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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                      S. SivakumarRequest for Comments: 8158                                      R. PennoCategory: Standards Track                                  Cisco SystemsISSN: 2070-1721                                            December 2017IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information Elementsfor Logging NAT EventsAbstract   Network operators require NAT devices to log events like creation and   deletion of translations and information about the resources that the   NAT device is managing.  In many cases, the logs are essential to   identify an attacker or a host that was used to launch malicious   attacks and for various other purposes of accounting.  Since there is   no standard way of logging this information, different NAT devices   use proprietary formats; hence, it is difficult to expect consistent   behavior.  This lack of standardization makes it difficult to write   the Collector applications that would receive this data and process   it to present useful information.  This document describes the   formats for logging NAT events.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 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/rfc8158.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 1]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017Copyright Notice   Copyright (c) 2017 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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41.1.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41.2.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.  Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53.  Deployment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54.  Event-Based Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.1.  Logging Destination Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.2.  Information Elements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74.3.  Definition of NAT Events  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114.4.  Quota Exceeded Event Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124.5.  Threshold Reached Event Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134.6.  Templates for NAT Events  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144.6.1.  NAT44 Session Create and Delete Events  . . . . . . .144.6.2.  NAT64 Session Create and Delete Events  . . . . . . .154.6.3.  NAT44 BIB Create and Delete Events  . . . . . . . . .164.6.4.  NAT64 BIB Create and Delete Events  . . . . . . . . .164.6.5.  Addresses Exhausted Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174.6.6.  Ports Exhausted Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174.6.7.  Quota Exceeded Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184.6.7.1.  Maximum Session Entries Exceeded  . . . . . . . .184.6.7.2.  Maximum BIB Entries Exceeded  . . . . . . . . . .184.6.7.3.  Maximum Entries per User Exceeded . . . . . . . .194.6.7.4.  Maximum Active Hosts or Subscribers Exceeded  . .194.6.7.5.  Maximum Fragments Pending Reassembly Exceeded . .194.6.8.  Threshold Reached Events  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204.6.8.1.  Address Pool High or Low Threshold Reached  . . .20         4.6.8.2.  Address and Port Mapping High Threshold Reached .  21         4.6.8.3.  Address and Port Mapping per User High Threshold                   Reached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214.6.8.4.  Global Address Mapping High Threshold Reached . .224.6.9.  Address Binding Create and Delete Events  . . . . . .22Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 2]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20174.6.10. Port Block Allocation and De-allocation . . . . . . .225.  Management Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235.1.  Ability to Collect Events from Multiple NAT Devices . . .235.2.  Ability to Suppress Events  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246.1.  Information Elements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246.1.1.  natInstanceID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246.1.2.  internalAddressRealm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246.1.3.  externalAddressRealm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256.1.4.  natQuotaExceededEvent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256.1.5.  natThresholdEvent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266.1.6.  natEvent  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276.1.7.  maxSessionEntries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276.1.8.  maxBIBEntries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286.1.9.  maxEntriesPerUser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286.1.10. maxSubscribers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286.1.11. maxFragmentsPendingReassembly . . . . . . . . . . . .296.1.12. addressPoolHighThreshold  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296.1.13. addressPoolLowThreshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296.1.14. addressPortMappingHighThreshold . . . . . . . . . . .306.1.15. addressPortMappingLowThreshold  . . . . . . . . . . .306.1.16. addressPortMappingPerUserHighThreshold  . . . . . . .306.1.17. globalAddressMappingHighThreshold . . . . . . . . . .317.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33   Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 3]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20171.  Introduction   The IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Protocol [RFC7011] defines a   generic push mechanism for exporting information and events.  The   IPFIX Information Model [IPFIX-IANA] defines a set of standard   Information Elements (IEs) that can be carried by the IPFIX protocol.   This document details the IPFIX IEs that MUST be logged by a NAT   device that supports NAT logging using IPFIX and all the optional   fields.  The fields specified in this document are gleaned from   [RFC4787] and [RFC5382].   This document and [NAT-LOG] are written in order to standardize the   events and parameters to be recorded using IPFIX [RFC7011] and SYSLOG   [RFC5424], respectively.  This document uses IPFIX as the encoding   mechanism to describe the logging of NAT events.  However, the   information that is logged should be the same irrespective of what   kind of encoding scheme is used.  IPFIX is chosen because it is an   IETF standard that meets all the needs for a reliable logging   mechanism.  IPFIX provides the flexibility to the logging device to   define the datasets that it is logging.  The IEs specified for   logging must be the same irrespective of the encoding mechanism used.1.1.  Terminology   The term "NAT device" in this document refers to any NAT44 or NAT64   device.  The term "Collector" refers to any device that receives   binary data from a NAT device and converts it into meaningful   information.  This document uses the term "session" as defined in   [RFC2663], and the term "Binding Information Base" (BIB) as defined   in [RFC6146].  The term "Information Element" or "IE" is defined in   [RFC7011].  The term "Carrier-Grade NAT" refers to a large-scale NAT   device as described in [RFC6888]   The IPFIX IEs that are NAT specific are created with NAT terminology.   In order to avoid creating duplicates, IEs are reused if they convey   the same meaning.  This document uses the term "timestamp" for the   IE, which defines the time when an event is logged; this is the same   as the IPFIX term "observationTimeMilliseconds" as described in   [IPFIX-IANA].  Since observationTimeMilliseconds is not self-   explanatory for NAT implementors, the term "timeStamp" is used.   Event templates, which refer to IPFIX Template Records, as well as   log events, which refer to IPFIX Flow Records, are also used in this   document.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 4]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20171.2.  Requirements Language   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described inBCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all   capitals, as shown here.2.  Scope   This document provides the information model to be used for logging   the NAT events, including Carrier-Grade NAT (CGN) events.  [RFC7011]   provides guidance on the choices of the transport protocols used for   IPFIX and their effects.  This document does not provide guidance on   transport protocols like TCP, UDP, or Stream Control Transmission   Protocol (SCTP), which are to be used to log NAT events.  The logs   SHOULD be reliably sent to the Collector to ensure that the log   events are not lost.  The choice of the actual transport protocol is   beyond the scope of this document.   