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draft-ietf-netconf-http-client-server-23
NETCONF Working Group                                          K. Watsen
Internet-Draft                                           Watsen Networks
Intended status: Standards Track                          15 August 2024
Expires: 16 February 2025

            YANG Groupings for HTTP Clients and HTTP Servers
                draft-ietf-netconf-http-client-server-23

Abstract

   This document presents two YANG modules: the first defines a minimal
   grouping for configuring an HTTP client, and the second defines a
   minimal grouping for configuring an HTTP server.  It is intended that
   these groupings will be used to help define the configuration for
   simple HTTP-based protocols (not for complete web servers or
   browsers).  Support is provided for HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3.

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   The "Relation to other RFCs" section Section 1.1 contains the text
   "one or more YANG modules" and, later, "modules".  This text is
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   a draft defines.  The text is not wrong as is, but it may be improved
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   The following Appendix section is to be removed prior to publication:

   *  Appendix A.  Change Log

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     1.1.  Relation to other RFCs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     1.2.  Specification Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     1.3.  Adherence to the NMDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   2.  The "ietf-http-client" Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     2.1.  Data Model Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     2.2.  Example Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     2.3.  YANG Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   3.  The "ietf-http-server" Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     3.1.  Data Model Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     3.2.  Example Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     3.3.  YANG Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   4.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
     4.1.  Considerations for the "ietf-http-client" YANG Module . .  25
     4.2.  Considerations for the "ietf-http-server" YANG Module . .  26
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
     5.1.  The "IETF XML" Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
     5.2.  The "YANG Module Names" Registry  . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
   6.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
     6.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
     6.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
   Appendix A.  Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
     A.1.  00 to 01  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
     A.2.  01 to 02  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
     A.3.  02 to 03  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
     A.4.  03 to 04  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
     A.5.  04 to 05  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
     A.6.  05 to 06  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
     A.7.  06 to 07  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     A.8.  07 to 08  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     A.9.  08 to 09  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     A.10. 09 to 10  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     A.11. 10 to 11  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     A.12. 11 to 12  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     A.13. 12 to 13  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
     A.14. 13 to 14  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
     A.15. 14 to 15  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
     A.16. 15 to 16  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
     A.17. 16 to 18  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
     A.18. 18 to 19  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35

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     A.19. 19 to 20  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
   Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35

1.  Introduction

   This document presents two YANG 1.1 [RFC7950] modules: the first
   defines a minimal grouping for configuring an HTTP client, and the
   second defines a minimal grouping for configuring an HTTP server.  It
   is intended that these groupings will be used to help define the
   configuration for simple HTTP-based protocols.  Support is provided
   for HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3.

1.1.  Relation to other RFCs

   This document presents one or more YANG modules [RFC7950] that are
   part of a collection of RFCs that work together to, ultimately,
   support the configuration of both the clients and servers of both the
   NETCONF [RFC6241] and RESTCONF [RFC8040] protocols.

   Primary dependency relationships between the YANG groupings defined
   in the various RFCs is presented in the below diagram.  In some
   cases, a draft may define secondary groupings that introduce
   dependencies not illustrated in the diagram.  The labels in the
   diagram are a shorthand name for the defining RFC.  The citation
   reference for shorthand name is provided below the diagram.

   Please note that the arrows in the diagram point from referencer to
   referenced.  For example, the "crypto-types" RFC does not have any
   dependencies, whilst the "keystore" RFC depends on the "crypto-types"
   RFC.

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                                  crypto-types
                                    ^      ^
                                   /        \
                                  /          \
                         truststore         keystore
                          ^     ^             ^  ^
                          |     +---------+   |  |
                          |               |   |  |
                          |      +------------+  |
   tcp-client-server      |     /         |      |
      ^    ^        ssh-client-server     |      |
      |    |           ^            tls-client-server
      |    |           |              ^     ^        http-client-server
      |    |           |              |     |                 ^
      |    |           |        +-----+     +---------+       |
      |    |           |        |                     |       |
      |    +-----------|--------|--------------+      |       |
      |                |        |              |      |       |
      +-----------+    |        |              |      |       |
                  |    |        |              |      |       |
                  |    |        |              |      |       |
               netconf-client-server       restconf-client-server

   +======================+===========================================+
   |Label in Diagram      | Originating RFC                           |
   +======================+===========================================+
   |crypto-types          | [I-D.ietf-netconf-crypto-types]           |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
   |truststore            | [I-D.ietf-netconf-trust-anchors]          |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
   |keystore              | [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore]               |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
   |tcp-client-server     | [I-D.ietf-netconf-tcp-client-server]      |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
   |ssh-client-server     | [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server]      |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
   |tls-client-server     | [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server]      |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
   |http-client-server    | [I-D.ietf-netconf-http-client-server]     |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
   |netconf-client-server | [I-D.ietf-netconf-netconf-client-server]  |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+
   |restconf-client-server| [I-D.ietf-netconf-restconf-client-server] |
   +----------------------+-------------------------------------------+

                 Table 1: Label in Diagram to RFC Mapping

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1.2.  Specification 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.

1.3.  Adherence to the NMDA

   This document is compliant with the Network Management Datastore
   Architecture (NMDA) [RFC8342].  For instance, as described in
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-trust-anchors] and [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore],
   trust anchors and keys installed during manufacturing are expected to
   appear in <operational> (Section 5.3 of [RFC8342]), and <system>
   [I-D.ietf-netmod-system-config], if implemented.

