Crypto-Agility Requirements for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
RFC 6421

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                    D. Nelson, Ed.
Request for Comments: 6421                         Elbrys Networks, Inc.
Category: Informational                                    November 2011
ISSN: 2070-1721

                      Crypto-Agility Requirements
        for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)

Abstract

   This memo describes the requirements for a crypto-agility solution
   for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS).

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   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
   published for informational purposes.

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Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................2
      1.1. General ....................................................2
      1.2. Requirements Language ......................................3
      1.3. Publication Process ........................................3
   2. A Working Definition of Crypto-Agility ..........................4
   3. The Current State of RADIUS Security ............................5
   4. The Requirements ................................................5
      4.1. Overall Solution Approach ..................................5
      4.2. Security Services ..........................................6
      4.3. Backwards Compatibility ....................................7
      4.4. Interoperability and Change Control ........................9
      4.5. Scope of Work ..............................................9
      4.6. Applicability of Automated Key Management Requirements .....9
   5. Security Considerations ........................................10
   6. Acknowledgments ................................................10
   7. References .....................................................10
      7.1. Normative References ......................................10
      7.2. Informative References ....................................11

1.  Introduction

1.1.  General

   At the IETF 66 meeting, the RADIUS Extensions (RADEXT) Working Group
   (WG) was asked by members of the Security Area Directorate to prepare
   a formal description of a crypto-agility work item and corresponding
   charter milestones.  After consultation with one of the Security Area
   Directors (Russ Housley), text was initially proposed on the RADEXT
   WG mailing list on October 26, 2006.  The following summarizes that
   proposal:

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      The RADEXT WG will review the security requirements for crypto-