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Network Working Group                                          H. HarneyRequest for Comments: 4535                                       U. MethCategory: Standards Track                                   A. Colegrove                                                            SPARTA, Inc.                                                                G. Gross                                                              IdentAware                                                               June 2006GSAKMP: Group Secure Association Key Management ProtocolStatus of This Memo   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.Copyright Notice   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006).Abstract   This document specifies the Group Secure Association Key Management   Protocol (GSAKMP).  The GSAKMP provides a security framework for   creating and managing cryptographic groups on a network.  It provides   mechanisms to disseminate group policy and authenticate users, rules   to perform access control decisions during group establishment and   recovery, capabilities to recover from the compromise of group   members, delegation of group security functions, and capabilities to   destroy the group.  It also generates group keys.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 1]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006Table of Contents1. Introduction ....................................................71.1. GSAKMP Overview ............................................71.2. Document Organization ......................................92. Terminology .....................................................93. Security Considerations ........................................123.1. Security Assumptions ......................................123.2. Related Protocols .........................................133.2.1. ISAKMP .............................................133.2.2. FIPS Pub 196 .......................................133.2.3. LKH ................................................133.2.4. Diffie-Hellman .....................................143.3. Denial of Service (DoS) Attack ............................143.4. Rekey Availability ........................................143.5. Proof of Trust Hierarchy ..................................154. Architecture ...................................................154.1. Trust Model ...............................................154.1.1. Components .........................................154.1.2. GO .................................................164.1.3. GC/KS ..............................................164.1.4. Subordinate GC/KS ..................................174.1.5. GM .................................................174.1.6. Assumptions ........................................184.2. Rule-Based Security Policy ................................184.2.1. Access Control .....................................194.2.2. Authorizations for Security-Relevant Actions .......204.3. Distributed Operation .....................................204.4. Concept of Operation ......................................224.4.1. Assumptions ........................................224.4.2. Creation of a Policy Token .........................224.4.3. Creation of a Group ................................234.4.4. Discovery of GC/KS .................................244.4.5. GC/KS Registration Policy Enforcement ..............244.4.6. GM Registration Policy Enforcement .................244.4.7. Autonomous Distributed GSAKMP Operations ...........245. Group Life Cycle ...............................................275.1. Group Definition ..........................................275.2. Group Establishment .......................................275.2.1. Standard Group Establishment .......................285.2.1.1. Request to Join ...........................305.2.1.2. Key Download ..............................315.2.1.3. Request to Join Error .....................335.2.1.4. Key Download - Ack/Failure ................345.2.1.5. Lack of Ack ...............................35           5.2.2. Cookies: Group Establishment with Denial of                  Service Protection .................................365.2.3. Group Establishment for Receive-Only Members .......39Harney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 2]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20065.3. Group Maintenance .........................................395.3.1. Group Management ...................................395.3.1.1. Rekey Events ..............................395.3.1.2. Policy Updates ............................405.3.1.3. Group Destruction .........................405.3.2. Leaving a Group ....................................415.3.2.1. Eviction ..................................415.3.2.2. Voluntary Departure without Notice ........415.3.2.3. De-Registration ...........................415.3.2.3.1. Request to Depart ..............415.3.2.3.2. Departure_Response .............435.3.2.3.3. Departure_ACK ..................446. Security Suite .................................................456.1. Assumptions ...............................................456.2. Definition Suite 1 ........................................457. GSAKMP Payload Structure .......................................477.1. GSAKMP Header .............................................477.1.1. GSAKMP Header Structure ............................477.1.1.1. GroupID Structure .........................517.1.1.1.1. UTF-8 ..........................517.1.1.1.2. Octet String ...................527.1.1.1.3. IPv4 Group Identifier ..........527.1.1.1.4. IPv6 Group Identifier ..........537.1.2. GSAKMP Header Processing ...........................537.2. Generic Payload Header ....................................557.2.1. Generic Payload Header Structure ...................557.2.2. Generic Payload Header Processing ..................567.3. Policy Token Payload ......................................567.3.1. Policy Token Payload Structure .....................567.3.2. Policy Token Payload Processing ....................577.4. Key Download Payload ......................................587.4.1. Key Download Payload Structure .....................587.4.1.1. Key Datum Structure .......................617.4.1.2. Rekey Array Structure .....................637.4.2. Key Download Payload Processing ....................637.5. Rekey Event Payload .......................................647.5.1. Rekey Event Payload Structure ......................647.5.1.1.  Rekey Event Header Structure .............667.5.1.2.  Rekey Event Data Structure ...............677.5.1.2.1. Key Package Structure ..........687.5.2. Rekey Event Payload Processing .....................697.6. Identification Payload ....................................717.6.1. Identification Payload Structure ...................717.6.1.1. ID_U_NAME Structure .......................747.6.2. Identification Payload Processing ..................747.6.2.1. ID_U_NAME Processing ......................757.7. Certificate Payload .......................................757.7.1. Certificate Payload Structure ......................75Harney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 3]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.7.2. Certificate Payload Processing .....................777.8. Signature Payload .........................................787.8.1. Signature Payload Structure ........................787.8.2. Signature Payload Processing .......................807.9. Notification Payload ......................................817.9.1. Notification Payload Structure .....................81                  7.9.1.1. Notification Data - Acknowledgement                           (ACK) Payload Type ........................83                  7.9.1.2. Notification Data -                           Cookie_Required and Cookie Payload Type ...83                  7.9.1.3. Notification Data - Mechanism                           Choices Payload Type ......................84                  7.9.1.4. Notification Data - IPv4 and IPv6                           Value Payload Types .......................857.9.2. Notification Payload Processing ....................857.10. Vendor ID Payload ........................................867.10.1. Vendor ID Payload Structure .......................867.10.2. Vendor ID Payload Processing ......................877.11. Key Creation Payload .....................................887.11.1. Key Creation Payload Structure ....................887.11.2. Key Creation Payload Processing ...................897.12. Nonce Payload ............................................907.12.1. Nonce Payload Structure ...........................907.12.2. Nonce Payload Processing ..........................918. GSAKMP State Diagram ...........................................929. IANA Considerations ............................................959.1. IANA Port Number Assignment ...............................959.2. Initial IANA Registry Contents ............................9510. Acknowledgements ..............................................9611. References ....................................................9711.1. Normative References .....................................9711.2. Informative References ...................................98Appendix A. LKH Information ......................................100A.1. LKH Overview .............................................100A.2. LKH and GSAKMP ...........................................101A.3. LKH Examples .............................................102A.3.1. LKH Key Download Example ..........................102A.3.2. LKH Rekey Event Example  ..........................103Harney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 4]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006List of Figures1   GSAKMP Ladder Diagram .........................................282   GSAKMP Ladder Diagram with Cookies ............................373   GSAKMP Header Format ..........................................474   GroupID UTF-8 Format ..........................................515   GroupID Octet String Format ...................................526   GroupID IPv4 Format ...........................................527   GroupID IPv6 Format ...........................................538   Generic Payload Header ........................................559   Policy Token Payload Format ...................................5610  Key Download Payload Format ...................................5811  Key Download Data Item Format .................................5912  Key Datum Format ..............................................6113  Rekey Array Structure Format ..................................6314  Rekey Event Payload Format ....................................6415  Rekey Event Header Format .....................................6616  Rekey Event Data Format .......................................6817  Key Package Format ............................................6818  Identification Payload Format .................................7219  Unencoded Name (ID-U-NAME) Format .............................7420  Certificate Payload Format ....................................7621  Signature Payload Format ......................................7822  Notification Payload Format ...................................8123  Notification Data - Acknowledge Payload Type Format ...........8324  Notification Data - Mechanism Choices Payload Type Format......8425  Vendor ID Payload Format ......................................8626  Key Creation Payload Format ...................................8827  Nonce Payload Format ..........................................9028  GSAKMP State Diagram ..........................................9229  LKH Tree .....................................................10030  GSAKMP LKH Tree ..............................................101Harney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 5]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006List of Tables1   Request to Join (RTJ) Message Definition ......................302   Key Download (KeyDL) Message Definition .......................313   Request to Join Error (RTJ-Err) Message Definition ............334   Key Download - Ack/Failure (KeyDL-A/F) Message Definition .....345   Lack of Ack (LOA) Message Definition ..........................356   Cookie Download Message Definition ............................377   Rekey Event Message Definition ................................408   Request_to_Depart (RTD) Message Definition ....................429   Departure_Response (DR) Message Definition ....................4310  Departure_ACK (DA) Message Definition .........................4411  Group Identification Types ....................................4812  Payload Types .................................................4913  Exchange Types ................................................4914  Policy Token Types ............................................5715  Key Download Data Item Types ..................................6016  Cryptographic Key Types .......................................6217  Rekey Event Types .............................................6618  Identification Classification .................................7219  Identification Types ..........................................7320  Certificate Payload Types .....................................7721  Signature Types ...............................................7922  Notification Types ............................................8223  Acknowledgement Types .........................................8324  Mechanism Types ...............................................8425  Nonce Hash Types ..............................................8526  Types Of Key Creation Information .............................8927  Nonce Types ...................................................9128  GSAKMP States .................................................9329  State Transition Events .......................................94Harney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 6]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20061.  Introduction   GSAKMP provides policy distribution, policy enforcement, key   distribution, and key management for cryptographic groups.   Cryptographic groups all share a common key (or set of keys) for data   processing.  These keys all support a system-level security policy so   that the cryptographic group can be trusted to perform security-   relevant services.   The ability of a group of entities to perform security services   requires that a Group Secure Association (GSA) be established.  A GSA   ensures that there is a common "group-level" definition of security   policy and enforcement of that policy.  The distribution of   cryptographic keys is a mechanism utilizing the group-level policy   enforcements.1.1.  GSAKMP Overview   Protecting group information requires the definition of a security   policy and the enforcement of that policy by all participating   parties.  Controlling dissemination of cryptographic key is the   primary mechanism to enforce the access control policy.  It is the   primary purpose of GSAKMP to generate and disseminate a group key in   a secure fashion.   GSAKMP separates group security management functions and   responsibilities into three major roles:1) Group Owner, 2) Group   Controller Key Server, and 3) Group Member.  The Group Owner is   responsible for creating the security policy rules for a group and   expressing these in the policy token.  The Group Controller Key   Server (GC/KS) is responsible for creating and maintaining the keys   and enforcing the group policy by granting access to potential Group   Members (GMs) in accordance with the policy token.  To enforce a   group's policy, the potential Group Members need to have knowledge of   the access control policy for the group, an unambiguous   identification of any party downloading keys to them, and verifiable   chains of authority for key download.  In other words, the Group   Members need to know who potentially will be in the group and to   verify that the key disseminator is authorized to act in that   capacity.   In order to establish a Group Secure Association (GSA) to support   these activities, the identity of each party in the process MUST be   unambiguously asserted and authenticated.  It MUST also be verified   that each party is authorized, as defined by the policy token, to   function in his role in the protocol (e.g., GM or GC/KS).Harney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 7]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   The security features of the establishment protocol for the GSA   include   -  Group policy identification   -  Group policy dissemination   -  GM to GC/KS SA establishment to protect data   -  Access control checking   GSAKMP provides mechanisms for cryptographic group creation and   management.  Other protocols may be used in conjunction with GSAKMP   to allow various applications to create functional groups according   to their application-specific requirements.  For example, in a   small-scale video conference, the organizer might use a session   invitation protocol like SIP [RFC3261] to transmit information about   the time of the conference, the address of the session, and the   formats to be used.  For a large-scale video transmission, the   organizer might use a multicast announcement protocol like SAP   [RFC2974].   This document describes a useful default set of security algorithms   and configurations, Security Suite 1.  This suite allows an entire   set of algorithms and settings to be described to prospective group   members in a concise manner.  Other security suites MAY be defined as   needed and MAY be disseminated during the out-of-band announcement of   a group.   Distributed architectures support large-scale cryptographic groups.   Secure distributed architectures require authorized delegation of GSA   actions to network resources.  The fully specified policy token is   the mechanism to facilitate this authorization.  Transmission of this   policy token to all joining GMs allows GSAKMP to securely support   distributed architectures and multiple data sources.   Many-to-many group communications require multiple data sources.   Multiple data sources are supported because the inclusion of a policy   token and policy payloads allow group members to review the group   access control and authorization parameters.  This member review   process gives each member (each potential source of data) the ability   to determine if the group provides adequate protection for member   data.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 8]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20061.2.  Document Organization   The remainder of this document is organized as follows:Section 2   presents the terminology and concepts used to present the   requirements of this protocol.Section 3 outlines the security   considerations with respect to GSAKMP.Section 4 defines the   architecture of GSAKMP.Section 5 describes the group management   life cycle.Section 6 describes the Security Suite Definition.Section 7 presents the message types and formats used during each   phase of the life cycle.Section 8 defines the state diagram for the   protocol.2.  Terminology   The following terminology is used throughout this document.   Requirements Terminology: Keywords "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED",   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT" and "MAY" that appear in this document are to   be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].   Certificate: A data structure used to verifiably bind an identity to      a cryptographic key (e.g., X.509v3).   Compromise Recovery: The act of recovering a secure operating state      after detecting that a group member cannot be trusted.  This can      be accomplished by rekey.   Cryptographic Group: A set of entities sharing or desiring to share a      GSA.   Group Controller Key Server (GC/KS): A group member with authority to      perform critical protocol actions including creating and      distributing keys and building and maintaining the rekey      structures.  As the group evolves, it MAY become desirable to have      multiple controllers perform these functions.   Group Member (GM): A Group Member is any entity with access to the      group keys.  Regardless of how a member becomes a part of the      group or how the group is structured, GMs will perform the      following actions:      -  Authenticate and validate the identities and the authorizations         of entities performing security-relevant actions      -  Accept group keys from the GC/KS      -  Request group keys from the GC/KSHarney, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 9]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006      -  Enforce the cooperative group policies as stated in the group         policy token      -  Perform peer review of key management actions      -  Manage local key   Group Owner (GO): A Group Owner is the entity authorized for      generating and modifying an authenticatable policy token for the      group, and notifying the GC/KS to start the group.   Group Policy: The Group Policy completely describes the protection      mechanisms and security-relevant behaviors of the group.  This      policy MUST be commonly understood and enforced by the group for      coherent secure operations.   Group Secure Association (GSA): A GSA is a logical association of      users or hosts that share cryptographic key(s).  This group may be      established to support associations between applications or      communication protocols.   Group Traffic Protection Key (GTPK): The key or keys created for      protecting the group data.   Key Datum: A single key and its associated attributes for its usage.   Key Encryption Key (KEK): Key used in an encryption mechanism for      wrapping another key.   Key Handle: The identifier of a particular instance or version of a      key.   Key ID: The identifier for a key that MUST stay static throughout the      life cycle of this key.   Key Package: Type/Length/Data format containing a Key Datum.   Logical Key Hierarchy (LKH) Array: The group of keys created to      facilitate the LKH compromise recovery methodology.   Policy Token (PT): The policy token is a data structure used to      disseminate group policy and the mechanisms to enforce it.  The      policy token is issued and signed by an authorized Group Owner.      Each member of the group MUST verify the token, meet the group      join policy, and enforce the policy of the group (e.g., encrypt      application data with a specific algorithm).  The group policy      token will contain a variety of information including:Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 10]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006         -  GSAKMP protocol version         -  Key creation method         -  Key dissemination policy         -  Access control policy         -  Group authorization policy         -  Compromise recovery policy         -  Data protection mechanisms   Rekey: The act of changing keys within a group as defined by policy.   Rekey Array: The construct that contains all the rekey information      for a particular member.   Rekey Key: The KEK used to encrypt keys for a subset of the group.   Subordinate Group Controller Key Server (S-GC/KS): Any group member      having the appropriate processing and trust characteristics, as      defined in the group policy, that has the potential to act as a      S-GC/KS.  This will allow the group processing and communication      requirements to be distributed equitably throughout the network      (e.g., distribute group key).  The optional use of GSAKMP with      Subordinate Group Controller Key Servers will be documented in a      separate paper.   Wrapping KeyID: The Key ID of the key used to wrap a Key Package.   Wrapping Key Handle: The key handle of the key used to wrap the Key      Package.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 11]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20063.  Security Considerations      In addition to the specification of GSAKMP itself, the security of      an implemented GSAKMP system is affected by supporting factors.      These are discussed here.3.1.  Security Assumptions      The following assumptions are made as the basis for the security      discussion:   1.  GSAKMP assumes its supporting platform can provide the process       and data separation services at the appropriate assurance level       to support its groups.   2.  The key generation function of the cryptographic engine will only       generate strong keys.   3.  The security of this protocol is critically dependent on the       randomness of the randomly chosen parameters.  These should be       generated by a strong random or properly seeded pseudo-random       source [RFC4086].   4.  The security of a group can be affected by the accuracy of the       system clock.  Therefore, GSAKMP assumes that the system clock is       close to correct time.  If a GSAKMP host relies on a network time       service to set its local clock, then that protocol must be secure       against attackers.  The maximum allowable clock skew across the       group membership is policy configurable, with a default of 5       minutes.   5.  As described in the message processing section, the use of the       nonce value used for freshness along with a signature is the       mechanism used to foil replay attacks.  In any use of nonces, a       core requirement is unpredictability of the nonce, from an       attacker's viewpoint.  The utility of the nonce relies on the       inability of an attacker either to reuse old nonces or to predict       the nonce value.   6.  GSAKMP does not provide identity protection.   7.  The group's multicast routing infrastructure is not secured by       GSAKMP, and therefore it may be possible to create a multicast       flooding denial of service attack using the multicast       application's data stream.  Either an insider (i.e., a rogue GM)       or a non-member could direct the multicast routers to spray data       at a victim system.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 12]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   8.  The compromise of a S-GC/KS forces the re-registration of all GMs       under its control.  The GM recognizes this situation by finding       the S-GC/KS's certificate on a CRL as supplied by a service such       as LDAP.   9.  