2.  The "ietf-http-client" Module

   This section defines a YANG 1.1 module called "ietf-http-client".  A
   high-level overview of the module is provided in Section 2.1.
   Examples illustrating the module's use are provided in Section 2.2.
   The YANG module itself is defined in Section 2.3.

2.1.  Data Model Overview

   This section provides an overview of the "ietf-http-client" module in
   terms of its features and groupings.

2.1.1.  Features

   The following diagram lists all the "feature" statements defined in
   the "ietf-http-client" module:

   Features:
     +-- tls-supported
     +-- http-11-supported
     +-- http-2-supported
     +-- http-3-supported
     +-- proxy-connect

   The diagram above uses syntax that is similar to but not defined in
   [RFC8340].

2.1.2.  Groupings

   The "ietf-http-client" module defines the following "grouping"
   statements:

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   *  http-client-common-grouping
   *  http-client-grouping

   These groupings are presented in the following subsections.

2.1.2.1.  The "http-client-common-grouping" Grouping

   The following tree diagram [RFC8340] illustrates the "http-client-
   common-grouping" grouping:

     grouping http-client-common-grouping:
       +-- uri                      inet:uri
       +-- protocol-versions?       union
       +-- tls-client-parameters {tls-supported}?
          +---u tlsc:tls-client-grouping

   Comments:

   *  The "http-client-common-grouping" grouping defines a mandatory
      "uri" leaf.  Unlike other "client" groupings in the suite a
      "client-server" drafts mentioned in Section 1.1, this client
      grouping encodes configuration for most of the protocol stack.
      For instance, the "scheme", "userinfo", "host" and "port" parts of
      the URI syntax encode information that portains to transport
      layers.

   *  The "http-client-common-grouping" grouping defines an optional
      protocol-versions leaf, enabling a client to specify which HTTP
      protocol versions it is willing to use.  When unspecified, the
      default is for the HTTP client can use any version.

   *  The "http-client-common-grouping" defines an optional "tls-client-
      parameters" container, enabling trust anchors and client
      certificates to be configured, for server that enable the "tls-
      supported" feature.  When unspecified, TLS-based connections are
      not possible.

   *  For the referenced grouping statement(s):

      -  The "tls-client-grouping" grouping is discussed in
         Section 3.1.2.1 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server].

2.1.2.2.  The "http-client-grouping" Grouping

   The following tree diagram [RFC8340] illustrates the "http-client-
   grouping" grouping:

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     grouping http-client-grouping:
       +---u http-client-common-grouping
       +-- proxy-connect! {proxy-connect}?
          +---u http-client-common-grouping

   Comments:

   *  The "http-client-grouping" defines an optional "proxy-connect"
      container, enabling connections through proxies, for servers that
      enable the "proxy-connect" feature.

   *  For the referenced grouping statement(s):

      -  The "http-client-common-grouping" grouping is discussed in
         Section 2.1.2.1 in this document.

2.1.3.  Protocol-accessible Nodes

   The "ietf-http-client" module defines only "grouping" statements that
   are used by other modules to instantiate protocol-accessible nodes.
   Thus this module, when implemented, does not define any protocol-
   accessible nodes.

2.2.  Example Usage

   This section presents three examples showing the http-client-grouping
   populated with some data.

   The first example illustrates the case where the HTTP client is
   configured to connect directly to an HTTP server without TLS.

   <!-- The outermost element below doesn't exist in the data model. -->
   <!--  It simulates if the "grouping" were a "container" instead.  -->

   <http-client xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-client">
     <uri>https://user:pass@example.com/foo/bar?query#fragment</uri>
   </http-client>

   The second example illustrates the case where the HTTP client is
   configured to connect directly to an HTTP server with TLS.

   This example is consistent with examples presented in Section 2.2.1
   of [I-D.ietf-netconf-trust-anchors] and Section 2.2.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore].

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   =============== NOTE: '\' line wrapping per RFC 8792 ================

   <!-- The outermost element below doesn't exist in the data model. -->
   <!--  It simulates if the "grouping" were a "container" instead.  -->

   <http-client xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-client">
     <uri>https://user:pass@example.com/foo/bar?query#fragment</uri>
     <protocol-versions>http-11 http-2 http-3</protocol-versions>
     <tls-client-parameters>
       <client-identity>
         <certificate>
           <central-keystore-reference>
             <asymmetric-key>rsa-asymmetric-key</asymmetric-key>
             <certificate>ex-rsa-cert</certificate>
           </central-keystore-reference>
         </certificate>
       </client-identity>
       <server-authentication>
         <ca-certs>
           <central-truststore-reference>trusted-server-ca-certs</centr\
   al-truststore-reference>
         </ca-certs>
         <ee-certs>
           <central-truststore-reference>trusted-server-ee-certs</centr\
   al-truststore-reference>
         </ee-certs>
       </server-authentication>
     </tls-client-parameters>
   </http-client>

   The following example illustrates the case where the HTTP client is
   configured to connect through an HTTP proxy.

   This example also is consistent with examples presented in
   Section 2.2.1 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-trust-anchors] and Section 2.2.1
   of [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore].

