NETCONF Working Group                                          K. Watsen
Internet-Draft                                          Juniper Networks
Intended status: Standards Track                                   G. Wu
Expires: December 6, 2018                                 Cisco Networks
                                                            June 4, 2018


                    NETCONF Client and Server Models
              draft-ietf-netconf-netconf-client-server-06

Abstract

   This document defines two YANG modules, one module to configure a
   NETCONF client and the other module to configure a NETCONF server.
   Both modules support both the SSH and TLS transport protocols, and
   support both standard NETCONF and NETCONF Call Home connections.

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   o  I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore

   o  I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server

   o  I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server

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   o  "2018-06-04" --> the publication date of this draft

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   o  Appendix A.  Change Log

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  The NETCONF Client Model  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.1.  Tree Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.2.  Example Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     3.3.  YANG Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   4.  The NETCONF Server Model  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
     4.1.  Tree Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22



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     4.2.  Example Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
     4.3.  YANG Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
   5.  Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
     5.1.  Support all NETCONF transports  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
     5.2.  Enable each transport to select which keys to use . . . .  45
     5.3.  Support authenticating NETCONF clients certificates . . .  45
     5.4.  Support mapping authenticated NETCONF client certificates
           to usernames  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
     5.5.  Support both listening for connections and call home  . .  45
     5.6.  For Call Home connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
       5.6.1.  Support more than one NETCONF client  . . . . . . . .  46
       5.6.2.  Support NETCONF clients having more than one endpoint  46
       5.6.3.  Support a reconnection strategy . . . . . . . . . . .  46
       5.6.4.  Support both persistent and periodic connections  . .  46
       5.6.5.  Reconnection strategy for periodic connections  . . .  46
       5.6.6.  Keep-alives for persistent connections  . . . . . . .  47
       5.6.7.  Customizations for periodic connections . . . . . . .  47
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
   7.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
     7.1.  The IETF XML Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
     7.2.  The YANG Module Names Registry  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
   Appendix A.  Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
     A.1.  00 to 01  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
     A.2.  01 to 02  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
     A.3.  02 to 03  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
     A.4.  03 to 04  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
     A.5.  04 to 05  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
     A.6.  05 to 06  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
   Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52

1.  Introduction

   This document defines two YANG [RFC7950] modules, one module to
   configure a NETCONF [RFC6241] client and the other module to
   configure a NETCONF server.  Both modules support both NETCONF over
   SSH [RFC6242] and NETCONF over TLS [RFC7589] and NETCONF Call Home
   connections [RFC8071].

2.  Terminology

   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




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   14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

3.  The NETCONF Client Model

   The NETCONF client model presented in this section supports both
   clients initiating connections to servers, as well as clients
   listening for connections from servers calling home.

   This model supports both the SSH and TLS transport protocols, using
   the SSH client and TLS client groupings defined in
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server] and
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server] respectively.

   All private keys and trusted certificates are held in the keystore
   model defined in [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore].

   YANG feature statements are used to enable implementations to
   advertise which parts of the model the NETCONF client supports.

3.1.  Tree Diagram

   The following tree diagram [RFC8340] provides an overview of the data
   model for the "ietf-netconf-client" module.  Just the container is
   displayed below, but there is also a reuable grouping by the same
   name that the container is using.


   [Note: '\' line wrapping for formatting only]

   module: ietf-netconf-client
     +--rw netconf-client
        +--rw initiate! {initiate}?
        |  +--rw netconf-server* [name]
        |     +--rw name                  string
        |     +--rw endpoints
        |     |  +--rw endpoint* [name]
        |     |     +--rw name         string
        |     |     +--rw (transport)
        |     |        +--:(ssh) {ssh-initiate}?
        |     |        |  +--rw ssh
        |     |        |     +--rw address?            inet:host
        |     |        |     +--rw port?               inet:port-number\

        |     |        |     +--rw client-identity
        |     |        |     |  +--rw username?            string
        |     |        |     |  +--rw (auth-type)
        |     |        |     |     +--:(password)



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        |     |        |     |     |  +--rw password?      string
        |     |        |     |     +--:(public-key)
        |     |        |     |     |  +--rw public-key
        |     |        |     |     |     +--rw (local-or-keystore)
        |     |        |     |     |        +--:(local)
        |     |        |     |     |        |  +--rw algorithm
        |     |        |     |     |        |  |       ct:key-algorithm\
   -ref
        |     |        |     |     |        |  +--rw public-key     bin\
   ary
        |     |        |     |     |        |  +--rw private-key    uni\
   on
        |     |        |     |     |        +--:(keystore)
        |     |        |     |     |                 {keystore-implemen\
   ted}?
        |     |        |     |     |           +--rw reference
        |     |        |     |     |                   ks:asymmetric-ke\
   y-ref
        |     |        |     |     +--:(certificate)
        |     |        |     |        +--rw certificate
        |     |        |     |                {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs}?
        |     |        |     |           +--rw (local-or-keystore)
        |     |        |     |              +--:(local)
        |     |        |     |              |  +--rw algorithm
        |     |        |     |              |  |       ct:key-algorithm\
   -ref
        |     |        |     |              |  +--rw public-key
        |     |        |     |              |  |       binary
        |     |        |     |              |  +--rw private-key
        |     |        |     |              |  |       union
        |     |        |     |              |  +--rw cert
        |     |        |     |              |  |       ct:end-entity-ce\
   rt-cms
        |     |        |     |              |  +---n certificate-expira\
   tion
        |     |        |     |              |     +-- expiration-date?
        |     |        |     |              |             yang:date-and\
   -time
        |     |        |     |              +--:(keystore)
        |     |        |     |                       {keystore-implemen\
   ted}?
        |     |        |     |                 +--rw reference
        |     |        |     |                         ks:asymmetric-ke\
   y-certificate-ref
        |     |        |     +--rw server-auth
        |     |        |     |  +--rw pinned-ssh-host-keys?
        |     |        |     |  |       ta:pinned-host-keys-ref
        |     |        |     |  +--rw pinned-ca-certs?



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        |     |        |     |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
        |     |        |     |  |       {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs}?
        |     |        |     |  +--rw pinned-server-certs?
        |     |        |     |          ta:pinned-certificates-ref
        |     |        |     |          {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs}?
        |     |        |     +--rw transport-params
        |     |        |             {ssh-client-transport-params-confi\
   g}?
        |     |        |        +--rw host-key
        |     |        |        |  +--rw host-key-alg*   identityref
        |     |        |        +--rw key-exchange
        |     |        |        |  +--rw key-exchange-alg*   identityre\
   f
        |     |        |        +--rw encryption
        |     |        |        |  +--rw encryption-alg*   identityref
        |     |        |        +--rw mac
        |     |        |           +--rw mac-alg*   identityref
        |     |        +--:(tls) {tls-initiate}?
        |     |           +--rw tls
        |     |              +--rw address?           inet:host
        |     |              +--rw port?              inet:port-number
        |     |              +--rw client-identity
        |     |              |  +--rw (auth-type)
        |     |              |     +--:(certificate)
        |     |              |        +--rw certificate
        |     |              |           +--rw (local-or-keystore)
        |     |              |              +--:(local)
        |     |              |              |  +--rw algorithm
        |     |              |              |  |       ct:key-algorithm\
   -ref
        |     |              |              |  +--rw public-key
        |     |              |              |  |       binary
        |     |              |              |  +--rw private-key
        |     |              |              |  |       union
        |     |              |              |  +--rw cert
        |     |              |              |  |       ct:end-entity-ce\
   rt-cms
        |     |              |              |  +---n certificate-expira\
   tion
        |     |              |              |     +-- expiration-date?
        |     |              |              |             yang:date-and\
   -time
        |     |              |              +--:(keystore)
        |     |              |                       {keystore-implemen\
   ted}?
        |     |              |                 +--rw reference
        |     |              |                         ks:asymmetric-ke\
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        |     |              +--rw server-auth
        |     |              |  +--rw pinned-ca-certs?
        |     |              |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
        |     |              |  +--rw pinned-server-certs?
        |     |              |          ta:pinned-certificates-ref
        |     |              +--rw hello-params
        |     |                      {tls-client-hello-params-config}?
        |     |                 +--rw tls-versions
        |     |                 |  +--rw tls-version*   identityref
        |     |                 +--rw cipher-suites
        |     |                    +--rw cipher-suite*   identityref
        |     +--rw connection-type
        |     |  +--rw (connection-type)?
        |     |     +--:(persistent-connection)
        |     |     |  +--rw persistent!
        |     |     |     +--rw idle-timeout?   uint32
        |     |     |     +--rw keep-alives
        |     |     |        +--rw max-wait?       uint16
        |     |     |        +--rw max-attempts?   uint8
        |     |     +--:(periodic-connection)
        |     |        +--rw periodic!
        |     |           +--rw idle-timeout?        uint16
        |     |           +--rw reconnect-timeout?   uint16
        |     +--rw reconnect-strategy
        |        +--rw start-with?     enumeration
        |        +--rw max-attempts?   uint8
        +--rw listen! {listen}?
           +--rw idle-timeout?   uint16
           +--rw endpoint* [name]
              +--rw name         string
              +--rw (transport)
                 +--:(ssh) {ssh-listen}?
                 |  +--rw ssh
                 |     +--rw address?            inet:ip-address
                 |     +--rw port?               inet:port-number
                 |     +--rw client-identity
                 |     |  +--rw username?            string
                 |     |  +--rw (auth-type)
                 |     |     +--:(password)
                 |     |     |  +--rw password?      string
                 |     |     +--:(public-key)
                 |     |     |  +--rw public-key
                 |     |     |     +--rw (local-or-keystore)
                 |     |     |        +--:(local)
                 |     |     |        |  +--rw algorithm
                 |     |     |        |  |       ct:key-algorithm-ref
                 |     |     |        |  +--rw public-key     binary
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                 |     |     |        +--:(keystore)
                 |     |     |                 {keystore-implemented}?
                 |     |     |           +--rw reference
                 |     |     |                   ks:asymmetric-key-ref
                 |     |     +--:(certificate)
                 |     |        +--rw certificate {sshcmn:ssh-x509-cert\
   s}?
                 |     |           +--rw (local-or-keystore)
                 |     |              +--:(local)
                 |     |              |  +--rw algorithm
                 |     |              |  |       ct:key-algorithm-ref
                 |     |              |  +--rw public-key
                 |     |              |  |       binary
                 |     |              |  +--rw private-key
                 |     |              |  |       union
                 |     |              |  +--rw cert
                 |     |              |  |       ct:end-entity-cert-cms\

