Operational Considerations for BRSKI Registrar
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Network Working Group                                      M. Richardson
Internet-Draft                                  Sandelman Software Works
Intended status: Best Current Practice                      9 March 2020
Expires: 10 September 2020

             Operational Considerations for BRSKI Registrar
           draft-richardson-anima-registrar-considerations-03

Abstract

   This document describes a number of operational modes that a BRSKI
   Registration Authority (Registrar) may take on.

   Each mode is defined, and then each mode is given a relevance within
   an over applicability of what kind of organization the Registrar is
   deployed into.  This document does not change any protocol
   mechanisms.

   This document includes operational advice about avoiding unwanted
   consequences.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.2.  Reference Network and Diagrams  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       1.2.1.  Tier-1 Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       1.2.2.  Enterprise Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       1.2.3.  Home Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     1.3.  Internal architectural view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       1.3.1.  Pledge Interface (Southbound Interface) . . . . . . .   6
       1.3.2.  MASA client (Northbound Interface)  . . . . . . . . .   6
       1.3.3.  Join Proxy (Southbound Interface) . . . . . . . . . .   7
       1.3.4.  EST and BRSKI GRASP announcements . . . . . . . . . .   7
       1.3.5.  Certificate Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       1.3.6.  Management Interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   2.  Connecting the Autonomic Control Plane to the Network
           Operations Center (NOC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   3.  Public Key Infrastructure Recommendations for the
           Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     3.1.  PKI recommendations for Tier-1/ISP Networks . . . . . . .   9
     3.2.  Enterprise Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     3.3.  Home Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   4.  Architecture Considerations for the Registrar . . . . . . . .  12
     4.1.  Completely Synchronous Registrar  . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     4.2.  Partially Synchronous Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     4.3.  Asynchronous Registrar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   5.  Certificates needed for the Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     5.1.  TLS Server Certificate for BRSKI-EST  . . . . . . . . . .  14
     5.2.  TLS Client Certificate for BRSKI-MASA . . . . . . . . . .  14
       5.2.1.  Use of Publically Anchored TLS Client Certificate with
               BRSKI-MASA connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     5.3.  Certificate for signing of Voucher-Requests . . . . . . .  15
   6.  Autonomic Control Plane Addressing  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   7.  Privacy Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   8.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     8.1.  Denial of Service Attacks against the Registrar . . . . .  16
     8.2.  Loss of Keys/Corruption of Infrastructure . . . . . . . .  17
   9.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   10. Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18