Secure Inter-Domain Routing (sidr) Kent, S.
Internet Draft Kong, D.
Expires: April 13, 2007 Seo, K.
BBN Technologies
October 13, 2006
Template for an
Internet Registry's Certification Practice Statement (CPS)
for the Internet IP Address and AS Number (PKI)
draft-ietf-sidr-cps-irs-00.txt
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Abstract
This document contains a template to be used for creating a
Certification Practice Statement (CPS) for an Internet Registry
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(e.g., NIR or RIR) that is part of the Internet IP Address and AS
Number Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
Conventions used in this document
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119 [RFC2119].
Table of Contents
Preface...........................................................8
1. Introduction...................................................9
1.1. Overview.................................................10
1.2. Document name and identification.........................11
1.3. PKI participants.........................................11
1.3.1. Certification authorities...........................11
1.3.2. Registration authorities............................11
1.3.3. Subscribers.........................................11
1.3.4. Relying parties.....................................12
1.3.5. Other participants..................................12
1.4. Certificate usage........................................12
1.4.1. Appropriate certificate uses........................12
1.4.2. Prohibited certificate uses.........................12
1.5. Policy administration....................................12
1.5.1. Organization administering the document.............12
1.5.2. Contact person......................................12
1.5.3. Person determining CPS suitability for the policy...13
1.5.4. CPS approval procedures.............................13
1.6. Definitions and acronyms.................................13
2. Publication And Repository Responsibilities...................14
2.1. Repositories.............................................14
2.2. Publication of certification information.................14
2.3. Time or Frequency of Publication.........................14
2.4. Access controls on repositories..........................14
3. Identification And Authentication.............................15
3.1. Naming...................................................15
3.1.1. Types of names......................................15
3.1.2. Need for names to be meaningful.....................15
3.1.3. Anonymity or pseudonymity of subscribers............15
3.1.4. Rules for interpreting various name forms...........15
3.1.5. Uniqueness of names.................................15
3.1.6. Recognition, authentication, and role of trademarks.16
3.2. Initial identity validation..............................16
3.2.1. Method to prove possession of private key...........16
3.2.2. Authentication of organization identity.............16
3.2.3. Authentication of individual identity...............16
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3.2.4. Non-verified subscriber information.................17
3.2.5. Validation of authority.............................17
3.2.6. Criteria for interoperation.........................17
3.3. Identification and authentication for re-key requests....17
3.3.1. Identification and authentication for routine re-key17
3.3.2. Identification and authentication for re-key after
revocation.................................................17
3.4. Identification and authentication for revocation request.18
4. Certificate Life-Cycle Operational Requirements...............19
4.1. Certificate Application..................................19
4.1.1. Who can submit a certificate application............19
4.1.2. Enrollment process and responsibilities.............19
4.2. Certificate application processing.......................19
4.2.1. Performing identification and authentication functions
...........................................................19
4.2.2. Approval or rejection of certificate applications...20
4.2.3. Time to process certificate applications............20
4.3. Certificate issuance.....................................20
4.3.1. CA actions during certificate issuance..............20
4.3.2. Notification to subscriber by the CA of issuance of
certificate................................................20
4.4. Certificate acceptance...................................21
4.4.1. Conduct constituting certificate acceptance.........21
4.4.2. Publication of the certificate by the CA............21
4.5. Key pair and certificate usage...........................21
4.5.1. Subscriber private key and certificate usage........21
4.5.2. Relying party public key and certificate usage......21
4.6. Certificate renewal......................................22
4.6.1. Circumstance for certificate renewal................22
4.6.2. Who may request renewal.............................22
4.6.3. Processing certificate renewal requests.............22
4.6.4. Notification of new certificate issuance to subscriber
...........................................................22
4.6.5. Conduct constituting acceptance of a renewal
certificate................................................23
4.6.6. Publication of the renewal certificate by the CA....23
4.6.7. Notification of certificate issuance by the CA to other
entities [OMITTED].........................................23
4.7. Certificate re-key.......................................23
4.7.1. Circumstance for certificate re-key.................23
4.7.2. Who may request certification of a new public key...23
4.7.3. Processing certificate re-keying requests...........24
4.7.4. Notification of new certificate issuance to subscriber
...........................................................24
4.7.5. Conduct constituting acceptance of a re-keyed
certificate................................................24
4.7.6. Publication of the re-keyed certificate by the CA...24
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4.7.7. Notification of certificate issuance by the CA to other
entities [OMITTED].........................................24
4.8. Certificate modification.................................24
4.8.1. Circumstance for certificate modification...........24
4.8.2. Who may request certificate modification............25
4.8.3. Processing certificate modification requests........25
4.8.4. Notification of modified certificate issuance to
subscriber.................................................25
4.8.5. Conduct constituting acceptance of modified certificate
...........................................................25
4.8.6. Publication of the modified certificate by the CA...25
4.8.7. Notification of certificate issuance by the CA to other
entities [OMITTED].........................................25
4.9. Certificate revocation and suspension....................25
4.9.1. Circumstances for revocation........................25
4.9.2. Who can request revocation..........................26
4.9.3. Procedure for revocation request....................26
4.9.4. Revocation request grace period.....................26
4.9.5. Time within which CA must process the revocation
request....................................................26
4.9.6. Revocation checking requirement for relying parties.26
4.9.7. CRL issuance frequency..............................26
4.9.8. Maximum latency for CRLs............................27
4.9.9. On-line revocation/status checking availability
[OMITTED]..................................................27
4.9.10. On-line revocation checking requirements [OMITTED].27
4.9.11. Other forms of revocation advertisements available
[OMITTED]..................................................27
4.9.12. Special requirements re key compromise [OMITTED]...27
4.9.13. Circumstances for suspension [OMITTED].............27
4.9.14. Who can request suspension [OMITTED]...............27
4.9.15. Procedure for suspension request [OMITTED].........27
4.9.16. Limits on suspension period [OMITTED]..............27
4.10. Certificate status services.............................27
4.10.1. Operational characteristics [OMITTED]..............27
4.10.2. Service availability [OMITTED].....................27
4.10.3. Optional features [OMITTED]........................27
4.11. End of subscription [OMITTED]...........................27
4.12. Key escrow and recovery [OMITTED].......................27
4.12.1. Key escrow and recovery policy and practices [OMITTED]
...........................................................27
4.12.2. Session key encapsulation and recovery policy and
practices [OMITTED]........................................27
5. Facility, Management, And Operational Controls................28
5.1. Physical controls........................................28
5.1.1. Site location and construction......................28
5.1.2. Physical access.....................................28
5.1.3. Power and air conditioning..........................28
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5.1.4. Water exposures.....................................28
5.1.5. Fire prevention and protection......................28
5.1.6. Media storage.......................................28
5.1.7. Waste disposal......................................28
5.1.8. Off-site backup.....................................28
5.2. Procedural controls......................................28
5.2.1. Trusted roles.......................................28
5.2.2. Number of persons required per task.................28
5.2.3. Identification and authentication for each role.....28
5.2.4. Roles requiring separation of duties................28
5.3. Personnel controls.......................................28
5.3.1. Qualifications, experience, and clearance requirements
...........................................................29
5.3.2. Background check procedures.........................29
5.3.3. Training requirements...............................29
5.3.4. Retraining frequency and requirements...............29
5.3.5. Job rotation frequency and sequence.................29
5.3.6. Sanctions for unauthorized actions..................29
5.3.7. Independent contractor requirements.................29
5.3.8. Documentation supplied to personnel.................29
5.4. Audit logging procedures.................................29
