ENUM P. Faltstrom
Internet-Draft Cisco Systems Inc
Expires: May 25, 2003 M. Mealling
VeriSign
November 24, 2002
The E.164 to URI DDDS Application (ENUM)
draft-ietf-enum-rfc2916bis-02.txt
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Abstract
This document discusses the use of the Domain Name System (DNS) for
storage of E.164 numbers. More specifically, how DNS can be used for
identifying available services connected to one E.164 number. It
specifically obsoletes RFC 2916 to bring it in line with the Dynamic
Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Application specification found in
the document series specified in RFC 3401. It is very important to
note that it is impossible to read and understand this document
without reading the documents discussed in RFC 3401.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Use for these mechanisms for private dialing plans . . . . . 3
1.3 Application of local policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. The ENUM Application Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1 Application Unique String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 First Well Known Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3 Expected Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4 Valid Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4.1 Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4.2 Services Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. Registration mechanism for Enumservices . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 Registration Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1.1 Functionality Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1.2 Naming requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1.3 Security requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1.4 Publication Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 Registration procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2.1 IANA Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2.2 Registration Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.1 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Non-normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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1. Introduction
Through transformation of E.164 [4] numbers into DNS names and the
use of existing DNS services like delegation through NS records and
NAPTR records, one can look up what services are available for a
specific domain name in a decentralized way with distributed
management of the different levels in the lookup process.
The domain "e164.arpa" is being populated in order to provide the
infrastructure in DNS for storage of E.164 numbers. In order to
facilitate distributed operations, this domain is divided into
subdomains. Holders of E.164 numbers which want to be listed in DNS
should contact the appropriate zone administrator in order to be
listed, by examining the SOA resource record associated with the
zone, just like in normal DNS operations.
Of course, as with other domains, policies for such listings will be
controlled on a subdomain basis and may differ in different parts of
the world.
1.1 Terminology
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 RFC 2119.
All capitalized terms are taken from the vocabulary found in the DDDS
algorithm specification found in RFC 3403 [1].
1.2 Use for these mechanisms for private dialing plans
This document specifies how "ENUM" works, that is how to handle
numbers allocated according to the ITU-T standard E.164. But, a
similar mechanism can be used also for other numbers, such as private
dialing plans. To implement that (a) a different domain, well-known
for all parties using the same dialing plan, SHOULD be selected and
(b) the application unique string (see section 3.1 below) SHOULD be
the full number as specified but without the leading '+'.
1.3 Application of local policy
The priority field in the NAPTR is a request from the holder of the
E.164 in what order the records are to be used. It is to be noted
that the party looking up the records MAY apply a local policy for in
what order the records are to be used based on a combination of the
service fields and URI schemes.
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2. The ENUM Application Specifications
This template defines the ENUM DDDS Application according to the
rules and requirements found in [1]. The DDDS database used by this
Application is found in [2] which is the document that defines the
NAPTR DNS Resource Record type.
2.1 Application Unique String
The Application Unique String is a fully qualified E.164 number minus
any non-digit characters except for the '+' character which appears
at the beginning of the number. The "+" is kept to provide a well
understood anchor for the AUS in order to distinguish it from other
telephone numbers that are not part of the E.164 namespace.
For example, the E.164 number could start out as "+1-770-923-9595".
To ensure that no syntactic sugar is allowed into the AUS, all non-
digits except for "+" are removed, yielding "+17709239595".
2.2 First Well Known Rule
The First Well Known Rule for this Application is the identity rule.
The output of this rule is the same as the input. This is because
the E.164 namespace and this Applications databases are organized in
such a way that it is possible to go directly from the name to the
smallest granularity of the namespace directly from the name itself.
Take the previous example, the AUS is "+17709239595". Applying the
First Well Known Rule produces the exact same string, "+17709239595".
2.3 Expected Output
The output of the last DDDS loop is a Uniform Resource Identifier in
its absolute form according to the 'absoluteURI' production in the
Collected ABNF found in RFC2396 [3].
2.4 Valid Databases
At present only one DDDS Database is specified for this Application.
"Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Three: The DNS
Database" (RFC 3403) [2] specifies a DDDS Database that uses the
NAPTR DNS resource record to contain the rewrite rules. The Keys for
this database are encoded as domain-names.
The output of the First Well Known Rule for the ENUM Application is
the E.164 number minus all non-digit characters except for the +. In
order to convert this to a unique key in this Database the string is
converted into a domain-name according to this algorithm:
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1. Remove all characters with the exception of the digits. For
example, the First Well Known Rule produced the Key
"+4689761234". This step would simply remove the leading "+",
producing "4689761234".
2. Put dots (".") between each digit. Example: 4.6.8.9.7.6.1.2.3.4
3. Reverse the order of the digits. Example: 4.3.2.1.6.7.9.8.6.4
4. Append the string ".e164.arpa" to the end. Example:
4.3.2.1.6.7.9.8.6.4.e164.arpa
This domain-name is used to request NAPTR records which may contain
the end result or, if the flags field is blank, produces new keys in
the form of domain-names from the DNS.
DNS servers MAY interpret Flag values and use that information to
include appropriate resource records in the Additional Information
portion of the DNS packet. Clients are encouraged to check for
additional information but are not required to do so. See the
Additional Information Processing section of RFC 3404 for more
information on NAPTR records and the Additional Information section
of a DNS response packet.
The character set used to encode the substitution expression is UTF-
8. The allowed input characters are all those characters that are
allowed anywhere in an E.164 number. The characters allowed to be in
a Key are those that are currently defined for DNS domain-names.
2.4.1 Flags
This Database contains a field that contains flags that signal when
the DDDS algorithm has finished. At this time only one flag, "U", is
defined. This means that this Rule is the last one and that the
output of the Rule is a URI [3].
If a client encounters a record with an unknown flag, it MUST ignore
it and move to the next Rule. This test takes precedence over any
ordering since flags can control the interpretation placed on fields.
A novel flag might change the interpretation of the regexp and/or
replacement fields such that it is impossible to determine if a
record matched a given target.
If this flag is not present then this rule is non-terminal. If a
Rule is non-terminal then clients MUST use the Key produced by this
Rewrite Rule as the new Key in the DDDS loop (i.e. causing the
client to query for new NAPTR records at the domain-name that is the
result of this Rule).
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2.4.2 Services Parameters
Service Parameters for this Application take the following form and
are found in the Service field of the NAPTR record.
service_field = "E2U" 1*(enumservice)
enumservice = "+" type 0*(subtype)
type = 1*32(ALPHA / DIGIT)
subtype = ":" 1*32(ALPHA / DIGIT)
In other words, a non-optional "E2U" (used to denote ENUM only
Rewrite Rules in order to mitigate record collisions) followed by 1
or more or more Enumservices which indicate what class of
functionality a given end point offers. Each Enumservice is
indicated by an initial '+' character.
2.4.2.1 ENUM Services
An enumservice MUST be registered with the IANA via a description in
an RFC. Enumservices specifications contain the functional
specification (i.e. what it can be used for), the valid protocols,
and the URI schemes that may be returned. Note that there is no
implicit mapping between the textual string "type" or "subtype" in
the grammar for the Enumservice and URI schemes or protocols. The
mapping, if any, have to be made explicit in the specification for
the Enumservice itself. A registration of a specific Type also have
to specify the Subtypes allowed.
The only exception to the registration rule is for Types and Subtypes
used for experimental purposes, and those are to start with the facet
"X-". These elements are unregistered, experimental, and should be
used only with the active agreement of the parties exchanging them.
The registration mechanism is specified in Section 3.
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3. Registration mechanism for Enumservices
Registration of Enumservices requires approval by the IESG and
publication of the Enumservice registration as some form of RFC.
3.1 Registration Requirements
Service registration proposals are all expected to conform to various
requirements laid out in the following sections.
3.1.1 Functionality Requirement
An Enumservice registered must be able to function as a selection
mechanism when choosing one NAPTR resource record from another. That
means that the registration MUST specify what is expected when using
that very NAPTR record, and the URI which is the outcome of the use
of it.
