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RADEXT                                                          J. Arkko
Internet-Draft                                                  Ericsson
Expires: April 27, 2006                                        P. Eronen
                                                                   Nokia
                                                             J. Korhonen
                                                             Teliasonera
                                                        October 24, 2005


      Policy Decisions for Users with Access to Multiple Services
             draft-arkko-radext-multi-service-decisions-02

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Abstract

   This draft relates to the use of Authentication, Authorization, and
   Accounting (AAA) where the same user credentials can be used on many
   different types of devices, ranging from wireless access points to
   Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateways.  This draft discusses how to
   use existing AAA and authentication protocols and extensions to



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   determine what service was provided, agree about this among all the
   participating parties, and use this information as a basis for policy
   decisions.


Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.  Requirements language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   3.  Policy Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
   4.  Deployment Considerations in a Roaming Setting . . . . . . . .  6
   5.  Ensuring Parties Have the Same Information . . . . . . . . . .  7
   6.  Determining the Type of Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
           6.1.  Service-Type Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
           6.2.  NAS-Port-Type Attribute  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
           6.3.  Tunnel-Type and Tunnel-Medium-Type Attributes  . . . 10
           6.4.  Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   7.  Recommendations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
   8.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
   9.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
           9.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
           9.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
   Appendix A.  Contributors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
   Appendix B.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
   Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 19

























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1.  Introduction

   This draft relates to the use of Authentication, Authorization, and
   Accounting (AAA) where the same user credentials can be used on many
   different types of devices, ranging from wireless access points to
   virtual network gateways.  For instance, a user may have credentials
   that can be used in the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) [6].
   Such credentials could be used to access a 802.11 Wireless LAN,
   802.16 networks, PANA-based DSL [8], or to gain VPN access via a
   gateway that supports IKEv2 [7].

   Among other things, this draft discusses how AAA servers can
   determine what service was provided.  This is important in some
   situations where, for policy reasons, the type of the service needs
   to be known.  Such policy may be based on, for instance, commercial
   or security considerations.

   For example, the AAA server may wish to deny 802.1X wireless LAN
   access from a service for a specific subscriber, but allow the same
   subscriber to use IKEv2-based VPNs.  The attributes discussed in this
   document will provide this information to the AAA server.  The AAA
   server uses this information at the moment of the authorization
   decision, and once this decision is taken, the rest of the exchange
   is not affected.

   Similarly, it can be useful to ensure that the client, NAS, and AAA
   server all know what service was provided, or even ensure that the
   client knows the NAS has provided a service that the AAA server has
   authorized.

   Earlier work in this space includes [11], [12], and [10] to which
   this work is in debt.



















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2.  Requirements language

   In this document, the key words "MAY", "MUST, "MUST NOT", "OPTIONAL",
   "RECOMMENDED", "SHOULD", and "SHOULD NOT", are to be interpreted as
   described in [1].














































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3.  Policy Decisions

   Security-related policies can be required when potential service
   types have different perceived security levels.  For instance,
   network access using a particular link layer type might be considered
   insecure, while other link layer types or VPN access would be secure.

   A more subtle need knowledge about the provided service relates to
   possibility of compromised nodes.  In a large distributed network it
   is often desirable that the compromise of a single node does not
   affect other nodes.  For instance, it would be desirable that a
   compromised 802.11 access point can not be turned into a company VPN
   gateway.

   An example of a business-related policy is a subscription that
   applies only to a particular type of an access.



































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4.  Deployment Considerations in a Roaming Setting

   AAA servers may have full knowledge of what services specific NASes
   offer.  For instance, a AAA server may know that a NAS with one
   address and a shared secret is a Wireless LAN access point, and
   another NAS with a different address and secret is a VPN gateway.
   This information can be configured in the AAA server and used for
   making policy decisions.

   Generally, such configuration is, however, infeasible in a roaming
   setting, due to the large number of potential NASes and the different
   organizations involved.  (There can be some situations where this is
   still possible even with roaming.  For instance, if the roaming
   network provides only Wireless LAN access, and the operator's own
   device provides VPN access then it is always possible to distinguish
   the two.)

