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Network Working Group Sheng Jiang
Internet Draft Sean Shen
Intended status: Informational Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
Expires: December 12, 2009 Tim Chown
University of Southampton
June 17, 2009
DHCPv6 and CGA Interaction: Problem Statement
draft-jiang-csi-dhcpv6-cga-ps-02.txt
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Abstract
This document describes potential issues in the interaction between
DHCPv6 and Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGAs). Firstly, the
scenario of using CGAs in DHCPv6 environments is discussed. Some
operations are clarified for the interaction of DHCPv6 servers and
CGA-associated hosts. We then also discuss how CGAs and DHCPv6 may
have mutual benefits for each other, including using CGAs in DHCPv6
operations to enhance its security features and using DHCPv6 to
provide the CGA generation function.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................3
2. Coexistence of DHCPv6 and CGA................................3
3. What DHCPv6 can do for CGA...................................4
4. What CGA can do for DHCPv6...................................5
5. Security Considerations......................................6
6. IANA Considerations.........................................6
7. Solution Requests...........................................6
8. Acknowledgements............................................6
9. Change Log..................................................6
10. References.................................................6
10.1. Normative References...................................6
10.2. Informative References.................................7
Author's Addresses.............................................8
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1. Introduction
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) [RFC3315]
can assign addresses statefully. Although there are other ways to
assign IPv6 addresses [RFC4862, RFC4339], DHCPv6 is still useful when
an administrator requires more control over address assignments to
hosts. DHCPv6 can also be used to distribute other network configure
information.
Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGAs) [RFC3972] are IPv6
addresses for which the interface identifiers are generated by
computing a cryptographic one-way hash function from a public key and
auxiliary parameters. By using the associated public & private keys
as described by SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) [RFC3971], CGAs can
protect the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) [RFC4861], i.e. they
can provide address validation and integrity protection for NDP
messages.
This document describes potential issues in the interaction between
DHCPv6 and Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGAs). Firstly, the
scenario of using CGAs in DHCPv6 environments is discussed. Some
operations are clarified for the interaction of DHCPv6 servers and
CGA-associated hosts. We then also discuss how CGAs and DHCPv6 may
have mutual benefits for each other, including using CGAs in DHCPv6
operations to enhance its security features and using DHCPv6 to
provide the CGA generation function.
2. Coexistence of DHCPv6 and CGA
CGAs can be used with IPv6 Stateless Address Configuration [RFC4862].
The public key system associated with the CGA address provides
message origin validation and integrity protection without the need
for negotiation and transportation of key materials.
The current CGA specifications do not mandate which device generates
a CGA address. In many cases, a CGA address is generated by the
associated key pair owner, which normally is also the host that will
use the CGA address. However, in a DHCPv6-managed network, hosts
should obtain IPv6 addresses only from a DHCPv6 server. This
difference of roles needs to be carefully considered if there is a
requirement to use CGAs in DHCPv6-managed environments.
The current DHCPv6 specification [RFC3315] has a mechanism that could
be used to allow a host to self-generate a CGA for use in a DHCPv6-
managed environment, i.e. the DHCPv6 server can grant the use of
host-generated CGA addresses on request from the client.
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Specifically, a node can request that a DHCPv6 server grants the use
of a self-generated CGA by sending a DHCPv6 Request message. This
DHCPv6 Request message contains an IA option including the CGA
address. Depending on whether the CGA matches the CGA-related
configuration parameters of the network, the DHCPv6 server can then
send an acknowledgement to the node to either grant the use of the
CGA or to indicate that the node must generate a new CGA with the
correct CGA-related configuration parameters of the network. In the
meantime the DHCPv6 server may log the requested address/host
combination.
3. What DHCPv6 can do for CGA
In the current CGA specifications there is a lack of procedures to
enable central management of CGA generation. Administrators should be
able to configure parameters used to generate CGAs. DHCPv6 could be
used to assign subnet prefixes or certificates to CGA address owners.
In some scenarios, the administrator may further want to enforce some
parameters, in particular the necessary security-related parameters
such as the SEC value.
In the CGA generation procedure, the generation of the Modifier field
of a CGA address is computationally intensive. This operation can
lead to apparent slow performance and/or battery consumption problems
for end hosts with limited computing ability and/or restricted
battery power (e.g. mobile devices). In such cases, a mechanism to
delegate the computation of the modifier would be desirable. It is
possible that the whole CGA generation procedure could be delegated
to the DHCPv6 server. This would be especially useful for large SEC
values.
Generating a key pair, which will be used to generate a CGA, also
requires a notable computation. Generation and distribution of a key
pair can also be done by DHCPv6 server. Of course, when designing
these new functions, one should carefully consider the impact on
security. However, the security considerations of specific solutions
are out of scope of this document.
New DHCPv6 options could be defined to carry management parameters
from a DHCPv6 server to the client that wishes to use a CGA. A new
DHCPv6 prefix assignment option could be defined to propagate a
subnet prefix. More DHCPv6 options may be defined to propagate
additional CGA-relevant configuration information, such as the SEC
value, certificate information, SEND proxy information, etc.
