HIP Working Group A. Keranen
Internet-Draft G. Camarillo
Intended status: Experimental J. Maenpaa
Expires: December 12, 2013 Ericsson
June 10, 2013
Host Identity Protocol-Based Overlay Networking Environment (HIP BONE)
Instance Specification for REsource LOcation And Discovery (RELOAD)
draft-ietf-hip-reload-instance-08
Abstract
This document is the Host Identity Protocol-Based Overlay Networking
Environment (HIP BONE) instance specification for the REsource
LOcation And Discovery (RELOAD) protocol. The document provides the
details needed to build a RELOAD-based overlay that uses HIP.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Peer Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Node ID Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5. Mapping between Protocol Primitives and HIP Messages . . . . 3
5.1. Forwarding Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.2. Security Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.3. Replaced RELOAD Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Securing Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. Routing HIP Messages via the Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8. Enrollment and Bootstrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9. NAT Traversal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
10. RELOAD Overlay Configuration Document Extension . . . . . . . 7
11. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
12. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
13. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
14. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
14.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
14.2. Informational References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1. Introduction
The HIP BONE (Host Identify Protocol-Based Overlay Networking
Environment) specification [RFC6079] provides a high-level framework
for building HIP-based [RFC5201] overlays. The HIP BONE framework
leaves the specification of the details on how to combine a
particular peer protocol with HIP to build an overlay up to documents
referred to as HIP BONE instance specifications. As discussed in
[RFC6079], a HIP BONE instance specification needs to define,
minimally:
o the peer protocol to be used.
o what kind of Node IDs are used and how they are derived.
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o which peer protocol primitives trigger HIP messages.
o how the overlay identifier is generated.
This document addresses all the previous items and provides
additional details needed to built RELOAD-based HIP BONEs. The
details on how different RELOAD modules would be integrated to a HIP
implementation and what kind of APIs are used between them are left
as implementation details or to be defined by other documents.
2. Terminology
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 RFC 2119 [RFC2119].
In addition, this document uses the terms defined in [RFC5201],
[RFC6079], [RFC6028], and [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base].
3. Peer Protocol
The peer protocol to be used is RELOAD, which is specified in
[I-D.ietf-p2psip-base]. When used with RELOAD, HIP replaces the
RELOAD's Forwarding and Link Management Layer (described in
Section 6.5 of [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base]).
4. Node ID Generation
This document specifies two modes for generating Node and Resource
IDs. Which mode is used in an actual overlay is defined by the
overlay configuration. Both of the modes are based on 16-byte ID
mode of RELOAD, and hence only 16-byte RELOAD Node and Resource IDs
MUST be used in a RELOAD HIP BONE.
HIP uses 128-bit ORCHIDs [RFC4843] as identifiers. In a RELOAD HIP
BONE a peer's ORCHID can be used as such as a RELOAD Node ID (the
"ORCHID" mode). In this mode all the RELOAD IDs, including Resource
IDs, are prefixed with the ORCHID prefix and the lower 100 bits of
the IDs defined by RELOAD usage documents are used after the prefix.
In the other Node ID mode, namely "RELOAD", all 128 bits are
generated as defined in [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base] resulting in a larger
usable address space. The downside of not using the ORCHID prefix is
that such Node IDs can not be used with legacy applications and APIs,
as discussed in Section 5.1 of [RFC6079].
5. Mapping between Protocol Primitives and HIP Messages
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RELOAD HIP BONE replaces the RELOAD protocol primitives taking care
of connection establishment with the HIP base exchange, whereas the
rest of the RELOAD messages are conveyed within HIP messages. The
Forwarding and Link Management Layer functionality of RELOAD defined
in Section 6.5 of [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base], including all the NAT
traversal functionality, is replaced by HIP, existing extensions of
HIP, and the extensions defined in this document.
