

           Alice           Proxy           Registrar
           u1.example.com  p1.example.com  r1.example.com
           |                  |                  |
           |(1) INVITE        |                  |
           | Session-ID: ab30317f1a784dc48ff824d0d3715d86;
           |  remote=47755a9de7794ba387653f2099600ef2;logme
           |----------------->|                  |
           |                  |                  |

   Figure 1: "Log Me" marking using the "logme" Session-ID header field
                                 parameter

3.2.  Starting and Stopping Logging

   A user agent or proxy adds a "log me" marker in a request or response
   for two reasons: either it is configured to do so or it has detected
   that a dialog is being "log me" marked, causing it to maintain state
   to ensure that all requests and responses in the dialog are similarly
   "log me" marked.

   When a user agent or proxy is configured to add a "log me" marker in
   messages, the start and stop times or events that the user agent or
   proxy will be configured with is out of the scope of this document.
   As example possible configurations, the user agent client or proxy
   could be configured to add a "log me" marker for a certain number of
   requests, or could be configured to mark messages with a temporal
   scope (e.g., 9:00am - 10:00am every day), or could be configured to
   mark messages when it encounters a specific "User-Agent" header, or
   for a specific set of called party numbers for which users are
   experiencing call setup failures.

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   On the other hand, when a user agent or proxy detects that a dialog-
   initiating request is being "log me" marked, the scope of such
   marking extends to the lifetime of the dialog.  In addition, as
   discussed in Section 3.7, "log me" marked dialogs that create related
   dialogs (REFER) may transfer the marking to the related dialogs.  In
   such cases, the entire "session", identified by the Session-ID
   header, is "log me" marked.

3.3.  Identifying Test Cases

   The local Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) portion of Session-ID
   [RFC7989] in the initial SIP request of a dialog is used as a random
   test case identifier.  This provides the ability to collate all
   logged SIP requests and responses to the initial SIP request in a
   dialog or standalone transaction.

3.4.  Passing the Marker

3.4.1.  To and From a User Device

   When a user device inserts the "log me" marker, the marker MUST be
   passed unchanged in the Session-ID header across an edge proxy or a
   B2BUA adjacent to the user device.

3.4.2.  To and From an External Network

   An external network is a peer network connected at a network boundary
   as defined in [RFC8123].

   External networks may be connected directly or via a peering network
   and such networks SHOULD have specific connection agreements.
   Whether "log me" marking is removed depends upon the policy applied
   at the network to network interface.  Peer networks SHOULD endeavor
   to make agreements to pass "log me" marking unchanged.  However,
   since a "log me" marker may cause a SIP entity to log the SIP header
   and body of a request or response, if no agreement exists between
   peer networks then the "log me" marker MUST be removed at a network
   boundary.

3.5.  Logging Multiple Simultaneous Dialogs

   An originating or terminating user agent and SIP entities on the
   signaling path can log multiple SIP dialogs simultaneously, these
   dialogs are differentiated by their test case identifier (the local
   UUID of the Session-ID header field at the originating device).

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3.6.  Format of Logged Signaling

   The entire SIP message (SIP headers and message body) is logged.
   Logging SHOULD use common standard formats such as the SIP CLF
   defined in [RFC6873] and Libpcap.  If SIP CLF format is used, the
   entire message is logged using Vendor-ID = 00000000 and Tag = 02 in
   the <OptionalFields> portion of the SIP CLF record (see [RFC6873]
   clause 4.4).  Header fields SHOULD be logged in the form in which
   they appear in the message, they SHOULD NOT be converted between long
   and compact forms described in [RFC3261] clause 7.3.3.

3.7.  Marking Related Dialogs

   "Log me" marking is done per-dialog and typically begins at dialog
   creation and ends when the dialog ends.  However, dialogs related to
   a "log me" marked dialog MAY also be "log me" marked.  An example is
   call transfer described in section 6.1 of [RFC5589] and the logged
   signalling for related dialogs can be correlated using Session-ID
   values as described in section 10.9 of [RFC7989].

   In the example shown in Figure 2 below, Alice has reported problems
   making call transfers and her terminal is configured to log
   signalling for a call transfer.  Alice calls Bob, which creates
   initial dialog1, and then transfers the call to connect Bob to Carol.
   Logged signalling is correlated using the test case identifier, which
   is the local UUID ab30317f1a784dc48ff824d0d3715d86 in the Session-ID
   header field of INVITE request F1.  Logging by Alice's terminal
   begins with INVITE request F1 and ends with the final 200 OK of
   dialog1.  Also during dialog1, Alice's terminal logs related REFER
   dialog2 that it initiates and terminates as part of the call
   transfer.  Both dialog1 and dialog2 have the same test case
   identifier.

   Logging by Bob's terminal begins when it receives and echoes the
   "logme" marker in INVITE F1 and ends when dialog3, initiated by Bob,
   ends.  Logging by Carol's terminal begins when it receives and echoes
   the "log me" marker in INVITE F5 that creates dialog3 and ends when
   dialog3 ends.

   dialog3 is not logged by Alice's terminal and the test case
   identifier ab30317f1a784dc48ff824d0d3715d86 is not the local-uuid in
   INVITE F5.  However, Alice's test case identifier can be linked to
   dialog3 because dialog3 is initiated by the remote party of dialog1
   i.e., the remote-uuid component of the Session-ID header field in
   requests and responses sent from Alice to Bob is the local-uuid
   component in INVITE F5.

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   F1 - Alice's UA inserts "logme" parameter in the Session-ID header of
   the INVITE request that creates dialog1.

   F3 - Alice's UA inserts "logme" parameter in the Session-ID header of
   the REFER request that creates dialog2 which is related to dialog1.

   F5 - Bob's UA inserts "logme" parameter in the Session-ID header of
   the INVITE request that creates dialog3 which is related to dialog1.