This document uses the allocated IPFIX IEs in the IANA "IPFIX   Information Elements" registry [IPFIX-IANA] and registers some new   ones.   This document assumes that the NAT device will use the existing IPFIX   framework to send the log events to the Collector.  This would mean   that the NAT device will specify the template that it is going to use   for each of the events.  The templates can be of varying length, and   there could be multiple templates that a NAT device could use to log   the events.   The implementation details of the Collector application are beyond   the scope of this document.   The optimization of logging the NAT events is left to the   implementation and is beyond the scope of this document.3.  Deployment   NAT logging based on IPFIX uses binary encoding; hence, it is very   efficient.  IPFIX-based logging is recommended for environments where   a high volume of logging is required, for example, where per-flow   logging is needed or in case of Carrier-Grade NAT.  However, IPFIX-   based logging requires a Collector that processes the binary data and   requires a network management application that converts this binary   data to a human-readable format.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 5]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   A Collector may receive NAT events from multiple CGN devices.  The   Collector distinguishes between the devices using the source IP   address, source port, and Observation Domain ID in the IPFIX header.   The Collector can decide to store the information based on the   administrative policies that are in line with the operator and the   local jurisdiction.  The retention policy is not dictated by the   Exporter and is left to the policies that are defined at the   Collector.   A Collector may have scale issues if it is overloaded by a large   number of simultaneous events.  An appropriate throttling mechanism   may be used to handle the oversubscription.   The logs that are exported can be used for a variety of reasons.  An   example use case is to do accounting based on when the users logged   on and off.  The translation will be installed when the user logs on   and removed when the user logs off.  These events create log records.   Another use case is to identify an attacker or a host in a provider   network.  The network administrators can use these logs to identify   the usage patterns, the need for additional IP addresses, and etc.   The deployment of NAT logging is not limited to just these cases.4.  Event-Based Logging   An event in a NAT device can be viewed as a state transition because   it relates to the management of NAT resources.  The creation and   deletion of NAT sessions and bindings are examples of events, as they   result in resources (addresses and ports) being allocated or freed.   The events can happen through the processing of data packets flowing   through the NAT device, through an external entity installing   policies on the NAT router, or as a result of an asynchronous event   like a timer.  The list of events is provided in Table 2.  Each of   these events SHOULD be logged, unless this is administratively   prohibited.  A NAT device MAY log these events to multiple Collectors   if redundancy is required.  The network administrator will specify   the Collectors to which the log records are to be sent.  It is   necessary to preserve the list of Collectors and its associated   information like the IPv4/IPv6 address, port, and protocol across   reboots so that the configuration information is not lost when the   device is restarted.  The NAT device implementing the IPFIX logging   MUST follow the IPFIX specification in [RFC7011].4.1.  Logging Destination Information   Logging destination information in a NAT event is discussed in   [RFC6302] and [RFC6888].  Logging destination information increases   the size of each record and increases the need for storage   considerably.  It increases the number of log events generatedSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 6]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   because when the same user connects to a different destination, it   results in a log record per destination address.  Logging the source   and destination addresses results in loss of privacy.  Logging of   destination addresses and ports, pre- or post-NAT, SHOULD NOT be done   [RFC6888].  However, this document provides the necessary fields to   log the destination information in cases where they must be logged.4.2.  Information Elements   The templates could contain a subset of the IEs shown in Table 1,   depending upon the event being logged.  For example, a NAT44 session   creation template record will contain:   {sourceIPv4Address, postNATSourceIPv4Address, destinationIPv4Address,   postNATDestinationIPv4Address, sourceTransportPort,   postNAPTSourceTransportPort, destinationTransportPort,   postNAPTDestinationTransportPort, internalAddressRealm, natEvent,   timeStamp}   An example of the actual event data record is shown below in a human-   readable form:   {192.0.2.1, 203.0.113.100, 192.0.2.104, 192.0.2.104, 14800, 1024, 80,   80, 0, 1, 09:20:10:789}   A single NAT device could be exporting multiple templates, and the   Collector MUST support receiving multiple templates from the same   source.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 7]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   The following table includes all the IEs that a NAT device would need   to export the events.  The formats of the IEs and the IPFIX IDs are   listed.  Detailed descriptions of the fields natInstanceID,   internalAddressRealm, externalAddressRealm, natQuotaExceededEvent,   and natThresholdEvent are included in the IANA Considerations   section.   +-----------------------------------+--------+-------+--------------+   | Field Name                        |  Size  |  IANA | Description  |   |                                   | (bits) | IPFIX |              |   |                                   |        |   ID  |              |   +-----------------------------------+--------+-------+--------------+   | timeStamp                         |   64   |  323  | System Time  |   |                                   |        |       | when the     |   |                                   |        |       | event        |   |                                   |        |       | occurred     |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | natInstanceID                     |   32   |  463  | NAT Instance |   |                                   |        |       | Identifier   |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | vlanId                            |   16   |   58  | VLAN ID in   |   |                                   |        |       | case of      |   |                                   |        |       | overlapping  |   |                                   |        |       | networks     |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | ingressVRFID                      |   32   |  234  | VRF ID in    |   |                                   |        |       | case of      |   |                                   |        |       | overlapping  |   |                                   |        |       | networks     |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | sourceIPv4Address                 |   32   |   8   | Source IPv4  |   |                                   |        |       | Address      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | postNATSourceIPv4Address          |   32   |  225  | Translated   |   |                                   |        |       | Source IPv4  |   |                                   |        |       | Address      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | protocolIdentifier                |   8    |   4   | Transport    |   |                                   |        |       | protocol     |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | sourceTransportPort               |   16   |   7   | Source Port  |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | postNAPTSourceTransportPort       |   16   |  227  | Translated   |   |                                   |        |       | Source port  |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | destinationIPv4Address            |   32   |   12  | Destination  |   |                                   |        |       | IPv4 Address |   |                                   |        |       |              |Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 8]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   | postNATDestinationIPv4Address     |   32   |  226  | Translated   |   |                                   |        |       | IPv4         |   |                                   |        |       | destination  |   |                                   |        |       | address      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | destinationTransportPort          |   16   |   11  | Destination  |   |                                   |        |       | port         |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | postNAPTDestinationTransportPort  |   16   |  228  | Translated   |   |                                   |        |       | Destination  |   |                                   |        |       | port         |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | sourceIPv6Address                 |  128   |   27  | Source IPv6  |   |                                   |        |       | address      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | destinationIPv6Address            |  128   |   28  | Destination  |   |                                   |        |       | IPv6 address |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | postNATSourceIPv6Address          |  128   |  281  | Translated   |   |                                   |        |       | source IPv6  |   |                                   |        |       | address      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | postNATDestinationIPv6Address     |  128   |  282  | Translated   |   |                                   |        |       | Destination  |   |                                   |        |       | IPv6 address |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | internalAddressRealm              |  (*)   |  464  | Source       |   |                                   |        |       | Address      |   |                                   |        |       | Realm        |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | externalAddressRealm              |  (*)   |  465  | Destination  |   |                                   |        |       | Address      |   |                                   |        |       | Realm        |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | natEvent                          |   8    |  230  | Type of      |   |                                   |        |       | Event        |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | portRangeStart                    |   16   |  361  | Allocated    |   |                                   |        |       | port block   |   |                                   |        |       | start        |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | portRangeEnd                      |   16   |  362  | Allocated    |   |                                   |        |       | Port block   |   |                                   |        |       | end          |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | natPoolId                         |   32   |  283  | NAT pool     |   |                                   |        |       | Identifier   |   |                                   |        |       |              |Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                    [Page 9]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   | natQuotaExceededEvent             |   32   |  466  | Limit event  |   |                                   |        |       | identifier   |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | natThresholdEvent                 |   32   |  467  | Threshold    |   |                                   |        |       | event        |   |                                   |        |       | identifier   |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | maxSessionEntries                 |   32   |  471  | Maximum      |   |                                   |        |       | session      |   |                                   |        |       | entries      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | maxBIBEntries                     |   32   |  472  | Maximum bind |   |                                   |        |       | entries      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | maxEntriesPerUser                 |   32   |  473  | Maximum      |   |                                   |        |       | entries per- |   |                                   |        |       | user         |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | maxSubscribers                    |   32   |  474  | Maximum      |   |                                   |        |       | subscribers  |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | maxFragmentsPendingReassembly     |   32   |  475  | Maximum      |   |                                   |        |       | fragments    |   |                                   |        |       | for          |   |                                   |        |       | ressembly    |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | addressPoolHighThreshold          |   32   |  476  | High         |   |                                   |        |       | threshold    |   |                                   |        |       | for address  |   |                                   |        |       | pool         |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | addressPoolLowThreshold           |   32   |  477  | Low          |   |                                   |        |       | threshold    |   |                                   |        |       | for address  |   |                                   |        |       | pool         |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | addressPortMappingHighThreshold   |   32   |  478  | High         |   |                                   |        |       | threshold    |   |                                   |        |       | for          |   |                                   |        |       | address/port |   |                                   |        |       | mapping      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | addressPortMappingLowThreshold    |   32   |  479  | Low          |   |                                   |        |       | threshold    |   |                                   |        |       | for          |   |                                   |        |       | address/port |   |                                   |        |       | mapping      |   |                                   |        |       |              |Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 10]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   | addressPortMappingPerUserHighThre |   32   |  480  | High         |   | shold                             |        |       | threshold    |   |                                   |        |       | for per-user |   |                                   |        |       | address/port |   |                                   |        |       | mapping      |   |                                   |        |       |              |   | globalAddressMappingHighThreshold |   32   |  481  | High         |   |                                   |        |       | threshold    |   |                                   |        |       | for global   |   |                                   |        |       | address      |   |                                   |        |       | mapping      |   +-----------------------------------+--------+-------+--------------+                      Note: (*) indicates octetArray                           Table 1: NAT IE List4.3.  Definition of NAT Events   The following is the complete list of NAT events and the proposed   event type values.  The natEvent IE is defined in the "IPFIX   Information Elements" registry [IPFIX-IANA];.  The list can be   expanded in the future as necessary.  The data record will have the   corresponding natEvent value to indicate the event that is being   logged.   Note that the first two events are marked "Historic" and are listed   here for the sole purpose of completeness.  Any compliant   implementation SHOULD NOT use the events that are marked "Historic".   These values were defined prior to the existence of this document and   outside the IETF.  These events are not standalone and require more   information to be conveyed to qualify the event.  For example, the   NAT translation create event does not specify if it is NAT44 or   NAT64.  As a result, the Behave working group decided to have an   explicit definition for each one of the unique events.