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YANG Groupings for HTTP Clients and HTTP Servers
Abstract
This document defines 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).¶
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1. Introduction
This document defines 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 (not for complete web servers or browsers).¶
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, enable the configuration of the clients and servers of both the NETCONF [RFC6241] and RESTCONF [RFC8040] protocols.¶
The modules have been defined in a modular fashion to enable their use by other efforts, some of which are known to be in progress at the time of this writing, with many more expected to be defined in time.¶
The normative dependency relationship between the various RFCs in the collection is presented in the below diagram. The labels in the diagram represent the primary purpose provided by each RFC. Hyperlinks to each RFC are provided below the diagram.¶
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 |
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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] |
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>.¶
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 Examples (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: +-- proxy-connect +-- basic-auth +-- tcp-supported +-- tls-supported¶
2.1.2. Groupings
The "ietf-http-client" module defines the following "grouping" statements:¶
Each of these groupings are presented in the following subsections.¶
2.1.2.1. The "http-client-identity-grouping" Grouping
The following tree diagram [RFC8340] illustrates the "http-client-identity-grouping" grouping:¶
grouping http-client-identity-grouping +-- client-identity! +-- (auth-type) +--:(basic) +-- basic {basic-auth}? +-- user-id string +---u ct:password-grouping¶
Comments:¶
- This grouping exists because it is used three times by the "http-client-grouping" discussed in Section 2.1.2.2.¶
- The "client-identity" node is a "presence" container so that its descendent "choice" node's "mandatory true" doesn't imply that a client identity must be configured, as a client identity may be configured at protocol layers.¶
- The "basic" authentication scheme is the only scheme defined by this module, albeit it must be enabled via the "basic-auth" feature (see Section 2.1.1).¶
- Other authentication schemes MAY be augmented in as needed by the application.¶
2.1.2.2. The "http-client-grouping" Grouping
The following tree diagram [RFC8340] illustrates the "http-client-grouping" grouping:¶
grouping http-client-grouping +---u http-client-identity-grouping +-- proxy-connect! {proxy-connect}? +-- (proxy-type) +--:(http) | +-- http-proxy | +-- tcp-client-parameters | | +---u tcpc:tcp-client-grouping | +-- http-client-parameters | +---u http-client-identity-grouping +--:(https) +-- https-proxy +-- tcp-client-parameters | +---u tcpc:tcp-client-grouping +-- tls-client-parameters | +---u tlsc:tls-client-grouping +-- http-client-parameters +---u http-client-identity-grouping¶
Comments:¶
- The "http-client-grouping" defines the configuration for just "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 2.1.2.3).¶
- Beyond configuring the client's identity, via the "http-client-identity-grouping" grouping discussed in Section 2.1.2.1, this grouping defines support for HTTP-proxies, albeit it must be enabled via a "feature" statement.¶
- The "proxy-connect" node is a "presence" container so that its descendent "choice" node's "mandatory true" doesn't imply that a proxy connection must be configured, assuming the server supports the "proxy-connect" feature.¶
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For the referenced grouping statement(s):¶
- The "http-client-identity-grouping" grouping is discussed in Section 2.1.2.1.¶
- The "tcp-client-grouping" grouping is discussed in Section 3.1.2.1 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-tcp-client-server].¶
- The "tls-client-grouping" grouping is discussed in Section 3.1.2.1 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server].¶
2.1.2.3. The "http-client-stack-grouping" Grouping
The following tree diagram [RFC8340] illustrates the "http-client-stack-grouping" grouping:¶
grouping http-client-stack-grouping +-- (transport) +--:(tcp) {tcp-supported}? | +-- tcp | +-- tcp-client-parameters | | +---u tcpc:tcp-client-grouping | +-- http-client-parameters | +---u http-client-grouping +--:(tls) {tls-supported}? +-- tls +-- tcp-client-parameters | +---u tcpc:tcp-client-grouping +-- tls-client-parameters | +---u tlsc:tls-client-grouping +-- http-client-parameters +---u http-client-grouping¶
Comments:¶
- The "http-client-stack-grouping" is a convenience grouping for downstream modules. It defines both the "HTTP" and "HTTPS" protocol stacks, with each option enabled by a "feature" statement for application control.¶
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For the referenced grouping statement(s):¶
- The "tcp-client-grouping" grouping is discussed in Section 3.1.2.1 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-tcp-client-server].¶
- The "tls-client-grouping" grouping is discussed in Section 3.1.2.1 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server].¶
- The "http-client-grouping" grouping is discussed in Section 2.1.2.2 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.¶
2.2. Example Usage
This section presents two examples showing the http-client-grouping populated with some data.¶
The following example illustrates an HTTP client connecting directly to an HTTP server.¶
<!-- 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"> <client-identity> <basic> <user-id>bob</user-id> <cleartext-password>secret</cleartext-password> </basic> </client-identity> </http-client>¶