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   =============== NOTE: '\' line wrapping per RFC 8792 ================

   <!-- The outermost element below doesn't exist in the data model. -->
   <!--  It simulates if the "grouping" were a "container" instead.  -->

   <http-client xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-client">
     <uri>https://user:pass@remote-server-example.com/foo/bar?query#fra\
   gment</uri>
     <protocol-versions>http-11 http-2 http-3</protocol-versions>
     <tls-client-parameters>
       <client-identity>
         <certificate>
           <central-keystore-reference>
             <asymmetric-key>rsa-asymmetric-key</asymmetric-key>
             <certificate>ex-rsa-cert</certificate>
           </central-keystore-reference>
         </certificate>
       </client-identity>
       <server-authentication>
         <ca-certs>
           <central-truststore-reference>trusted-server-ca-certs</centr\
   al-truststore-reference>
         </ca-certs>
         <ee-certs>
           <central-truststore-reference>trusted-server-ee-certs</centr\
   al-truststore-reference>
         </ee-certs>
       </server-authentication>
     </tls-client-parameters>
     <proxy-connect>
       <uri>https://user:pass@proxy-example.com</uri>
       <protocol-versions>http-2</protocol-versions>
     </proxy-connect>
   </http-client>

2.3.  YANG Module

   This YANG module has references to [RFC3986], [RFC6991], [RFC8341],
   [RFC9110], and [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server].

   <CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-http-client@2024-08-15.yang"

   module ietf-http-client {
     yang-version 1.1;
     namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-client";
     prefix httpc;

     import ietf-inet-types {

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       prefix inet;
       reference
         "RFC 6991: Common YANG Data Types";
     }

     import ietf-netconf-acm {
       prefix nacm;
       reference
         "RFC 8341: Network Configuration Access Control Model";
     }

     import ietf-tls-client {
       prefix tlsc;
       reference
         "RFC FFFF: YANG Groupings for TLS Clients and TLS Servers";
     }

     organization
       "IETF NETCONF (Network Configuration) Working Group";

     contact
       "WG Web:   https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/netconf
        WG List:  NETCONF WG list <mailto:netconf@ietf.org>
        Author:   Kent Watsen <mailto:kent+ietf@watsen.net>";

     description
       "This module defines reusable groupings for HTTP clients that
        can be used as a basis for specific HTTP client instances.

        Copyright (c) 2024 IETF Trust and the persons identified
        as authors of the code. All rights reserved.

        Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with
        or without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and
        subject to the license terms contained in, the Revised
        BSD License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's
        Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
        (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

        This version of this YANG module is part of RFC GGGG
        (https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfcGGGG); see the RFC
        itself for full legal notices.

        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 (RFC 2119)
        (RFC 8174) when, and only when, they appear in all

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        capitals, as shown here.";

     revision 2024-08-15 {
       description
         "Initial version";
       reference
         "RFC GGGG: YANG Groupings for HTTP Clients and HTTP Servers";
     }

     // Features

     feature tls-supported {
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring
          HTTP client certificates.";
       reference
         "RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics";
     }

     feature "http-11-supported" {
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring
          clients to use the HTTP/1.1 protocol.";
       reference
         "RFC 9112: HTTP/1.1";
     }

     feature "http-2-supported" {
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring
          clients to use the HTTP/2 protocol.";
       reference
         "RFC 9113: HTTP/2";
     }

     feature "http-3-supported" {
       if-feature "tls-supported";
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring
          clients to use the HTTP/3 protocol.";
       reference
         "RFC 9114 - HTTP/3";
     }

     feature proxy-connect {
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring HTTP
          clients to connect to a remote HTTP server via a

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          proxy, per Section 9.3.6 of RFC 9110.";
       reference
         "RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics";
     }

     // Groupings

     grouping http-client-common-grouping {
       description
         "A grouping for the 'http-client-grouping' and
          its descendant node 'proxy-connect' to use.";
       leaf uri {
         nacm:default-deny-all;
         type inet:uri;
         mandatory true;
         description
           "The URI the client uses.

            As described by RFC 3986, URIs encode:
              - scheme: e.g., https
              - userinfo: e.g., user@pass
              - host: e.g., example.com
              - port: e.g., 443
              - path: e.g., /foo/bar
              - query: e.g., ?query
              - fragment: e.g., #fragment
           ";
           reference
             "RFC 3986  URI Generic Syntax";
       }
       leaf protocol-versions {
         type union {
           type enumeration {
             enum any {
               description
                 "Indicates the client is willing to use any version";
             }
           }
           type bits {
             bit "http-11" {
               if-feature "http-11-supported";
               description
                 "Indicates the client is willing to use HTTP/1.1.";
             }
             bit "http-2" {
               if-feature "http-2-supported";
               description

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                 "Indicates the client is willing to use HTTP/2.";
             }
             bit "http-3" {
               if-feature "http-3-supported";
               description
                 "Indicates the client is willing to use HTTP/3.";
             }
           }
         }
         default "any";
         description
           "HTTP protocol versions the client supports.";
       }
       container tls-client-parameters {
         if-feature "tls-supported";
         description
           "TLS client parameters.";
         uses tlsc:tls-client-grouping {
           refine server-authentication {
             presence
               "Indicates that TLS-client parameters have been
                configured. This statement is present so the
                mandatory descendant nodes do not imply that
                this node must be configured.";
           }
         }
       }
     }

     grouping http-client-grouping {
       description
         "A reusable grouping for configuring an HTTP client.";
       uses http-client-common-grouping;
       container proxy-connect {
         if-feature proxy-connect;
         presence
           "Indicates that the HTTP-client connects through a proxy.
            This statement is present so the mandatory descendant
            nodes do not imply that this node must be configured.";
         uses http-client-common-grouping;
         description
           "Configures the proxy server the HTTP-client is to
            connect through, per Section 9.3.6 of RFC 9110.";
         reference
           "RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics";
       }
     } // grouping http-client-grouping

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   }

   <CODE ENDS>

3.  The "ietf-http-server" Module

   This section defines a YANG 1.1 module called "ietf-http-server".  A
   high-level overview of the module is provided in Section 3.1.
   Examples illustrating the module's use are provided in Section 3.2.
   The YANG module itself is defined in Section 3.3.

