Re: [tsvwg] 3rd WGLC (limited-scope): draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-15, closes 29 June 2020

Spencer Dawkins at IETF <spencerdawkins.ietf@gmail.com> Thu, 11 June 2020 23:59 UTC

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Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 18:58:39 -0500
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Subject: Re: [tsvwg] 3rd WGLC (limited-scope): draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-15, closes 29 June 2020
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So, backing up a bit ... since the update to RFC 2026 has been approved.

On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 10:46 AM Mike Bishop <mbishop@evequefou.be> wrote:

> At a high level, I find myself agreeing with David and Ekr: this document
> doesn’t tell you whether to encrypt, it describes what breaks if you do.
> According to the Conclusion, that is its goal.
>
>    This document has described some current practises, and the
>
>    implications for some stake holders, when transport layer header
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>    encryption is used.  It does not judge whether these practises are
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>    necessary, or endorse the use of any specific practise.
>
>
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> I was surprised, however, that it doesn’t go into equal depth about what
> breaks if you *don’t* encrypt.  While both sides of the coin are present
> in the document, one side is presented in considerably more detail than the
> other.  This document starts off fairly balanced; I found Section 2 to be
> an excellent discussion of the trade-offs in this space.  Section 3 turns a
> corner into an extensive discussion of all the things inspection of the
> transport headers are used for today, weighing in at 14 pages.
> Interestingly, this includes at least one example of exactly the behavior
> that’s discussed as a problem in Section 2:
>
>
>
>       A network operator can observe the headers of transport protocols
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>       layered above UDP to understand if the datagram flows comply with
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>       congestion control expectations.
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>
>
> Dropping packets which don’t comply with the operator’s “expectations” in
> a protocol they don’t understand is *exactly* why new protocols and
> evolution of existing protocols want to limit the ability of these devices
> to inspect their traffic.
>
>
>
> Section 4.1 devotes all of one page to the reasons why protocol developers
> might choose to encrypt; the rest of section 4 describes various forms of
> integrity and confidentiality mechanisms in extant protocols.  The
> remainder of the document discusses alternative ways to enable the
> scenarios of Section 3 in the presence of encryption.
>

Are there reasons why protocol developers might choose to encrypt beyond
what's pointed to in the draft, including reasons included by reference to
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8546, which appear in 3.1 and 3.1.1?

Is there a place that they are written down, so they could be included by
reference?

Best,

Spencer


> On the whole, I think this document could be suitable for publication as an Informational RFC; it provides real-world context for a trade-off that every protocol designer needs to consider carefully.  However, I don’t believe its current state reflects, in Ekr’s words, “the IETF community's view of the relative priority of these concerns.”
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> *From:* QUIC <quic-bounces@ietf.org> *On Behalf Of * Lars Eggert
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 10, 2020 4:08 AM
> *To:* IETF QUIC WG <quic@ietf.org>
> *Subject:* Fwd: [tsvwg] 3rd WGLC (limited-scope):
> draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-15, closes 29 June 2020
>
>
>
> FYI
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>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From: *"Black, David" <David.Black@dell.com>
>
> *Subject: [tsvwg] 3rd WGLC (limited-scope):
> draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-15, closes 29 June 2020*
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> *Date: *June 9, 2020 at 4:41:40 GMT+3
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> *To: *"tsvwg@ietf.org" <tsvwg@ietf.org>
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> *Cc: *int-area <int-area@ietf.org>, IETF SAAG <saag@ietf.org>
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>
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> This email announces a limited-scope 3rd TSVWG Working Group Last Call
> (WGLC) on:
>
>
>
>     Considerations around Transport Header Confidentiality, Network
>
>      Operations, and the Evolution of Internet Transport Protocols
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>                  draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-15
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> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt/
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>
>
> This draft is intended to become an Informational RFC.  This WGLC has
>
> been cc:’d to the SAAG and INT-AREA lists courtesy of the breadth of
>
> interest in this draft, but WGLC discussion will take place on the TSVWG
>
> list (tsvwg@ietf.org) – please don’t remove that list address if/when
>
> replying with WGLC comments.
>
>
>
> This 3rd WGLC will run through the end of the day on Monday, June 29,
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> 2 weeks before the draft submission cutoff for IETF 108.
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>
>
> This 3rd WGLC is limited to the following two topics:
>
>
>
>    1. Whether or not to proceed with a request for RFC publication
>
> of the draft.   The decision on whether or not to proceed will
>
> be based on rough consensus of the WG, see RFC 7282.
> During the 2nd WGLC, Eric Rescorla and David Schinazi expressed
> strong views that this draft should not be published –  those
> concerns have not been resolved and are carried forward to
>
> this WGLC.  This email message was an attempt to summarize
>
> those concerns:
>
> https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/tsvwg/i4qyY1HRqKwm0Jme9UtEb6DyhXU/
>
> Further explanation from both Eric Rescorla and David Schinazi
>
> is welcome and encouraged to ensure that their concerns are
>
> clearly understood.
>
>
>
>    1. Review of changes made since the -12 version of the draft that
>    was the subject of the second WGLC (e.g., whether or not they
>    suffice to resolve concerns raised during that WGLC, other
>    than overall objections to publishing this draft as an RFC):
>
>
> https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url1=draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-12&url2=draft-ietf-tsvwg-transport-encrypt-15
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>
>
> Comments should be sent to the tsvwg@ietf.org list, although purely
>
> editorial comments may be sent directly to the authors.  Please cc: the
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> WG chairs at tsvwg-chairs@ietf.org  if you would like the chairs to
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> track such editorial comments as part of the WGLC process.
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>
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> No IPR disclosures have been submitted directly on this draft.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> David and Wes (TSVWG Co-Chairs – Gorry is recused as a draft author)
>
>
>