   Due to these problems, we typically rely on information transferred
   in the AAA protocols to make policy decisions.  For instance, many
   service parameters (interface speed, type) are carried in the
   protocols and an informed decision is possible.  Nevertheless, as
   discussed in [10], such information is vulnerable to lying NASes.





























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5.  Ensuring Parties Have the Same Information

   Where EAP is used, [10] can provide a channel that ensures the NAS
   has provided the same information to the client and the AAA server.

   This solution requires support from EAP methods.  As a result, it may
   not always apply, if an EAP method that does not support it is used.
   While the specification supports most popular EAP methods, no
   deployment of this solution is known to date.










































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6.  Determining the Type of Service

6.1.  Service-Type Attribute

   This attribute represents the highest level of service provided by a
   NAS.  The current allocation is shown below:

            1      Login
            2      Framed
            3      Callback Login
            4      Callback Framed
            5      Outbound
            6      Administrative
            7      NAS Prompt
            8      Authenticate Only
            9      Callback NAS Prompt
           10      Call Check
           11      Callback Administrative
           12      Voice
           13      Fax
           14      Modem Relay
           15      IAPP-Register [IEEE 802.11f]
           16      IAPP-AP-Check [IEEE 802.11f]
           17      Authorize Only [RFC3576]

   Most current network access falls under the "2 - Framed" value.  New
   values could be allocated, but generally it is more appropriate to
   allocate new NAS-Port-Type values than a complete new Service-Type
   value.  It is also expected that implementations may deal with
   Service-Type attribute in a special way, so changes to this attribute
   would lead to code impacts.

6.2.  NAS-Port-Type Attribute

   The current assignment of NAS-Port-Type values is shown below:
















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        0  Async
        1  Sync
        2  ISDN Sync
        3  ISDN Async V.120
        4  ISDN Async V.110
        5  Virtual
        6  PIAFS
        7  HDLC Clear Channel
        8  X.25
        9  X.75
       10  G.3 Fax
       11  SDSL - Symmetric DSL
       12  ADSL-CAP - Asymmetric DSL, Carrierless Amplitude Phase
           Modulation
       13  ADSL-DMT - Asymmetric DSL, Discrete Multi-Tone
       14  IDSL - ISDN Digital Subscriber Line
       15  Ethernet
       16  xDSL - Digital Subscriber Line of unknown type
       17  Cable
       18  Wireless - Other
       19  Wireless - IEEE 802.11
       20  Token-Ring
       21  FDDI
       22  Wireless - CDMA2000
       23  Wireless - UMTS
       24  Wireless - 1X-EV
       25  IAPP
       26  FTTP - Fiber to the Premises

   This attribute can in general distinguish a number of different
   physical port types, for instance between 802.11 Wireless LANs (value
   19) and Token Ring (20) [4].  New port types can be allocated easily
   as new access technologies come into use.

   Distinguishing different virtual ports is not possible, however.
   This is because just one value (5 - Virtual) has been allocated for
   them.

   Some additional values have also been suggested in [13]:

         30        PPPoA (PPP over ATM [RFC3336])
         31        PPPoEoA (PPP over Ethernet [RFC2516] over ATM)
         32        PPPoEoE (PPP over Ethernet [RFC2516] over Ethernet
         33        PPPoEoVLAN (PPP over Ethernet [RFC2516] over VLAN)
         34        PPPoEoQinQ (PPP over Ethernet [RFC2516] over IEEE
                   802.1QinQ)
         38        IPSEC [RFC2411]




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6.3.  Tunnel-Type and Tunnel-Medium-Type Attributes

   Tunnel attributes defined in RFC 2868 [3] make it possible to
   distinguish between different types of tunnel types and media over
   which the tunnel is run.  The current tunnel types are:

            1      Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
            2      Layer Two Forwarding (L2F)
            3      Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
            4      Ascend Tunnel Management Protocol (ATMP)
            5      Virtual Tunneling Protocol (VTP)
            6      IP Authentication Header in the Tunnel-mode (AH)
            7      IP-in-IP Encapsulation (IP-IP)
            8      Minimal IP-in-IP Encapsulation (MIN-IP-IP)
            9      IP Encapsulating Security Payload in the Tunnel-mode
                   (ESP)
           10      Generic Route Encapsulation (GRE)
           11      Bay Dial Virtual Services (DVS)
           12      IP-in-IP Tunneling
           13      Virtual LANs (VLAN) [RFC3580]

