Network Working Group A. Bierman
Internet-Draft YumaWorks
Intended status: Standards Track M. Bjorklund
Expires: December 19, 2013 Tail-f Systems
June 17, 2013
YANG Data Model for System Management
draft-ietf-netmod-system-mgmt-07
Abstract
This document defines a YANG data model for the configuration and
identification of some common system properties within a device
containing a NETCONF server. This includes data node definitions for
system identification, time-of-day management, user management, DNS
resolver configuration, and some protocol operations for system
management.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2. Tree Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1. System Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2. System Time Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3. User Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4. DNS Resolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.5. System Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. System Data Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1. System Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2. System Time Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3. DNS Resolver Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4. RADIUS Client Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5. User Authentication Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5.1. SSH Public Key Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.5.2. Local User Password Authentication . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.5.3. RADIUS Password Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.6. System Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4. System YANG module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7. Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.1. 00-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.2. 01-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.3. 02-03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.4. 03-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.5. 04-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.6. 05-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.7. 06-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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1. Introduction
This document defines a YANG [RFC6020] data model for the
configuration and identification of some common properties within a
device containing a NETCONF server.
Devices that are managed by NETCONF and perhaps other mechanisms have
common properties that need to be configured and monitored in a
standard way.
The "ietf-system" YANG module defined in this document provides the
following features:
o system identification configuration and monitoring
o system time-of-day configuration and monitoring
o user authentication configuration
o local users configuration
o DNS resolver configuration
o system control operations (shutdown, restart, setting time)
1.1. Terminology
The keywords "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP
14, [RFC2119].
1.2. Tree Diagrams
A simplified graphical representation of the data model is used in
this document. The meaning of the symbols in these diagrams is as
follows:
o Brackets "[" and "]" enclose list keys.
o Abbreviations before data node names: "rw" means configuration
(read-write) and "ro" state data (read-only).
o Symbols after data node names: "?" means an optional node and "*"
denotes a "list" and "leaf-list".
o Parentheses enclose choice and case nodes, and case nodes are also
marked with a colon (":").
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o Ellipsis ("...") stands for contents of subtrees that are not
shown.
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2. Objectives
2.1. System Identification
There are many common properties used to identify devices, operating
systems, software versions, etc. that need to be supported in the
system data module. These objects are defined as operational state
data and the information returned by the server is intended to be
specific to the device vendor.
Some user-configurable administrative strings are also provided, such
as the system location and description.
2.2. System Time Management
The management of the date and time used by the system need to be
supported. Use of one or more NTP servers to automatically set the
system date and time need to be possible. Utilization of the
Timezone database [RFC6557] also need to be supported. It should be
possible for the server, as well as clients, to configure the system
to use NTP.
2.3. User Authentication
The authentication mechanism need to support password authentication
over RADIUS, to support deployment scenarios with centralized
authentication servers. Additionally, local users need to be
supported, for scenarios when no centralized authentication server
exists, or for situations where the centralized authentication server
cannot be reached from the device.
Since the mandatory transport protocol for NETCONF is SSH [RFC6242]
the authentication model need to support SSH's "publickey" and
"password" authentication methods [RFC4252].
The model for authentication configuration should be flexible enough
to support authentication methods defined by other standard documents
or by vendors. It should be possible for the server, as well as
clients, to configure the system authentication properties.
2.4. DNS Resolver
The configuration of the DNS resolver within the system containing
the NETCONF server is required to control how domain names are
resolved. An order list of DNS servers and some common parameters
such as the list of domains to search when resolving a host name.
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2.5. System Control
A few operations are needed to support common tasks such as
restarting the device or setting the system date and time.
