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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                          M. SethiRequest for Comments: 8387                                      J. ArkkoCategory: Informational                                       A. KeranenISSN: 2070-1721                                                 Ericsson                                                                 H. Back                                                                   Nokia                                                                May 2018Practical Considerations and Implementation Experiences inSecuring Smart Object NetworksAbstract   This memo describes challenges associated with securing resource-   constrained smart object devices.  The memo describes a possible   deployment model where resource-constrained devices sign message   objects, discusses the availability of cryptographic libraries for   resource-constrained devices, and presents some preliminary   experiences with those libraries for message signing on resource-   constrained devices.  Lastly, the memo discusses trade-offs involving   different types of security approaches.Status of This Memo   This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is   published for informational purposes.   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force   (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has   received public review and has been approved for publication by the   Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Not all documents   approved by the IESG are candidates for any level of Internet   Standard; seeSection 2 of RFC 7841.   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained athttps://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8387.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 1]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018Copyright Notice   Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the   document authors.  All rights reserved.   This document is subject toBCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal   Provisions Relating to IETF Documents   (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of   publication of this document.  Please review these documents   carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect   to this document.  Code Components extracted from this document must   include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of   the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as   described in the Simplified BSD License.Table of Contents1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32.  Related Work  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33.  Challenges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.  Proposed Deployment Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.1.  Provisioning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.2.  Protocol Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95.  Code Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106.  Implementation Experiences  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127.  Example Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188.  Design Trade-Offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218.1.  Feasibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218.2.  Freshness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228.3.  Layering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248.4.  Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Crypto . . . . . . . . . . . . .269.  Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2710. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2711. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2712. Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27   Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Sethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 2]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 20181.  Introduction   This memo describes challenges associated with securing smart object   devices in constrained implementations and environments.  InSection 3, we specifically discuss three challenges: the   implementation difficulties encountered on resource-constrained   platforms, the problem of provisioning keys, and making the choice of   implementing security at the appropriate layer.Section 4 discusses a potential deployment model for constrained   environments.  The model requires a minimal amount of configuration,   and we believe it is a natural fit with the typical communication   practices in smart object networking environments.Section 5 discusses the availability of cryptographic libraries.Section 6 presents some experiences in implementing cryptography on   resource-constrained devices using those libraries, including   information about achievable code sizes and speeds on typical   hardware.Section 7 describes an example proof-of-concept prototype   implementation that uses public-key cryptography on resource-   constrained devices to provide end-to-end data authenticity and   integrity protection.   Finally,Section 8 discusses trade-offs involving different types of   security approaches.2.  Related Work   The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) [RFC7252] is a   lightweight protocol designed to be used in machine-to-machine   applications such as smart energy and building automation.  Our   discussion uses this protocol as an example, but the conclusions may   apply to other similar protocols.  The CoAP base specification   [RFC7252] outlines how to use DTLS [RFC6347] and IPsec [RFC4303] for   securing the protocol.  DTLS can be applied with pairwise shared   keys, raw public keys, or certificates.  The security model in all   cases is mutual authentication, so while there is some commonality to   HTTP [RFC7230] in verifying the server identity, in practice the   models are quite different.  The use of IPsec with CoAP is described   with regards to the protocol requirements, noting that lightweight   implementations of the Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2   (IKEv2) exist [RFC7815].  However, the CoAP specification is silent   on policy and other aspects that are normally necessary in order to   implement interoperable use of IPsec in any environment [RFC5406].   [IoT-SECURITY] documents the different stages in the life cycle of a   smart object.  Next, it highlights the security threats for smart   objects and the challenges that one might face to protect againstSethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 3]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   these threats.  The document also looks at various security protocols   available, including IKEv2/IPsec [RFC7296], TLS/SSL [RFC5246], DTLS   [RFC6347], the Host Identity Protocol (HIP) [RFC7401], HIP Diet   EXchange [HIP-DEX], a Protocol for Carrying Authentication for   Network Access (PANA) [RFC5191], and the Extensible Authentication   Protocol (EAP) [RFC3748].  Lastly, [IoT-BOOTSTRAPPING] discusses   bootstrapping mechanisms available for resource-constrained Internet   of Things (IoT) devices.   [RFC6574] gives an overview of the security discussions at the March   2011 IAB workshop on smart objects.  The workshop recommended that   additional work should be undertaken in developing suitable   credential management mechanisms (perhaps something similar to the   Bluetooth pairing mechanism), understanding the implementability of   standard security mechanisms in resource-constrained devices, and   conducting additional research in the area of lightweight   cryptographic primitives.   [HIP-DEX] defines a lightweight version of the HIP protocol for low-   power nodes.  This version uses a fixed set of algorithms, Elliptic   Curve Cryptography (ECC), and eliminates hash functions.  The   protocol still operates based on host identities and runs end-to-end   between hosts, protecting all IP-layer communications.  [RFC6078]   describes an extension of HIP that can be used to send upper-layer   protocol messages without running the usual HIP base exchange at all.   [IPV6-LOWPAN-SEC] makes a comprehensive analysis of security issues   related to IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network   (6LoWPAN) networks, but its findings also apply more generally for   all low-powered networks.  Some of the issues this document discusses   include the need to minimize the number of transmitted bits and   simplify implementations, threats in the smart object networking   environments, and the suitability of 6LoWPAN security mechanisms,   IPsec, and key management protocols for implementation in these   environments.3.  Challenges   This section discusses three challenges: 1) implementation   difficulties, 2) practical provisioning problems, and 3) layering and   communication models.   One of the most often discussed issues in the security for the   Internet of Things relate to implementation difficulties.  The desire   to build resource-constrained, battery-operated, and inexpensive   devices drives the creation of devices with a limited protocol and   application suite.  Some of the typical limitations include running   CoAP instead of HTTP, limited support for security mechanisms,Sethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 4]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   limited processing power for long key lengths, a sleep schedule that   does not allow communication at all times, and so on.  In addition,   the devices typically have very limited support for configuration,   making it hard to set up secrets and trust anchors.   The implementation difficulties are important, but they should not be   overemphasized.  It is important to select the right security   mechanisms and avoid duplicated or unnecessary functionality.  But at   the end of the day, if strong cryptographic security is needed, the   implementations have to support that.  It is important for developers   and product designers to determine what security threats they want to   tackle and the resulting security requirements before selecting the   hardware.  Often, development work in the wild happens in the wrong   order: a particular platform with a resource-constrained   microcontroller is chosen first, and then the security features that   can fit on it are decided.  