5.4.1. Types of events recorded............................29
5.4.2. Frequency of processing log.........................29
5.4.3. Retention period for audit log......................29
5.4.4. Protection of audit log.............................30
5.4.5. Audit log backup procedures.........................30
5.4.6. Audit collection system (internal vs. external)
[OMITTED]..................................................30
5.4.7. Notification to event-causing subject [OMITTED].....30
5.4.8. Vulnerability assessments...........................30
5.5. Records archival [OMITTED]...............................30
5.5.1. Types of records archived [OMITTED].................30
5.5.2. Retention period for archive [OMITTED]..............30
5.5.3. Protection of archive [OMITTED].....................30
5.5.4. Archive backup procedures [OMITTED].................30
5.5.5. Requirements for time-stamping of records [OMITTED].30
5.5.6. Archive collection system (internal or external)
[OMITTED]..................................................30
5.5.7. Procedures to obtain and verify archive information
[OMITTED]..................................................30
5.6. Key changeover...........................................30
5.7. Compromise and disaster recovery [OMITTED]...............31
5.7.1. Incident and compromise handling procedures [OMITTED]31
5.7.2. Computing resources, software, and/or data are
corrupted [OMITTED]........................................31
5.7.3. Entity private key compromise procedures [OMITTED]..31
5.7.4. Business continuity capabilities after a disaster
[OMITTED]..................................................31
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5.8. CA or RA termination.....................................31
6. Technical Security Controls...................................32
6.1. Key pair generation and installation.....................32
6.1.1. Key pair generation.................................32
6.1.2. Private key delivery to subscriber..................32
6.1.3. Public key delivery to certificate issuer...........32
6.1.4. CA public key delivery to relying parties...........32
6.1.5. Key sizes...........................................33
6.1.6. Public key parameters generation and quality checking33
6.1.7. Key usage purposes (as per X.509 v3 key usage field)33
6.2. Private Key Protection and Cryptographic Module Engineering
Controls......................................................33
6.2.1. Cryptographic module standards and controls.........33
6.2.2. Private key (n out of m) multi-person control.......33
6.2.3. Private key escrow..................................34
6.2.4. Private key backup..................................34
6.2.5. Private key archival................................34
6.2.6. Private key transfer into or from a cryptographic
module.....................................................34
6.2.7. Private key storage on cryptographic module.........34
6.2.8. Method of activating private key....................34
6.2.9. Method of deactivating private key..................34
6.2.10. Method of destroying private key...................34
6.2.11. Cryptographic Module Rating........................35
6.3. Other aspects of key pair management.....................35
6.3.1. Public key archival.................................35
6.3.2. Certificate operational periods and key pair usage
periods....................................................35
6.4. Activation data..........................................35
6.4.1. Activation data generation and installation.........35
6.4.2. Activation data protection..........................35
6.4.3. Other aspects of activation data....................35
6.5. Computer security controls...............................35
6.5.1. Specific computer security technical requirement....35
6.5.2. Computer security rating [OMITTED]..................36
6.6. Life cycle technical controls............................36
6.6.1. System development controls.........................36
6.6.2. Security management controls........................36
6.6.3. Life cycle security controls........................36
6.7. Network security controls................................36
6.8. Time-stamping............................................36
7. Certificate and CRL Profiles..................................37
7.1. Certificate profile [OMITTED]............................38
7.1.1. Version number(s) [OMITTED].........................38
7.1.2. Certificate extensions [OMITTED]....................38
7.1.3. Algorithm object identifiers [OMITTED]..............38
7.1.4. Name forms [OMITTED]................................38
7.1.5. Name constraints [OMITTED]..........................38
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7.1.6. Certificate policy object identifier [OMITTED]......38
7.1.7. Usage of Policy Constraints extension [OMITTED].....38
7.1.8. Policy qualifiers syntax and semantics [OMITTED]....38
7.1.9. Processing semantics for the critical Certificate
Policies extension [OMITTED]...............................38
7.2. CRL profile [OMITTED]....................................38
7.2.1. Version number(s) [OMITTED].........................38
7.2.2. CRL and CRL entry extensions [OMITTED]..............38
7.3. OCSP profile [OMITTED]...................................38
7.3.1. Version number(s) [OMITTED].........................38
7.3.2. OCSP extensions [OMITTED]...........................38
8. Compliance Audit and Other Assessments........................39
8.1. Frequency or circumstances of assessment.................39
8.2. Identity/qualifications of assessor......................39
8.3. Assessor's relationship to assessed entity...............39
8.4. Topics covered by assessment.............................39
8.5. Actions taken as a result of deficiency..................39
8.6. Communication of results.................................39
9. Other Business And Legal Matters..............................40
9.1. Fees.....................................................40
9.1.1. Certificate issuance or renewal fees................40
9.1.2. Fees for other services (if applicable).............40
9.1.3. Refund policy.......................................40
9.2. Financial responsibility.................................40
9.2.1. Insurance coverage..................................40
9.2.2. Other assets........................................40
9.2.3. Insurance or warranty coverage for end-entities.....40
9.3. Confidentiality of business information..................40
9.3.1. Scope of confidential information...................40
9.3.2. Information not within the scope of confidential
information................................................40
9.3.3. Responsibility to protect confidential information..40
9.4. Privacy of personal information..........................40
9.4.1. Privacy plan........................................40
9.4.2. Information treated as private......................40
9.4.3. Information not deemed private......................40
9.4.4. Responsibility to protect private information.......40
9.4.5. Notice and consent to use private information.......40
9.4.6. Disclosure pursuant to judicial or administrative
process....................................................41
9.4.7. Other information disclosure circumstances..........41
9.5. Intellectual property rights (if applicable).............41
9.6. Representations and warranties...........................41
9.6.1. CA representations and warranties...................41
9.6.2. Subscriber representations and warranties...........41
9.6.3. Relying party representations and warranties........41
9.6.4. Representations and warranties of other participants
[OMITTED]..................................................41
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9.7. Disclaimers of warranties................................41
9.8. Limitations of liability.................................41
9.9. Indemnities..............................................41
9.10. Term and termination....................................41
9.10.1. Term...............................................41
9.10.2. Termination........................................41
9.10.3. Effect of termination and survival.................41
9.11. Individual notices and communications with participants.41
9.12. Amendments..............................................41
9.12.1. Procedure for amendment............................41
9.12.2. Notification mechanism and period..................41
9.12.3. Circumstances under which OID must be changed
[OMITTED]..................................................41
9.13. Dispute resolution provisions...........................41
9.14. Governing law...........................................41
9.15. Compliance with applicable law..........................41
9.16. Miscellaneous provisions................................41
9.16.1. Entire agreement...................................42
9.16.2. Assignment.........................................42
9.16.3. Severability.......................................42
9.16.4. Enforcement (attorneys' fees and waiver of rights).42
9.16.5. Force Majeure......................................42
9.17. Other provisions [OMITTED]..............................42
10. Security Considerations......................................43
11. IANA Considerations..........................................43
12. Acknowledgments..............................................43
13. References...................................................43
13.1. Normative References....................................43
13.2. Informative References..................................44
Author's Addresses...............................................44
Intellectual Property Statement..................................45
Disclaimer of Validity...........................................45
Copyright Statement..............................................45
Preface
This document contains a template to be used for creating a
Certification Practice Statement (CPS) for an Internet Registry
(e.g., an NIR or RIR) that is part of the Internet IP Address and AS
Number Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The user of this document
should
1. substitute a title page for page 1 saying, e.g., "<Name of
Registry> Certification Practice Statement for the Internet IP
Address and AS Number Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)" with
date, author, etc.
