PB-TNC: A Posture Broker (PB) Protocol Compatible with Trusted Network Connect (TNC)
RFC 5793
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RFC - Proposed Standard
(March 2010; Errata)
Was draft-ietf-nea-pb-tnc (nea WG)
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| Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
| Replaces | draft-sahita-nea-pb-tnc | ||
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) R. Sahita
Request for Comments: 5793 Intel
Category: Standards Track S. Hanna
ISSN: 2070-1721 Juniper
R. Hurst
Microsoft
K. Narayan
Cisco Systems
March 2010
PB-TNC: A Posture Broker (PB) Protocol Compatible
with Trusted Network Connect (TNC)
Abstract
This document specifies PB-TNC, a Posture Broker protocol identical
to the Trusted Computing Group's IF-TNCCS 2.0 protocol. The document
then evaluates PB-TNC against the requirements defined in the NEA
Requirements specification.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5793.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................4
1.1. Prerequisites ..............................................4
1.2. Message Diagram Conventions ................................4
1.3. Terminology ................................................4
1.4. Conventions Used in This Document ..........................4
2. PB-TNC Design Considerations ....................................5
2.1. Message Addressing .........................................5
2.2. Vendor IDs .................................................7
2.3. Efficiency .................................................7
3. PB-TNC Protocol Description .....................................7
3.1. Protocol Overview ..........................................7
3.2. PB-TNC State Machine .......................................8
3.3. Layering on PT ............................................11
3.4. Example of PB-TNC Encapsulation ...........................12
4. PB-TNC Protocol Specification ..................................13
4.1. PB-TNC Header .............................................13
4.2. PB-TNC Message ............................................16
4.3. IETF Standard PB-TNC Message Types ........................19
4.4. PB-Experimental ...........................................19
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4.5. PB-PA .....................................................20
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