The compromise of the GO forces termination of the group.  The GM       recognizes this situation by finding the GO's certificate on a       Certificate Revocation List (CRL) as supplied by a service such       as LDAP.3.2.  Related Protocols   GSAKMP derives from two (2) existing protocols: ISAKMP [RFC2408] and   FIPS Pub 196 [FIPS196].  In accordance with Security Suite 1, GSAKMP   implementations MUST support the use of Diffie-Hellman key exchange   [DH77] for two-party key creation and MAY use Logical Key Hierarchy   (LKH) [RFC2627] for rekey capability.  The GSAKMP design was also   influenced by the following protocols: [HHMCD01], [RFC2093],   [RFC2094], [BMS], and [RFC2412].3.2.1.  ISAKMP   ISAKMP provides a flexible structure of chained payloads in support   of authenticated key exchange and security association management for   pairwise communications.  GSAKMP builds upon these features to   provide policy enforcement features in support of diverse group   communications.3.2.2.  FIPS Pub 196   FIPS Pub 196 provides a mutual authentication protocol.3.2.3.  LKH   When group policy dictates that a recovery of the group security is   necessary after the discovery of the compromise of a GM, then GSAKMP   relies upon a rekey capability (i.e., LKH) to enable group recovery   after a compromise [RFC2627].  This is optional since in many   instances it may be better to destroy the compromised group and   rebuild a secure group.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 13]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20063.2.4.  Diffie-Hellman   A Group may rely upon two-party key creation mechanisms, i.e.,   Diffie-Hellman, to protect sensitive data during download.   The information in this section borrows heavily from [IKEv2], as this   protocol has already worked through similar issues and GSAKMP is   using the same security considerations for its purposes.  This   section will contain paraphrased sections of [IKEv2] modified for   GSAKMP as appropriate.   The strength of a key derived from a Diffie-Hellman exchange using   specific p and g values depends on the inherent strength of the   values, the size of the exponent used, and the entropy provided by   the random number generator used.  A strong random number generator   combined with the recommendations from [RFC3526] on Diffie-Hellman   exponent size is recommended as sufficient.  An implementation should   make note of this conservative estimate when establishing policy and   negotiating security parameters.   Note that these limitations are on the Diffie-Hellman values   themselves.  There is nothing in GSAKMP that prohibits using stronger   values, nor is there anything that will dilute the strength obtained   from stronger values.  In fact, the extensible framework of GSAKMP   encourages the definition of more Security Suites.   It is assumed that the Diffie-Hellman exponents in this exchange are   erased from memory after use.  In particular, these exponents MUST   NOT be derived from long-lived secrets such as the seed to a pseudo-   random generator that is not erased after use.3.3.  Denial of Service (DoS) Attack   This GSAKMP specification addresses the mitigation for a distributed   IP spoofing attack (a subset of possible DoS attacks) inSection5.2.2, "Cookies: Group Establishment with Denial of Service   Protection".3.4.  Rekey Availability   In addition to GSAKMP's capability to do rekey operations, GSAKMP   MUST also have the capability to make this rekey information highly   available to GMs.  The necessity of GMs receiving rekey messages   requires the use of methods to increase the likelihood of receipt of   rekey messages.  These methods MAY include multiple transmissions of   the rekey message, posting of the rekey message on a bulletin board,   etc.  Compliant GSAKMP implementations supporting the optional rekey   capability MUST support retransmission of rekey messages.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 14]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20063.5.  Proof of Trust Hierarchy   As defined by [HCM], security group policy MUST be defined in a   verifiable manner.  GSAKMP anchors its trust in the creator of the   group, the GO.   The policy token explicitly defines all the parameters that create a   secure verifiable infrastructure.  The GSAKMP Policy Token is issued   and signed by the GO.  The GC/KS will verify it and grant access to   GMs only if they meet the rules of the policy token.  The new GMs   will accept access only if 1) the token verifies, 2) the GC/KS is an   authorized disseminator, and 3) the group mechanisms are acceptable   for protecting the GMs data.4.  Architecture   This architecture presents a trust model for GSAKMP and a concept of   operations for establishing a trusted distributed infrastructure for   group key and policy distribution.   GSAKMP conforms to the IETF MSEC architectural concepts as specified   in the MSEC Architecture document [RFC3740].  GSAKMP uses the MSEC   components to create a trust model for operations that implement the   security principles of mutual suspicion and trusted policy creation   authorities.4.1.  Trust Model4.1.1.  Components   The trust model contains four key components:   -  Group Owner (GO),   -  Group Controller Key Server (GC/KS),   -  Subordinate GC/KS (S-GC/KS), and   -  Group Member (GM).   The goal of the GSAKMP trust model is to derive trust from a common   trusted policy creation authority for a group.  All security-relevant   decisions and actions implemented by GSAKMP are based on information   that ultimately is traceable to and verified by the trusted policy   creation authority.  There are two trusted policy creation   authorities for GSAKMP: the GO (policy creation authority) and the   PKI root that allows us to verify the GO.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 15]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20064.1.2.  GO   The GO is the policy creation authority for the group.  The GO has a   well-defined identity that is relevant to the group.  That identity   can be of a person or of a group-trusted component.  All potential   entities in the group have to recognize the GO as the individual with   authority to specify policy for the group.   The policy reflects the protection requirements of the data in a   group.  Ultimately, the data and the application environment drives   the security policy for the group.   The GO has to determine the security rules and mechanisms that are   appropriate for the data being protected by the group keys.  All this   information is captured in a policy token (PT).  The GO creates the   PT and signs it.4.1.3.  GC/KS   The GC/KS is authorized to perform several functions: key creation,   key distribution, rekey, and group membership management.   As the key creation authority, the GC/KS will create the set of keys   for the group.  These keys include the Group Traffic Protection Keys   (GTPKs) and first-tier rekey keys.  There may be second-tier rekey   trees if a distributed rekey management structure is required for the   group.   As the key distribution (registration) authority, it has to notify   the group of its location for registration services.  The GC/KS will   have to enforce key access control as part of the key distribution   and registration processes.   As the group rekey authority, it performs rekey in order to change   the group's GTPK.  Change of the GTPK limits the exposure of data   encrypted with any single GTPK.   Finally, as the group membership management authority, the GC/KS can   manage the group membership (registration, eviction, de-registration,   etc.).  This may be done in part by using a key tree approach, such   as Logical Key Hierarchies (LKH), as an optional approach.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 16]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20064.1.4.  Subordinate GC/KS   A subordinate GC/KS is used to distribute the GC/KS functionality   across multiple entities.  The S-GC/KS will have all the authorities   of the GC/KS except one: it will not create the GTPK.  It is assumed   here that the group will transmit data with a single GTPK at any one   time.  This GTPK comes from the GC/KS.   Note that relative to the GC/KS, the S-GC/KS is responsible for an   additional security check: the S-GC/KS must register as a member with   the GC/KS, and during that process it has to verify the authority of   the GC/KS.4.1.5.  GM   The GM has two jobs: to make sure all security-relevant actions are   authorized and to use the group keys properly.  During the   registration process, the GM will verify that the PT is signed by a   recognized GO.  In addition, it will verify that the GC/KS or S-GC/KS   engaged in the registration process is authorized, as specified in   the PT.  If rekey and new PTs are distributed to the group, the GM   will verify that they are proper and all actions are authorized.   The GM is granted access to group data through receipt of the group   keys This carries along with it a responsibility to protect the key   from unauthorized disclosure.   GSAKMP does not offer any enforcement mechanisms to control which GMs   are multicast speakers at a given moment.  This policy and its   enforcement depend on the multicast application and its protocols.   However, GSAKMP does allow a group to have one of three Group   Security Association multicast speaker configurations:   -  There is a single GM authorized to be the group's speaker.  There      is one multicast application SA allocated by the GO in support of      that speaker.  The PT initializes this multicast application SA      and identifies the GM that has been authorized to be speaker.  All      GMs share a single TPK with that GM speaker.  Sequence number      checking for anti-replay protection is feasible and enabled by      default.  This is the default group configuration.  GSAKMP      implementations MUST support this configuration.   -  The GO authorizes all of the GMs to be group speakers.  The GO      allocates one multicast application SA in support of these      speakers.  The PT initializes this multicast application SA and      indicates that any GM can be a speaker.  All of the GMs share a      single GTPK and other SA state information.  Consequently, some SA      security features such as sequence number checking for anti-replayHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 17]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006      protection cannot be supported by this configuration.  GSAKMP      implementations MUST support this group configuration.   -  The GO authorizes a subset of the GMs to be group speakers (which      may be the subset composed of all GMs).  The GO allocates a      distinct multicast application SA for each of these speakers.  The      PT identifies the authorized speakers and initializes each of      their multicast application Security Associations.  The speakers      still share a common TPK across their SA, but each speaker has a      separate SA state information instance at every peer GM.      Consequently, this configuration supports SA security features,      such as sequence number checking for anti-replay protection, or      source authentication mechanisms that require per-speaker state at      the receiver.  The drawback of this configuration is that it does      not scale to a large number of speakers.  GSAKMP implementations      MAY support this group configuration.4.1.6.  Assumptions   The assumptions for this trust model are that:   -  the GCKS is never compromised,   -  the GO is never compromised,   -  the PKI, subject to certificate validation, is trustworthy,   -  The GO is capable of creating a security policy to meet the      demands of the group,   -  the compromises of a group member will be detectable and reported      to the GO in a trusted manner,   -  the subsequent recovery from a compromise will deny inappropriate      access to protected data to the compromised member,   -  no security-relevant actions depend on a precise network time,   -  there are confidentiality, integrity, multicast source      authentication, and anti-replay protection mechanisms for all      GSAKMP control messages.4.2.  Rule-Based Security Policy   The trust model for GSAKMP revolves around the definition and   enforcement of the security policy.  In fact, the use of the key is   only relevant, in a security sense, if it represents the successful   enforcement of the group security policy.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 18]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Group operations lend themselves to rule-based security policy.  The   need for distribution of data to many endpoints often leads to the   defining of those authorized endpoints based on rules.  For example,   all IETF attendees at a given conference could be defined as a single   group.   If the security policy rules are to be relevant, they must be coupled   with validation mechanisms.  The core principle here is that the   level of trust one can afford a security policy is exactly equal to   the level of trust one has in the validation mechanism used to prove   that policy.  For example, if all IETF attendees are allowed in, then   they could register their identity from their certificate upon   check-in to the meetings.  That certificate is issued by a trusted   policy creation authority (PKI root) that is authorized to identify   someone as an IETF attendee.  The GO could make admittance rules to   the IETF group based on the identity certificates issued from trusted   PKIs.   In GSAKMP, every security policy rule is coupled with an explicit   validation mechanism.  For interoperability considerations, GSAKMP   requires that its supporting PKI implementations MUST be compliant toRFC 3280.   If a GM's public key certificate is revoked, then the entity that   issues that revocation SHOULD signal the GO, so that the GO can expel   that GM.  The method that signals this event to the GO is not   standardized by this specification.   A direct mapping of rule to validation mechanism allows the use of   multiple rules and PKIs to create groups.  This allows a GO to define   a group security policy that spans multiple PKI domains, each with   its own Certificate Authority public key certificate.4.2.1.  Access Control   The access control policy for the group keys is equivalent to the   access control policy for the multicast application data the keys are   protecting.   In a group, each data source is responsible for ensuring that the   access to the source's data is appropriate.  This implies that every   data source should have knowledge of the access control policy for   the group keys.   In the general case, GSAKMP offers a suite of security services to   its applications and does not prescribe how they use those services.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 19]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   GSAKMP supports the creation of GSAs with multiple data sources.  It   also supports architectures where the GC/KS is not itself a data   source.  In the multiple data source architectures GSAKMP requires   that the access control policy is precisely defined and distributed   to each data source.  The reference for this data structure is the   GSAKMP Policy Token [RFC4534].4.2.2.  Authorizations for Security-Relevant Actions   A critical aspect of the GSAKMP trust model is the authorization of   security-relevant actions.  These include download of group key,   rekey, and PT creation and updates.  These actions could be used to   disrupt the secure group, and all entities in the group must verify   that they were instigated by authorized entities within the group.4.3.  Distributed Operation   Scalability is a core feature of GSAKMP.  GSAKMP's approach to   scalable operations is the establishment of S-GC/KSes.  This allows   the GSAKMP systems to distribute the workload of setting up and   managing very large groups.   Another aspect of distributed S-GC/KS operations is the enabling of   local management authorities.  In very large groups, subordinate   enclaves may be best suited to provide local management of the   enclaves' group membership, due to a direct knowledge of the group   members.   One of the critical issues involved with distributed operation is the   discovery of the security infrastructure location and security suite.   Many group applications that have dynamic interactions must "find"   each other to operate.  The discovery of the security infrastructure   is just another piece of information that has to be known by the   group in order to operate securely.   There are several methods for infrastructure discovery:   -  Announcements   -  Anycast   -  Rendezvous points / Registration   One method for distributing the security infrastructure location is   to use announcements.  The SAP is commonly used to announce the   existence of a new multicast application or service.  If anHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 20]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   application uses SAP [RFC2974] to announce the existence of a service   on a multicast channel, that service could be extended to include the   security infrastructure location for a particular group.   Announcements can also be used by GSAKMP in one of two modes:   expanding ring searches (ERSes) of security infrastructure and ERSes   for infrastructure discovery.  In either case, the GSAKMP would use a   multicast broadcast that would slowly increase in its range by   incremental multicast hops.  The multicast source controls the   packet's multicast range by explicitly setting its Time To Live   count.   An expanding ring announcement operates by the GC/KS announcing its   existence for a particular group.  The number of hops this   announcement would travel would be a locally configured number.  The   GMs would listen on a well-known multicast address for GC/KSes that   provide service for groups of interest.  If multiple GC/KSes are   found that provide service, then the GM would pick the closest one   (in terms of multicast hops).  The GM would then send a GSAKMP   Request to Join message (RTJ) to the announced GC/KS.  If the   announcement is found to be spurious, then that is reported to the   appropriate management authorities.  The ERA concept is slightly   different from SAP in that it could occur over the data channel   multicast address, instead of a special multicast address dedicated   for the SAP service.   An expanding ring search operates in the reverse order of the ERA.   In this case, the GM is the announcing entity.  The (S-)GC/KSes   listen for the requests for service, specifically the RTJ.  The   (S-)GC/KS responds to the RTJ.  If the GM receives more than one   response, it would either ignore the responses or send NACKs based on   local configuration.   Anycast is a service that is very similar to ERS.  It also can be   used to provide connection to the security infrastructure.  In this   case, the GM would send the RTJ to a well-known service request   address.  This anycast service would route the RTJ to an appropriate   GC/KS.  The anycast service would have security infrastructure and   network connectivity knowledge to facilitate this connection.   Registration points can be used to distribute many group-relevant   data, including security infrastructure.  Many group applications   rely on well-known registration points to advertise the availability   of groups.  There is no reason that GSAKMP could not use the same   approach for advertising the existence and location of the security   infrastructure.  This is a simple process if the application being   supported already supports registration.  The GSAKMP infrastructure   can always provide a registration site if the existence of thisHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 21]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   security infrastructure discovery hub is needed.  The registration of   S-GC/KSes at this site could be an efficient way to allow GM   registration.   GSAKMP infrastructure discovery can use whatever mechanism suits a   particular multicast application's requirements, including mechanisms   that have not been discussed by this architecture.  However, GSAKMP   infrastructure discovery is not standardized by this version of the   GSAKMP specification.4.4.  Concept of Operation   This concept of operation shows how the different roles in GSAKMP   interact to set up a secure group.  This particular concept of   operation focuses on a secure group that utilizes the distributed key   dissemination services of the S-GC/KS.4.4.1.  Assumptions   The most basic assumption here is that there is one or more   trustworthy PKIs for the group.  That trusted PKI will be used to   create and verify security policy rules.   There is a GO that all GMs recognize as having group policy creation   authority.  All GM must be securely pre-configured to know the GO   public key.   All GMs have access to the GO PKI information, both the trusted   anchor public keys and the certificate path validation rules.   There is sufficient connectivity between the GSAKMP entities.   -  The registration SA requires that GM can connect to the GC/KS or      S-GC/KS using either TCP or UDP.   -  The Rekey SA requires that the data-layer multicast communication      service be available.  This can be multicast IP, overlay networks      using TCP, or NAT tunnels.   -  GSAKMP can support many different data-layer secure applications,      each with unique connectivity requirements.4.4.2.  Creation of a Policy Token   The GO creates and signs the policy token for a group.  The policy   token contains the rules for access control and authorizations for a   particular group.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 22]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   The PT consists of the following information:   -  Identification: This allows an unambiguous identification of the      PT and the group.   -  Access Control Rules: These rules specify who can have access to      the group keys.   -  Authorization Rules: These rules specify who can be a S-GC/KS.   -  Mechanisms: These rules specify the security mechanisms that will      be used by the group.  This is necessary to ensure there is no      weak link in the group security profile.  For example, for IPsec,      this could include SPD/SAD configuration data.   -  Source authentication of the PT to the GO: The PT is a CMS signed      object, and this allows all GMs to verify the PT.4.4.3.  Creation of a Group   The PT is sent to a potential GC/KS.  This can occur in several ways,   and the method of transmittal is outside the scope of GSAKMP.  The   potential GC/KS will verify the GO signature on the PT to ensure that   it comes from a trusted GO.  Next, the GC/KS will verify that it is   authorized to become the GC/KS, based on the authorization rules in   the PT.  Assuming that the GC/KS trusts the PT, is authorized to be a   GC/KS, and is locally configured to become a GC/KS for a given group   and the GO, then the GC/KS will create the keys necessary to start   the group.  The GC/KS will take whatever action is necessary (if any)   to advertise its ability to distribute key for the group.  The GC/KS   will then listen for RTJs.   The PT has a sequence number.  Every time a PT is distributed to the   group, the group members verify that the sequence number on the PT is   increasing.  The PT lifetime is not limited to a particular time   interval, other than by the lifetimes imposed by some of its   attributes (e.g., signature key lifetime).  The current PT sequence   number is downloaded to the GM in the "Key Download" message.  Also,   to avoid replay attacks, this sequence number is never reset to a   lower value (i.e., rollover to zero) as long as the group identifier   remains valid and in use.  The GO MUST preserve this sequence number   across re-boots.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 23]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20064.4.4.  Discovery of GC/KS   Potential GMs will receive notice of the new group via some   mechanism: announcement, Anycast, or registration look-up.  The GM   will send an RTJ to the GC/KS.4.4.5.  GC/KS Registration Policy Enforcement   The GC/KS may or may not require cookies, depending on the DoS   environment and the local configuration.   Once the RTJ has been received, the GC/KS will verify that the GM is   allowed to have access to the group keys.  The GC/KS will then verify   the signature on the RTJ to ensure it was sent by the claimed   identity.  If the checks succeed, the GC/KS will ready a Key Download   message for the GM.  If not, the GC/KS can notify the GM of a non-   security-relevant problem.4.4.6.  GM Registration Policy Enforcement   Upon receipt of the Key Download message, the GM will verify the   signature on the message.  Then the GM will retrieve the PT from the   Key Download message and verify that the GO created and signed the   PT.  Once the PT is verified as valid, the GM will verify that the   GC/KS is authorized to distribute key for this group.  Then the GM   will verify that the mechanisms used in the group are available and   acceptable for protection of the GMs data (assuming the GM is a data   source).  The GM will then accept membership in this group.   The GM will then check to see if it is allowed to be a S-GC/KS for   this group.  If the GM is allowed to be a S-GC/KS AND the local GM   configuration allows the GM to act as a S-GC/KS for this group, then   the GM changes its operating state to S-GC/KS.  The GO needs to   assign the authority to become a S-GC/KS in a manner that supports   the overall group integrity and operations.4.4.7.  Autonomous Distributed GSAKMP Operations   In autonomous mode, each S-GC/KS operates a largely self-contained   sub-group for which the Primary-GC/KS delegates the sub-group's   membership management responsibility to the S-GC/KS.  In general, the   S-GC/KS locally handles each Group Member's registration and   de-registration without any interaction with the Primary-GC/KS.   Periodically, the Primary-GC/KS multicasts a Rekey Event message   addressed only to its one or more S-GC/KS.   After a S-GC/KS successfully processes a Rekey Event message from the   Primary-GC/KS, the S-GC/KS transmits to its sub-group its own RekeyHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 24]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Event message containing a copy of the group's new GTPK and policy   token.  