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2. delete this Preface
3. fill in the information indicated below by <text in angle
brackets>
4. delete sections 10, 11, 12, 13.1, Acknowledgments, Author's
Addresses, Intellectual Property Statement, Disclaimer of
Validity, Copyright Statement, Acknowledgments; leaving a
reference section with just the references in 13.2
5. update the table of contents to reflect the deletions and
additions above.
Note: This template is based on the one specified in RFC 3647. A
number of sections contained in the template specified in RFC 3647
were omitted from this template because they did not apply to this
PKI. However, in order to maintain the section numbering scheme
intact, the relevant section headings are included and marked
[OMITTED]. In the Table of Contents the relevant sections are also
marked [OMITTED]. There is a note to this effect in the
Introduction below. This information should be left in the CPS as
an explanation to the user.
1. Introduction
This document is the Certification Practice Statement (CPS) of <Name
of Registry>. It describes the practices employed by the <Name of
Registry> Certification Authority (CA) in the Internet IP Address
and AS Number PKI. These practices are defined in accordance with
the requirements of the Certificate Policy (CP, [RFCxxxx]) of this
PKI.
The Internet IP Address and AS Number PKI is aimed at supporting
verifiable attestations about resource controls, e.g., for improved
routing security. The goal is that each entity that allocates IP
addresses or AS numbers to an entity will, in parallel, issue a
certificate reflecting this allocation. These certificates will
enable verification that the holder of the associated private key
has been allocated the resources indicated in the certificate, and
is the current, unique holder of these resources. The certificates
and CRLs, in conjunction with ancillary digitally signed data
structures, will provide critical inputs for routing security
mechanisms, e.g., generation of route filters by ISPs.
The most important and distinguishing aspect of the PKI for which
this CPS was created is that it does not purport to identify an
address space holder or AS number holder via the subject name
contained in the certificate issued to that entity. Rather, each
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certificate issued under this policy is intended to enable an entity
to assert in a verifiable fashion, that it is the current holder of
an address block or an AS number, based on the current records of
the CA responsible for the resources in question. Verification of
the assertion is based on the ability of the entity to digitally
sign data producing a signature that is verifiable using the public
key contained in the corresponding certificate, and validation of
that certificate in the context of this PKI. This PKI is designed
exclusively for use in support of validation of claims related to
address space and AS number holdings, with emphasis on support of
routing security mechanisms. Use of the certificates and CRLs
managed under this PKI for any other purpose is a violation of this
PKI's CP, and relying parties should reject such uses.
Note: This CPS is based on the template specified in RFC 3647. A
number of sections contained in the template specified in RFC 3647
were omitted from this CPS because they did not apply to this PKI.
However, in order to maintain the section numbering scheme intact,
the relevant section headings are included and marked [OMITTED]. In
the Table of Contents the relevant sections are also marked
[OMITTED].
1.1. Overview
This CPS describes:
. Participants
. Distribution of the certificates and CRLs
. How certificates are issued, managed, and revoked
. Facility management (physical security, personnel, audit, etc.)
. Key management
. Audit procedures
. Business and legal issues
The PKI encompasses several types of certificates:
CA certificates for each organization allocating address blocks and
AS numbers, and for each address space holder
End entity certificates for operations personnel, in support of
access control for the repository system
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End entity ("shadow") certificates for organizations to use in
verifying signatures of Route Origination Authorizations (ROAs)
1.2. Document name and identification
The name of this document is "<Name of Registry>'s Certification
Practice Statement for the Internet IP Address and AS Number PKI".
1.3. PKI participants
Note: In a PKI, the term "subscriber" refers to an individual or
organization that is a Subject of a certificate issued by a CA. The
term is used in this fashion throughout this document, without
qualification, and should not be confused with the networking use of
the term to refer to an individual or organization that receives
service from an ISP. Thus, in this PKI, the term "subscriber" can
refer both to ISPs, which can be subscribers of RIRs, NIRs, LIRs and
other ISPs, and also to organizations that are not ISPs, but which
are subscribers of ISPs in the networking sense of the term. Also
note that, for brevity, this document always refers to subscribers
as organizations, even though some subscribers are individuals. When
necessary, the phrase "network subscriber" is used to refer to an
organization that receives network services from an ISP.
1.3.1. Certification authorities
<Name of Registry> will operate a CA, the primary function of which
is the issuance of certificates to organizations to which address
space or AS numbers are allocated by the registry.
1.3.2. Registration authorities
For the majority of certificates issued by this registry, this
function is provided by the registry per se. The registry already
performs this function -- establishing a relationship with each
subscriber and assuming responsibility for allocating and tracking
the current allocation of address space and AS numbers. Since the
registry operates the CA, there is no distinct RA.
1.3.3. Subscribers
Two types of organizations receive allocations of IP addresses and
AS numbers from this CA and thus are subscribers in the PKI sense:
network subscribers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
<Additionally, this CA issues certificates to <Local/National>
Registries (choose the right term for this RIR, if either applies)
who, in turn, issue certificates to network subscribers or ISPs.>
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1.3.4. Relying parties
Entities that need to validate claims of address space and/or AS
number current holdings are relying parties. Thus, for example,
entities that make use of address and AS number allocation
certificates in support of improved routing security are relying
parties. Registries are relying parties because they transfer
resources between one another and thus will need to verify (cross)
certificates issued in conjunction with such transfers. This
includes ISPs, multi-homed organizations exchanging BGP [BGP4]
traffic with ISPs, and subscribers who have received an allocation
of address space from one ISP or from a registry, but want to
authorize an (or another) ISP to originate routes to this space.
1.3.5. Other participants
<Name of Registry> will operate a repository that holds
certificates, CRLs, and ROAs.
1.4. Certificate usage
1.4.1. Appropriate certificate uses
The certificates issued under this hierarchy are for authorization
in support of validation of claims of current holdings of address
space and/or AS numbers, e.g., for routing security. With regard to
routing security, the intent is to allow the holder of a set of
address blocks to be able to declare, in a secure fashion, the AS
number of each entity that is authorized to originate a route to
these addresses, including the context of ISP proxy aggregation.
Some of the certificates issued under this hierarchy support
operation of this infrastructure, e.g., access control for the
repository system.
1.4.2. Prohibited certificate uses
Any uses other than those described in Section 1.4.1 are prohibited.
1.5. Policy administration
1.5.1. Organization administering the document
This CPS is administered by <Name of Registry>
1.5.2. Contact person
<Insert Registry contact info here>
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1.5.3. Person determining CPS suitability for the policy
Not applicable. Each organization issuing a certificate in this PKI
is attesting to the allocation of resources (IP addresses, AS
numbers) to the holder of the private key corresponding to the
public key in the certificate. The issuing organizations are the
same organizations as the ones that perform the allocation hence
they are authoritative with respect to the accuracy of this binding.
1.5.4. CPS approval procedures
Not applicable. Each organization issuing a certificate in this PKI
is attesting to the allocation of resources (IP addresses, AS
numbers) to the holder of the private key corresponding to the
public key in the certificate. The issuing organizations are the
same organizations as the ones that perform the allocation hence
they are authoritative with respect to the accuracy of this binding.
1.6. Definitions and acronyms
CP - Certificate Policy. A CP is a named set of rules that indicates
the applicability of a certificate to a particular community
and/or class of applications with common security requirements.
CPS - Certification Practice Statement. A CPS is a document that
specifies the practices that a Certification Authority employs in
issuing certificates.
ISP - Internet Service Provider. An ISP is an organization managing
and selling Internet services to other organizations.