3.1.  Data Model Overview

   This section provides an overview of the "ietf-http-server" module in
   terms of its features and groupings.

3.1.1.  Features

   The following diagram lists all the "feature" statements defined in
   the "ietf-http-server" module:

   Features:
     +-- client-auth-supported
     +-- local-users-supported
     +-- basic-auth
     +-- tcp-supported
     +-- tls-supported
     +-- quic-supported

   The diagram above uses syntax that is similar to but not defined in
   [RFC8340].

3.1.2.  Groupings

   The "ietf-http-server" module defines the following "grouping"
   statements:

   *  http-server-grouping
   *  http-server-stack-grouping

   Each of these groupings are presented in the following subsections.

3.1.2.1.  The "http-server-grouping" Grouping

   The following tree diagram [RFC8340] illustrates the "http-server-
   grouping" grouping:

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     grouping http-server-grouping:
       +-- server-name?             string
       +-- client-authentication! {client-auth-supported}?
          +-- users {local-users-supported}?
             +-- user* [user-id]
                +-- user-id?       string
                +-- (auth-type)
                   +--:(basic)
                      +-- basic {basic-auth}?
                         +-- username?   string
                         +-- password
                            +-- hashed-password?   ianach:crypt-hash
                            +--ro last-modified?     yang:date-and-time

   Comments:

   *  The "http-server-grouping" defines the configuration for just the
      "HTTP" part of a protocol stack.  It does not, for instance,
      define any configuration for the "TCP" or "TLS" protocol layers
      (for that, see Section 3.1.2.2).

   *  The "server-name" node defines the HTTP server's name, as
      presented to HTTP clients.

   *  The "client-authentication" node, which must by enabled by a
      feature, defines a very simple user-database.  Only the "basic"
      authentication scheme is supported, albeit it must be enabled by a
      "feature".  Other authentication schemes MAY be augmented in.

3.1.2.2.  The "http-server-stack-grouping" Grouping

   The following tree diagram [RFC8340] illustrates the "http-server-
   stack-grouping" grouping:

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     grouping http-server-stack-grouping:
       +-- (transport)
          +--:(tcp) {tcp-supported}?
          |  +-- tcp
          |     +-- tcp-server-parameters
          |     |  +---u tcps:tcp-server-grouping
          |     +-- http-server-parameters
          |        +---u http-server-grouping
          +--:(tls) {tls-supported}?
          |  +-- tls
          |     +-- tcp-server-parameters
          |     |  +---u tcps:tcp-server-grouping
          |     +-- tls-server-parameters
          |     |  +---u tlss:tls-server-grouping
          |     +-- http-server-parameters
          |        +---u http-server-grouping
          +--:(quic) {quic-supported}?
             +-- quic
                +-- udp-server-parameters
                |  +---u udps:udp-server-grouping
                +-- tls-server-parameters
                |  +---u tlss:tls-server-grouping
                +-- http-server-parameters
                   +---u http-server-grouping

   Comments:

   *  The "http-server-stack-grouping" is a convenience grouping for
      consuming modules.  It defines protocol stacks for HTTP/1.1,
      HTTP/2, and HTTP/3, with each option enabled by a "feature"
      statement for application control.  Other protocols may be added
      by future work using the YANG "augment" statement.

   *  For the referenced grouping statement(s):

      -  The "udp-server-grouping" grouping is discussed in Section 3 of
         [I-D.ietf-netconf-udp-client-server].
      -  The "tcp-server-grouping" grouping is discussed in
         Section 4.1.2.1 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-tcp-client-server].
      -  The "tls-server-grouping" grouping is discussed in
         Section 4.1.2.1 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server].
      -  The "http-server-grouping" grouping is discussed in
         Section 3.1.2.1 in this document.

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3.1.3.  Protocol-accessible Nodes

   The "ietf-http-server" module defines only "grouping" statements that
   are used by other modules to instantiate protocol-accessible nodes.
   Thus this module, when implemented, does not define any protocol-
   accessible nodes.

3.2.  Example Usage

   This section presents an example showing the http-server-grouping
   populated with some data.

   <!-- The outermost element below doesn't exist in the data model. -->
   <!--  It simulates if the "grouping" were a "container" instead.  -->

   <http-server xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-server">
     <server-name>foo.example.com</server-name>
   </http-server>

3.3.  YANG Module

   This YANG module has references to [RFC6991], [RFC7317], [RFC7617],
   [RFC8341], [RFC9110], [I-D.ietf-netconf-tcp-client-server],
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server], and
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-udp-client-server].

