Network Working Group R. Bush
Internet-Draft Arrcus & Internet Initiative Japan
Intended status: Standards Track R. Housley
Expires: 21 October 2022 Vigil Security
19 April 2022
The I in RPKI does not stand for Identity
draft-ietf-sidrops-rpki-has-no-identity-07
Abstract
There is a false notion that Internet Number Resources (INRs) in the
RPKI can be associated with the real-world identity of the 'holder'
of an INR. This document specifies that RPKI does not associate to
the INR holder.
Requirements Language
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP
14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
capitals, as shown here.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. The RPKI is for Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1. Introduction
The Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), see [RFC6480],
"Represents the allocation hierarchy of IP address space and
Autonomous System (AS) numbers," which are collectively known as
Internet Number Resources (INRs). Since initial deployment, the RPKI
has grown to include other similar resource and routing data, e.g.
Router Keying for BGPsec, [RFC8635].
In security terms, the phrase "Public Key" implies there is also a
corresponding private key [RFC5280]. The RPKI provides strong
authority to the current holder of INRs; however, some people a have
a desire to use RPKI private keys to sign arbitrary documents as the
INR 'holder' of those resources with the inappropriate expectation
that the signature will be considered an attestation to the
authenticity of the document content. But in reality, the RPKI
certificate is only an authorization to speak for the explicitly
identified INRs; it is explicitly not intended for authentication of
the 'holders' of the INRs. This situation is emphasized in
Section 2.1 of [RFC6480].
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