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3. System Data Model
3.1. System Identification
The data model for system identification has the following structure:
+--rw system
+--rw contact? string
+--rw hostname? inet:domain-name
+--rw location? string
+--ro platform
+--ro os-name? string
+--ro os-release? string
+--ro os-version? string
+--ro machine? string
3.2. System Time Management
The data model for system time management has the following
structure:
+--rw system
+--rw clock
| +--ro current-datetime? yang:date-and-time
| +--ro boot-datetime? yang:date-and-time
| +--rw (timezone)?
| +--:(timezone-location)
| | +--rw timezone-location? ianatz:iana-timezone
| +--:(timezone-utc-offset)
| +--rw timezone-utc-offset? int16
+--rw ntp
+--rw enabled? boolean
+--rw server* [name]
+--rw name string
+--rw (transport)
| +--:(udp)
| +--rw udp
| +--rw address inet:host
| +--rw port? inet:port-number
+--rw association-type? enumeration
+--rw iburst? boolean
+--rw prefer? boolean
3.3. DNS Resolver Model
The data model for configuration of the DNS resolver has the
following structure:
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+--rw system
+--rw dns-resolver
+--rw search* inet:domain-name
+--rw server* [name]
| +--rw name string
| +--rw (transport)
| +--:(udp)
| +--rw udp
| +--rw address inet:ip-address
| +--rw port? inet:port-number
+--rw options
+--rw timeout? uint8
+--rw attempts? uint8
3.4. RADIUS Client Model
The data model for configuration of the RADIUS client has the
following structure:
+--rw system
+--rw radius
+--rw server* [name]
| +--rw name string
| +--rw (transport)
| | +--:(udp)
| | +--rw udp
| | +--rw address inet:host
| | +--rw authentication-port? inet:port-number
| | +--rw shared-secret string
| +--rw authentication-type? identityref
+--rw options
+--rw timeout? uint8
+--rw attempts? uint8
3.5. User Authentication Model
This document defines three authentication methods for use with
NETCONF:
o publickey for local users over SSH
o password for local users over any transport
o password for RADIUS users over any transport
Additional methods can be defined by other standard documents or by
vendors.
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This document defines two optional YANG features, "local-users" and
"radius-authentication", which the server advertises to indicate
support for configuring local users on the device, and support for
using RADIUS for authentication, respectively.
The authentication parameters defined in this document are primarily
used to configure authentication of NETCONF users, but MAY also be
used by other interfaces, e.g., a Command Line Interface or a Web-
based User Interface.
The data model for user authentication has the following structure:
+--rw system
+--rw authentication
+--rw user-authentication-order* identityref
+--rw user* [name]
+--rw name string
+--rw password? crypt-hash
+--rw ssh-key* [name]
+--rw name string
+--rw algorithm string
+--rw key-data binary
3.5.1. SSH Public Key Authentication
If the NETCONF server advertises the "local-users" feature,
configuration of local users and their SSH public keys is supported
in the /system/authentication/user list.
Public key authentication is requested by the SSH client. If the
"local-users" feature is supported, then when a NETCONF client starts
an SSH session towards the server using the "publickey"
authentication "method name" [RFC4252], the SSH server looks up the
user name given in the SSH authentication request in the /system/
authentication/user list, and verifies the key as described in
[RFC4253].
3.5.2. Local User Password Authentication
If the NETCONF server advertises the "local-users" feature,
configuration of local users and their passwords is supported in the
/system/authentication/user list.
For NETCONF transport protocols that support password authentication,
the leaf-list "user-authentication-order" is used to control if local
user password authentication should be used.
In SSH, password authentication is requested by the client. Other
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NETCONF transport protocols MAY also support password authentication.
When local user password authentication is requested, the NETCONF
transport looks up the user name provided by the client in the
/system/authentication/user list, and verifies the password.
3.5.3. RADIUS Password Authentication
If the NETCONF server advertises the "radius-authentication" feature,
the device supports user authentication using RADIUS.
For NETCONF transport protocols that support password authentication,
the leaf-list "user-authentication-order" is used to control if
RADIUS password authentication should be used.
In SSH, password authentication is requested by the client. Other
NETCONF transport protocols MAY also support password authentication.
