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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                           V. RocaRequest for Comments: 6584                                         INRIACategory: Standards Track                                     April 2012ISSN: 2070-1721Simple Authentication Schemes for the Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC)         and NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) ProtocolsAbstract   This document introduces four schemes that provide per-packet   authentication, integrity, and anti-replay services in the context of   the Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) and NACK-Oriented Reliable   Multicast (NORM) protocols.  The first scheme is based on RSA Digital   Signatures.  The second scheme relies on the Elliptic Curve Digital   Signature Algorithm (ECDSA).  The third scheme relies on a Group-   keyed Message Authentication Code (MAC).  Finally, the fourth scheme   merges the Digital Signature and group schemes.  These schemes have   different target use cases, and they do not all provide the same   service.Status of This Memo   This is an Internet Standards Track document.   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).  Further information on   Internet Standards is available inSection 2 of RFC 5741.   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained athttp://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6584.Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 1]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012Copyright Notice   Copyright (c) 2012 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   (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of   publication of this document.  Please review these documents   carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect   to this document.  Code Components extracted from this document must   include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of   the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as   described in the Simplified BSD License.Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 2]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012Table of Contents1. Introduction ....................................................41.1. Scope of This Document .....................................61.2. Terminology, Notations, and Definitions ....................62. Authentication Scheme Identification with the ASID Field ........73. RSA Digital Signature Scheme ....................................83.1. Authentication Header Extension Format .....................83.2. Parameters ................................................103.3. Processing ................................................113.3.1. Signature Processing ...............................113.3.2. Anti-Replay Processing .............................123.4. In Practice ...............................................134. Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Scheme ........................144.1. Authentication Header Extension Format ....................144.2. Parameters ................................................154.3. Processing ................................................154.3.1. Signature Processing ...............................154.3.2. Anti-Replay Processing .............................164.4. In Practice ...............................................165. Group-Keyed Message Authentication Code (MAC) Scheme ...........175.1. Authentication Header Extension Format ....................175.2. Parameters ................................................195.3. Processing ................................................205.3.1. Signature Processing ...............................205.3.2. Anti-Replay Processing .............................205.4. In Practice ...............................................20   6. Combined Use of the RSA/ECC Digital Signatures and      Group-Keyed MAC Schemes ........................................216.1. Authentication Header Extension Format ....................216.2. Parameters ................................................236.3. Processing ................................................236.3.1. Signature Processing ...............................236.3.2. Anti-Replay Processing .............................246.4. In Practice ...............................................247. Security Considerations ........................................257.1. Dealing with DoS Attacks ..................................257.2. Dealing with Replay Attacks ...............................26           7.2.1. Impacts of Replay Attacks on the Simple                  Authentication Schemes .............................267.2.2. Impacts of Replay Attacks on NORM ..................267.2.3. Impacts of Replay Attacks on ALC ...................277.3. Dealing with Attacks on the Parameters Sent Out-of-Band ...288. Acknowledgments ................................................289. References .....................................................289.1. Normative References ......................................289.2. Informative References ....................................29Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 3]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 20121.  Introduction   Many applications using multicast and broadcast communications   require that each receiver be able to authenticate the source of any   packet it receives, to check its integrity.  For instance, ALC   [RFC5775] and NORM [RFC5740] are two Content Delivery Protocols   (CDPs) designed to reliably transfer objects (e.g., files) between a   session's sender and several receivers.   The NORM protocol is based on bidirectional transmissions.  With   NORM, each receiver acknowledges data received or, in the case of   packet erasures, asks for retransmissions.  On the contrary, the ALC   protocol defines unidirectional transmissions.  With ALC, reliability   can be achieved by means of cyclic transmissions of the content   within a carousel, or by the use of proactive Forward Error   Correction (FEC) codes, or by the joint use of these mechanisms.   Being purely unidirectional, ALC is massively scalable, while NORM is   intrinsically limited in terms of the number of receivers that can be   handled in a session.  Both protocols have in common the fact that   they operate at the application level, on top of an erasure channel   (e.g., the Internet) where packets can be lost (erased) during the   transmission.   With these CDPs, an attacker might impersonate the ALC or NORM   session sender and inject forged packets to the receivers, thereby   corrupting the objects reconstructed by the receivers.  An attacker   might also impersonate a NORM session receiver and inject forged   feedback packets to the NORM sender.   In the case of group communications, several solutions exist to   provide the receiver some guaranties on the integrity of the packets   it receives and on the identity of the sender of these packets.   These solutions have different features that make them more or less   suited to a given use case:   o  Digital Signatures [RFC4359] (see Sections3 and4 of this      document): This scheme is well suited to low data rate flows, when      a packet sender authentication and packet integrity service is      needed.  However, Digital Signatures based on RSA asymmetric      cryptography are limited by high computational costs and high      transmission overheads.  The use of ECC (Elliptic Curve      Cryptography) [RFC6090] significantly relaxes these constraints.      For instance, the following key lengths provide equivalent      security: a 1024-bit RSA key versus a 160-bit ECC key, or a      2048-bit RSA key versus a 224-bit ECC key.  However, RSA puts more      load on the signer but much less load on the verifier, whereas ECC      puts more similar load on both; hence, with many verifiers, more      CPU is consumed overall.Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 4]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   o  Group-keyed Message Authentication Codes (MACs) (seeSection 5):      This scheme is well suited to high data rate flows, when      transmission overheads must be minimized.  However, this scheme      cannot protect against attacks coming from inside the group, where      a group member impersonates the sender and sends forged messages      to other receivers.   o  TESLA (Timed Efficient Stream Loss-tolerant Authentication)      [RFC4082] [RFC5776]: This scheme is well suited to high data rate      flows, when transmission overheads must be minimized, and when a      packet sender authentication and packet integrity service is      needed.  The price is an increased complexity -- in particular,      the need to loosely synchronize the receivers and the sender -- as      well as the need to wait for the key to be disclosed before being      able to authenticate a packet (i.e., the authentication check is      delayed).   The following table summarizes the pros and cons of each   authentication/integrity scheme used at the application/transport   level (where "-" means con, "0" means neutral, and "+" means pro):   +-----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------+   |                 | RSA Digital | ECC Digital | Group-Keyed | TESLA |   |                 |  Signature  |  Signature  |     MAC     |       |   +-----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------+   | Sender auth and |     Yes     |     Yes     |  No (group  |  Yes  |   | packet          |             |             |  security)  |       |   | integrity       |             |             |             |       |   | Non-delayed     |     Yes     |     Yes     |     Yes     |   No  |   | authentication  |             |             |             |       |   | Anti-replay     |     Opt     |     Opt     |     Opt     |   No  |   | protection      |             |             |             |       |   | Processing load |      -      |  sender: -, |      +      |   +   |   |                 |             |   recv: 0   |             |       |   | Transmission    |      -      |      0      |      +      |   +   |   | overhead        |             |             |             |       |   | Complexity      |      +      |      +      |      +      |   -   |   +-----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------+   Several authentication schemes MAY be used in the same ALC or NORM   session, even on the same communication path.  This is made possible   through a dedicated identifier, the "ASID" (Authentication Scheme   IDentifier), that is present in each HET=1 (EXT_AUTH) header   extension and that tells a receiver how to interpret this HET=1   header extension.  This is discussed inSection 2.Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 5]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   All the applications built on top of ALC and NORM directly benefit   from the source authentication and packet integrity services defined   in this document.  For instance, this is the case of the File   Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) application   [RMT-FLUTE], which is built on top of ALC.   The current specification assumes that several parameters (like   keying material) are communicated out-of-band, sometimes securely,   between the sender and the receivers.  This is detailed in   Sections3.2,4.2,5.2, and6.2.1.1.  Scope of This Document   [RFC5776] explains how to use TESLA in the context of the ALC and   NORM protocols.   The current document specifies the use of the Digital Signature based   on RSA asymmetric cryptography, the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature   Algorithm (ECDSA), and Group-keyed MAC schemes.  The current document   also specifies the joint use of Digital Signature and Group-keyed MAC   schemes.   Unlike the TESLA scheme, this specification considers the   authentication/integrity of the packets generated by the session's   sender as well as those generated by the receivers (NORM).1.2.  Terminology, Notations, and Definitions   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].   The following notations and definitions are used throughout this   document:   o  MAC is the Message Authentication Code;   o  HMAC is the Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code;   o  "sender" denotes the sender of a packet that needs the      authentication/integrity check service.  It can be an ALC or NORM      session sender, or a NORM session receiver in the case of feedback      traffic;Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 6]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   o  "receiver" denotes the receiver of a packet that needs the      authentication/integrity check service.  It can be an ALC or NORM      session receiver, or a NORM session sender in the case of feedback      traffic;   o  "ASID" is the Authentication Scheme IDentifier.   Key definitions for Digital Signatures are as follows:   o  The public key is used by a receiver to check a packet's      signature.  This key MUST be communicated to all receivers before      starting the session;   o  The private key is used by a sender to generate a packet's      signature;   o  The private key and public key length are expressed in bits.  For      security considerations [RFC5751], when using RSA, RSASSA-PSS, and      Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) signatures, key sizes of length      strictly inferior to 1024 bits SHOULD NOT be used.  Key sizes of      length between 1024 and 2048 bits inclusive SHOULD be used.  Key      sizes of length strictly superior to 2048 bits MAY be used.   Key definitions for Group-keyed MAC are as follows:   o  The shared group key is used by the senders and the receivers.      This key MUST be communicated to all group members,      confidentially, before starting the session;   o  The group key length is expressed in bits;   o  n_m is the length of the truncated output of the MAC [RFC2104].      Only the n_m leftmost bits (most significant bits) of the MAC      output are kept.2.  Authentication Scheme Identification with the ASID Field   As mentioned inSection 1, several authentication schemes MAY be used   in the same ALC or NORM session, even on the same communication path   (i.e., from a sender to a receiver, or vice versa).  All the schemes   mentioned inSection 1 (some of which are specified in this document)   use the same HET=1 (EXT_AUTH) Authentication Header extension   mechanism defined in [RFC5651].  Therefore, the same 4-bit ASID field   has been reserved in all the specifications (see Sections3.1,4.1,   5.1, and 6.1, as well asSection 5.1 of [RFC5776]).  For a given ALC   or NORM session, the ASID value contained in an incoming packet   enables a receiver to differentiate the actual use and format of the   contents of the HET=1 (EXT_AUTH) header extension.Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 7]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   The association between the ASID value and the actual authentication   scheme of a given ALC or NORM session is defined at session startup   and communicated to all the session members by an out-of-band   mechanism.  This association is per ALC or NORM session, and   different sessions MAY reuse the same ASID values for different   authentication schemes.   With ALC, the ASID value is scoped by the {sender IP address;   Transport Session Identifier (TSI)} tuple [RFC5651] that fully   identifies an ALC session.  Since [RFC5651] requires that "the TSI   MUST be unique among all sessions served by the sender during the   period when the session is active, and for a large period of time   preceding and following when the session is active", there is no risk   of confusion between different sessions.  This is in line withSection 7.2.3.   With NORM, there is no session identifier within NORM packets.   