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                       Bob                 Alice                Carol
                   Transferee           Transferor             Transfer
                        |                    |                  Target
                        |          INVITE F1 |                    |
                dialog1 |<-------------------|                    |
                        |          200 OK F2 |                    |
                dialog1 |------------------->|                    |
                        |            ACK     |                    |
                dialog1 |<-------------------|                    |
                        |  INVITE (hold)     |                    |
                dialog1 |<-------------------|                    |
                        |  200 OK            |                    |
                dialog1 |------------------->|                    |
                        |  ACK               |                    |
                dialog1 |<-------------------|                    |
                        |  REFER F3 (Target-Dialog:1)             |
                dialog2 |<-------------------|                    |
                        |  202 Accepted      |                    |
                dialog2 |------------------->|                    |
                        | NOTIFY (100 Trying) F4                  |
                dialog2 |------------------->|                    |
                        |            200 OK  |                    |
                dialog2 |<-------------------|                    |
                        |                    |  INVITE F5         |
                dialog3 |---------------------------------------->|
                        |                    |  200 OK            |
                dialog3 |<----------------------------------------|
                        |                    |  ACK               |
                dialog3 |---------------------------------------->|
                        |  NOTIFY (200 OK) F6|                    |
                dialog2 |------------------->|                    |
                        |            200 OK  |                    |
                dialog2 |<-------------------|                    |
                        |  BYE               |                    |
                dialog1 |<-------------------|                    |
                        |  200 OK            |                    |
                dialog1 |------------------->|                    |
                        |                    |             BYE    |
                dialog3 |<----------------------------------------|
                        |                    |             200 OK |
                dialog3 |---------------------------------------->|

        Figure 2: "Log me" marking related dialogs in call transfer

         F1 INVITE Transferor -> Transferee

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         INVITE sips:transferor@atlanta.example.com SIP/2.0
         Via: SIP/2.0/TLS 192.0.2.4;branch=z9hG4bKnas432
         Max-Forwards: 70
         To: <sips:transferor@atlanta.example.com>
         From: <sips:transferee@biloxi.example.com>;tag=7553452
         Call-ID: 090459243588173445
         Session-ID: ab30317f1a784dc48ff824d0d3715d86
            ;remote=00000000000000000000000000000000;logme
         CSeq: 29887 INVITE
         Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
         Supported: replaces, gruu, tdialog
         Contact: <sips:3ld812adkjw@biloxi.example.com;gr=3413kj2ha>
         Content-Type: application/sdp
         Content-Length: ...

         F2 200 OK Transferee -> Transferor

         SIP/2.0 200 OK
         Via: SIP/2.0/TLS 192.0.2.4;branch=z9hG4bKnas432
         To: <sips:transferor@atlanta.example.com>;tag=31kdl4i3k
         From: <sips:transferee@biloxi.example.com>;tag=7553452
         Call-ID: 090459243588173445
         Session-ID: 47755a9de7794ba387653f2099600ef2
            ;remote=ab30317f1a784dc48ff824d0d3715d86;logme
         CSeq: 29887 INVITE
         Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
         Supported: replaces, gruu, tdialog
         Contact: <sips:4889445d8kjtk3@atlanta.example.com;gr=723jd2d>
         Content-Type: application/sdp
         Content-Length: ...

         F3 REFER Transferor -> Transferee

         REFER sips:3ld812adkjw@biloxi.example.com;gr=3413kj2ha SIP/2.0
         Via: SIP/2.0/TLS pc33.atlanta.example.com;branch=z9hG4bKna9
         Max-Forwards: 70
         To: <sips:3ld812adkjw@biloxi.example.com;gr=3413kj2ha>
         From: <sips:transferor@atlanta.example.com>;tag=1928301774
         Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710
         Session-ID: ab30317f1a784dc48ff824d0d3715d86
            ;remote=47755a9de7794ba387653f2099600ef2;logme
         CSeq: 314159 REFER
         Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
         Supported: gruu, replaces, tdialog
         Require: tdialog
         Refer-To: <sips:transfertarget@chicago.example.com>

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         Target-Dialog: 090459243588173445;local-tag=7553452
          ;remote-tag=31kdl4i3k
         Contact: <sips:4889445d8kjtk3@atlanta.example.com;gr=723jd2d>
         Content-Length: 0

         F4 NOTIFY Transferee -> Transferor

         NOTIFY sips:4889445d8kjtk3@atlanta.example.com;gr=723jd2d SIP/2.0
         Via: SIP/2.0/TLS 192.0.2.4;branch=z9hG4bKnas432
         Max-Forwards: 70
         To: <sips:transferor@atlanta.example.com>;tag=1928301774
         From: <sips:3ld812adkjw@biloxi.example.com;gr=3413kj2ha>
          ;tag=a6c85cf
         Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710
         Session-ID: 47755a9de7794ba387653f2099600ef2
            ;remote=ab30317f1a784dc48ff824d0d3715d86;logme
         CSeq: 73 NOTIFY
         Contact: <sips:3ld812adkjw@biloxi.example.com;gr=3413kj2ha>
         Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
         Supported: replaces, tdialog
         Event: refer
         Subscription-State: active;expires=60
         Content-Type: message/sipfrag
         Content-Length: ...

         F5 INVITE Transferee -> Transfer Target

         INVITE sips:transfertarget@chicago.example.com SIP/2.0
         Via: SIP/2.0/TLS 192.0.2.4;branch=z9hG4bKnas41234
         Max-Forwards: 70
         To: <sips:transfertarget@chicago.example.com>
         From: <sips:transferee@biloxi.example.com>;tag=j3kso3iqhq
         Call-ID: 90422f3sd23m4g56832034
         Session-ID: 47755a9de7794ba387653f2099600ef2
            ;remote=00000000000000000000000000000000;logme
         CSeq: 521 REFER
         Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
         Supported: replaces, gruu, tdialog
         Contact: <sips:3ld812adkjw@biloxi.example.com;gr=3413kj2ha>
         Content-Type: application/sdp
         Content-Length: ...