3.6. System Control
Two protocol operations are included to restart or shutdown the
system. The 'system-restart' operation can be used to restart the
entire system (not just the NETCONF server). The 'system-shutdown'
operation can be used to power off the entire system.
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4. System YANG module
This YANG module imports YANG extensions from [RFC6536], and imports
YANG types from [I-D.ietf-netmod-rfc6021-bis] and
[I-D.ietf-netmod-iana-timezones]. It also references [RFC1321],
[RFC2865], [RFC3418], [RFC5607], [IEEE-1003.1-2008], and
[FIPS.180-3.2008].
RFC Ed.: update the date below with the date of RFC publication and
remove this note.
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-system@2013-06-17.yang"
module ietf-system {
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-system";
prefix "sys";
import ietf-yang-types {
prefix yang;
}
import ietf-inet-types {
prefix inet;
}
import ietf-netconf-acm {
prefix nacm;
}
import iana-timezones {
prefix ianatz;
}
organization
"IETF NETMOD (NETCONF Data Modeling Language) Working Group";
contact
"WG Web: <http://tools.ietf.org/wg/netmod/>
WG List: <mailto:netmod@ietf.org>
WG Chair: David Kessens
<mailto:david.kessens@nsn.com>
WG Chair: Juergen Schoenwaelder
<mailto:j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de>
Editor: Andy Bierman
<mailto:andy@yumaworks.com>
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Editor: Martin Bjorklund
<mailto:mbj@tail-f.com>";
description
"This module contains a collection of YANG definitions for the
configuration and identification of some common system
properties within a device containing a NETCONF server. This
includes data node definitions for system identification,
time-of-day management, user management, DNS resolver
configuration, and some protocol operations for system
management.
Copyright (c) 2013 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.";
// RFC Ed.: replace XXXX with actual RFC number and remove this
// note.
// RFC Ed.: remove this note
// Note: extracted from draft-ietf-netmod-system-mgmt-07.txt
// RFC Ed.: update the date below with the date of RFC publication
// and remove this note.
revision "2013-06-17" {
description
"Initial revision.";
reference
"RFC XXXX: A YANG Data Model for System Management";
}
/*
* Typedefs
*/
typedef crypt-hash {
type string {
pattern
'$0$.*'
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+ '|$1$[a-zA-Z0-9./]{1,8}$[a-zA-Z0-9./]{22}'
+ '|$5$(rounds=\d+$)?[a-zA-Z0-9./]{1,16}$[a-zA-Z0-9./]{43}'
+ '|$6$(rounds=\d+$)?[a-zA-Z0-9./]{1,16}$[a-zA-Z0-9./]{86}';
}
description
"The crypt-hash type is used to store passwords using
a hash function. The algorithms for applying the hash
function and encoding the result are implemented in
various UNIX systems as the function crypt(3).
A value of this type matches one of the forms:
$0$<clear text password>
$<id>$<salt>$<password hash>
$<id>$<parameter>$<salt>$<password hash>
The '$0$' prefix signals that the value is clear text. When
such a value is received by the server, a hash value is
calculated, and the string '$<id>$<salt>$' or
$<id>$<parameter>$<salt>$ is prepended to the result. This
value is stored in the configuration data store.
If a value starting with '$<id>$', where <id> is not '0', is
received, the server knows that the value already represents a
hashed value, and stores it as is in the data store.
When a server needs to verify a password given by a user, it
finds the stored password hash string for that user, extracts
the salt, and calculates the hash with the salt and given
password as input. If the calculated hash value is the same
as the stored value, the password given by the client is
accepted.