Therefore, depending on whether an Any Source Multicast (ASM) or   Source Specific Multicast (SSM) group communication is used, the ASID   value is scoped either by the {destination multicast address;   destination port number} or {source IP address; destination multicast   address; destination port number} tuple that fully identifies a NORM   session [RFC5740].  Care should be taken that the above tuples remain   unique, within a given scope and for a sufficient period of time   preceding, during, and following when the session is active, to avoid   confusion between different sessions.  However, this is a   recommendation for NORM sessions, rather than something specific to   an authentication scheme.  Note also that the ASID value is not   scoped by the {source_id; instance_id} tuple, which uniquely   identifies a host's participation in a NORM session, rather than the   session itself (Section 7.2.2).   In any case, because this ASID field is 4 bits long, there is a   maximum of 16 authentication schemes per ALC or NORM session.3.  RSA Digital Signature Scheme3.1.  Authentication Header Extension Format   The integration of Digital Signatures is similar in ALC and NORM and   relies on the header extension mechanism defined in both protocols.   More precisely, this document details the HET=1 (EXT_AUTH) header   extension defined in [RFC5651].Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 8]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   Several fields are added, in addition to the HET (Header Extension   Type) and HEL (Header Extension Length) fields (Figure 1).    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   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |   HET (=1)    |      HEL      |  ASID | rsvd|A|               |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+R+               +   ~                  anti-replay Sequence Number (SN)             ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |                                                               |   ~                                                               ~   |                           Signature                           |   +                                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |                                               |    Padding    |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+    Figure 1: Format of the Digital Signature EXT_AUTH Header Extension   The fields of the Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header extension are as   follows:   ASID (4 bits):      The ASID identifies the source authentication scheme or protocol      in use.  The association between the ASID value and the actual      authentication scheme is defined out-of-band, at session startup.   rsvd (Reserved) (3 bits):      This is a reserved field that MUST be set to zero and ignored by      receivers.   AR (anti-replay) (1 bit):      The AR field, when set to 0, indicates that the anti-replay      service is not used.  When set to 1, it indicates that the      anti-replay service is used.   SN (Sequence Number) (8 or 40 bits):      The SN field contains an optional Sequence Number.  When AR = 0,      this is an 8-bit field that MUST be set to zero.  No anti-replay      mechanism is used in that case.  When AR = 1, this is a 40-bit      field (32 bits + 8 bits), and all of the 40 bits MUST be      considered by the anti-replay mechanism.Roca                         Standards Track                    [Page 9]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   Signature (variable size, multiple of 32 bits):      The Signature field contains a Digital Signature of the message.      If need be, this field is padded (with 0) up to a multiple of      32 bits.3.2.  Parameters   Several parameters MUST be initialized by an out-of-band mechanism.   The sender or group controller   o  MUST communicate its public key, for each receiver to be able to      verify the signature of the packets received.  For security      reasons [RFC5751], the use of key sizes between 1024 and 2048 bits      inclusive is RECOMMENDED.  Key sizes inferior to 1024 bits SHOULD      NOT be used.  Key sizes above 2048 bits MAY be used.  As a side      effect, the receivers also know the key length and the signature      length, the two parameters being equal;   o  MAY communicate a certificate (which also means that a PKI has      been set up), for each receiver to be able to check the sender's      public key;   o  MUST communicate the signature-encoding algorithm.  For instance,      [RFC3447] defines the RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 and RSASSA-PSS algorithms      that are usually used for that purpose;   o  MUST communicate the One-way Hash Function -- for instance, SHA-1,      SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512.  Because of security      threats on SHA-1, the use of SHA-256 is RECOMMENDED [RFC6194];   o  MUST associate a value to the ASID field of the EXT_AUTH header      extension (Section 3.1);   o  MUST communicate whether or not the anti-replay service is used      for this session.   These parameters MUST be communicated to all receivers before they   can authenticate the incoming packets.  For instance, it can be   communicated in the session description, or initialized in a static   way on the receivers, or communicated by means of an appropriate   protocol.  The details of this out-of-band mechanism are beyond the   scope of this document.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 10]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 20123.3.  Processing3.3.1.  Signature Processing   The computation of the Digital Signature, using the private key, MUST   include the ALC or NORM header (with the various header extensions)   and the payload when applicable.  The UDP/IP/MAC headers MUST NOT be   included.  During this computation, the Signature field MUST be set   to 0.   Several signature-encoding algorithms can be used, including   RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 and RSASSA-PSS.  With these encodings, several   one-way hash functions can be used, like SHA-256.   First, let us consider a packet sender.  More specifically, as noted   in [RFC4359], Digital Signature generation is performed as described   inSection 8.2.1 of [RFC3447] (RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5) and inSection 8.1.1 of [RFC3447] (RSASSA-PSS).  The authenticated portion   of the packet is used as the message M, which is passed to the   signature generation function.  The signer's RSA private key is   passed as K.  In summary (when SHA-256 is used), the signature   generation process computes a SHA-256 hash of the authenticated   packet bytes, signs the SHA-256 hash using the private key, and   encodes the result with the specified RSA encoding type.  This   process results in a value S, which is the Digital Signature to be   included in the packet.   With RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 and RSASSA-PSS signatures, the size of the   signature is equal to the "RSA modulus", unless the RSA modulus is   not a multiple of 8 bits.  In that case, the Digital Signature (also   called the Integrity Check Value (ICV) in [RFC4359]) MUST be   prepended with between 1 and 7 bits set to zero such that the Digital   Signature is a multiple of 8 bits [RFC4359].  The key length, which   in practice is also equal to the RSA modulus, has major security   implications.  [RFC4359] explains how to choose this value, depending   on the maximum expected lifetime of the session.  This choice is   beyond the scope of this document.   Now, let us consider a receiver.  As noted in [RFC4359], Digital   Signature verification is performed as described inSection 8.2.2 of   [RFC3447] (RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5) andSection 8.1.2 of [RFC3447]   (RSASSA-PSS).  Upon receipt, the Digital Signature is passed to the   verification function as S.  The authenticated portion of the packet   is used as the message M, and the RSA public key is passed as (n, e).   