   <CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-http-server@2024-08-15.yang"

   module ietf-http-server {
     yang-version 1.1;
     namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-server";
     prefix https;

     import ietf-yang-types {
       prefix yang;
       reference
         "RFC 6991: Common YANG Data Types";
     }

     import iana-crypt-hash {
       prefix ianach;
       reference
         "RFC 7317: A YANG Data Model for System Management";
     }

     import ietf-netconf-acm {
       prefix nacm;
       reference

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         "RFC 8341: Network Configuration Access Control Model";
     }

     import ietf-tcp-server {
       prefix tcps;
       reference
         "RFC DDDD: YANG Groupings for TCP Clients and TCP Servers";
     }

     import ietf-tls-server {
       prefix tlss;
       reference
         "RFC FFFF: YANG Groupings for TLS Clients and TLS Servers";
     }

     import ietf-udp-server {
       prefix udps;
       reference
         "RFC JJJJ: YANG Groupings for UDP Clients and UDP Servers";
     }

     organization
       "IETF NETCONF (Network Configuration) Working Group";

     contact
       "WG Web:   https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/netconf
        WG List:  NETCONF WG list <mailto:netconf@ietf.org>
        Author:   Kent Watsen <mailto:kent+ietf@watsen.net>";

     description
       "This module defines reusable groupings for HTTP servers that
        can be used as a basis for specific HTTP server instances.

        Copyright (c) 2024 IETF Trust and the persons identified
        as authors of the code. All rights reserved.

        Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with
        or without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and
        subject to the license terms contained in, the Revised
        BSD License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's
        Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
        (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

        This version of this YANG module is part of RFC GGGG
        (https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfcGGGG); see the RFC
        itself for full legal notices.

        The key words 'MUST', 'MUST NOT', 'REQUIRED', 'SHALL',

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        'SHALL NOT', 'SHOULD', 'SHOULD NOT', 'RECOMMENDED',
        'NOT RECOMMENDED', 'MAY', and 'OPTIONAL' in this document
        are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 (RFC 2119)
        (RFC 8174) when, and only when, they appear in all
        capitals, as shown here.";

     revision 2024-08-15 {
       description
         "Initial version";
       reference
         "RFC GGGG: YANG Groupings for HTTP Clients and HTTP Servers";
     }

     // Features

     feature client-auth-supported {
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring HTTP
          servers to authenticate HTTP clients.  HTTP-level client
          authentication may not be needed when client authentication
          is expected to occur only at another protocol layer (e.g.,
          TLS).";
     }

     feature local-users-supported {
       if-feature "client-auth-supported";
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring client
          authentication with its own database of local users, as
          opposed to in an application specific location.";
     }

     feature basic-auth {
       if-feature "local-users-supported";
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring 'basic'
          authentication credentials in its local user database.";
       reference
         "RFC 7617: The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme";
     }

     feature tcp-supported {
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring HTTP
          servers to listen for HTTP 1.1/2.0 connections over TCP.";
       reference
         "RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics";
     }

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     feature tls-supported {
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring HTTP
          servers to listen for HTTP 1.1/2.0 connections over TLS.";
       reference
         "RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics";
     }

     feature quic-supported {
       description
         "Indicates that the server supports configuring HTTP
          servers to listen for HTTP/3 connections over QUIC.";
       reference
         "RFC 9114: HTTP/3";
     }

     // Groupings

     grouping http-server-grouping {
       description
         "A reusable grouping for configuring an HTTP server.

          Note that this grouping uses fairly typical descendant
          node names such that a stack of 'uses' statements will
          have name conflicts.  It is intended that the consuming
          data model will resolve the issue (e.g., by wrapping
          the 'uses' statement in a container called
          'http-server-parameters').  This model purposely does
          not do this itself so as to provide maximum flexibility
          to consuming models.";

       leaf server-name {
         nacm:default-deny-write;
         type string;
         description
           "The value of the 'Server' header field.  If not set, then
            underlying software's default value is used.  Set to the
            empty string to disable.";
       }

       container client-authentication {
         if-feature "client-auth-supported";
         nacm:default-deny-write;
         presence
           "Indicates that HTTP based client authentication is
            configured.  This statement is present so the mandatory
            descendant nodes do not imply that this node must be
            configured.";

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         description
           "Configures how the HTTP server can authenticate HTTP
            clients.  The HTTP server will request that the HTTP
            client send authentication when needed.";
         container users {
           if-feature "local-users-supported";
           description
             "A list of locally configured users.";
           list user {
             key "user-id";
             description
               "The list of local users configured on this device.";
             leaf user-id {
               type string;
               description
                 "The user-id for the authenticating client.";
             }
             choice auth-type {
               mandatory true;
               description
                 "The authentication type.";
               case basic {
                 container basic {
                   if-feature "basic-auth";
                   leaf username {
                     type string;
                     description
                       "The username for the authenticating HTTP
                        client.";
                   }
                   container password {
                     description
                       "The hashed password the HTTP server uses to
                        authenticate this user.  A user is authenticated
                        if the hash of the supplied password matches
                        this value.";
                     leaf hashed-password {
                       type ianach:crypt-hash;
                       description
                         "The password for the authenticating client.";
                     }
                     leaf last-modified {
                       type yang:date-and-time;
                       config false;
                       description
                         "Identifies when the password was last set.";
                     }
                   }

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                   description
                     "The 'basic' HTTP scheme credentials.";
                   reference
                     "RFC 7617:
                       The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme";
                 }
               }
             }
           }
         }
       } // container client-authentication
     } // grouping http-server-grouping

     grouping http-server-stack-grouping {
       description
         "A grouping that defines common HTTP-based protocol stacks.";
       choice transport {
         mandatory true;
         description
           "Choice amongst various transports type.";
         case tcp {
           if-feature "tcp-supported";
           container tcp {
             description
               "Container for TCP-based HTTP protocols.";
             container tcp-server-parameters {
               description
                 "TCP-level server parameters to
                  listen for HTTP connections.";
               uses tcps:tcp-server-grouping {
                 refine "local-bind/local-port" {
                   default "80";
                   description
                     "The HTTP server will attempt to connect
                      to the IANA-assigned well-known port for
                      'http' (80) if no value is specified.";
                 }
               }
             }
             container http-server-parameters {
               description
                 "HTTP-level server parameters to
                  listen for HTTP connections.";
               uses http-server-grouping;
             }
           }
         }
         case tls {

