Basic Socket Interface Extensions for the Host Identity Protocol (HIP)
RFC 6317

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                           M. Komu
Request for Comments: 6317                              Aalto University
Category: Experimental                                      T. Henderson
ISSN: 2070-1721                                       The Boeing Company
                                                               July 2011

                 Basic Socket Interface Extensions for
                    the Host Identity Protocol (HIP)

Abstract

   This document defines extensions to the current sockets API for the
   Host Identity Protocol (HIP).  The extensions focus on the use of
   public-key-based identifiers discovered via DNS resolution, but also
   define interfaces for manual bindings between Host Identity Tags
   (HITs) and locators.  With the extensions, the application can also
   support more relaxed security models where communication can be non-
   HIP-based, according to local policies.  The extensions in this
   document are experimental and provide basic tools for further
   experimentation with policies.

Status of This Memo

   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
   published for examination, experimental implementation, and
   evaluation.

   This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
   community.  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).  Not
   all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of
   Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.

   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
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Komu & Henderson              Experimental                      [Page 1]
RFC 6317              Basic API Extensions for HIP             July 2011

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Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................3
   2. Terminology .....................................................5
   3. Name Resolution Process .........................................5
      3.1. Interaction with the Resolver ..............................5
      3.2. Interaction without a Resolver .............................6
   4. API Syntax and Semantics ........................................7
      4.1. Socket Family and Address Structure Extensions .............7
      4.2. Extensions to Resolver Data Structures .....................9
      4.3. The Use of getsockname() and getpeername() Functions ......12
      4.4. Selection of Source HIT Type ..............................12
      4.5. Verification of HIT Type ..................................13
      4.6. Explicit Handling of Locators .............................14
   5. Summary of New Definitions .....................................16
   6. Security Considerations ........................................16
   7. Contributors ...................................................17
   8. Acknowledgments ................................................17
   9. References .....................................................17
      9.1. Normative References ......................................17
      9.2. Informative References ....................................18