Also, the most lightweight algorithms and   cryptographic primitives are useful but should not be the only   consideration in the design and development.  Interoperability is   also important, and often other parts of the system, such as key   management protocols or certificate formats, are heavier to implement   than the algorithms themselves.   The second challenge relates to practical provisioning problems.   This is perhaps the most fundamental and difficult issue and is   unfortunately often neglected in the design.  There are several   problems in the provisioning and management of smart object networks:   o  Resource-constrained devices have no natural user interface for      configuration that would be required for the installation of      shared secrets and other security-related parameters.  Typically,      there is no keyboard or display, and there may not even be buttons      to press.  Some devices may only have one interface, the interface      to the network.   o  Manual configuration is rarely, if at all, possible, as the      necessary skills are missing in typical installation environments      (such as in family homes).   o  There may be a large number of devices.  Configuration tasks that      may be acceptable when performed for one device may become      unacceptable with dozens or hundreds of devices.   o  Smart object networks may rely on different radio technologies.      Provisioning methods that rely on specific link-layer features may      not work with other radio technologies in a heterogeneous network.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 5]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   o  Network configurations evolve over the lifetime of the devices, as      additional devices are introduced or addresses change.  Various      central nodes may also receive more frequent updates than      individual devices such as sensors embedded in building materials.   In light of the above challenges, resource-constrained devices are   often shipped with a single static identity.  In many cases, it is a   single raw public key.  These long-term static identities makes it   easy to track the devices (and their owners) when they move.  The   static identities may also allow an attacker to track these devices   across ownership changes.   Finally, layering and communication models present difficulties for   straightforward use of the most obvious security mechanisms.  Smart   object networks typically pass information through multiple   participating nodes [CoAP-SENSORS], and end-to-end security for IP or   transport layers may not fit such communication models very well.   The primary reasons for needing middleboxes relate to the need to   accommodate for sleeping nodes as well to enable the implementation   of nodes that store or aggregate information.4.  Proposed Deployment Model   [CoAP-SECURITY] recognizes the provisioning model as the driver of   what kind of security architecture is useful.  This section   reintroduces this model briefly here in order to facilitate the   discussion of the various design alternatives later.   The basis of the proposed architecture are self-generated secure   identities, similar to Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGAs)   [RFC3972] or Host Identity Tags (HITs) [RFC7401].  That is, we assume   the following holds:      I = h(P|O)   where I is the secure identity of the device, h is a hash function, P   is the public key from a key pair generated by the device, and O is   optional other information. "|" (vertical bar) here denotes the   concatenation operator.4.1.  Provisioning   As it is difficult to provision security credentials, shared secrets,   and policy information, the provisioning model is based only on the   secure identities.  A typical network installation involves physical   placement of a number of devices while noting the identities of these   devices.  This list of short identifiers can then be fed to a central   server as a list of authorized devices.  Secure communications canSethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 6]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   then commence with the devices, at least as far as information from   the devices to the server is concerned, which is what is needed for   sensor networks.   The above architecture is a perfect fit for sensor networks where   information flows from a large number of devices to a small number of   servers.  But it is not sufficient alone for other types of   applications.  For instance, in actuator applications, a large number   of devices need to take commands from somewhere else.  In such   applications, it is necessary to secure that the commands come from   an authorized source.   This can be supported, with some additional provisioning effort and   optional pairing protocols.  The basic provisioning approach is as   described earlier; however, in addition there must be something that   informs the devices of the identity of the trusted server(s).  There   are multiple ways to provide this information.  One simple approach   is to feed the identities of the trusted server(s) to devices at   installation time.  This requires a separate user interface, a local   connection (such as USB), or use of the network interface of the   device for configuration.  In any case, as with sensor networks, the   amount of configuration information is minimized: just one short   identity value needs to be fed in (not both an identity and   certificate or shared secrets that must be kept confidential).  An   even simpler provisioning approach is that the devices in the device   group trust each other.  Then no configuration is needed at   installation time.   Once both the parties interested in communicating know the expected   cryptographic identity of the other offline, secure communications   can commence.  Alternatively, various pairing schemes can be   employed.  Note that these schemes can benefit from the already   secure identifiers on the device side.  For instance, the server can   send a pairing message to each device after their initial power-on   and before they have been paired with anyone, encrypted with the   public key of the device.  As with all pairing schemes that do not   employ a shared secret or the secure identity of both parties, there   are some remaining vulnerabilities that may or may not be acceptable   for the application in question.  For example, many pairing methods   based on "leap of faith" or "trust on first use" assume that the   attacker is not present during the initial setup.  Therefore, they   are vulnerable to eavesdropping or man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks.   In any case, the secure identities help again in ensuring that the   operations are as simple as possible.  Only identities need to be   communicated to the devices, not certificates, shared secrets, or,   e.g., IPsec policy rules.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 7]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   Where necessary, the information collected at installation time may   also include other parameters relevant to the application, such as   the location or purpose of the devices.  This would enable the server   to know, for instance, that a particular device is the temperature   sensor for the kitchen.   Collecting the identity information at installation time can be   arranged in a number of ways.  One simple but not completely secure   method is where the last few digits of the identity are printed on a   tiny device just a few millimeters across.  Alternatively, the   packaging for the device may include the full identity (typically 32   hex digits) retrieved from the device at manufacturing time.  This   identity can be read, for instance, by a bar code reader carried by   the installation personnel.  (Note that the identities are not   secret; the security of the system is not dependent on the identity   information leaking to others.  The real owner of an identity can   always prove its ownership with the private key, which never leaves   the device.)  Finally, the device may use its wired network interface   or proximity-based communications, such as Near-Field Communications   (NFC) or Radio-Frequency Identity (RFID) tags.  Such interfaces allow   secure communication of the device identity to an information   gathering device at installation time.   No matter what the method of information collection is, this   provisioning model minimizes the effort required to set up the   security.  Each device generates its own identity in a random, secure   key-generation process.  The identities are self-securing in the   sense that if you know the identity of the peer you want to   communicate with, messages from the peer can be signed by the peer's   private key, and it is trivial to verify that the message came from   the expected peer.  There is no need to configure an identity and   certificate of that identity separately.  There is no need to   configure a group secret or a shared secret.  There is no need to   configure a trust anchor.  In addition, the identities are typically   collected anyway for application purposes (such as identifying which   sensor is in which room).  Under most circumstances, there is   actually no additional configuration effort needed for provisioning   security.   As discussed in the previous section, long-term static identities   negatively affect the privacy of the devices and their owners.   Therefore, it is beneficial for devices to generate new identities at   appropriate times during their life cycle; an example is after a   factory reset or an ownership handover.  Thus, in our proposed   deployment model, the devices would generate a new asymmetric key   pair and use the new public-key P' to generate the new identity I'.   It is also desirable that these identities are only used during the   provisioning stage.  Temporary identities (such as dynamic IPv6Sethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 8]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   addresses) can be used for network communication protocols once the   device is operational.   Groups of devices can be managed through single identifiers as well.   In these deployment cases, it is also possible to configure the   identity of an entire group of devices, rather than registering the   individual devices.  