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 11]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017              +-------+------------------------------------+              | Value | Event Name                         |              +-------+------------------------------------+              | 0     | Reserved                           |              | 1     | NAT translation create (Historic)  |              | 2     | NAT translation delete (Historic)  |              | 3     | NAT Addresses exhausted            |              | 4     | NAT44 session create               |              | 5     | NAT44 session delete               |              | 6     | NAT64 session create               |              | 7     | NAT64 session delete               |              | 8     | NAT44 BIB create                   |              | 9     | NAT44 BIB delete                   |              | 10    | NAT64 BIB create                   |              | 11    | NAT64 BIB delete                   |              | 12    | NAT ports exhausted                |              | 13    | Quota Exceeded                     |              | 14    | Address binding create             |              | 15    | Address binding delete             |              | 16    | Port block allocation              |              | 17    | Port block de-allocation           |              | 18    | Threshold Reached                  |              +-------+------------------------------------+                           Table 2: NAT Event ID4.4.  Quota Exceeded Event Types   The Quota Exceeded event is a natEvent IE described in Table 2.  The   Quota Exceeded events are generated when the hard limits set by the   administrator have been reached or exceeded.  The following table   shows the sub-event types for the Quota Exceeded event.  The events   that can be reported are the maximum session entries limit reached,   maximum BIB entries limit reached, maximum (session/BIB) entries per   user limit reached, maximum active hosts or subscribers limit   reached, and maximum Fragments pending reassembly limit reached.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 12]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017             +-------+---------------------------------------+             | Value | Quota Exceeded Event Name             |             +-------+---------------------------------------+             | 0     | Reserved                              |             | 1     | Maximum session entries               |             | 2     | Maximum BIB entries                   |             | 3     | Maximum entries per user              |             | 4     | Maximum active hosts or subscribers   |             | 5     | Maximum fragments pending reassembly  |             +-------+---------------------------------------+                       Table 3: Quota Exceeded Event4.5.  Threshold Reached Event Types   The following table shows the sub-event types for the Threshold   Reached event.  The administrator can configure the thresholds, and   whenever the threshold is reached or exceeded, the corresponding   events are generated.  The main difference between the Quota Exceeded   and Threshold Reached events is that, once the Quota Exceeded events   are hit, the packets are dropped or mappings will not be created,   whereas the Threshold Reached events will provide the operator a   chance to take action before the traffic disruptions can happen.  A   NAT device can choose to implement one or the other, or both.   The address pool high threshold event will be reported when the   address pool reaches a high-water mark as defined by the operator.   This will serve as an indication that either the operator might have   to add more addresses to the pool or the subsequent users may be   denied NAT translation mappings.   The address pool low threshold event will be reported when the   address pool reaches a low-water mark as defined by the operator.   This will serve as an indication that the operator can reclaim some   of the global IPv4 addresses in the pool.   The address and port mapping high threshold event is generated when   the number of ports in the configured address pool has reached a   configured threshold.   The per-user address and port mapping high threshold is generated   when a single user utilizes more address and port mapping than a   configured threshold.  We don't track the low threshold for per-user   address and port mappings because, as the ports are freed, the   address will become available.  The address pool low threshold event   will then be triggered so that the global IPv4 address can be   reclaimed.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 13]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   The global address mapping high threshold event is generated when the   maximum number of mappings per user is reached for a NAT device doing   paired-address pooling.    +-------+---------------------------------------------------------+    | Value | Threshold Exceeded Event Name                           |    +-------+---------------------------------------------------------+    | 0     | Reserved                                                |    | 1     | Address pool high threshold event                       |    | 2     | Address pool low threshold event                        |    | 3     | Address and port mapping high threshold event           |    | 4     | Address and port mapping per user high threshold event  |    | 5     | Global address mapping high threshold event             |    +-------+---------------------------------------------------------+                         Table 4: Threshold Event4.6.  Templates for NAT Events   The following is the template of events that will be logged.  The   events below are identified at the time of this writing, but the set   of events is extensible.  A NAT device that implements a given NAT   event MUST support the mandatory IEs in the templates.  Depending on   the implementation and configuration, various IEs that are not   mandatory can be included or ignored.4.6.1.  NAT44 Session Create and Delete Events   These events will be generated when a NAT44 session is created or   deleted.  The template will be the same; the natEvent will indicate   whether it is a create or a delete event.  The following is a   template of the event.   The destination address and port information is optional as required   by [RFC6888].  However, when the destination information is   suppressed, the session log event contains the same information as   the BIB event.  In such cases, the NAT device SHOULD NOT send both   BIB and session events.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 14]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017      +----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+      | Field Name                       | Size (bits) | Mandatory |      +----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+      | timeStamp                        |      64     |    Yes    |      | natEvent                         |      8      |    Yes    |      | sourceIPv4Address                |      32     |    Yes    |      | postNATSourceIPv4Address         |      32     |    Yes    |      | protocolIdentifier               |      8      |    Yes    |      | sourceTransportPort              |      16     |    Yes    |      | postNAPTSourceTransportPort      |      16     |    Yes    |      | destinationIPv4Address           |      32     |     No    |      | postNATDestinationIPv4Address    |      32     |     No    |      | destinationTransportPort         |      16     |     No    |      | postNAPTDestinationTransportPort |      16     |     No    |      | natInstanceID                    |      32     |     No    |      | vlanID/ingressVRFID              |    16/32    |     No    |      | internalAddressRealm             |  octetArray |     No    |      | externalAddressRealm             |  octetArray |     No    |      +----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+               Table 5: NAT44 Session Delete/Create Template4.6.2.  NAT64 Session Create and Delete Events   These events will be generated when a NAT64 session is created or   deleted.  The following is a template of the event.      +----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+      | Field Name                       | Size (bits) | Mandatory |      +----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+      | timeStamp                        |      64     |    Yes    |      | natEvent                         |      8      |    Yes    |      | sourceIPv6Address                |     128     |    Yes    |      | postNATSourceIPv4Address         |      32     |    Yes    |      | protocolIdentifier               |      8      |    Yes    |      | sourceTransportPort              |      16     |    Yes    |      | postNAPTSourceTransportPort      |      16     |    Yes    |      | destinationIPv6Address           |     128     |     No    |      | postNATDestinationIPv4Address    |      32     |     No    |      | destinationTransportPort         |      16     |     No    |      | postNAPTDestinationTransportPort |      16     |     No    |      | natInstanceID                    |      32     |     No    |      | vlanID/ingressVRFID              |    16/32    |     No    |      | internalAddressRealm             |  octetArray |     No    |      | externalAddressRealm             |  octetArray |     No    |      +----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+            Table 6: NAT64 Session Create/Delete Event TemplateSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 15]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20174.6.3.  