                 |     |              |  +---n certificate-expiration
                 |     |              |     +-- expiration-date?
                 |     |              |             yang:date-and-time
                 |     |              +--:(keystore)
                 |     |                       {keystore-implemented}?
                 |     |                 +--rw reference
                 |     |                         ks:asymmetric-key-cert\
   ificate-ref
                 |     +--rw server-auth
                 |     |  +--rw pinned-ssh-host-keys?
                 |     |  |       ta:pinned-host-keys-ref
                 |     |  +--rw pinned-ca-certs?
                 |     |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
                 |     |  |       {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs}?
                 |     |  +--rw pinned-server-certs?
                 |     |          ta:pinned-certificates-ref
                 |     |          {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs}?
                 |     +--rw transport-params
                 |             {ssh-client-transport-params-config}?
                 |        +--rw host-key
                 |        |  +--rw host-key-alg*   identityref
                 |        +--rw key-exchange
                 |        |  +--rw key-exchange-alg*   identityref
                 |        +--rw encryption
                 |        |  +--rw encryption-alg*   identityref
                 |        +--rw mac
                 |           +--rw mac-alg*   identityref
                 +--:(tls) {tls-listen}?
                    +--rw tls
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                       +--rw port?              inet:port-number
                       +--rw client-identity
                       |  +--rw (auth-type)
                       |     +--:(certificate)
                       |        +--rw certificate
                       |           +--rw (local-or-keystore)
                       |              +--:(local)
                       |              |  +--rw algorithm
                       |              |  |       ct:key-algorithm-ref
                       |              |  +--rw public-key
                       |              |  |       binary
                       |              |  +--rw private-key
                       |              |  |       union
                       |              |  +--rw cert
                       |              |  |       ct:end-entity-cert-cms\

                       |              |  +---n certificate-expiration
                       |              |     +-- expiration-date?
                       |              |             yang:date-and-time
                       |              +--:(keystore)
                       |                       {keystore-implemented}?
                       |                 +--rw reference
                       |                         ks:asymmetric-key-cert\
   ificate-ref
                       +--rw server-auth
                       |  +--rw pinned-ca-certs?
                       |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
                       |  +--rw pinned-server-certs?
                       |          ta:pinned-certificates-ref
                       +--rw hello-params
                               {tls-client-hello-params-config}?
                          +--rw tls-versions
                          |  +--rw tls-version*   identityref
                          +--rw cipher-suites
                             +--rw cipher-suite*   identityref

3.2.  Example Usage

   The following example illustrates configuring a NETCONF client to
   initiate connections, using both the SSH and TLS transport protocols,
   as well as listening for call-home connections, again using both the
   SSH and TLS transport protocols.

   This example is consistent with the examples presented in Section 2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore].


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   <netconf-client
     xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-client">

     <!-- NETCONF servers to initiate connections to -->
     <initiate>
       <netconf-server>
         <name>corp-fw1</name>
         <endpoints>
           <endpoint>
             <name>corp-fw1.example.com</name>
             <ssh>
               <address>corp-fw1.example.com</address>
               <client-identity>
                 <username>foobar</username>
                 <public-key>
                   <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:iet\
   f-crypto-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
                   <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
                   <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
                 </public-key>
               </client-identity>
               <server-auth>
                 <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-server-ca-certs</p\
   inned-ca-certs>
                 <pinned-server-certs>explicitly-trusted-server-certs</\
   pinned-server-certs>
               </server-auth>
             </ssh>
           </endpoint>
           <endpoint>
             <name>corp-fw2.example.com</name>
             <ssh>
               <address>corp-fw2.example.com</address>
               <client-identity>
                 <username>foobar</username>
                 <public-key>
                   <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:iet\
   f-crypto-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
                   <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
                   <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
                 </public-key>
               </client-identity>
               <server-auth>
                 <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-server-ca-certs</p\
   inned-ca-certs>
                 <pinned-server-certs>explicitly-trusted-server-certs</\
   pinned-server-certs>
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             </ssh>
           </endpoint>
         </endpoints>
         <connection-type>
           <persistent/>
         </connection-type>
         <reconnect-strategy>
           <start-with>last-connected</start-with>
         </reconnect-strategy>
       </netconf-server>
     </initiate>

     <!-- endpoints to listen for NETCONF Call Home connections on -->
     <listen>
       <endpoint>
         <name>Intranet-facing listener</name>
         <ssh>
           <address>192.0.2.7</address>
           <client-identity>
             <username>foobar</username>
             <public-key>
               <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-cr\
   ypto-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
               <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
               <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
             </public-key>
           </client-identity>
           <server-auth>
             <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-server-ca-certs</pinne\
   d-ca-certs>
             <pinned-server-certs>explicitly-trusted-server-certs</pinn\
   ed-server-certs>
             <pinned-ssh-host-keys>explicitly-trusted-ssh-host-keys</pi\
   nned-ssh-host-keys>
           </server-auth>
         </ssh>
       </endpoint>
     </listen>
   </netconf-client>

3.3.  YANG Module

   This YANG module has normative references to [RFC6242], [RFC6991],
   [RFC7589], [RFC8071], [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server], and
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server].

   <CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-netconf-client@2018-06-04.yang"
   module ietf-netconf-client {



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     yang-version 1.1;

     namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-client";
     prefix "ncc";

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

     import ietf-ssh-client {
       prefix ss;
       revision-date 2018-06-04; // stable grouping definitions
       reference
         "RFC YYYY: YANG Groupings for SSH Clients and SSH Servers";
     }

     import ietf-tls-client {
       prefix ts;
       revision-date 2018-06-04; // stable grouping definitions
       reference
         "RFC ZZZZ: 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:kwatsen@juniper.net>

       Author:   Gary Wu
                 <mailto:garywu@cisco.com>";


     description
      "This module contains a collection of YANG definitions for
       configuring NETCONF clients.

       Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
       authors of the code. All rights reserved.

       Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
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       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
       (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

       This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; see
       the RFC itself for full legal notices.";

     revision "2018-06-04" {
       description
        "Initial version";
       reference
        "RFC XXXX: NETCONF Client and Server Models";
     }

     // Features

     feature initiate {
       description
        "The 'initiate' feature indicates that the NETCONF client
         supports initiating NETCONF connections to NETCONF servers
         using at least one transport (e.g., SSH, TLS, etc.).";
     }

     feature ssh-initiate {
       description
        "The 'ssh-initiate' feature indicates that the NETCONF client
         supports initiating SSH connections to NETCONF servers.";
       reference
        "RFC 6242:
           Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell (SSH)";
     }

     feature tls-initiate {
       description
        "The 'tls-initiate' feature indicates that the NETCONF client
         supports initiating TLS connections to NETCONF servers.";
       reference
        "RFC 7589: Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport
                   Layer Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509
                   Authentication";
     }

     feature listen {
       description
        "The 'listen' feature indicates that the NETCONF client
         supports opening a port to accept NETCONF server call
         home connections using at least one transport (e.g.,



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         SSH, TLS, etc.).";
     }

     feature ssh-listen {
       description
        "The 'ssh-listen' feature indicates that the NETCONF client
         supports opening a port to listen for incoming NETCONF
         server call-home SSH connections.";
       reference
        "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home";
     }

     feature tls-listen {
       description
        "The 'tls-listen' feature indicates that the NETCONF client
         supports opening a port to listen for incoming NETCONF
         server call-home TLS connections.";
       reference
        "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home";
     }

     container netconf-client {
       uses netconf-client;
       description
         "Top-level container for NETCONF client configuration.";
     }

     grouping netconf-client {
       description
         "Top-level grouping for NETCONF client configuration.";

       container initiate {
         if-feature initiate;
         presence "Enables client to initiate TCP connections";
         description
           "Configures client initiating underlying TCP connections.";
         list netconf-server {
           key name;
           min-elements 1;
           description
             "List of NETCONF servers the NETCONF client is to
              initiate connections to in parallel.";
           leaf name {
             type string;
             description
               "An arbitrary name for the NETCONF server.";
           }
           container endpoints {



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             description
               "Container for the list of endpoints.";
             list endpoint {
               key name;
               min-elements 1;
               ordered-by user;
               description
                 "A user-ordered list of endpoints that the NETCONF
                  client will attempt to connect to in the specified
                  sequence.  Defining more than one enables
                  high-availability.";
               leaf name {
                 type string;
                 description
                   "An arbitrary name for the endpoint.";
               }
               choice transport {
                 mandatory true;
                 description
                   "Selects between available transports.";
                 case ssh {
                   if-feature ssh-initiate;
                   container ssh {
                     description
                       "Specifies IP and SSH specific configuration
                        for the connection.";
                     leaf address {
                       type inet:host;
                       description
                        "The IP address or hostname of the endpoint.
                         If a domain name is configured, then the
                         DNS resolution should happen on each usage
                         attempt.  If the DNS resolution results in
                         multiple IP addresses, the IP addresses will
                         be tried according to local preference order
                         until a connection has been established or
                         until all IP addresses have failed.";
                     }
                     leaf port {
                       type inet:port-number;
                       default 830;
                       description
                         "The IP port for this endpoint.  The NETCONF
                          client will use the IANA-assigned well-known
                          port for 'netconf-ssh' (830) if no value is
                          specified.";
                     }
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                   }
                 } // end ssh
                 case tls {
                   if-feature tls-initiate;
                   container tls {
                     description
                       "Specifies IP and TLS specific configuration
                        for the connection.";
                     leaf address {
                       type inet:host;
                       description
                         "The IP address or hostname of the endpoint.
                          If a domain name is configured, then the
                          DNS resolution should happen on each usage
                          attempt.  If the DNS resolution results in
                          multiple IP addresses, the IP addresses will
                          be tried according to local preference order
                          until a connection has been established or
                          until all IP addresses have failed.";
                       }
                       leaf port {
                         type inet:port-number;
                         default 6513;
                         description
                           "The IP port for this endpoint. The NETCONF
                            client will use the IANA-assigned well-
                            known port for 'netconf-tls' (6513) if no
                            value is specified.";
                       }
                       uses ts:tls-client-grouping {
                         refine "client-identity/auth-type" {
                         mandatory true;
                          description
                            "NETCONF/TLS clients MUST pass some
                             authentication credentials.";
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  } // end tls
                }
             }
           }

           container connection-type {
             description
              "Indicates the kind of connection to use.";
             choice connection-type {
               default persistent-connection;



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               description
                 "Selects between available connection types.";
               case persistent-connection {
                 container persistent {
                   presence
                    "Indicates that a persistent connection is to be
                     maintained.";
                   description
                    "Maintain a persistent connection to the NETCONF
                     server. If the connection goes down, immediately
                     start trying to reconnect to it, using the
                     reconnection strategy.

                     This connection type minimizes any NETCONF server
                     to NETCONF client data-transfer delay, albeit at
                     the expense of holding resources longer.";
                   leaf idle-timeout {
                     type uint32;
                     units "seconds";
                     default 86400;  // one day;
                     description
                       "Specifies the maximum number of seconds that
                        a NETCONF session may remain idle. A NETCONF
                        session will be dropped if it is idle for an
                        interval longer than this number of seconds.
                        If set to zero, then the client will never
                        drop a session because it is idle.  Sessions
                        that have a notification subscription active
                        are never dropped.";
                   }
                   container keep-alives {
                     description
                       "Configures the keep-alive policy, to
                        proactively test the aliveness of the SSH/TLS
                        server.  An unresponsive SSH/TLS server will
                        be dropped after approximately max-attempts *
                        max-wait seconds.";
                     reference
                       "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call
                        Home, Section 3.1, item S6";
                     leaf max-wait {
                       type uint16 {
                         range "1..max";
                       }
                       units seconds;
                       default 30;
                       description
                        "Sets the amount of time in seconds after



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                         which if no data has been received from the
                         SSH/TLS server, a SSH/TLS-level message will
                         be sent to test the aliveness of the SSH/TLS
                         server.";
                     }
                     leaf max-attempts {
                       type uint8;
                       default 3;
                       description
                        "Sets the maximum number of sequential keep-
                         alive messages that can fail to obtain a
                         response from the SSH/TLS server before
                         assuming the SSH/TLS server is no longer
                         alive.";
                     }
                   }
                 }
               }
               case periodic-connection {
                 container periodic {
                   presence
                    "Indicates that a periodic connection is to be
                     maintained.";
                   description
                    "Periodically connect to the NETCONF server, so
                     that the NETCONF server may deliver messages
                     pending for the NETCONF client.  The NETCONF
                     server must close the connection when it is
                     ready to release it. Once the connection has
                     been closed, the NETCONF client will restart
                     its timer until the next connection.";
                   leaf idle-timeout {
                     type uint16;
                     units "seconds";
                     default 300; // five minutes
                     description
                       "Specifies the maximum number of seconds that
                        a NETCONF session may remain idle. A NETCONF
                        session will be dropped if it is idle for an
                        interval longer than this number of seconds.
                        If set to zero, then the server will never
                        drop a session because it is idle.  Sessions
                        that have a notification subscription active
                        are never dropped.";
                   }
                   leaf reconnect-timeout {
                     type uint16 {
                       range "1..max";



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                     }
                     units minutes;
                     default 60;
                     description
                      "Sets the maximum amount of unconnected time
                       the NETCONF client will wait before re-
                       establishing a connection to the NETCONF
                       server.  The NETCONF client may initiate a
                       connection before this time if desired
                       (e.g., to set configuration).";
                   }
                 }
               }
             }
           }
           container reconnect-strategy {
             description
              "The reconnection strategy directs how a NETCONF client
               reconnects to a NETCONF server, after discovering its
               connection to the server has dropped, even if due to a
               reboot.  The NETCONF client starts with the specified
               endpoint and tries to connect to it max-attempts times
               before trying the next endpoint in the list (round
               robin).";
             leaf start-with {
               type enumeration {
                 enum first-listed {
                   description
                     "Indicates that reconnections should start with
                      the first endpoint listed.";
                 }
                 enum last-connected {
                   description
                     "Indicates that reconnections should start with
                      the endpoint last connected to.  If no previous
                      connection has ever been established, then the
                      first endpoint configured is used.   NETCONF
                      clients SHOULD be able to remember the last
                      endpoint connected to across reboots.";
                 }
               }
               default first-listed;
               description
                "Specifies which of the NETCONF server's endpoints
                 the NETCONF client should start with when trying
                 to connect to the NETCONF server.";
             }
             leaf max-attempts {



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               type uint8 {
                 range "1..max";
               }
               default 3;
               description
                "Specifies the number times the NETCONF client tries
                 to connect to a specific endpoint before moving on
                 to the next endpoint in the list (round robin).";
             }
           }
         } // end netconf-server
       } // end initiate

       container listen {
         if-feature listen;
         presence "Enables client to accept call-home connections";
         description
           "Configures client accepting call-home TCP connections.";

         leaf idle-timeout {
           type uint16;
           units "seconds";
           default 3600; // one hour
           description
             "Specifies the maximum number of seconds that a NETCONF
              session may remain idle. A NETCONF session will be
              dropped if it is idle for an interval longer than this
              number of seconds.  If set to zero, then the server
              will never drop a session because it is idle.  Sessions
              that have a notification subscription active are never
              dropped.";
         }

         list endpoint {
           key name;
           min-elements 1;
           description
             "List of endpoints to listen for NETCONF connections.";
           leaf name {
             type string;
             description
               "An arbitrary name for the NETCONF listen endpoint.";
           }
           choice transport {
             mandatory true;
             description
               "Selects between available transports.";
             case ssh {