For instance, many installations employ a kit of   devices bought from the same manufacturer in one package.  It is easy   to provide an identity for such a set of devices as follows:      Idev = h(Pdev|Potherdev1|Potherdev2|...|Potherdevn)      Igrp = h(Pdev1|Pdev2|...|Pdevm)   where Idev is the identity of an individual device, Pdev is the   public key of that device, Potherdevi are the public keys of other   devices in the group, n is all the devices in the group except the   device with Pdev as its public key, and m is the total number of   devices in the group.  Now, we can define the secure identity of the   group (Igrp) as a hash of all the public keys of the devices in the   group (Pdevi).   The installation personnel can scan the identity of the group from   the box that the kit came in, and this identity can be stored in a   server that is expected to receive information from the nodes.  Later   when the individual devices contact this server, they will be able to   show that they are part of the group, as they can reveal their own   public key and the public keys of the other devices.  Devices that do   not belong to the kit cannot claim to be in the group, because the   group identity would change if any new keys were added to the   identity of the group (Igrp).4.2.  Protocol Architecture   As noted above, the starting point of the architecture is that nodes   self-generate secure identities, which are then communicated out of   band to the peers that need to know what devices to trust.  To   support this model in a protocol architecture, we also need to use   these secure identities to implement secure messaging between the   peers, explain how the system can respond to different types of   attacks such as replay attempts, and decide what protocol layer and   endpoints the architecture should use.   The deployment itself is suitable for a variety of design choices   regarding layering and protocol mechanisms.  [CoAP-SECURITY] was   mostly focused on employing end-to-end data-object security as   opposed to hop-by-hop security.  But other approaches are possible.   For instance, HIP in its opportunistic mode could be used toSethi, et al.                 Informational                     [Page 9]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   implement largely the same functionality at the IP layer.  However,   it is our belief that the right layer for this solution is at the   application layer, and more specifically, in the data formats   transported in the payload part of CoAP.  This approach provides the   following benefits:   o  Ability for intermediaries to act as caches to support different      sleep schedules, without the security model being impacted.   o  Ability for intermediaries to be built to perform aggregation,      filtering, storage, and other actions, again without impacting the      security of the data being transmitted or stored.   o  Ability to operate in the presence of traditional middleboxes,      such as a protocol translators or even NATs (not that we recommend      their use in these environments).   However, as we will see later, there are also some technical   implications, namely that link, network, and transport-layer   solutions are more likely to be able to benefit from sessions where   the cost of expensive operations can be amortized over multiple data   transmissions.  While this is not impossible in data-object security   solutions, it is generally not the typical arrangement.5.  Code Availability   For implementing public-key cryptography on resource-constrained   environments, we chose the Arduino Uno board [arduino-uno] as the   test platform.  Arduino Uno has an ATmega328 microcontroller, an   8-bit processor with a clock speed of 16 MHz, 2 kB of RAM, and 32 kB   of flash memory.  Our choice of an 8-bit platform may seem surprising   since cheaper and more energy-efficient 32-bit platforms are   available.  However, our intention was to evaluate the performance of   public-key cryptography on the most resource-constrained platforms   available.  It is reasonable to expect better performance results   from 32-bit microcontrollers.   For selecting potential asymmetric cryptographic libraries, we   surveyed and came up with a set of possible code sources and   performed an initial analysis of how well they fit the Arduino   environment.  Note that the results are preliminary and could easily   be affected in any direction by implementation bugs, configuration   errors, and other mistakes.  It is advisable to verify the numbers   before relying on them for building something.  No significant effort   was done to optimize ROM memory usage beyond what the libraries   provided themselves, so those numbers should be taken as upper   limits.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 10]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   Here is the set of libraries we found:   o  AVRCryptoLib [avr-cryptolib]: This library provides symmetric key      algorithms such as AES.  It provides RSA as an asymmetric key      algorithm.  Parts of the library were written in AVR 8-bit      assembly language to reduce the size and optimize the performance.   o  Relic-toolkit [relic-toolkit]: This library is written entirely in      C and provides a highly flexible and customizable implementation      of a large variety of cryptographic algorithms.  This not only      includes RSA and ECC but also pairing-based asymmetric      cryptography, Boneh-Lynn-Shacham signatures, and Boneh-Boyen short      signatures.  The library has also added support for curve25519      (for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange) [RFC7748] and      edwards25519 (for elliptic curve digital signatures) [RFC8032].      The toolkit provides an option to build only the desired      components for the required platform.   o  TinyECC [tinyecc]: TinyECC was designed for using elliptic-curve-      based public-key cryptography on sensor networks.  It is written      in the nesC programming language [nesC] and as such is designed      for specific use on TinyOS.  However, the library can be ported to      standard C either with tool chains or by manually rewriting parts      of the code.  It also has one of the smallest memory footprints      among the set of elliptic curve libraries surveyed so far.   o  Wiselib [wiselib]: Wiselib is a generic library written for sensor      networks containing a wide variety of algorithms.  While the      stable version contains algorithms for routing only, the test      version includes algorithms for cryptography, localization,      topology management, and many more.  The library was designed with      the idea of making it easy to interface the library with operating      systems like iSense and Contiki.  However, since the library is      written entirely in C++ with a template-based model similar to      Boost/CGAL, it can be used on any platform directly without using      any of the operating system interfaces provided.  This approach      was taken to test the code on Arduino Uno.   o  MatrixSSL [matrix-ssl]: This library provides a low footprint      implementation of several cryptographic algorithms including RSA      and ECC (with a commercial license).  The library in the original      form takes about 50 kB of ROM and is intended for 32-bit      platforms.   This is by no means an exhaustive list, and there exists other   cryptographic libraries targeting resource-constrained devices.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 11]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   There are also a number of operating systems that are specifically   targeted for resource-constrained devices.  These operating systems   may include libraries and code for security.  Hahm et al. [hahmos]   conducted a survey of such operating systems.  The ARM Mbed OS [mbed]   is one such operating system that provides various cryptographic   primitives that are necessary for SSL/TLS protocol implementation as   well as X509 certificate handling.  The library provides an API for   developers with a minimal code footprint.  It is intended for various   ARM platforms such as ARM Cortex M0, ARM Cortex M0+, and ARM Cortex   M3.6.  Implementation Experiences   While evaluating the implementation experiences, we were particularly   interested in the signature generation operation.  This was because   our example application discussed inSection 7 required only the   signature generation operation on the resource-constrained platforms.   We have summarized the initial results of RSA private-key   exponentiation performance using AVRCryptoLib [avr-crypto-lib] in   Table 1.  All results are from a single run since repeating the test   did not change (or had only minimal impact on) the results.  The   execution time for a key size of 2048 bits was inordinately long and   would be a deterrent in real-world deployments.   +--------------+------------------------+---------------------------+   | Key length   | Execution time (ms);   | Memory footprint (bytes); |   | (bits)       | key in RAM             | key in RAM                |   +--------------+------------------------+---------------------------+   | 2048         | 1587567                | 1280                      |   +--------------+------------------------+---------------------------+              Table 1: RSA Private-Key Operation Performance   The code size was about 3.6 kB with potential for further reduction.   It is also worth noting that the implementation performs basic   exponentiation and multiplication operations without using any   mathematical optimizations such as Montgomery multiplication,   optimized squaring, etc., as described in [rsa-high-speed].  With   more RAM, we believe that 2048-bit operations can be performed in   much less time as has been shown in [rsa-8bit].   In Table 2, we present the results obtained by manually porting   TinyECC into the C99 standard and running the Elliptic Curve Digital   Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) on the Arduino Uno board.  TinyECC   supports a variety of SEC-2-recommended elliptic curve domain   parameters [sec2ecc].  The execution time and memory footprint areSethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 12]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   shown next to each of the curve parameters.  