Identity-Based Signatures for Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Routing Protocols
RFC 7859
Document | Type |
RFC - Experimental
(May 2016; No errata)
Was draft-ietf-manet-ibs (manet WG)
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Author | Christopher Dearlove | ||
Last updated | 2016-05-25 | ||
Replaces | draft-dearlove-manet-ibs | ||
Stream | Internent Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized (tools) htmlized bibtex | ||
Reviews | |||
Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
Document shepherd | Thomas Clausen | ||
Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2014-09-04) | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 7859 (Experimental) | |
Action Holders |
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Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
Telechat date | |||
Responsible AD | Alvaro Retana | ||
Send notices to | aretana@cisco.com | ||
IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack |
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) C. Dearlove Request for Comments: 7859 BAE Systems Category: Experimental May 2016 ISSN: 2070-1721 Identity-Based Signatures for Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Routing Protocols Abstract This document extends RFC 7182, which specifies a framework for (and specific examples of) Integrity Check Values (ICVs) for packets and messages using the generalized packet/message format specified in RFC 5444. It does so by defining an additional cryptographic function that allows the creation of an ICV that is an Identity-Based Signature (IBS), defined according to the Elliptic Curve-Based Certificateless Signatures for Identity-Based Encryption (ECCSI) algorithm specified in RFC 6507. 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, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7859. Dearlove Experimental [Page 1] RFC 7859 Identity-Based Signatures May 2016 Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2016 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Applicability Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.1. Cryptographic Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.2. ECCSI Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4.3. Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6.1. Experimental Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Appendix A. Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Dearlove Experimental [Page 2] RFC 7859 Identity-Based Signatures May 2016 1. Introduction [RFC7182] defines Integrity Check Value (ICV) TLVs for use in packets and messages that use the generalized MANET packet/message format defined in [RFC5444]. This specification extends the TLV definitions therein by defining two new cryptographic function code points from within the registries set up by [RFC7182]. This allows the use of an Identity-Based Signature (IBS) as an ICV. An IBS has an additional property that is not shared by all of the previously specified ICVs; it not only indicates that the protected packet or message is valid, but also verifies the originator of the packet/message. This specification assumes that each router (i.e., each originator of [RFC5444] format packets/messages) has an identity that may be tied to the packet or message. The router may have more than one identity but will only use one for each ICV TLV. The cryptographic strength of the IBS is not dependent on the choice of identity. Two options for the choice of identity are supported (as reflected by the two code points allocated). In the first option, the identityShow full document text