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               if-feature ssh-listen;
               container ssh {
                 description
                   "SSH-specific listening configuration for inbound
                    connections.";
                 leaf address {
                   type inet:ip-address;
                   description
                    "The IP address to listen on for incoming call-
                     home connections.  The NETCONF client will listen
                     on all configured interfaces if no value is
                     specified.  INADDR_ANY (0.0.0.0) or INADDR6_ANY
                     (0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 a.k.a. ::) MUST be used when
                     the server is to listen on all IPv4 or IPv6
                     addresses, respectively.";
                 }
                 leaf port {
                   type inet:port-number;
                   default 4334;
                   description
                    "The port number to listen on for call-home
                     connections.  The NETCONF client will listen
                     on the IANA-assigned well-known port for
                     'netconf-ch-ssh' (4334) if no value is
                     specified.";
                 }
                 uses ss:ssh-client-grouping;
               }
             }
             case tls {
               if-feature tls-listen;
               container tls {
                 description
                   "TLS-specific listening configuration for inbound
                    connections.";
                 leaf address {
                   type inet:ip-address;
                   description
                    "The IP address to listen on for incoming call-
                     home connections.  The NETCONF client will listen
                     on all configured interfaces if no value is
                     specified.  INADDR_ANY (0.0.0.0) or INADDR6_ANY
                     (0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 a.k.a. ::) MUST be used when
                     the server is to listen on all IPv4 or IPv6
                     addresses, respectively.";
                 }
                 leaf port {
                   type inet:port-number;



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                   default 4335;
                   description
                    "The port number to listen on for call-home
                     connections.  The NETCONF client will listen
                     on the IANA-assigned well-known port for
                     'netconf-ch-tls' (4335) if no value is
                     specified.";
                 }
                 uses ts:tls-client-grouping {
                   refine "client-identity/auth-type" {
                     mandatory true;
                     description
                       "NETCONF/TLS clients MUST pass some
                        authentication credentials.";
                   }
                 }
               }
             }
           } // end transport
         } // end endpoint
       } // end listen

     } // end netconf-client
   }
   <CODE ENDS>

4.  The NETCONF Server Model

   The NETCONF server model presented in this section supports servers
   both listening for connections as well as initiating call-home
   connections.

   This model supports both the SSH and TLS transport protocols, using
   the SSH server and TLS server groupings defined in
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server] and
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server] respectively.

   All private keys and trusted certificates are held in the keystore
   model defined in [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore].

   YANG feature statements are used to enable implementations to
   advertise which parts of the model the NETCONF server supports.

4.1.  Tree Diagram

   The following tree diagram [RFC8340] provides an overview of the data
   model for the "ietf-netconf-server" module.  Just the container is




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   displayed below, but there is also a reuable grouping by the same
   name that the container is using.


   [Note: '\' line wrapping for formatting only]

   module: ietf-netconf-server
     +--rw netconf-server
        +--rw listen! {listen}?
        |  +--rw idle-timeout?   uint16
        |  +--rw endpoint* [name]
        |     +--rw name         string
        |     +--rw (transport)
        |        +--:(ssh) {ssh-listen}?
        |        |  +--rw ssh
        |        |     +--rw address             inet:ip-address
        |        |     +--rw port?               inet:port-number
        |        |     +--rw server-identity
        |        |     |  +--rw host-key* [name]
        |        |     |     +--rw name                 string
        |        |     |     +--rw (host-key-type)
        |        |     |        +--:(public-key)
        |        |     |        |  +--rw public-key
        |        |     |        |     +--rw (local-or-keystore)
        |        |     |        |        +--:(local)
        |        |     |        |        |  +--rw algorithm
        |        |     |        |        |  |       ct:key-algorithm-re\
   f
        |        |     |        |        |  +--rw public-key     binary\

        |        |     |        |        |  +--rw private-key    union
        |        |     |        |        +--:(keystore)
        |        |     |        |                 {keystore-implemented\
   }?
        |        |     |        |           +--rw reference
        |        |     |        |                   ks:asymmetric-key-r\
   ef
        |        |     |        +--:(certificate)
        |        |     |           +--rw certificate
        |        |     |                   {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs}?
        |        |     |              +--rw (local-or-keystore)
        |        |     |                 +--:(local)
        |        |     |                 |  +--rw algorithm
        |        |     |                 |  |       ct:key-algorithm-re\
   f
        |        |     |                 |  +--rw public-key
        |        |     |                 |  |       binary
        |        |     |                 |  +--rw private-key



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        |        |     |                 |  |       union
        |        |     |                 |  +--rw cert
        |        |     |                 |  |       ct:end-entity-cert-\
   cms
        |        |     |                 |  +---n certificate-expiratio\
   n
        |        |     |                 |     +-- expiration-date?
        |        |     |                 |             yang:date-and-ti\
   me
        |        |     |                 +--:(keystore)
        |        |     |                          {keystore-implemented\
   }?
        |        |     |                    +--rw reference
        |        |     |                            ks:asymmetric-key-c\
   ertificate-ref
        |        |     +--rw client-cert-auth {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs}?
        |        |     |  +--rw pinned-ca-certs?
        |        |     |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
        |        |     |  +--rw pinned-client-certs?
        |        |     |          ta:pinned-certificates-ref
        |        |     +--rw transport-params
        |        |             {ssh-server-transport-params-config}?
        |        |        +--rw host-key
        |        |        |  +--rw host-key-alg*   identityref
        |        |        +--rw key-exchange
        |        |        |  +--rw key-exchange-alg*   identityref
        |        |        +--rw encryption
        |        |        |  +--rw encryption-alg*   identityref
        |        |        +--rw mac
        |        |           +--rw mac-alg*   identityref
        |        +--:(tls) {tls-listen}?
        |           +--rw tls
        |              +--rw address            inet:ip-address
        |              +--rw port?              inet:port-number
        |              +--rw server-identity
        |              |  +--rw (local-or-keystore)
        |              |     +--:(local)
        |              |     |  +--rw algorithm
        |              |     |  |       ct:key-algorithm-ref
        |              |     |  +--rw public-key                binary
        |              |     |  +--rw private-key               union
        |              |     |  +--rw cert
        |              |     |  |       ct:end-entity-cert-cms
        |              |     |  +---n certificate-expiration
        |              |     |     +-- expiration-date?
        |              |     |             yang:date-and-time
        |              |     +--:(keystore) {keystore-implemented}?
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        |              |                ks:asymmetric-key-certificate-r\
   ef
        |              +--rw client-auth
        |              |  +--rw pinned-ca-certs?
        |              |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
        |              |  +--rw pinned-client-certs?
        |              |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
        |              |  +--rw cert-maps
        |              |     +--rw cert-to-name* [id]
        |              |        +--rw id             uint32
        |              |        +--rw fingerprint
        |              |        |       x509c2n:tls-fingerprint
        |              |        +--rw map-type       identityref
        |              |        +--rw name           string
        |              +--rw hello-params
        |                      {tls-server-hello-params-config}?
        |                 +--rw tls-versions
        |                 |  +--rw tls-version*   identityref
        |                 +--rw cipher-suites
        |                    +--rw cipher-suite*   identityref
        +--rw call-home! {call-home}?
           +--rw netconf-client* [name]
              +--rw name                  string
              +--rw endpoints
              |  +--rw endpoint* [name]
              |     +--rw name         string
              |     +--rw (transport)
              |        +--:(ssh) {ssh-call-home}?
              |        |  +--rw ssh
              |        |     +--rw address             inet:host
              |        |     +--rw port?               inet:port-number\