   And the medium types are:

            1      IPv4 (IP version 4)
            2      IPv6 (IP version 6)
            3      NSAP
            4      HDLC (8-bit multidrop)
            5      BBN 1822
            6      802 (includes all 802 media plus Ethernet "canonical
                   format")
            7      E.163 (POTS)
            8      E.164 (SMDS, Frame Relay, ATM)
            9      F.69 (Telex)
           10      X.121 (X.25, Frame Relay)
           11      IPX
           12      Appletalk
           13      Decnet IV
           14      Banyan Vines
           15      E.164 with NSAP format subaddress

   Together with the NAS-Port-Type attribute, these attributes make it
   possible to distinguish, for instance, between IPsec- and L2TP-based
   tunnels.  Furthermore, it is possible to separate the medium over
   which the tunnel runs from the tunnel itself.  These attributes are
   today primarily used to control mandatory tunneling from a NAS (i.e.,
   from NAS to somewhere else, not between NAS and the client).

   Note that the role of the tunnel (incoming or outgoing) is not



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   explicitly communicated.  If this information is needed, it can be
   recovered by comparing the NAS-IP-Address attribute to the Tunnel-
   Client-Endpoint and Tunnel-Server-Endpoint addresses.  This
   comparison assumes, however, that the addressing domains are the
   same, which may not always be the case.  For instance, a typical VPN
   gateway would provide a Tunnel-Server-Endpoint of its public IP
   address and a NAS-IP-Address of its internal network interface.

   Similarly, if the NAS needs both types of tunnels simultaneously, the
   attributes can not distinguish between them.  For instance, if a NAS
   has terminated an IPsec tunnel, the AAA server can not request it to
   create another mandatory tunnel to another location.  This is because
   the NAS would interpret such request (in Access-Accept) as a
   rejection of its incoming IPsec tunnel.  This prevents, for instance,
   the use of a AAA server to control which VLAN an incoming VPN users
   should be directed to.

   Another limitation is that RFC 2868 attributes do not explicitly
   distinguish between different key management mechanisms for tunnels.
   We do not know, however, to how large extent other than the default
   key management mechanisms are being employed.  For instance, it seems
   fairly safe to assume that either IKEv1 [9] or IKEv2 [7] is used to
   key IPsec-based VPNs.  Other alternatives do exist, however.

6.4.  Discussion

   As long as a suitable NAS-Port-Type value exists, it can be reliably
   be used to determine the type of the service.  What remains is
   distinguishing different virtual services from each other.  Both NAS-
   Port-Type value additions (see [13] and tunnel attribute approaches
   have been suggested.

   One open issue is whether the proposed NAS-Port-Type value "IPsec"
   should be used instead of "Virtual" when using an IPsec-based virtual
   service.  Another question is under what assumptions the tunnel
   attribute support is sufficient when both incoming and outgoing
   tunnels are considered.














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7.  Recommendations

   It is suggested that new physical interface types lead to the
   allocation of new NAS-Port-Type values.

   New higher-layer network access mechanisms, such as PANA, can acquire
   either a new NAS-Port-Type value or new Tunnel-Type value.  In the
   former case, however, existing DSL or Ethernet port type allocations
   are not used.  This would also create an additional need to have
   combinations represented in the port types, e.g., PANA over Ethernet
   and PANA over DSL.  As a result, it is recommended that a new Tunnel-
   Type value, or another similar attribute be used for that purpose.
   (Intuitively, PANA is not a "tunnel".  The question of whether PANA
   and other "layer 2.5" solutions should be categorized as tunnels
   deserves some discussion.)

   Existing RFC 2868 attributes are sufficient for some situations, but
   not all.  We have not determined whether the remaining cases are
   important enough to need specific support.  If such support would be
   needed, one option would be to provide additional distinguishing
   tunnel attributes, such as tunnel role.  Another approach would be to
   provide an independent attribute model.

   A common scenario is where both physical (e.g., 802.11) access and a
   VPN service is being deployed using the same credential.  One
   approach for distinguishing these two in an AAA transaction is to use
   the values NAS-Port-Type = 5 (Virtual ) or NAS-Port-Type = 38 (IPSEC)
   to represent a VPN service, and all other values to represent a
   physical access.  Value 38 is currently not defined in any RFC or
   even active draft, and hence only value 5 would be a practical
   choice.  However, this approach is not guaranteed to operate
   correctly when types of services are being developed.