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           if-feature "tls-supported";
           container tls {
             description
               "Container for TLS-based HTTP protocols.";
             container tcp-server-parameters {
               description
                 "TCP-level server parameters to
                  listen for HTTPS connections.";
               uses tcps:tcp-server-grouping {
                 refine "local-bind/local-port" {
                   default "443";
                   description
                     "The HTTP server will attempt to connect
                      to the IANA-assigned well-known port for
                      'https' (443) if no value is specified.";
                 }
               }
             }
             container tls-server-parameters {
               description
                 "TLS-level server parameters to
                  listen for HTTPS connections.";
               uses tlss:tls-server-grouping;
             }
             container http-server-parameters {
               description
                 "HTTP-level server parameters to
                  listen for HTTPS connections.";
               uses http-server-grouping;
             }
           }
         }
         case quic {
           if-feature "quic-supported";
           container quic {
             description
               "Container for the QUIC-based HTTP/3 protocol.";
             container udp-server-parameters {
               description
                 "UDP-level server parameters.";
               uses udps:udp-server-grouping;
             }
             container tls-server-parameters {
               description
                 "TLS-level server parameters.";
               uses tlss:tls-server-grouping;
             }
             container http-server-parameters {

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               description
                 "HTTP-level server parameters.";
               uses http-server-grouping;
             }
           }
         }
       }
     } // http-server-stack-grouping

   }

   <CODE ENDS>

4.  Security Considerations

   The two YANG modules in this document define groupings and will not
   be deployed as standalone modules.  Their security implications may
   be context dependent based on their use in other modules.  The
   designers of modules which import these grouping must conduct their
   own analysis of the security considerations.

4.1.  Considerations for the "ietf-http-client" YANG Module

   This section follows the template defined in Section 3.7.1 of
   [RFC8407].

   The "ietf-http-client" YANG module defines "grouping" statements that
   are designed to be accessed via YANG based management protocols, such
   as NETCONF [RFC6241] and RESTCONF [RFC8040].  Both of these protocols
   have mandatory-to-implement secure transport layers (e.g., SSH, TLS)
   with mutual authentication.

   The Network Access Control Model (NACM) [RFC8341] provides the means
   to restrict access for particular users to a pre-configured subset of
   all available protocol operations and content.

   Please be aware that this YANG module uses groupings from other YANG
   modules that define nodes that may be considered sensitive or
   vulnerable in network environments.  Please review the Security
   Considerations for dependent YANG modules for information as to which
   nodes may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in network
   environments.

   Some of the readable data nodes defined in this YANG module, i.e.,
   excluding imported modules, may be considered sensitive or vulnerable
   in some network environments.  It is thus important to control read
   access to these data nodes.  The following data nodes have particular
   sensitivity/vulnerability:

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   *  The "uri" node:

         The "uri" node may encode a cleartext password (basic or digest
         authentication).  For this reason, the NACM extension "default-
         deny-all" was applied to it.

   *  The "proxy-connect/uri" node:

         The "proxy-connect/uri" node may encode a cleartext password
         (basic or digest authentication).  For this reason, the NACM
         extension "default-deny-all" was applied to it.

   The follwing writable data nodes defined in this YANG module, i.e.,
   excluding imported modules, are considered sensitive or vulnerable in
   network environments:

   *  The "proxy-connect" node in the "http-client-grouping" grouping
      may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network
      environments.  For this reason, the NACM extension "default-deny-
      all" has been applied to it.  A misconfigured "proxy-connect" node
      may result in loss of connectivity or, perhaps, unexpectedly
      elevated authorization.

   This module does not define any RPCs, actions, or notifications, and
   thus the security consideration for such is not provided here.

4.2.  Considerations for the "ietf-http-server" YANG Module

   This section follows the template defined in Section 3.7.1 of
   [RFC8407].

   The "ietf-http-server" YANG module defines "grouping" statements that
   are designed to be accessed via YANG based management protocols, such
   as NETCONF [RFC6241] and RESTCONF [RFC8040].  Both of these protocols
   have mandatory-to-implement secure transport layers (e.g., SSH, TLS)
   with mutual authentication.

   The Network Access Control Model (NACM) [RFC8341] provides the means
   to restrict access for particular users to a pre-configured subset of
   all available protocol operations and content.

   Please be aware that this YANG module uses groupings from other YANG
   modules that define nodes that may be considered sensitive or
   vulnerable in network environments.  Please review the Security
   Considerations for dependent YANG modules for information as to which
   nodes may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in network
   environments.

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   None of the readable data nodes defined in this YANG module, i.e.,
   excluding imported modules, are considered sensitive or vulnerable in
   network environments.  The NACM "default-deny-all" extension has not
   been set for any data nodes defined in this module.

   The follwing writable data nodes defined in this YANG module, i.e.,
   excluding imported modules, are considered sensitive or vulnerable in
   network environments:

   *  The "server-name" node in the "http-server-grouping" grouping may
      be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network
      environments.  For this reason, the NACM extension "default-deny-
      write" has been applied to it.  A misconfigured "server-name" may
      mislead clients into not knowing how to interoperate with the
      server (e.g., "foo v1.0" vs "foo 2.0").