         F6 NOTIFY Transferee -> Transferor

         NOTIFY sips:4889445d8kjtk3@atlanta.example.com;gr=723jd2d SIP/2.0

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         Via: SIP/2.0/TLS 192.0.2.4;branch=z9hG4bKnas432
         Max-Forwards: 70
         To: <sips:transferor@atlanta.example.com>;tag=1928301774
         From: <sips:3ld812adkjw@biloxi.example.com;gr=3413kj2ha>
          ;tag=a6c85cf
         Call-ID: a84b4c76e66710
         Session-ID: 47755a9de7794ba387653f2099600ef2
            ;remote=ab30317f1a784dc48ff824d0d3715d86;logme
         CSeq: 74 NOTIFY
         Contact: <sips:3ld812adkjw@biloxi.example.com;gr=3413kj2ha>
         Allow: INVITE, ACK, CANCEL, OPTIONS, BYE, REFER, NOTIFY
         Supported: replaces, tdialog
         Event: refer
         Subscription-State: terminated;reason=noresource
         Content-Type: message/sipfrag
         Content-Length: ...

3.8.  Forked Requests

   The "log me" marker MUST be copied into forked requests.

4.  SIP Entity Behavior

   "Log me" marking is initiated on a dialog creating side controlled by
   configuration.  The dialog terminating side detects an incoming "log
   me" marker and reacts accordingly.

4.1.  Endpoints

   A common scenario is to have both originating and terminating
   endpoints support "log me" marking specification with the originating
   endpoint configured to initiate "log me" marking.  In this simplest
   use case, the originating user agent inserts a "log me" marker in the
   dialog-creating SIP request and all subsequent SIP requests within
   that dialog.  The "log me" marker is passed through the SIP
   intermediaries and arrives at the terminating user agent which echoes
   the "log me" marker in the corresponding responses.  If the
   terminating user agent sends an in-dialog request on a dialog that is
   being "log me" marked, it inserts a "log me" marker and the
   originating user agent echoes the "log me" marker in responses.  The
   terminating user agent logs the "log me" marked SIP requests and
   responses if it is allowed as per policy defined in the termination
   network.  This basic use case suggests the following principles:

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   o  The originating user agent configured for "log me" marking MUST
      insert a "log me" marker into the dialog-creating SIP request and
      subsequent in-dialog SIP requests.

   o  The originating user agent itself logs signaling.

   o  The terminating user agent detects that a dialog is of interest to
      logging by the existence of a "log me" marker in an incoming
      dialog-creating SIP request.

   o  The terminating user agent itself logs marked requests and
      corresponding responses if allowed as per policy.

   o  The terminating user agent MUST echo a "log me" marker in
      responses to a SIP request that included a "log me" marker.

   o  If the terminating user agent has detected that a dialog is being
      "log me" marked, it MUST insert a "log me" marker in any in-dialog
      SIP requests that it sends.

   o  The terminating user agent itself logs any in-dialog SIP requests
      that it sends if allowed as per policy.

   o  The originating user agent echoes, in responses, the "log me"
      marker received in in-dialog requests from the terminating side.

   o  The originating user agent logs the SIP responses that it sends in
      response to received "log me" marked in-dialog requests.

4.2.  SIP Intermediaries

   A network operator may know that some of the user agents connected to
   the network do not support "log me" marking.  In order to test
   sessions involving such user agents, the SIP intermediary closest to
   the user agent (e.g. edge proxies, B2BUA) on the originating and
   terminating sides insert the "log me" marker instead.  If the
   terminating user agent does not echo this "log me" marker in
   responses to that request then the the SIP intermediary closest to
   the terminating user agent inserts a "log me" marker in responses to
   the request.  Likewise, if the terminating user agent sends an in-
   dialog request, the SIP intermediary at the termination side inserts
   a "log me" marker and the SIP intermediary at the origination side
   echoes the "log me" marker in responses to that request.  The SIP
   intermediary at the terminating side logs the "log me" marked SIP
   requests and responses if it is allowed as per policy defined in the
   termination network.  This scenario suggests the following principles
   when a SIP intermediary is configured to initiate or handle "log me"
   marking on behalf of user agent:

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   o  The originating SIP intermediary MUST insert a "log me" marker
      into the dialog-creating SIP request and subsequent in-dialog SIP
      requests.

   o  The originating SIP intermediary itself logs signaling.

   o  The terminating SIP intermediary detects that a dialog is of
      interest to logging by the existence of a "log me" marker in an
      incoming dialog-creating SIP request.

   o  The terminating SIP intermediary itself logs marked requests and
      corresponding responses if allowed as per policy.

   o  The terminating SIP intermediary MUST echo a "log me" marker in
      responses to a SIP request that included a "log me" marker.

   o  If terminating SIP intermediary has detected that a dialog is
      being "log me" marked, it MUST insert a "log me" marker in any in-
      dialog SIP requests from the terminating user agent.

   o  The terminating SIP intermediary itself logs any in-dialog SIP
      requests that it sends if allowed as per policy.

   o  The originating SIP intermediary detects the "log me" marker
      received in in-dialog requests and echoes the "log me" marker in
      the corresponding SIP responses.

   o  The originating SIP intermediary logs the SIP responses that it
      sends in response to "log me" marked in-dialog requests.

4.2.1.  B2BUAs

   B2BUA "log me" behavior is specified based on its different signaling
   plane roles described in [RFC7092].

   A Proxy-B2BUA SHOULD copy "log me" marking in requests and responses
   from its terminating to the originating side without needing explicit
   configuration to do so.