The S-GC/KS encrypts its Rekey Event message's sub-group key   management information using Logical Key Hierarchy or a comparable   rekey protocol.  The S-GC/KS uses the rekey protocol to realize   forward and backward secrecy, such that only the authorized sub-group   members can decrypt and acquire access to the new GTPK and policy   token.  The frequency at which the Primary-GC/KS transmits a Rekey   Event message is a policy token parameter.   For the special case of a S-GC/KS detecting an expelled or   compromised group member, a mechanism is defined to trigger an   immediate group rekey rather than wait for the group's rekey period   to elapse.  See below for details.   Each S-GC/KS will be registered by the GC/KS as a management node   with responsibility for GTPK distribution, access control policy   enforcement, LKH tree creation, and distribution of LKH key arrays.   The S-GC/KS will be registered into the primary LKH tree as an   endpoint.  Each S-GC/KS will hold an entire LKH key array for the   GC's LKH key tree.   For the purpose of clarity, the process of creating a distributed   GSAKMP group will be explained in chronological order.   First, the Group Owner will create a policy token that authorizes a   subset of the group's membership to assume the role of S-GC/KS.   The GO needs to ensure that the S-GC/KS rules in the policy token   will be stringent enough to ensure trust in the S-GC/KSes.  This   policy token is handed off to the primary GC.   The GC will create the GTPK and initial LKH key tree.  The GC will   then wait for a potential S-GC/KS to send a Request to Join (RTJ)   message.   A potential S-GC/KS will eventually send an RTJ.  The GC will enforce   the access control policy as defined in the policy token.  The   S-GC/KS will accept the role of S-GC/KS and create its own LKH key   tree for its sub-group membership.   The S-GC/KS will then offer registration services for the group.   There are local management decisions that are optional to control the   scope of group members that can be served by a S-GC/KS.  These are   truly local management issues that allow the administrators of an   S-GC/KS to restrict service to potential GMs.  These local controls   do not affect the overall group security policy, as defined in the   policy token.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 25]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   A potential Group Member will send an RTJ to the S-GC/KS.  The   S-GC/KS will enforce the entire access control policy as defined in   the PT.  The GM will receive an LKH key array that corresponds to the   LKH tree of the S-GC/KS.  The key tree generated by the S-GC/KS is   independent of the key tree generated by the GC/KS; they share no   common keys.   The GM then has the keys it needs to receive group traffic and be   subject to rekey from the S-GC/KS.  For the sake of this discussion,   let's assume the GM is to be expelled from the group membership.   The S-GC/KS will receive notification that the GM is to be expelled.   This mechanism is outside the scope of this protocol.   Upon notification that a GM that holds a key array within its LKH   tree is to be expelled, the S-GC/KS does two things.  First, the   S-GC/KS initiates a de-registration exchange with the GC/KS   identifying the member to be expelled.  (The S-GC/KS proxies a Group   Member's de-registration informing the GC/KS that the Group Member   has been expelled from the group.)  Second, the S-GC/KS will wait for   a rekey action by the GC/KS.  The immediacy of the rekey action by   the GC/KS is a management decision at the GC/KS.  Security is best   served by quick expulsion of untrusted members.   Upon receipt of the de-registration notification from the S-GC/KS,   the GC/KS will register the member to be expelled.  The GC/KS will   then follow group procedure for initiating a rekey action (outside   the scope of this protocol).  The GC/KS will communicate to the GO   the expelled member's information (outside the scope of this   protocol).  With this information, the GO will create a new PT for   the group with the expelled GM identity added to the excluded list in   the group's access control rules.  The GO provides this new PT to the   GC/KS for distribution with the Rekey Event Message.   The GC/KS will send out a rekey operation with a new PT.  The S-GC/KS   will receive the rekey and process it.  At the same time, all other   S-GC/KSes will receive the rekey and note the excluded GM identity.   All S-GC/KSes will review local identities to ensure that the   excluded GM is not a local member.  If it is, then the S-GC/KS will   create a rekey message.  The S-GC/KSes must always create a rekey   message, whether or not the expelled Group Member is a member of   their subtrees.   The S-GC/KS will then create a local rekey message.  The S-GC/KS will   send the wrapped Group TPK to all members of its local LKH tree,   except the excluded member(s).Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 26]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20065.  Group Life Cycle   The management of a cryptographic group follows a life cycle:  group   definition, group establishment, and security-relevant group   maintenance.  Group definition involves defining the parameters   necessary to support a secure group, including its policy token.   Group establishment is the process of granting access to new members.   Security-relevant group maintenance messages include rekey, policy   changes, member deletions, and group destruction.  Each of these life   cycle phases is discussed in the following sections.   The use and processing of the optional Vendor ID payload for all   messages can be found inSection 7.10.5.1.  Group Definition   A cryptographic group is established to support secure communications   among a group of individuals.  The activities necessary to create a   policy token in support of a cryptographic group include:   -  Determine Access Policy: identify the entities that are authorized      to receive the group key.   -  Determine Authorization Policy: identify which entities are      authorized to perform security-relevant actions, including key      dissemination, policy creation, and initiation of security-      management actions.   -  Determine Mechanisms: define the algorithms and protocols used by      GSAKMP to secure the group.   -  Create Group Policy Token: format the policies and mechanisms into      a policy token, and apply the GO signature.5.2.  Group Establishment   GSAKMP Group Establishment consists of three mandatory-to-implement   messages: the Request to Join, the Key Download, and the Key Download   Ack/Failure.  The exchange may also include two OPTIONAL error   messages: the Request to Join Error and the Lack_of_Ack messages.   Operation using the mandatory messages only is referred to as "Terse   Mode", while inclusion of the error messaging is referred to as   "Verbose Mode".  GSAKMP implementations MUST support Terse Mode and   MAY support Verbose Mode.  Group Establishment is discussed inSection 5.2.1.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 27]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   A group is set in Terse or Verbose Mode by a policy token parameter.   All (S-)GC/KSes in a Verbose Mode group MUST support Verbose Mode.   GSAKMP allows Verbose Mode groups to have GMs that do not support   Verbose Mode.  Candidate GMs that do not support Verbose Mode and   receive a RTJ-Error or Lack-of-Ack message must handle these messages   gracefully.  Additionally, a GM will not know ahead of time that it   is interacting with the (S-)GC/KS in Verbose or Terse Mode until the   policy token is received.   For denial of service protection, a Cookie Exchange MAY precede the   Group Establishment exchange.  The Cookie Exchange is described inSection 5.2.2.   Regardless of mode, any error message sent between component members   indicates the first error encountered while processing the message.5.2.1.  Standard Group Establishment   After the out-of-band receipt of a policy token, a potential Group   Controller Key Server (GC/KS) verifies the token and its eligibility   to perform GC/KS functionality.  It is then permitted to create any   needed group keys and begin to establish the group.   The GSAKMP Ladder Diagram, Figure 1, illustrates the process of   establishing a cryptographic group.  The left side of the diagram   represents the actions of the GC/KS.  The right side of the diagram   represents the actions of the GMs.  The components of each message   shown in the diagram are presented in Sections5.2.1.1 through   5.2.1.5.    CONTROLLER   Mandatory/     MESSAGE                  MEMBER                 Optional              !<-M----------Request to Join-------------!    <Process> !                                         !    <RTJ>     !                                         !              !--M----------Key Download--------------->!              !                                         !<Process KeyDL>              !--O-------Request to Join Error--------->! or              !                                         ! <Proc RTJ-Err>              !<-M----Key Download - Ack/Failure--------!   <Process  >!                                         !   <KeyDL-A/F>!                                         !              !--O------Lack of Acknowledgement-------->!              !                                         ! <Proc LOA>              !<=======SHARED KEYED GROUP SESSION======>!                  Figure 1: GSAKMP Ladder DiagramHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 28]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   The Request to Join message is sent from a potential GM to the GC/KS   to request admission to the cryptographic group.  The message   contains key creation material, freshness data, an optional selection   of mechanisms, and the signature of the GM.   The Key Download message is sent from the GC/KS to the GM in response   to an accepted Request to Join.  This GC/KS-signed message contains   the identifier of the GM, freshness data, key creation material,   encrypted keys, and the encrypted policy token.  The policy token is   used to facilitate well-ordered group creation and MUST include the   group's identification, group permissions, group join policy, group   controller key server identity, group management information, and   digital signature of the GO.  This will allow the GM to determine   whether group policy is compatible with local policy.   The Request to Join Error message is sent from the GC/KS to the GM in   response to an unaccepted Request to Join.  This message is not   signed by the GC/KS for two reasons: 1) the GM, at this point, has no   knowledge of who is authorized to act as a GC/KS, and so the   signature would thus be meaningless to the GM, and 2) signing   responses to denied join requests would provide a denial of service   potential.  The message contains an indication of the error   condition.  The possible values for this error condition are:   Invalid-Payload-Type, Invalid-Version, Invalid-Group-ID, Invalid-   Sequence-ID, Payload-Malformed, Invalid-ID-Information, Invalid-   Certificate, Cert-Type-Unsupported, Invalid-Cert-Authority,   Authentication-Failed, Certificate-Unavailable, Unauthorized-Request,   Prohibited-by-Group-Policy, and Prohibited-by-Locally-Configured-   Policy.   The Key Download Ack/Failure message indicates Key Download receipt   status at the GM.  It is a GM-signed message containing freshness   data and status.   The Lack_of_Ack message is sent from the GC/KS to the GM in response   to an invalid or absent Key Download Ack/Failure message.  The signed   message contains freshness and status data and is used to warn the GM   of impending eviction from the group if a valid Key Download   Ack/Failure is not sent.  Eviction means that the member will be   excluded from the group after the next Rekey Event.  The policy of   when a particular group needs to rekey itself is stated in the policy   token.  Eviction is discussed further inSection 5.3.2.1.   For the following message structure sections, details about payload   format and processing can be found inSection 7.  Each message is   identified by its exchange type in the header of the message.  Nonces   MUST be present in the messages unless synchronization time is   available to the system.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 29]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20065.2.1.1.  Request to Join   The exchange type for Request to Join is eight (8).   The components of a Request to Join Message are shown in Table 1.              Table 1: Request to Join (RTJ) Message Definition      Message Name  : Request to Join (RTJ)      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, Key Creation, Nonce_I, [VendorID],                    : [Notif_Mechanism_Choices], [Notif_Cookie],                    : [Notif_IPValue]} SigM, [Cert]      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, Key Creation, [Nonce], [Vendor                      ID], Signature, [Certificate], [Notifications]        SigM        : Signature of Group Member        Cert        : Necessary Certificates, zero or more        {}SigX      : Indicates fields used in Signature        []          : Indicate an optional data item   As shown by Figure 1, a potential GM MUST generate and send an RTJ   message to request permission to join the group.  At a minimum, the   GM MUST be able to manually configure the destination for the RTJ.   As defined in the dissection of the RTJ message, this message MUST   contain a Key Creation payload for KEK determination.  A Nonce   payload MUST be included for freshness and the Nonce_I value MUST be   saved for potential later use.  The GC/KS will use this supplied   nonce only if the policy token for this group defines the use of   nonces versus synchronization time.  An OPTIONAL Notification payload   of type Mechanism Choices MAY be included to identify the mechanisms   the GM wants to use.  Absence of this payload will cause the GC/KS to   select appropriate default policy-token-specified mechanisms for the   Key Download.   In response, the GC/KS accepts or denies the request based on local   configuration.  <Process RTJ> indicates the GC/KS actions that will   determine if the RTJ will be acted upon.  The following checks SHOULD   be performed in the order presented.   In this procedure, the GC/KS MUST verify that the message header is   properly formed and confirm that this message is for this group by   checking the value of the GroupID.  If the header checks pass, then   the identity of the sender is extracted from the Signature payload.   This identity MUST be used to perform access control checks and find   the GMs credentials (e.g., certificate) for message verification.  It   MUST also be used in the Key Download message.  Then, the GC/KS will   verify the signature on the message to ensure its authenticity.  TheHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 30]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   GC/KS MUST use verified and trusted authentication material from a   known root.  If the message signature verifies, the GC/KS then   confirms that all required payloads are present and properly   formatted based upon the mechanisms announced and/or requested.  If   all checks pass, the GC/KS will create and send the Key Download   message as described inSection 5.2.1.2.   If the GM receives no response to the RTJ within the GM's locally   configured timeout value, the GM SHOULD resend the RTJ message up to   three (3) times.   NOTE: At any one time, a GC/KS MUST process no more than one (1)   valid RTJ message from a given GM per group until its pending   registration protocol exchange concludes.   If any error occurs during RTJ message processing, and the GC/KS is   running in Terse Mode, the registration session MUST be terminated,   and all saved state information MUST be cleared.   The OPTIONAL Notification payload of type Cookie is discussed inSection 5.2.2.   The OPTIONAL Notification payload of type IPValue may be used for the   GM to convey a specific IP value to the GC/KS.5.2.1.2.  Key Download   The exchange type for Key Download is nine (9).   The components of a Key Download Message are shown in Table 2:               Table 2: Key Download (KeyDL) Message Definition      Message Name  : Key Download (KeyDL)      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, Member ID, [Nonce_R, Nonce_C], Key                      Creation, (Policy Token)*, (Key Download)*,                      [VendorID]} SigC, [Cert]      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, Identification, [Nonce], Key                      Creation, Policy Token, Key Download, [Vendor                      ID], Signature, [Certificate]        SigC        : Signature of Group Controller Key Server        Cert        : Necessary Certificates, zero or more        {}SigX      : Indicates fields used in Signature        []          : Indicate an optional data item        (data)*     : Indicates encrypted informationHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 31]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   In response to a properly formed and verified RTJ message, the GC/KS   creates and sends the KeyDL message.  As defined in the dissection of   the message, this message MUST contain payloads to hold the following   information: GM identification, Key Creation material, encrypted   policy token, encrypted key information, and signature information.   If synchronized time is not available, the Nonce payloads MUST be   included in the message for freshness.   If present, the nonce values transmitted MUST be the GC/KS's   generated Nonce_R value and the combined Nonce_C value that was   generated by using the GC/KS's Nonce_R value and the Nonce_I value   received from the GM in the RTJ.   If two-party key determination is used, the key creation material   supplied by the GM and/or the GC/KS will be used to generate the key.   Generation of this key is dependent on the key exchange, as defined   inSection 7.11, "Key Creation Payload".  The policy token and key   material are encrypted in the generated key.   The GM MUST be able to process the Key Download message.  <Process   KeyDL> indicates the GM actions that will determine how the Key   Download message will be acted upon.  The following checks SHOULD be   performed in the order presented.   In this procedure, the GM will verify that the message header is   properly formed and confirm that this message is for this group by   checking the value of the GroupID.  If the header checks pass, the GM   MUST confirm that this message was intended for itself by comparing   the Member ID in the Identification payload to its identity.   After identification confirmation, the freshness values are checked.   If using nonces, the GM MUST use its saved Nonce_I value, extract the   received GC/KS Nonce_R value, compute the combined Nonce_C value, and   compare it to the received Nonce_C value.  If not using nonces, the   GM MUST check the timestamp in the Signature payload to determine if   the message is new.   After freshness is confirmed, the signature MUST be verified to   ensure its authenticity.  The GM MUST use verified and trusted   authentication material from a known root.  If the message signature   verifies, the key creation material is extracted from the Key   Creation payload to generate the KEK.  This KEK is then used to   decrypt the policy token data.  The signature on the policy token   MUST be verified.  Access control checks MUST be performed on both   the GO and the GC/KS to determine both their authorities within this   group.  After all these checks pass, the KEK can then be used toHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 32]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   decrypt and process the key material from the Key Download payload.   If all is successful, the GM will create and send the Key Download -   Ack/Failure message as described inSection 5.2.1.4.   The Policy Token and Key Download Payloads are sent encrypted in the   KEK generated by the Key Creation Payload information using the   mechanisms defined in the group announcement.  This guarantees that   the sensitive policy and key data for the group and potential rekey   data for this individual cannot be read by anyone but the intended   recipient.   If any error occurs during KeyDL message processing, regardless of   whether the GM is in Terse or Verbose Mode, the registration session   MUST be terminated, the GM MUST send a Key Download - Ack/Failure   message, and all saved state information MUST be cleared.  If in   Terse Mode, the Notification Payload will be of type NACK to indicate   termination.  If in Verbose Mode, the Notification Payload will   contain the type of error encountered.5.2.1.3.  Request to Join Error   The exchange type for Request to Join Error is eleven (11).   The components of the Request to Join Error Message are shown in   Table 3:         Table 3: Request to Join Error (RTJ-Err) Message Definition      Message Name  : Request to Join Error (RTJ-Err)      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, [Nonce_I], Notification, [VendorID]}      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, [Nonce] Notification, [Vendor ID]   In response to an unacceptable RTJ, the GC/KS MAY send a Request to   Join Error (RTJ-Err) message containing an appropriate Notification   payload.  Note that the RTJ-Err message is not a signed message for   the following reasons: the lack of awareness on the GM's perspective   of who is a valid GC/KS as well as the need to protect the GC/KS from   signing messages and using valuable resources.  Following the sending   of an RTJ-Err, the GC/KS MUST terminate the session, and all saved   state information MUST be cleared.   Upon receipt of an RTJ-Err message, the GM will validate the   following: the GroupID in the header belongs to a group to which the   GM has sent an RTJ, and, if present, the Nonce_I matches a Nonce_I   sent in an RTJ to that group.  If the above checks are successful,   the GM MAY terminate the state associated with that GroupID andHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 33]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   nonce.  The GM SHOULD be capable of receiving a valid KeyDownload   message for that GroupID and nonce after receiving an RTJ-Err for a   locally configured amount of time.5.2.1.4.  Key Download - Ack/Failure   The exchange type for Key Download - Ack/Failure is four (4).   The components of the Key Download - Ack/Failure Message are shown in   Table 4:      Table 4: Key Download - Ack/Failure (KeyDL-A/F) Message Definition      Message Name  : Key Download - Ack/Failure (KeyDL-A/F)      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, [Nonce_C], Notif_Ack, [VendorID]}SigM      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, [Nonce], Notification, [Vendor                      ID], Signature        SigM        : Signature of Group Member        {}SigX      : Indicates fields used in Signature   In response to a properly processed KeyDL message, the GM creates and   sends the KeyDL-A/F message.  As defined in the dissection of the   message, this message MUST contain payloads to hold the following   information: Notification payload of type Acknowledgement (ACK) and   signature information.  If synchronized time is not available, the   Nonce payload MUST be present for freshness, and the nonce value   transmitted MUST be the GM's generated Nonce_C value.  If the GM does   not receive a KeyDL message within a locally configured amount of   time, the GM MAY send a new RTJ.  If the GM receives a valid LOA (seeSection 5.2.1.5) message from the GC/KS before receipt of a KeyDL   message, the GM SHOULD send a KeyDL-A/F message of type NACK followed   by a new RTJ.   The GC/KS MUST be able to process the KeyDL-A/F message.  <Process   KeyDL-A/F> indicates the GC/KS actions that will determine how the   KeyDL-A/F message will be acted upon.  The following checks SHOULD be   performed in the order presented.   In this procedure, the GC/KS will verify that the message header is   properly formed and confirm that this message is for this group by   checking the value of the GroupID.  If the header checks pass, the   GC/KS MUST check the message for freshness.  If using nonces, the   GC/KS MUST use its saved Nonce_C value and compare it for equality   with the received Nonce_C value.  If not using nonces, the GC/KS MUST   check the timestamp in the Signature payload to determine if the   message is new.  After freshness is confirmed, the signature MUST be   verified to ensure its authenticity.  The GC/KS MUST use verified and   trusted authentication material from a known root.  If the messageHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 34]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   signature verifies, the GC/KS processes the Notification payload.  If   the notification type is of type ACK, then the registration has   completed successfully, and both parties SHOULD remove state   information associated with this GM's registration.   If the GC/KS does not receive a KeyDL-A/F message of proper form or   is unable to correctly process the KeyDL-A/F message, the   Notification payload type is any value except ACK; or if no KeyDL-A/F   message is received within the locally configured timeout, the GC/KS   MUST evict this GM from the group in the next policy-defined Rekey   Event.  The GC/KS MAY send the OPTIONAL Lack_of_Ack message if   running in Verbose Mode as defined inSection 5.2.1.5.5.2.1.5.  Lack of Ack   The exchange type for Lack of Ack is twelve (12).   The components of a Lack of Ack Message are shown in Table 5:                Table 5: Lack of Ack (LOA) Message Definition      Message Name  : Lack of Ack (LOA)      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, Member ID, [Nonce_R, Nonce_C],                      Notification, [VendorID]} SigC, [Cert]      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, Identification, [Nonce],                      Notification, [Vendor ID], Signature,                      [Certificate]        SigC        : Signature of Group Controller Key Server        Cert        : Necessary Certificates, zero or more        {}SigX      : Indicates fields used in Signature        []          : Indicate an optional data item   If the GC/KS's local timeout value expires prior to receiving a   KeyDL-A/F from the GM, the GC/KS MAY create and send a LOA message to   the GM.  