It may be possible to define a delegation operation that allows a
client to pass computations to a DHCPv6 server, by introducing new
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DHCPv6 option(s). A node could thus initiate a DHCPv6 request to the
DHCPv6 server requesting the computation of the Modifier or the CGA.
The DHCPv6 server could then either compute the Modifier by itself,
or redirect the computation requirement to another server. Once the
DHCPv6 server generates (or obtains from the redirected computational
server) the Modifier or the CGA address, it can respond to the node
with the Modifier or the resulting address and the corresponding CGA
Parameters data structure.
Depending on the scenario, the information needed to generate CGAs
(including a SEC value, a subnet prefix, a modifier, a public key, a
Collision Count value and any Extension Fields) may be provided by
either hosts or DHCPv6 servers. A DHCPv6 server might receive from
hosts the information customized by hosts, generate CGAs by using
information provided by both parties and distribute CGAs and their
associated CGA Parameters data structures to hosts. The details of
such potential new methods need to be defined clearly in the solution
specifications.
New DHCPv6 options may be defined to support the interactions that
are required when a DHCPv6 server generates a key pair for hosts.
4. What CGA can do for DHCPv6
DHCPv6 is vulnerable to various attacks, e.g. fake address attacks
where a 'rogue' DHCPv6 server responds with incorrect address
information. A malicious rogue DHCPv6 server can also provide
incorrect configuration to the client in order to divert the client
to communicate with malicious services, like DNS or NTP. It may also
mount a Denial of Service attack through mis-configuration of the
client that causes all network communication from the client to fail.
A rogue DHCPv6 server may also collect some critical information from
the client. Attackers may be able to gain unauthorized access to some
resources, such as network access. See Section 23 [RFC3315].
In the basic DHCPv6 specifications, regular IPv6 addresses are used.
However, DHCPv6 servers, relay agents and clients could use CGAs as
their own addresses. A DHCPv6 message (from either a server, relay
agent or client) with a CGA as source address, can carry the CGA
Parameters data structure and a digital signature. The receiver can
verify both the CGA and signature, then process the payload of the
DHCPv6 message only if the validation is successful. In this way
DHCPv6 messages can be protected. This mechanism can efficiently
improve the security of DHCPv6, because the address of a DHCP message
sender (which can be a DHCP server, a reply agent or a client) can be
verified by a receiver. It improves the communication security of
DHCPv6 interactions. This mechanism is applicable in environments
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where physical security on the link is not assured (such as over
certain wireless infrastructures) or where available security
mechanisms are not sufficient, and attacks on DHCPv6 are a concern.
5. Security Considerations
As Section 5 of this document has discussed, CGAs can provide
additional security features for DHCPv6. However, in defining
solutions using DHCPv6 to configure CGAs, as suggested in Section 4
of this document, careful consideration is required to evaluate
whether the new mechanism introduces new security vulnerabilities.
6. IANA Considerations
There are no IANA considerations in this document.
7. Solution Requests
As discussed in this document, CGAs and DHCPv6 can provide additional
services or security features for each other. Solutions that define
the details of such interactions should be investigated to determine
how viable they are.
8. Acknowledgements
Useful comments were made by Marcelo Bagnulo, UC3M, Spain and other
members of the IETF CSI working group.
9. Change Log [RFC Editor please remove]
draft-jiang-csi-dhacpv6-cga-ps-00, original version, 2008-10-27
draft-jiang-csi-dhacpv6-cga-ps-01, revised after comments at IETF 73,
2009-01-08
draft-jiang-csi-dhacpv6-cga-ps-02, revised after comments at CSI
mailing list, 2009-06-17
10. References
10.1. Normative References
[RFC3315] R. Droms, et al., "Dynamic Host Configure Protocol for
IPv6", RFC 3315, July 2003.
[RFC3971] J. Arkko, J. Kempf, B. Zill, P. Nikander, "SEcure Neighbor
Discovery (SEND) ", RFC 3971, March 2005.
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[RFC3972] T. Aura, "Cryptographically Generated Address", RFC 3972,
March 2005.
[RFC4861] T. Narten, E. Nordmark, W. Simpson, H. Soliman, "Neighbor
Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)", RFC 4861, September
2007.
[RFC4862] S. Thomson, T. Narten, "IPv6 Stateless Address
Autoconfiguration", RFC 4862, September 2007.
10.2. Informative References
[RFC4339] J. Jeong, Ed., "IPv6 Host Configuration of DNS Server
Information Approaches", RFC 4339, February 2006.
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Author's Addresses
Sheng Jiang
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
KuiKe Building, No.9 Xinxi Rd.,
Shang-Di Information Industry Base, Hai-Dian District, Beijing 100085
P.R. China
Phone: 86-10-82836774
Email: shengjiang@huawei.com
Sean Shen
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
KuiKe Building, No.9 Xinxi Rd.,
Shang-Di Information Industry Base, Hai-Dian District, Beijing 100085
P.R. China
Phone: 86-10-82836072
Email: sshen@huawei.com
Tim Chown
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom
Email: tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk
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