   A dialog on one "side" of the B2BUA may or may not be coupled to a
   related dialog on the other "side" for "log me" purposes.  To allow
   end-to-end troubleshooting of user problems and regression testing, a
   signaling-only and SDP-modifying signaling-only B2BUA [RFC7092]
   SHOULD couple related dialogs for "log me" marking purposes and pass
   on the received "log me" parameter from the originating side to
   terminating side and vice versa.  For example, a SIP B2BUA handling
   end-to-end session between an external caller and an agent in a
   contact center environment can couple the dialog between itself and

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   an agent with the dialog between itself and external caller and pass
   on the "log me" marking from originating side to terminating side to
   enable end-to-end logging of specific sessions of interest.

   For dialogs that are being "log me" marked, all B2BUAs MUST "log me"
   mark in-dialog SIP requests that they generate on their own, without
   needing explicit configuration to do so.  This rule applies to both
   the originating and terminating sides of a B2BUA.

4.2.2.  "Log me" Marker Processing

4.2.2.1.  Stateless processing

   Typically, "log me" marking will be done by an originating UA and
   echoed by a terminating UA.  Any SIP intermediary on the signalling
   path between these UAs MAY be stateless and simply log any SIP
   request or response that contains a "log me" marker, if configured to
   do so.

4.2.2.2.  Stateful processing

   It is possible that some or all user agents connected to a SIP
   network do not support "log me" marking, or that "log me" marking is
   removed from SIP messages by the originating or terminating network.
   These scenarios require SIP intermediaries to maintain state to
   enable "log me" marking:

   o  The originating UA does not support "log me" marking.

   o  The originating network removes "log me" marking from SIP requests
      and responses before forwarding them from its network edge to
      external network.

   o  The terminating UA does not support "log me" marking.

   o  The terminating network removes "log me" marking from SIP requests
      and responses received from its network edge to internal network.

   The sections below illustrate SIP intermediary behavior in these
   scenarios using [RFC3665] example call flow "Session Establishment
   Through Two Proxies".

4.2.2.2.1.  "Log Me" marking not supported by Originating UA

   Alice's user agent does not support "log me" marking and hence Proxy
   1 which is the SIP intermediary closest to Alice is configured to act
   on behalf of Alice's user agent to "log me" mark dialogs created by
   Alice.

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   In Figure 3 below, Proxy 1 in the originating network maintains state
   of which dialogs are being logged in order to "log me" mark all SIP
   requests and responses that it receives from Alice's user agent
   before forwarding them to Proxy 2.

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            [ NETWORK A           ]          [ NETWORK B          ]
            Alice           Proxy 1          Proxy 2            Bob
              |                |                |                |
              |   INVITE F1    |                |                |
              |  (no logme)    |                |                |
              |--------------->|                |                |
              |                |   INVITE F2    |                |
              |                |    (logme)     |                |
              |                |--------------->|                |
              |                |                |                |
              |                |                |                |
              |   100  F3      |                |   INVITE F4    |
              |   (logme)      |                |     (logme)    |
              |<---------------|     100  F5    |--------------->|
              |                |    (logme)     |                |
              |                |<---------------|                |
              |                |                |     180 F6     |
              |                |                |     (logme)    |
              |                |    180 F7      |<---------------|
              |                |    (logme)     |                |
              |     180 F8     |<---------------|                |
              |     (logme)    |                |                |
              |<---------------|                |     200 F9     |
              |                |                |     (logme)    |
              |                |    200 F10     |<---------------|
              |                |    (logme)     |                |
              |     200 F11    |<---------------|                |
              |     (logme)    |                |                |
              |<---------------|                |                |
              |     ACK F12    |                |                |
              |  (no logme)    |                |                |
              |--------------->|                |                |
              |                |                |                |
              |                |    ACK F13     |                |
              |                |    (logme)     |                |
              |                |--------------->|                |
              |                |                |                |
              |                |                |     ACK F14    |
              |                |                |     (logme)    |
              |                |                |--------------->|
              |                Both Way RTP Media                |
              |<================================================>|
              |                |                |     BYE F15    |
              |                |                |     (logme)    |
              |                |    BYE F16     |<---------------|
              |                |    (logme)     |                |
              |     BYE F17    |<---------------|                |
              |     (logme)    |                |                |

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              |<---------------|                |                |
              |     200 F18    |                |                |
              |  (no logme)    |                |                |
              |--------------->|                |                |
              |                |     200 F19    |                |
              |                |    (logme)     |                |
              |                |--------------->|                |
              |                |                |                |
              |                |                |     200 F20    |
              |                |                |     (logme)    |
              |                |                |--------------->|
              |                |                |                |

      Figure 3: Case 1: The originating UA does not support "log me"
                                  marking

   F1 - Alice's UA does not insert a "log me" marker in the dialog-
   creating INVITE request F1.  Nevertheless, Proxy 1 is configured to
   initiate logging on behalf of Alice.  Proxy 1 logs INVITE request F1
   and maintains state that this dialog is being logged.

   F2 - Proxy 1 inserts a "log me" marker in INVITE request F2 before
   forwarding it to Proxy 2 and also logs this request.

   F3 - Proxy 1 inserts a "log me" marker in 100 response F3 before
   forwarding it to Alice's UA since this is a response sent on a dialog
   that is being "log me" marked and also logs this response.

   F4 - Bob's UA detects the "log me" marker and logs the INVITE request
   F4 if allowed as per policy.

   F6 - Bob's UA echoes the "log me" marker in INVITE request F4 into
   180 response F6.  It logs this response if allowed as per policy.

   F7 and F8 - Proxy 1 logs the received the "180" response F7 and
   passes the "log me" marker to Alice's UA in F8.

   F13 - Proxy 1 inserts a "log me" marker in ACK request F13 before
   forwarding it to Proxy 2 and also logs this request.

   F15 - Bob's UA inserts a "log me" marker in the in-dialog BYE request
   and this "log me" marker is carried back to Alice's UA in F16 and
   F17.  Bob's UA logs this request if allowed as per policy.

