Re: [secdir] (Early) Secdir review of draft-ietf-netconf-keystore

Kent Watsen <kent+ietf@watsen.net> Wed, 12 August 2020 14:35 UTC

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Subject: Re: [secdir] (Early) Secdir review of draft-ietf-netconf-keystore
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Hi Magnus,

I just want to confirm, did you read the new Section 4 (Encrypting Keys in Configuration) in the plain-text draft I attached in my previous response?  - it was effectively completely rewritten to align with the Key Encryption Key and Master Key terminology...

PS: Sandy’s response is massive, but it refers to the old Section 4 text so, before digging into it, I want to ensure that you’re happy with the new text.

Kent



> On Aug 11, 2020, at 2:28 AM, Magnus Nyström <magnusn@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kent,
> On the metadata, yes, I did catch that the actual values are protected. My
> suggestion (it is entirely up to the group of course) was just to consider
> if any of the data that will be readable may warrant a similar restriction
> as you have for the actual key values.
> 
> On the root key etc., - OK, I understand now. I am also good with your
> other updates.
> 
> Thanks!
> /M
> 
> 
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 6:26 PM Kent Watsen <kent+ietf@watsen.net> wrote:
> 
>> [CC-ing netconf-chairs]
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Magnus,
>> 
>> Thank you for the review.  Below are some comments, as well as a link to
>> the GitHub commit, and an updated plain-text version of the draft.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kent
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 10, 2020, at 1:29 AM, Magnus Nyström <magnusn@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I have reviewed this document as part of the security directorate's
>> ongoing effort to review all IETF documents being processed by the IESG.
>> These comments were written primarily for the benefit of the security area
>> directors.  Document editors and WG chairs should treat these comments just
>> like any other last call comments.
>> 
>> This document describes a new YANG model for centralized configuration of
>> cryptographic keys in the context of NETCONF and RESTCONF.
>> 
>> 
>> Section 4 describes a process to encrypt all "private" keys in a
>> configuration. It is unclear if this refers only to the asymmetric keys in
>> the configuration (as "private keys" normally refer to asymmetric keys) or
>> also symmetric keys. It appears to apply to all cryptographic keys, and it
>> therefore seems better to replace this usage of "private" with "symmetric
>> and asymmetric private keys."
>> 
>> 
>> Good catch.  r/all the private keys/both the symmetric and asymmetric keys/
>> 
>> 
>> Likewise, the use of the term "root key" is a bit unclear. A "root key"
>> normally refers to an asymmetric key, but in this text it could be either