In summary (when SHA-256 is used), the verification function computes   a SHA-256 hash of the authenticated packet bytes, decrypts the   SHA-256 hash in the packet using the sender's public key, andRoca                         Standards Track                   [Page 11]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   validates that the appropriate encoding was applied.  The two SHA-256   hashes are compared, and if they are identical, the validation is   successful.3.3.2.  Anti-Replay Processing   Let us assume the anti-replay service is used.  The principles are   similar to the Sequence Number mechanism described in [RFC4303], with   the exception that the present document uses a 40-bit field that   contains all the bits of the Sequence Number counter.   At the sender, the mechanism works as follows (Section 2.2 of   [RFC4303]).  The sender's Sequence Number counter is initialized to 0   at session startup.  The sender increments the Sequence Number   counter for this session and inserts the value into the SN field.   Thus, the first packet sent will contain an SN of 1.  The SN value of   the Authentication Header extension MUST be initialized before the   signature generation process, in order to enable a receiver to check   the SN value during the integrity verification process.   The sender SHOULD ensure that the counter does not cycle before   inserting the new value in the SN field.  Failing to follow this rule   would enable an attacker to replay a packet sent during the previous   cycle; i.e., it would limit the anti-replay service to a single SN   cycle.  Since the Sequence Number is contained in a 40-bit field, it   is expected that cycling will never happen in most situations.  For   instance, on a 10-Gbps network, with small packets (i.e., 64 bytes   long), cycling will happen after slightly more than 15 hours.   At the receiver, the mechanism works as follows (Section 3.4.3 andAppendix A2 of [RFC4303]).  For each received packet, the receiver   MUST verify that the packet contains a Sequence Number that does not   duplicate the Sequence Number of any other packets received during   the session.  If this preliminary check fails, the packet is   discarded, thus avoiding the need for any cryptographic operations by   the receiver.  If the preliminary check is successful, the receiver   cannot yet modify its local counter, because the integrity of the   Sequence Number has not been verified at this point.   Duplicates are rejected through the use of a sliding receive window.   The "right" edge of the window represents the highest, validated   Sequence Number value received on this session.  Packets that contain   Sequence Numbers lower than the "left" edge of the window are   rejected.  Packets falling within the window are checked against a   list of received packets within the window (how this list is managed   is a local, implementation-based decision).  This window limits how   far out of order a packet can be, relative to the packet with the   highest Sequence Number that has been authenticated so far.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 12]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   If the received packet falls within the window and is not a   duplicate, or if the packet is to the right of the window, then the   receiver proceeds to integrity verification.  If the integrity check   fails, the receiver MUST discard the received packet as invalid;   otherwise, the receive window is updated and packet processing   continues.3.4.  In Practice   Each packet sent MUST contain exactly one Digital Signature EXT_AUTH   header extension.  A receiver MUST drop all the packets that do not   contain a Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header extension.   All receivers MUST recognize EXT_AUTH but might not be able to parse   its content, for instance, because they do not support Digital   Signatures.  In that case, the Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header   extension is ignored.   If the anti-replay mechanism is used, each packet sent MUST contain a   valid Sequence Number.  All the packets that fail to contain a valid   Sequence Number MUST be immediately dropped.   For instance, Figure 2 shows the Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header   extension when using 128-byte (1024-bit) key Digital Signatures   (which also means that the Signature field is 128 bytes long).  The   Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header extension is then 132 bytes long.    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   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |   HET (=1)    |   HEL (=33)   |  ASID |  0  |0|      0        |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ---   |                                                               | ^ 1   +                                                               + | 2   |                                                               | | 8   .                                                               . |   .                      Signature (128 bytes)                    . | b   .                                                               . | y   |                                                               | | t   +                                                               + | e   |                                                               | v s   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ---        Figure 2: Example: Format of the Digital Signature EXT_AUTH                Header Extension Using 1024-Bit Signatures,                    without Any Anti-Replay ProtectionRoca                         Standards Track                   [Page 13]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 20124.  Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Scheme   This document focuses on the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature   Algorithm (ECDSA).  However, [RFC6090] describes alternative elliptic   curve techniques, like KT-I signatures.  The use of such alternatives   is not considered in this document, but may be added in the future.4.1.  Authentication Header Extension Format   The integration of ECC Digital Signatures is similar to that of RSA   Digital Signatures.  Several fields are added, in addition to the HET   and HEL fields, as illustrated in Figure 1.   The fields of the Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header extension are as   follows:   ASID (4 bits):      The ASID identifies the source authentication scheme or protocol      in use.  The association between the ASID value and the actual      authentication scheme is defined out-of-band, at session startup.   rsvd (3 bits):      This is a reserved field that MUST be set to zero and ignored by      receivers.   AR (1 bit):      The AR field, when set to 0, indicates that the anti-replay      service is not used.  When set to 1, it indicates that the      anti-replay service is used.   SN (8 or 40 bits):      The SN field contains an optional Sequence Number.  When AR = 0,      this is an 8-bit field that MUST be set to zero.  No anti-replay      mechanism is used in that case.  When AR = 1, this is a 40-bit      field (32 bits + 8 bits), and all of the 40 bits MUST be      considered by the anti-replay mechanism.   Signature (variable size, multiple of 32 bits):      The Signature field contains a Digital Signature of the message.      If need be, this field is padded (with 0) up to a multiple of      32 bits.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 14]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 20124.2.  Parameters   Several parameters MUST be initialized by an out-of-band mechanism.   The sender or group controller   o  MUST communicate its public key, for each receiver to be able to      verify the signature of the packets received.  