   F18 - Alice's UA does not echo the "log me" marker from BYE request
   F17 into 200 response F18.

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   F19 - Proxy 1 inserts a "log me" marker in 200 response F19 before
   forwarding it to Proxy 2 and also logs this response.

4.2.2.2.2.  "Log Me" marking removed by Originating Network

   If network A in Figure 4 below is performing testing independently of
   network B then network A removes "log me" marking from SIP requests
   and responses forwarded to network B to prevent triggering unintended
   logging in network B.  Proxy 1 removes "log me" marking from requests
   and responses that it forwards to Proxy 2 and maintains state of
   which dialogs are being "log me" marked in order to "log me" mark
   requests and responses that it forwards from Proxy 2 to Alice's user
   agent.  Proxy 1 also logs requests and responses for the duration of
   the dialog.

              [ NETWORK A           ]          [ NETWORK B          ]
            Alice           Proxy 1          Proxy 2            Bob
              |                |                |                |
              |   INVITE F1    |                |                |
              |   (logme)      |                |                |
              |--------------->|                |                |
              |                |   INVITE F2    |                |
              |                |  (no logme)    |                |
              |                |--------------->|                |
              |                |                |                |
              |                |                |                |
              |     100  F3    |                |                |
              |     (logme)    |                |   INVITE F4    |
              |                |                |  (no logme)    |
              |<---------------|     100  F5    |--------------->|
              |                |  (no logme)    |                |
              |                |<---------------|                |
              |                |                |     180 F6     |
              |                |                |  (no logme)    |
              |                |    180 F7      |<---------------|
              |                |  (no logme)    |                |
              |     180 F8     |<---------------|                |
              |     (logme)    |                |                |
              |<---------------|                |     200 F9     |
              |                |                |  (no logme)    |
              |                |    200 F10     |<---------------|
              |                |  (no logme)    |                |
              |     200 F11    |<---------------|                |
              |     (logme)    |                |                |
              |<---------------|                |                |
              |     ACK F12    |                |                |
              |     (logme)    |                |                |
              |--------------->|                |                |

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              |                |                |                |
              |                |    ACK F13     |                |
              |                |  (no logme)    |                |
              |                |--------------->|                |
              |                |                |                |
              |                |                |     ACK F14    |
              |                |                |   (no logme)   |
              |                |                |--------------->|
              |                Both Way RTP Media                |
              |<================================================>|
              |                |                |     BYE F15    |
              |                |                |   (no logme)   |
              |                |    BYE F16     |<---------------|
              |                |  (no logme)    |                |
              |     BYE F17    |<---------------|                |
              |     (logme)    |                |                |
              |<---------------|                |                |
              |     200 F18    |                |                |
              |    (logme)     |                |                |
              |--------------->|                |                |
              |                |     200 F19    |                |
              |                |   (no logme)   |                |
              |                |--------------->|                |
              |                |                |                |
              |                |                |     200 F20    |
              |                |                |   (no logme)   |
              |                |                |--------------->|
              |                |                |                |

    Figure 4: Case 2: The originating network removes "log me" marking
              from outgoing SIP messages at its network edge.

   F1 - Alice's UA inserts a "log me" marker in the dialog-creating
   INVITE request and Proxy 1 therefore maintains state that this dialog
   is to be logged.

   F2 - Proxy 1 removes "log me" marking from INVITE request before
   forwarding it to Proxy 2.  Proxy 1 does not log INVITE request F2.

   F3 - Proxy 1 inserts a "log me" marker in 100 response sent to
   Alice's user agent.

   F8 - Proxy 1 inserts a "log me" marker in 180 response before
   forwarding it to Alice's user agent.  The same applies to responses
   F11, F17.

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   F13 - Proxy 1 removes "log me" marking from ACK request before
   forwarding it to Proxy 2.

   F19 - Proxy 1 removes "log me" marking from the 200 response of the
   BYE request before forwarding it to Proxy 2.

4.2.2.2.3.  "Log Me" marking not supported by Terminating UA

   In Figure 5 below Bob's UA does not support "log me" marking, so
   Proxy 2 in the terminating network maintains state to ensure "log me"
   marking of SIP requests and responses from Bob's UA.

               [ NETWORK A           ]          [ NETWORK B          ]
               Alice           Proxy 1          Proxy 2            Bob
                 |                |                |                |
                 |   INVITE F1    |                |                |
                 |    (log me)    |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |    INVITE F2   |                |
                 |                |     (log me)
                 |                |--------------->|                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     100  F3    |                |                |
                 |     (log me)   |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |                |                |   INVITE F4    |
                 |                |                |    (log me)    |
                 |                |     100  F5    |--------------->|
                 |                |     (log me)   |                |
                 |                |<---------------|                |
                 |                |                |     180 F6     |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |                |<---------------|
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |    180 F7      |                |
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |<---------------|                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     180 F8     |                |                |
                 |     (log me)   |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |     200 F9     |
                 |                |                |    (no log me) |
                 |                |    200 F10     |<---------------|
                 |                |     (log me)   |                |
                 |     200 F11    |<---------------|                |

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                 |     (log me)   |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |     ACK F12    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |    ACK F13     |                |
                 |                |    (log me)    |                |
                 |                |--------------->|     ACK F14    |
                 |                |                |   (log me)     |
                 |                |                |--------------->|
                 |                Both Way RTP Media                |
                 |<================================================>|
                 |                |                |     BYE F15    |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |    BYE F16     |<---------------|
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |     BYE F17    |<---------------|                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |     200 F18    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |--------------->|
                 |                |     200 F19    |                |
                 |                |    (log me)    |                |
                 |                |--------------->|     200 F20    |
                 |                |                |    (log me)    |
                 |                |                |--------------->|
                 |                |                |                |

      Figure 5: Case 3: The terminating UA does not support "log me"
                                 marking.