This type defines the following hash functions:
id | hash function | feature
---+---------------+-------------------
1 | MD5 | crypt-hash-md5
5 | SHA-256 | crypt-hash-sha-256
6 | SHA-512 | crypt-hash-sha-512
The server indicates support for the different hash functions
by advertising the corresponding feature.";
reference
"IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 - crypt() function
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypt_(C)
RFC 1321: The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm
FIPS.180-3.2008: Secure Hash Standard";
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}
/*
* Features
*/
feature radius {
description
"Indicates that the device can be configured as a RADIUS
client.";
reference
"RFC 2865: Remote Authentication Dial In User Service "
+ "(RADIUS)";
}
feature authentication {
description
"Indicates that the device supports configuration
for user authentication.";
}
feature local-users {
if-feature authentication;
description
"Indicates that the device supports configuration of
local user authentication.";
}
feature radius-authentication {
if-feature radius;
if-feature authentication;
description
"Indicates that the device supports configuration of user
authentication over RADIUS.";
reference
"RFC 2865: Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
RFC 5607: Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
Authorization for Network Access Server (NAS)
Management";
}
feature crypt-hash-md5 {
description
"Indicates that the device supports the MD5
hash function in 'crypt-hash' values";
reference "RFC 1321: The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm";
}
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feature crypt-hash-sha-256 {
description
"Indicates that the device supports the SHA-256
hash function in 'crypt-hash' values";
reference "FIPS.180-3.2008: Secure Hash Standard";
}
feature crypt-hash-sha-512 {
description
"Indicates that the device supports the SHA-512
hash function in 'crypt-hash' values";
reference "FIPS.180-3.2008: Secure Hash Standard";
}
feature ntp {
description
"Indicates that the device can be configured
to use one or more NTP servers to set the
system date and time.";
}
feature ntp-udp-port {
description
"Indicates that the device supports the configuration of
the UDP port for NTP servers.
This is a 'feature' since many implementations do not support
any other port than the default port.";
}
feature timezone-location {
description
"Indicates that the local timezone on the device
can be configured to use the TZ database
to set the timezone and manage daylight savings time.";
reference
"TZ Database http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm
Maintaining the Timezone Database
RFC 6557 (BCP 175)";
}
feature dns-udp-port {
description
"Indicates that the device supports the configuration of
the UDP port for DNS servers.
This is a 'feature' since many implementations do not support
any other port than the default port.";
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}
/*
* Identities
*/
identity authentication-method {
description
"Base identity for user authentication methods.";
}
identity radius {
base authentication-method;
description
"Indicates user authentication using RADIUS.";
reference
"RFC 2865: Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
RFC 5607: Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
Authorization for Network Access Server (NAS)
Management";
}
identity local-users {
base authentication-method;
description
"Indicates password-based authentication of locally
configured users.";
}
identity radius-authentication-type {
description
"Base identity for RADIUS authentication types.";
}
identity radius-pap {
base radius-authentication-type;
description
"The device requests PAP authentication from the RADIUS
server.";
reference
"RFC 2865: Remote Authentication Dial In User Service";
}
identity radius-chap {
base radius-authentication-type;
description
"The device requests CHAP authentication from the RADIUS
server.";
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reference
"RFC 2865: Remote Authentication Dial In User Service";
}
/*
* Top-level container
*/
container system {
description
"System group configuration.";
leaf contact {
type string;
description
"The administrator contact information for the system.