As a side effect,      the receivers also know the key length and the signature length,      the two parameters being equal;   o  MAY communicate a certificate (which also means that a PKI has      been set up), for each receiver to be able to check the sender's      public key;   o  MUST communicate the message digest algorithm;   o  MUST communicate the elliptic curve;   o  MUST associate a value to the ASID field of the EXT_AUTH header      extension (Section 3.1);   o  MUST communicate whether or not the anti-replay service is used      for this session.   These parameters MUST be communicated to all receivers before they   can authenticate the incoming packets.  For instance, it can be   communicated in the session description, or initialized in a static   way on the receivers, or communicated by means of an appropriate   protocol.  The details of this out-of-band mechanism are beyond the   scope of this document.4.3.  Processing4.3.1.  Signature Processing   The computation of the ECC Digital Signature, using the private key,   MUST include the ALC or NORM header (with the various header   extensions) and the payload when applicable.  The UDP/IP/MAC headers   MUST NOT be included.  During this computation, the Signature field   MUST be set to 0.   Several elliptic curve groups can be used, as well as several hash   algorithms.  In practice, both choices are related, and there is a   minimum hash algorithm size for any key length.  Using a larger hash   algorithm and then truncating the output is also feasible; however,Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 15]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   it consumes more processing power than is necessary.  In order to   promote interoperability, [RFC4754] and [RFC5480] list several   possible choices (see table below).   +---------------------------+--------+------------------+-----------+   |     Digital Signature     |   Key  |  Message Digest  |  Elliptic |   |  Algorithm Name [RFC4754] |  Size  |     Algorithm    |   Curve   |   +---------------------------+--------+------------------+-----------+   |    ECDSA-256 (default)    |   256  |      SHA-256     | secp256r1 |   |         ECDSA-384         |   384  |      SHA-384     | secp384r1 |   |         ECDSA-521         |   512  |      SHA-512     | secp521r1 |   +---------------------------+--------+------------------+-----------+   ECDSA-256, ECDSA-384, and ECDSA-521 are designed to offer security   comparable with AES-128, AES-192, and AES-256, respectively   [RFC4754].  Among them, the use of ECDSA-256/secp256r1 is   RECOMMENDED.4.3.2.  Anti-Replay Processing   The anti-replay processing follows the principles described inSection 3.3.2.4.4.  In Practice   Each packet sent MUST contain exactly one ECC Digital Signature   EXT_AUTH header extension.  A receiver MUST drop all the packets that   do not contain an ECC Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header extension.   All receivers MUST recognize EXT_AUTH but might not be able to parse   its content, for instance, because they do not support ECC Digital   Signatures.  In that case, the Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header   extension is ignored.   If the anti-replay mechanism is used, each packet sent MUST contain a   valid Sequence Number.  All the packets that fail to contain a valid   Sequence Number MUST be immediately dropped.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 16]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   For instance, Figure 3 shows the Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header   extension when using ECDSA-256 (256-bit) ECC Digital Signatures.   The ECC Digital Signature EXT_AUTH header extension is then 36 bytes   long.    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   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |   HET (=1)    |   HEL (=9)    |  ASID |  0  |0|      0        |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ---   |                                                               | ^ 3   +                                                               + | 2   .                                                               . |   .                      Signature (32 bytes)                     . | b   .                                                               . | y   |                                                               | | t   +                                                               + | e   |                                                               | v s   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ---      Figure 3: Example: Format of the ECC Digital Signature EXT_AUTH               Header Extension Using ECDSA-256 Signatures,                    without Any Anti-Replay Protection5.  Group-Keyed Message Authentication Code (MAC) Scheme5.1.  Authentication Header Extension Format   The integration of Group-keyed MAC is similar in ALC and NORM and   relies on the header extension mechanism defined in both protocols.   More precisely, this document details the HET=1 (EXT_AUTH) header   extension defined in [RFC5651].Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 17]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   Several fields are added, in addition to the HET and HEL fields   (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   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |   HET (=1)    |      HEL      |  ASID | rsvd|A|               |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+R+               +   ~                  anti-replay Sequence Number (SN)             ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |                                                               |   ~                                                               ~   |                        Group-keyed MAC                        |   +                                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |                                               |    Padding    |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     Figure 4: Format of the Group-Keyed MAC EXT_AUTH Header Extension   The fields of the Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH header extension are as   follows:   ASID (4 bits):      The ASID identifies the source authentication scheme or protocol      in use.  The association between the ASID value and the actual      authentication scheme is defined out-of-band, at session startup.   rsvd (3 bits):      This is a reserved field that MUST be set to zero and ignored by      receivers.   AR (1 bit):      The AR field, when set to 0, indicates that the anti-replay      service is not used.  When set to 1, it indicates that the      anti-replay service is used.   SN (8 or 40 bits):      The SN field contains an optional Sequence Number.  When AR = 0,      this is an 8-bit field that MUST be set to zero.  No anti-replay      mechanism is used in that case.  When AR = 1, this is a 40-bit      field (32 bits + 8 bits), and all of the 40 bits MUST be      considered by the anti-replay mechanism.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 18]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   Group-keyed MAC (variable size, multiple of 32 bits):      The Group-keyed MAC field contains a truncated Group-keyed MAC of      the message.  If need be, this field is padded (with 0) up to a      multiple of 32 bits.5.2.  Parameters   Several parameters MUST be initialized by an out-of-band mechanism.   The sender or group controller   o  MUST communicate the Cryptographic MAC Function -- for instance,      HMAC-SHA-1, HMAC-SHA-224, HMAC-SHA-256, HMAC-SHA-384, or      HMAC-SHA-512.  As a side effect, with these functions, the      receivers also know the key length and the non-truncated MAC      output length.  Because of security threats on SHA-1, the use of      HMAC-SHA-256 is RECOMMENDED [RFC6194];   o  MUST communicate the length of the truncated output of the MAC,      n_m, which depends on the Cryptographic MAC Function chosen.  Only      the n_m leftmost bits (most significant bits) of the MAC output      are kept.  