   *  The "client-authentication" node in the "http-server-grouping"
      grouping may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network
      environments.  For this reason, the NACM extension "default-deny-
      write" has been applied to it.  The feature "tls-supported" is not
      required, in order to support cases where an external device is
      used to terminate TLS connections, but such arrangements leave the
      client- credentials to be unprotected by the transport.
      Misconfigured "client-authentication" may lead the server to
      authenticate invalid client credentials.

   This module does not define any RPCs, actions, or notifications, and
   thus the security consideration for such is not provided here.

5.  IANA Considerations

5.1.  The "IETF XML" Registry

   This document registers two URIs in the "ns" subregistry of the IETF
   XML Registry [RFC3688].  Following the format in [RFC3688], the
   following registrations are requested:

      URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-client
      Registrant Contact: The IESG
      XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace.

      URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-server
      Registrant Contact: The IESG
      XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace.

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5.2.  The "YANG Module Names" Registry

   This document registers two YANG modules in the YANG Module Names
   registry [RFC6020].  Following the format in [RFC6020], the following
   registrations are requested:

      name:         ietf-http-client
      namespace:    urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-client
      prefix:       httpc
      reference:    RFC GGGG

      name:         ietf-http-server
      namespace:    urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-server
      prefix:       https
      reference:    RFC GGGG

6.  References

6.1.  Normative References

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-crypto-types]
              Watsen, K., "YANG Data Types and Groupings for
              Cryptography", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-
              ietf-netconf-crypto-types-34, 16 March 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              crypto-types-34>.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tcp-client-server]
              Watsen, K. and M. Scharf, "YANG Groupings for TCP Clients
              and TCP Servers", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-
              ietf-netconf-tcp-client-server-26, 4 April 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              tcp-client-server-26>.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server]
              Watsen, K., "YANG Groupings for TLS Clients and TLS
              Servers", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-
              netconf-tls-client-server-41, 16 March 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              tls-client-server-41>.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-udp-client-server]
              Feng, A. H., Francois, P., and K. Watsen, "YANG Groupings
              for UDP Clients and UDP Servers", Work in Progress,
              Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-netconf-udp-client-server-03, 4
              July 2024, <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-
              ietf-netconf-udp-client-server-03>.

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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>.

   [RFC6020]  Bjorklund, M., Ed., "YANG - A Data Modeling Language for
              the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6020,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6020, October 2010,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6020>.

   [RFC6991]  Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., "Common YANG Data Types",
              RFC 6991, DOI 10.17487/RFC6991, July 2013,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6991>.

   [RFC7317]  Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "A YANG Data Model for
              System Management", RFC 7317, DOI 10.17487/RFC7317, August
              2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7317>.

   [RFC7617]  Reschke, J., "The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme",
              RFC 7617, DOI 10.17487/RFC7617, September 2015,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7617>.

   [RFC7950]  Bjorklund, M., Ed., "The YANG 1.1 Data Modeling Language",
              RFC 7950, DOI 10.17487/RFC7950, August 2016,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7950>.

   [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>.

   [RFC8341]  Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration
              Access Control Model", STD 91, RFC 8341,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8341, March 2018,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8341>.

   [RFC9110]  Fielding, R., Ed., Nottingham, M., Ed., and J. Reschke,
              Ed., "HTTP Semantics", STD 97, RFC 9110,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC9110, June 2022,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9110>.

6.2.  Informative References

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-http-client-server]
              Watsen, K., "YANG Groupings for HTTP Clients and HTTP
              Servers", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-
              netconf-http-client-server-21, 8 July 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              http-client-server-21>.

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   [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore]
              Watsen, K., "A YANG Data Model for a Keystore and Keystore
              Operations", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-
              netconf-keystore-35, 16 March 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              keystore-35>.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-netconf-client-server]
              Watsen, K., "NETCONF Client and Server Models", Work in
              Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-netconf-netconf-
              client-server-36, 16 March 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              netconf-client-server-36>.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-restconf-client-server]
              Watsen, K., "RESTCONF Client and Server Models", Work in
              Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-netconf-restconf-
              client-server-37, 8 July 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              restconf-client-server-37>.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server]
              Watsen, K., "YANG Groupings for SSH Clients and SSH
              Servers", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-
              netconf-ssh-client-server-40, 16 March 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              ssh-client-server-40>.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-trust-anchors]
              Watsen, K., "A YANG Data Model for a Truststore", Work in
              Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-netconf-trust-
              anchors-28, 16 March 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netconf-
              trust-anchors-28>.

   [I-D.ietf-netmod-system-config]
              Ma, Q., Wu, Q., and C. Feng, "System-defined
              Configuration", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-
              ietf-netmod-system-config-08, 18 June 2024,
              <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-netmod-
              system-config-08>.

   [RFC3688]  Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC3688, January 2004,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3688>.

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   [RFC3986]  Berners-Lee, T., Fielding, R., and L. Masinter, "Uniform
              Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax", STD 66,
              RFC 3986, DOI 10.17487/RFC3986, January 2005,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3986>.

   [RFC6241]  Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed.,
              and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol
              (NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, June 2011,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6241>.

   [RFC8040]  Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., and K. Watsen, "RESTCONF
              Protocol", RFC 8040, DOI 10.17487/RFC8040, January 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8040>.