LIR/NIR - Local/National Internet Registry. An LIR or NIR is an
organization that manages the assignment of IP address and AS
numbers for a portion of the geographic region covered by a
Regional rd
Registry. These form an optional 3 tier in the tree scheme used to
manage IP address and AS number allocation.
RIR - Regional Internet Registry. An RIR is an organization that
manages the assignment of IP address and AS numbers for a specified
geopolitical area. At present, there are five RIRs: ARIN (North
America), RIPE NCC (Europe), APNIC (Asia -Pacific), LACNIC (Latin
America and Caribbean), and AFRINIC (Africa).
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2. Publication And Repository Responsibilities
2.1. Repositories
As per the CP, certificates and CRLs, will be made available for
downloading by all network operators, to enable them to validate
this data for use in support of routing security. <Name of
Registry> will upload certificates and CRLs issued by it to a local
repository system that it operates as part of a world-wide
distributed system of repositories.
<Describe here the basic set up of your local repository system.>
2.2. Publication of certification information
2.3. Time or Frequency of Publication
<Describe here your procedures for publication (via the repository)
of the certificates and CRLs that you issue. If you choose to
outsource publication of PKI data, you still need to provide this
information for relying parties.>
As per the CP, the following standards exist for publication times
and frequency:
A certificate will be published within 24 hours after a CA has
received acknowledgement from the subject of the certificate that
the certificate is accurate.
The <Name of Registry> CA will publish its CRL prior to the
nextScheduledUpdate value in the scheduled CRL previously issued by
the CA. Within 24 hours of effecting revocation, the CA will publish
a CRL with an entry for the revoked certificate.
2.4. Access controls on repositories
Access controls for repositories are TBD.
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3. Identification And Authentication
3.1. Naming
3.1.1. Types of names
The Subject of each certificate issued by this Registry is
identified by an X.500 Distinguished Name (DN). The DN consists of a
single attribute of type CommonName. <If the RIR has subordinate
(NIR/LIR) registries, insert the appropriate text: "For an NIR/LIR,
the value of this attribute is the name of the NIR/LIR.> For <insert
"non-registry" if appropriate> subscribers, the value of this
attribute is selected by the registry so as to be unique among all
certificates issued by this registry, but does not represent a
"meaningful" or "legal" name for the Subject.
3.1.2. Need for names to be meaningful
The name of the holder of an address block or AS number need not to
be "meaningful" in the conventional, human-readable sense, since
certificates issued under this hierarchy are used for authorization
in support of routing security, not for identification
3.1.3. Anonymity or pseudonymity of subscribers
Although Subject names in certificates issued by this registry need
not be meaningful, and may appear "random," anonymity is not a
function of this PKI, and thus no explicit support for this feature
is provided.
3.1.4. Rules for interpreting various name forms
None
3.1.5. Uniqueness of names
<Name of Registry> certifies Subject names that are unique among the
certificates that it issues. It is desirable that these Subject
names be unique throughout the PKI, to facilitate certificate path
discovery, but such uniqueness is not mandated nor enforced through
technical means.
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3.1.6. Recognition, authentication, and role of trademarks
Because the Subject names are not intended to be meaningful, there
is no provision to recognize nor authenticate trademarks, service
marks, etc.
3.2. Initial identity validation
3.2.1. Method to prove possession of private key
<Describe the method whereby each subscriber will be required to
demonstrate proof-of-possession (PoP) of the private key
corresponding to the public key in the certificate, prior to issuing
the certificate. Standard methods are described in the Certificate
Management Protocol (CMP) (RFC 2510) and the Certificate Management
Messages over CMS protocol (CMC), RFC 2797.>
3.2.2. Authentication of organization identity
Certificates issued under this PKI do not attest to the
organizational identity of resource holders, with the exception of
registries. However, certificates are issued to resource holders in
a fashion that preserves the accuracy of bindings in this registry's
records.
<Describe the procedures that will be used to ensure that each
certificate that is issued accurately reflects your records with
regard to the organization to which you have allocated (or sub-
allocated) the address space (or AS numbers) identified in the
certificate. The specific procedures employed for this purpose
should be commensurate with those you already employ as a registry
in the maintenance of address (and AS number) allocation.>
3.2.3. Authentication of individual identity
Certificates issued under this PKI do not attest to the individual
identity of a resource holder. However, this registry maintains
contact information for each resource holder in support of
certificate renewal, re-key, or revocation.
<Describe the procedures that will be used to identify at least one
individual as a representative of each organization that is an
address space (or AS number) holder. This is done in support of
issuance, renewal, and revocation of the certificate issued to the
organization. The procedures should be commensurate with those you
already employ in authenticating individuals as representatives for
address space (or AS number) holders. Note that this individual
authentication is solely for use by you in dealing with the
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organizations to which you allocate (or sub-allocate) address space
(or AS numbers), and thus must not be relied upon outside of this
CA-subscriber relationship.>
3.2.4. Non-verified subscriber information
No non-verified subscriber data is included in certificates issued
under this certificate policy.
3.2.5. Validation of authority
<Describe the procedures that will be used to verify that an
individual claiming to represent a resource holder to which a
certificate is issued, is authorized to represent that resource
holder in this context. The procedures should be commensurate with
those you already employ as a registry in authenticating individuals
as representatives of resource holders.>
3.2.6. Criteria for interoperation
This PKI is neither intended nor designed to interoperate with any
other PKI.
3.3. Identification and authentication for re-key requests
3.3.1. Identification and authentication for routine re-key
<Describe the procedures that will be used to ensure that an
organization requesting a re-key is the legitimate holder of the
certificate (and associated address space and AS numbers) to be re-
keyed. This should also include the method employed for verifying
PoP of the private key corresponding to the new public key. With
respect to authentication of the holder of the address space and AS
numbers, the procedures should be commensurate with those you
already employ in the maintenance of address (and AS number)
allocation. Note that your organization can choose to require
periodic re-keying consistent with contractual agreements with the
recipient.>
3.3.2. Identification and authentication for re-key after revocation
<Describe the procedures that will be used to ensure that an
organization requesting a re-key after revocation is the legitimate
holder of the address space and AS numbers in the certificate being
re-keyed. This should also include the method employed for verifying
PoP of the private key corresponding to the new public key. Note
that there may be different procedures for the case where the
legitimate subject still possesses the original private key as
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opposed to the case when it no longer has access to that key. With
respect to authentication of the resource holder, the procedures
should be commensurate with those you already employ in the
maintenance of resource allocation records.>
3.4. Identification and authentication for revocation request
<Describe the procedures that will be used to ensure that the
resource holder requesting revocation is the subject of the
certificate (or an authorized representative thereof) to be revoked.
Note that there may be different procedures for the case where the
legitimate subject still possesses the original private key as
opposed to the case when the subject no longer has access to that
key. These procedures should be commensurate with those you already
employ in the maintenance of resource holder records.>
Note: If additional IP addresses or AS numbers are being added to
an organization's existing allocation, the old certificate need not
be revoked. Instead, a new certificate may be issued with both the
old and the new resources and the old key. If IP addresses or AS
numbers are being removed or if there has been a key compromise,
then there will be a revocation and a re-key. A subscriber may
request that its resource holdings be spread over a set of
certificates, rather than consolidating all resources in one
certificate. This may be appropriate if the subscriber wants to
manage his resource allocations as distinct allocations within his
organization.