The following example illustrates the same client connecting through an HTTP proxy. This example is consistent with examples presented in Section 2.2 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-trust-anchors] and Section 2.2 of [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore].¶
=============== 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"> <client-identity> <basic> <user-id>bob</user-id> <cleartext-password>secret</cleartext-password> </basic> </client-identity> <proxy-connect> <https-proxy> <tcp-client-parameters> <remote-address>corp-fw2.example.com</remote-address> <keepalives> <idle-time>15</idle-time> <max-probes>3</max-probes> <probe-interval>30</probe-interval> </keepalives> </tcp-client-parameters> <tls-client-parameters> <client-identity> <certificate> <keystore-reference> <asymmetric-key>rsa-asymmetric-key</asymmetric-key> <certificate>ex-rsa-cert</certificate> </keystore-reference> </certificate> </client-identity> <server-authentication> <ca-certs> <truststore-reference>trusted-server-ca-certs</truststor\ e-reference> </ca-certs> <ee-certs> <truststore-reference>trusted-server-ee-certs</truststor\ e-reference> </ee-certs> </server-authentication> </tls-client-parameters> <http-client-parameters> <client-identity> <basic> <user-id>local-app-1</user-id> <cleartext-password>secret</cleartext-password> </basic> </client-identity> </http-client-parameters> </https-proxy> </proxy-connect> </http-client>¶
2.3. YANG Module
This YANG module has normative references to [RFC6991].¶
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-http-client@2021-05-18.yang"¶
module ietf-http-client { yang-version 1.1; namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-client"; prefix httpc; import ietf-netconf-acm { prefix nacm; reference "RFC 8341: Network Configuration Access Control Model"; } import ietf-crypto-types { prefix ct; reference "RFC AAAA: YANG Data Types and Groupings for Cryptography"; } import ietf-tcp-client { prefix tcpc; reference "RFC DDDD: YANG Groupings for TCP Clients and TCP Servers"; } 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: <http://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/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) 2021 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 Simplified 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 capitals, as shown here."; revision 2021-05-18 { description "Initial version"; reference "RFC GGGG: YANG Groupings for HTTP Clients and HTTP Servers"; } // Features feature proxy-connect { description "Proxy connection configuration is configurable for HTTP clients on the server implementing this feature."; } feature basic-auth { description "The 'basic-auth' feature indicates that the client may be configured to use the 'basic' HTTP authentication scheme."; reference "RFC 7617: The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme"; } feature tcp-supported { description "Indicates that the server supports HTTP/TCP."; } feature tls-supported { description "Indicates that the server supports HTTP/TLS."; } // Groupings grouping http-client-identity-grouping { description "A grouping to provide HTTP credentials used by the client to authenticate itself to the HTTP server."; container client-identity { nacm:default-deny-write; presence "Indicates that a client identity has been configured. This statement is present so the mandatory descendent nodes do not imply that this node must be configured."; description "The identity the HTTP client should use when authenticating itself to the HTTP server."; choice auth-type { mandatory true; description "A choice amongst available authentication types."; case basic { container basic { if-feature "basic-auth"; leaf user-id { type string; mandatory true; description "The user-id for the authenticating client."; } uses ct:password-grouping { description "The password for the authenticating client."; } description "The 'basic' HTTP scheme credentials."; reference "RFC 7617: The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme"; } } } } } // grouping http-client-identity-grouping grouping http-client-grouping { description "A reusable grouping for configuring a HTTP client. This grouping is expected to be used in conjunction with other configurations providing, e.g., the hostname or IP address and port number the client initiates connections to. 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-client-parameters'). This model purposely does not do this itself so as to provide maximum flexibility to consuming models."; uses http-client-identity-grouping; container proxy-connect { nacm:default-deny-write; if-feature "proxy-connect"; presence "Indicates that a proxy server connections have been configured. This statement is present so the mandatory descendant nodes do not imply that this node must be configured."; description "Configures the proxy server the HTTP-client is to connect thru."; choice proxy-type { mandatory true; description "Choice amongst proxy server types."; case http { container http-proxy { description "Container for HTTP Proxy (Web Proxy) server configuration parameters."; container tcp-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TCP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tcpc:tcp-client-grouping; } container http-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the HTTP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses http-client-identity-grouping; } } } case https { container https-proxy { description "Container for HTTPS Proxy (Secure Web Proxy) server configuration parameters."; container tcp-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TCP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tcpc:tcp-client-grouping; } container