The standard RELOAD messages consist of three parts: Forwarding
Header, Message Contents and the Security Block. When RELOAD
messages are sent in a RELOAD HIP BONE overlay, the RELOAD Message
Contents are used as such within HIP DATA [RFC6078] messages, but the
functionality of the Forwarding Header and Security Block are
replaced with HIP header, HIP Destination and Via lists [RFC6028],
and CERT [RFC6253], TRANSACTION_ID [RFC6078], OVERLAY_ID and
OVERLAY_TTL [RFC6079] parameters, as defined in the following
sections.
5.1. Forwarding Header
The RELOAD Forwarding Header is used for forwarding messages between
peers and to their final destination. The Forwarding Header's
overlay field value MUST be used as such in an OVERLAY_ID parameter
and the transaction_id field in a TRANSACTION_ID parameter. That is,
all RELOAD HIP BONE messages MUST contain these parameters and the
length of the OVERLAY_ID parameter's identifier field is 4 and the
length of the TRANSACTION_ID parameter is 8 octets. HIP Destination
and Via lists are used for the same purpose as the destination_list
and via_list in the Forwarding Header, with the exception that all
Resource IDs MUST be of the same length as Node IDs and compressed
IDs MUST NOT be used. The TTL value in the OVERLAY_TTL parameter is
used like the ttl field in the Forwarding Header.
The functionality of the fragment and length fields are provided by
the HIP headers. The relo_token, version, and max_response_length
are not needed with HIP and options field, if needed eventually for
some extensions, can be replaced with additional HIP parameters.
5.2. Security Block
The RELOAD Security Block contains certificates and digital
signatures of the message. All the HIP DATA messages are digitally
signed by the originator of the message and contain the HOST_ID
parameter with the identifier that can be used for verifying the
signature. Certificates are delivered in a HIP CERT parameter as
defined in [RFC6253] or stored to the overlay using the RELOAD
Certificate Storage Usage.
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Note that when the RELOAD mode for Node ID generation is used, the
certificate certifying that a host is allowed to use a certain Node
ID MUST contain host's Node ID instead of HIT in the "Subject
Alternative Name" of the certificate as described in Section 11.3 of
[I-D.ietf-p2psip-base] while the "Subject" field contains the HIT
calculated from the Host Identity.
5.3. Replaced RELOAD Messages
The Attach procedure in RELOAD establishes a connection between two
peers. This procedure is performed using the AttachReq and AttachAns
messages. When HIP is used, the Attach procedure is performed by
using a HIP base exchange. That is, peers send HIP I1 messages
instead of RELOAD AttachReq messages. This behavior replaces the one
described in Section 6.5 of [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base].
The AppAttach procedure in RELOAD is used for creating a connection
for other applications than RELOAD. Also the AppAttach procedure is
replaced with HIP base exchange and, after the base exchange, peers
can exchange any application layer data using the normal transport
layer ports over the NAT traversing IPsec connection.
This specification does not support flooding of configuration files,
so ConfigUpdate requests and responses (Section 6.5.4 of
[I-D.ietf-p2psip-base]) MUST NOT be sent in the overlay. RELOAD Ping
messages (Section 6.5.3 of [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base]) MAY be used.
For all other RELOAD messages the Message Contents are used as such
within HIP DATA messages.
6. Securing Communication
RELOAD uses TLS [RFC5246] connections for securing the hop-by-hop
messaging and certificates and signatures for providing integrity
protection for the overlay messages and for the data stored in the
overlay.
With a RELOAD HIP BONE, instead of using TLS connections as defined
in [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base], all HIP overlay messages SHOULD be either
sent using encrypted connections (such as IPsec ESP tunnel between
two peers [RFC6261]) or the contents of the messages SHOULD be in an
ENCRYPTED parameter (see Section 5.2.15 of [RFC5201]). Use of
encrypted connections is RECOMMENDED since that provides
confidentiality also for the HIP headers.
The data objects stored in the RELOAD HIP BONE overlay are signed and
the signatures are stored as defined in [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base] with
the exception that SignerIdentity is carried in the HIP DATA
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message's HOST_ID parameter instead of using the RELOAD
SecurityBlock. Where certificates are needed, they are sent using
the HIP CERT parameter.