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4. Certificate Life-Cycle Operational Requirements
4.1. Certificate Application
4.1.1. Who can submit a certificate application
The following entities may submit a certificate application to this
CA:
<Insert if appropriate: "Any LIR/NIR operating in the geopolitical
region served by this registry">
Any entity that holds AS numbers or address space assigned by this
registry
Individuals or roles associated with this registry and that engage
in the maintenance of the repository system for this PKI
4.1.2. Enrollment process and responsibilities
<Describe your enrollment process for issuing certificates both for
initial deployment of the PKI and as an ongoing process. Note that
most of the certificates in this PKI are issued as part of registry
and ISP normal business practices, as an adjunct to address space
and AS number allocation, and thus a separate application to request
a certificate may not be necessary. If so, reference should be made
to where these practices are documented.>
4.2. Certificate application processing
<Describe the certificate request/response standards that you will
employ. You should make use of existing standards for certificate
application processing. Relevant standards include RFC 4210,
Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Management
Protocol (CMP), RFC 2797, Certificate Management Messages over CMS,
and RSA Labs standards PKCS #7 and PKCS #10. >
4.2.1. Performing identification and authentication functions
<Describe your practices for identification and authentication of
certificate applicants. Often, existing practices employed by you
to identify and authenticate organizations form the basis for
issuance of certificates to these subscribers. Reference can be
made to documentation of such existing practices.>
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4.2.2. Approval or rejection of certificate applications
<Describe your practices for approval or rejection of applications
and refer to documentation of existing business practices relevant
to this process. Note that according to the CP, certificate
applications will be approved based on the normal business practices
of the entity operating the CA, based on the CA's records of address
space and AS number holders. Also, each CA will verify that the
requester holds the corresponding private key for the public key
that will be bound to the certificate the CA issues to the
requester.>
4.2.3. Time to process certificate applications
<You may declare here your expected time frame for processing
certificate applications.>
4.3. Certificate issuance
4.3.1. CA actions during certificate issuance
<Describe in this section the following (referring to subsequent
sections as appropriate):
Procedures for generation of a draft certificate and form of the
draft. Typically a draft certificate is a complete certificate
except for the issuer's signature.
Procedure for making the draft available to the applicant for
review. For example, you may directly transmit the draft certificate
to the subscriber (applying PKCS #7 or other defined syntax).
Alternatively, you might establish a repository where draft
certificates can be examined.
Procedure for subscriber approval/rejection of the draft (Section
4.4.1)
If the draft is approved, procedure for finalization of the draft
and subsequent publication (Section 4.4.2)
If the draft is rejected, procedure for modification of the rejected
certificate (Section 4.8 might be useful) or submission of a new
certificate request.>
4.3.2. Notification to subscriber by the CA of issuance of certificate
<Describe your procedure for notification of a subscriber when a
draft certificate is ready for review.>
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Notification of certificate issuance by the CA to other entities
[OMITTED>
4.4. Certificate acceptance
4.4.1. Conduct constituting certificate acceptance
When a draft certificate is generated and the subscriber is
notified, it is required that the subscriber review the proposed
certificate and either approve or reject it within <X> days.
<Describe what constitutes acceptance or rejection from the
certificate applicant.>
If a certificate remains unprocessed by the requester after <X>
days, <Describe your policy for handling certificates that have not
been acknowledged (either positively or negatively) after X days.
For example, at your option, you may either cancel the certificate
or finalize it and place it in the repository.>
4.4.2. Publication of the certificate by the CA
Certificates will be published in the Repository system once
approved. <Describe your procedures for publication of the approved
certificate.>
4.5. Key pair and certificate usage
A summary of the use model for the IP Address and AS Number PKI is
provided below.
4.5.1. Subscriber private key and certificate usage
The certificates issued by this registry to resource holders are CA
certificates. The private key associated with each of these
certificates is used to sign subordinate (CA or EE) certificates and
CRLs. A (non-registry) subscriber will issue certificates to any
organizations to which it allocates IP address space and one or more
"shadow" certificates for use in verifying signatures on ROAs signed
by the subscriber. <If appropriate, add "Subscribers that are
registries (LIRs/NIRs) issue certificates to organizations to which
they have allocated address space or AS numbers.> Subscribers also
will issue certificates to operators in support of repository access
control.
4.5.2. Relying party public key and certificate usage
The primary relying parties in this PKI are ISPs, who will use
shadow certificates to verify ROAs, e.g., in support of generating
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route filters. Repositories will use operator certificates to
verify the authorization of entities to engage in repository
maintenance activities, and thus repositories represent a secondary
type of relying party.
4.6. Certificate renewal
4.6.1. Circumstance for certificate renewal
As per the CP, a certificate will be processed for renewal based on
its expiration date or a renewal request from the certificate
Subject. The request may be implicit, a side effect of renewing its
resource holding agreement, or may be explicit. If <Name of
Registry> initiates the renewal process based on the certificate
expiration date, then <Name of Registry> will notify the resource
holder <insert the period of advance warning, e.g., "2 weeks in
advance of the expiration date", or the general policy, e.g., "in
conjunction with notification of service expiration".> The validity
interval of the new (renewed) certificate will overlap that of the
previous certificate by <insert length of overlap period, e.g., 1
week>, to ensure uninterrupted coverage.
Certificate renewal will incorporate the same public key as the
previous certificate, unless the private key has been reported as
compromised. If a new key pair is being used, the stipulations of
Section 4.7 will apply.
4.6.2. Who may request renewal
The certificate holder or <Name of Registry> may initiate the
renewal process. <For the case of the certificate holder, describe
what steps will be taken to verify the identity and authorization of
the entity requesting the renewal.>
4.6.3. Processing certificate renewal requests
<Describe your procedures for handling certificate renewal requests.
This must include verification that the certificate in question has
not been revoked.>
4.6.4. Notification of new certificate issuance to subscriber
<Describe your procedure for notification of new certificate
issuance to the subscriber. This should be consistent with 4.3.2.>
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4.6.5. Conduct constituting acceptance of a renewal certificate
<Describe your definition of what constitutes acceptance of a
renewed certificate. This should be consistent with 4.4.1.>
4.6.6. Publication of the renewal certificate by the CA
<Describe your policy and procedures for publication of a renewed
certificate. This should be consistent with 4.4.2.>
4.6.7. Notification of certificate issuance by the CA to other entities
[OMITTED]
4.7. Certificate re-key
4.7.1. Circumstance for certificate re-key
As per the CP, re-key of a certificate will be performed only when
requested, based on:
(1) knowledge or suspicion of compromise or loss of the associated
private key, or
(2) the expiration of the cryptographic lifetime of the associated
key pair
If a certificate is revoked to replace the RFC 3779 extensions, the
replacement certificate will incorporate the same public key, not a
new key, unless the subscriber requests a re-key at the same time.
If the re-key is based on a suspected compromise, then the previous
certificate will be revoked. If the re-key is based on the
expiration of the key pair, then the certificate does not require
revocation, since the certificate should expire on or before the
date when the associated key pair expires.
4.7.2. Who may request certification of a new public key
The holder of the certificate may request a re-key. In addition,
<Name of Registry> may initiate a re-key based on receipt and
verification of a compromise report. <Describe what steps will be
taken to verify the identity and authorization of a subscriber to
request a re-key when the private key has been reported as
compromised. Also describe how a compromise report received from
other than a subscriber is verified.>
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4.7.3. Processing certificate re-keying requests
<Describe your process for handling re-keying requests. As per the
CP, this should be consistent with the process described in Section
4.3. So reference can be made to that section.>
4.7.4. Notification of new certificate issuance to subscriber
<Describe your policy regarding notifying the subscriber re:
availability of the new certificate. This should be consistent with
the notification process for any new certificate issuance (see
section 4.3.2).>
4.7.5. Conduct constituting acceptance of a re-keyed certificate
<Describe your policy regarding acceptance of the new certificate by
the subscriber. This should be consistent with the acceptance
process for any new certificate (see section 4.4.1).>
4.7.6. Publication of the re-keyed certificate by the CA
<Describe your policy regarding publication of the new certificate.