As defined in the dissection of the message, this message   MUST contain payloads to hold the following information: GM   identification, Notification of error, and signature information.   If synchronized time is not available, the Nonce payloads MUST be   present for freshness, and the nonce values transmitted MUST be the   GC/KS's generated Nonce_R value and the combined Nonce_C value which   was generated by using the GC/KS's Nonce_R value and the Nonce_I   value received from the GM in the RTJ.  These values were already   generated during the Key Download message phase.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 35]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   The GM MAY be able to process the LOA message based upon local   configuration.  <Process LOA> indicates the GM actions that will   determine how the LOA message will be acted upon.  The following   checks SHOULD be performed in the order presented.   In this procedure, the GM MUST verify that the message header is   properly formed and confirm that this message is for this group by   checking the value of the GroupID.  If the header checks pass, the GM   MUST confirm that this message was intended for itself by comparing   the Member ID in the Identification payload to its identity.  After   identification confirmation, the freshness values are checked.  If   using nonces, the GM MUST use its save Nonce_I value, extract the   received GC/KS Nonce_R value, compute the combined Nonce_C value, and   compare it to the received Nonce_C value.  If not using nonces, the   GM MUST check the timestamp in the Signature payload to determine if   the message is new.  After freshness is confirmed, access control   checks MUST be performed on the GC/KS to determine its authority   within this group.  Then signature MUST be verified to ensure its   authenticity, The GM MUST use verified and trusted authentication   material from a known root.   If the checks succeed, the GM SHOULD resend a KeyDL-A/F for that   session.5.2.2.  Cookies: Group Establishment with Denial of Service Protection   This section defines an OPTIONAL capability that MAY be implemented   into GSAKMP when using IP-based groups.  The information in this   section borrows heavily from [IKEv2] as this protocol has already   worked through this issue and GSAKMP is copying this concept.  This   section will contain paraphrased sections of [IKEv2] modified for   GSAKMP to define the purpose of Cookies.   An optional Cookie mode is being defined for the GSAKMP to help   against DoS attacks.   The term "cookies" originates with Karn and Simpson [RFC2522] in   Photuris, an early proposal for key management with IPSec.  The   ISAKMP fixed message header includes two eight-octet fields titled   "cookies".  Instead of placing this cookie data in the header, in   GSAKMP this data is moved into a Notification payload.   An expected attack against GSAKMP is state and CPU exhaustion, where   the target GC/KS is flooded with Request to Join requests from forged   IP addresses.  This attack can be made less effective if a GC/KS   implementation uses minimal CPU and commits no state to the   communication until it knows the initiator potential GM can receive   packets at the address from which it claims to be sending them.  ToHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 36]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   accomplish this, the GC/KS (when operating in Cookie mode) SHOULD   reject initial Request to Join messages unless they contain a   Notification payload of type "cookie".  It SHOULD instead send a   Cookie Download message as a response to the RTJ and include a cookie   in a notify payload of type Cookie_Required.  Potential GMs who   receive such responses MUST retry the Request to Join message with   the responder-GC/KS-supplied cookie in its notification payload of   type Cookie, as defined by the optional Notification payload of the   Request to Join Msg inSection 5.2.1.1.  This initial exchange will   then be as shown in Figure 2 with the components of the new message   Cookie Download shown in Table 6.  The exchange type for Cookie   Download is ten (10).     CONTROLLER                  MESSAGE                  MEMBER     in Cookie Mode               !<--Request to Join without Cookie Info---!   <Gen Cookie>!                                         !   <Response  >!                                         !               !----------Cookie Download--------------->!               !                                         ! <Process CD>               !<----Request to Join with Cookie Info----!     <Process> !                                         !     <RTJ    > !                                         !               !-------------Key Download--------------->!               !                                         ! <Proc KeyDL>               !<-----Key Download -  Ack/Failure--------!    <Process  >!                                         !    <KeyDL-A/F>!                                         !               !<=======SHARED KEYED GROUP SESSION======>!               Figure 2: GSAKMP Ladder Diagram with Cookies                 Table 6: Cookie Download Message Definition      Message Name  : Cookie Download      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, Notif_COOKIE_REQUIRED, [VendorID]}      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, Notification, [Vendor ID]   The first two messages do not affect any GM or GC/KS state except for   communicating the cookie.   A GSAKMP implementation SHOULD implement its GC/KS cookie generation   in such a way as not to require any saved state to recognize its   valid cookie when the second Request to Join message arrives.  The   exact algorithms and syntax they use to generate cookies does not   affect interoperability and hence is not specified here.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 37]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   The following is an example of how an endpoint could use cookies to   implement limited DoS protection.   A good way to do this is to set the cookie to be:   Cookie = <SecretVersionNumber> | Hash(Ni | IPi | <secret>)   where <secret> is a randomly generated secret known only to the   responder GC/KS and periodically changed, Ni is the nonce value taken   from the initiator potential GM, and IPi is the asserted IP address   of the candidate GM.  The IP address is either the IP header's source   IP address or else the IP address contained in the optional   Notification "IPvalue" payload (if it is present).   <SecretVersionNumber> should be changed whenever <secret> is   regenerated.  The cookie can be recomputed when the "Request to Join   with Cookie Info" arrives and compared to the cookie in the received   message.  If it matches, the responder GC/KS knows that all values   have been computed since the last change to <secret> and that IPi   MUST be the same as the source address it saw the first time.   Incorporating Ni into the hash assures that an attacker who sees only   the Cookie_Download message cannot successfully forge a "Request to   Join with Cookie Info" message.  This Ni value MUST be the same Ni   value from the original "Request to Join" message for the calculation   to be successful.   If a new value for <secret> is chosen while connections are in the   process of being initialized, a "Request to Join with Cookie Info"   might be returned with a <SecretVersionNumber> other than the current   one.  The responder GC/KS in that case MAY reject the message by   sending another response with a new cookie, or it MAY keep the old   value of <secret> around for a short time and accept cookies computed   from either one.  The responder GC/KS SHOULD NOT accept cookies   indefinitely after <secret> is changed, since that would defeat part   of the denial of service protection.  The responder GC/KS SHOULD   change the value of <secret> frequently, especially if under attack.   An alternative example for Cookie value generation in a NAT   environment is to substitute the IPi value with the IPValue received   in the Notification payload in the RTJ message.  This scenario is   indicated by the presence of the Notification payload of type   IPValue.  With this substitution, a calculation similar to that   described above can be used.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 38]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20065.2.3.  Group Establishment for Receive-Only Members   This section describes an OPTIONAL capability that may be implemented   in a structured system where the authorized (S-)GC/KS is known in   advance through out-of-band means and where synchronized time is   available.   Unlike Standard Group Establishment, in the Receive-Only system, the   GMs and (S-)GC/KSes operate in Terse Mode and exchange one message   only: the Key Download.  Potential new GMs do not send an RTJ.   (S-)GC/KSes do not expect Key Download - ACK/Failure messages and do   not remove GMs for lack or receipt of the message.   Operation is as follows: upon notification via an authorized out-of-   band event, the (S-)GC/KS forms and sends a Key Download message to   the new member with the Nonce payloads ABSENT.  The GM verifies   -  the ID payload identifies that GM   -  the timestamp in the message is fresh   -  the message is signed by an authorized (S-)GC/KS   -  the signature on the message verifies   When using a Diffie-Hellman Key Creation Type for receive-only   members, a static-ephemeral model is assumed: the Key Creation   payload in the Key Download message contains the (S-)GC/KS's public   component.  The member's public component is assumed to be obtained   through secure out-of-band means.5.3.  Group Maintenance   The Group Maintenance phase includes member joins and leaves, group   rekey activities, policy updates, and group destruction.  These   activities are presented in the following sections.5.3.1.  Group Management5.3.1.1.  Rekey Events   A Rekey Event is any action, including a compromise report or key   expiration, that requires the creation of a new group key and/or   rekey information.   Once an event has been identified (as defined in the group security   policy token), the GC/KS MUST create and provide a signed message   containing the GTPK and rekey information to the group.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 39]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Each GM who receives this message MUST verify the signature on the   message to ensure its authenticity.  If the message signature does   not verify, the message MUST be discarded.  Upon verification, the GM   will find the appropriate rekey download packet and decrypt the   information with a stored rekey key(s).  If a new Policy Token is   distributed with the message, it MUST be encrypted in the old GTPK.   The exchange type for Rekey Event is five (5).   The components of a Rekey Event message are shown in Table 7:                   Table 7: Rekey Event Message Definition      Message Name  : Rekey Event      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, ([Policy Token])*, Rekey Array,                      [VendorID]}SigC, [Cert]      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, [Policy Token], Rekey Event,                      [Vendor ID], Signature, [Certificate],        SigC        : Signature of Group Controller Key Server        Cert        : Necessary Certificates, zero or more        {}SigX      : Indicates fields used in Signature        (data)*     : Indicates encrypted information        []          : Indicate an optional data item5.3.1.2.  Policy Updates   New policy tokens are sent via the Rekey Event message.  These policy   updates may be coupled with an existing rekey event or may be sent in   a message with the Rekey Event Type of the Rekey Event Payload set to   None(0) (seeSection 7.5.1).   A policy token MUST NOT be processed if the processing of the Rekey   Event message carrying it fails.  Policy token processing is type   dependent and is beyond the scope of this document.5.3.1.3.  Group Destruction   Group destruction is also accomplished via the Rekey Event message.   In a Rekey Event message for group destruction, the Sequence ID is   set to 0xFFFFFFFF.  Upon receipt of this authenticated Rekey Event   message, group components MUST terminate processing of information   associated with the indicated group.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 40]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20065.3.2.  Leaving a Group   There are several conditions under which a member will leave a group:   eviction, voluntary departure without notice, and voluntary departure   with notice (de-registration).  Each of these is discussed in this   section.5.3.2.1.  Eviction   At some point in the group's lifetime, it may be desirable to evict   one or more members from a group.  From a key management viewpoint,   this involves revoking access to the group's protected data by   "disabling" the departing members' keys.  This is accomplished with a   Rekey Event, which is discussed in more detail inSection 5.3.1.1.   If future access to the group is also to be denied, the members MUST   be added to a denied access control list, and the policy token's   authorization rules MUST be appropriately updated so that they will   exclude the expelled GM(s).  After receipt of a new PT, GMs SHOULD   evaluate the trustworthiness of any recent application data   originating from the expelled GM(s).5.3.2.2.  Voluntary Departure without Notice   If a member wishes to leave a group for which membership imposes no   cost or responsibility to that member, then the member MAY merely   delete local copies of group keys and cease group activities.5.3.2.3.  De-Registration   If the membership in the group does impose cost or responsibility to   the departing member, then the member SHOULD de-register from the   group when that member wishes to leave.  De-registration consists of   a three-message exchange between the GM and the member's GC/KS:  the   Request_to_Depart, Departure_Response, and the Departure_Ack.   Compliant GSAKMP implementations for GMs SHOULD support the de-   registration messages.  Compliant GSAKMP implementations for GC/KSes   MUST support the de-registration messages.5.3.2.3.1.  Request to Depart   The Exchange Type for a Request_to_Depart Message is thirteen (13).   The components of a Request_to_Depart Message are shown in Table 8.   Any GM desiring to initiate the de-registration process MUST generate   and send an RTD message to notify the GC/KS of its intent.  As   defined in the dissection of the RTD message, this message MUST   contain payloads to hold the following information: the GC/KS   identification and Notification of the desire to leave the group.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 41]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   When synchronization time is not available to the system as defined   by the Policy Token, a Nonce payload MUST be included for freshness,   and the Nonce_I value MUST be saved for later use.  This message MUST   then be signed by the GM.             Table 8: Request_to_Depart (RTD) Message Definition     Message Name  : Request_to_Depart (RTD)     Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, GC/KS_ID, [Nonce_I], Notif_Leave_Group,                     [VendorID]} SigM, [Cert]     Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, Identification, [Nonce],                     Notification, [Vendor ID], Signature,                     [Certificate]       SigM        : Signature of Group Member       Cert        : Necessary Certificates, zero or more       {}SigX      : Indicates fields used in Signature       []          : Indicate an optional data item   Upon receipt of the RTD message, the GC/KS MUST verify that the   message header is properly formed and confirm that this message is   for this group by checking the value of the GroupID.  If the header   checks pass, then the identifier value in Identification payload is   compared to its own, the GC/KS's identity, to confirm that the GM   intended to converse with this GC/KS, the GC/KS who registered this   member into the group.  Then the identity of the sender is extracted   from the Signature payload.  This identity MUST be used to confirm   that this GM is a member of the group serviced by this GC/KS.  Then   the GC/KS will confirm from the Notification payload that the GM is   requesting to leave the group.  Then the GC/KS will verify the   signature on the message to ensure its authenticity.  The GC/KS MUST   use verified and trusted authentication material from a known root.   If all checks pass and the message is successfully processed, then   the GC/KS MUST form a Departure_Response message as defined inSection 5.3.2.3.2.   If the processing of the message fails, the de-registration session   MUST be terminated, and all state associated with this session is   removed.  If the GC/KS is operating in Terse Mode, then no error   message is sent to the GM.  If the GC/KS is operating in Verbose   Mode, then the GC/KS sends a Departure_Response Message with a   Notification Payload of type Request_to_Depart_Error.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 42]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20065.3.2.3.2.  Departure_Response   The Exchange Type for a Departure_Response Message is fourteen (14).   The components of a Departure_Response Message are shown in Table 9.   In response to a properly formed and verified RTD message, the GC/KS   MUST create and send the DR message.  As defined in the dissection of   the message, this message MUST contain payloads to hold the following   information: GM identification, Notification for acceptance of   departure, and signature information.  If synchronization time is not   available, the Nonce payloads MUST be included in the message for   freshness.             Table 9: Departure_Response (DR) Message Definition      Message Name  : Departure_Response (DR)      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, Member_ID, [Nonce_R, Nonce_C],                      Notification, [VendorID]} SigC, [Cert]      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, Identification, [Nonce],                      Notification, [Vendor ID], Signature,                      [Certificate]        SigC        : Signature of Group Member        Cert        : Necessary Certificates, zero or more        {}SigX      : Indicates fields used in Signature        []          : Indicate an optional data item   If present, the nonce values transmitted MUST be the GC/KS's   generated Nonce_R value and the combined Nonce_C value that was   generated by using the GC/KS's Nonce_R value and the Nonce_I value   received from the GM in the RTD.  This Nonce_C value MUST be saved   relative to this departing GM's ID.   The GM MUST be able to process the Departure_Response message.  The   following checks SHOULD be performed in the order presented.   The GM MUST verify that the message header is properly formed and   confirm that this message is for this group by checking the value of   the GroupID.  If the header checks pass, the GM MUST confirm that   this message was intended for itself by comparing the Member ID in   the Identification payload to its identity.  After identification   confirmation, the freshness values are checked.  If using nonces, the   GM MUST use its saved Nonce_I value, extract the received GC/KS   Nonce_R value, compute the combined Nonce_C value, and compare it for   equality with the received Nonce_C value.  If not using nonces, the   GM MUST check the timestamp in the signature payload to determine if   the message is new.  After freshness is confirmed, confirmation of   the identity of the signer of the DR message is the GMs authorizedHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 43]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   GC/KS is performed.  Then, the signature MUST be verified to ensure   its authenticity.  The GM MUST use verified and trusted   authentication material from a known root.  If the message signature   verifies, then the GM MUST verify that the Notification is of Type   Departure_Accepted or Request_to_Depart_Error.   If the processing is successful, and the Notification payload is of   type Departure_Accepted, the member MUST form the Departure_ACK   message as defined inSection 5.3.2.3.3.  If the processing is   successful, and the Notification payload is of type   Request_to_Depart_Error, the member MUST remove all state associated   with the de-registration session.  If the member still desires to   De-Register from the group, the member MUST restart the de-   registration process.   If the processing of the message fails, the de-registration session   MUST be terminated, and all state associated with this session is   removed.  If the GM is operating in Terse Mode, then a Departure_Ack   Message with Notification Payload of type NACK is sent to the GC/KS.   If the GM is operating in Verbose Mode, then the GM sends a   Departure_Ack Message with a Notification Payload of the appropriate   failure type.5.3.2.3.3.  Departure_ACK   The Exchange Type for a Departure_ACK Message is fifteen (15).  The   components of the Departure_ACK Message are shown in Table 10:               Table 10: Departure_ACK (DA) Message Definition      Message Name  : Departure_ACK (DA)      Dissection    : {HDR-GrpID, [Nonce_C], Notif_Ack, [VendorID]}SigM      Payload Types : GSAKMP Header, [Nonce], Notification, [Vendor                      ID], Signature        SigM        : Signature of Group Member        {}SigX      : Indicates fields used in Signature   In response to a properly processed Departure_Response message, the   GM MUST create and send the Departure_ACK message.  As defined in the   dissection of the message, this message MUST contain payloads to hold   the following information: Notification payload of type   Acknowledgement (ACK) and signature information.  If synchronization   time is not available, the Nonce payload MUST be present for   freshness, and the nonce value transmitted MUST be the GM's generated   Nonce_C value.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 44]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Upon receipt of the Departure_ACK, the GC/KS MUST perform the   following checks.  These checks SHOULD be performed in the order   presented.   In this procedure, the GC/KS MUST verify that the message header is   properly formed and confirm that this message is for this group by   checking the value of the GroupID.  If the header checks pass, the   GC/KS MUST check the message for freshness.  If using nonces, the   GC/KS MUST use its saved Nonce_C value and compare it to the received   Nonce_C value.  If not using nonces, the GC/KS MUST check the   timestamp in the signature payload to determine if the message is   new.  After freshness is confirmed, the signature MUST be verified to   ensure its authenticity.  The GC/KS MUST use verified and trusted   authentication material from a known root.  If the message signature   verifies, the GC/KS processes the Notification payload.  If the   notification type is of type ACK, this is considered a successful   processing of this message.   If the processing of the message is successful, the GC/KS MUST remove   the member from the group.  This MAY involve initiating a Rekey Event   for the group.   If the processing of the message fails or if no Departure_Ack is   received, the GC/KS MAY issue a LOA message.6.  Security Suite   The Security Definition Suite 1 MUST be supported.  Other security   suite definitions MAY be defined in other Internet specifications.6.1.  Assumptions   All potential GMs will have enough information available to them to   use the correct Security Suite to join the group.  This can be   accomplished by a well-known default suite, 'Security Suite 1', or by   announcing/posting another suite.6.2.  Definition Suite 1   GSAKMP implementations MUST support the following suite of algorithms   and configurations.  The following definition of Suite 1 borrows   heavily from IKE's Oakley group 2 definition and Oakley itself.   The GSAKMP Suite 1 definition gives all the algorithm and   cryptographic definitions required to process group establishment   messages.  It is important to note that GSAKMP does not negotiateHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 45]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   these cryptographic mechanisms.  This definition is set by the Group   Owner via the Policy Token (passed during the GSAKMP exchange for   member verification purposes).   The GSAKMP Suite 1 definition is:     Key download and Policy Token encryption algorithm definition:     Algorithm:  AES     Mode:       CBC     Key Length: 128 bits     Policy Token digital signature algorithm is:       DSS-ASN1-DER       Hash algorithm is:       SHA-1     Nonce Hash algorithm is:       SHA-1     The Key Creation definition is:     Algorithm type is Diffie Hellman     MODP group definition     g:   2     p:   "FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF C90FDAA2 2168C234 C4C6628B 80DC1CD1"          "29024E08 8A67CC74 020BBEA6 3B139B22 514A0879 8E3404DD"          "EF9519B3 CD3A431B 302B0A6D F25F1437 4FE1356D 6D51C245"          "E485B576 625E7EC6 F44C42E9 A637ED6B 0BFF5CB6 F406B7ED"          "EE386BFB 5A899FA5 AE9F2411 7C4B1FE6 49286651 ECE65381"          "FFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF"     NOTE: The p and g values come from IKE[RFC2409], Section 6.2,           "Second Oakley Group", and p is 1024 bits long.     The GSAKMP message digital signature algorithm is:     DSS-SHA1-ASN1-DER     The digital signature ID type is:     ID-DN-STRINGHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 46]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.  GSAKMP Payload Structure   A GSAKMP Message is composed of a GSAKMP Header (Section 7.1)   followed by at least one GSAKMP Payload.  All GSAKMP Payloads are   composed of the Generic Payload Header (Section 7.2) followed by the   specific payload data.  The message is chained by a preceding payload   defining its succeeding payload.  Payloads are not required to be in   the exact order shown in the message dissection inSection 5,   provided that all required payloads are present.  Unless it is   explicitly stated in a dissection that multiple payloads of a single   type may be present, no more than one payload of each type allowed by   the message may appear.  The final payload in a message will point to   no succeeding payload.   