Of course, n_m MUST be less than or equal to the key      length;   o  MUST communicate the group key to the receivers, confidentially,      before starting the session.  This key might have to be      periodically refreshed for improved robustness;   o  MUST associate a value to the ASID field of the EXT_AUTH header      extension (Section 5.1);   o  MUST communicate whether or not the anti-replay service is used      for this session.   These parameters MUST be communicated to all receivers before they   can authenticate the incoming packets.  For instance, it can be   communicated in the session description, or initialized in a static   way on the receivers, or communicated by means of an appropriate   protocol (this will often be the case when periodic re-keying is   required).  The details of this out-of-band mechanism are beyond the   scope of this document.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 19]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 20125.3.  Processing5.3.1.  Signature Processing   The computation of the Group-keyed MAC, using the group key, includes   the ALC or NORM header (with the various header extensions) and the   payload when applicable.  The UDP/IP/MAC headers are not included.   During this computation, the weak Group-keyed MAC field MUST be set   to 0.  Then, the sender truncates the MAC output to keep the n_m most   significant bits and stores the result in the Group-keyed MAC   Authentication Header.   Upon receiving this packet, the receiver computes the Group-keyed   MAC, using the group key, and compares it to the value carried in the   packet.  During this computation, the Group-keyed MAC field MUST also   be set to 0.  If the check fails, the packet MUST be immediately   dropped.   [RFC2104] explains that it is current practice to truncate the MAC   output, on condition that the truncated output length, n_m, be not   less than half the length of the hash and not less than 80 bits.   However, this choice is beyond the scope of this document.5.3.2.  Anti-Replay Processing   The anti-replay processing follows the principles described inSection 3.3.2.5.4.  In Practice   Each packet sent MUST contain exactly one Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH   header extension.  A receiver MUST drop packets that do not contain a   Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH header extension.   All receivers MUST recognize EXT_AUTH but might not be able to parse   its content, for instance, because they do not support Group-keyed   MAC.  In that case, the Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH extension is   ignored.   If the anti-replay mechanism is used, each packet sent MUST contain a   valid Sequence Number.  All the packets that fail to contain a valid   Sequence Number MUST be immediately dropped.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 20]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   For instance, Figure 5 shows the Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH header   extension when using HMAC-SHA-256.  The Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH   header extension is then 16 bytes long.    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   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |   HET (=1)    |    HEL (=4)   |  ASID |  0  |0|      0        |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |                                                               |   +                                                               +   |                   Group-keyed MAC (16 bytes)                  |   +                                                               +   |                                                               |   +                                                               +   |                                                               |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     Figure 5: Example: Format of the Group-Keyed MAC EXT_AUTH Header     Extension Using HMAC-SHA-256, without Any Anti-Replay Protection6.  Combined Use of the RSA/ECC Digital Signatures and Group-Keyed MAC    Schemes6.1.  Authentication Header Extension Format   The integration of combined RSA/ECC Digital Signatures and   Group-keyed MAC schemes is similar in ALC and NORM and relies on the   header extension mechanism defined in both protocols.  More   precisely, this document details the HET=1 (EXT_AUTH) header   extension defined in [RFC5651].Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 21]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   Several fields are added, in addition to the HET and HEL fields   (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   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |   HET (=1)    |      HEL      |  ASID | rsvd|A|               |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+R+               +   |                  anti-replay Sequence Number (SN)             |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |                                                               |   ~                                                               ~   |                           Signature                           |   +                                               +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |                                               |    Padding    |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |                        Group-keyed MAC                        |   ~                                                               ~   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+     Figure 6: Format of the Group-Keyed MAC EXT_AUTH Header Extension   The fields of the Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH header extension are as   follows:   ASID (4 bits):      The ASID identifies the source authentication scheme or protocol      in use.  The association between the ASID value and the actual      authentication scheme is defined out-of-band, at session startup.   rsvd (3 bits):      This is a reserved field that MUST be set to zero and ignored by      receivers.   AR (1 bit):      The AR field MUST be set to 1, indicating that the anti-replay      service is used (seeSection 6.3).   SN (8 or 40 bits):      The SN field contains a Sequence Number.  Since AR = 1, this is a      40-bit field (32 bits + 8 bits), and all of the 40 bits MUST be      considered by the anti-replay mechanism.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 22]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   Signature (variable size, multiple of 32 bits):      The Signature field contains a Digital Signature of the message.      If need be, this field is padded (with 0) up to a multiple of      32 bits.   Group-keyed MAC (variable size, multiple of 32 bits, by default   32 bits):      The Group-keyed MAC field contains a truncated Group-keyed MAC of      the message.6.2.  Parameters   Several parameters MUST be initialized by an out-of-band mechanism,   as defined in Sections3.2,4.2, and5.2.6.3.  Processing   In some situations, it can be interesting to use both authentication   schemes.  The goal of the Group-keyed MAC is to mitigate denial-of-   service (DoS) attacks coming from attackers that are not group   members [RFC4082], by adding a light authentication scheme as a   front-end.6.3.1.  Signature Processing   Before sending a message, the sender sets the Signature field and   Group-keyed MAC field to zero.  Then, the sender computes the   signature as detailed inSection 3.3 or inSection 4.3 and stores the   value in the Signature field.  Then, the sender computes the   Group-keyed MAC as detailed inSection 5.3 and stores the value in   the Group-keyed MAC field.  The (RSA or ECC) Digital Signature value   is therefore protected by the Group-keyed MAC, which avoids DoS   attacks where the attacker corrupts the Digital Signature itself.   