Re: [netlmm] Issue: Auth Option support

[Alexandru Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Sri, IMHO, I have several comments on the authopt original support, and 
I've already posted on the mip6 list, not much follow up yet.  authopt 
draft is currently incompletely specified (eg what happens to Binding 
Error authentication?).

Basically, I would like to not see authopt being a mandatory 
authentication mechanism for P-MIPv6.  At least not yet - it should 
evolve more.

I would personally say that IPsec support for LMA and MAG is understood 
ok for the moment and could be suggested as a default for the P-MIPv6 spec.

(I perfectly understand the deployments need and use AAA, and AAA is
  performant and should be integrated with MIP6 and P-MIP6 - but it's not
  yet clear how).

IMHO,

Alex

Sri Gundavelli wrote:
> I want some comments on this issue raised by Alper.
> 
> 
> Also, if I interpret Sec 5.1 [3775], the IPSec is being
> mandated, only the use of IPsec ESP is optional. 
> 
> --------
> 5.1.  Binding Updates to Home Agents
> 
>    The mobile node and the home agent MUST use an IPsec security
>    association to protect the integrity and authenticity of the Binding
>    Updates and Acknowledgements.  Both the mobile nodes and the home
>    agents MUST support and SHOULD use the Encapsulating Security Payload
>    (ESP) [6] header in transport mode and MUST use a non-NULL payload
>    authentication algorithm to provide data origin authentication,
>    connectionless integrity and optional anti-replay protection.  Note
>    that Authentication Header (AH) [5] is also possible but for brevity
>    not discussed in this specification.
> -------
> 
> 
> I'm confused, should the draft say 
> 
> "Both LMA and MAG MUST implement IPsec" and
> "all the signaling messages SHOULD be protected using IPSec".
> 
> Will this ok, when reviewed by the security folks ?
> 
> or mandate IPsec for this specification and let other draft
> relax this in the presence of an alternative approach ?
> 
> Please comment.
> 
> 
> Sri
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alper Yegin [mailto:[e-mail]] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 1:41 AM
>> To: 'Sri Gundavelli'; [e-mail]
>> Subject: RE: [netlmm] Issue: Auth Option support
>>
>>> The issue was related to the use of MUST clause in specifying
>>> the IPSec requirement for Proxy Mobile IPv6 protocol. Alper
>>> was suggesting that we relax that requirement and potentially
>>> leave a room for Auth Option support in future.
>> Actually, I didn't mean it specifically for Auth Option. It 
>> can be anything.
>> Given that the security is handled by a separate protocol, 
>> why lock it down
>> to "IPsec", when some other protocol (Auth Option being one 
>> example) cannot
>> be used.
>>
>>> But, as most people agreed and as supported by Jari, this can
>> My understanding was the opposite, especially about Jari's statement.
>>
>>> always be changed in future when the support for new security
>>> mechanisms such as Auth Option are defined for Proxy Mobile IPv6
>>> and that specific document can always modify this requirement.
>>> So, no changes will be made to the document on this issue.
>> What if Auth Option is good enough as written?
>> What if a document in another SDO defines the alternative security
>> mechanism?
>>
>> For the type of interop we are seeking in IETF, "MUST 
>> implement" is good
>> enough. "MUST use" is not necessary.
>>
>> Alper
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Sri
>>>
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