INTERNET-DRAFT                                              S. Moonesamy
Intended Status: Informational
Expires: September 28, 2014                               March 27, 2014


                Using ED25519 in SSHFP Resource Records
                    draft-moonesamy-sshfp-ed25519-01


Abstract

   The Ed25519 signature algorithm has been implemented in OpenSSH.
   This document updates the IANA "SSHFP RR Types for public key
   algorithms" registry by adding an algorithm number for Ed25519.


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1.  Introduction

   The Ed25519 [Ed25519] signature algorithm has been implemented in
   OpenSSH.  RFC 4255 [RFC4255] defines a DNS resource record, "SSHFP",
   which can be used to publish a fingerprint of the SSH server public
   key in the DNS.  This document updates the IANA "SSHFP RR Types for
   public key algorithms" registry by adding an algorithm number for
   Ed25519 [Ed25519].

2.. ED25519 Public Key with SHA-256 Fingerprint

   The SSHFP Resource Record for the ED25519 public key with SHA-256
   fingerprint would, for example, be:

      ssh.example.com IN SSHFP [TBD] 2 ( a87f1b687ac0e57d2a081a2f2826723
                                         34d90ed316d2b818ca9580ea384d924
                                         01 )

   RFC Editor Note: Please replace TBD with the value assigned by IANA.

3.  Security Considerations

   The overall security of using SSHFP for SSH host key verification is
   dependent on the security policies of the SSH host administrator and
   DNS zone administrator (in transferring the fingerprint), detailed
   aspects of how verification is done in the SSH implementation, and in
   the client's diligence in accessing the DNS in a secure manner.
   Please refer to RFC 4255 [RFC4255] for a discussion of the security
   considerations.


4.  IANA Considerations

   IANA is requested to add the following entry to the "SSHFP RR Types
   for public key algorithms" registry:

      +--------+-------------+------------+
      | Value  | Description |  Reference |
      +--------+-------------+------------+
      |  [TBD] |    ED25519  | [RFCXXXX]  |
      +--------+-------------+------------+

   RFC Editor Note: Please replace TBD with the value assigned by IANA
   and RFCXXXX to refer to this document.

5. Acknowledgements

   Some of the text in this document is from RFC 6594 which was written



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   by Ondrej Sury.  The author would like to thank Damien Miller, Yoav
   Nir and Paul Wouters for their feedback.

6.  References

6.1.  Normative References

   [RFC4255]  Schlyter, J. and W. Griffin, "Using DNS to Securely
              Publish Secure Shell (SSH) Key Fingerprints", RFC 4255,
              January 2006.

   [RFC6594]  Sury, O., "Use of the SHA-256 Algorithm with RSA, Digital
              Signature Algorithm (DSA), and Elliptic Curve DSA (ECDSA)
              in SSHFP Resource Records", RFC 6594, April 2012.

   [FIPS180-4]  National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Secure
              Hash Standard (SHS)", FIPS PUB 180-4, March 2012,
              <http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips180-4/fips180-
              4_final.pdf>.

6.2.  Informative References

   [Ed25519]  <http://ed25519.cr.yp.to/ed25519-20110926.pdf>


Appendix A: Changes

[RFC Editor Note: Please remove this appendix]

A.1 Changes since version 00

   o  Text about usage policy removed from Section 2

   o  SHA-1 Fingerprint removed

Authors' Addresses


   S. Moonesamy
   76, Ylang Ylang Avenue
   Quatres Bornes
   Mauritius

   Email: sm+ietf@elandsys.com







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