These results were   obtained by turning on all the optimizations and using assembly code   where available.   The results from the performance evaluation of ECDSA in the following   tables also contain a column stating the approximate comparable RSA   key length as documented in [sec2ecc].  It is clearly observable that   for similar security levels, elliptic curve public-key cryptography   outperforms RSA.   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+   | Curve       | Execution     | Memory          | Comparable RSA    |   | parameters  | time (ms)     | footprint       | key length        |   |             |               | (bytes)         |                   |   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+   | secp160k1   | 2228          | 892             | 1024              |   | secp160r1   | 2250          | 892             | 1024              |   | secp160r2   | 2467          | 892             | 1024              |   | secp192k1   | 3425          | 1008            | 1536              |   | secp192r1   | 3578          | 1008            | 1536              |   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+         Table 2: Performance of ECDSA Sign Operation with TinyECC   We also performed experiments by removing the assembly optimization   and using a C-only form of the library.  This gives us an idea of the   performance that can be achieved with TinyECC on any platform   regardless of what kind of OS and assembly instruction set is   available.  The memory footprint remains the same with or without   assembly code.  The tables contain the maximum RAM that is used when   all the possible optimizations are on.  However, if the amount of RAM   available is smaller in size, some of the optimizations can be turned   off to reduce the memory consumption accordingly.   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+   | Curve       | Execution     | Memory          | Comparable RSA    |   | parameters  | time (ms)     | footprint       | key length        |   |             |               | (bytes)         |                   |   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+   | secp160k1   | 3795          | 892             | 1024              |   | secp160r1   | 3841          | 892             | 1024              |   | secp160r2   | 4118          | 892             | 1024              |   | secp192k1   | 6091          | 1008            | 1536              |   | secp192r1   | 6217          | 1008            | 1536              |   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+         Table 3: Performance of ECDSA Sign Operation with TinyECC                        (No Assembly Optimizations)Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 13]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   Table 4 documents the performance of Wiselib.  Since there were no   optimizations that could be turned on or off, we have only one set of   results.  By default, Wiselib only supports some of the standard SEC   2 elliptic curves, but it is easy to change the domain parameters and   obtain results for all the 128-, 160-, and 192-bit SEC 2 elliptic   curves.  The ROM size for all the experiments was less than 16 kB.   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+   | Curve       | Execution     | Memory          | Comparable RSA    |   | parameters  | time (ms)     | footprint       | key length        |   |             |               | (bytes)         |                   |   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+   | secp160k1   | 10957         | 842             | 1024              |   | secp160r1   | 10972         | 842             | 1024              |   | secp160r2   | 10971         | 842             | 1024              |   | secp192k1   | 18814         | 952             | 1536              |   | secp192r1   | 18825         | 952             | 1536              |   +-------------+---------------+-----------------+-------------------+          Table 4: Performance ECDSA Sign Operation with Wiselib   For testing the relic-toolkit, we used a different board because it   required more RAM/ROM, and we were unable to perform experiments with   it on Arduino Uno.  Arduino Mega has the same 8-bit architecture as   Arduino Uno, but it has a much larger RAM/ROM.  We used Arduino Mega   for experimenting with the relic-toolkit.  Again, it is important to   mention that we used Arduino as it is a convenient prototyping   platform.  Our intention was to demonstrate the feasibility of the   entire architecture with public-key cryptography on an 8-bit   microcontroller.  However, it is important to state that 32-bit   microcontrollers are much more easily available, at lower costs, and   are more power efficient.  Therefore, real deployments are better off   using 32-bit microcontrollers that allow developers to include the   necessary cryptographic libraries.  There is no good reason to choose   platforms that do not provide sufficient computing power to run the   necessary cryptographic operations.   The relic-toolkit supports Koblitz curves over prime as well as   binary fields.  We have experimented with Koblitz curves over binary   fields only.  We do not run our experiments with all the curves   available in the library since the aim of this work is not to prove   which curves perform the fastest but rather to show that asymmetric   cryptography is possible on resource-constrained devices.   The results from relic-toolkit are documented separately in Tables 5   and 6.  The first set of results were performed with the library   configured for high-speed performance with no consideration given to   the amount of memory used.  For the second set, the library wasSethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 14]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   configured for low-memory usage irrespective of the execution time   required by different curves.  By turning on/off optimizations   included in the library, a trade-off between memory and execution   time between these values can be achieved.   +-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------+   | Curve           | Execution    | Memory         | Comparable RSA  |   | parameters      | time (ms)    | footprint      | key length      |   |                 |              | (bytes)        |                 |   +-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------+   | sect163k1       | 261          | 2804           | 1024            |   | (assembly math) |              |                |                 |   | sect163k1       | 932          | 2750           | 1024            |   | sect163r2       | 2243         | 2444           | 1024            |   | sect233k1       | 1736         | 3675           | 2048            |   | sect233r1       | 4471         | 3261           | 2048            |   +-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------+             Table 5: Performance of ECDSA Sign Operation with                           relic-toolkit (Fast)   +-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------+   | Curve           | Execution    | Memory         | Comparable RSA  |   | parameters      | time (ms)    | footprint      | key length      |   |                 |              | (bytes)        |                 |   +-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------+   | sect163k1       | 592          | 2087           | 1024            |   | (assembly math) |              |                |                 |   | sect163k1       | 2950         | 2215           | 1024            |   | sect163r2       | 3213         | 2071           | 1024            |   | sect233k1       | 6450         | 2935           | 2048            |   | sect233r1       | 6100         | 2737           | 2048            |   +-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------------+      Table 6: Performance of ECDSA Sign Operation with relic-toolkit                               (Low Memory)Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 15]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   It is important to note the following points about the elliptic curve   measurements:   o  Some boards (e.g., Arduino Uno) do not provide a hardware random      number generator.  On such boards, obtaining cryptographic-quality      randomness is a challenge.  Real-world deployments must rely on a      hardware random number generator for cryptographic operations such      as generating a public-private key pair.  The Nordic nRF52832      board [nordic], for example, provides a hardware random number      generator.  A detailed discussion on requirements and best      practices for cryptographic-quality randomness is documented in      [RFC4086]   o  For measuring the memory footprint of all the ECC libraries, we      used the Avrora simulator [avrora].  Only stack memory was used to      easily track the RAM consumption.   Tschofenig and Pegourie-Gonnard [armecdsa] have also evaluated the   performance of ECC on an ARM Coretex platform.  The results for the   ECDSA sign operation shown in Table 7 are performed on a Freescale   FRDM-KL25Z board [freescale] that has an ARM Cortex-M0+ 48MHz   microcontroller with 128 kB of flash memory and 16 kB of RAM.  The   sliding window technique for efficient exponentiation was used with a   window size of 2.  All other optimizations were disabled for these   measurements.   +------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+   | Curve parameters | Execution time (ms) | Comparable RSA key       |   |                  |                     | length                   |   +------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+   | secp192r1        | 2165                | 1536                     |   | secp224r1        | 3014                | 2048                     |   | secp256r1        | 3649                | 2048                     |   +------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+     Table 7: Performance of ECDSA Sign Operation with an ARM Mbed TLS                       Stack on Freescale FRDM-KL25Z   Tschofenig and Pegourie-Gonnard [armecdsa] also measured the   performance of curves on an ST Nucleo F091 (STM32F091RCT6) board   [stnucleo] that has an ARM Cortex-M0 48 MHz microcontroller with 256   kB of flash memory and 32 kB of RAM.  The execution time for the   ECDSA sign operation with different curves is shown in Table 8.  