This should be consistent with the publication process for any new
certificate (see section 4.4.2).>
4.7.7. Notification of certificate issuance by the CA to other entities
[OMITTED]
4.8. Certificate modification
4.8.1. Circumstance for certificate modification
As per the CP, modification of a certificate occurs to implement
changes to the RFC 3779 extension values in a certificate. A
subscriber can request a certificate modification when this
information in a currently valid certificate has changed, as a
result of changes in the resource holdings of the subscriber. The
request may be implicit, a side effect of the allocation of
additional resources, or may be explicit. A subscriber also may
request that its existing set of resources be redistributed among
multiple certificates. This example of certificate modification is
effected through issuance of new certificates, and revocation of the
previous certificates.
If a subscriber is to be allocated address space or AS numbers in
addition to a current allocation, and if the subscriber does not
request that a new certificate be issued containing only these
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resources, then this is accomplished through a certificate
modification. When previously allocated address space or AS numbers
are to be removed from a certificate, then the old certificate MUST
be revoked and a new certificate (reflecting the new allocation)
issued.
4.8.2. Who may request certificate modification
The certificate holder or <Name of Registry> may initiate the
certificate modification process. <For the case of the certificate
holder, state here what steps will be taken to verify the identity
and authorization of the entity requesting the modification.>
4.8.3. Processing certificate modification requests
<Describe your procedures for verification of the modification
request and procedures for the issuance of a new certificate. These
should be consistent with the processes described in Sections 4.2
and 4.3.1.>
4.8.4. Notification of modified certificate issuance to subscriber
<Describe your procedure for notification of issuance of a modified
certificate. This should be consistent with the notification
process for any new certificate (see section 4.3.2).>
4.8.5. Conduct constituting acceptance of modified certificate
<Describe your criteria for acceptance of a modified certificate.
This should be consistent with the acceptance process for any new
certificate (see section 4.4.1).>
4.8.6. Publication of the modified certificate by the CA
<Describe your procedure for publication of a modified certificate.
This should be consistent with the publication process for any new
certificate (see section 4.4.2).>
4.8.7. Notification of certificate issuance by the CA to other entities
[OMITTED]
4.9. Certificate revocation and suspension
4.9.1. Circumstances for revocation
As per the CP, certificates can be revoked for several reasons.
Either <Name of Registry> or the subject may choose to end the
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relationship expressed in the certificate, thus creating cause to
revoke the certificate. If one or more of the resources bound to the
public key in the certificate are no longer associated with the
subject, that too constitutes a basis for revocation. A certificate
also may be revoked due to loss or compromise of the private key
corresponding to the public key in the certificate. Finally, a
certificate may be revoked in order to invalidate data signed by
that certificate.
4.9.2. Who can request revocation
The certificate holder or <Name of Registry> may request a
revocation. <For the case of the certificate holder, describe what
steps will be taken to verify the identity and authorization of the
entity requesting the revocation.>
4.9.3. Procedure for revocation request
<Describe your process for handling a certificate revocation
request. This should include:
Procedure to be used by the certificate holder to request a
revocation
Procedure for notification of the certificate holder when the CRL is
published by <Name of Registry>.
4.9.4. Revocation request grace period
A subscriber should request revocation as soon as possible after the
need for revocation has been identified.
4.9.5. Time within which CA must process the revocation request
<Describe your policy on the time period within which you will
process a revocation request.>
4.9.6. Revocation checking requirement for relying parties
As per the CP, a relying party is responsible for checking the most
recent, scheduled CRL whenever it validates a certificate.
4.9.7. CRL issuance frequency
<Name of Registry> will publish CRLs approximately every 24 hours.
Each CRL will carry a nextScheduledUpdate value and a new CRL will
be published at or before that time. <Name of Registry> will modify
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the nextScheduledUpdate value when it issues a CRL, to signal when
the next scheduled CRL will be issued.
4.9.8. Maximum latency for CRLs
A CRL will be posted to the repository system with minimal delay
after generation.
4.9.9. On-line revocation/status checking availability [OMITTED]
4.9.10. On-line revocation checking requirements [OMITTED]
4.9.11. Other forms of revocation advertisements available [OMITTED]
4.9.12. Special requirements re key compromise [OMITTED]
4.9.13. Circumstances for suspension [OMITTED]
4.9.14. Who can request suspension [OMITTED]
4.9.15. Procedure for suspension request [OMITTED]
4.9.16. Limits on suspension period [OMITTED]
4.10. Certificate status services
<Name of Registry> does <not> support OCSP.
4.10.1. Operational characteristics [OMITTED]
4.10.2. Service availability [OMITTED]
4.10.3. Optional features [OMITTED]
4.11. End of subscription [OMITTED]
4.12. Key escrow and recovery [OMITTED]
4.12.1. Key escrow and recovery policy and practices [OMITTED]
4.12.2. Session key encapsulation and recovery policy and practices
[OMITTED]
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5. Facility, Management, And Operational Controls
5.1. Physical controls
<As per the CP, describe the physical controls that you employ for
certificate management. These should be commensurate to those used
in the management of address space and AS number allocation.>
5.1.1. Site location and construction
5.1.2. Physical access
5.1.3. Power and air conditioning
5.1.4. Water exposures
5.1.5. Fire prevention and protection
5.1.6. Media storage
5.1.7. Waste disposal
5.1.8. Off-site backup
5.2. Procedural controls
<As per the CP, describe the procedural security controls that you
employ for certificate management. These should be commensurate to
those used in the management of address space and AS number
allocation.>
5.2.1. Trusted roles
5.2.2. Number of persons required per task
5.2.3. Identification and authentication for each role
5.2.4. Roles requiring separation of duties
5.3. Personnel controls
<As per the CP, describe the personnel security controls that you
employ for individuals associated with certificate management. These
should be commensurate to those used in the management of address
space and AS number allocation.>
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5.3.1. Qualifications, experience, and clearance requirements
5.3.2. Background check procedures
5.3.3. Training requirements
5.3.4. Retraining frequency and requirements
5.3.5. Job rotation frequency and sequence
5.3.6. Sanctions for unauthorized actions
5.3.7. Independent contractor requirements
5.3.8. Documentation supplied to personnel
5.4. Audit logging procedures
5.4.1. Types of events recorded
Audit records will be generated for the basic operations of the
certification authority computing equipment. Audit records will
include the date, time, responsible user or process, and summary
content data relating to the event. Auditable events include:
Access to CA computing equipment (e.g., logon, logout)
Messages received requesting CA actions (e.g., certificate requests,
certificate revocation requests, compromise notifications)
Certificate creation, modification, revocation, or renewal actions
Posting of any material to a repository
Any attempts to change or delete audit data
<List here any additional types of events that will be audited.>
5.4.2. Frequency of processing log
<Describe your procedures for review of audit logs.>
5.4.3. Retention period for audit log
<Describe your polices for retention of audit logs.>
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5.4.4. Protection of audit log
<Describe your policies for protection of the audit logs.>
5.4.5. Audit log backup procedures
<Describe your policies for backup of the audit logs.>
5.4.6. Audit collection system (internal vs. external) [OMITTED]
5.4.7. Notification to event-causing subject [OMITTED]
5.4.8. Vulnerability assessments
<Describe any vulnerability assessments that you will apply (or have
already applied) to the PKI subsystems. This should include whether
such assessments have taken place and any procedures or plans to
perform or repeat/reassess vulnerabilities in the future.>
5.5. Records archival [OMITTED]
5.5.1. Types of records archived [OMITTED]
5.5.2. Retention period for archive [OMITTED]
5.5.3. Protection of archive [OMITTED]
5.5.4. Archive backup procedures [OMITTED]
5.5.5. Requirements for time-stamping of records [OMITTED]
5.5.6. Archive collection system (internal or external) [OMITTED]
5.5.7. Procedures to obtain and verify archive information [OMITTED]
5.6. Key changeover
The <Name of Registry> CA certificate will contain a validity period
that encompasses that of all certificates verifiable using this CA
certificate. To support this, <Name of Registry> will create a new
signature key pair, and acquire and publish a new certificate
containing the public key of the pair, <specify here the minimum
amount of lead time, e.g., "a minimum of 6 months"> in advance of
the expiration date of the current signature key pair.