NAT44 BIB Create and Delete Events   These events will be generated when a NAT44 Bind entry is created or   deleted.  The following is a template of the event.         +-----------------------------+-------------+-----------+         | Field Name                  | Size (bits) | Mandatory |         +-----------------------------+-------------+-----------+         | timeStamp                   |      64     |    Yes    |         | natEvent                    |      8      |    Yes    |         | sourceIPv4Address           |      32     |    Yes    |         | postNATSourceIPv4Address    |      32     |    Yes    |         | protocolIdentifier          |      8      |     No    |         | sourceTransportPort         |      16     |     No    |         | postNAPTSourceTransportPort |      16     |     No    |         | natInstanceID               |      32     |     No    |         | vlanID/ingressVRFID         |    16/32    |     No    |         | internalAddressRealm        |  octetArray |     No    |         | externalAddressRealm        |  octetArray |     No    |         +-----------------------------+-------------+-----------+              Table 7: NAT44 BIB Create/Delete Event Template4.6.4.  NAT64 BIB Create and Delete Events   These events will be generated when a NAT64 Bind entry is created or   deleted.  The following is a template of the event.         +-----------------------------+-------------+-----------+         | Field Name                  | Size (bits) | Mandatory |         +-----------------------------+-------------+-----------+         | timeStamp                   |      64     |    Yes    |         | natEvent                    |      8      |    Yes    |         | sourceIPv6Address           |     128     |    Yes    |         | postNATSourceIPv4Address    |      32     |    Yes    |         | protocolIdentifier          |      8      |     No    |         | sourceTransportPort         |      16     |     No    |         | postNAPTSourceTransportPort |      16     |     No    |         | natInstanceID               |      32     |     No    |         | vlanID/ingressVRFID         |    16/32    |     No    |         | internalAddressRealm        |  octetArray |     No    |         | externalAddressRealm        |  octetArray |     No    |         +-----------------------------+-------------+-----------+              Table 8: NAT64 BIB Create/Delete Event TemplateSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 16]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20174.6.5.  Addresses Exhausted Event   This event will be generated when a NAT device runs out of global   IPv4 addresses in a given pool of addresses.  Typically, this event   would mean that the NAT device won't be able to create any new   translations until some addresses/ports are freed.  This event SHOULD   be rate-limited, as many packets hitting the device at the same time   will trigger a burst of addresses exhausted events.   The following is a template of the event.                +---------------+-------------+-----------+                | Field Name    | Size (bits) | Mandatory |                +---------------+-------------+-----------+                | timeStamp     |      64     |    Yes    |                | natEvent      |      8      |    Yes    |                | natPoolID     |      32     |    Yes    |                | natInstanceID |      32     |     No    |                +---------------+-------------+-----------+                Table 9: Addresses Exhausted Event Template4.6.6.  Ports Exhausted Event   This event will be generated when a NAT device runs out of ports for   a global IPv4 address.  Port exhaustion shall be reported per   protocol (UDP, TCP, etc.).  This event SHOULD be rate-limited, as   many packets hitting the device at the same time will trigger a burst   of port exhausted events.   The following is a template of the event.          +--------------------------+-------------+-----------+          | Field Name               | Size (bits) | Mandatory |          +--------------------------+-------------+-----------+          | timeStamp                |      64     |    Yes    |          | natEvent                 |      8      |    Yes    |          | postNATSourceIPv4Address |      32     |    Yes    |          | protocolIdentifier       |      8      |    Yes    |          | natInstanceID            |      32     |     No    |          +--------------------------+-------------+-----------+                 Table 10: Ports Exhausted Event TemplateSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 17]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20174.6.7.  Quota Exceeded Events   This event will be generated when a NAT device cannot allocate   resources as a result of an administratively defined policy.  The   Quota Exceeded event templates are described below.4.6.7.1.  Maximum Session Entries Exceeded   The maximum session entries exceeded event is generated when the   administratively configured NAT session limit is reached.  The   following is the template of the event.            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+            | Field Name            | Size (bits) | Mandatory |            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+            | timeStamp             |      64     |    Yes    |            | natEvent              |      8      |    Yes    |            | natQuotaExceededEvent |      32     |    Yes    |            | maxSessionEntries     |      32     |    Yes    |            | natInstanceID         |      32     |     No    |            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+             Table 11: Session Entries Exceeded Event Template4.6.7.2.  Maximum BIB Entries Exceeded   The maximum BIB entries exceeded event is generated when the   administratively configured BIB entry limit is reached.  The   following is the template of the event.            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+            | Field Name            | Size (bits) | Mandatory |            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+            | timeStamp             |      64     |    Yes    |            | natEvent              |      8      |    Yes    |            | natQuotaExceededEvent |      32     |    Yes    |            | maxBIBEntries         |      32     |    Yes    |            | natInstanceID         |      32     |     No    |            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+               Table 12: BIB Entries Exceeded Event TemplateSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 18]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20174.6.7.3.  Maximum Entries per User Exceeded   This event is generated when a single user reaches the   administratively configured NAT translation limit.  The following is   the template of the event.          +-----------------------+-------------+---------------+          | Field Name            | Size (bits) |   Mandatory   |          +-----------------------+-------------+---------------+          | timeStamp             |      64     |      Yes      |          | natEvent              |      8      |      Yes      |          | natQuotaExceededEvent |      32     |      Yes      |          | maxEntriesPerUser     |      32     |      Yes      |          | sourceIPv4Address     |      32     | Yes for NAT44 |          | sourceIPv6Address     |     128     | Yes for NAT64 |          | natInstanceID         |      32     |       No      |          | vlanID/ingressVRFID   |    16/32    |       No      |          +-----------------------+-------------+---------------+            Table 13: Per-User Entries Exceeded Event Template4.6.7.4.  Maximum Active Hosts or Subscribers Exceeded   This event is generated when the number of allowed hosts or   subscribers reaches the administratively configured limit.  The   following is the template of the event.            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+            | Field Name            | Size (bits) | Mandatory |            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+            | timeStamp             |      64     |    Yes    |            | natEvent              |      8      |    Yes    |            | natQuotaExceededEvent |      32     |    Yes    |            | maxSubscribers        |      32     |    Yes    |            | natInstanceID         |      32     |     No    |            +-----------------------+-------------+-----------+        Table 14: Maximum Hosts/Subscribers Exceeded Event Template4.6.7.5.  Maximum Fragments Pending Reassembly Exceeded   This event is generated when the number of fragments pending   reassembly reaches the administratively configured limit.  