The   sliding window technique for efficient exponentiation was used with a   window size of 7.  Fixed-point optimization and NIST curve-specific   optimizations were used for these measurements.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 16]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   +------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+   | Curve parameters | Execution time (ms) | Comparable RSA key       |   |                  |                     | length                   |   +------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+   | secp192k1        | 291                 | 1536                     |   | secp192r1        | 225                 | 1536                     |   | secp224k1        | 375                 | 2048                     |   | secp224r1        | 307                 | 2048                     |   | secp256k1        | 486                 | 2048                     |   | secp256r1        | 459                 | 2048                     |   | secp384r1        | 811                 | 7680                     |   | secp521r1        | 1602                | 15360                    |   +------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+   Table 8: ECDSA Signature Performance with an ARM Mbed TLS Stack on ST                        Nucleo F091 (STM32F091RCT6)   Finally, Tschofenig and Pegourie-Gonnard [armecdsa] also measured the   RAM consumption by calculating the heap consumed for the   cryptographic operations using a custom memory allocation handler.   They did not measure the minimal stack memory consumption.  Depending   on the curve and the different optimizations enable or disabled, the   memory consumption for the ECDSA sign operation varied from 1500   bytes to 15000 bytes.   At the time of performing these measurements and this study, it was   unclear which exact elliptic curve(s) would be selected by the IETF   community for use with resource-constrained devices.  However,   [RFC7748] defines two elliptic curves over prime fields (Curve25519   and Curve448) that offer a high-level of practical security for   Diffie-Hellman key exchange.  Correspondingly, there is ongoing work   to specify elliptic curve signature schemes with Edwards-curve   Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA).  [RFC8032] specifies the   recommended parameters for the edwards25519 and edwards448 curves.   From these, curve25519 (for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key   exchange) and edwards25519 (for elliptic curve digital signatures)   are especially suitable for resource-constrained devices.   We found that the NaCl [nacl] and MicoNaCl [micronacl] libraries   provide highly efficient implementations of Diffie-Hellman key   exchange with curve25519.  The results have shown that these   libraries with curve25519 outperform other elliptic curves that   provide similar levels of security.  Hutter and Schwabe [naclavr]   also show that the signing of data using the curve Ed25519 from the   NaCl library needs only 23216241 cycles on the same microcontroller   that we used for our evaluations (Arduino Mega ATmega2560).  This   corresponds to about 1451 milliseconds of execution time.  When   compared to the results for other curves and libraries that offer aSethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 17]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   similar level of security (such as sect233r1 and sect233k1), this   implementation far outperforms all others.  As such, it is   recommended that the IETF community use these curves for protocol   specification and implementations.   A summary library flash memory use is shown in Table 9.      +------------------------+------------------------------------+      | Library                | Flash memory footprint (kilobytes) |      +------------------------+------------------------------------+      | AVRCryptoLib           | 3.6                                |      | Wiselib                | 16                                 |      | TinyECC                | 18                                 |      | Relic-toolkit          | 29                                 |      | NaCl Ed25519 [naclavr] | 17-29                              |      +------------------------+------------------------------------+           Table 9: Summary of Library Flash Memory Consumption   All the measurements here are only provided as an example to show   that asymmetric-key cryptography (particularly, digital signatures)   is possible on resource-constrained devices.  By no means are these   numbers the final source for measurements, and some curves presented   here may no longer be acceptable for real in-the-wild deployments.   For example, Mosdorf et al. [mosdorf] and Liu et al. [tinyecc] also   document the performance of ECDSA on similar resource-constrained   devices.7.  Example Application   We developed an example application on the Arduino platform to use   public-key cryptography, data-object security, and an easy   provisioning model.  Our application was originally developed to test   different approaches to supporting communications to "always off"   sensor nodes.  These battery-operated or energy-scavenging nodes do   not have enough power to stay on at all times.  They wake up   periodically and transmit their readings.   Such sensor nodes can be supported in various ways.  [CoAP-SENSORS]   was an early multicast-based approach.  In the current application,   we have switched to using resource directories [CoRE-RD] and publish-   subscribe brokers [CoAP-BROKER] instead.  Architecturally, the idea   is that sensors can delegate a part of their role to a node in the   network.  Such a network node could be either a local resource or   something in the Internet.  In the case of CoAP publish-subscribe   brokers, the network node agrees to hold the web resources on behalf   of the sensor, while the sensor is asleep.  The only role that the   sensor has is to register itself at the publish-subscribe broker andSethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 18]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   periodically update the readings.  All queries from the rest of the   world go to the publish-subscribe broker.   We constructed a system with four entities:   Sensor:  This is an Arduino-based device that runs a CoAP publish-      subscribe broker client and relic-toolkit.  Relic takes 29 kB of      flash memory, and the simple CoAP client takes roughly 3 kB.   Publish-Subscribe Broker:  This is a publish-subscribe broker that      holds resources on the sensor's behalf.  The sensor registers      itself to this node.   Resource Directory:  While physically in the same node in our      implementation, a resource directory is a logical function that      allows sensors and publish-subscribe brokers to register resources      in the directory.  These resources can be queried by applications.   Application:  This is a simple application that runs on a general      purpose computer and can retrieve both registrations from the      resource directory and most recent sensor readings from the      publish-subscribe broker.   The security of this system relies on a secure-shell-like approach.   In Step 1, upon first boot, sensors generate keys and register   themselves in the publish-subscribe broker.  Their public key is   submitted along with the registration as an attribute in the CoRE   Link Format data [RFC6690].   In Step 2, when the sensor makes a measurement, it sends an update to   the publish-subscribe broker and signs the message contents with a   JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) signature on the used JSON   [RFC7515] and Sensor Measurement List (SenML) payload [MT-SenML].   The sensor can also alternatively use CBOR Object Signing and   Encryption (COSE) [RFC8152] for signing the sensor measurement.   In Step 3, any other device in the network -- including the publish-   subscribe broker, resource directory, and the application -- can   check that the public key from the registration corresponds to the   private key used to make the signature in the data update.   Note that checks can be done at any time, and there is no need for   the sensor and the checking node to be awake at the same time.  In   our implementation, the checking is done in the application node.   This demonstrates how it is possible to implement end-to-end security   even with the presence of assisting middleboxes.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 19]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   To verify the feasibility of our architecture, we developed a   proof-of-concept prototype.  In our prototype, the sensor was   implemented using the Arduino Ethernet shield over an Arduino Mega   board.  Our implementation uses the standard C99 programming language   on the Arduino Mega board.  In this prototype, the publish-subscribe   broker and the Resource Directory (RD) reside on the same physical   host.  A 64-bit x86 Linux machine serves as the broker and the RD,   while a similar but physically distinct 64-bit x86 Linux machine   serves as the client that requests data from the sensor.  We chose   the Relic library version 0.3.1 for our sample prototype as it can be   easily compiled for different bit-length processors.  Therefore, we   were able to use it on the 8-bit processor of the Arduino Mega, as   well as on the 64-bit processor of the x86 client.  We used ECDSA to   sign and verify data updates with the standard sect163k1 curve   parameters.  While compiling Relic for our prototype, we used the   fast configuration without any assembly optimizations.   The gateway implements the CoAP base specification in the Java   programming language and extends it to add support for publish-   subscribe broker and Resource Directory Representational State   Transfer (REST) interfaces.  We also developed a minimalistic CoAP   C-library for the Arduino sensor and for the client requesting data   updates for a resource.  The library has small RAM requirements and   uses stack-based allocation only.  It is interoperable with the Java   implementation of CoAP running on the gateway.  The location of the   resource directory was configured into the smart object sensor by   hardcoding the IP address.  