tls-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TLS parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tlsc:tls-client-grouping; } container http-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the HTTP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses http-client-identity-grouping; } } } } } } // grouping http-client-grouping grouping http-client-stack-grouping { description "A grouping that defines common HTTP-based protocol stacks."; choice transport { mandatory true; description "Choice amongst various transports type. TCP, with and without TLS are defined here, with 'feature' statements so that they may be disabled. Other transports MAY be augmented in as 'case' statements by future efforts."; case tcp { if-feature "tcp-supported"; container tcp { description "Container for TCP-based HTTP protocols."; container tcp-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TCP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tcpc:tcp-client-grouping; } container http-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the HTTP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses http-client-grouping; } } } case tls { if-feature "tls-supported"; container tls { description "Container for TLS-based HTTP protocols."; container tcp-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TCP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tcpc:tcp-client-grouping; } container tls-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TLS parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tlsc:tls-client-grouping; } container http-client-parameters { description "A wrapper around the HTTP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses http-client-grouping; } } } } } // http-client-stack-grouping }¶
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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 Examples (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¶
3.1.2. Groupings
The "ietf-http-server" module defines the following "grouping" statements:¶
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:¶
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}? +-- user-id? string +-- password? ianach:crypt-hash¶
Comments:¶
- The "http-server-grouping" defines the configuration for just "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:¶
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¶
Comments:¶
- The "http-server-stack-grouping" is a convenience grouping for downstream modules. It defines both the "HTTP" and "HTTPS" protocol stacks, with each option enabled by a "feature" statement for application control.¶
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For the referenced grouping statement(s):¶
- 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.¶
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.¶
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 normative references to [RFC6991].¶
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-http-server@2021-05-18.yang"¶
module ietf-http-server { yang-version 1.1; namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-http-server"; prefix https; import iana-crypt-hash { prefix ianach; reference "RFC 7317: A YANG Data Model for System Management"; } import ietf-netconf-acm { prefix nacm; reference "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"; } organization "IETF NETCONF (Network Configuration) Working Group"; contact "WG Web: <http://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/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) 2021 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 Simplified 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 capitals, as shown here."; revision 2021-05-18 { description "Initial version"; reference "RFC GGGG: YANG Groupings for HTTP Clients and HTTP Servers"; } // Features feature client-auth-supported { description "Indicates that the configuration for how to authenticate clients can be configured herein. HTTP-level client authentication may not be needed when client authentication is expected to occur only at another protocol layer."; } feature local-users-supported { description "Indicates that the configuration for users can be configured herein, as opposed to in an application specific location."; } feature basic-auth { description "The 'basic-auth' feature indicates that the server may be configured authenticate users using the 'basic' HTTP authentication scheme."; reference "RFC 7617: The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme"; } feature tcp-supported { description "Indicates that the server supports HTTP/TCP."; } feature tls-supported { description "Indicates that the server supports HTTP/TLS."; } // 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."; 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 user-id { type string; description "The user-id for the authenticating client."; } leaf password { nacm:default-deny-write; type ianach:crypt-hash; description "The password for the authenticating client."; } 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. TCP, with and without TLS are defined here, with 'feature' statements so that they may be disabled. Other transports MAY be augmented in as 'case' statements by future efforts."; case tcp { if-feature "tcp-supported"; container tcp { description "Container for TCP-based HTTP protocols."; container tcp-server-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TCP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tcps:tcp-server-grouping; } container http-server-parameters { description "A wrapper around the HTTP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses http-server-grouping; } } } case tls { if-feature "tls-supported"; container tls { description "Container for TLS-based HTTP protocols."; container tcp-server-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TCP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tcps:tcp-server-grouping; } container tls-server-parameters { description "A wrapper around the TLS parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses tlss:tls-server-grouping; } container http-server-parameters { description "A wrapper around the HTTP parameters to avoid name collisions."; uses http-server-grouping; } } } } } // http-server-stack-grouping }¶