Note that   in the case of NAT64, when this condition is detected in the IPv6-to-   IPv4 direction, the IPv6 source address is mandatory in the template.   Similarly, when this condition is detected in IPv4-to-IPv6 direction,   the source IPv4 address is mandatory in the template below.  The   following is the template of the event.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 19]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017     +-------------------------------+-------------+----------------+     | Field Name                    | Size (bits) |   Mandatory    |     +-------------------------------+-------------+----------------+     | timeStamp                     |      64     |      Yes       |     | natEvent                      |      8      |      Yes       |     | natQuotaExceededEvent         |      32     |      Yes       |     | maxFragmentsPendingReassembly |      32     |      Yes       |     | sourceIPv4Address             |      32     | Yes for NAT44  |     | sourceIPv6Address             |     128     | Yes for NAT64  |     | natInstanceID                 |      32     |       No       |     | vlanID/ingressVRFID           |    16/32    |       No       |     | internalAddressRealm          |  octetArray |       No       |     +-------------------------------+-------------+----------------+       Table 15: Maximum Fragments Pending Reassembly Exceeded Event                                 Template4.6.8.  Threshold Reached Events   This event will be generated when a NAT device reaches an operator-   configured threshold when allocating resources.  The Threshold   Reached events are described in the section above.  The following is   a template of the individual events.4.6.8.1.  Address Pool High or Low Threshold Reached   This event is generated when the high or low threshold is reached for   the address pool.  The template is the same for both high and low   threshold events   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+   | Field Name                                   |  Size  | Mandatory |   |                                              | (bits) |           |   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+   | timeStamp                                    |   64   |    Yes    |   | natEvent                                     |   8    |    Yes    |   | natThresholdEvent                            |   32   |    Yes    |   | natPoolID                                    |   32   |    Yes    |   | addressPoolHighThreshold/                    |   32   |    Yes    |   | addressPoolLowThreshold                      |        |           |   | natInstanceID                                |   32   |     No    |   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+     Table 16: Address Pool High/Low Threshold Reached Event TemplateSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 20]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20174.6.8.2.  Address and Port Mapping High Threshold Reached   This event is generated when the high threshold is reached for the   address pool and ports.   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+   | Field Name                                   |  Size  | Mandatory |   |                                              | (bits) |           |   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+   | timeStamp                                    |   64   |    Yes    |   | natEvent                                     |   8    |    Yes    |   | natThresholdEvent                            |   32   |    Yes    |   | addressPortMappingHighThreshold/             |   32   |    Yes    |   | addressPortMappingLowThreshold               |        |           |   | natInstanceID                                |   32   |     No    |   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+       Table 17: Address Port High Threshold Reached Event Template4.6.8.3.  Address and Port Mapping per User High Threshold Reached   This event is generated when the high threshold is reached for the   per-user address pool and ports.   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+   | Field Name                                   |  Size  | Mandatory |   |                                              | (bits) |           |   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+   | timeStamp                                    |   64   |    Yes    |   | natEvent                                     |   8    |    Yes    |   | natThresholdEvent                            |   32   |    Yes    |   | addressPortMappingHighThreshold/             |   32   |    Yes    |   | addressPortMappingLowThreshold               |        |           |   | sourceIPv4Address                            |   32   |  Yes for  |   |                                              |        |   NAT44   |   | sourceIPv6Address                            |  128   |  Yes for  |   |                                              |        |   NAT64   |   | natInstanceID                                |   32   |     No    |   | vlanID/ingressVRFID                          | 16/32  |     No    |   +----------------------------------------------+--------+-----------+    Table 18: Address and Port Mapping per User High Threshold Reached                              Event TemplateSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 21]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20174.6.8.4.  Global Address Mapping High Threshold Reached   This event is generated when the high threshold is reached for the   per-user address pool and ports.  This is generated only by NAT   devices that use a paired-address-pooling behavior.      +-----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+      | Field Name                        | Size (bits) | Mandatory |      +-----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+      | timeStamp                         |      64     |    Yes    |      | natEvent                          |      8      |    Yes    |      | natThresholdEvent                 |      32     |    Yes    |      | globalAddressMappingHighThreshold |      32     |    Yes    |      | natInstanceID                     |      32     |     No    |      | vlanID/ingressVRFID               |    16/32    |     No    |      +-----------------------------------+-------------+-----------+       Table 19: Global Address Mapping High Threshold Reached Event                                 Template4.6.9.  Address Binding Create and Delete Events   These events will be generated when a NAT device binds a local   address with a global address and when the global address is freed.   A NAT device will generate the binding events when it receives the   first packet of the first flow from a host in the private realm.        +--------------------------+-------------+---------------+        | Field Name               | Size (bits) |   Mandatory   |        +--------------------------+-------------+---------------+        | timeStamp                |      64     |      Yes      |        | natEvent                 |      8      |      Yes      |        | sourceIPv4Address        |      32     | Yes for NAT44 |        | sourceIPv6Address        |     128     | Yes for NAT64 |        | postNATSourceIPv4Address |      32     |      Yes      |        | natInstanceID            |      32     |       No      |        +--------------------------+-------------+---------------+                  Table 20: NAT Address Binding Template4.6.10.  Port Block Allocation and De-allocation   This event will be generated when a NAT device allocates/de-allocates   ports in a bulk fashion, as opposed to allocating a port on a per-   flow basis.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 22]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   portRangeStart represents the starting value of the range.   portRangeEnd represents the ending value of the range.   NAT devices would do this in order to reduce logs and to potentially   limit the number of connections a subscriber is allowed to use.  In   the following Port Block allocation template, the portRangeStart and   portRangeEnd MUST be specified.   It is up to the implementation to choose to consolidate log records   in case two consecutive port ranges for the same user are allocated   or freed.        +--------------------------+-------------+---------------+        | Field Name               | Size (bits) |   Mandatory   |        +--------------------------+-------------+---------------+        | timeStamp                |      64     |      Yes      |        | natEvent                 |      8      |      Yes      |        | sourceIPv4Address        |      32     | Yes for NAT44 |        | sourceIPv6Address        |     128     | Yes for NAT64 |        | postNATSourceIPv4Address |      32     |      Yes      |        | portRangeStart           |      16     |      Yes      |        | portRangeEnd             |      16     |       No      |        | natInstanceID            |      32     |       No      |        +--------------------------+-------------+---------------+            Table 21: NAT Port Block Allocation Event Template5.  