All fields of type integer in the Header and Payload structure that   are larger than one octet MUST be converted into Network Byte Order   prior to data transmission.   Padding of fields MUST NOT be done as this leads to processing   errors.   When a message contains a Vendor ID payload, the processing of the   payloads of that message is modified as defined inSection 7.10.7.1.  GSAKMP Header7.1.1.  GSAKMP Header Structure   The GSAKMP Header fields are shown in Figure 3 and defined as:    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! GroupID Type  ! GroupID Length!      Group ID Value           ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~               ! Next Payload  !   Version     ! Exchange Type !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Sequence ID                                                   !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Length                                                        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                  Figure 3: GSAKMP Header FormatHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 47]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Group Identification Type (1 octet) - Table 11 presents the group       identification types.  This field is treated as an unsigned       value.                     Table 11:  Group Identification Types   Grp ID Type          Value       Description   _____________________________________________________________________   Reserved               0   UTF-8                  1         Format defined inSection 7.1.1.1.1.   Octet String           2         This type MUST be implemented.                                    Format defined inSection 7.1.1.1.2.   IPv4                   3         Format defined inSection 7.1.1.1.3.   IPv6                   4         Format defined inSection 7.1.1.1.4.   Reserved to IANA    5 - 192   Private Use        193 - 255   Group Identification Length (1 octet)  - Length of the Group       Identification Value field in octets.  This value MUST NOT be       zero (0).  This field is treated as an unsigned value.   Group Identification Value (variable length)  - Indicates the       name/title of the group.  All GroupID types should provide unique       naming across groups.  GroupID types SHOULD provide this       capability by including a random element generated by the creator       (owner) of the group of at least eight (8) octets, providing       extremely low probability of collision in group names.  The       GroupID value is static throughout the life of the group.   Next Payload (1 octet)  - Indicates the type of the next payload in       the message.  The format for each payload is defined in the       following sections.  Table 12 presents the payload types.  This       field is treated as an unsigned value.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 48]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                           Table 12: Payload Types                      Next_Payload_Type        Value                     ___________________________________                      None                       0                      Policy Token               1                      Key Download Packet        2                      Rekey Event                3                      Identification             4                      Reserved                   5                      Certificate                6                      Reserved                   7                      Signature                  8                      Notification               9                      Vendor ID                  10                      Key Creation               11                      Nonce                      12                      Reserved to IANA        13 - 192                      Private Use            193 - 255   Version (1 octet) - Indicates the version of the GSAKMP protocol in       use.  The current value is one (1).  This field is treated as an       unsigned value.   Exchange Type (1 octet) - Indicates the type of exchange (also known       as the message type).  Table 13 presents the exchange type       values.  This field is treated as an unsigned value.                           Table 13: Exchange Types                    Exchange_Type                 Value                   ________________________________________                    Reserved                      0 - 3                    Key Download Ack/Failure        4                    Rekey Event                     5                    Reserved                      6 - 7                    Request to Join                 8                    Key Download                    9                    Cookie Download                10                    Request to Join Error          11                    Lack of Ack                    12                    Request to Depart              13                    Departure Response             14                    Departure Ack                  15                    Reserved to IANA            16 - 192                    Private Use                193 - 255Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 49]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Sequence ID (4 octets) - The Sequence ID is used for replay       protection of group management messages.  If the message is not a       group management message, this value MUST be set to zero (0).       The first value used by a (S-)GC/KS MUST be one (1).  For each       distinct group management message that this (S-)GC/KS transmits,       this value MUST be incremented by one (1).  Receivers of this       group management message MUST confirm that the value received is       greater than the value of the sequence ID received with the last       group management message from this (S-)GC/KS.  Group Components       (e.g., GMs, S-GC/KSes) MUST terminate processing upon receipt of       an authenticated group management message containing a Sequence       ID of 0xFFFFFFFF.  This field is treated as an unsigned integer       in network byte order.   Length (4 octets) - Length of total message (header + payloads) in       octets.  This field is treated as an unsigned integer in network       byte order.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 50]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.1.1.1.  GroupID Structure   This section defines the formats for the defined GroupID types.7.1.1.1.1.  UTF-8   The format for type UTF-8 [RFC3629] is shown in Figure 4.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Random Value                                                  ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! UTF-8 String                                                  ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                  Figure 4: GroupID UTF-8 Format   Random Value (16 octets) - For the UTF-8 GroupID type, the Random       Value is represented as a string of exactly 16 hexadecimal digits       converted from its octet values in network-byte order.  The       leading zero hexadecimal digits and the trailing zero hexadecimal       digits are always included in the string, rather than being       truncated.   UTF-8 String (variable length) - This field contains the human       readable portion of the GroupID in UTF-8 format.  Its length is       calculated as the (GroupID Length - 16) for the Random Value       field.  The minimum length for this field is one (1) octet.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 51]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.1.1.1.2.  Octet String   The format for type Octet String is shown in Figure 5.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Random Value                                                  ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Octet String                                                  ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+              Figure 5:  GroupID Octet String Format   Random Value (8 octets) - The 8-octet unsigned random value in       network byte order format.   Octet String (variable length) - This field contains the Octet String       portion of the GroupID.  Its length is calculated as the (GroupID       Length - 8) for the Random Value field.  The minimum length for       this field is one (1) octet.7.1.1.1.3.  IPv4 Group Identifier   The format for type IPv4 Group Identifier is shown in Figure 6.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Random Value                                                  ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! IPv4 Value                                                    !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                  Figure 6: GroupID IPv4 Format   Random Value (8 octets) - The 8-octet unsigned random value in       network byte order format.   IPv4 Value (4 octets) - The IPv4 value in network byte order format.       This value MAY contain the multicast address of the group.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 52]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.1.1.1.4.  IPv6 Group Identifier   The format for type IPv6 Group Identifier is shown in Figure 7.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Random Value                                                  ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! IPv6 Value                                                    ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                  Figure 7: GroupID IPv6 Format   Random Value (8 octets) - The 8-octet unsigned random value in       network byte order format.   IPv6 Value (16 octets) - The IPv6 value in network byte order format.       This value MAY contain the multicast address of the group.7.1.2.  GSAKMP Header Processing   When processing the GSAKMP Header, the following fields MUST be   checked for correct values:   1.  Group ID Type - The Group ID Type value MUST be checked to be a       valid group identification payload type as defined by Table 11.       If the value is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in       Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing notification       value Payload-Malformed will be sent.   2.  GroupID - The GroupID of the received message MUST be checked       against the valid GroupIDs of the Group Component.  If no match       is found, then an error is logged; in addition, if in Verbose       Mode, an appropriate message containing notification value       Invalid-Group-ID will be sent.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 53]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   3.  Next Payload - The Next Payload value MUST be checked to be a       valid payload type as defined by Table 12.  If the value is not       valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an       appropriate message containing notification value Invalid-       Payload-Type will be sent.   4.  Version - The GSAKMP version number MUST be checked that its       value is one (1).  For other values, see below for processing.       The GSAKMP version number MUST be checked that it is consistent       with the group's policy as specified in its Policy Token.  If the       version is not supported or authorized, then an error is logged.       If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing       notification value Invalid-Version will be sent.   5.  Exchange Type - The Exchange Type MUST be checked to be a valid       exchange type as defined by Table 13 and MUST be of the type       expected to be received by the GSAKMP state machine.  If the       exchange type is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in       Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing notification       value Invalid-Exchange-Type will be sent.   6.  Sequence ID - The Sequence ID value MUST be checked for       correctness.  For negotiation messages, this value MUST be zero       (0).  For group management messages, this value MUST be greater       than the last sequence ID received from this (S-)GC/KS.  Receipt       of incorrect Sequence ID on group management messages MUST NOT       cause a reply message to be generated.  Upon receipt of incorrect       Sequence ID on non-group management messages, an error is logged.       If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing       notification value Invalid-Sequence-ID will be sent.   The length fields in the GSAKMP Header (Group ID Length and Length)   are used to help process the message.  If any field is found to be   incorrect, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an   appropriate message containing notification value Payload-Malformed   will be sent.   In order to allow a GSAKMP version one (v1) implementation to   interoperate with future versions of the protocol, some ideas will be   discussed here to this effect.   A (S-)GC/KS that is operating in a multi-versioned group as defined   by the Policy Token can take many approaches on how to interact with   the GMs in this group for a rekey message.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 54]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   One possible solution is for the (S-)GC/KS to send out multiple rekey   messages, one per version level that it supports.  Then each GM would   only process the message that has the version at which it is   operating.   An alternative approach that all GM v1 implementations MUST support   is the embedding of a v1 message inside a version two (v2) message.   If a GM running at v1 receives a GSAKMP message that has a version   value greater than one (1), the GM will attempt to process the   information immediately after the Group Header as a Group Header for   v1 of the protocol.  If this is in fact a v1 Group Header, then the   remainder of this v1 message will be processed in place.  After   processing this v1 embedded message, the data following the v1   message should be the payload as identified by the Next Payload field   in the original header of the message and will be ignored by the v1   member.  However, if the payload following the initial header is not   a v1 Group Header, then the GM will gracefully handle the   unrecognized message.7.2.  Generic Payload Header7.2.1.  Generic Payload Header Structure   Each GSAKMP payload defined in the following sections begins with a   generic header, shown in Figure 8, that provides a payload "chaining"   capability and clearly defines the boundaries of a payload.  The   Generic Payload Header fields are defined as follows:    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                 Figure 8: Generic Payload Header   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 55]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.2.2.  Generic Payload Header Processing   When processing the Generic Payload Header, the following fields MUST   be checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload - The Next Payload value MUST be checked to be a       valid payload type as defined by Table 12.  If the payload type       is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an       appropriate message containing notification value Invalid-       Payload-Type will be sent.   2.  RESERVED - This field MUST contain the value zero (0).  If the       value of this field is not zero (0), then an error is logged.  If       in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing notification       value Payload-Malformed will be sent.   The length field in the Generic Payload Header is used to process the   remainder of the payload.  If this field is found to be incorrect,   then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message   containing notification value Payload-Malformed will be sent.7.3.  Policy Token Payload7.3.1.  Policy Token Payload Structure   The Policy Token Payload contains authenticatable group-specific   information that describes the group security-relevant behaviors,   access control parameters, and security mechanisms.  Figure 9 shows   the format of the payload.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Policy Token Type             ! Policy Token Data             ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+              Figure 9: Policy Token Payload Format   The Policy Token Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 56]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Policy Token Type (2 octets) - Specifies the type of Policy Token       being used.  Table 14 identifies the types of policy tokens.       This field is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte       order format.                       Table 14: Policy Token Types    Policy_Token_Type      Value         Definition/Defined In   ____________________________________________________________________   Reserved                  0   GSAKMP_ASN.1_PT_V1        1          All implementations of GSAKMP                                        MUST support this PT format.                                        Format specified in [RFC4534].   Reserved to IANA      2 - 49152   Private Use         49153 - 65535   Policy Token Data (variable length) - Contains Policy Token       information.  The values for this field are token specific, and       the format is specified by the PT Type field.   If this payload is encrypted, only the Policy Token Data field is   encrypted.   The payload type for the Policy Token Payload is one (1).7.3.2.  Policy Token Payload Processing   When processing the Policy Token Payload, the following fields MUST   be checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  Policy Token Type - The Policy Token Type value MUST be checked       to be a valid policy token type as defined by Table 14.  If the       value is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode,       an appropriate message containing notification value Payload-       Malformed will be sent.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 57]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   3.  Policy Token Data - This Policy Token Data MUST be processed       according to the Policy Token Type specified.  The type will       define the format of the data.7.4.  Key Download Payload   Refer to the terminology section for the different terms relating to   keys used within this section.7.4.1.  Key Download Payload Structure   The Key Download Payload contains group keys (e.g., group keys,   initial rekey keys, etc.).  These key download payloads can have   several security attributes applied to them based upon the security   policy of the group.  Figure 10 shows the format of the payload.   The security policy of the group dictates that the key download   payload MUST be encrypted with a key encryption key (KEK).  The   encryption mechanism used is specified in the Policy Token.  The   group members MUST create the KEK using the key creation method   identified in the Key Creation Payload.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Number of Items               ! Key Download Data Items       ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+              Figure 10: Key Download Payload Format   The Key Download Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 58]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Number of Items (2 octets) - Contains the total number of group       traffic protection keys and Rekey Arrays being passed in this       data block.  This field is treated as an unsigned integer in       network byte order format.   Key Download Data Items (variable length) - Contains Key Download       information.  The Key Download Data is a sequence of       Type/Length/Data of the Number of Items.  The format for each       item is defined in Figure 11.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! KDD Item Type !  Key Download Data Item Length!               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~ Data for Key Download Data Item (Key Datum/Rekey Array)       ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+             Figure 11: Key Download Data Item Format   For each Key Download Data Item, the data format is as follows:       Key Download Data (KDD) Item Type (1 octet) - Identifier for the           type of data contained in this Key Download Data Item.  See           Table 15 for the possible values of this field.  This field           is treated as an unsigned value.       Key Download Data Item Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of           the Data for the Key Download Data Item following this field.           This field is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte           order format.       Data for Key Download Data Item (variable length) - Contains Keys           and related information.  The format of this field is           specific depending on the value of the Key Download Data Item           Type field.  For KDD Item Type of GTPK, this field will           contain a Key Datum as defined inSection 7.4.1.1.  For KDD           Item Type Rekey - LKH, this field will contain a Rekey Array           as defined inSection 7.4.1.2.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 59]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                 Table 15: Key Download Data Item Types   Key Download Data     Value      Definition   Item Type   _________________________________________________________________   GTPK                    0        This type MUST be implemented.                                    This type identifies that the                                    data contains group traffic                                    protection key information.   Rekey - LKH             1        Optional   Reserved to IANA     2 - 192   Private Use         193 - 255   The encryption of this payload only covers the data subsequent to the   Generic Payload header (Number of Items and Key Download Data Items   fields).   The payload type for the Key Download Packet is two (2).Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 60]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.4.1.1.  Key Datum Structure   A Key Datum contains all the information for a key.  Figure 12 shows   the format for this structure.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Key Type                      ! Key ID                        ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                               ! Key Handle                    ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                               ! Key Creation Date             ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   !               ! Key Expiration Date                           ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                               !               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~ Key Data                                                      ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                   Figure 12: Key Datum Format   Key Type (2 octets) - This is the cryptographic algorithm for which       this key data is to be used.  This value is specified in the       Policy Token.  See Table 16 for the possible values of this       field.  This field is treated as an unsigned value.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 61]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                    Table 16: Cryptographic Key Types    Cryptographic_Key_Types     Value         Description/Defined In   ____________________________________________________________________   Reserved                     0 - 2   3DES_CBC64_192                 3           See [RFC2451].   Reserved                     4 - 11   AES_CBC_128                    12          This type MUST be                                              supported.  See [IKEv2].   AES_CTR                        13          See [IKEv2].   Reserved to IANA           14 - 49152   Private Use              49153 - 65535   Key ID (4 octets) - This is the permanent ID of all versions of the       key.  This value MAY be defined by the Policy Token.  This field       is treated as an octet string.   Key Handle (4 octets) - This is the value to uniquely identify a       version (particular instance) of a key.  This field is treated as       an octet string.   Key Creation Date (15 octets) - This is the time value of when this       key data was originally generated.  This field contains the       timestamp in UTF-8 format YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ, where YYYY is the year       (0000 - 9999), MM is the numerical value of the month (01 - 12),       DD is the day of the month (01 - 31), HH is the hour of the day       (00 - 23), MM is the minute within the hour (00 - 59), SS is the       seconds within the minute (00 - 59), and the letter Z indicates       that this is Zulu time.  This format is loosely based on       [RFC3161].   Key Expiration Date (15 octets) - This is the time value of when this       key is no longer valid for use.  This field contains the       timestamp in UTF-8 format YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ, where YYYY is the year       (0000 - 9999), MM is the numerical value of the month (01 - 12),       DD is the day of the month (01 - 31), HH is the hour of the day       (00 - 23), MM is the minute within the hour (00 - 59), SS is the       seconds within the minute (00 - 59), and the letter Z indicates       that this is Zulu time.  This format is loosely based on       [RFC3161].   Key Data (variable length) - This is the actual key data, which is       dependent on the Key Type algorithm for its format.   NOTE: The combination of the Key ID and the Key Handle MUST be unique   within the group.  This combination will be used to uniquely identify   a key.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 62]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.4.1.2.  Rekey Array Structure   A Rekey Array contains the information for the set of KEKs that is   associated with a Group Member.  Figure 13 shows the format for this   structure.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Rekey Version#! Member ID                                     ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~               ! Number of KEK Keys            !               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~ Key Datum(s)                                                  ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+             Figure 13: Rekey Array Structure Format   Rekey Version (1 octet) - Contains the version of the Rekey protocol       in which the data is formatted.  