              |        |     +--rw server-identity
              |        |     |  +--rw host-key* [name]
              |        |     |     +--rw name                 string
              |        |     |     +--rw (host-key-type)
              |        |     |        +--:(public-key)
              |        |     |        |  +--rw public-key
              |        |     |        |     +--rw (local-or-keystore)
              |        |     |        |        +--:(local)
              |        |     |        |        |  +--rw algorithm
              |        |     |        |        |  |       ct:key-algori\
   thm-ref
              |        |     |        |        |  +--rw public-key
              |        |     |        |        |  |       binary
              |        |     |        |        |  +--rw private-key
              |        |     |        |        |          union
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              |        |     |        |                 {keystore-imple\
   mented}?
              |        |     |        |           +--rw reference
              |        |     |        |                   ks:asymmetric\
   -key-ref
              |        |     |        +--:(certificate)
              |        |     |           +--rw certificate
              |        |     |                   {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs\
   }?
              |        |     |              +--rw (local-or-keystore)
              |        |     |                 +--:(local)
              |        |     |                 |  +--rw algorithm
              |        |     |                 |  |       ct:key-algori\
   thm-ref
              |        |     |                 |  +--rw public-key
              |        |     |                 |  |       binary
              |        |     |                 |  +--rw private-key
              |        |     |                 |  |       union
              |        |     |                 |  +--rw cert
              |        |     |                 |  |       ct:end-entity\
   -cert-cms
              |        |     |                 |  +---n certificate-exp\
   iration
              |        |     |                 |     +-- expiration-dat\
   e?
              |        |     |                 |             yang:date-\
   and-time
              |        |     |                 +--:(keystore)
              |        |     |                          {keystore-imple\
   mented}?
              |        |     |                    +--rw reference
              |        |     |                            ks:asymmetric\
   -key-certificate-ref
              |        |     +--rw client-cert-auth
              |        |     |       {sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs}?
              |        |     |  +--rw pinned-ca-certs?
              |        |     |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
              |        |     |  +--rw pinned-client-certs?
              |        |     |          ta:pinned-certificates-ref
              |        |     +--rw transport-params
              |        |             {ssh-server-transport-params-confi\
   g}?
              |        |        +--rw host-key
              |        |        |  +--rw host-key-alg*   identityref
              |        |        +--rw key-exchange
              |        |        |  +--rw key-exchange-alg*   identityre\
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              |        |        |  +--rw encryption-alg*   identityref
              |        |        +--rw mac
              |        |           +--rw mac-alg*   identityref
              |        +--:(tls) {tls-call-home}?
              |           +--rw tls
              |              +--rw address            inet:host
              |              +--rw port?              inet:port-number
              |              +--rw server-identity
              |              |  +--rw (local-or-keystore)
              |              |     +--:(local)
              |              |     |  +--rw algorithm
              |              |     |  |       ct:key-algorithm-ref
              |              |     |  +--rw public-key
              |              |     |  |       binary
              |              |     |  +--rw private-key
              |              |     |  |       union
              |              |     |  +--rw cert
              |              |     |  |       ct:end-entity-cert-cms
              |              |     |  +---n certificate-expiration
              |              |     |     +-- expiration-date?
              |              |     |             yang:date-and-time
              |              |     +--:(keystore) {keystore-implemented\
   }?
              |              |        +--rw reference
              |              |                ks:asymmetric-key-certifi\
   cate-ref
              |              +--rw client-auth
              |              |  +--rw pinned-ca-certs?
              |              |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
              |              |  +--rw pinned-client-certs?
              |              |  |       ta:pinned-certificates-ref
              |              |  +--rw cert-maps
              |              |     +--rw cert-to-name* [id]
              |              |        +--rw id             uint32
              |              |        +--rw fingerprint
              |              |        |       x509c2n:tls-fingerprint
              |              |        +--rw map-type       identityref
              |              |        +--rw name           string
              |              +--rw hello-params
              |                      {tls-server-hello-params-config}?
              |                 +--rw tls-versions
              |                 |  +--rw tls-version*   identityref
              |                 +--rw cipher-suites
              |                    +--rw cipher-suite*   identityref
              +--rw connection-type
              |  +--rw (connection-type)?
              |     +--:(persistent-connection)
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              |     |     +--rw idle-timeout?   uint32
              |     |     +--rw keep-alives
              |     |        +--rw max-wait?       uint16
              |     |        +--rw max-attempts?   uint8
              |     +--:(periodic-connection)
              |        +--rw periodic!
              |           +--rw idle-timeout?        uint16
              |           +--rw reconnect-timeout?   uint16
              +--rw reconnect-strategy
                 +--rw start-with?     enumeration
                 +--rw max-attempts?   uint8

4.2.  Example Usage

   The following example illustrates configuring a NETCONF server to
   listen for NETCONF client connections using both the SSH and TLS
   transport protocols, as well as configuring call-home to two NETCONF
   clients, one using SSH and the other using TLS.

   This example is consistent with the examples presented in Section 2.2
   of [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore].


   [Note: '\' line wrapping for formatting only]

   <netconf-server
     xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-server"
     xmlns:x509c2n="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-x509-cert-to-name"\
   >

     <!-- endpoints to listen for NETCONF connections on -->
     <listen>
       <endpoint> <!-- listening for SSH connections -->
         <name>netconf/ssh</name>
         <ssh>
           <address>192.0.2.7</address>
           <server-identity>
             <host-key>
               <name>deployment-specific-certificate</name>
               <public-key>
                 <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-\
   crypto-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
                 <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
                 <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
               </public-key>
             </host-key>
           </server-identity>
           <client-cert-auth>



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             <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-ca-certs</pinne\
   d-ca-certs>
             <pinned-client-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-certs</pinn\
   ed-client-certs>
           </client-cert-auth>
         </ssh>
       </endpoint>
       <endpoint> <!-- listening for TLS sessions -->
         <name>netconf/tls</name>
         <tls>
           <address>192.0.2.7</address>
           <server-identity>
             <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-cryp\
   to-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
             <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
             <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
             <cert>base64encodedvalue==</cert>
           </server-identity>
           <client-auth>
             <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-ca-certs</pinne\
   d-ca-certs>
             <pinned-client-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-certs</pinn\
   ed-client-certs>
             <cert-maps>
               <cert-to-name>
                 <id>1</id>
                 <fingerprint>11:0A:05:11:00</fingerprint>
                 <map-type>x509c2n:san-any</map-type>
               </cert-to-name>
               <cert-to-name>
                 <id>2</id>
                 <fingerprint>B3:4F:A1:8C:54</fingerprint>
                 <map-type>x509c2n:specified</map-type>
                 <name>scooby-doo</name>
               </cert-to-name>
             </cert-maps>
           </client-auth>
         </tls>
       </endpoint>
     </listen>

     <!-- calling home to SSH and TLS based NETCONF clients -->
     <call-home>
       <netconf-client> <!-- SSH-based client -->
         <name>config-mgr</name>
         <endpoints>
           <endpoint>
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             <ssh>
               <address>east.config-mgr.example.com</address>
               <server-identity>
                 <host-key>
                   <name>deployment-specific-certificate</name>
                   <public-key>
                     <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:i\
   etf-crypto-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
                     <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
                     <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
                   </public-key>
                 </host-key>
               </server-identity>
               <client-cert-auth>
                 <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-ca-certs</p\
   inned-ca-certs>
                 <pinned-client-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-certs</\
   pinned-client-certs>
               </client-cert-auth>
             </ssh>
           </endpoint>
           <endpoint>
             <name>west-data-center</name>
             <ssh>
               <address>west.config-mgr.example.com</address>
               <server-identity>
                 <host-key>
                   <name>deployment-specific-certificate</name>
                   <public-key>
                     <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:i\
   etf-crypto-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
                     <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
                     <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
                   </public-key>
                 </host-key>
               </server-identity>
               <client-cert-auth>
                 <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-ca-certs</p\
   inned-ca-certs>
                 <pinned-client-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-certs</\
   pinned-client-certs>
               </client-cert-auth>
             </ssh>
           </endpoint>
         </endpoints>
         <connection-type>
           <periodic>
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             <reconnect-timeout>60</reconnect-timeout>
           </periodic>
         </connection-type>
         <reconnect-strategy>
           <start-with>last-connected</start-with>
           <max-attempts>3</max-attempts>
         </reconnect-strategy>
       </netconf-client>
       <netconf-client> <!-- TLS-based client -->
         <name>data-collector</name>
         <endpoints>
           <endpoint>
             <name>east-data-center</name>
             <tls>
               <address>east.analytics.example.com</address>
               <server-identity>
                 <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-\
   crypto-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
                 <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
                 <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
                 <cert>base64encodedvalue==</cert>
               </server-identity>
               <client-auth>
                 <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-ca-certs</p\
   inned-ca-certs>
                 <pinned-client-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-certs</\
   pinned-client-certs>
                 <cert-maps>
                   <cert-to-name>
                     <id>1</id>
                     <fingerprint>11:0A:05:11:00</fingerprint>
                     <map-type>x509c2n:san-any</map-type>
                   </cert-to-name>
                   <cert-to-name>
                     <id>2</id>
                     <fingerprint>B3:4F:A1:8C:54</fingerprint>
                     <map-type>x509c2n:specified</map-type>
                     <name>scooby-doo</name>
                   </cert-to-name>
                 </cert-maps>
               </client-auth>
             </tls>
           </endpoint>
           <endpoint>
             <name>west-data-center</name>
             <tls>
               <address>west.analytics.example.com</address>
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                 <algorithm xmlns:ct="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-\
   crypto-types">ct:secp521r1</algorithm>
                 <private-key>base64encodedvalue==</private-key>
                 <public-key>base64encodedvalue==</public-key>
                 <cert>base64encodedvalue==</cert>
               </server-identity>
               <client-auth>
                 <pinned-ca-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-ca-certs</p\
   inned-ca-certs>
                 <pinned-client-certs>explicitly-trusted-client-certs</\
   pinned-client-certs>
                 <cert-maps>
                   <cert-to-name>
                     <id>1</id>
                     <fingerprint>11:0A:05:11:00</fingerprint>
                     <map-type>x509c2n:san-any</map-type>
                   </cert-to-name>
                   <cert-to-name>
                     <id>2</id>
                     <fingerprint>B3:4F:A1:8C:54</fingerprint>
                     <map-type>x509c2n:specified</map-type>
                     <name>scooby-doo</name>
                   </cert-to-name>
                 </cert-maps>
               </client-auth>
             </tls>
           </endpoint>
         </endpoints>
         <connection-type>
           <persistent>
             <idle-timeout>300</idle-timeout>
             <keep-alives>
               <max-wait>30</max-wait>
               <max-attempts>3</max-attempts>
             </keep-alives>
           </persistent>
         </connection-type>
         <reconnect-strategy>
           <start-with>first-listed</start-with>
           <max-attempts>3</max-attempts>
         </reconnect-strategy>
       </netconf-client>
     </call-home>
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4.3.  YANG Module