Management Considerations   This section considers requirements for management of the log system   to support logging of the events described above.  It first covers   requirements applicable to log management in general.  Any additional   standardization required to fulfill these requirements is out of   scope of the present document.  Some management considerations are   covered in [NAT-LOG].  This document covers the additional   considerations.5.1.  Ability to Collect Events from Multiple NAT Devices   An IPFIX Collector MUST be able to collect events from multiple NAT   devices and decipher events based on the Observation Domain ID in the   IPFIX header.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 23]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 20175.2.  Ability to Suppress Events   The exhaustion events can be overwhelming during traffic bursts;   hence, they SHOULD be handled by the NAT devices to rate-limit them   before sending them to the Collectors.  For example, when the port   exhaustion happens during bursty conditions, instead of sending a   port exhaustion event for every packet, the exhaustion events SHOULD   be rate-limited by the NAT device.6.  IANA Considerations6.1.  Information Elements   IANA has registered the following IEs in the "IPFIX Information   Elements" registry at [IPFIX-IANA].6.1.1.  natInstanceID   ElementID: 463   Name: natInstanceID   Description: This Information Element uniquely identifies an Instance   of the NAT that runs on a NAT middlebox function after the packet   passes the Observation Point. natInstanceID is defined in [RFC7659].   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC791] for the definition of the IPv4 source address   field.  See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234] for   the definition of middleboxes.6.1.2.  internalAddressRealm   ElementID: 464   Name: internalAddressRealm   Description: This Information Element represents the internal address   realm where the packet is originated from or destined to.  By   definition, a NAT mapping can be created from two address realms, one   from internal and one from external.  Realms are implementation   dependent and can represent a Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)   ID, a VLAN ID, or some unique identifier.  Realms are optional and,   when left unspecified, would mean that the external and internal   realms are the same.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 24]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   Abstract Data Type: octetArray   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC791] for the definition of the IPv4 source address   field.  See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234] for   the definition of middleboxes.6.1.3.  externalAddressRealm   ElementID: 465   Name: externalAddressRealm   Description: This Information Element represents the external address   realm where the packet is originated from or destined to.  The   detailed definition is in the internal address realm as specified   above.   Abstract Data Type: octetArray   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC791] for the definition of the IPv4 source address   field.  See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234] for   the definition of middleboxes.6.1.4.  natQuotaExceededEvent   ElementID: 466   Name: natQuotaExceededEvent   Description: This Information Element identifies the type of a NAT   Quota Exceeded event.  Values for this Information Element are listed   in the "NAT Quota Exceeded Event Type" registry, see [IPFIX-IANA].   Initial values in the registry are defined by the table below.  New   assignments of values will be administered by IANA and are subject to   Expert Review [RFC8126].  Experts need to check definitions of new   values for completeness, accuracy, and redundancy.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 25]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017              +--------+---------------------------------------+              | Value  | Quota Exceeded Event Name             |              +--------+---------------------------------------+              | 0      | Reserved                              |              | 1      | Maximum session entries               |              | 2      | Maximum BIB entries                   |              | 3      | Maximum entries per user              |              | 4      | Maximum active hosts or subscribers   |              | 5      | Maximum fragments pending reassembly  |              +--------+---------------------------------------+                    Note: This is the same as Table 3.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC791] for the definition of the IPv4 source address   field.  See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234] for   the definition of middleboxes.6.1.5.  natThresholdEvent   ElementID: 467   Name: natThresholdEvent   Description: This Information Element identifies a type of a NAT   Threshold event.  Values for this Information Element are listed in   the "NAT Threshold Event Type" registry, see [IPFIX-IANA].  Initial   values in the registry are defined by the table below.  New   assignments of values will be administered by IANA and are subject to   Expert Review [RFC8126].  Experts need to check definitions of new   values for completeness, accuracy, and redundancy.   +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+   | Value  | Threshold Exceeded Event Name                           |   +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+   | 0      | Reserved                                                |   | 1      | Address pool high threshold event                       |   | 2      | Address pool low threshold event                        |   | 3      | Address and port mapping high threshold event           |   | 4      | Address and port mapping per user high threshold event  |   | 5      | Global address mapping high threshold event             |   +--------+---------------------------------------------------------+                    Note: This is the same as Table 4.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 26]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC791] for the definition of the IPv4 source address   field.  See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234] for   the definition of middleboxes.6.1.6.  natEvent   The original definition of this Information Element specified only   three values: 1, 2, and 3.  This definition has been replaced by a   registry, to which new values can be added.  The semantics of the   three originally defined values remain unchanged.  IANA maintains the   "NAT Event Type (Value 230)" registry for values of this Information   Element at [IPFIX-IANA].   ElementID: 230   Name: natEvent   Description: This Information Element identifies a NAT event.  This   IE identifies the type of a NAT event.  Examples of NAT events   include, but are not limited to, NAT translation create, NAT   translation delete, Threshold Reached, or Threshold Exceeded, etc.   Values for this Information Element are listed in the "NAT Event   Type" registry, see [IPFIX-IANA].  The NAT event values in the   registry are defined by Table 2 inSection 4.3.  New assignments of   values will be administered by IANA and are subject to Expert Review   [RFC8126].  Experts need to check definitions of new values for   completeness, accuracy, and redundancy.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned8   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.  SeeRFC 8158 for the definitions   of values 4-16.6.1.7.  maxSessionEntries   ElementID: 471   Name: maxSessionEntries   Description: This element represents the maximum session entries that   can be created by the NAT device.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 27]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.8.  maxBIBEntries   ElementID: 472   Name: maxBIBEntries   Description: This element represents the maximum BIB entries that can   be created by the NAT device.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.9.  maxEntriesPerUser   ElementID: 473   Name: maxEntriesPerUser   Description: This element represents the maximum NAT entries that can   be created per user by the NAT device.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.10.  maxSubscribers   ElementID: 474   Name: maxSubscribers   Description: This element represents the maximum subscribers or   maximum hosts that are allowed by the NAT device.