Specifically, a registered Enumservice MUST specify the URI scheme(s)
that may be used for the Enumservice, and, when needed, other
information which will have to be transfered into the URI resolution
process itself (LDAP DNs, transferring of the AUS into the resulting
URI, etc).
3.1.2 Naming requirement
The name of an Enumservice MUST be unique, conform to the ABNF
specified in Section 2.4.2, and MUST NOT start with the facet "X-"
which is reserved for experimental, private use.
3.1.3 Security requirement
An analysis of security issues is required for for all Enumservices
registered. (This is in accordance with the basic requirements for
all IETF protocols.)
All descriptions of security issues must be as accurate as possible
regardless of registration tree. In particular, a statement that
there are "no security issues associated with this Enumservice" must
not be confused with "the security issues associates with this
Enumservice have not been assessed".
There is no requirement that Enumservices registered must be secure
or completely free from risks. Nevertheless, all known security
risks must be identified in the registration of a Enumservice.
The security considerations section of all registrations is subject
to continuing evaluation and modification.
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Some of the issues that should be looked at in a security analysis of
a Enumservice are:
1. Complex Enumservices may include provisions for directives that
institute actions on a users resources. In many cases provision
can be made to specify arbitrary actions in an unrestricted
fashion which may then have devastating results. Especially if
there is a risk for a new ENUM lookup, and because of that an
infinite loop in the overall resolution process of the E.164.
2. Complex Enumservices may include provisions for directives that
institute actions which, while not directly harmful, may result
in disclosure of information that either facilitates a subsequent
attack or else violates the users privacy in some way.
3. An Enumservice might be targeted for applications that require
some sort of security assurance but not provide the necessary
security mechanisms themselves. For example, a Enumservice could
be defined for storage of confidential medical information which
in turn requires an external confidentiality service.
3.1.4 Publication Requirements
Proposals for Enumservices registered must be published as RFCs.
IANA will retain copies of all Enumservice registration proposals and
"publish" them as part of the ENUM Enumservice Registration tree
itself.
3.2 Registration procedure
Normal IETF processes should be used for publication of the RFC which
is the basis of the registration of the Enumservice itself.
3.2.1 IANA Registration
Provided that the Enumservice has obtained approval that is
necessary, and the RFC is published, IANA will register the
Enumservice and make the Enumservice registration available to the
community in addition to the RFC publication itself.
3.2.1.1 Location of ENUM Enumservice Registrations
Enumservice registrations will be published in the IANA repository
and made available via anonymous FTP at the following URI: "ftp://
ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/enum-services/".
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3.2.1.2 Change Control
Change control of Enumservices stay with the IETF via the RFC
publication process. Especially, Enumservice registrations may not
be deleted; Enumservices which are no longer believed appropriate for
use can be declared OBSOLETE by publication of a new RFC and a change
to their "intended use" field; such media types will be clearly
marked in the lists published by IANA.
3.2.2 Registration Template
Enumservice Name:
Type(s):
Subtype(s):
URI Scheme(s):
Functional Specification:
Security considerations:
Intended usage: (One of COMMON, LIMITED USE or OBSOLETE)
Author:
Any other information that the author deems interesting:
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4. Examples
The examples below use theoretical services which uses Enumservices
which might not make sense, but they are still used for educational
purposes. For example, the protocol used is in some cases exactly
the the same string as the URI scheme. That was the specification in
RFC 2916, but this default specification of a Enumservice is no
longer allowed. All Enumservices need to be registered explicitly by
the procedure specified in section Section 3N.
4.1 Example
$ORIGIN 4.3.2.1.6.7.9.8.6.4.e164.arpa.
IN NAPTR 100 10 "u" "E2U+sip"
"!^.*$!sip:info@example.com!" .
IN NAPTR 101 10 "u" "E2U+h323:voice"
"!^.*$!h323:info@example.com!" .
IN NAPTR 102 10 "u" "E2U+message:mailto"
"!^.*$!mailto:info@example.com!" .