The server MAY restrict the size and characters in
order to maintain compatibility with the sysContact
MIB object.";
reference
"RFC 3418 - Management Information Base (MIB) for the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
SNMPv2-MIB.sysContact";
}
leaf hostname {
type inet:domain-name;
description
"The name of the host. This name can be a single domain
label, or the fully qualified domain name of the host.";
}
leaf location {
type string;
description
"The system location. The server MAY restrict the size
and characters in order to maintain compatibility with
the sysLocation MIB object.";
reference
"RFC 3418 - Management Information Base (MIB) for the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
SNMPv2-MIB.sysLocation";
}
container platform {
config false;
description
"Contains vendor-specific information for
identifying the system platform and operating system.";
reference
"IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 - sys/utsname.h";
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leaf os-name {
type string;
description
"The name of the operating system in use,
for example 'Linux'";
reference
"IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 - utsname.sysname";
}
leaf os-release {
type string;
description
"The current release level of the operating
system in use. This string MAY indicate
the OS source code revision.";
reference
"IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 - utsname.release";
}
leaf os-version {
type string;
description
"The current version level of the operating
system in use. This string MAY indicate
the specific OS build date and target variant
information.";
reference
"IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 - utsname.version";
}
leaf machine {
type string;
description
"A vendor-specific identifier string representing
the hardware in use.";
reference
"IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 - utsname.machine";
}
}
container clock {
description
"Configuration and monitoring of the system
date and time properties.";
leaf current-datetime {
type yang:date-and-time;
config false;
description
"The current system date and time.";
}
leaf boot-datetime {
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type yang:date-and-time;
config false;
description
"The system date and time when the system last restarted.";
}
choice timezone {
description
"The system timezone information.";
case timezone-location {
if-feature timezone-location;
leaf timezone-location {
type ianatz:iana-timezone;
description
"The TZ database location identifier string
to use for the system, such as 'Europe/Stockholm'.";
}
}
case timezone-utc-offset {
leaf timezone-utc-offset {
type int16 {
range "-1500 .. 1500";
}
units "minutes";
description
"The number of minutes to add to UTC time to
identify the timezone for this system. For example,
'UTC - 8:00 hours' would be represented as '-480'.
Note that automatic daylight savings time adjustment
is not provided, if this object is used.";
}
}
}
}
container ntp {
if-feature ntp;
description
"Configuration of the NTP client.";
leaf enabled {
type boolean;
default true;
description
"Indicates that the system should attempt
to synchronize the system clock with an
NTP server from the 'ntp/server' list.";
}
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list server {
key name;
description
"List of NTP servers to use for
system clock synchronization. If '/system/ntp/enabled'
is 'true', then the system will attempt to
contact and utilize the specified NTP servers.";
leaf name {
type string;
description
"An arbitrary name for the NTP server.";
}
choice transport {
mandatory true;
description
"The transport protocol specific parameters for this
server.
It is expected that new case statements will be added
over time to support other transport protocols.";
case udp {
container udp {
description
"Contains UDP specific configuration parameters
for NTP.";
leaf address {
type inet:host;
mandatory true;
description
"The address of the NTP server.";
}
leaf port {
if-feature ntp-udp-port;
type inet:port-number;
default 123;
description
"The port number of the NTP server.";
}
}
}
}
leaf association-type {
type enumeration {
enum server {
description
"Use client association mode. This device
will not provide synchronization to the
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configured NTP server.";
}
enum peer {
description
"Use symmetric active association mode.
This device may provide synchronization
to the configured NTP server.";
}
enum pool {
description
"Use client association mode with one or
more of the NTP servers found by DNS
resolution of the domain name given by
the 'address' leaf. This device will not
provide synchronization to the servers.";
}
}
default server;
description
"The desired association type for this NTP server.";
}
leaf iburst {
type boolean;
default false;
description
"Indicates whether this server should enable burst
synchronization or not.";
}
leaf prefer {
type boolean;
default false;
description
"Indicates whether this server should be preferred
or not.";
}
}
}
container dns-resolver {
description
"Configuration of the DNS resolver.";
leaf-list search {
type inet:domain-name;
ordered-by user;
description
"An ordered list of domains to search when resolving
a host name.";
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}
list server {
key name;
ordered-by user;
description
"List of the DNS servers that the resolver should query.
When the resolver is invoked by a calling application, it
sends the query to the first name server in this list. If
no response has been received within 'timeout' seconds,
the resolver continues with the next server in the list.
If no response is received from any server, the resolver
continues with the first server again. When the resolver
has traversed the list 'attempts' times without receiving
any response, it gives up and returns an error to the
calling application.
Implementations MAY limit the number of entries in this
list.";
leaf name {
type string;
description
"An arbitrary name for the DNS server.";
}
choice transport {
mandatory true;
description
"The transport protocol specific parameters for this
server.
