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Distribution of this memo is unlimited. + +Abstract + + An RTP profile (SAVP) for secure real-time communications and another + profile (AVPF) to provide timely feedback from the receivers to a + sender are defined in RFC 3711 and RFC 4585, respectively. This memo + specifies the combination of both profiles to enable secure RTP + communications with feedback. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 1] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + +Table of Contents + + 1. Introduction ....................................................3 + 1.1. Definitions ................................................4 + 1.2. Terminology ................................................4 + 2. SAVPF Rules .....................................................4 + 2.1. Packet Formats .............................................5 + 2.2. Extensions .................................................5 + 2.3. Implications from Combining AVPF and SAVP ..................6 + 3. SDP Definitions .................................................6 + 3.1. Profile Definition .........................................6 + 3.2. Attribute Definitions ......................................6 + 3.3. Profile Negotiation ........................................6 + 3.3.1. Offer/Answer-Based Negotiation of Session + Descriptions ........................................7 + 3.3.2. RTSP-Based Negotiation of Session Descriptions ......8 + 3.3.3. Announcing Session Descriptions .....................9 + 3.3.4. Describing Alternative Session Profiles .............9 + 3.4. Examples ..................................................10 + 4. Interworking of AVP, SAVP, AVPF, and SAVPF Entities ............13 + 5. Security Considerations ........................................14 + 6. IANA Considerations ............................................15 + 7. Acknowledgements ...............................................15 + 8. References .....................................................15 + 8.1. Normative References ......................................15 + 8.2. Informative References ....................................16 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 2] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + +1. Introduction + + The Real-time Transport Protocol, the associated RTP Control Protocol + (RTP/RTCP, RFC 3550) [1], and the profile for audiovisual + communications with minimal control (RFC 3551) [2] define mechanisms + for transmitting time-based media across an IP network. RTP provides + means to preserve timing and detect packet losses, among other + things, and RTP payload formats provide for proper framing of + (continuous) media in a packet-based environment. RTCP enables + receivers to provide feedback on reception quality and allows all + members of an RTP session to learn about each other. + + The RTP specification provides only rudimentary support for + encrypting RTP and RTCP packets. Secure RTP (RFC 3711) [4] defines + an RTP profile ("SAVP") for secure RTP media sessions, defining + methods for proper RTP and RTCP packet encryption, integrity, and + replay protection. The initial negotiation of SRTP and its security + parameters needs to be done out-of-band, e.g., using the Session + Description Protocol (SDP, RFC 4566) [6] together with extensions for + conveying keying material (RFC 4567 [7], RFC 4568 [8]). + + The RTP specification also provides limited support for timely + feedback from receivers to senders, typically by means of reception + statistics reporting in somewhat regular intervals depending on the + group size, the average RTCP packet size, and the available RTCP + bandwidth. The extended RTP profile for RTCP-based feedback ("AVPF") + (RFC 4585, [3]) allows session participants statistically to provide + immediate feedback while maintaining the average RTCP data rate for + all senders. As for SAVP, the use of AVPF and its parameters needs + to be negotiated out-of-band by means of SDP (RFC 4566, [6]) and the + extensions defined in RFC 4585 [3]. + + Both SRTP and AVPF are RTP profiles and need to be negotiated. This + implies that either one or the other may be used, but both profiles + cannot be negotiated for the same RTP session (using one SDP session + level description). However, using secure communications and timely + feedback together is desirable. Therefore, this document specifies a + new RTP profile ("SAVPF") that combines the features of SAVP and + AVPF. + + As SAVP and AVPF are largely orthogonal, the combination of both is + mostly straightforward. No sophisticated algorithms need to be + specified in this document. Instead, reference is made to both + existing profiles and only the implications of their combination and + possible deviations from rules of the existing profiles are described + as is the negotiation process. + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 3] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + +1.1. Definitions + + The definitions of RFC 3550 [1], RFC 3551 [2], RFC 4585 [3], and RFC + 3711 [4] apply. + + The