   F1 - Alice's UA inserts a "log me" marker in the the dialog-creating
   INVITE request F1.

   F2 - INVITE F2 is "log me" marked and Proxy 2 therefore maintains
   state that this dialog is to be logged.  Proxy 2 logs the request and
   responses of this dialog if allowed per policy.

   F5 - Proxy 2 inserts a "log me" marker in the 100 response it sends
   to Proxy 1.

   F6 - Bob's UA does not support "log me" marking, therefore the 180
   response to the INVITE request doesn't have a "log me" marker.

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   F7 - Proxy 2 inserts a "log me" marker in the 180 response on behalf
   of Bob's UA before forwarding it.  The same applies to response F10
   and the BYE request in F16.

4.2.2.2.4.  "Log Me" marking removed by Terminating Network

   In Figure 6 below Proxy 2 removes "log me" marking from all SIP
   requests and responses entering network B.  Proxy 1 maintains the
   marking state of the dialog.  When Proxy 1 observes that requests and
   responses received from Proxy 2 are not marked it adds the marking.

               [ NETWORK A           ]          [ NETWORK B          ]
               Alice           Proxy 1          Proxy 2            Bob
                 |                |                |                |
                 |   INVITE F1    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |    INVITE F2   |                |
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |--------------->|                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     100  F3    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |                |                |   INVITE F4    |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |     100  F5    |--------------->|
                 |                |   (no log me)  |                |
                 |                |<---------------|                |
                 |                |                |     180 F6     |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |                |<---------------|
                 |                |    180 F7      |                |
                 |                |   (no log me)  |                |
                 |                |<---------------|                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     180 F8     |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |     200 F9     |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |    200 F10      |<---------------|
                 |                |   (no log me)  |                |
                 |     200 F11    |<---------------|                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |

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                 |     ACK F12    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |    ACK F13     |                |
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |--------------->|     ACK F14    |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |                |--------------->|
                 |                Both Way RTP Media                |
                 |<================================================>|
                 |                |                |     BYE F15    |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |    BYE F16     |<---------------|
                 |                |   (no log me)  |                |
                 |     BYE F17    |<---------------|                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |     200 F18    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |     200 F19    |                |
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |--------------->|     200 F20    |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |                |--------------->|
                 |                |                |                |

    Figure 6: Case 2: The terminating network removes "log me" marking
              from incoming SIP messages at its network edge.

   F1 - Alice's UA inserts a "log me" marker in the dialog-creating
   INVITE request F1.  Proxy 1 detects the "log me" marker, logs the
   request and maintains state that this dialog is to be logged.

   F2 - Proxy 2 removes "log me" marker in the INVITE request F2 before
   forwarding it as F7.

   F7 - Proxy 1 inserts a "log me" marker in 180 response of the INVITE
   request before forwarding it as F8.  The same applies to response F10
   and the BYE request in F16.

5.  Error Handling

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5.1.  Missing "Log me" Marker in Dialog Being Logged

   "log me" marking is done per dialog, therefore if a user agent or
   edge proxy that has been "log me" marking requests and responses in a
   given dialog receives a SIP request or response that has not been
   "log me" marked as expected, this is an error.  User agents and
   proxies that are stateless with respect to "log me" marking are not
   able detect such errors.  User agents and proxies that are stateful
   with respect to "log me" marking are able to detect that a marker is
   missing from a dialog that has previously been "log me" marked.

   In such cases, the user agent or proxy SHOULD consider "log me"
   marking to have ended and MUST NOT mark the forwarded request or
   response to the unmarked request, responses to subsequent requests in
   the dialog, or in-dialog requests sent from the terminating side.

5.1.1.  Error Cases

   The following figures illustrate error cases.

   Figure 7 shows an error detected at Proxy 1.

               [ NETWORK A           ]          [ NETWORK B          ]
               Alice           Proxy 1          Proxy 2            Bob
                 |                |                |                |
                 |   INVITE F1    |                |                |
                 |    (log me)    |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     200 F2     |                |                |
                 |    (log me)    |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     ACK F3     |                |                |
                 |  (no log me)   |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |

              Figure 7: Error cases: missing "log me" marker

   F1 - Proxy 1 detects the "log me" marker and maintains state that
   this dialog is to be logged.

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   F3 - Proxy 1 detects that the expected "log me" marker is missing and
   considers "log me" marking to have ended.

   Figure 8 shows an error detected at Proxy 2 and Bob's user agent.

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               [ NETWORK A           ]          [ NETWORK B          ]
               Alice           Proxy 1          Proxy 2            Bob
                 |   INVITE F1    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |    INVITE F2   |                |
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |--------------->|                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     100  F3    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |                |                |   INVITE F4    |
                 |                |                |   (log me)     |
                 |                |     100  F5    |--------------->|
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |<---------------|                |
                 |                |                |     180 F6     |
                 |                |                |     (log me)   |
                 |                |                |<---------------|
                 |                |    180 F7      |                |
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |<---------------|                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     180 F8     |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |     200 F9     |
                 |                |                |    (log me)    |
                 |                |    200 F10     |<---------------|
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |     200 F11    |<---------------|                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |     ACK F12    |                |                |
                 |  (no log me)   |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |    ACK F13     |                |
                 |                | (no log me)    |                |
                 |                |--------------->|     ACK F14    |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |                |--------------->|

              Figure 8: Error cases: missing "log me" marker

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   F2 - Proxy 2 detects the "log me" marker and maintains state that
   this dialog is to be logged.

   F4 - Bob's user agent detects the "log me" marker and maintains state
   that this dialog is to be logged.

   F12 - Proxy 1 detects that the expected "log me" marker is missing
   and considers "log me" marking to have ended.  Hence it does not
   insert a "log me" marker in F13.