It is expected that new case statements will be added
over time to support other transport protocols.";
case udp {
container udp {
description
"Contains UDP specific configuration parameters
for DNS.";
leaf address {
type inet:ip-address;
mandatory true;
description
"The address of the DNS server.";
}
leaf port {
if-feature dns-udp-port;
type inet:port-number;
default 53;
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description
"The port number of the DNS server.";
}
}
}
}
}
container options {
description
"Resolver options. The set of available options has been
limited to those that are generally available across
different resolver implementations, and generally
useful.";
leaf timeout {
type uint8 {
range "1..max";
}
units "seconds";
default "5";
description
"The amount of time the resolver will wait for a
response from each remote name server before
retrying the query via a different name server.";
}
leaf attempts {
type uint8 {
range "1..max";
}
default "2";
description
"The number of times the resolver will send a query to
all its name servers before giving up and returning an
error to the calling application.";
}
}
}
container radius {
if-feature radius;
description
"Configuration of the RADIUS client.";
list server {
key name;
ordered-by user;
description
"List of RADIUS servers used by the device.
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When the RADIUS client is invoked by a calling
application, it sends the query to the first server in
this list. If no response has been received within
'timeout' seconds, the client continues with the next
server in the list. If no response is received from any
server, the client continues with the first server again.
When the client has traversed the list 'attempts' times
without receiving any response, it gives up and returns an
error to the calling application.";
leaf name {
type string;
description
"An arbitrary name for the RADIUS server.";
}
choice transport {
mandatory true;
description
"The transport protocol specific parameters
for this server. It is expected that new
case statements will be added over time to
support other transport protocols.";
case udp {
container udp {
description
"Contains UDP specific configuration parameters
for RADIUS.";
leaf address {
type inet:host;
mandatory true;
description
"The address of the RADIUS server.";
}
leaf authentication-port {
type inet:port-number;
default "1812";
description
"The port number of the RADIUS server.";
}
leaf shared-secret {
type string;
mandatory true;
nacm:default-deny-all;
description
"The shared secret which is known to both the
RADIUS client and server.";
reference
"RFC 2865: Remote Authentication Dial In User
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Service";
}
}
}
}
leaf authentication-type {
type identityref {
base radius-authentication-type;
}
default radius-pap;
description
"The authentication type requested from the RADIUS
server.";
}
}
container options {
description
"RADIUS client options.";
leaf timeout {
type uint8 {
range "1..max";
}
units "seconds";
default "5";
description
"The number of seconds the device will wait for a
response from each RADIUS server before trying with a
different server.";
}
leaf attempts {
type uint8 {
range "1..max";
}
default "2";
description
"The number of times the device will send a query to
all its RADIUS servers before giving up.";
}
}
}
container authentication {
nacm:default-deny-write;
if-feature authentication;
description
"The authentication configuration subtree.";
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leaf-list user-authentication-order {
type identityref {
base authentication-method;
}
must '(. != "sys:radius" or ../../radius/server)' {
error-message
"When 'radius' is used, a RADIUS server"
+ " must be configured.";
description
"When 'radius' is used as an authentication method,
a RADIUS server must be configured.";
}
ordered-by user;
description
"When the device authenticates a user with
a password, it tries the authentication methods in this
leaf-list in order. If authentication with one method
fails, the next method is used. If no method succeeds,
the user is denied access.
If the 'radius-authentication' feature is advertised by
the NETCONF server, the 'radius' identity can be added to
this list.
If the 'local-users' feature is advertised by the
NETCONF server, the 'local-users' identity can be
added to this list.";
}
list user {
if-feature local-users;
key name;
description
"The list of local users configured on this device.";
leaf name {
type string;
description
"The user name string identifying this entry.";
}
leaf password {
type crypt-hash;
description
"The password for this entry.";
}
list ssh-key {
key name;
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description
"A list of public SSH keys for this user.";
reference
"RFC 4253: The Secure Shell (SSH) Transport Layer
Protocol";
leaf name {
type string;
description
"An arbitrary name for the ssh key.";
}
leaf algorithm {
type string;
mandatory true;
description
"The public key algorithm name for this ssh key.