7. Routing HIP Messages via the Overlay
If a host has no valid locator for the receiver of a new HIP packet,
and the receiver is part of a RELOAD HIP BONE overlay the host is
participating in, the host can send the HIP packet to the receiver
using the overlay routing.
When sending a HIP packet via the overlay, the host MUST add an empty
ROUTE_VIA parameter [RFC6028] to the packet with the SYMMETRIC and
MUST_FOLLOW flags set and an OVERLAY_ID parameter containing the
identifier of the right overlay network. The host consults the
RELOAD Topology Plugin for the next hop and sends the HIP packet to
that host.
An intermediate host receiving a HIP packet with the OVERLAY_ID
parameter checks if it is participating in that overlay, and SHOULD
drop packets sent to unknown overlays. If the host is not the final
destination of the packet (i.e., the Receiver HIT in the HIP header
does not match to any of its HITs), it checks if the packet contains
a ROUTE_DST parameter. Such packets are forwarded to the next hop as
specified in [RFC6028]. If the packet does not contain a ROUTE_DST
parameter, the host finds the next hop from the RELOAD Topology
Plugin and forwards the packet there. As specified in [RFC6028], the
host adds the HIT it uses on the HIP association with the next hop
host to the end of the ROUTE_VIA parameter, if present.
When the final destination host receives the HIP packet, the host
processes it as specified in [RFC5201] and in case of HIP DATA
packet, the contents are processed as specified in
[I-D.ietf-p2psip-base]. If the HIP packet generates a response, the
response is routed back on the same path using the ROUTE_DST
parameter as specified in [RFC6028].
8. Enrollment and Bootstrapping
The RELOAD HIP BONE instance uses the enrollment and bootstrap
procedure defined by RELOAD [I-D.ietf-p2psip-base] with the
exceptions listed below.
o In RELOAD, a node wishing to enroll in an overlay starts with
obtaining a configuration document as explained in
[I-D.ietf-p2psip-base]. This specification extends the RELOAD
overlay configuration document as defined in Section 10.
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o The X.509 certificates used by the RELOAD HIP BONE instance are
similar to those of RELOAD except that they contain HITs instead
of RELOAD URIs. The HITs are included in the SubjectAltName field
of the certificate as described in [RFC6253].
o When contacting a bootstrap node, instead of forming a DTLS or TLS
connection, the host MUST perform a HIP base exchange with the
bootstrap node. The base exchange MAY be performed using a HIP
rendezvous or relay server.
9. NAT Traversal
RELOAD relies on the Forwarding and Link Management Layer providing
NAT traversal capabilities. Thus, the RELOAD HIP BONE instance
implementations MUST implement some reliable NAT traversal mechanism.
To maximize interoperability, all implementations SHOULD implement at
least [RFC5770].
HIP relay servers are not necessarily needed with this HIP BONE
instance since the overlay network can be used for relaying the Base
Exchange and further HIP signaling can be done directly between the
peers. However, if it is possible that a bootstrap peer is behind a
NAT, it MUST register with a HIP relay so that there is a reliable
way to connect to it.
10. RELOAD Overlay Configuration Document Extension
This document modifies the bootstrap-node element of the RELOAD
overlay configuration document. The modified bootstrap-node element
contains the following attributes:
address: The locator of the bootstrap node.
port: The HIP port of the bootstrap node.
hit: The HIT of the bootstrap node.
If the bootstrap-node element does not contain a HIT, the
opportunistic mode (as specified in [RFC5201]) SHOULD be used for
contacting the bootstrap node. If the element does not contain a
port number, the bootstrap node SHOULD be contacted by starting the
base exchange as defined in [RFC5201]. Otherwise, the base exchange
MUST be started UDP-encapsulated as defined in [RFC5770] using the
given port as the destination port number.
A RELOAD HIP BONE overlay MUST use Overlay Link Protocol type "HIP"
in the configuration document's overlay-link-protocol element. The
enrolling node MUST check the overlay-link-protocol element and
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proceed with procedures defined in this document only if "HIP" link
type is found.