For Key Download Data Item Type       of Rekey - LKH, refer to Section A.2 for a description of this       value.  This field is treated as an unsigned value.   Member ID (4 octets) - This is the Member ID of the Rekey sequence       contained in this Rekey Array.  This field is treated as an octet       string.  For Key Download Data Item Type of Rekey - LKH, refer to       Section A.2 for a description of this value.   Number of KEK Keys (2 octets) - This value is the number of distinct       KEK keys in this sequence.  This value is treated as an unsigned       integer in network byte order format.   Key Datum(s) (variable length) - The sequence of KEKs in Key Datum       format.  The format for each Key Datum in this sequence is       defined insection 7.4.1.1.   Key ID (for Key ID within the Rekey) - LKH space, refer to Section       A.2 for a description of this value.7.4.2.  Key Download Payload Processing   Prior to processing its data, the payload contents MUST be decrypted.   When processing the Key Download Payload, the following fields MUST   be checked for correct values:Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 63]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  KDD Item Type - All KDD Item Type fields MUST be checked to be a       valid Key Download Data Item type as defined by Table 15.  If the       value is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode,       an appropriate message containing notification value Payload-       Malformed will be sent.   3.  Key Type - All Key Type fields MUST be checked to be a valid       encryption type as defined by Table 16.  If the value is not       valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an       appropriate message containing notification value Invalid-Key-       Information will be sent.   4.  Key Expiration Date - All Key Expiration Date fields MUST be       checked confirm that their values represent a future and not a       past time value.  If the value is not valid, then an error is       logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing       notification value Invalid-Key-Information will be sent.   The length and counter fields in the payload are used to help process   the payload.  If any field is found to be incorrect, then an error is   logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing   notification value Payload-Malformed will be sent.7.5.  Rekey Event Payload   Refer to the terminology section for the different terms relating to   keys used within this section.7.5.1.  Rekey Event Payload Structure   The Rekey Event Payload MAY contain multiple keys encrypted in   Wrapping KEKs.  Figure 14 shows the format of the payload.  If the   data to be contained within a Rekey Event Payload is too large for   the payload, the sequence can be split across multiple Rekey Event   Payloads at a Rekey Event Data boundary.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 64]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! RekeyEvnt Type!  Rekey Event Header                           ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~ Rekey Event Data(s)                                           ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+              Figure 14: Rekey Event Payload Format   The Rekey Event Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Rekey Event Type (1 octet) - Specifies the type of Rekey Event being       used.  Table 17 presents the types of Rekey events.  This field       is treated as an unsigned value.   Rekey Event Header (variable length) - This is the header information       for the Rekey Event.  The format for this is defined inSection7.5.1.1, "Rekey Event Header Structure".   Rekey Event Data(s) (variable length) - This is the rekey information       for the Rekey Event.  The format for this is defined inSection7.5.1.2, "Rekey Event Data Structure".   The Rekey Event payload type is three (3).Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 65]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                       Table 17: Rekey Event Types   Rekey_Event_Type     Value       Definition/Defined In   _____________________________________________________________________   None                   0         This type MUST be implemented.                                    In this case, the size of the Rekey                                    Event Data field will be zero bytes                                    long.  The purpose of a Rekey Event                                    Payload with type None is when it is                                    necessary to send out a new token                                    with no rekey information.  GSAKMP                                    rekey msg requires a Rekey Event                                    Payload, and in this instance it                                    would have rekey data of type None.   GSAKMP_LKH             1         The rekey data will be of                                    type LKH formatted according to                                    GSAKMP.  The format for this field                                    is defined inSection 7.5.1.2.   Reserved to IANA    2 - 192   Private Use        193 - 2557.5.1.1.  Rekey Event Header Structure   The format for the Rekey Event Header is shown in Figure 15.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   !                    Group ID Value                             ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                    Group ID Value                             !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Time/Date Stamp                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                               ! RekeyEnt Type ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Algorithm Ver ! # of Rekey Event Data(s)      !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               Figure 15: Rekey Event Header FormatHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 66]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Group Identification Value (variable length) - Indicates the       name/title of the group to be rekeyed.  This is the same format,       length, and value as the Group Identification Value inSection7.1, "GSAKMP Header".   Time/Date Stamp (15 octets) - This is the time value when the Rekey       Event Data was generated.  This field contains the timestamp in       UTF-8 format YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ, where YYYY is the year (0000 -       9999), MM is the numerical value of the month (01 - 12), DD is       the day of the month (01 - 31), HH is the hour of the day (00 -       23), MM is the minute within the hour (00 - 59), SS is the       seconds within the minute (00 - 59), and the letter Z indicates       that this is Zulu time.  This format is loosely based on       [RFC3161].   Rekey Event Type (1 octet) - This is the Rekey algorithm being used       for this group.  The values for this field can be found in Table       17.  This field is treated as an unsigned value.   Algorithm Version (1 octet) - Indicates the version of the Rekey Type       being used.  For Rekey Event Type of GSAKMP_LKH, refer to Section       A.2 for a description of this value.  This field is treated as an       unsigned value.   # of Rekey Event Data(s) (2 octets) - The number of Rekey Event       Data(s) contained in the Rekey Data.  This value is treated as an       unsigned integer in network byte order.7.5.1.2.  Rekey Event Data Structure   As defined in the Rekey Event Header, # of Rekey Data(s) field,   multiple pieces of information are sent in a Rekey Event Data.  Each   end user, will be interested in only one Rekey Event Data among all   of the information sent.  Each Rekey Event Data will contain all the   Key Packages that a user requires.  For each Rekey Event Data, the   data following the Wrapping fields is encrypted with the key   identified in the Wrapping Header.  Figure 16 shows the format of   each Rekey Event Data.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 67]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Packet Length                 ! Wrapping KeyID                ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                               ! Wrapping Key Handle           ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                               ! # of Key Packages             !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Key Packages(s)                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                Figure 16: Rekey Event Data Format   Packet Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the Rekey Event Data,       which consists of the # of Key Packages and the Key Packages(s).       This value is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte       order.   Wrapping KeyID (4 octets) - This is the Key ID of the KEK that is       being used for encryption/decryption of the new (rekeyed) keys.       For Rekey Event Type of Rekey - LKH, refer to Section A.2 for a       description of this value.   Wrapping Key Handle (4 octets) - This is a Key Handle of the KEK that       is being used for encryption/decryption of the new (rekeyed)       keys.  Refer toSection 7.4.1.1 for the values of this field.   # of Key Packages (2 octets) - The number of key packages contained       in this Rekey Event Data.  This value is treated as an unsigned       integer in network byte order.   Key Package(s) (variable length) - The type/length/value format of a       Key Datum.  The format for this is defined inSection 7.5.1.2.1.7.5.1.2.1.  Key Package Structure   Each Key Package contains all the information about the key.  Figure   17 shows the format for a Key Package.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! KeyPkg Type   ! Key Package Length            ! Key Datum     ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                  Figure 17: Key Package FormatHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 68]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Key Package Type (1 octet) - The type of key in this key package.       Legal values for this field are defined in Table 15, Key Download       Data Types.  This field is treated as an unsigned value.   Key Package Length (2 octets) - The length of the Key Datum.  This       field is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte order       format.   Key Datum (variable length) - The actual data of the key.  The format       for this field is defined inSection 7.4.1.1, "Key Datum       Structure".7.5.2.  Rekey Event Payload Processing   When processing the Rekey Event Payload, the following fields MUST be   checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  Rekey Event Type field within "Rekey Event" payload header - The       Rekey Event Type MUST be checked to be a valid rekey event type       as defined by Table 17.  If the Rekey Event Type is not valid,       then regardless of mode (e.g., Terse or Verbose) an error is       logged.  No response error message is generated for receipt of a       Group Management Message.   3.  Group ID Value - The Group ID value of the Rekey Event Header       received message MUST be checked against the GroupID of the Group       Component.  If no match is found, the payload is discarded, then       regardless of mode (e.g., Terse or Verbose) an error is logged.       No response error message is generated for receipt of a Group       Management Message.   4.  Date/Time Stamp - The Date/Time Stamp value of the Rekey Event       Header MAY be checked to determine if the Rekey Event generation       time is recent relative to network delay and processing times.       If the TimeStamp is judged not to be recent, an error is logged.       No response error message is generated for receipt of a Group       Management Message.   5.  Rekey Event Type field within the "Rekey Event Header" - The       Rekey Event Type of the Rekey Event Header received message MUST       be checked to be a valid rekey event type, as defined by Table       17, and the same value of the Rekey Event Type earlier in this       payload.  If the Rekey Event Type is not valid or not equal to       the previous value of the Rekey Event Type, then regardless ofHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 69]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006       mode (e.g., Terse or Verbose) an error is logged.  No response       error message is generated for receipt of a Group Management       Message.   6.  Algorithm Version - The Rekey Algorithm Version number MUST be       checked to ensure that the version indicated is supported.  If it       is not supported, then regardless of mode (e.g., Terse or       Verbose) an error is logged.  No response error message is       generated for receipt of a Group Management Message.   The length and counter fields are used to help process the message.   If any field is found to be incorrect, then termination processing   MUST be initiated.   A GM MUST process all the Rekey Event Datas as based on the rekey   method used there is a potential that multiple Rekey Event Datas are   for this GM.  The Rekey Event Datas are processed in order until all   Rekey Event Datas are consumed.   1.  Wrapping KeyID - The Wrapping KeyID MUST be checked against the       list of stored KEKs that this GM holds.  If a match is found,       then continue processing this Rekey Event Data.  Otherwise, skip       to the next Rekey Event Data.   2.  Wrapping Handle - If a matching Wrapping KeyID was found, then       the Wrapping Handle MUST be checked against the handle of the KEK       for which the KeyID was a match.  If the handles match, then the       GM will process the Key Packages associated with this Rekey Event       Data.  Otherwise, skip to the next Rekey Event Data.   If a GM has found a matching Wrapping KeyID and Wrapping Handle, the   GM decrypts the remaining data in this Rekey Event Data according to   policy using the KEK defined by the Wrapping KeyID and Handle.  After   decrypting the data, the GM extracts the # of Key Packages field to   help process the subsequent Key Packages.  The Key Packages are   processed as follows:   1.  Key Package Type - The Key Package Type MUST be checked to be a       valid key package type as defined by Table 15.  If the Key       Package Type is not valid, then regardless of mode (e.g., Terse       or Verbose) an error is logged.  No response error message is       generated for receipt of a Group Management Message.   2.  Key Package Length - The Key Package Length is used to process       the subsequent Key Datum information.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 70]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   3.  Key Type - The Key Type MUST be checked to be a valid key type as       defined by Table 16.  If the Key Package Type is not valid, then       regardless of mode (e.g., Terse or Verbose) an error is logged.       No response error message is generated for receipt of a Group       Management Message.   4.  Key ID - The Key ID MUST be checked against the set of Key IDs       that this user maintains for this Key Type.  If no match is       found, then regardless of mode (e.g., Terse or Verbose) an error       is logged.  No response error message is generated for receipt of       a Group Management Message.   5.  Key Handle - The Key Handle is extracted as is and is used to be       the new Key Handle for the Key currently associated with the Key       Package's Key ID.   6.  Key Creation Date - The Key Creation Date MUST be checked that it       is subsequent to the Key Creation Date for the currently held       key.  If this date is prior to the currently held key, then       regardless of mode (e.g., Terse or Verbose) an error is logged.       No response error message is generated for receipt of a Group       Management Message.   7.  Key Expiration Date - The Key Expiration Date MUST be checked       that it is subsequent to the Key Creation Date just received and       that the time rules conform with policy.  If the expiration date       is not subsequent to the creation date or does not conform with       policy, then regardless of mode (e.g., Terse or Verbose) an error       is logged.  No response error message is generated for receipt of       a Group Management Message.   8.  Key Data - The Key Data is extracted based on the length       information in the key package.   If there were no errors when processing the Key Package, the key   represented by the KeyID will have all of its data updated based upon   the received information.7.6.  Identification Payload7.6.1.  Identification Payload Structure   The Identification Payload contains entity-specific data used to   exchange identification information.  This information is used to   verify the identities of members.  Figure 18 shows the format of the   Identification Payload.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 71]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! ID Classif    !  ID Type      !      Identification Data      ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+             Figure 18: Identification Payload Format   The Identification Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Identification (ID) Classification (1 octet) - Classifies the       ownership of the Identification Data.  Table 18 identifies       possible values for this field.  This field is treated as an       unsigned value.                   Table 18: Identification Classification                        ID_Classification     Value                       _______________________________                        Sender                  0                        Receiver                1                        Third Party             2                        Reserved to IANA     3 - 192                        Private Use         193 - 255   Identification (ID) Type (1 octet) - Specifies the type of       Identification being used.  Table 19 identifies possible values       for this type.  This field is treated as an unsigned value.  All       defined types are OPTIONAL unless otherwise stated.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 72]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Identification Data (variable length) - Contains identity       information.  The values for this field are group specific, and       the format is specified by the ID Type field.  The format for       this field is stated in conjunction with the type in Table 19.   The payload type for the Identification Payload is four (4).                      Table 19: Identification Types   ID_Type              Value       PKIX Cert           Description                                    Field               Defined In   _____________________________________________________________________   Reserved               0   ID_IPV4_ADDR           1         SubjAltName         See [IKEv2]                                    iPAddressSection 3.5.   ID_FQDN                2         SubjAltName         See [IKEv2]                                    dNSNameSection 3.5.   ID_RFC822_ADDR         3         SubjAltName         See [IKEv2]                                    rfc822NameSection 3.5.   Reserved               4   ID_IPV6_ADDR           5         SubjAltName         See [IKEv2]                                    iPAddressSection 3.5.   Reserved             6 - 8   ID_DER_ASN1_DN         9         Entire Subject,     See [IKEv2]                                    bitwise CompareSection 3.5.   Reserved               10   ID_KEY_ID              11        N/A                 See [IKEv2]   Reserved            12 - 29Section 3.5.   Unencoded Name         30        Subject             The format for    (ID_U_NAME)                                         this type is                                                        defined inSection 7.6.1.1.   ID_DN_STRING           31        Subject             See [RFC4514].                                                        This type MUST                                                        be implemented.   Reserved to IANA    32 - 192   Private Use        193 - 255Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 73]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.6.1.1.  ID_U_NAME Structure   The format for type Unencoded Name (ID_U_NAME) is shown in Figure 19.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Serial Number                                                 ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Length                                                        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! DN Data                                                       ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+           Figure 19: Unencoded Name (ID-U-NAME) Format   Serial Number (20 octets) - The certificate serial number.  This       field is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte order       format.   Length (4 octets) - Length in octets of the DN Data field.  This       field is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte order       format.   DN Data (variable length) - The actual UTF-8 DN value (Subject field)       using the slash (/) character for field delimiters (e.g.,       "/C=US/ST=MD/L=Somewhere/O=ACME, Inc./OU=DIV1/CN=user1/       Email=user1@acme.com" without the surrounding quotes).7.6.2.  Identification Payload Processing   When processing the Identification Payload, the following fields MUST   be checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 74]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   2.  Identification Classification - The Identification Classification       value MUST be checked to be a valid identification classification       type as defined by Table 18.  If the value is not valid, then an       error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message       containing notification value Payload-Malformed will be sent.   3.  Identification Type - The Identification Type value MUST be       checked to be a valid identification type as defined by Table 19.       If the value is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in       Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing notification       value Payload-Malformed will be sent.   4.  Identification Data - This Identification Data MUST be processed       according to the identification type specified.  The type will       define the format of the data.  If the identification data is       being used to find a match and no match is found, then an error       is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing       notification value Invalid-ID-Information will be sent.7.6.2.1.  ID_U_NAME Processing   When processing the Identification Data of type ID_U_NAME, the   following fields MUST be checked for correct values:   1.  Serial Number - The serial number MUST be a greater than or equal       to one (1) to be a valid serial number from a conforming CA       [RFC3280].  If the value is not valid, then an error is logged.       If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate message containing       notification value Payload-Malformed will be sent.   2.  DN Data - The DN data is processed as a UTF-8 string.   3.  The CA MUST be a valid trusted policy creation authority as       defined by the Policy Token.   These 2 pieces of information, Serial Number and DN Data, in   conjunction, will then be used for party identification.  These   values are also used to help identify the certificate when necessary.7.7.  Certificate Payload7.7.1.  Certificate Payload Structure   The Certificate Payload provides a means to transport certificates or   other certificate-related information via GSAKMP and can appear in   any GSAKMP message.  Certificate payloads SHOULD be included in an   exchange whenever an appropriate directory service (e.g., LDAP   [RFC4523]) is not available to distribute certificates.  MultipleHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 75]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   certificate payloads MAY be sent to enable verification of   certificate chains.  Conversely, zero (0) certificate payloads may be   sent, and the receiving GSAKMP MUST rely on some other mechanism to   retrieve certificates for verification purposes.  Figure 20 shows the   format of the Certificate Payload.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Cert Type                     !    Certificate Data           ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+              Figure 20: Certificate Payload Format   The Certificate Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Certificate Type (2 octets) - This field indicates the type of       certificate or certificate-related information contained in the       Certificate Data field.  Table 20 presents the types of       certificate payloads.  This field is treated as an unsigned       integer in network byte order format.   Certificate Data (variable length) - Actual encoding of certificate       data.  The type of certificate is indicated by the Certificate       Type/Encoding field.   The payload type for the Certificate Payload is six (6).Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 76]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                   Table 20: Certificate Payload Types   Certificate_Type                   Value        Description/                                                   Defined In   _____________________________________________________________________   None                                 0   Reserved                           1 - 3   X.509v3 Certificate                  4          This type MUST be     -- Signature                                  implemented.     -- DER Encoding                               Contains a DER                                                   encoded X.509                                                   certificate.   Reserved                           5 - 6   Certificate Revocation List          7          Contains a BER     (CRL)                                         encoded X.509 CRL.   Reserved                           8 - 9   X.509 Certificate                   10          See [IKEv2], Sec 3.6.     -- Attribute   Raw RSA Key                         11          See [IKEv2], Sec 3.6.   Hash and URL of X.509               12          See [IKEv2], Sec 3.6.    Certificate   Hash and URL of X.509               13          See [IKEv2], Sec 3.6.    