   It has been suggested that this approach could in addition use of
   tunnel attributes, but this is not recommended due the overloading of
   their semantics for both incoming and outgoing tunnels.















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8.  Security Considerations

   Security is one of the reasons for attempting to carry information
   about the type of provided virtual service to the AAA servers, as
   discussed in Section 1.

   This draft does not add any new protocol mechanisms, and as such it
   does not add new security issues beyond those that already exist for
   general AAA usage.  See [2] and [5] for further discussion.

   Note that while providing information from a NAS to a AAA server
   helps enforce policies, it is unable to deal with rogue NASes, as
   there is no way forgeries by legitimate (but turned rogue) NASes can
   be detected.  Where EAP is used for authentication, the end-to-end
   secure channel between the EAP peer and the EAP server can help
   ensure that all parties at least agree on what the provided service
   was [10].  That is, the NAS would be forced to tell the same
   information both to the peer and the AAA server.

































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9.  References

9.1.  Normative References

   [1]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
        Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [2]  Rigney, C., Willens, S., Rubens, A., and W. Simpson, "Remote
        Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)", RFC 2865,
        June 2000.

   [3]  Zorn, G., Leifer, D., Rubens, A., Shriver, J., Holdrege, M., and
        I. Goyret, "RADIUS Attributes for Tunnel Protocol Support",
        RFC 2868, June 2000.

   [4]  Congdon, P., Aboba, B., Smith, A., Zorn, G., and J. Roese, "IEEE
        802.1X Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) Usage
        Guidelines", RFC 3580, September 2003.

   [5]  Calhoun, P., Loughney, J., Guttman, E., Zorn, G., and J. Arkko,
        "Diameter Base Protocol", RFC 3588, September 2003.

   [6]  Aboba, B., Blunk, L., Vollbrecht, J., Carlson, J., and H.
        Levkowetz, "Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)", RFC 3748,
        June 2004.

   [7]  Kaufman, C., "Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol",
        draft-ietf-ipsec-ikev2-17 (work in progress), October 2004.

   [8]  Forsberg, D., Ohba, Y., Patil, B., Tschofenig, H., and A. Yegin,
        "Protocol for Carrying Authentication for Network Access
        (PANA)", draft-ietf-pana-pana-05 (work in progress), July 2004.

9.2.  Informative References

   [9]   Harkins, D. and D. Carrel, "The Internet Key Exchange (IKE)",
         RFC 2409, November 1998.

   [10]  Arkko, J. and P. Eronen, "Authenticated Service Identities for
         the Extensible Authentication Protocol  (EAP)",
         draft-arkko-eap-service-identity-auth-00 (work in progress),
         April 2004.

   [11]  Mariblanca, D., "EAP lower layer attributes for AAA protocols",
         draft-mariblanca-aaa-eap-lla-01 (work in progress), June 2004.

   [12]  Lebovitz, G., "EAP lower layer attributes for AAA protocols",
         draft-lebovitz-ipsec-scalable-ikev2cp-00.txt (unpublished)



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         (work in progress), March 2003.

   [13]  Zorn, G., "Additional Values for the NAS-Port-Type Attribute",
         draft-zorn-radius-port-type-00 (work in progress),
         February 2005.














































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Appendix A.  Contributors

   Glen Zorn and David Mariblanca were members of our team, and
   contributed greatly to the discussions.















































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Appendix B.  Acknowledgements

   We would like to thank Jouni Korhonen, Dave Nelson, and Bernard Aboba
   for interesting discussions in this problem space.















































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Authors' Addresses

   Jari Arkko
   Ericsson
   Jorvas  FI-02420
   Finland

   Email: jari.arkko@ericsson.com


   Pasi Eronen
   Nokia Research Center
   P.O. Box 407
   FI-00045 Nokia Group
   Finland

   Email: pasi.eronen@nokia.com


   Jouni Korhonen
   Teliasonera Corporation
   P.O. Box 970
   FI-00051 Sonera
   Finland

   Email: jouni.korhonen@teliasonera.com

























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