BGPsec Algorithms, Key Formats, and Signature Formats
RFC 8208
| Document | Type |
RFC - Proposed Standard
(September 2017; No errata)
Obsoleted by RFC 8608
Updates RFC 7935
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|---|---|---|---|
| Authors | Sean Turner , Oliver Borchert | ||
| Last updated | 2018-12-20 | ||
| Replaces | draft-turner-sidr-bgpsec-algs | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Sandra Murphy | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2016-06-24) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 8208 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Alvaro Retana | ||
| Send notices to | "Sandra L. Murphy" <sandy@tislabs.com>, aretana@cisco.com | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) S. Turner
Request for Comments: 8208 sn3rd
Updates: 7935 O. Borchert
Category: Standards Track NIST
ISSN: 2070-1721 September 2017
BGPsec Algorithms, Key Formats, and Signature Formats
Abstract
This document specifies the algorithms, algorithm parameters,
asymmetric key formats, asymmetric key sizes, and signature formats
used in BGPsec (Border Gateway Protocol Security). This document
updates RFC 7935 ("The Profile for Algorithms and Key Sizes for Use
in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure").
This document also includes example BGPsec UPDATE messages as well as
the private keys used to generate the messages and the certificates
necessary to validate those signatures.
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 in Section 2 of RFC 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8208.
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RFC 8208 BGPsec Algs, Key & Signature Formats September 2017
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Terminology ................................................3
2. Algorithms ......................................................4
3. Asymmetric Key Pair Formats .....................................4
3.1. Public Key Format ..........................................5
3.2. Private Key Format .........................................5
4. Signature Formats ...............................................5
5. Additional Requirements .........................................5
6. Security Considerations .........................................5
7. IANA Considerations .............................................6
8. References ......................................................7
8.1. Normative References .......................................7
8.2. Informative References .....................................8
Appendix A. Examples ...............................................9
A.1. Topology and Experiment Description .........................9
A.2. Keys ........................................................9
A.3. BGPsec IPv4 ................................................13
A.4. BGPsec IPv6 ................................................16
Acknowledgements ..................................................19
Authors' Addresses ................................................19
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1. Introduction
This document specifies the following:
o the digital signature algorithm and parameters,
o the hash algorithm and parameters,
o the public and private key formats, and
o the signature formats
used by Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) Certification
Authorities (CAs) and BGPsec (Border Gateway Protocol Security)
speakers (i.e., routers). CAs use these algorithms when processing
requests for BGPsec Router Certificates [RFC8209]. Examples of when
BGPsec routers use these algorithms include requesting BGPsec
certificates [RFC8209], signing BGPsec UPDATE messages [RFC8205], and
verifying signatures on BGPsec UPDATE messages [RFC8205].
This document updates [RFC7935] to add support for a) a different
algorithm for BGPsec certificate requests, which are issued only by
BGPsec speakers; b) a different Subject Public Key Info format for
BGPsec certificates, which is needed for the specified BGPsec
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