A real implementation based on this   prototype would instead use the domain name system for obtaining the   location of the resource directory.   Our intention was to demonstrate that it is possible to implement the   entire architecture with public-key cryptography on an 8-bit   microcontroller.  The stated values can be improved further by a   considerable amount.  For example, the flash memory and RAM   consumption is relatively high because some of the Arduino libraries   were used out of the box, and there are several functions that can be   removed.  Similarly, we used the fast version of the Relic library in   the prototype instead of the low-memory version.  However, it is   important to note that this was only a research prototype to verify   the feasibility of this architecture and, as stated elsewhere, most   modern development boards have a 32-bit microcontroller since they   are more economical and have better energy efficiency.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 20]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 20188.  Design Trade-Offs   This section attempts to make some early conclusions regarding trade-   offs in the design space, based on deployment considerations for   various mechanisms and the relative ease or difficulty of   implementing them.  In particular, this analysis looks at layering,   freshness, and the choice of symmetric vs. asymmetric cryptography.8.1.  Feasibility   The first question is whether using cryptographic security and   asymmetric cryptography in particular is feasible at all on resource-   constrained devices.  The numbers above give a mixed message.   Clearly, an implementation of a significant cryptographic operation   such as public-key signing can be done in a surprisingly small amount   of code space.  It could even be argued that our chosen prototype   platform was unnecessarily restrictive in the amount of code space it   allows: we chose this platform on purpose to demonstrate something   that is as resource constrained and difficult as possible.   A recent trend in microcontrollers is the introduction of 32-bit CPUs   that are becoming cheaper and more easily available than 8-bit CPUs,   in addition to being more easily programmable.  The flash memory size   is probably easier to grow than other parameters in microcontrollers.   Flash memory size is not expected to be the most significant limiting   factor.  Before picking a platform, developers should also plan for   firmware updates.  This would essentially mean that the platform   should at least have a flash memory size of the total code size * 2,   plus some space for buffer.   The situation is less clear with regards to the amount of CPU power   needed to run the algorithms.  The demonstrated speeds are sufficient   for many applications.  For instance, a sensor that wakes up every   now and then can likely spend a fraction of a second, or even spend   multiple seconds in some cases, for the computation of a signature   for the message that it is about to send.  Most applications that use   protocols such as DTLS that use public-key cryptography only at the   beginning of the session would also be fine with any of these   execution times.   Yet, with reasonably long key sizes, the execution times are in the   seconds, dozens of seconds, or even longer.  For some applications,   this is too long.  Nevertheless, these algorithms can successfully be   employed in resource-constrained devices for the following reasons:   o  With the right selection of algorithms and libraries, the      execution times can actually be very small (less than 500 ms).Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 21]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   o  As discussed in [wiman], in general, the power requirements      necessary to turn the radio on/off and sending or receiving      messages are far bigger than those needed to execute cryptographic      operations.  While there are newer radios that significantly lower      the energy consumption of sending and receiving messages, there is      no good reason to choose platforms that do not provide sufficient      computing power to run the necessary cryptographic operations.   o  Commercial libraries and the use of full potential for various      optimizations will provide a better result than what we arrived at      in this memo.   o  Using public-key cryptography only at the beginning of a session      will reduce the per-packet processing times significantly.   While we did not do an exhaustive performance evaluation of   asymmetric key-pair generation on resource-constrained devices, we   did note that it is possible for such devices to generate a new key   pair.  Given that this operation would only occur in rare   circumstances (such as a factory reset or ownership change) and its   potential privacy benefits, developers should provide mechanisms for   generating new identities.  However, it is extremely important to   note that the security of this operation relies on access to   cryptographic-quality randomness.8.2.  Freshness   In our architecture, if implemented as described thus far, messages   along with their signatures sent from the sensors to the publish-   subscribe broker can be recorded and replayed by an eavesdropper.   The publish-subscribe broker has no mechanism to distinguish   previously received packets from those that are retransmitted by the   sender or replayed by an eavesdropper.  Therefore, it is essential   for the smart objects to ensure that data updates include a freshness   indicator.  However, ensuring freshness on constrained devices can be   non-trivial because of several reasons, which include:   o  Communication is mostly unidirectional to save energy.   o  Internal clocks might not be accurate and may be reset several      times during the operational phase of the smart object.   o  Network time synchronization protocols such as the Network Time      Protocol (NTP) [RFC5905] are resource intensive and therefore may      be undesirable in many smart object networks.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 22]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   There are several different methods that can be used in our   architecture for replay protection.  The selection of the appropriate   choice depends on the actual deployment scenario.   Including sequence numbers in signed messages can provide an   effective method of replay protection.  The publish-subscribe broker   should verify the sequence number of each incoming message and accept   it only if it is greater than the highest previously seen sequence   number.  The publish-subscribe broker drops any packet with a   sequence number that has already been received or if the received   sequence number is greater than the highest previously seen sequence   number by an amount larger than the preset threshold.   Sequence numbers can wrap around at their maximum value; therefore,   it is essential to ensure that sequence numbers are sufficiently   long.  However, including long sequence numbers in packets can   increase the network traffic originating from the sensor and can thus   decrease its energy efficiency.  To overcome the problem of long   sequence numbers, we can use a scheme similar to that of Huang   [huang], where the sender and receiver maintain and sign long   sequence numbers of equal bit lengths, but they transmit only the   least-significant bits.   It is important for the smart object to write the sequence number   into the permanent flash memory after each increment and before it is   included in the message to be transmitted.  This ensures that the   sensor can obtain the last sequence number it had intended to send in   case of a reset or a power failure.  However, the sensor and the   publish-subscribe broker can still end up in a discordant state where   the sequence number received by the publish-subscribe broker exceeds   the expected sequence number by an amount greater than the preset   threshold.  This may happen because of a prolonged network outage or   if the publish-subscribe broker experiences a power failure for some   reason.  Therefore, it is essential for sensors that normally send   Non-Confirmable data updates to send some Confirmable updates and   resynchronize with the publish-subscribe broker if a reset message is   received.  The sensors resynchronize by sending a new registration   message with the current sequence number.   Although sequence numbers protect the system from replay attacks, a   publish-subscribe broker has no mechanism to determine the time at   which updates were created by the sensor.  Moreover, if sequence   numbers are the only freshness indicator used, a malicious   eavesdropper can induce inordinate delays to the communication of   signed updates by buffering messages.  It may be important in certain   smart object networks for sensors to send data updates that include   timestamps to allow the publish-subscribe broker to determine the   time when the update was created.  For example, when the publish-Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 23]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   subscribe broker is collecting temperature data, it may be necessary   to know when exactly the temperature measurement was made by the   sensor.  A simple solution to this problem is for the publish-   subscribe broker to assume that the data object was created when it   receives the update.  In a relatively reliable network with low RTT,   it can be acceptable to make such an assumption.  However, most   networks are susceptible to packet loss and hostile attacks making   this assumption unsustainable.   Depending on the hardware used by the smart objects, they may have   access to accurate hardware clocks, which can be used to include   timestamps in the signed updates.  These timestamps are included in   addition to sequence numbers.  The clock time in the smart objects   can be set by the manufacturer, or the current time can be   communicated by the publish-subscribe broker during the registration   phase.  However, these approaches require the smart objects to either   rely on the long-term accuracy of the clock set by the manufacturer   or trust the publish-subscribe broker thereby increasing the   potential vulnerability of the system.  