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Network Working Group S. Krishnan
Internet-Draft Ericsson
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Authorization Certificates for Routers and Proxies
draft-krishnan-cgaext-send-cert-eku-00
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Abstract
Secure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) Utilizes X.509v3 certificates for
performing router authorization. The certificates that are currently
recommended can be used for any purpose. This document specifies the
extended key usage values for such certificates which explicitly
states the purpose for which these certificates are used.
Table of Contents
1. Requirements notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Extended Key Usage Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 10
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1. Requirements notation
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].
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2. Introduction
Secure Neighbor Discovery [RFC3971] Utilizes X.509v3 certificates for
performing router authorization. It uses the X.509 extension for IP
addresses to verify whether the router is authorized to advertise the
mentioned IP addresses. Since the IP addresses extension does not
mention what functions the node can perform for the IP addresses it
becomes impossible to know the reason for which the certificate was
issued. In order to facilitate issuance of certificates for specific
functions, we need to utilize the ExtKeyUsageSyntax field of the
X.509 certificate to mention the purpose for which the certificate
was issued. This document specifies two extended key usage values,
one for routers and one for proxies, for use with SEND.
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3. Extended Key Usage Values
The Internet PKI document [RFC3280] specifies the extended key usage
X.509 certificate extension. The extension indicates one or more
purposes for which the certified public key may be used. The
extended key usage extension can be used in conjunction with key
usage extension, which indicates the intended purpose of the
certified public key.
The extended key usage extension syntax is repeated here for
convenience:
ExtKeyUsageSyntax ::= SEQUENCE SIZE (1..MAX) OF KeyPurposeId
KeyPurposeId ::= OBJECT IDENTIFIER
This specification defines two KeyPurposeId values: one for
authorizing routers, and one for authorizing proxies.
The inclusion of the router authorization value indicates that the
certificate has been issued for allowing the router to advertise
prefix(es) that are mentioned using the X.509 extensions for IP
addresses and AS identifiers [RFC3779]
The inclusion of the proxy authorization value indicates that the
certificate has been issued for allowing the proxy to perform
proxying of neighbor discovery messages for the prefix(es) that are
mentioned using the X.509 extensions for IP addresses and AS
identifiers [RFC3779]
Inclusion of both values indicates that the certified public key is
appropriate for use by a node performing either proxying or
advertising of prefixes.
send-kp OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
{ iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
security(5) mechanisms(5) TBA1 }
id-kp-sendRouter OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { send-kp 1 }
id-kp-sendProxy OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { send-kp 2 }
The extended key usage extension MAY, at the option of the
certificate issuer, be either critical or non-critical.
Certificate-using applications MAY require the extended key usage
extension to be present in a certificate, and they MAY require a
particular KeyPurposeId value to be present (such as id-kp-sendRouter
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or id-kp-sendProxy) within the extended key usage extension. If
multiple KeyPurposeId values are included, the certificate-using
application need not recognize all of them, as long as the required
KeyPurposeId value is present.
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4. Security Considerations
The certification authority needs to ensure that the correct values
for the extended key usage are inserted in each certificate that is
issued. Relying parties may accept or reject a particular
certificate for an intended use based on the information provided in
these extensions. Incorrect representation of the information in the
extended key usage field can cause the relying party to reject an
otherwise appropriate certificate or accept a certificate that ought
to be rejected.
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5. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC3280] Housley, R., Polk, W., Ford, W., and D. Solo, "Internet
X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile", RFC 3280,
April 2002.
[RFC3779] Lynn, C., Kent, S., and K. Seo, "X.509 Extensions for IP
Addresses and AS Identifiers", RFC 3779, June 2004.
[RFC3971] Arkko, J., Kempf, J., Zill, B., and P. Nikander, "SEcure
Neighbor Discovery (SEND)", RFC 3971, March 2005.
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Author's Address
Suresh Krishnan
Ericsson
8400 Decarie Blvd.
Town of Mount Royal, QC
Canada
Phone: +1 514 345 7900 x42871
Email: suresh.krishnan@ericsson.com
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