bundle   Reserved to IANA                14 -- 49152   Private Use                   49153 -- 655357.7.2.  Certificate Payload Processing   When processing the Certificate Payload, the following fields MUST be   checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  Certificate Type - The Certificate Type value MUST be checked to       be a valid certificate type as defined by Table 20.  If the value       is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an       appropriate message containing notification value Cert-Type-       Unsupported will be sent.   3.  Certificate Data - This Certificate Data MUST be processed       according to the certificate type specified.  The type will       define the format of the data.  Receipt of a certificate of the       trusted policy creation authority in a Certificate payload causesHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 77]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006       the payload to be discarded.  This received certificate MUST NOT       be used to verify the message.  The certificate of the trusted       policy creation authority MUST be retrieved by other means.7.8.  Signature Payload7.8.1.  Signature Payload Structure       The Signature Payload contains data generated by the digital       signature function.  The digital signature, as defined by the       dissection of each message, covers the message from the GSAKMP       Message Header through the Signature Payload, up to but not       including the Signature Data Length.  Figure 21 shows the format       of the Signature Payload.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Signature Type                ! Sig ID Type   !               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~ Signature Timestamp                                           ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                               ! Signer ID Length              !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   !                    Signer ID Data                             ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   !     Signature Length          !     Signature Data            ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               Figure 21: Signature Payload Format   The Signature Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 78]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Signature Type (2 octets) - Indicates the type of signature.  Table       21 presents the allowable signature types.  This field is treated       as an unsigned integer in network byte order format.                        Table 21: Signature Types   Signature Type                         Value         Description/                                                        Defined In   _____________________________________________________________________   DSS/SHA1 with ASN.1/DER encoding         0           This type MUST   (DSS-SHA1-ASN1-DER)                                  be supported.   RSA1024-MD5                              1           See [RFC3447].   ECDSA-P384-SHA3                          2           See [FIPS186-2].   Reserved to IANA                       3 - 41952   Private Use                        41953 - 65536   Signature ID Type (1 octet) - Indicates the format for the Signature       ID Data.  These values are the same as those defined for the       Identification Payload Identification types, which can be found       in Table 19.  This field is treated as an unsigned value.   Signature Timestamp (15 octets) - This is the time value when the       digital signature was applied.  This field contains the timestamp       in UTF-8 format YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ, where YYYY is the year (0000 -       9999), MM is the numerical value of the month (01 - 12), DD is       the day of the month (01 - 31), HH is the hour of the day (00 -       23), MM is the minute within the hour (00 - 59), SS is the       seconds within the minute (00 - 59), and the letter Z indicates       that this is Zulu time.  This format is loosely based on       [RFC3161].   Signer ID Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the Signer's ID.       This field is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte       order format.   Signer ID Data (variable length) - Data identifying the Signer's ID       (e.g., DN).  The format for this field is based on the Signature       ID Type field and is shown where that type is defined.  The       contents of this field MUST be checked against the Policy Token       to determine the authority and access of the Signer within the       context of the group.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 79]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Signature Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the Signature Data.       This field is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte       order format.   Signature Data (variable length) - Data that results from applying       the digital signature function to the GSAKMP message and/or       payload.   The payload type for the Signature Payload is eight (8).7.8.2.  Signature Payload Processing   When processing the Signature Payload, the following fields MUST be   checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  Signature Type - The Signature Type value MUST be checked to be a       valid signature type as defined by Table 21.  If the value is not       valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an       appropriate message containing notification value Payload-       Malformed will be sent.   3.  Signature ID Type - The Signature ID Type value MUST be checked       to be a valid signature ID type as defined by Table 19.  If the       value is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode,       an appropriate message containing notification value Payload-       Malformed will be sent.   4.  Signature Timestamp - This field MAY be checked to determine if       the transaction signing time is fresh relative to expected       network delays.  Such a check is appropriate for systems in which       archived sequences of events are desired.       NOTE: The maximum acceptable age of a signature timestamp       relative to the local system clock is a locally configured       parameter that can be tuned by its GSAKMP management interface.   5.  Signature ID Data - This field will be used to identify the       sending party.  This information MUST then be used to confirm       that the correct party sent this information.  This field is also       used to retrieve the appropriate public key of the certificate to       verify the message.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 80]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   6.  Signature Data - This value MUST be compared to the recomputed       signature to verify the message.  Information on how to verify       certificates used to ascertain the validity of the signature can       be found in [RFC3280].  Only after the certificate identified by       the Signature ID Data is verified can the signature be computed       to compare to the signature data for signature verification.  A       potential error that can occur during signature verification is       Authentication-Failed.  Potential errors that can occur while       processing certificates for signature verification are: Invalid-       Certificate, Invalid-Cert-Authority, Cert-Type-Unsupported, and       Certificate-Unavailable.   The length fields in the Signature Payload are used to process the   remainder of the payload.  If any field is found to be incorrect,   then termination processing MUST be initiated.7.9.  Notification Payload7.9.1.  Notification Payload Structure   The Notification Payload can contain both GSAKMP and group-specific   data and is used to transmit informational data, such as error   conditions, to a GSAKMP peer.  It is possible to send multiple   independent Notification payloads in a single GSAKMP message.  Figure   22 shows the format of the Notification Payload.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !        Payload Length         !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Notification Type             !  Notification Data            ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+              Figure 22: Notification Payload Format   The Notification Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 81]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Notification Type (2 octets) - Specifies the type of notification       message.  Table 22 presents the Notify Payload Types.  This field       is treated as an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Notification Data (variable length) - Informational or error data       transmitted in addition to the Notify Payload Type.  Values for       this field are Domain of Interpretation (DOI) specific.   The payload type for the Notification Payload is nine (9).                    Table 22: Notification Types      Notification Type                             Value     __________________________________________________________      None                                            0      Invalid-Payload-Type                            1      Reserved                                      2 - 3      Invalid-Version                                 4      Invalid-Group-ID                                5      Invalid-Sequence-ID                             6      Payload-Malformed                               7      Invalid-Key-Information                         8      Invalid-ID-Information                          9      Reserved                                     10 - 11      Cert-Type-Unsupported                           12      Invalid-Cert-Authority                          13      Authentication-Failed                           14      Reserved                                     15 - 16      Certificate-Unavailable                         17      Reserved                                        18      Unauthorized-Request                            19      Reserved                                     20 - 22      Acknowledgement                                 23      Reserved                                     24 - 25      Nack                                            26      Cookie-Required                                 27      Cookie                                          28      Mechanism Choices                               29      Leave Group                                     30      Departure Accepted                              31      Request to Depart Error                         32      Invalid Exchange Type                           33      IPv4 Value                                      34Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 82]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006      IPv6 Value                                      35      Prohibited by Group Policy                      36      Prohibited by Locally Configured Policy         37      Reserved to IANA                            38 - 49152      Private Use                               49153 -- 655357.9.1.1.  Notification Data - Acknowledgement (ACK) Payload Type   The data portion of the Notification payload of type ACK either   serves as confirmation of correct receipt of the Key Download message   or, when needed, provides other receipt information when included in   a signed message.  Figure 23 shows the format of the Notification   Data - Acknowledge Payload Type.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Ack Type      !       Acknowledgement Data                    ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     Figure 23: Notification Data - Acknowledge Payload Type Format   The Notification Data - Acknowledgement Payload Type data fields are   defined as follows:   Ack Type (1 octet) - Specifies the type of acknowledgement.  Table 23       presents the Notify Acknowledgement Payload Types.  This field is       treated as an unsigned value.                        Table 23: Acknowledgement Types             ACK_Type             Value       Definition            _____________________________________________________             Simple                 0         Data portion null.             Reserved to IANA     1 - 192             Private Use        193 - 2557.9.1.2.  Notification Data - Cookie_Required and Cookie Payload Type   The data portion of the Notification payload of types Cookie_Required   and Cookie contain the Cookie value.  The value for this field will   have been computed by the responder GC/KS and sent to the GM.  The GM   will take the value received and copy it into the Notification   payload Notification Data field of type Cookie that is transmitted in   the "Request to Join with Cookie Info" back to the GC/KS.  The cookie   value MUST NOT be modified.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 83]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   The format for this is already described in the discussion on cookies   inSection 5.2.2.7.9.1.3.  Notification Data - Mechanism Choices Payload Type   The data portion of the Notification payload of type Mechanism   Choices contains the mechanisms the GM is requesting to use for the   negotiation with the GC/KS.  This information will be supplied by the   GM in a RTJ message.  Figure 24 shows the format of the Notification   Data - Mechanism Choices Payload Type.  Multiple type|length|data   choices are strung together in one notification payload to allow a   user to transmit all relevant information within one Notification   Payload.  The length of the payload will control the parsing of the   Notification Data Mechanism Choices field.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Mech Type     ! Mechanism Choice Data         !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+..   Figure 24: Notification Data - Mechanism Choices Payload Type Format   The Notification Data - Mechanism Choices Payload Type data fields   are defined as follows:   Mechanism Type (1 octet) - Specifies the type of mechanism.  Table 24       presents the Notify Mechanism Choices Mechanism Types.  This       field is treated as an unsigned value.                          Table 24: Mechanism Types      Mechanism_Type             Value       Mechanism Choice                                             Data Value Table Reference     ___________________________________________________________________      Key Creation Algorithm       0         Table 26      Encryption Algorithm         1         Table 16      Nonce Hash Algorithm         2         Table 25      Reserved to IANA          3 - 192      Private Use              193 - 255   Mechanism Choice Data (2 octets) - The data value for the mechanism       type being selected.  The values are specific to each Mechanism       Type defined.  All tables necessary to define the values that are       not defined elsewhere (in this specification or others) are       defined here.  This field is treated as an unsigned integer in       network byte order format.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 84]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                       Table 25: Nonce Hash Types   Nonce_Hash_Type        Value         Description   __________________________________________________________________   Reserved                 0   SHA-1                    1           This type MUST be supported.   Reserved to IANA     2 - 49152   Private Use        49153 - 655357.9.1.4.  Notification Data - IPv4 and IPv6 Value Payload Types   The data portion of the Notification payload of type IPv4 and IPv6   value contains the appropriate IP value in network byte order.  This   value will be set by the creator of the message for consumption by   the receiver of the message.7.9.2.  Notification Payload Processing   When processing the Notification Payload, the following fields MUST   be checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  Notification Type - The Notification type value MUST be checked       to be a notification type as defined by Table 22.  If the value       is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an       appropriate message containing notification value Payload-       Malformed will be sent.   3.  Notification Data - This Notification Data MUST be processed       according to the notification type specified.  The type will       define the format of the data.  When processing this data, any       type field MUST be checked against the appropriate table for       correct values.  If the contents of the Notification Data are not       valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an       appropriate message containing notification value Payload-       Malformed will be sent.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 85]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.10.  Vendor ID Payload7.10.1.  Vendor ID Payload Structure       The Vendor ID Payload contains a vendor-defined constant.  The       constant is used by vendors to identify and recognize remote       instances of their implementations.  This mechanism allows a       vendor to experiment with new features while maintaining       backwards compatibility.  Figure 25 shows the format of the       payload.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   !                         Vendor ID (VID)                       ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               Figure 25: Vendor ID Payload Format   A Vendor ID payload MAY announce that the sender is capable of   accepting certain extensions to the protocol, or it MAY simply   identify the implementation as an aid in debugging.  A Vendor ID   payload MUST NOT change the interpretation of any information defined   in this specification.  Multiple Vendor ID payloads MAY be sent.  An   implementation is NOT REQUIRED to send any Vendor ID payload at all.   A Vendor ID payload may be sent as part of any message.  Receipt of a   familiar Vendor ID payload allows an implementation to make use of   Private Use numbers described throughout this specification --   private payloads, private exchanges, private notifications, etc.   This implies that all the processing rules defined for all the   payloads are now modified to recognize all values defined by this   Vendor ID for all fields of all payloads.  Unfamiliar Vendor IDs MUST   be ignored.   Writers of Internet-Drafts who wish to extend this protocol MUST   define a Vendor ID payload to announce the ability to implement the   extension in the Internet-Draft.  It is expected that Internet-Drafts   that gain acceptance and are standardized will be given assigned   values out of the Reserved to IANA range, and the requirement to use   a Vendor ID payload will go away.   The Vendor ID payload fields are defined as follows:Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 86]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Vendor ID (variable length) - The Vendor ID value.  The minimum       length for this field is four (4) octets.  It is the       responsibility of the person choosing the Vendor ID to assure its       uniqueness in spite of the absence of any central registry for       IDs.  Good practice is to include a company name, a person name,       or similar type data.  A message digest of a long unique string       is preferable to the long unique string itself.   The payload type for the Vendor ID Payload is ten (10).7.10.2.  Vendor ID Payload Processing   When processing the Vendor ID Payload, the following fields MUST be   checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  Vendor ID - The Vendor ID Data MUST be processed to determine if       the Vendor ID value is recognized by the implementation.  If the       Vendor ID value is not recognized, then regardless of mode (e.g.,       Terse or Verbose) this information is logged.  Processing of the       message MUST continue regardless of recognition of this value.   It is recommended that implementations that want to use Vendor-ID-   specific information attempt to process the Vendor ID payloads of an   incoming message prior to the remainder of the message processing.   This will allow the implementation to recognize that when processing   other payloads it can use the larger set of values for payload fields   (Private Use values, etc.) as defined by the recognized Vendor IDs.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 87]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20067.11.  Key Creation Payload7.11.1.  Key Creation Payload Structure   The Key Creation Payload contains information used to create key   encryption keys.  The security attributes for this payload are   provided in the Policy Token.  Figure 26 shows the format of the   payload.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Key Creation Type             ! Key Creation Data             ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+              Figure 26: Key Creation Payload Format   The Key Creation Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Key Creation Type (2 octets) - Specifies the type of Key Creation       being used.  Table 26 identifies the types of key creation       information.  This field is treated as an unsigned integer in       network byte order format.   Key Creation Data (variable length) - Contains Key Creation       information.  The values for this field are group specific, and       the format is specified by the key creation type field.   The payload type for the Key Creation Packet is eleven (11).Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 88]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006               Table 26: Types of Key Creation Information   Key Creation Type           Value        Definition/Defined In   _____________________________________________________________________   Reserved                    0 - 1   Diffie-Hellman                2          This type MUST be supported.     1024-bit MODP Group                    Defined in [IKEv2] B.2.     Truncated                              If the output of the process                                            is longer than needed for                                            the defined mechanism, use                                            the first X low order bits                                            and truncate the remainder.   Reserved                   3 - 13   Diffie-Hellman               14          Defined in [RFC3526].     2048-bit MODP Group                    If the output of the process     Truncated                              is longer than needed for                                            the defined mechanism, use                                            the first X low order bits                                            and truncate the remainder.   Reserved to IANA         15 - 49152   Private Use             49153 - 655357.11.2.  Key Creation Payload Processing   The specifics of the Key Creation Payload are defined inSection7.11.   When processing the Key Creation Payload, the following fields MUST   be checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  Key Creation Type - The Key Creation Type value MUST be checked       to be a valid key creation type as defined by Table 26.  If the       value is not valid, then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode,       an appropriate message containing notification value Payload-       Malformed will be sent.   3.  Key Creation Data - This Key Creation Data MUST be processed       according to the key creation type specified to generate the KEK       to protect the information to be sent in the appropriate message.       The type will define the format of the data.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 89]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Implementations that want to derive other keys from the initial Key   Creation keying material (for example, DH Secret keying material)   MUST define a Key Creation Type other than one of those shown in   Table 26.  The new Key Creation Type must specify that derivation's   algorithm, for which the KEK MAY be one of the keys derived.7.12.  Nonce Payload7.12.1.  Nonce Payload Structure   The Nonce Payload contains random data used to guarantee freshness   during an exchange and protect against replay attacks.  Figure 27   shows the format of the Nonce Payload.    0                   1                   2                   3    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Next Payload  !   RESERVED    !         Payload Length        !   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   ! Nonce Type    !            Nonce Data                         ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+                 Figure 27: Nonce Payload Format   The Nonce Payload fields are defined as follows:   Next Payload (1 octet) - Identifier for the payload type of the next       payload in the message.  If the current payload is the last in       the message, then this field will be 0.  This field provides the       "chaining" capability.  Table 12 identifies the payload types.       This field is treated as an unsigned value.   RESERVED (1 octet) - Unused, set to 0.   Payload Length (2 octets) - Length in octets of the current payload,       including the generic payload header.  This field is treated as       an unsigned integer in network byte order format.   Nonce Type (1 octet) - Specifies the type of nonce being used.  Table       27 identifies the types of nonces.  This field is treated as an       unsigned value.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 90]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                          Table 27: Nonce Types   Nonce_Type              Value      Definition   _____________________________________________________________________   None                      0   Initiator (Nonce_I)       1   Responder (Nonce_R)       2   Combined (Nonce_C)        3        Hash (Append                                      (Initiator_Value,Responder_Value))                                      The hash type comes from the                                      Policy (e.g., Security Suite                                      Definition of Policy Token).   Reserved to IANA       4 - 192   Private Use           192 - 255   Nonce Data (variable length) - Contains the nonce information.  The       values for this field are group specific, and the format is       specified by the Nonce Type field.  If no group-specific       information is provided, the minimum length for this field is 4       bytes.   