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5.7. Compromise and disaster recovery [OMITTED]
5.7.1. Incident and compromise handling procedures [OMITTED]
5.7.2. Computing resources, software, and/or data are corrupted
[OMITTED]
5.7.3. Entity private key compromise procedures [OMITTED]
5.7.4. Business continuity capabilities after a disaster [OMITTED]
5.8. CA or RA termination
<Describe the fallback policy for management of your CA's IP address
space and AS number allocations in case of its own termination.>
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6. Technical Security Controls
This section describes the security controls used by <Name of
Registry>.
6.1. Key pair generation and installation
6.1.1. Key pair generation
<Describe the procedures that will be used to generate the CA key
pair, and, if applicable, key pairs for subscribers. In most
instances, public-key pairs will be generated by the subscriber,
i.e., the organization receiving the allocation of address space or
AS numbers. However, your procedures may include one for generating
key pairs on behalf of your subscribers if they so request. (This
might be done for subscribers who do not have the ability to perform
key generation in a secure fashion or who want a registry to provide
backup for the subscriber private key.) Since the keys used in this
PKI are not for non-repudiation purposes, generation of key pairs by
CAs does not undermine the security of the PKI. >
6.1.2. Private key delivery to subscriber
<If the procedures in 6.1.1 include providing key pair generation
services for subscribers, describe the means by which private keys
are delivered to subscribers in a secure fashion. Otherwise say this
is not applicable.>
6.1.3. Public key delivery to certificate issuer
<Describe the means by which the public keys are delivered to you,
e.g., electronic submission using a PKCS#10 Certificate Signing
Request (CSR). This description should explain how this public key
delivery fits in with the process whereby the subscriber requests IP
address space (and/or AS numbers), authenticates itself, pays for
the resources, etc. The security of the procedures used by a
subscriber to deliver its public key to you need only be
commensurate with the security of the procedures already employed
for management of the IP address space and AS numbers.>
6.1.4. CA public key delivery to relying parties
CA public keys for all entities other than RIRs are contained in
certificates issued by other CAs. These certificates plus
certificates used to represent inter-RIR transfers of address space
or AS numbers will be published via a repository system. Relying
parties will download these certificates from this system. Public
key values and associated data for the trust anchors (RIRs) will be
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distributed out of band, embedded in path validation software that
will be made available to the Internet community.
[Do you (RIRs) want to make provisions for additional mechanisms for
distribution of your public keys for use as a cross-check on the
downloaded path validation software?]
6.1.5. Key sizes
For the <Name of Registry> CA's certificate and shadow CA
certificate, the RSA key size will be 2048 bits. For subscriber
certificates, the RSA keys will be <insert key size -- e.g., 2048 or
1024 bits. If NIR/LIR key size is larger than ISP/subscriber key
size, describe each independently.>
6.1.6. Public key parameters generation and quality checking
The RSA algorithm [RSA] is used in this PKI with the public exponent
(e) F (65,537). 4
<If the procedures in 6.1.1 include subscriber key pair generation,
insert here text specifying that the subscriber is responsible for
performing checks on the quality of its key pair and saying that
<Name of Registry> is not responsible for performing such checks for
subscribers OR describe the procedures used by the CA for checking
the quality of these subscriber key pairs.>
6.1.7. Key usage purposes (as per X.509 v3 key usage field)
The Key usage extension bit values will be consistent with RFC 3280.
For <Name of Registry>'s CA certificates, the keyCertSign and
cRLSign bits will be set TRUE. All other bits (including
digitalSignature) will be set FALSE, and the extension will be
marked critical.
6.2. Private Key Protection and Cryptographic Module Engineering
Controls
6.2.1. Cryptographic module standards and controls
The <Name of Registry> CA employs a cryptographic module evaluated
under FIPS 140-2, at level 3 [FIPS].
6.2.2. Private key (n out of m) multi-person control
There will be private key <insert here n> out of <insert here m>
multi-person control.
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6.2.3. Private key escrow
No private key escrow procedures are required for this PKI.
6.2.4. Private key backup
<Describe the procedures used for backing up your CA's private key.
The following aspects should be included. (1) The copying should be
done under the same multi-party control as is used for controlling
the original private key. (2) At least one copy should be kept at
an off-site location for disaster recovery purposes.>
6.2.5. Private key archival
See sections 6.2.3 and 6.2.4
6.2.6. Private key transfer into or from a cryptographic module
The private keys for <Name of Registry>'s CA and shadow CA will be
generated by the cryptographic module specified in 6.2.1. The
private keys will never leave the module except in encrypted form
for backup and/or transfer to a new module.
6.2.7. Private key storage on cryptographic module
The private keys for <Name of Registry>'s CA will be stored in the
cryptographic module and will be protected from unauthorized use in
accordance with the FIPS 140-2 requirements applicable to the
module. (See [FIPS])
6.2.8. Method of activating private key
<Describe the mechanisms and data used to activate your CA's private
key.>
6.2.9. Method of deactivating private key
The cryptographic module, when activated, will not be left
unattended. After use, it will be deactivated by <Describe the
procedure for deactivation of your CA's private key.> The module
will be stored securely when not in use.
6.2.10. Method of destroying private key
<Describe the method used for destroying your CA's private key,
e.g., when it is superseded. This will depend on the particular
module.>
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6.2.11. Cryptographic Module Rating
The cryptographic module will be certified FIPS 140-2, at level 3
[FIPS].
6.3. Other aspects of key pair management
6.3.1. Public key archival
Because this PKI does not support non-repudiation, there is no need
to archive public keys.
6.3.2. Certificate operational periods and key pair usage periods
The <Name of Registry> CA's key pair will have a validity interval
of <insert number of years - Registry key pairs and certificates
should have long validity intervals, e.g., 10 years, to minimize the
disruption caused by key changeover for top tier CAs.>
6.4. Activation data
6.4.1. Activation data generation and installation
<Describe how activation data for your CA will be generated.>
6.4.2. Activation data protection
Activation data for the CA private key will be protected by
<Describe your procedures here>.