   This YANG module has normative references to [RFC6242], [RFC6991],
   [RFC7407], [RFC7589], [RFC8071],
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server], and
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server].

   This YANG module imports YANG types from [RFC6991], and YANG
   groupings from [RFC7407], [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server] and
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server].

   <CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-netconf-server@2018-06-04.yang"
   module ietf-netconf-server {
     yang-version 1.1;

     namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-server";
     prefix "ncs";

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

     import ietf-x509-cert-to-name {
       prefix x509c2n;
       reference
         "RFC 7407: A YANG Data Model for SNMP Configuration";
     }

     import ietf-ssh-server {
       prefix ss;
       revision-date 2018-06-04; // stable grouping definitions
       reference
         "RFC YYYY: YANG Groupings for SSH Clients and SSH Servers";
     }

     import ietf-tls-server {
       prefix ts;
       revision-date 2018-06-04; // stable grouping definitions
       reference
         "RFC ZZZZ: YANG Groupings for TLS Clients and TLS Servers";
     }

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

     contact



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      "WG Web:   <http://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/netconf/>
       WG List:  <mailto:netconf@ietf.org>

       Author:   Kent Watsen
                 <mailto:kwatsen@juniper.net>

       Author:   Gary Wu
                 <mailto:garywu@cisco.com>

       Author:   Juergen Schoenwaelder
                 <mailto:j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de>";


     description
      "This module contains a collection of YANG definitions for
       configuring NETCONF servers.

       Copyright (c) 2017 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
       (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

       This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; see
       the RFC itself for full legal notices.";

     revision "2018-06-04" {
       description
        "Initial version";
       reference
        "RFC XXXX: NETCONF Client and Server Models";
     }


     // Features

     feature listen {
       description
        "The 'listen' feature indicates that the NETCONF server
         supports opening a port to accept NETCONF client connections
         using at least one transport (e.g., SSH, TLS, etc.).";
     }

     feature ssh-listen {



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       description
        "The 'ssh-listen' feature indicates that the NETCONF server
         supports opening a port to accept NETCONF over SSH
         client connections.";
       reference
        "RFC 6242:
           Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell (SSH)";
     }

     feature tls-listen {
       description
        "The 'tls-listen' feature indicates that the NETCONF server
         supports opening a port to accept NETCONF over TLS
         client connections.";
       reference
        "RFC 7589: Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport
                   Layer Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509
                   Authentication";
     }

     feature call-home {
       description
        "The 'call-home' feature indicates that the NETCONF server
         supports initiating NETCONF call home connections to
         NETCONF clients using at least one transport (e.g., SSH,
         TLS, etc.).";
       reference
        "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home";
     }

     feature ssh-call-home {
       description
        "The 'ssh-call-home' feature indicates that the NETCONF
         server supports initiating a NETCONF over SSH call
         home connection to NETCONF clients.";
       reference
        "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home";
     }

     feature tls-call-home {
       description
        "The 'tls-call-home' feature indicates that the NETCONF
         server supports initiating a NETCONF over TLS call
         home connection to NETCONF clients.";
       reference
        "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home";
     }




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     container netconf-server {
       uses netconf-server;
       description
         "Top-level container for NETCONF server configuration.";
     }

     grouping netconf-server {
       description
         "Top-level grouping for NETCONF server configuration.";
       container listen {
         if-feature listen;
         presence "Enables server to listen for TCP connections";
         description "Configures listen behavior";
         leaf idle-timeout {
           type uint16;
           units "seconds";
           default 3600; // one hour
           description
             "Specifies the maximum number of seconds that a NETCONF
              session may remain idle. A NETCONF session will be
              dropped if it is idle for an interval longer than this
              number of seconds.  If set to zero, then the server
              will never drop a session because it is idle.  Sessions
              that have a notification subscription active are never
              dropped.";
         }
         list endpoint {
           key name;
           min-elements 1;
           description
             "List of endpoints to listen for NETCONF connections.";
           leaf name {
             type string;
             description
               "An arbitrary name for the NETCONF listen endpoint.";
           }
           choice transport {
             mandatory true;
             description
               "Selects between available transports.";
             case ssh {
               if-feature ssh-listen;
               container ssh {
                 description
                   "SSH-specific listening configuration for inbound
                    connections.";
                 leaf address {
                   type inet:ip-address;



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                   mandatory true;
                   description
                     "The IP address to listen on for incoming
                      connections.  The NETCONF server will listen
                      on all configured interfaces if no value is
                      specified.  INADDR_ANY (0.0.0.0) or INADDR6_ANY
                      (0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 a.k.a. ::) MUST be used when
                      the server is to listen on all IPv4 or IPv6
                      addresses, respectively.";
                 }
                 leaf port {
                   type inet:port-number;
                   default 830;
                   description
                    "The local port number to listen on.  If no value
                     is specified, the IANA-assigned port value for
                     'netconf-ssh' (830) is used.";
                 }
                 uses ss:ssh-server-grouping;
               }
             }
             case tls {
               if-feature tls-listen;
               container tls {
                 description
                   "TLS-specific listening configuration for inbound
                    connections.";
                 leaf address {
                   type inet:ip-address;
                   mandatory true;
                   description
                     "The IP address to listen on for incoming
                      connections.  The NETCONF server will listen
                      on all configured interfaces if no value is
                      specified.  INADDR_ANY (0.0.0.0) or INADDR6_ANY
                      (0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 a.k.a. ::) MUST be used when
                      the server is to listen on all IPv4 or IPv6
                      addresses, respectively.";
                 }
                 leaf port {
                   type inet:port-number;
                   default 6513;
                   description
                    "The local port number to listen on.  If no value
                     is specified, the IANA-assigned port value for
                     'netconf-tls' (6513) is used.";
                 }
                 uses ts:tls-server-grouping {



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                   refine "client-auth" {
                     must 'pinned-ca-certs or pinned-client-certs';
                     description
                       "NETCONF/TLS servers MUST validate client
                        certiticates.";
                   }
                   augment "client-auth" {
                     description
                       "Augments in the cert-to-name structure.";
                     container cert-maps {
                       uses x509c2n:cert-to-name;
                       description
                        "The cert-maps container is used by a TLS-
                         based NETCONF server to map the NETCONF
                         client's presented X.509 certificate to a
                         NETCONF username.  If no matching and valid
                         cert-to-name list entry can be found, then
                         the NETCONF server MUST close the connection,
                         and MUST NOT accept NETCONF messages over
                         it.";
                       reference
                         "RFC WWWW: NETCONF over TLS, Section 7";
                     }
                   }
                 }
               }
             }
           }
         }
       }

       container call-home {
         if-feature call-home;
         presence "Enables server to initiate TCP connections";
         description "Configures call-home behavior";
         list netconf-client {
           key name;
           min-elements 1;
           description
             "List of NETCONF clients the NETCONF server is to
              initiate call-home connections to in parallel.";
           leaf name {
             type string;
             description
               "An arbitrary name for the remote NETCONF client.";
           }
           container endpoints {
             description



