Re: [Netconf] I-D Action: draft-ietf-netconf-zerotouch-23.txt

[David Mandelberg <[e-mail]>]

Hi,

Thanks again for addressing all my -22 review comments. Here are a few 
more for -23:

Section 5.6: "Hinder[ing] the ability for the device to continue the 
bootstrapping sequence" was only part of why I asked about the error 
cases. The other part is that I think there's a security risk in leaving 
bootstrapping enabled after the device is partially/mostly configured, 
since bootstrapping opens the possibility for various parties to change 
the configuration. Is there a reason not to require devices to fully 
rollback the configuration if there's an error after it's applied?

(nit) Section 9.8: "For best security, it is RECOMMENDED that owners 
only provide signed data, for use with any source of bootstrapping 
data". Using signed data all the time is fine, but I don't think 
unencrypted signed data provides any additional security when using a 
trusted bootstrap server, since that server can always remove the 
signature and serve the same data unsigned.

(nit) Section 9.11: "potential cause problems" should be "potential to 
cause problems".

On 08/20/2018 01:28 PM, Kent Watsen wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> This update addresses the issues I raised over the course of the
> last couple weeks.  Please review and provide comments.
> 
>   - Andy, it's not specific in some ways, and yet specific in others.
> 
>   - Martin, I created an "Implementation Notes" section.
> 
>   - David (SecDir), please review the final diffs, especially
>     Section 5.6 and the Security Considerations sections.
> 
>   - Mahesh (Shepherd), let's give the WG at least a week to
>     review before pressing the button to publish it to the IESG.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kent
> 
> ===== original message =====
> 
> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
> This draft is a work item of the Network Configuration WG of the IETF.
> 
>          Title           : Zero Touch Provisioning for Networking Devices
>          Authors         : Kent Watsen
>                            Mikael Abrahamsson
>                            Ian Farrer
> 	Filename        : draft-ietf-netconf-zerotouch-23.txt
> 	Pages           : 87
> 	Date            : 2018-08-20
> 
> Abstract:
>     This draft presents a technique to securely provision a networking
>     device when it is booting in a factory-default state.  Variations in
>     the solution enables it to be used on both public and private
>     networks.  The provisioning steps are able to update the boot image,
>     commit an initial configuration, and execute arbitrary scripts to
>     address auxiliary needs.  The updated device is subsequently able to
>     establish secure connections with other systems.  For instance, a
>     device may establish NETCONF (RFC 6241) and/or RESTCONF (RFC 8040)
>     connections with deployment-specific network management systems.
> 
> 
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