The smart objects could also   obtain the current time from NTP, but this may consume additional   energy and give rise to security issues discussed in [RFC5905].  The   smart objects could also have access to a mobile network or the   Global Positioning System (GPS), and they can be used obtain the   current time.  Finally, if the sensors need to coordinate their sleep   cycles, or if the publish-subscribe broker computes an average or   mean of updates collected from multiple smart objects, it is   important for the network nodes to synchronize the time among them.   This can be done by using existing synchronization schemes.8.3.  Layering   It would be useful to select just one layer where security is   provided at.  Otherwise, a simple device needs to implement multiple   security mechanisms.  While some code can probably be shared across   such implementations (like algorithms), it is likely that most of the   code involving the actual protocol machinery cannot.  Looking at the   different layers, here are the choices and their implications:   link layer:  This is probably the most common solution today.  The      primary benefits of this choice of layer are that security      services are commonly available (WLAN secrets, cellular SIM cards,      etc.) and that their application protects the entire      communications.      The main drawback is that there is no security beyond the first      hop.  This can be problematic, e.g., in many devices that      communicate to a server in the Internet.  A smart home weighing      scale, for instance, can support WLAN security, but without someSethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 24]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018      level of end-to-end security, it would be difficult to prevent      fraudulent data submissions to the servers.      Another drawback is that some commonly implemented link-layer      security designs use group secrets.  This allows any device within      the local network (e.g., an infected laptop) to attack the      communications.   network layer:  There are a number of solutions in this space and      many new ones and variations thereof being proposed: IPsec, PANA,      and so on.  In general, these solutions have similar      characteristics to those in the transport layer: they work across      forwarding hops but only as far as to the next middlebox or      application entity.  There is plenty of existing solutions and      designs.      Experience has shown that it is difficult to control IP-layer      entities from an application process.  While this is theoretically      easy, in practice the necessary APIs do not exist.  For instance,      most IPsec software has been built for the VPN use case and is      difficult or impossible to tweak to be used on a per-application      basis.  As a result, the authors are not particularly enthusiastic      about recommending these solutions.   transport and application layer:  This is another popular solution      along with link-layer designs.  TLS with HTTP (HTTPS) and DTLS      with CoAP are examples of solutions in this space and have been      proven to work well.  These solutions are typically easy to take      into use in an application, without assuming anything from the      underlying OS, and they are easy to control as needed by the      applications.  The main drawback is that generally speaking, these      solutions only run as far as the next application level entity.      And even for this case, HTTPS can be made to work through proxies,      so this limit is not unsolvable.  Another drawback is that attacks      on the link layer, network layer, and in some cases, transport      layer, cannot be protected against.  However, if the upper layers      have been protected, such attacks can at most result in a denial      of service.  Since denial of service can often be caused anyway,      it is not clear if this is a real drawback.   data-object layer:  This solution does not protect any of the      protocol layers but protects individual data elements being sent.      It works particularly well when there are multiple application-      layer entities on the path of the data.  Smart object networks are      likely to employ such entities for storage, filtering, aggregation      and other reasons, and as such, an end-to-end solution is the only      one that can protect the actual data.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 25]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018      The downside is that the lower layers are not protected.  But      again, as long as the data is protected and checked upon every      time it passes through an application-level entity, it is not      clear that there are attacks beyond denial of service.      The main question mark is whether this type of a solution provides      sufficient advantages over the more commonly implemented transport      and application-layer solutions.8.4.  Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Crypto   The second trade-off that is worth discussing is the use of plain   asymmetric cryptographic mechanisms, plain symmetric cryptographic   mechanisms, or some mixture thereof.   Contrary to popular cryptographic community beliefs, a symmetric   cryptographic solution can be deployed in large scale.  In fact, one   of the largest deployments of cryptographic security, the cellular   network authentication system, uses Subscriber Identification Module   (SIM) cards that are based on symmetric secrets.  In contrast,   public-key systems have yet to show an ability to scale to hundreds   of millions of devices, let alone billions.  But the authors do not   believe scaling is an important differentiator when comparing the   solutions.   As can be seen fromSection 6, the time needed to calculate some of   the asymmetric cryptographic operations with reasonable key lengths   can be significant.  There are two contrary observations that can be   made from this.  First, recent wisdom indicates that computing power   on resource-constrained devices is far cheaper than transmission   power [wiman], and it keeps on becoming more efficient very quickly.   From this we can conclude that the sufficient CPU is or at least will   be easily available.   But the other observation is that when there are very costly   asymmetric operations, doing a key exchange followed by the use of   generated symmetric keys would make sense.  This model works very   well for DTLS and other transport-layer solutions, but it works less   well for data-object security, particularly when the number of   communicating entities is not exactly two.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 26]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 20189.  Summary   This document makes several security recommendations based on our   implementation experience.  We summarize some of the important ones   here:   o  Developers and product designers should choose the hardware after      determining the security requirements for their application      scenario.   o  ECC outperforms RSA-based operations; therefore, it is recommended      for resource-constrained devices.   o  Cryptographic-quality randomness is needed for many security      protocols.  Developers and vendors should ensure that the      sufficient randomness is available for security critical tasks.   o  32-bit microcontrollers are much more easily available, at lower      costs, and are more power efficient.  Therefore, real-world      deployments are better off using 32-bit microcontrollers.   o  Developers should provide mechanisms for devices to generate new      identities at appropriate times during their life cycle, for      example, after a factory reset or an ownership handover.   o  Planning for firmware updates is important.  The hardware platform      chosen should at least have a flash memory size of the total code      size * 2, plus some space for buffer.10.  Security Considerations   This entire memo deals with security issues.11.  IANA Considerations   This document has no IANA actions.12.  Informative References   [arduino-uno]              Arduino, "Arduino Uno REV3",              <http://arduino.cc/en/Main/arduinoBoardUno>.   [armecdsa] Tschofenig, H. and M. Pegourie-Gonnard, "Performance              Investigations", March 2015,              <https://www.ietf.org/proceedings/92/slides/slides-92-lwig-3.pdf>.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 27]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   [avr-crypto-lib]              Das Labor, "AVR-Crypto-Lib", February 2014,              <http://www.das-labor.org/wiki/AVR-Crypto-Lib/en>.   [avr-cryptolib]              "AVRCryptoLib", <http://www.emsign.nl/>.   [avrora]   Avora, "The AVR Simulation and Analysis Framework",              <http://compilers.cs.ucla.edu/avrora/>.   [CoAP-BROKER]              Koster, M., Keranen, A., and J. Jimenez, "Publish-              Subscribe Broker for the Constrained Application Protocol              (CoAP)", Work in Progress,draft-ietf-core-coap-pubsub-04,              March 2018.   [CoAP-SECURITY]              Arkko, J. and A. Keranen, "CoAP Security Architecture",              Work n Progress,draft-arkko-core-security-arch-00, July              2011.   [CoAP-SENSORS]              Arkko, J., Rissanen, H., Loreto, S., Turanyi, Z., and O.              Novo, "Implementing Tiny COAP Sensors", Wok in Progress,draft-arkko-core-sleepy-sensors-01, July 2011.   [CoRE-RD]  Shelby, Z., Koster, M., Bormann, C., Stok, P., and C.              Amsuess, "CoRE Resource Directory", Work in Progress,draft-ietf-core-resource-directory-13, March 2018.   [freescale]              ARM Mbed, "FRDM-KL25Z",              <https://developer.mbed.org/platforms/KL25Z/>.   [hahmos]   Hahm, O., Baccelli, E., Petersen, H., and N. Tsiftes,              "Operating systems for low-end devices in the internet of              things: a survey", IEEE Internet of Things Journal,              Vol. 3, Issue 5, DOI 10.1109/JIOT.2015.2505901, October              2016.   [HIP-DEX]  Moskowitz, R., Ed. and R. Hummen, "HIP Diet EXchange              (DEX)", Work in Progress,draft-ietf-hip-dex-06, December              2017.   [huang]    Huang, C., "LOFT: Low-overhead freshness transmission in              sensor networks", IEEE, DOI 10.1109/SUTC.2008.38, June              2008.