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               "Container for the list of endpoints.";
             list endpoint {
               key name;
               min-elements 1;
               ordered-by user;
               description
                 "A non-empty user-ordered list of endpoints for this
                  NETCONF server to try to connect to in sequence.
                  Defining more than one enables high-availability.";
               leaf name {
                 type string;
                 description
                   "An arbitrary name for this endpoint.";
               }
               choice transport {
                 mandatory true;
                 description
                   "Selects between available transports.";
                 case ssh {
                   if-feature ssh-call-home;
                   container ssh {
                     description
                       "Specifies SSH-specific call-home transport
                        configuration.";
                     leaf address {
                       type inet:host;
                       mandatory true;
                       description
                        "The IP address or hostname of the endpoint.
                         If a domain name is configured, then the
                         DNS resolution should happen on each usage
                         attempt.  If the the DNS resolution results
                         in multiple IP addresses, the IP addresses
                         will be tried according to local preference
                         order until a connection has been established
                         or until all IP addresses have failed.";
                     }
                     leaf port {
                       type inet:port-number;
                       default 4334;
                       description
                        "The IP port for this endpoint. The NETCONF
                         server will use the IANA-assigned well-known
                         port for 'netconf-ch-ssh' (4334) if no value
                         is specified.";
                     }
                     uses ss:ssh-server-grouping;
                   }



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                 }
                 case tls {
                   if-feature tls-call-home;
                   container tls {
                     description
                       "Specifies TLS-specific call-home transport
                        configuration.";
                     leaf address {
                       type inet:host;
                       mandatory true;
                       description
                        "The IP address or hostname of the endpoint.
                         If a domain name is configured, then the
                         DNS resolution should happen on each usage
                         attempt.  If the the DNS resolution results
                         in multiple IP addresses, the IP addresses
                         will be tried according to local preference
                         order until a connection has been established
                         or until all IP addresses have failed.";
                     }
                     leaf port {
                       type inet:port-number;
                       default 4335;
                       description
                        "The IP port for this endpoint.  The NETCONF
                         server will use the IANA-assigned well-known
                         port for 'netconf-ch-tls' (4335) if no value
                         is specified.";
                     }
                     uses ts:tls-server-grouping {
                       refine "client-auth" {
                        must 'pinned-ca-certs or pinned-client-certs';
                        description
                         "NETCONF/TLS servers MUST validate client
                          certiticates.";
                       }
                       augment "client-auth" {
                         description
                           "Augments in the cert-to-name structure.";
                         container cert-maps {
                           uses x509c2n:cert-to-name;
                           description
                            "The cert-maps container is used by a
                             TLS-based NETCONF server to map the
                             NETCONF client's presented X.509
                             certificate to a NETCONF username.  If
                             no matching and valid cert-to-name list
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                             server MUST close the connection, and
                             MUST NOT accept NETCONF messages over
                             it.";
                           reference
                             "RFC WWWW: NETCONF over TLS, Section 7";
                         }
                       }
                     }
                   }
                 } // end tls
               } // end choice
             } // end endpoint
           }
           container connection-type {
             description
              "Indicates the kind of connection to use.";
             choice connection-type {
               default persistent-connection;
               description
                 "Selects between available connection types.";
               case persistent-connection {
                 container persistent {
                   presence
                    "Indicates that a persistent connection is to be
                     maintained.";
                   description
                    "Maintain a persistent connection to the NETCONF
                     client. If the connection goes down, immediately
                     start trying to reconnect to it, using the
                     reconnection strategy.

                     This connection type minimizes any NETCONF client
                     to NETCONF server data-transfer delay, albeit at
                     the expense of holding resources longer.";
                   leaf idle-timeout {
                     type uint32;
                     units "seconds";
                     default 86400;  // one day;
                     description
                       "Specifies the maximum number of seconds that
                        a NETCONF session may remain idle. A NETCONF
                        session will be dropped if it is idle for an
                        interval longer than this number of seconds.
                        If set to zero, then the server will never
                        drop a session because it is idle.  Sessions
                        that have a notification subscription active
                        are never dropped.";
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                   container keep-alives {
                     description
                       "Configures the keep-alive policy, to
                        proactively test the aliveness of the SSH/TLS
                        client.  An unresponsive SSH/TLS client will
                        be dropped after approximately max-attempts *
                        max-wait seconds.";
                     reference
                       "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call
                        Home, Section 3.1, item S6";
                     leaf max-wait {
                       type uint16 {
                         range "1..max";
                       }
                       units seconds;
                       default 30;
                       description
                        "Sets the amount of time in seconds after
                         which if no data has been received from
                         the SSH/TLS client, a SSH/TLS-level message
                         will be sent to test the aliveness of the
                         SSH/TLS client.";
                     }
                     leaf max-attempts {
                       type uint8;
                       default 3;
                       description
                        "Sets the maximum number of sequential keep-
                        alive messages that can fail to obtain a
                        response from the SSH/TLS client before
                        assuming the SSH/TLS client is no longer
                        alive.";
                     }
                   }
                 }
               }
               case periodic-connection {
                 container periodic {
                   presence
                    "Indicates that a periodic connection is to be
                     maintained.";
                   description
                    "Periodically connect to the NETCONF client, so
                     that the NETCONF client may deliver messages
                     pending for the NETCONF server.  The NETCONF
                     client must close the connection when it is
                     ready to release it. Once the connection has
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                     its timer until the next connection.";
                   leaf idle-timeout {
                     type uint16;
                     units "seconds";
                     default 300; // five minutes
                     description
                       "Specifies the maximum number of seconds that
                        a NETCONF session may remain idle. A NETCONF
                        session will be dropped if it is idle for an
                        interval longer than this number of seconds.
                        If set to zero, then the server will never
                        drop a session because it is idle.  Sessions
                        that have a notification subscription active
                        are never dropped.";
                   }
                   leaf reconnect-timeout {
                     type uint16 {
                       range "1..max";
                     }
                     units minutes;
                     default 60;
                     description
                      "Sets the maximum amount of unconnected time the
                       NETCONF server will wait before re-establishing
                       a connection to the NETCONF client.  The
                       NETCONF server may initiate a connection before
                       this time if desired (e.g., to deliver an event
                       notification message).";
                   }
                 }
               }
             }
           }
           container reconnect-strategy {
             description
              "The reconnection strategy directs how a NETCONF server
               reconnects to a NETCONF client, after discovering its
               connection to the client has dropped, even if due to a
               reboot.  The NETCONF server starts with the specified
               endpoint and tries to connect to it max-attempts times
               before trying the next endpoint in the list (round
               robin).";
             leaf start-with {
               type enumeration {
                 enum first-listed {
                   description
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                 enum last-connected {
                   description
                     "Indicates that reconnections should start with
                      the endpoint last connected to.  If no previous
                      connection has ever been established, then the
                      first endpoint configured is used.   NETCONF
                      servers SHOULD be able to remember the last
                      endpoint connected to across reboots.";
                 }
               }
               default first-listed;
               description
                "Specifies which of the NETCONF client's endpoints
                 the NETCONF server should start with when trying
                 to connect to the NETCONF client.";
             }
             leaf max-attempts {
               type uint8 {
                 range "1..max";
               }
               default 3;
               description
                "Specifies the number times the NETCONF server tries
                 to connect to a specific endpoint before moving on
                 to the next endpoint in the list (round robin).";
             }
           }
         }
       }
     }
   }

   <CODE ENDS>

5.  Design Considerations

   Editorial: this section is a hold over from before, previously called
   "Objectives".  It was only written two support the "server" (not the
   "client").  The question is if it's better to add the missing
   "client" parts, or remove this section altogether.

   The primary purpose of the YANG modules defined herein is to enable
   the configuration of the NETCONF client and servers.  This scope
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5.1.  Support all NETCONF transports

   The YANG module should support all current NETCONF transports, namely
   NETCONF over SSH [RFC6242], NETCONF over TLS [RFC7589], and to be
   extensible to support future transports as necessary.

   Because implementations may not support all transports, the modules
   should use YANG "feature" statements so that implementations can
   accurately advertise which transports are supported.

5.2.  Enable each transport to select which keys to use

   Servers may have a multiplicity of host-keys or server-certificates
   from which subsets may be selected for specific uses.  For instance,
   a NETCONF server may want to use one set of SSH host-keys when
   listening on port 830, and a different set of SSH host-keys when
   calling home.  The data models provided herein should enable
   configuration of which keys to use on a per-use basis.

5.3.  Support authenticating NETCONF clients certificates

   When a certificate is used to authenticate a NETCONF client, there is
   a need to configure the server to know how to authenticate the
   certificates.  The server should be able to authenticate the client's
   certificate either by using path-validation to a configured trust
   anchor or by matching the client-certificate to one previously
   configured.

5.4.  Support mapping authenticated NETCONF client certificates to
      usernames

   When a client certificate is used for TLS client authentication, the
   NETCONF server must be able to derive a username from the
   authenticated certificate.  Thus the modules defined herein should
   enable this mapping to be configured.