Valid values are the values in the IANA Secure Shell
(SSH) Protocol Parameters registry, Public Key
Algorithm Names";
reference
"IANA Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Parameters registry,
Public Key Algorithm Names";
}
leaf key-data {
type binary;
mandatory true;
description
"The binary key data for this ssh key.";
}
}
}
}
}
rpc set-current-datetime {
nacm:default-deny-all;
description
"Set the /system/clock/current-datetime leaf
to the specified value.
If the system is using NTP (i.e., /system/ntp/enabled
is set to 'true'), then this operation will
fail with error-tag 'operation-failed',
and error-app-tag value of 'ntp-active'";
input {
leaf current-datetime {
type yang:date-and-time;
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mandatory true;
description
"The current system date and time.";
}
}
}
rpc system-restart {
nacm:default-deny-all;
description
"Request that the entire system be restarted immediately.
A server SHOULD send an rpc reply to the client before
restarting the system.";
}
rpc system-shutdown {
nacm:default-deny-all;
description
"Request that the entire system be shut down immediately.
A server SHOULD send an rpc reply to the client before
shutting down the system.";
}
}
<CODE ENDS>
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5. IANA Considerations
This document registers one URI in the IETF XML registry [RFC3688].
Following the format in RFC 3688, the following registration is
requested to be made.
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-system
Registrant Contact: The NETMOD WG of the IETF.
XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace.
This document registers one YANG module in the YANG Module Names
registry [RFC6020].
name: ietf-system
namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-system
prefix: sys
reference: RFC XXXX
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6. Security Considerations
The YANG module defined in this memo is designed to be accessed via
the NETCONF protocol [RFC6241]. The lowest NETCONF layer is the
secure transport layer and the mandatory-to-implement secure
transport is SSH [RFC6242]. Authorization for access to specific
portions of conceptual data and operations within this module is
provided by the NETCONF access control model (NACM) [RFC6536].
There are a number of data nodes defined in this YANG module which
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
and their sensitivity/vulnerability:
o /system/clock/timezone: This choice contains the objects used to
control the timezone used by the device.
o /system/ntp: This container contains the objects used to control
the Network Time Protocol servers used by the device.
o /system/dns-resolver: This container contains the objects used to
control the Domain Name System servers used by the device.
o /system/radius: This container contains the objects used to
control the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service servers
used by the device.
o /system/authentication/user-authentication-order: This leaf
controls how user login attempts are authenticated by the device.
o /system/authentication/user: This list contains the local users
enabled on the system.
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:
o /system/platform: This container has objects which may help
identify the specific NETCONF server and/or operating system
implementation used on the device.
o /system/authentication/user: This list has objects that may help
identify the specific user names and password information in use
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on the device.
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:
o set-current-datetime: Changes the current date and time on the
device.
o system-restart: Reboots the device.
o system-shutdown: Shuts down the device.
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7. Change Log
-- RFC Ed.: remove this section before publication.
