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A Profile for Autonomous System Provider Authorization
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draft-ietf-sidrops-aspa-profile-05
Network Working Group                                          A. Azimov
Internet-Draft                                                    Yandex
Intended status: Standards Track                                E. Uskov
Expires: August 26, 2021                                         JetLend
                                                                 R. Bush
                                               Internet Initiative Japan
                                                                K. Patel
                                                                  Arrcus
                                                             J. Snijders
                                                                     NTT
                                                              R. Housley
                                                          Vigil Security
                                                       February 22, 2021

         A Profile for Autonomous System Provider Authorization
                   draft-ietf-sidrops-aspa-profile-05

Abstract

   This document defines a standard profile for Autonomous System
   Provider Authorization in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure.  An
   Autonomous System Provider Authorization is a digitally signed object
   that provides a means of verifying that a Customer Autonomous System
   holder has authorized members of Provider set to be its upstream
   providers and for the Providers to send prefixes received from the
   Customer Autonomous System in all directions including providers and
   peers.

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 in BCP
   14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  The ASPA Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  The ASPA eContent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.1.  version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.2.  AFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.3.  customerASID  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.4.  providerASSET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   4.  ASPA Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   5.  ASN.1 Module for the ASPA Content Type  . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   8.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   9.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     9.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     9.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

1.  Introduction

   The primary purpose of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)
   is to improve routing security.  (See [RFC6480] for more
   information.)  As part of this infrastructure, a mechanism is needed
   to verify that a AS has permission from a Customer AS (CAS) holder to
   send routes in all directions.  The digitally signed Autonomous

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   System Provider Authorization (ASPA) object provides this
   verification mechanism.

   The ASPA uses the template for RPKI digitally signed objects
   [RFC6488], which defines a Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
   [RFC5652] wrapper for the ASPA content as well as a generic
   validation procedure for RPKI signed objects.  As ASPAs need to be
   validated with RPKI certificates issued by the current
   infrastructure, we assume the mandatory-to-implement algorithms in
   [RFC6485], or its successor.

   To complete the specification of the ASPA (see Section 4 of
   [RFC6488]), this document defines:

   1.  The object identifier (OID) that identifies the ASPA signed
       object.  This OID appears in the eContentType field of the
       encapContentInfo object as well as the content-type signed
       attribute within the signerInfo structure).

   2.  The ASN.1 syntax for the ASPA content, which is the payload
       signed by the CAS.  The ASPA content is encoded using the ASN.1
       [X680] Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) [X690].

   3.  The steps required to validate an ASPA beyond the validation
       steps specified in [RFC6488]).

2.  The ASPA Content Type

   The content-type for an ASPA is defined as id-cct-ASPA, which has the
   numerical value of 1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.TBD.  This OID MUST appear
   both within the eContentType in the encapContentInfo structure as
   well as the content-type signed attribute within the signerInfo
   structure (see [RFC6488]).

3.  The ASPA eContent

   The content of an ASPA identifies the Customer AS (CAS) as well as
   the Set of Provider ASes (SPAS) that are authorized to further
   propagate announcements received from the customer.  If customer has
   multiple providers they MUST be registered in a single ASPA object.
   This rule is important to avoid possible race conditions during
   updates.  An ASPA is formally defined as:

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       ct-ASPA CONTENT-TYPE ::=
           { ASProviderAttestation IDENTIFIED BY id-ct-ASPA }

       id-ct-ASPA OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-ct TBD }

       ASProviderAttestation ::= SEQUENCE {
           version [0] ASPAVersion DEFAULT v0,
           aFI  AddressFamilyIdentifier,
           customerASID  ASID,
           providerASSET  SEQUENCE (SIZE(1..MAX)) OF ASID }

       ASPAVersion ::= INTEGER  { v0(0) }

       AddressFamilyIdentifier ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE (2))

       ASID ::= INTEGER

   Note that this content appears as the eContent within the
   encapContentInfo as specified in [RFC6488].

3.1.  version

   The version number of the ASProviderAttestation MUST be v0.

3.2.  AFI

   The AFI field contains Address Family Identifier for which the
   relation between customer and provider ASes is authorized.  Presently
   defined values for the Address Family Identifier field are specified
   in the IANA's Address Family Numbers registry [IANA-AF].

3.3.  customerASID

   The customerASID field contains the AS number of the Autonomous
   System that authorizes an upstream providers (listed in the
   providerASSET) to propagate prefixes in the specified address family
   other ASes.

3.4.  providerASSET

   The providerASSET contains the sequence (set) of AS numbers that are
   authorized to further propagate announcements in the specified
   address family received from the customer.

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4.  ASPA Validation

   Before a relying party can use an ASPA to validate a routing
   announcement, the relying party MUST first validate the ASPA object
   itself.  To validate an ASPA, the relying party MUST perform all the
   validation checks specified in [RFC6488] as well as the following
   additional ASPA-specific validation step.

   o  The autonomous system identifier delegation extension [RFC3779] is
      present in the end-entity (EE) certificate (contained within the
      ASPA), and the customer AS number in the ASPA is contained within
      the set of AS numbers specified by the EE certificate's autonomous
      system identifier delegation extension.