Upon receiving the packet, the receiver first checks the Group-keyed   MAC, as detailed inSection 5.3.  If the check fails, the packet MUST   be immediately dropped.  Otherwise, the receiver checks the Digital   Signature, as detailed inSection 3.3.  If the check fails, the   packet MUST be immediately dropped.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 23]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   This scheme features a few limits:   o  The Group-keyed MAC is of no help if a group member (who knows the      group key) impersonates the sender and sends forged messages to      other receivers.  DoS attacks are still feasible;   o  It requires an additional MAC computing for each packet, both at      the sender and receiver sides;   o  It increases the size of the Authentication Headers.  In order to      limit this problem, the length of the truncated output of the MAC,      n_m, SHOULD be kept small (seeSection 9.5 of [RFC3711]).  In the      current specification, n_m MUST be a multiple of 32 bits, and the      default value is 32 bits.  As a side effect, with n_m = 32 bits,      the authentication service is significantly weakened, since the      probability that any packet would be successfully forged is one in      2^32.  Since the Group-keyed MAC check is only a pre-check that is      followed by the standard signature authentication check, this is      not considered to be an issue.   For a given use case, the benefits brought by the Group-keyed MAC   must be balanced against these limitations.6.3.2.  Anti-Replay Processing   The anti-replay processing follows the principles described inSection 3.3.2.  Here, an anti-replay service MUST be used.  Indeed,   failing to enable anti-replay protection would facilitate DoS   attacks, since all replayed (but otherwise valid) packets would pass   the light authentication scheme and oblige a receiver to perform a   complex signature verification.6.4.  In Practice   Each packet sent MUST contain exactly one combined Digital Signature/   Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH header extension.  A receiver MUST drop   packets that do not contain a combined Digital Signature/Group-keyed   MAC EXT_AUTH header extension.   All receivers MUST recognize EXT_AUTH but might not be able to parse   its content, for instance, because they do not support combined   Digital Signature/Group-keyed MAC.  In that case, the combined   Digital Signature/Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH extension is ignored.   Since the anti-replay mechanism MUST be used, each packet sent MUST   contain a valid Sequence Number.  All the packets that fail to   contain a valid Sequence Number MUST be immediately dropped.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 24]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   It is RECOMMENDED that the n_m parameter of the group authentication   scheme be small, and by default equal to 32 bits (Section 6.3).   For instance, Figure 7 shows the combined Digital Signature/   Group-keyed MAC EXT_AUTH header extension when using 128-byte   (1024-bit) key RSA Digital Signatures (which also means that the   Signature field is 128 bytes long).  The EXT_AUTH header extension is   then 140 bytes long.    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   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+   |   HET (=1)    |   HEL (=35)   |  ASID |  0  |1|               |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+               +   |                  anti-replay Sequence Number (SN)             |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ---   |                                                               | ^ 1   +                                                               + | 2   |                                                               | | 8   .                                                               . |   .                      Signature (128 bytes)                    . | b   .                                                               . | y   |                                                               | | t   +                                                               + | e   |                                                               | v s   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ---   |                    Group-keyed MAC (32 bits)                  |   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ---     Figure 7: Example: Format of the Combined RSA Digital Signature/   Group-Keyed MAC EXT_AUTH Header Extension Using 1024-Bit Signatures,                        with Anti-Replay Protection7.  Security Considerations7.1.  Dealing with DoS Attacks   Let us consider packets secured through the use of a Digital   Signature scheme first.  Because faked packets are easy to create but   checking them requires computation of a costly Digital Signature,   this scheme introduces new opportunities for an attacker to mount DoS   attacks.  More precisely, an attacker can easily saturate the   processing capabilities of the receiver.   In order to mitigate these attacks, it is RECOMMENDED that the   combined Digital Signature/Group-keyed MAC scheme (Section 6.3) be   used.  However, no mitigation is possible if a group member acts as   an attacker.  Additionally, even if checking a Group-keyed MAC isRoca                         Standards Track                   [Page 25]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   significantly faster than checking a Digital Signature, there are   practical limits on how many Group-keyed MACs can be checked per time   unit.  Therefore, it is RECOMMENDED that limiting the number of   authentication checks per time unit be done when the number of   incoming packets that fail the authentication check exceeds a given   threshold (i.e., in the case of a DoS attack).   The RECOMMENDED action of limiting the number of checks per time unit   under (presumed) attack situations can be extended to the other   authentication schemes.7.2.  Dealing with Replay Attacks   Replay attacks involve an attacker storing a valid message and   replaying it later.  It is RECOMMENDED that the anti-replay service   defined in this document be used with the signature and Group-keyed   MAC solutions, and this anti-replay service MUST be used in the case   of a combined use of signatures and Group-keyed MAC schemes (seeSection 6.3.2).   The following section details some of the potential consequences of   not using anti-replay protection.7.2.1.  Impacts of Replay Attacks on the Simple Authentication Schemes   Since all the above authentication schemes are stateless, replay   attacks have no impact on these schemes.7.2.2.  Impacts of Replay Attacks on NORM   In this subsection, we review the potential impacts of a replay   attack on the NORM component.  Note that we do not consider here the   protocols that could be used along with NORM -- for instance,   congestion control protocols.   First, let us consider replay attacks within a given NORM session.   As NORM is a stateful protocol, replaying a packet may have   consequences.   NORM defines a "sequence" field that may be used to protect against   replay attacks [RFC5740] within a given NORM session.  This sequence   field is a 16-bit value that is set by the message originator (sender   or receiver) as a monotonically increasing number incremented with   each NORM message transmitted.  Using this field for anti-replay   protection would be possible if there is no wrapping to zero, i.e.,   would only be possible if at most 65535 packets are sent; this may be   true for some use cases but not for the general case.  Using thisRoca                         Standards Track                   [Page 26]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   field for anti-replay protection would also be possible if the keying   material is updated before wrapping to zero happens; this may be true   for some use cases but not for the general case.   