The payload type for the Nonce Payload is twelve (12).7.12.2.  Nonce Payload Processing   When processing the Nonce Payload, the following fields MUST be   checked for correct values:   1.  Next Payload, RESERVED, Payload Length - These fields are       processed as defined inSection 7.2.2, "Generic Payload Header       Processing".   2.  Nonce Type - The Nonce Type value MUST be checked to be a valid       nonce type as defined by Table 27.  If the value is not valid,       then an error is logged.  If in Verbose Mode, an appropriate       message containing notification value Payload-Malformed will be       sent.   3.  Nonce Data - This is the nonce data and it must be checked       according to its content.  The size of this field is defined inSection 7.12, "Nonce Payload".  Refer toSection 5.2, "Group       Establishment", for interpretation of this field.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 91]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20068.  GSAKMP State Diagram   Figure 28 presents the states encountered in the use of this   protocol.  Table 28 defines the states.  Table 29 defines the   transitions.         !-----------------> (                  )         !   !-------------> (       Idle       ) <------------------!         !   !               (                  )                    !         !   !                !                !                     !         !   !                !                !                     !         !   !               (1a)             (1)                    !         !   !                !                !                     !         !   !                !                !                     !         !   !                V                V                     !         !   !---(5a)--- (Wait for  )       (Wait for  ) ----(5)-----!         !               (Group     )       (GC/KS Event) <---         !               (Membership)        ^  !   \        \         !                    !              !  !    \        \         !                    !              !  !     \--(2)---\         !                   (2a)           (4)(3)         !                    !              !  !         !                    !              !  !         !                    V              !  V         !-------(4a)--- (Wait for  )       (Wait for  )                         (Group     )       (Response  )                         (Membership)       (from Key  )                    /--> (Event     )       (Download  )                   /         /                  /         /                 /--(3a)---/                    Figure 28: GSAKMP State DiagramHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 92]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                        Table 28: GSAKMP States  ______________________________________________________________________  Idle                 : GSAKMP Application waiting for input  ______________________________________________________________________  Wait for GC/KS Event : GC/KS up and running, waiting for events  ______________________________________________________________________  Wait for Response    : GC/KS has sent Key Download,   from Key Download   :  waiting for response from GM  ______________________________________________________________________  Wait for Group       : GM in process of joining group   Membership          :  ______________________________________________________________________  Wait for Group       : GM has group key, waiting for   Membership Event    :  group management messages.  ______________________________________________________________________Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 93]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006                   Table 29: State Transition Events  ____________________________________________________________________  Transition 1  : Create group command  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 2  : Receive bad RTJ                : Receive valid command to change group membership                : Send Compromise message x times                : Member Deregistration  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 3  : Receive valid RTJ  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 4  : Timeout                : Receive Ack                : Receive Nack  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 5  : Delete group command  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 1a : Join group command  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 2a : Send Ack  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 3a : Receipt of group management messages  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 4a : Delete group command                : Deregistration command  ______________:_____________________________________________________                :  Transition 5a : Time out                : Msg failure                : errors                :  ____________________________________________________________________Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 94]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 20069.  IANA Considerations9.1.  IANA Port Number Assignment   IANA has provided GSAKMP port number 3761 in both the UDP and TCP   spaces.  All implementations MUST use this port assignment in the   appropriate manner.9.2.  Initial IANA Registry Contents   The following registry entries have been created:   GSAKMP Group Identification Types (Section 7.1.1)   GSAKMP Payload Types (Section 7.1.1)   GSAKMP Exchange Types (Section 7.1.1)   GSAKMP Policy Token Types (Section 7.3.1)   GSAKMP Key Download Data Item Types (Section 7.4.1)   GSAKMP Cryptographic Key Types (Section 7.4.1.1)   GSAKMP Rekey Event Types (Section 7.5.1)   GSAKMP Identification Classification (Section 7.6.1)   GSAKMP Identification Types (Section 7.6.1)   GSAKMP Certificate Types (Section 7.7.1)   GSAKMP Signature Types (Section 7.8.1)   GSAKMP Notification Types (Section 7.9.1)   GSAKMP Acknowledgement Types (Section 7.9.1.1)   GSAKMP Mechanism Types (Section 7.9.1.3)   GSAKMP Nonce Hash Types (Section 7.9.1.3)   GSAKMP Key Creation Types (Section 7.11.1)   GSAKMP Nonce Types (Section 7.12.1)   Changes and additions to the following registries are by IETF   Standards Action:   GSAKMP Group Identification Types   GSAKMP Payload Types   GSAKMP Exchange Types   GSAKMP Policy Token Types   GSAKMP Key Download Data Item Types   GSAKMP Rekey Event Types   GSAKMP Identification Classification   GSAKMP Notification Types   GSAKMP Acknowledgement Types   GSAKMP Mechanism Types   GSAKMP Nonce TypesHarney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 95]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Changes and additions to the following registries are by Expert   Review:   GSAKMP Cryptographic Key Types   GSAKMP Identification Types   GSAKMP Certificate Types   GSAKMP Signature Types   GSAKMP Nonce Hash Types   GSAKMP Key Creation Types10.  Acknowledgements   This document is the collaborative effort of many individuals.  If   there were no limit to the number of authors that could appear on an   RFC, the following, in alphabetical order, would have been listed:   Haitham S. Cruickshank of University of Surrey, Sunil Iyengar of   University Of Surrey Gavin Kenny of LogicaCMG, Patrick McDaniel of   AT&T Labs Research, and Angela Schuett of NSA.   The following individuals deserve recognition and thanks for their   contributions, which have greatly improved this protocol: Eric Harder   is an author to the Tunneled-GSAKMP, whose concepts are found in   GSAKMP as well.  Rod Fleischer, also a Tunneled-GSAKMP author, and   Peter Lough were both instrumental in coding a prototype of the   GSAKMP software and helped define many areas of the protocol that   were vague at best.  Andrew McFarland and Gregory Bergren provided   critical analysis of early versions of the specification.  Ran   Canetti analyzed the security of the protocol and provided denial of   service suggestions leading to optional "cookie protection".Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 96]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 200611.  References11.1.  Normative References   [DH77]      Diffie, W., and M. Hellman, "New Directions in               Cryptography", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory,               June 1977.   [FIPS186-2] NIST, "Digital Signature Standard", FIPS PUB 186-2,               National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S.               Department of Commerce, January 2000.   [FIPS196]   "Entity Authentication Using Public Key Cryptography,"               Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 196,               NIST, February 1997.   [IKEv2]     Kaufman, C., "Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol",RFC 4306, December 2005.   [RFC2119]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate               Requirement Levels",BCP 14,RFC 2119, March 1997.   [RFC2409]   Harkins, D. and D. Carrel, "The Internet Key Exchange               (IKE)",RFC 2409, November 1998.   [RFC2412]   Orman, H., "The OAKLEY Key Determination Protocol",RFC2412, November 1998.   [RFC2627]   Wallner, D., Harder, E., and R. Agee, "Key Management for               Multicast: Issues and Architectures",RFC 2627, June               1999.   [RFC3280]   Housley, R., Polk, W., Ford, W., and D. Solo, "Internet               X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and               Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile",RFC 3280,               April 2002.   [RFC3629]   Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO               10646", STD 63,RFC 3629, November 2003.   [RFC4514]   Zeilenga, K., Ed., "Lightweight Directory Access Protocol               (LDAP): String Representation of Distinguished Names",RFC 4514, June 2006.   [RFC4534]   Colegrove, A. and H. Harney, "Group Security Policy Token               v1",RFC 4534, June 2006.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 97]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 200611.2.  Informative References   [BMS]       Balenson, D., McGrew, D., and A. Sherman, "Key Management               for Large Dynamic Groups:  One-Way Function Trees and               Amortized Initialization", Work in Progress, February               1999.   [HCM]       H. Harney, A. Colegrove, P. McDaniel, "Principles of               Policy in Secure Groups", Proceedings of Network and               Distributed Systems Security 2001 Internet Society, San               Diego, CA, February 2001.   [HHMCD01]   Hardjono, T., Harney, H., McDaniel, P., Colegrove, A.,               and P. Dinsmore, "Group Security Policy Token:               Definition and Payloads", Work in Progress, August 2003.   [RFC2093]   Harney, H. and C. Muckenhirn, "Group Key Management               Protocol (GKMP) Specification",RFC 2093, July 1997.   [RFC2094]   Harney, H. and C. Muckenhirn, "Group Key Management               Protocol (GKMP) Architecture",RFC 2094, July 1997.   [RFC2408]   Maughan D., Schertler M., Schneider M., and Turner J.,               "Internet Security Association and Key Management               Protocol (ISAKMP)",RFC 2408, Proposed Standard, November               1998   [RFC2451]   Pereira, R. and R. Adams, "The ESP CBC-Mode Cipher               Algorithms",RFC 2451, November 1998.   [RFC2522]   Karn, P. and W. Simpson, "Photuris: Session-Key               Management Protocol",RFC 2522, March 1999.   [RFC4523]   Zeilenga, K., "Lightweight Directory Access Protocol               (LDAP) Schema Definitions for X.509 Certificates",RFC4523, June 2006.   [RFC2974]   Handley, M., Perkins, C., and E. Whelan, "Session               Announcement Protocol",RFC 2974, October 2000.   [RFC3161]   Adams, C., Cain, P., Pinkas, D., and R. Zuccherato,               "Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Time-Stamp               Protocol (TSP)",RFC 3161, August 2001.   [RFC3261]   Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston,               A., Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M., and E.               Schooler, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol",RFC 3261,               June 2002.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 98]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   [RFC3447]   Jonsson, J. and B. Kaliski, "Public-Key Cryptography               Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications               Version 2.1",RFC 3447, February 2003.   [RFC3526]   Kivinen, T. and M. Kojo, "More Modular Exponential (MODP)               Diffie-Hellman groups for Internet Key Exchange (IKE)",RFC 3526, May 2003.   [RFC3740]   Hardjono, T. and B. Weis, "The Multicast Group Security               Architecture",RFC 3740, March 2004.   [RFC4086]   Eastlake, D., 3rd, Schiller, J., and S. Crocker,               "Randomness Requirements for Security",BCP 106,RFC4086, June 2005.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 99]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006Appendix A.  LKH Information   This appendix will give an overview of LKH, define the values for   fields within GSAKMP messages that are specific to LKH, and give an   example of a Rekey Event Message using the LKH scheme.A.1.  LKH Overview   LKH provides a topology for handling key distribution for a group   rekey.  It rekeys a group based upon a tree structure and subgroup   keys.  In the LKH tree shown in Figure 29, members are represented by   the leaf nodes on the tree, while intermediate tree nodes represent   abstract key groups.  A member will possess multiple keys: the group   traffic protection key (GTPK), subgroup keys for every node on its   path to the root of the tree, and a personal key.  For example, the   member labeled as #3 will have the GTPK, Key A, Key D, and Key 3.                              root                    /                      \                   /                        \                A                               B            /      \                        /      \           /        \                      /        \        C               D               E               F      /   \           /   \           /   \           /   \     /     \         /     \         /     \         /     \   1         2     3         4     5         6     7         8                      Figure 29: LKH Tree   This keying topology provides for a rapid rekey to all but a   compromised member of the group.  If Member 3 were compromised, the   new GTPK (GTPK') would need to be distributed to the group under a   key not possessed by Member 3.  Additionally, new Keys A and D (Key   A' and Key D') would also need to be securely distributed to the   other members of those subtrees.  Encrypting the GTPK' with Key B   would securely distribute that key to Members 5, 6, 7, and 8.  Key C   can be used to encrypt both the GTPK' and Key A' for Members 1 and 2.   Member 3's nearest neighbor, Member 4, can obtain GTPK', Key D', and   Key A' encrypted under its personal key, Key 4.  At the end of this   process, the group is securely rekeyed with Member 3 fully excluded.Harney, et al.              Standards Track                   [Page 100]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006A.2.  LKH and GSAKMP   When using LKH with GSAKMP, the following issues require attention:   1.  Rekey Version # - The Rekey Version # in the Rekey Array of the       Key Download Payload MUST contain the value one (1).   2.  Algorithm Version - The Algorithm Version in the Rekey Event       Payload MUST contain the value one (1).   3.  Degree of Tree - The LKH tree used can be of any degree; it need       not be binary.   4.  Node Identification - Each node in the tree is treated as a KEK.       A KEK is just a special key.  As the rule stated for all keys in       GSAKMP, the set of the KeyID and the KeyHandle MUST be unique.  A       suggestion on how to do this will be given in this section.   5.  Wrapping KeyID and Handle - This is the KeyID and Handle of the       LKH node used to wrap/encrypt the data in a Rekey Event Data.   For the following discussion, refer to Figure 30.   Key:   o: a node in the LKH tree   N: this line contains the KeyID node number   L: this line contains the MemberID number for all leaves ONLY       LEVEL       ----       root                          o   N:                         /      1     \                             /              \       1              o                             o   N:              /  2  \                       /  3  \                  /       \                     /       \       2      o               o             o               o   N:        /4\             /5\           /6\             /7\            /   \           /   \         /   \           /   \       3  o       o       o       o     o       o       o       o   N:     8       9      10      11    12      13      14      15   L:     1       2       3       4     5       6       7       8                        Figure 30: GSAKMP LKH TreeHarney, et al.              Standards Track                   [Page 101]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   To guarantee uniqueness of KeyID, the Rekey Controller SHOULD build a   virtual tree and label the KeyID of each node, doing a breadth-first   search of a fully populated tree regardless of whether or not the   tree is actually full.  For simplicity of this example, the root of   the tree was given KeyID value of one (1).  These KeyID values will   be static throughout the life of this tree.  Additionally, the rekey   arrays distributed to GMs requires a MemberID value associated with   them to be distributed with the KeyDownload Payload.  These MemberID   values MUST be unique.  Therefore, the set associated with each leaf   node (the nodes from that leaf back to the root) are given a   MemberID.  In this example, the leftmost leaf node is given MemberID   value of one (1).  These 2 sets of values, the KeyIDs (represented on   lines N) and the MemberIDs (represented on line L), will give   sufficient information in the KeyDownload and RekeyEvent Payloads to   disseminate information.  The KeyHandle associated with these keys is   regenerated each time the key is replaced in the tree due to   compromise.A.3.  LKH Examples   Definition of values:   0xLLLL          - length value   0xHHHHHHH#      - handle value   YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ - time valueA.3.1.  LKH Key Download Example   This section will give an example of the data for the Key Download   payload.  The GM will be given MemberID 1 and its associated keys.   The data shown will be subsequent to the Generic Payload Header.   | GTPK | MemberID 1 | KeyID 2 | KeyID 4 | KeyID 8   Number of Items                   - 0x0002     Item #1:       Key Download Data Item Type   - 0x00 (GTPK)       Key Download Data Item Length - 0xLLLL         Key Type                    - 0x03 (3DES`CBC64`192)         Key ID                      - KEY1         Key Handle                  - 0xHHHHHHH0         Key Creation Date           - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ         Key Expiration Date         - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ         Key Data                    - variable, based on key definition     Item #2:       Key Download Data Item Type   - 0x01 (Rekey - LKH)       Key Download Data Item Length - 0xLLLL       Rekey Version Number          - 0x01       Member ID                     - 0x00000001Harney, et al.              Standards Track                   [Page 102]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006       Number of KEK Keys            - 0x0003         KEK #1:           Key Type                  - 0x03 (3DES`CBC64`192)           Key ID                    - 0x00000002           Key Handle                - 0xHHHHHHH2           Key Creation Date         - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ           Key Expiration Date       - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ           Key Data                  - variable, based on key definition         KEK #2:           Key Type                  - 0x03 (3DES`CBC64`192)           Key ID                    - 0x00000004           Key Handle                - 0xHHHHHHH4           Key Creation Date         - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ           Key Expiration Date       - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ           Key Data                  - variable, based on key definition         KEK #3:           Key Type                  - 0x03 (3DES`CBC64`192)           Key ID                    - 0x00000008           Key Handle                - 0xHHHHHHH8           Key Creation Date         - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ           Key Expiration Date       - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ           Key Data                  - variable, based on key definitionA.3.2.  LKH Rekey Event Example   This section will give an example of the data for the Rekey Event   payload.  The GM with MemberID 6 will be keyed out of the group.  The   data shown will be subsequent to the Generic Payload Header.   | Rekey Event Type | GroupID | Date/Time | Rekey Type |   Algorithm Ver | # of Packets |   { (GTPK)2, (GTPK, 3', 6')12, (GTPK, 3')7 }   This data shows that three packets are being transmitted.  Read each   packet as:   a) GTPK wrapped in LKH KeyID 2   b) GTPK, LKH KeyIDs 3' & 6', all wrapped in LKH KeyID 12   c) GTPK and LKH KeyID 3', all wrapped in LKH KeyID 7   NOTE: Although in this example multiple keys are encrypted under one   key, alternative pairings are legal (e.g., (GTPK)2, (GTPK)3', (3')6',   (3')7', (6')12).   We will show the format for all header data and packet (b).Harney, et al.              Standards Track                   [Page 103]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006   Rekey Event Type  - 0x01 (GSAKMP`LKH)   GroupID           - 0xAABBCCDD                       0x12345678   Time/Date Stamp   - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ   Rekey Event Type  - 0x01 (GSAKMP`LKH)   Algorithm Vers    - 0x01   # of RkyEvt Pkts  - 0x0003   For Packet (b):   Packet Length       - 0xLLLL   Wrapping KeyID      - 0x000C   Wrapping Key Handle - 0xHHHHHHHD   # of Key Packages   - 0x0003     Key Package 1:       Key Pkg Type  - 0x00 (GTPK)       Pack Length   - 0xLLLL         Key Type            - 0x03 (3DES`CBC64`192)         Key ID              - KEY1         Key Handle          - 0xHHHHHHH0         Key Creation Date   - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ         Key Expiration Date - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ         Key Data            - variable, based on key definition     Key Package 2:       Key Pkg Type  - 0x01 (Rekey  - LKH)       Pack Length   - 0xLLLL         Key Type            - 0x03 (3DES`CBC64`192)         Key ID              - 0x00000003         Key Handle          - 0xHHHHHHH3         Key Creation Date   - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ         Key Expiration Date - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ         Key Data            - variable, based on key definition     Key Package 3:       Key Pkg Type  - 0x01 (Rekey  - LKH)       Pack Length   - 0xLLLL         Key Type            - 0x03 (3DES`CBC64`192)         Key ID              - 0x00000006         Key Handle          - 0xHHHHHHH6         Key Creation Date   - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ         Key Expiration Date - YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ         Key Data            - variable, based on key definitionHarney, et al.              Standards Track                   [Page 104]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006Authors' Addresses   Hugh Harney (point-of-contact)   SPARTA, Inc.   7110 Samuel Morse Drive   Columbia, MD 21046   Phone: (443) 430-8032   Fax:   (443) 430-8181   EMail: hh@sparta.com   Uri Meth   SPARTA, Inc.   7110 Samuel Morse Drive   Columbia, MD 21046   Phone: (443) 430-8058   Fax:   (443) 430-8207   EMail: umeth@sparta.com   Andrea Colegrove   SPARTA, Inc.   7110 Samuel Morse Drive   Columbia, MD 21046   Phone: (443) 430-8014   Fax:   (443) 430-8163   EMail: acc@sparta.com   George Gross   IdentAware Security   82 Old Mountain Road   Lebanon, NJ 08833   Phone: (908) 268-1629   EMail: gmgross@identaware.comHarney, et al.              Standards Track                   [Page 105]

RFC 4535                         GSAKMP                        June 2006Full Copyright Statement   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006).   This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions   contained inBCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors   retain all their rights.   This document and the information contained herein are provided on an   "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS   OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET   ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,   INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE   INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED   WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.Intellectual Property   The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any   Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to   pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in   this document or the extent to which any license under such rights   might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has   made any independent effort to identify any such rights.  Information   on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be   found inBCP 78 andBCP 79.   Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any   assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an   attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of   such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this   specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository athttp://www.ietf.org/ipr.   The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any   copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary   rights that may cover technology that may be required to implement   this standard.  Please address the information to the IETF at   ietf-ipr@ietf.org.Acknowledgement   Funding for the RFC Editor function is provided by the IETF   Administrative Support Activity (IASA).Harney, et al.              Standards Track                   [Page 106]

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