Individual Submission B. Patil, Ed. Internet-Draft G. Bajko Intended status: Standards Track Nokia Expires: September 8, 2011 March 7, 2011 Negotiation of security protocol for Mobile IPv6 operation draft-patil-mext-sec-negotiate-00 Abstract Mobile IPv6 has relied on IPsec and IKE/v2 for securing the signaling and user traffic. A single security mechanism for Mobile IPv6 does not adequately address various deployment scenarios. The one-size- fits-all security approach is ill suited for Mobile IPv6. Multiple alternatives to securing signaling and user traffic have been proposed and are being considered for standardization. When multiple security protocols coexist for providing security for mobile IPv6 nodes, there is a need to negotiate the choice of protocol between a mobile node and home agent apriori. This document proposes a method for negotiation the security protocol to be used betewen mobile IPv6 nodes. 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This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of Patil & Bajko Expires September 8, 2011 [Page 1] Internet-Draft Security protocol negotiation March 2011 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 Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4. Using the Home agent controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5. Negotiation of security protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8. Summary and Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Patil & Bajko Expires September 8, 2011 [Page 2] Internet-Draft Security protocol negotiation March 2011 1. Introduction Mobile IPv6 has relied on IPsec and IKE/v2 for securing the signaling and user traffic. A single security mechanism for Mobile IPv6 does not adequately address various deployment scenarios. The one-size- fits-all security approach is ill suited for Mobile IPv6. Multiple alternatives to securing signaling and user traffic have been proposed and are being considered for standardization. When multiple security protocols coexist for providing security for mobile IPv6 nodes, there is a need to negotiate the choice of protocol between a mobile node and home agent apriori. This document proposes a method for negotiation the security protocol to be used betewen mobile IPv6 nodes. Mobile IPv6 [RFC3775] security using IPsec and IKE is specified in [RFC3776] and [RFC4877]. A number of alternate security protocols for use by mobile IPv6 nodes have been proposed. Authentication protocol for Mobile IPv6 [RFC4285] is an example of one such. The use of such a mechanism is however restricted to networks with certain characterstics that are documented in the RFC. More recently other security mechanisms for use in Mobile IPv6 deployments have been proposed. Transport Layer Security-based Mobile IPv6 Security Framework for Mobile Node to Home Agent Communication [I-D.korhonen-mext-mip6-altsec] proposes a security solution that uses TLS between the mobile node (MN) and a home agent controller (HAC) to bootstrap the security protocol between the MN and home agent (HA). Authorizing Mobile IPv6 Binding Update with Cryptographically Generated Addresses [I-D.laganier-mext-cga] proposes the use of CGA for securing the signaling between an MN and HA. 2. Requirements Language 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]. 2.1. Terminology The terminology used in this I-D is based on the Mobile IPv6 terminology defined in [RFC3775]. Patil & Bajko Expires September 8, 2011 [Page 3] Internet-Draft Security protocol negotiation March 2011 Home Agent Controller (HAC) The home agent controller is a node responsible for bootstrapping Mobile IPv6 security associations between a mobile node and one or more home agents. The home agent controller also provides key distribution to both mobile nodes and home agents. Optionally, Mobile IPv6 bootstrapping can be done in addition to the security association bootstrapping between the mobile node and home agent controller. 3. Problem Statement Security for Mobile IPv6 signaling and user traffic can be achieved via the use of different mechanisms. At the present time the use of IPsec and IKEv2 is mandated and choice of any other security protocol does not exist. However the use of IPsec and IKE for providing security does not fit all deployments. Alternate security solutions have been proposed and could be used. The use of a security protocol by mobile IPv6 nodes should be driven by the needs and requirements of a specific deployment. An enterprise deployment of Mobile IPv6 will have a different set of security requirements as compared to a cellular operator offering mobile IPv6 service. When multiple security protocols may be used for signaling and user traffic security, there is a need to negotiate the use of a specific protocol between a mobile node and home agent prior to operation. This problem is dealt with in the scope of this draft and solutions proposed. 