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4. Security Considerations
4.1. The "ietf-http-client" YANG Module
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 NETCONF 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.¶
Since the module in this document only define groupings, these considerations are primarily for the designers of other modules that use these groupings.¶
One readable data node defined in this YANG module may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. This node is as follows:¶
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The "client-identity/basic/password" node:¶
- The cleartext "password" node defined in the "http-client-identity-grouping" grouping is additionally sensitive to read operations such that, in normal use cases, it should never be returned to a client. For this reason, the NACM extension "default-deny-all" has been applied to it.¶
None of the writable data nodes defined in this YANG module are considered sensitive or vulnerable in network environments. The NACM "default-deny-write" extension has not been set for any data nodes defined in this module.¶
This module does not define any RPCs, actions, or notifications, and thus the security consideration for such is not provided here.¶
4.2. The "ietf-http-server" YANG Module
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 NETCONF 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.¶
Since the module in this document only define groupings, these considerations are primarily for the designers of other modules that use these groupings.¶
None of the readable data nodes defined in this YANG module 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.¶
None of the writable data nodes defined in this YANG module are considered sensitive or vulnerable in network environments. The NACM "default-deny-write" extension has not been set for any data nodes defined in this module.¶
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.¶
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
- [RFC2119]
- Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, , <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, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6020>.
- [RFC6991]
- Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., "Common YANG Data Types", RFC 6991, DOI 10.17487/RFC6991, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6991>.
- [RFC7950]
- Bjorklund, M., Ed., "The YANG 1.1 Data Modeling Language", RFC 7950, DOI 10.17487/RFC7950, , <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, , <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, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8341>.
6.2. Informative 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-19, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-crypto-types-19>.
- [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-06, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-http-client-server-06>.
- [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore]
- Watsen, K., "A YANG Data Model for a Keystore", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-netconf-keystore-21, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-keystore-21>.
- [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-22, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-netconf-client-server-22>.
- [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-22, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-restconf-client-server-22>.
- [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-23, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server-23>.
- [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-09, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-tcp-client-server-09>.
- [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-23, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-tls-client-server-23>.
- [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-14, , <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-netconf-trust-anchors-14>.
- [RFC3688]
- Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688, DOI 10.17487/RFC3688, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3688>.
- [RFC6241]
- Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6241>.
- [RFC8040]
- Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., and K. Watsen, "RESTCONF Protocol", RFC 8040, DOI 10.17487/RFC8040, , <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, , <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, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8342>.
Appendix A. Change Log
This section is to be removed before publishing as an RFC.¶
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 local-or-external".¶
- In ietf-http-server, moved the basic auth under a "choice auth-type" limited by new "feature basic-auth".¶
A.2. 01 to 02
- Removed the unused "external-client-auth-supported" feature from ietf-http-server.¶
A.3. 02 to 03
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
A.6. 05 to 06
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.¶
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank for following for lively discussions on list and in the halls (ordered by first name): Ben Schwartz, Mark Nottingham, Rob Wilton (contributor), and Willy Tarreau.¶