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 28]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.11.  maxFragmentsPendingReassembly   ElementID: 475   Name: maxFragmentsPendingReassembly   Description: This element represents the maximum fragments that the   NAT device can store for reassembling the packet.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.12.  addressPoolHighThreshold   ElementID: 476   Name: addressPoolHighThreshold   Description: This element represents the high threshold value of the   number of public IP addresses in the address pool.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.13.  addressPoolLowThreshold   ElementID: 477   Name: addressPoolLowThreshold   Description: This element represents the low threshold value of the   number of public IP addresses in the address pool.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 29]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.14.  addressPortMappingHighThreshold   ElementID: 478   Name: addressPortMappingHighThreshold   Description: This element represents the high threshold value of the   number of address and port mappings.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.15.  addressPortMappingLowThreshold   ElementID: 479   Name: addressPortMappingLowThreshold   Description: This element represents the low threshold value of the   number of address and port mappings.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.16.  addressPortMappingPerUserHighThreshold   ElementID: 480   Name: addressPortMappingPerUserHighThreshold   Description: This element represents the high threshold value of the   number of address and port mappings that a single user is allowed to   create on a NAT device.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 30]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.6.1.17.  globalAddressMappingHighThreshold   ElementID: 481   Name: globalAddressMappingHighThreshold   Description: This element represents the high threshold value of the   number of address and port mappings that a single user is allowed to   create on a NAT device in a paired address pooling behavior.   Abstract Data Type: unsigned32   Data Type Semantics: identifier   Reference: See [RFC3022] for the definition of NAT.  See [RFC3234]   for the definition of middleboxes.  See [RFC4787] for the definition   of paired address pooling behavior.7.  Security Considerations   The security considerations listed in detail for IPFIX in [RFC7011]   apply to this document as well.  As described in [RFC7011], the   messages exchanged between the NAT device and the Collector MUST be   protected to provide confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity.   Without those characteristics, the messages are subject to various   kinds of attacks.  These attacks are described in great detail in   [RFC7011].   This document re-emphasizes the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS)   or Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) for exchanging the log   messages between the NAT device and the Collector.  The log events   sent in cleartext can result in confidential data being exposed to   attackers, who could then spoof log events based on the information   in cleartext messages.  Hence, the log events SHOULD NOT be sent in   cleartext.   The logging of NAT events can result in privacy concerns as a result   of exporting information such as the source address and port   information.  The logging of destination information can also cause   privacy concerns, but it has been well documented in [RFC6888].  A   NAT device can choose to operate in various logging modes if it wantsSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 31]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   to avoid logging of private information.  The Collector that receives   the information can also choose to mask the private information but   generate reports based on abstract data.  It is outside the scope of   this document to address the implementation of logging modes for   privacy considerations.8.  References8.1.  Normative References   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate              Requirement Levels",BCP 14,RFC 2119,              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.   [RFC4787]  Audet, F., Ed. and C. Jennings, "Network Address              Translation (NAT) Behavioral Requirements for Unicast              UDP",BCP 127,RFC 4787, DOI 10.17487/RFC4787, January              2007, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4787>.   [RFC5382]  Guha, S., Ed., Biswas, K., Ford, B., Sivakumar, S., and P.              Srisuresh, "NAT Behavioral Requirements for TCP",BCP 142,RFC 5382, DOI 10.17487/RFC5382, October 2008,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5382>.   [RFC6146]  Bagnulo, M., Matthews, P., and I. van Beijnum, "Stateful              NAT64: Network Address and Protocol Translation from IPv6              Clients to IPv4 Servers",RFC 6146, DOI 10.17487/RFC6146,              April 2011, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6146>.   [RFC6302]  Durand, A., Gashinsky, I., Lee, D., and S. Sheppard,              "Logging Recommendations for Internet-Facing Servers",BCP 162,RFC 6302, DOI 10.17487/RFC6302, June 2011,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6302>.   [RFC6888]  Perreault, S., Ed., Yamagata, I., Miyakawa, S., Nakagawa,              A., and H. Ashida, "Common Requirements for Carrier-Grade              NATs (CGNs)",BCP 127,RFC 6888, DOI 10.17487/RFC6888,              April 2013, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6888>.   [RFC7011]  Claise, B., Ed., Trammell, B., Ed., and P. Aitken,              "Specification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)              Protocol for the Exchange of Flow Information", STD 77,RFC 7011, DOI 10.17487/RFC7011, September 2013,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7011>.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 32]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017   [RFC7659]  Perreault, S., Tsou, T., Sivakumar, S., and T. Taylor,              "Definitions of Managed Objects for Network Address              Translators (NATs)",RFC 7659, DOI 10.17487/RFC7659,              October 2015, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7659>.   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase inRFC2119 Key Words",BCP 14,RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.8.2.  Informative References   [IPFIX-IANA]              IANA, "IPFIX Information Elements",              <http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipfix>.   [NAT-LOG]  Chen, Z., Zhou, C., Tsou, T., and T. Taylor, Ed., "Syslog              Format for NAT Logging", Work in Progress,draft-ietf-behave-syslog-nat-logging-06, January 2014.   [RFC791]   Postel, J., "Internet Protocol", STD 5,RFC 791,              DOI 10.17487/RFC0791, September 1981,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc791>.   [RFC2663]  Srisuresh, P. and M. Holdrege, "IP Network Address              Translator (NAT) Terminology and Considerations",RFC 2663, DOI 10.17487/RFC2663, August 1999,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2663>.   [RFC3022]  Srisuresh, P. and K. Egevang, "Traditional IP Network              Address Translator (Traditional NAT)",RFC 3022,              DOI 10.17487/RFC3022, January 2001,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3022>.   [RFC3234]  Carpenter, B. and S. Brim, "Middleboxes: Taxonomy and              Issues",RFC 3234, DOI 10.17487/RFC3234, February 2002,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3234>.   [RFC5424]  Gerhards, R., "The Syslog Protocol",RFC 5424,              DOI 10.17487/RFC5424, March 2009,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5424>.   [RFC8126]  Cotton, M., Leiba, B., and T. Narten, "Guidelines for              Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs",BCP 26,RFC 8126, DOI 10.17487/RFC8126, June 2017,              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8126>.Sivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 33]

RFC 8158                IPFIX IEs for NAT Logging          December 2017Acknowledgements   Thanks to Dan Wing, Selvi Shanmugam, Mohamed Boucadir, Jacni Qin,   Ramji Vaithianathan, Simon Perreault, Jean-Francois Tremblay, Paul   Aitken, Julia Renouard, Spencer Dawkins, and Brian Trammell for their   review and comments.Authors' Addresses   Senthil Sivakumar   Cisco Systems   7100-8 Kit Creek Road   Research Triangle Park, NC  27709   United States of America   Phone: +1 919 392 5158   Email: ssenthil@cisco.com   Reinaldo Penno   Cisco Systems   170 W Tasman Drive   San Jose, CA  95035   United States of America   Email: repenno@cisco.comSivakumar & Penno            Standards Track                   [Page 34]

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