6.4.3. Other aspects of activation data
<Add here any details you wish to provide with regard to the
activation data for your CA. If there are none, say "None.">
6.5. Computer security controls
6.5.1. Specific computer security technical requirement
<Describe your security requirements for the computers used to
support this PKI, e.g., requirements for authenticated logins, audit
capabilities, etc. These requirements should be commensurate with
those used for the computers used for managing allocation of IP
addresses and AS numbers.>
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6.5.2. Computer security rating [OMITTED]
6.6. Life cycle technical controls
6.6.1. System development controls
<Describe any system development controls that you will apply to the
PKI systems, e.g., use of Trusted System Development Methodology
(TSDM) Level 2.>
6.6.2. Security management controls
<Describe the security management controls that will be used for the
software and equipment employed by the CA. These security measures
should be commensurate with those used for the systems used by the
CAs for managing and allocating IP address and AS number resources.>
6.6.3. Life cycle security controls
<Describe how the equipment (hardware and software) used for PKI
functions will be procured, installed, maintained, and updated.
This should be done in a fashion commensurate with the way in which
equipment for the management and allocation of IP address space and
AS numbers is handled. >
6.7. Network security controls
<Describe the network security controls that will be used for CA
operation. These should be commensurate with the network security
controls employed for the computers used for managing allocation of
IP addresses and AS numbers.>
6.8. Time-stamping
The PKI in question does not make use of time stamping.
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7. Certificate and CRL Profiles
Please refer to the Certificate and CRL Profile [draft-ietf-sidr-
res-certs-01]
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7.1. Certificate profile [OMITTED]
7.1.1. Version number(s) [OMITTED]
7.1.2. Certificate extensions [OMITTED]
7.1.2.1. Required certificate extensions [OMITTED]
7.1.2.2. Deprecated certificate extensions [OMITTED]
7.1.2.3. Optional certificate extensions [OMITTED]
7.1.3. Algorithm object identifiers [OMITTED]
7.1.4. Name forms [OMITTED]
7.1.5. Name constraints [OMITTED]
7.1.6. Certificate policy object identifier [OMITTED]
7.1.7. Usage of Policy Constraints extension [OMITTED]
7.1.8. Policy qualifiers syntax and semantics [OMITTED]
7.1.9. Processing semantics for the critical Certificate Policies
extension [OMITTED]
7.2. CRL profile [OMITTED]
7.2.1. Version number(s) [OMITTED]
7.2.2. CRL and CRL entry extensions [OMITTED]
7.2.2.1. Required CRL extensions [OMITTED]
7.2.2.2. Deprecated CRL extensions [OMITTED]
7.2.2.3. Optional CRL extensions [OMITTED]
7.3. OCSP profile [OMITTED]
7.3.1. Version number(s) [OMITTED]
7.3.2. OCSP extensions [OMITTED]
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8. Compliance Audit and Other Assessments
<List here any audit and other assessments used to ensure the
security of the administration of IP addresses and AS numbers. These
are sufficient for the PKI systems.>
8.1. Frequency or circumstances of assessment
8.2. Identity/qualifications of assessor
8.3. Assessor's relationship to assessed entity
8.4. Topics covered by assessment
8.5. Actions taken as a result of deficiency
8.6. Communication of results
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9. Other Business And Legal Matters
<The sections below are optional. Fill them in as appropriate for
your organization. Note that the manner in which you manage your
business and legal matters for this PKI should be commensurate with
the way in which you manage business and legal matters for the
allocation of IP address and AS numbers.>
9.1. Fees
9.1.1. Certificate issuance or renewal fees
9.1.2. Fees for other services (if applicable)
9.1.3. Refund policy
9.2. Financial responsibility
9.2.1. Insurance coverage
9.2.2. Other assets
9.2.3. Insurance or warranty coverage for end-entities
9.3. Confidentiality of business information
9.3.1. Scope of confidential information
9.3.2. Information not within the scope of confidential information
9.3.3. Responsibility to protect confidential information
9.4. Privacy of personal information
9.4.1. Privacy plan
9.4.2. Information treated as private
9.4.3. Information not deemed private
9.4.4. Responsibility to protect private information
9.4.5. Notice and consent to use private information
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9.4.6. Disclosure pursuant to judicial or administrative process
9.4.7. Other information disclosure circumstances
9.5. Intellectual property rights (if applicable)
9.6. Representations and warranties
9.6.1. CA representations and warranties
9.6.2. Subscriber representations and warranties
9.6.3. Relying party representations and warranties
9.6.4. Representations and warranties of other participants [OMITTED]
9.7. Disclaimers of warranties
9.8. Limitations of liability
9.9. Indemnities
9.10. Term and termination
9.10.1. Term
9.10.2. Termination
9.10.3. Effect of termination and survival
9.11. Individual notices and communications with participants
9.12. Amendments
9.12.1. Procedure for amendment
9.12.2. Notification mechanism and period
9.12.3. Circumstances under which OID must be changed [OMITTED]
9.13. Dispute resolution provisions
9.14. Governing law
9.15. Compliance with applicable law
9.16. Miscellaneous provisions
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9.16.1. Entire agreement
9.16.2. Assignment
9.16.3. Severability
9.16.4. Enforcement (attorneys' fees and waiver of rights)
9.16.5. Force Majeure
9.17. Other provisions [OMITTED]
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10. Security Considerations
The degree to which a relying party can trust the binding embodied
in a certificate depends on several factors. These factors can
include the practices followed by the certification authority (CA)
in authenticating the subject; the CA's operating policy,
procedures, and technical security controls, including the scope of
the subscriber's responsibilities (for example, in protecting the
private key), and the stated responsibilities and liability terms
and conditions of the CA (for example, warranties, disclaimers of
warranties, and limitations of liability). This document provides a
framework to address the technical, procedural, personnel, and
physical security aspects of Certification Authorities, Registration
Authorities, repositories, subscribers, and relying party
cryptographic modules, in order to ensure that the certificate
generation, publication, renewal, re-key, usage, and revocation is
done in a secure manner. Specifically, Section 3 Identification and
Authentication (I&A); Section 4 Certificate Life-Cycle Operational
Requirements; Section 5 Facility Management, and Operational
Controls; Section 6 Technical Security Controls; Section 7
Certificate and CRL Profiles; and Section 8 Compliance Audit and
Other Assessments are oriented towards ensuring secure operation of
the PKI entities such as CA, RA, repository, subscriber systems, and
relying party systems.
11. IANA Considerations
None.
12. Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Geoff Huston for reviewing this
document.
13. References
13.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC3280] Housley, R., Polk, W. Ford, W., Solo, D., "Internet
X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate
Revocation List (CRL) Profile", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFCxxxx] Seo, K., Watro, R., Kong, D., and Kent, S. ,
"Certificate Policy for the Internet IP Address and AS Number
PKI", RFC xxxx.
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[draft-ietf-sidr-res-certs-01] Huston, G., Loomans, R.,
Michaelson, G., "A Profile for X.509 PKIX Resource
Certificates", work in progress, June 19, 2006.
13.2. Informative References
[BGP4] Y. Rekhter, T. Li (editors), A Border Gateway Protocol 4
(BGP-4). IETF RFC 1771, March 1995.
[FIPS] Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 140-2
(FIPS PUB 140-2), "Security Requirements for Cryptographic
Modules", Information Technology Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, May 25, 2001.
[RSA] Rivest, R., Shamir, A., and Adelman, L. M. 1978. A method for
obtaining digital signatures and public-key cryptosystems.
Commun. ACM 21, 2 (Feb.), 120-126.
Author's Addresses
Stephen Kent
BBN Technologies
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge MA 02138
USA
Phone: +1 (617) 873-3988
Email: skent@bbn.com
Derrick Kong
BBN Technologies
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge MA 02138
USA
Phone: +1 (617) 873-1951
Email: dkong@bbn.com
Karen Seo
BBN Technologies
10 Moulton Street
Cambridge MA 02138
USA
Phone: +1 (617) 873-3152
Email: kseo@bbn.com
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