5.  ASN.1 Module for the ASPA Content Type

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       RPKI-ASPA-2020
         { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1)
            pkcs-9(9) smime(16) modules(0) id-mod-rpki-aspa-2020(TBD2) }
       DEFINITIONS IMPLICIT TAGS ::=
       BEGIN
       IMPORTS

       CONTENT-TYPE
       FROM CryptographicMessageSyntax-2010  -- RFC 6268
           { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1)
              pkcs-9(9) smime(16) modules(0) id-mod-cms-2009(58) } ;

       ContentSet CONTENT-TYPE ::= { ct-ASPA, ... }

       --
       -- ASPA Content Type
       --

       id-smime OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)
            us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs-9(9) 16 }

       id-ct OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-smime 1 }

       id-ct-ASPA OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-ct TBD }

       ct-ASPA CONTENT-TYPE ::=
           { TYPE ASProviderAttestation IDENTIFIED BY id-ct-ASPA }

       ASProviderAttestation ::= SEQUENCE {
         version [0] ASPAVersion DEFAULT v0,
         aFI  AddressFamilyIdentifier,
         customerASID  ASID,
         providerASSET  SEQUENCE (SIZE(1..MAX)) OF ASID OPTIONAL }

       ASPAVersion ::= INTEGER  { v0(0) }

       AddressFamilyIdentifier ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE (2))

       ASID ::= INTEGER

       END

6.  IANA Considerations

   Please add the id-mod-rpki-aspa-2018 to the SMI Security for S/MIME
   Module Identifier (1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.0) registry
   (https://www.iana.org/assignments/smi-numbers/smi-
   numbers.xml#security-smime-0) as follows:

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       Decimal   | Description                   | Specification
       -----------------------------------------------------------
       TBD2      | id-mod-rpki-aspa-2020         | [ThisRFC]

   Please add the ASPA to the SMI Security for S/MIME CMS Content Type
   (1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1) registry (https://www.iana.org/assignments/
   smi-numbers/smi-numbers.xml#security-smime-1) as follows:

       Decimal   | Description                   | Specification
       -----------------------------------------------------------
       TBD       | id-ct-ASPA                    | [ThisRFC]

   Please add the ASPA to the RPKI Signed Object registry
   (https://www.iana.org/assignments/rpki/rpki.xhtml#signed-objects) as
   follows:

       Name      | OID                           | Specification
       -----------------------------------------------------------
       ASPA      | 1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.1.TBD   | [ThisRFC]

7.  Security Considerations

   While it's not restricted, but it's highly recommended maintaining
   for selected Customer AS a single ASPA object that covers all its
   providers.  Such policy should prevent race conditions during ASPA
   updates that might affect prefix propagation.  The software that
   provides hosting for ASPA records SHOULD support enforcement of this
   rule.  In the case of the transition process between different CA
   registries, the ASPA records SHOULD be kept identical in all
   registries.

8.  Acknowledgments

9.  References

9.1.  Normative References

   [IANA-AF]  IANA, "Address Family Numbers",
              <https://www.iana.org/assignments/address-family-numbers/
              address-family-numbers.xhtml>.

   [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>.

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   [RFC3779]  Lynn, C., Kent, S., and K. Seo, "X.509 Extensions for IP
              Addresses and AS Identifiers", RFC 3779,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC3779, June 2004,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3779>.

   [RFC5652]  Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)", STD 70,
              RFC 5652, DOI 10.17487/RFC5652, September 2009,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5652>.

   [RFC6485]  Huston, G., "The Profile for Algorithms and Key Sizes for
              Use in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)",
              RFC 6485, DOI 10.17487/RFC6485, February 2012,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6485>.

   [RFC6488]  Lepinski, M., Chi, A., and S. Kent, "Signed Object
              Template for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure
              (RPKI)", RFC 6488, DOI 10.17487/RFC6488, February 2012,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6488>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

   [X680]     ITU-T, "Information technology -- Abstract Syntax Notation
              One (ASN.1): Specification of basic notation",
              ITU-T Recommendation X.680, 2015.

   [X690]     ITU-T, "Information Technology -- ASN.1 encoding rules:
              Specification of Basic Encoding Rules (BER), Canonical
              Encoding Rules (CER) and Distinguished Encoding Rules
              (DER)", ITU-T Recommendation X.690, 2015.

9.2.  Informative References

   [RFC6480]  Lepinski, M. and S. Kent, "An Infrastructure to Support
              Secure Internet Routing", RFC 6480, DOI 10.17487/RFC6480,
              February 2012, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6480>.

Authors' Addresses

   Alexander Azimov
   Yandex

   Email: a.e.azimov@gmail.com

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   Eugene Uskov
   JetLend

   Email: eu@jetlend.ru

   Randy Bush
   Internet Initiative Japan

   Email: randy@psg.com

   Keyur Patel
   Arrcus, Inc.

   Email: keyur@arrcus.com

   Job Snijders
   NTT Communications
   Theodorus Majofskistraat 100
   Amsterdam  1065 SZ
   The Netherlands

   Email: job@ntt.net

   Russ Housley
   Vigil Security, LLC
   918 Spring Knoll Drive
   Herndon, VA  20170
   USA

   Email: housley@vigilsec.com

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