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 28]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   [IoT-BOOTSTRAPPING]              Sarikaya, B., Sethi, M., and A. Sangi, "Secure IoT              Bootstrapping: A Survey", Work in Progress,draft-sarikaya-t2trg-sbootstrapping-03, February 2017.   [IoT-SECURITY]              Garcia-Morchon, O., Kumar, S., and M. Sethi,              "State-of-the-Art and Challenges for the Internet of              Things Security", Work in Progress,draft-irtf-t2trg-iot-seccons-14, April 2018.   [IPV6-LOWPAN-SEC]              Park, S., Kim, K., Haddad, W., Chakrabarti, S., and J.              Laganier, "IPv6 over Low Power WPAN Security Analysis",              Work in Progress,draft-daniel-6lowpan-security-analysis-05, March 2011.   [matrix-ssl]              Inside Secure, "GUARD TLS Toolkit (formerly Matrix SSL)",              <http://www.matrixssl.org/>.   [mbed]     ARM Mbed, "Mbed TLS",              <https://www.mbed.com/en/technologies/security/mbed-tls/>.   [micronacl]              MicroNaCl, "The Networking and Cryptography library for              microcontrollers", <http://munacl.cryptojedi.org/>.   [mosdorf]  Mosdorf, M. and W. Zabolotny, "Implementation of elliptic              curve cryptography for 8-bit and 32-bit embedded systems -              time efficiency and power consumption analysis", Pomiary              Automatyka  Kontrola, 2010.   [MT-SenML] Jennings, C., Shelby, Z., Arkko, J., Keranen, A., and C.              Bormann, "Sensor Measurement Lists (SenML)", Work in              Progress,draft-ietf-core-senml-15, May 2018.   [nacl]     NaCl, "Networking and Cryptography library",              <http://nacl.cr.yp.to/>.   [naclavr]  Hutter, M. and P. Schwabe, "NaCl on 8-Bit AVR              Microcontrollers", International Conference on              Cryptology in Africa, Computer Science, Vol. 7918, pp.              156-172, February 2013,              <https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38553-7_9>.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 29]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   [nesC]     Gay, D., Levis, P., von Behren, R., Welsh, M., Brewer, E.,              and D. Culler, "The nesC language: A holistic approach to              networked embedded systems", ACM SIGPLAN Notices, Vol. 38,              Issue 5, DOI 10.1145/781131.781133, 2003.   [nordic]   Nordic Semiconductor, "nRF52832 Product Specification              v1.3", March 2017, <http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/pdf/nRF52832_PS_v1.3.pdf>.   [relic-toolkit]              "relic", March 2017,              <https://github.com/relic-toolkit/relic>.   [RFC3748]  Aboba, B., Blunk, L., Vollbrecht, J., Carlson, J., and H.              Levkowetz, Ed., "Extensible Authentication Protocol              (EAP)",RFC 3748, DOI 10.17487/RFC3748, June 2004,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3748>.   [RFC3972]  Aura, T., "Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA)",RFC 3972, DOI 10.17487/RFC3972, March 2005,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3972>.   [RFC4086]  Eastlake 3rd, D., Schiller, J., and S. Crocker,              "Randomness Requirements for Security",BCP 106,RFC 4086,              DOI 10.17487/RFC4086, June 2005,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4086>.   [RFC4303]  Kent, S., "IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)",RFC 4303, DOI 10.17487/RFC4303, December 2005,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4303>.   [RFC5191]  Forsberg, D., Ohba, Y., Ed., Patil, B., Tschofenig, H.,              and A. Yegin, "Protocol for Carrying Authentication for              Network Access (PANA)",RFC 5191, DOI 10.17487/RFC5191,              May 2008, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5191>.   [RFC5246]  Dierks, T. and E. Rescorla, "The Transport Layer Security              (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2",RFC 5246,              DOI 10.17487/RFC5246, August 2008,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5246>.   [RFC5406]  Bellovin, S., "Guidelines for Specifying the Use of IPsec              Version 2",BCP 146,RFC 5406, DOI 10.17487/RFC5406,              February 2009, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5406>.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 30]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   [RFC5905]  Mills, D., Martin, J., Ed., Burbank, J., and W. Kasch,              "Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms              Specification",RFC 5905, DOI 10.17487/RFC5905, June 2010,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5905>.   [RFC6078]  Camarillo, G. and J. Melen, "Host Identity Protocol (HIP)              Immediate Carriage and Conveyance of Upper-Layer Protocol              Signaling (HICCUPS)",RFC 6078, DOI 10.17487/RFC6078,              January 2011, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6078>.   [RFC6347]  Rescorla, E. and N. Modadugu, "Datagram Transport Layer              Security Version 1.2",RFC 6347, DOI 10.17487/RFC6347,              January 2012, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6347>.   [RFC6574]  Tschofenig, H. and J. Arkko, "Report from the Smart Object              Workshop",RFC 6574, DOI 10.17487/RFC6574, April 2012,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6574>.   [RFC6690]  Shelby, Z., "Constrained RESTful Environments (CoRE) Link              Format",RFC 6690, DOI 10.17487/RFC6690, August 2012,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6690>.   [RFC7230]  Fielding, R., Ed. and J. Reschke, Ed., "Hypertext Transfer              Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Message Syntax and Routing",RFC 7230, DOI 10.17487/RFC7230, June 2014,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7230>.   [RFC7252]  Shelby, Z., Hartke, K., and C. Bormann, "The Constrained              Application Protocol (CoAP)",RFC 7252,              DOI 10.17487/RFC7252, June 2014,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7252>.   [RFC7296]  Kaufman, C., Hoffman, P., Nir, Y., Eronen, P., and T.              Kivinen, "Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2              (IKEv2)", STD 79,RFC 7296, DOI 10.17487/RFC7296, October              2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7296>.   [RFC7401]  Moskowitz, R., Ed., Heer, T., Jokela, P., and T.              Henderson, "Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)",RFC 7401, DOI 10.17487/RFC7401, April 2015,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7401>.   [RFC7515]  Jones, M., Bradley, J., and N. Sakimura, "JSON Web              Signature (JWS)",RFC 7515, DOI 10.17487/RFC7515, May              2015, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7515>.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 31]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018   [RFC7748]  Langley, A., Hamburg, M., and S. Turner, "Elliptic Curves              for Security",RFC 7748, DOI 10.17487/RFC7748, January              2016, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7748>.   [RFC7815]  Kivinen, T., "Minimal Internet Key Exchange Version 2              (IKEv2) Initiator Implementation",RFC 7815,              DOI 10.17487/RFC7815, March 2016,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7815>.   [RFC8032]  Josefsson, S. and I. Liusvaara, "Edwards-Curve Digital              Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)",RFC 8032,              DOI 10.17487/RFC8032, January 2017,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8032>.   [RFC8152]  Schaad, J., "CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)",RFC 8152, DOI 10.17487/RFC8152, July 2017,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8152>.   [rsa-8bit] Gura, N., Patel, A., Wander, A., Eberle, H., and S.              Shantz, "Comparing Elliptic Curve Cryptography and RSA on              8-bit CPUs", DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-28632-5_9, 2004.   [rsa-high-speed]              Koc, C., "High-Speed RSA Implementation", November 1994,              <http://storage.jak-stik.ac.id/rsasecurity/tr201.pdf>.   [sec2ecc]  Certicom Research, "SEC 2: Recommended Elliptic Curve              Domain Parameters", Version 2.0, January 2010.   [stnucleo] STMicroelectronics, "NUCLEO-F091RC",              <http://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/nucleo-f091rc.html/>.   [tinyecc]  Liu, A. and P. Nig, "TinyECC: A Configurable Library for              Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Wireless Sensor Networks              (Version 2.0)", NCSU College of Engineering, February              2011, <http://discovery.csc.ncsu.edu/software/TinyECC/>.   [wiman]    Margi, C., Oliveira, B., Sousa, G., Simplicio, M., Paulo,              S., Carvalho, T., Naslund, M., and R. Gold, "Impact of              Operating Systems on Wireless Sensor Networks (Security)              Applications and Testbeds", Proceedings of the 19th              International Conference on Computer Communciations and              Networks, DOI 10.1109/ICCCN.2010.5560028, 2010.   [wiselib]  "wiselib", February 2015,              <https://github.com/ibr-alg/wiselib>.Sethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 32]

RFC 8387            Smart Object Security Experiences           May 2018Acknowledgments   The authors would like to thank Mats Naslund, Salvatore Loreto, Bob   Moskowitz, Oscar Novo, Vlasios Tsiatsis, Daoyuan Li, Muhammad Waqas,   Eric Rescorla, and Tero Kivinen for interesting discussions in this   problem space.  The authors would also like to thank Diego Aranha for   helping with the relic-toolkit configurations and Tobias Baumgartner   for helping with questions regarding wiselib.   Tim Chown, Samita Chakrabarti, Christian Huitema, Dan Romascanu, Eric   Vyncke, and Emmanuel Baccelli provided valuable comments that helped   us improve this document.Authors' Addresses   Mohit Sethi   Ericsson   Jorvas  02420   Finland   Email: mohit@piuha.net   Jari Arkko   Ericsson   Jorvas  02420   Finland   Email: jari.arkko@piuha.net   Ari Keranen   Ericsson   Jorvas  02420   Finland   Email: ari.keranen@ericsson.com   Heidi-Maria Back   Nokia   Helsinki  00181   Finland   Email: heidi.back@nokia.comSethi, et al.                 Informational                    [Page 33]

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