   F13 - Proxy 2 detects that the expected "log me" marker is missing
   and considers "log me" marking to have ended.

   F14 - Proxy 2 does not insert a "log me" marker because it considers
   "log me" marking to have ended.  Bob's UA detects that the expected
   "log me" marker is missing and considers "log me" marking to have
   ended.

5.1.2.  Non-Error Cases

   The following figures illustrate non-error cases.

   Figure 9 shows Proxy 2 receiving a response with no "log me" marker
   that is not an error case.  Proxy 2 is configured by network B to
   perform "log me" marking on behalf of Bob's UA, which does not
   support "log me" marking.  Proxy 2 does not therefore expect
   responses from Bob to include a "log me" marker.

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               [ NETWORK A           ]          [ NETWORK B          ]
               Alice           Proxy 1          Proxy 2            Bob
                 |                |                |                |
                 |   INVITE F1    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |--------------->|                |                |
                 |                |    INVITE F2   |                |
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |--------------->|                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |                |                |                |
                 |     100  F3    |                |                |
                 |   (log me)     |                |                |
                 |<---------------|                |                |
                 |                |                |   INVITE F4    |
                 |                |                |   (log me)     |
                 |                |     100  F5    |--------------->|
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |<---------------|                |
                 |                |                |     180 F6     |
                 |                |                |   (no log me)  |
                 |                |                |<---------------|
                 |                |    180 F7      |                |
                 |                |   (log me)     |                |
                 |                |<---------------|                |
                 |                |                |                |

            Figure 9: Non-error cases: missing "log me" marker

   F2 - Proxy 2 detects the "log me" marker and maintains state that
   this dialog is to be logged.  Proxy 2 inserts "log me" markers on
   behalf of Bob's user agent such as in F7.

   F6 - Proxy 2 detects that the "log me" marker is missing from the
   response but considers "log me" marking to be ongoing as a marker was
   not expected.

   F7 - Proxy 2 continues to "log me" mark requests and responses on
   behalf of Bob's user agent.

5.2.  "Log Me" Marker Appears Mid-Dialog

   "log me" marking that begins mid-dialog is an error case and the
   terminating user agent or edge proxy MUST NOT "log me" mark responses
   to the marked request, responses to subsequent requests in the
   dialog, or in-dialog requests from the terminating side.

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6.  Security Considerations

6.1.  "Log Me" Authorization

   An end user or network administrator MUST give permission for a
   terminal to perform "log me" marking.  The configuration of a SIP
   intermediary to perform "log me" marking on behalf of a terminal MUST
   be authorized by the network administrator.

   Activating a debug mode affects the operation of a terminal,
   therefore debugging configuration MUST be supplied by an authorized
   party to an authorized terminal through a secure communication
   channel.

6.2.  "Log Me" Marker Removal

   The log me marker is not sensitive information, although it will
   sometimes be inserted because a particular device is experiencing
   problems.

   The presence of a log me marker will cause some SIP entities to log
   signaling messages.  Therefore, this marker MUST be removed at the
   earliest opportunity if it has been incorrectly inserted, such as
   appearing mid-dialog in a dialog that was not being logged or outside
   the configured start and stop of logging.

   If SIP requests and responses are exchanged with an external network
   with which there is no agreement to pass "log me" marking, then the
   "log me" marking is removed.

6.3.  Denial of Service Attacks

   Maliciously configuring a large number of terminals to simultaneously
   "log me" mark dialogs will cause high processor load on SIP entities
   that are logging signalling.  Since "log me" marking is for the small
   number of dialogs subject to troubleshooting or regression testing,
   the number of dialogs that can be simultaneously logged can be
   statically limited without adversely affecting the usefulness of "log
   me" marking.  Also, the SIP intermediary closest to the terminal and
   SIP intermediary at network edge (e.g Session Border Controllers) can
   be configured to screen-out "log me" markers when troubleshooting or
   regression testing is not in progress.

6.4.  Privacy

   Logging includes all SIP header fields, the SIP privacy mechanisms
   defined in [RFC3323] can be used to ensure that logs do not divulge
   personal identity information.

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6.4.1.  Personal Identifiers

   "Log me" marking is defined for the SIP Protocol, and SIP has header
   fields such as From, Contact, P-Asserted-Identity that can carry
   personal identifiers.  Different protocol interactions can be
   correlated using the Session-ID and Call-ID header fields, but such
   correlation is limited to a single end-to-end session.

   In order to protect user privacy during logging, privacy settings can
   be enabled or requested by the terminal used by the end user.
   [RFC3323] suggests two mechanisms:

   o  By using the value anonymous in the From header field

   o  By requesting privacy from SIP intermediaries using the Privacy
      header

   "Log me" marking is typically used for troubleshooting and regression
   testing, and in some cases a service provider owned device with a
   dummy account can be used instead of a customer device.  In such
   cases, no personal identifiers are included in the logged signaling
   messages.

6.4.2.  Data Stored at SIP Intermediaries

   SIP endpoints and intermediaries that honor the "log me" request
   store all the SIP messages that are exchanged within a given dialog.
   SIP messages can contain the personal identifiers listed in
   Section 6.4.1 and additionally a user identity, calling party number,
   IP address, hostname, and other user and device related items.  The
   SIP message bodies describe the kind of session being set up by the
   identified end user and device.

   "Log me" marking does not introduce any additional user or device
   data to SIP but might indicate that a specific user is experiencing a
   problem.

6.4.3.  Data Visible at Network Elements

   SIP messages that are logged due to "log me" requests are stored only
   by the SIP initiators, intermediaries and recipients.  Enablers as
   defined in section 3.1 of [RFC6973], such as firewalls and DNS
   servers do not log messages due to the "log me" marking.

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6.4.4.  Preventing Fingerprinting

   "Log me" functionality is typically used to troubleshoot a given
   problem and hence it can be used as an method to identify users and
   devices that are experiencing issues.  The best way to prevent
   fingerprinting is to enable or request SIP privacy for the logged
   dialog.