7.1. 00-01
o added configuration-source identities
o added configuration-source leaf to ntp and dns (via grouping) to
choose configuration source
o added association-type, iburst, prefer, and true leafs to the ntp-
server list
o extended the ssh keys for a user to a list of keys. support all
defined key algorithms, not just dsa and rsa
o clarified timezone-utc-offset description-stmt
o removed '/system/ntp/server/true' leaf from data model
7.2. 01-02
o added default-stmts to ntp-server/iburst and ntp-server/prefer
leafs
o changed timezone-location leaf to use iana-timezone typedef
instead of a string
7.3. 02-03
o removed configuration-source identities and leafs
7.4. 03-04
o removed ndots dns resolver option
o added radius-authentication-type identity, and identities for pap
and chap, and a leaf to control which authentication type to use
when communicating with the radius server
o made 0 an invalid value for timeouts and attempts
7.5. 04-05
o updated tree diagram explanation text
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7.6. 05-06
o changed ntp/use-ntp to ntp/enabled
o changed ntp/ntp-server to ntp/server
o removed /system/platform/nodename leaf
o changed /system/name to /system/hostname
o simplified must expression in user-authentication-order
o added optional rounds to sha hash definition
o clarified the crypt-hash description
o clarified ntp descriptions
o clarified YANG module description to indicate that some system
properties are supported, not the entire system
o clarified that system identification values are vendor specific,
not the data node objects
o clarified sec. 2.2 and 2.3 to indicate that the server should also
be capable of configuring these properties
o changed /system/dns/search from inet:host to inet:domain-name
o changed RFC6021 reference to 6021-bis
o changed /system/platform/nodename to /system/platform/hostname
o changed /system/radius/server/{leafs} to be within a choice and
'udp' case statement so other transport specific parameters can
augment this list or they can be added by the WG to a future
version of this module. {leafs} are authentication-port and
shared-secret.
o updated YANG tree diagrams for objects added in -05 and -06
7.7. 06-07
o updated the Abstract and Introduction
o updated Tree diagram notation
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o identify all external servers (dns, ntp, radius) by name instead
of address, in order to make the data model extensible for
additional transport protocol.
o updated the Security Considerations section with a reference to
NACM.
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8. References
8.1. Normative References
[FIPS.180-3.2008]
National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Secure
Hash Standard", FIPS PUB 180-3, October 2008, <http://
csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-3/
fips180-3_final.pdf>.
[I-D.ietf-netmod-iana-timezones]
Lange, J., "IANA Timezone Database YANG Module",
draft-ietf-netmod-iana-timezones-00 (work in progress),
July 2012.
[I-D.ietf-netmod-rfc6021-bis]
Schoenwaelder, J., "Common YANG Data Types",
draft-ietf-netmod-rfc6021-bis-02 (work in progress),
May 2013.
[IEEE-1003.1-2008]
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
"POSIX.1-2008", IEEE Standard 1003.1, March 2008.
[RFC1321] Rivest, R., "The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm", RFC 1321,
April 1992.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC2865] Rigney, C., Willens, S., Rubens, A., and W. Simpson,
"Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)",
RFC 2865, June 2000.
[RFC3418] Presuhn, R., "Management Information Base (MIB) for the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)", STD 62,
RFC 3418, December 2002.
[RFC4252] Ylonen, T. and C. Lonvick, "The Secure Shell (SSH)
Authentication Protocol", RFC 4252, January 2006.
[RFC4253] Ylonen, T. and C. Lonvick, "The Secure Shell (SSH)
Transport Layer Protocol", RFC 4253, January 2006.
[RFC5607] Nelson, D. and G. Weber, "Remote Authentication Dial-In
User Service (RADIUS) Authorization for Network Access
Server (NAS) Management", RFC 5607, July 2009.
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[RFC6020] Bjorklund, M., "YANG - A Data Modeling Language for the
Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6020,
October 2010.
[RFC6241] Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed.,
and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol
(NETCONF)", RFC 6241, June 2011.
[RFC6242] Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure
Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, June 2011.
[RFC6536] Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration
Protocol (NETCONF) Access Control Model", RFC 6536,
March 2012.
8.2. Informative References
[RFC3688] Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688,
January 2004.
[RFC6557] Lear, E. and P. Eggert, "Procedures for Maintaining the
Time Zone Database", BCP 175, RFC 6557, February 2012.
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Authors' Addresses
Andy Bierman
YumaWorks
Email: andy@yumaworks.com
Martin Bjorklund
Tail-f Systems
Email: mbj@tail-f.com
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