   [RFC8340]  Bjorklund, M. and L. Berger, Ed., "YANG Tree Diagrams",
              BCP 215, RFC 8340, DOI 10.17487/RFC8340, March 2018,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8340>.

   [RFC8342]  Bjorklund, M., Schoenwaelder, J., Shafer, P., Watsen, K.,
              and R. Wilton, "Network Management Datastore Architecture
              (NMDA)", RFC 8342, DOI 10.17487/RFC8342, March 2018,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8342>.

   [RFC8407]  Bierman, A., "Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of
              Documents Containing YANG Data Models", BCP 216, RFC 8407,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8407, October 2018,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8407>.

Appendix A.  Change Log

A.1.  00 to 01

   *  Modified Abstract and Intro to be more accurate wrt intended
      applicability.

   *  In ietf-http-client, removed "protocol-version" and all auth
      schemes except "basic".

   *  In ietf-http-client, factored out "client-identity-grouping" for
      proxy connections.

   *  In ietf-http-server, removed "choice required-or-optional" and
      "choice inline-or-external".

   *  In ietf-http-server, moved the basic auth under a "choice auth-
      type" limited by new "feature basic-auth".

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A.2.  01 to 02

   *  Removed the unused "external-client-auth-supported" feature from
      ietf-http-server.

A.3.  02 to 03

   *  Removed "protocol-versions" from ietf-http-server based on HTTP WG
      feedback.

   *  Slightly restructured the "proxy-server" definition in ietf-http-
      client.

   *  Added http-client example show proxy server use.

   *  Added a "Note to Reviewers" note to first page.

A.4.  03 to 04

   *  Added a parent "container" to "client-identity-grouping" so that
      it could be better used by the proxy model.

   *  Added a "choice" to the proxy model enabling selection of proxy
      types.

   *  Added 'http-client-stack-grouping' and 'http-server-stack-
      grouping' convenience groupings.

   *  Expanded "Data Model Overview section(s) [remove "wall" of tree
      diagrams].

   *  Updated the Security Considerations section.

A.5.  04 to 05

   *  Fixed titles and a ref in the IANA Considerations section

   *  Cleaned up examples (e.g., removed FIXMEs)

   *  Fixed issues found by the SecDir review of the "keystore" draft.

   *  Updated the "ietf-http-client" module to use the new "password-
      grouping" grouping from the "crypto-types" module.

A.6.  05 to 06

   *  Removed note questioning if okay for app to augment-in a 'path'
      node when needed, discussed during the 108 session.

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   *  Addressed comments raised by YANG Doctor in the ct/ts/ks drafts.

A.7.  06 to 07

   *  Added XML-comment above examples explaining the reason for the
      unusual top-most element's presence.

   *  Renamed 'client-auth-config-supported' to 'client-auth-supported'
      consistent with other drafts.

   *  Wrapped 'container basic' choice inside a 'case basic' per best
      practice.

   *  Aligned modules with `pyang -f` formatting.

   *  Fixed nits found by YANG Doctor reviews.

A.8.  07 to 08

   *  Replaced "base64encodedvalue==" with "BASE64VALUE=" in examples.

   *  Minor editorial nits

A.9.  08 to 09

   *  Fixed up the 'WG Web' and 'WG List' lines in YANG module(s)

   *  Fixed up copyright (i.e., s/Simplified/Revised/) in YANG module(s)

A.10.  09 to 10

   *  NO UPDATE.

A.11.  10 to 11

   *  Updated per Shepherd reviews impacting the suite of drafts.

A.12.  11 to 12

   *  Updated per Shepherd reviews impacting the suite of drafts.

A.13.  12 to 13

   *  Updated per Tom Petch reviews.

   *  Renamed draft title to limit to HTTP 1.1 and 2.0.

   *  Added refs to RFCs 7317, 7617, and 9110.

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   *  Added "if-feature local-users-supported" to "feature basic-auth".

A.14.  13 to 14

   *  Addresses AD review comments.

   *  Added note to Editor to fix line foldings.

   *  Removed "Conventions" section as there are no "BASE64VALUE="
      values used in draft.

   *  Clarified that the modules, when implemented, do not define any
      protocol-accessible nodes.

   *  Added Security Considerations text to also look a SC-section from
      imported modules.

   *  Removed "A wrapper around the foobar parameters to avoid name
      collisions" text.

   *  Removed "public-key-format" and "public-key" nodes from examples.

A.15.  14 to 15

   *  Addresses AD review by Rob Wilton.

A.16.  15 to 16

   *  Addresses 1st-round of IESG reviews.

A.17.  16 to 18

   *  Addresses issues found in OpsDir review of the ssh-client-server
      draft.

   *  s/defines/presents/ in a few places.

   *  Add refs to where the 'operational' and 'system' datastores are
      defined.

   *  Renamed Security Considerations section s/Template for/
      Considerations for/.

   *  Updated "http-client-stack-grouping" and "http-server-stack-
      grouping" for HTTP/3.

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A.18.  18 to 19

   *  Address IESG review comments.

A.19.  19 to 20

   *  Updated to reflect comments from Paul Wouters.

Acknowledgements

   The authors would like to thank the following for lively discussions
   on list and in the halls (ordered by first name): Ben Schwartz, Éric
   Vyncke, Mark Nottingham, Mahesh Jethanandani, Murray Kucherawy, Orie
   Steele, Rob Wilton, Roman Danyliw, Shivan Sahib, and Willy Tarreau.

Author's Address

   Kent Watsen
   Watsen Networks
   Email: kent+ietf@watsen.net

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