This document also adds a new element inside the configuration
element that defines which mode (see Section 4) is used for
generating the Node and Resource IDs. The name of the element is
"hipbone-id-mode" and the content is the identifier of the mode:
"ORCHID" for the ORCHID prefixed IDs and "RELOAD" for the IDs that
use the whole 128 bits as defined by the RELOAD specification. The
NodeIdLength MUST be set to 16 in the configuration document and the
16 bytes are used, depending on the generation mode, as defined in
Section 4.
11. Security Considerations
The security considerations of RELOAD (Section 13 of
[I-D.ietf-p2psip-base]), with the exception of TLS specific features,
apply also to RELOAD HIP BONE instances.
The option to send overlay messages unencrypted makes it possible for
hosts that are not part of the overlay to inspect the contents of the
messages and thus should be avoided when possible. If the ENCRYPTED
parameter is used instead of encrypted connections, the HIP header
remains visible but the contents are protected.
Limiting the Node ID and Resource ID space into 128 bits (or 100 bits
with ORCHID prefixes) results in a higher probability for ID
collisions, both unintentional and intentional, than using larger
address spaces.
12. IANA Considerations
This section is to be interpreted according to [RFC5226].
IANA is requested to update the "Overlay Link Protocol" registry
[I-D.ietf-p2psip-base] by assigning new Overlay Link Protocol type
"HIP" (see Section 10).
13. Acknowledgements
Tom Henderson provided valuable comments on the draft.
14. References
14.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
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[RFC4843] Nikander, P., Laganier, J., and F. Dupont, "An IPv6 Prefix
for Overlay Routable Cryptographic Hash Identifiers
(ORCHID)", RFC 4843, April 2007.
[RFC5201] Moskowitz, R., Nikander, P., Jokela, P., and T. Henderson,
"Host Identity Protocol", RFC 5201, April 2008.
[RFC5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226,
May 2008.
[RFC5770] Komu, M., Henderson, T., Tschofenig, H., Melen, J., and A.
Keranen, "Basic Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Extensions
for Traversal of Network Address Translators", RFC 5770,
April 2010.
[RFC6028] Camarillo, G. and A. Keranen, "Host Identity Protocol
(HIP) Multi-Hop Routing Extension", RFC 6028, October
2010.
[RFC6078] Camarillo, G. and J. Melen, "Host Identity Protocol (HIP)
Immediate Carriage and Conveyance of Upper-Layer Protocol
Signaling (HICCUPS)", RFC 6078, January 2011.
[RFC6079] Camarillo, G., Nikander, P., Hautakorpi, J., Keranen, A.,
and A. Johnston, "HIP BONE: Host Identity Protocol (HIP)
Based Overlay Networking Environment (BONE)", RFC 6079,
January 2011.
[RFC6253] Heer, T. and S. Varjonen, "Host Identity Protocol
Certificates", RFC 6253, May 2011.
[RFC6261] Keranen, A., "Encrypted Signaling Transport Modes for the
Host Identity Protocol", RFC 6261, May 2011.
[I-D.ietf-p2psip-base]
Jennings, C., Lowekamp, B., Rescorla, E., Baset, S., and
H. Schulzrinne, "REsource LOcation And Discovery (RELOAD)
Base Protocol", draft-ietf-p2psip-base-26 (work in
progress), February 2013.
14.2. Informational References
[RFC5246] Dierks, T. and E. Rescorla, "The Transport Layer Security
(TLS) Protocol Version 1.2", RFC 5246, August 2008.
Authors' Addresses
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Ari Keranen
Ericsson
Hirsalantie 11
02420 Jorvas
Finland
Email: Ari.Keranen@ericsson.com
Gonzalo Camarillo
Ericsson
Hirsalantie 11
Jorvas 02420
Finland
Email: Gonzalo.Camarillo@ericsson.com
Jouni Maenpaa
Ericsson
Hirsalantie 11
Jorvas 02420
Finland
Email: Jouni.Maenpaa@ericsson.com
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