Now, let us consider replay attacks across several NORM sessions.  A   host participating in a NORM session is uniquely identified by the   {source_id; instance_id} tuple.  Therefore, when a given host   participates in several NORM sessions, it is RECOMMENDED that   instance_id be changed for each NORM instance.  It is also   RECOMMENDED, when the Group-keyed MAC authentication/integrity check   scheme is used, that the shared group key be changed across sessions.   Therefore, NORM can be made robust when confronted with replay   attacks across different sessions.7.2.3.  Impacts of Replay Attacks on ALC   In this subsection, we review the potential impacts of a replay   attack on the ALC component.  Note that we do not consider here the   protocols that could be used along with ALC -- for instance, layered   or wave-based congestion control protocols.   First, let us consider replay attacks within a given ALC session:   o  Replayed encoding symbol: A replayed encoding symbol (coming from      a replayed data packet) is detected, thanks to the object/block/      symbol identifiers, and is silently discarded.   o  Replayed control information:      *  At the end of the session, a "close session" (A flag) packet is         sent.  Replaying a packet containing this flag has no impact,         since the receivers have already left the session.      *  Similarly, replaying a packet containing a "close object"         (B flag) has no impact, since this object is probably already         marked as closed by the receiver.      *  Timing information sent as part of a Layered Coding Transport         (LCT) EXT_TIME header extension [RFC5651] may be more sensitive         to replay attacks.  For instance, replaying a packet containing         an ERT (Expected Residual Time) may mislead a receiver to         believe an object transmission will continue for some time         whereas the transmission of symbols for this object is about to         stop.  Replaying a packet containing a Sender Current Time         (SCT) is easily identified if the receiver verifies that time         progresses upon receiving such EXT_TIME header extensions.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 27]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012         Replaying a packet containing a Session Last Changed (SLC) is         easily identified if the receiver verifies the chronology upon         receiving such EXT_TIME header extensions.   This analysis shows that ALC might be, to a limited extent, sensitive   to replay attacks within the same session if timing information is   used.  Otherwise, ALC is robust when confronted with replay attacks   within the same session.   Now, let us consider replay attacks across several ALC sessions.  An   ALC session is uniquely identified by the {sender IP address; TSI}   tuple.  Therefore, when a given sender creates several sessions, the   TSI MUST be changed for each ALC session, so that each TSI is unique   among all active sessions of this sender and for a long period of   time preceding and following when the session is active [RFC5651].   Therefore, ALC can be made robust when confronted with replay attacks   across different sessions.  Of course, when the Group-keyed MAC   authentication/integrity check scheme is used, the shared group key   SHOULD be changed across sessions if the set of receivers changes.7.3.  Dealing with Attacks on the Parameters Sent Out-of-Band   This specification requires that several parameters be communicated   to the receiver(s) via an out-of-band mechanism that is beyond the   scope of this document.  This is in particular the case for the   mapping between an ASID value and the associated authentication   scheme (Section 1).  Since this mapping is critical, this information   SHOULD be carried in a secure way from the sender to the receiver(s).8.  Acknowledgments   The author is grateful to the authors of [RFC4303], [RFC4359],   [RFC4754], and [RFC5480]; their documents inspired several sections   of the present document.  The author is also grateful to all the IESG   members, and in particular to David Harrington, Stephen Farrell, and   Sean Turner for their very detailed reviews.9.  References9.1.  Normative References   [RFC2104]    Krawczyk, H., Bellare, M., and R. Canetti, "HMAC: Keyed-                Hashing for Message Authentication",RFC 2104,                February 1997.   [RFC2119]    Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate                Requirement Levels",BCP 14,RFC 2119, March 1997.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 28]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   [RFC5651]    Luby, M., Watson, M., and L. Vicisano, "Layered Coding                Transport (LCT) Building Block",RFC 5651, October 2009.   [RFC5740]    Adamson, B., Bormann, C., Handley, M., and J. Macker,                "NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Transport                Protocol",RFC 5740, November 2009.   [RFC5775]    Luby, M., Watson, M., and L. Vicisano, "Asynchronous                Layered Coding (ALC) Protocol Instantiation",RFC 5775,                April 2010.9.2.  Informative References   [RFC3447]    Jonsson, J. and B. Kaliski, "Public-Key Cryptography                Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications                Version 2.1",RFC 3447, February 2003.   [RFC3711]    Baugher, M., McGrew, D., Naslund, M., Carrara, E., and                K. Norrman, "The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol                (SRTP)",RFC 3711, March 2004.   [RFC4082]    Perrig, A., Song, D., Canetti, R., Tygar, J., and B.                Briscoe, "Timed Efficient Stream Loss-Tolerant                Authentication (TESLA): Multicast Source Authentication                Transform Introduction",RFC 4082, June 2005.   [RFC4303]    Kent, S., "IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)",RFC 4303, December 2005.   [RFC4359]    Weis, B., "The Use of RSA/SHA-1 Signatures within                Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication                Header (AH)",RFC 4359, January 2006.   [RFC4754]    Fu, D. and J. Solinas, "IKE and IKEv2 Authentication                Using the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm                (ECDSA)",RFC 4754, January 2007.   [RFC5480]    Turner, S., Brown, D., Yiu, K., Housley, R., and T.                Polk, "Elliptic Curve Cryptography Subject Public Key                Information",RFC 5480, March 2009.   [RFC5751]    Ramsdell, B. and S. Turner, "Secure/Multipurpose                Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.2 Message                Specification",RFC 5751, January 2010.Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 29]

RFC 6584         Simple Authentication for ALC and NORM       April 2012   [RFC5776]    Roca, V., Francillon, A., and S. Faurite, "Use of Timed                Efficient Stream Loss-Tolerant Authentication (TESLA) in                the Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) and NACK-Oriented                Reliable Multicast (NORM) Protocols",RFC 5776,                April 2010.   [RFC6090]    McGrew, D., Igoe, K., and M. Salter, "Fundamental                Elliptic Curve Cryptography Algorithms",RFC 6090,                February 2011.   [RFC6194]    Polk, T., Chen, L., Turner, S., and P. Hoffman,                "Security Considerations for the SHA-0 and SHA-1                Message-Digest Algorithms",RFC 6194, March 2011.   [RMT-FLUTE]  Paila, T., Walsh, R., Luby, M., Roca, V., and R.                Lehtonen, "FLUTE - File Delivery over Unidirectional                Transport", Work in Progress, March 2012.Author's Address   Vincent Roca   INRIA   655, av. de l'Europe   Inovallee; Montbonnot   ST ISMIER cedex  38334   France   EMail: vincent.roca@inria.fr   URI:http://planete.inrialpes.fr/people/roca/Roca                         Standards Track                   [Page 30]

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