4. Using the Home agent controller The home agent controller (HAC) is an entity that is defined in [I-D.korhonen-mext-mip6-altsec]. The HAC enables bootstrapping of mobile IPv6. It assigns the mobile node the home agent to use in addition to security parameters. The home agent controller plays the role of negotiating the security protocol to be used between a mobile node and the home agent. The HAC is aware of the capabilities and security protocols of various home agents that it is associated with. An MN MUST contact the HAC to obtain the home agent and home address to use. The MN can also inform the HAC about the security protocols that it supports and can use for securing signaling and user traffic. The HAC will then assign the MN a valid home agent in addition to informing it of the security protocol to be used. Optionally the HAC may provide the MN and assigned HA the relevant security paremeters such as keys, SPI, etc. for securing the signaling and traffic. Patil & Bajko Expires September 8, 2011 [Page 4] Internet-Draft Security protocol negotiation March 2011 5. Negotiation of security protocol The mobile node establishes a TLS connection to the home agent controller (HAC) and exchanges a set of messages via this secure TLS tunnel to bootstrap mobile IPv6 as well as negotiate the choice of security protocol. The signaling flow diagram below illustrates this negotiation mechanism: MN HAC HA AAA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Figure 1: Negotiation of security protocol for use between MN and HA 1. Step 1 2. Step 2 3. Step n 6. IANA Considerations This document has does not have any IANA request at the present time. 7. Security Considerations The signaling between the mobile node and home agent controller is secured by TLS. All the messages between the MN and HAC are tunnelled within the TLS connection and hence secured. The MN and Home agent (HA) are either colocated or have a secure messaging interface between them. There exists the potential to downgrade the choice of the security protocol between an MN and HA. However the HAC chooses the security protocol to be used based on the capabilities of the MN as well as policy information from an entity such as AAA. In case the MN is incapable of more robust secure Patil & Bajko Expires September 8, 2011 [Page 5] Internet-Draft Security protocol negotiation March 2011 mechanisms, the HAC may assign such a home agent with limited capabilities and connectivity. 8. Summary and Conclusion The choice of security protocols to be used in mobile IPv6 deployments increases the flexibility of the protocol and makes it viable for use in different deployment scenarios. This however does result in the need for negotiation of a security protocol to be used between the MN and HA. The capabilities of the MN and home agents available for use to an MN determine the security protocol that can be used. Use of a home agent controller provides Mobile IPv6 with a robust mechanism for bootstrapping as well negotiation the security protocol. 9. References 9.1. Normative References [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [RFC3775] Johnson, D., Perkins, C., and J. Arkko, "Mobility Support in IPv6", RFC 3775, June 2004. [RFC3776] Arkko, J., Devarapalli, V., and F. Dupont, "Using IPsec to Protect Mobile IPv6 Signaling Between Mobile Nodes and Home Agents", RFC 3776, June 2004. [RFC4285] Patel, A., Leung, K., Khalil, M., Akhtar, H., and K. Chowdhury, "Authentication Protocol for Mobile IPv6", RFC 4285, January 2006. [RFC4877] Devarapalli, V. and F. Dupont, "Mobile IPv6 Operation with IKEv2 and the Revised IPsec Architecture", RFC 4877, April 2007. 9.2. Informative References [I-D.korhonen-mext-mip6-altsec] Korhonen, J., Patil, B., Tschofenig, H., and D. Kroeselberg, "Transport Layer Security-based Mobile IPv6 Security Framework for Mobile Node to Home Agent Communication", draft-korhonen-mext-mip6-altsec-06 (work in progress), October 2010. Patil & Bajko Expires September 8, 2011 [Page 6] Internet-Draft Security protocol negotiation March 2011 [I-D.laganier-mext-cga] Laganier, J., "Authorizing Mobile IPv6 Binding Update with Cryptographically Generated Addresses", draft-laganier-mext-cga-01 (work in progress), October 2010. Authors' Addresses Basavaraj Patil (editor) Nokia 6021 Connection drive Irving, TX 75039 USA Email: basavaraj.patil@nokia.com Gabor Bajko Nokia 323 Fairchild drive 6 Mountain view, CA 94043 USA Email: gabor.bajko@nokia.com Patil & Bajko Expires September 8, 2011 [Page 7]