6.4.5.  Retaining Logs

   The lifetime of "log me" marking is equivalent to the lifetime of the
   dialog that initiated the "log me" request.  When "log me" is
   extended to related dialogs the lifetime is extended until there is
   no more related dialog for the end-to-end session.

   "log me" automatically expires at the end of the dialog and there is
   no explicit mechanism to turn off logging within a dialog.

   The scope of "log me" Marking is limited i.e. an user or the network
   administrator has to enable it on a per session basis or for a
   specific time period.  This minimizes the risk of exposing user data
   for an indefinite time.

   The retention time period for logged messages is out of scope for
   this document and is expected to be configured based on the data
   storage policies of service providers and enterprises.

6.4.6.  User Control of Logging

   Consent to turn on "log me" for a given session MUST be provided by
   the end user or by the network administrator.  It is handled outside
   of the protocol through user interface or application programming
   interfaces at the end point, call control elements and network
   management systems.

   SIP entities across the communication path can be configured to pass
   through the "log me" marking but not honor the request i.e. not log
   the data based on local policies.

6.4.7.  Recommended Defaults

   The recommended defaults for "log me" marking are:

   o  turn on SIP privacy as described in Section 6.4 or use a service
      provider owned device with a dummy user identity for test calls

   o  use the local UUID of Session-ID header at the originating device
      as the test case identifier as described in Section 3.3

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6.5.  Data Protection

   A SIP entity that has logged information MUST protect the logs.
   Storage of the log files are subject to the security considerations
   specified in [RFC6872].

7.  Augmented BNF for the "logme" Parameter

   ABNF is described in [RFC5234].  This document introduces a new
   "logme"parameter for the Session-ID header field defined in Section 5
   of [RFC7989].

                        sess-id-param       =/ logme-param

                        logme-param         = "logme"

            Figure 10: Augmented BNF for the "logme" Parameter

8.  IANA Considerations

8.1.  Registration of the "logme" Parameter

   The following parameter is to be added to the "Header Field
   Parameters and Parameter Values" section of the SIP parameter
   registry:

     +--------------+----------------+-------------------+-----------+
     | Header Field | Parameter Name | Predefined Values | Reference |
     +--------------+----------------+-------------------+-----------+
     | Session-ID   | logme          | No                | [RFCXXXX] |
     +--------------+----------------+-------------------+-----------+

                                  Table 1

9.  Acknowledgments

   The authors wish to thank Paul Giralt, Paul Kyzivat, Jorgen Axell and
   Vijay Gurbani for their constructive review comments and guidance
   while developing this document.

10.  References

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10.1.  Normative References

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

   [RFC3261]  Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston,
              A., Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M., and E.
              Schooler, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol", RFC 3261,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC3261, June 2002,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3261>.

   [RFC6872]  Gurbani, V., Ed., Burger, E., Ed., Anjali, T., Abdelnur,
              H., and O. Festor, "The Common Log Format (CLF) for the
              Session Initiation Protocol (SIP): Framework and
              Information Model", RFC 6872, DOI 10.17487/RFC6872,
              February 2013, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6872>.

   [RFC6873]  Salgueiro, G., Gurbani, V., and A. Roach, "Format for the
              Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Common Log Format
              (CLF)", RFC 6873, DOI 10.17487/RFC6873, February 2013,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6873>.

   [RFC7206]  Jones, P., Salgueiro, G., Polk, J., Liess, L., and H.
              Kaplan, "Requirements for an End-to-End Session
              Identification in IP-Based Multimedia Communication
              Networks", RFC 7206, DOI 10.17487/RFC7206, May 2014,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7206>.

   [RFC7989]  Jones, P., Salgueiro, G., Pearce, C., and P. Giralt, "End-
              to-End Session Identification in IP-Based Multimedia
              Communication Networks", RFC 7989, DOI 10.17487/RFC7989,
              October 2016, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7989>.

10.2.  Informative References

   [RFC3323]  Peterson, J., "A Privacy Mechanism for the Session
              Initiation Protocol (SIP)", RFC 3323,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC3323, November 2002,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3323>.

   [RFC3665]  Johnston, A., Donovan, S., Sparks, R., Cunningham, C., and
              K. Summers, "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Basic Call
              Flow Examples", BCP 75, RFC 3665, DOI 10.17487/RFC3665,
              December 2003, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3665>.

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   [RFC5234]  Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax
              Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5234, January 2008,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5234>.

   [RFC5589]  Sparks, R., Johnston, A., Ed., and D. Petrie, "Session
              Initiation Protocol (SIP) Call Control - Transfer",
              BCP 149, RFC 5589, DOI 10.17487/RFC5589, June 2009,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5589>.

   [RFC6973]  Cooper, A., Tschofenig, H., Aboba, B., Peterson, J.,
              Morris, J., Hansen, M., and R. Smith, "Privacy
              Considerations for Internet Protocols", RFC 6973,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6973, July 2013,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6973>.

   [RFC7092]  Kaplan, H. and V. Pascual, "A Taxonomy of Session
              Initiation Protocol (SIP) Back-to-Back User Agents",
              RFC 7092, DOI 10.17487/RFC7092, December 2013,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7092>.

   [RFC8123]  Dawes, P. and C. Arunachalam, "Requirements for Marking
              SIP Messages to be Logged", RFC 8123,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8123, March 2017,
              <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8123>.

Authors' Addresses

   Peter Dawes
   Vodafone Group
   The Connection
   Newbury, Berkshire  RG14 2FN
   UK

   Email: peter.dawes@vodafone.com

   Chidambaram Arunachalam
   Cisco Systems
   7200-12 Kit Creek Road
   Research Triangle Park, NC, NC  27709
   US

   Email: carunach@cisco.com

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