5.5.  Support both listening for connections and call home

   The NETCONF protocols were originally defined as having the server
   opening a port to listen for client connections.  More recently the
   NETCONF working group defined support for call-home ([RFC8071]),
   enabling the server to initiate the connection to the client.  Thus
   the modules defined herein should enable configuration for both
   listening for connections and calling home.  Because implementations
   may not support both listening for connections and calling home, YANG
   "feature" statements should be used so that implementation can
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5.6.  For Call Home connections

   The following objectives only pertain to call home connections.

5.6.1.  Support more than one NETCONF client

   A NETCONF server may be managed by more than one NETCONF client.  For
   instance, a deployment may have one client for provisioning and
   another for fault monitoring.  Therefore, when it is desired for a
   server to initiate call home connections, it should be able to do so
   to more than one client.

5.6.2.  Support NETCONF clients having more than one endpoint

   A NETCONF client managing a NETCONF server may implement a high-
   availability strategy employing a multiplicity of active and/or
   passive endpoint.  Therefore, when it is desired for a server to
   initiate call home connections, it should be able to connect to any
   of the client's endpoints.

5.6.3.  Support a reconnection strategy

   Assuming a NETCONF client has more than one endpoint, then it becomes
   necessary to configure how a NETCONF server should reconnect to the
   client should it lose its connection to one the client's endpoints.
   For instance, the NETCONF server may start with first endpoint
   defined in a user-ordered list of endpoints or with the last
   endpoints it was connected to.

5.6.4.  Support both persistent and periodic connections

   NETCONF clients may vary greatly on how frequently they need to
   interact with a NETCONF server, how responsive interactions need to
   be, and how many simultaneous connections they can support.  Some
   clients may need a persistent connection to servers to optimize real-
   time interactions, while others prefer periodic interactions in order
   to minimize resource requirements.  Therefore, when it is necessary
   for server to initiate connections, it should be configurable if the
   connection is persistent or periodic.

5.6.5.  Reconnection strategy for periodic connections

   The reconnection strategy should apply to both persistent and
   periodic connections.  How it applies to periodic connections becomes
   clear when considering that a periodic "connection" is a logical
   connection to a single server.  That is, the periods of
   unconnectedness are intentional as opposed to due to external
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   server until it is no longer able to, at which time the reconnection
   strategy guides how to connect to another server.

5.6.6.  Keep-alives for persistent connections

   If a persistent connection is desired, it is the responsibility of
   the connection initiator to actively test the "aliveness" of the
   connection.  The connection initiator must immediately work to
   reestablish a persistent connection as soon as the connection is
   lost.  How often the connection should be tested is driven by NETCONF
   client requirements, and therefore keep-alive settings should be
   configurable on a per-client basis.

5.6.7.  Customizations for periodic connections

   If a periodic connection is desired, it is necessary for the NETCONF
   server to know how often it should connect.  This frequency
   determines the maximum amount of time a NETCONF client may have to
   wait to send data to a server.  A server may connect to a client
   before this interval expires if desired (e.g., to send data to a
   client).

6.  Security Considerations

   The YANG module defined in this document uses groupings defined in
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server] and
   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server].  Please see the Security
   Considerations section in those documents for concerns related those
   groupings.

   The YANG module defined in this document is 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) [RFC6536] provides the means
   to restrict access for particular users to a pre-configured subset of
   all available protocol operations and content.

   There are a number of data nodes defined in this YANG module that are
   writable/creatable/deletable (i.e., config true, which is the
   default).  These data nodes may be considered sensitive or vulnerable
   in some network environments.  Write operations (e.g., edit-config)
   to these data nodes without proper protection can have a negative
   effect on network operations.  These are the subtrees and data nodes
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      /: The entire data trees defined by the modules defined in this
         draft are sensitive to write operations.  For instance, the
         addition or removal of references to keys, certificates,
         trusted anchors, etc., can dramatically alter the implemented
         security policy.  However, no NACM annotations are applied as
         the data SHOULD be editable by users other than a designated
         'recovery session'.

   Some of the readable data nodes in this YANG module may be considered
   sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments.  It is thus
   important to control read access (e.g., via get, get-config, or
   notification) to these data nodes.  These are the subtrees and data
   nodes and their sensitivity/vulnerability:

      NONE

   Some of the RPC operations in this YANG module may be considered
   sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments.  It is thus
   important to control access to these operations.  These are the
   operations and their sensitivity/vulnerability:

      NONE

7.  IANA Considerations

7.1.  The IETF XML Registry

   This document registers two URIs in the IETF XML registry [RFC3688].
   Following the format in [RFC3688], the following registrations are
   requested:

      URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-client
      Registrant Contact: The NETCONF WG of the IETF.
      XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace.

      URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-server
      Registrant Contact: The NETCONF WG of the IETF.
      XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace.

7.2.  The YANG Module Names Registry

   This document registers two YANG modules in the YANG Module Names
   registry [RFC7950].  Following the format in [RFC7950], the the
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      name:         ietf-netconf-client
      namespace:    urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-client
      prefix:       ncc
      reference:    RFC XXXX

      name:         ietf-netconf-server
      namespace:    urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-server
      prefix:       ncs
      reference:    RFC XXXX

8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-keystore]
              Watsen, K., "YANG Data Model for a "Keystore" Mechanism",
              draft-ietf-netconf-keystore-04 (work in progress), October
              2017.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server]
              Watsen, K. and G. Wu, "YANG Groupings for SSH Clients and
              SSH Servers", draft-ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server-05
              (work in progress), October 2017.

   [I-D.ietf-netconf-tls-client-server]
              Watsen, K. and G. Wu, "YANG Groupings for TLS Clients and
              TLS Servers", draft-ietf-netconf-tls-client-server-05
              (work in progress), October 2017.

   [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>.

   [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>.

   [RFC6242]  Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure
              Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, DOI 10.17487/RFC6242, June 2011,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6242>.

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





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   [RFC7407]  Bjorklund, M. and J. Schoenwaelder, "A YANG Data Model for
              SNMP Configuration", RFC 7407, DOI 10.17487/RFC7407,
              December 2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7407>.

   [RFC7589]  Badra, M., Luchuk, A., and J. Schoenwaelder, "Using the
              NETCONF Protocol over Transport Layer Security (TLS) with
              Mutual X.509 Authentication", RFC 7589,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC7589, June 2015,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7589>.

   [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>.

8.2.  Informative References

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

   [RFC6536]  Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration
              Protocol (NETCONF) Access Control Model", RFC 6536,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6536, March 2012,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6536>.

   [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>.

   [RFC8071]  Watsen, K., "NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home",
              RFC 8071, DOI 10.17487/RFC8071, February 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8071>.

   [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>.











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Appendix A.  Change Log

A.1.  00 to 01

   o  Renamed "keychain" to "keystore".

A.2.  01 to 02

   o  Added to ietf-netconf-client ability to connected to a cluster of
      endpoints, including a reconnection-strategy.

   o  Added to ietf-netconf-client the ability to configure connection-
      type and also keep-alive strategy.

   o  Updated both modules to accomodate new groupings in the ssh/tls
      drafts.

A.3.  02 to 03

   o  Refined use of tls-client-grouping to add a must statement
      indicating that the TLS client must specify a client-certificate.

   o  Changed 'netconf-client' to be a grouping (not a container).

A.4.  03 to 04

   o  Added RFC 8174 to Requirements Language Section.

   o  Replaced refine statement in ietf-netconf-client to add a
      mandatory true.

   o  Added refine statement in ietf-netconf-server to add a must
      statement.

   o  Now there are containers and groupings, for both the client and
      server models.

A.5.  04 to 05

   o  Now tree diagrams reference ietf-netmod-yang-tree-diagrams

   o  Updated examples to inline key and certificates (no longer a
      leafref to keystore)








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A.6.  05 to 06

   o  Fixed change log missing section issue.

   o  Updated examples to match latest updates to the crypto-types,
      trust-anchors, and keystore drafts.

   o  Reduced line length of the YANG modules to fit within 69 columns.

Acknowledgements

   The authors would like to thank for following for lively discussions
   on list and in the halls (ordered by last name): Andy Bierman, Martin
   Bjorklund, Benoit Claise, Mehmet Ersue, Balazs Kovacs, David
   Lamparter, Alan Luchuk, Ladislav Lhotka, Radek Krejci, Tom Petch,
   Juergen Schoenwaelder, Phil Shafer, Sean Turner, and Bert Wijnen.

Authors' Addresses

   Kent Watsen
   Juniper Networks

   EMail: kwatsen@juniper.net


   Gary Wu
   Cisco Networks

   EMail: garywu@cisco.com






















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