This describes that the domain 4.3.2.1.6.7.9.8.6.4.e164.arpa is
preferably contacted by SIP, secondly via H.323 for voice, and
thirdly by SMTP for messaging. Note that the tokens "sip",
"message", "h323", "voice" and "mailto" are Types and Subtypes
registered with IANA, and they have no implicit connection with the
protocols or URI schemes with the same names.
In all cases, the next step in the resolution process is to use the
resolution mechanism for each of the protocols, (specified by the URI
schemes sip, h323 and mailto) to know what node to contact for each.
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5. IANA Considerations
This memo requests that the IANA delegate the E164.ARPA domain
following instructions to be provided by the IAB. Names within this
zone are to be delegated to parties according to the ITU
recommendation E.164. The names allocated should be hierarchic in
accordance with ITU Recommendation E.164, and the codes should
assigned in accordance with that Recommendation.
IAB is to coordinate with ITU-T TSB if the technical contact for the
domain e164.arpa is to change, as ITU-T TSB has an operational
working relationship with this technical contact which needs to be
reestablished.
Delegations in the zone e164.arpa (not delegations in delegated
domains of e164.arpa) should be done after Expert Review, and the
IESG will appoint a designated expert.
IANA is to create a registry for ENUM Enumservices as specified in
Section 3. Whenever a new ENUM Enumservice is registered by the RFC
process in the IETF, IANA is at the time of publication of the RFC to
register the Enumservice and add a pointer to the RFC itself.
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6. Security Considerations
As this system is built on top of DNS, one can not be sure that the
information one get back from DNS is more secure than any DNS query.
To solve that, the use of DNSSEC [9] for securing and verifying zones
is to be recommended.
The caching in DNS can make the propagation time for a change take
the same amount of time as the time to live for the NAPTR records in
the zone that is changed. The use of this in an environment where
IP-addresses are for hire (for example, when using DHCP [11]) must
therefore be done very carefully.
There are a number of countries (and other numbering environments) in
which there are multiple providers of call routing and number/name-
translation services. In these areas, any system that permits users,
or putative agents for users, to change routing or supplier
information may provide incentives for changes that are actually
unauthorized (and, in some cases, for denial of legitimate change
requests). Such environments should be designed with adequate
mechanisms for identification and authentication of those requesting
changes and for authorization of those changes.
A large amount of Security Issues have to do with the resolution
process itself, and use of the URIs produced by the DDDS mechanism.
Those have to be specified in the registration of the ENUM
Enumservice used, as specified in Section 3.1.3.
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7. Acknowledgments
Support and ideas leading to RFC 2916 have come from people at
Ericsson, Bjorn Larsson and the group which implemented this scheme
in their lab to see that it worked. Input has also arrived from ITU-
T SG2, Working Party 1/2 (Numbering, Routing, Global Mobility and
Enumservice Definition), the ENUM working group in the IETF, John
Klensin and Leif Sunnegardh.
This update of RFC 2916 is created with specific input from: Randy
Bush, David Conrad, Richard Hill, Jim Reid, Joakim Stralmark, Robert
Walter and James Yu.
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Normative References
[1] Mealling, M., "Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part
Three: The DNS Database", RFC 3403, February 2002.
[2] Mealling, M., "Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part
Four: The URI Resolution Application", RFC 3404, February 2002.
[3] Berners-Lee, T., Fielding, R. and L. Masinter, "Uniform Resource
Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax", RFC 2396, August 1998.
[4] ITU-T, "The International Public Telecommunication Number Plan",
Recommendation E.164, May 1997.
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Non-normative references
[5] Mealling, M., "Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part
One: The Comprehensive DDDS Standard", RFC 3401, February 2002.
[6] Mealling, M., "Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part
Two: The Algorithm", RFC 3402, February 2002.
Authors' Addresses
Patrik Faltstrom
Cisco Systems Inc
Ledasa
273 71 Lovestad
Sweden
EMail: paf@cisco.com
URI: http://www.cisco.com
Michael Mealling
VeriSign
21345 Ridgetop Circle
Sterling, VA 20166
US
EMail: michael@neonym.net
URI: http://www.verisignlabs.com
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