following definitions are specifically used in this document: + + RTP session: + An association among a set of participants communicating with + RTP as defined in RFC 3550 [1]. + + (SDP) media description: + This term refers to the specification given in a single m= line + in an SDP message. An SDP media description may define only one + RTP session. + + Media session: + A media session refers to a collection of SDP media descriptions + that are semantically grouped to represent alternatives of the + same communications means. Out of such a group, one will be + negotiated or chosen for a communication relationship and the + corresponding RTP session will be instantiated. If no common + session parameters suitable for the involved endpoints can be + found, the media session will be rejected. In the simplest + case, a media session is equivalent to an SDP media description + and equivalent to an RTP session. + +1.2. Terminology + + The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", + "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this + document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [5]. + +2. SAVPF Rules + + SAVP is defined as an intermediate layer between RTP (following the + regular RTP profile AVP) and the transport layer (usually UDP). This + yields a two-layer hierarchy within the Real-time Transport Protocol. + In SAVPF, the upper (AVP) layer is replaced by the extended RTP + profile for feedback (AVPF). + + AVPF modifies timing rules for transmitting RTCP packets and adds + extra RTCP packet formats specific to feedback. These functions are + independent of whether or not RTCP packets are subsequently encrypted + and/or integrity protected. The functioning of the AVPF layer + remains unchanged in SAVPF. + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 4] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + The AVPF profile derives from RFC 3550 [1] the (optional) use of the + encryption prefix for RTCP. The encryption prefix MUST NOT be used + within the SAVPF profile (it is not used in SAVP, as it is only + applicable to the encryption method specified in [1]). + + The SAVP part uses extra fields added to the end of RTP and RTCP + packets and executes cryptographic transforms on (some of) the + RTP/RTCP packet contents. This behavior remains unchanged in SAVPF. + The average RTCP packet size calculation done by the AVPF layer for + timing purposes MUST take into account the fields added by the SAVP + layer. + + The SRTP part becomes active only when the RTP or RTCP was scheduled + by the "higher" AVPF layer or received from the transport protocol, + irrespective of its timing and contents. + +2.1. Packet Formats + + AVPF defines extra packet formats to provide feedback information. + Those extra packet formats defined in RFC 4585 [3] (and further ones + defined elsewhere for use with AVPF) MAY be used with SAVPF. + + SAVP defines a modified packet format for SRTP and SRTCP packets that + essentially consists of the RTP/RTCP packet formats plus some + trailing protocol fields for security purposes. For SAVPF, all RTCP + packets MUST be encapsulated as defined in Section 3.4 of RFC 3711 + [4]. + +2.2. Extensions + + Extensions to AVPF RTCP feedback packets defined elsewhere MAY be + used with the SAVPF profile provided that those extensions are in + conformance with the extension rules of RFC 4585 [3]. + + Additional extensions (e.g., transforms) defined for SAVP following + the rules of Section 6 of RFC 3711 [4] MAY also be used with the + SAVPF profile. The overhead per RTCP packet depends on the + extensions and transforms chosen. New extensions and transforms + added in the future MAY introduce yet unknown further per-packet + overhead. + + Finally, further extensions specifically to SAVPF MAY be defined + elsewhere. + + + + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 5] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + +2.3. Implications from Combining AVPF and SAVP + + The AVPF profile aims at -- statistically -- allowing receivers to + provide timely feedback to senders. The frequency at which receivers + are, on average, allowed to send feedback information depends on the + RTCP bandwidth, the group size, and the average size of an RTCP + packet. SRTCP (see Section 3.4 of RFC 3711 [4]) adds extra fields + (some of which are of configurable length) at the end of each RTCP + packet that are probably at least some 10 to 20 bytes in size (14 + bytes as default). Note that extensions and transforms defined in + the future, as well as the configuration of each field length, MAY + add greater overhead. By using SRTP, the average size of an RTCP + packet will increase and thus reduce the frequency at which (timely) + feedback can be provided. Application designers need to be aware of + this, and take precautions so that the RTCP bandwidth shares are + maintained. This MUST be done by adjusting the RTCP variable + "avg_rtcp_size" to reflect the size of the SRTCP packets. + +3. SDP Definitions + +3.1. Profile Definition + + The AV profiles defined in RFC 3551 [2], RFC 4585 [3], and RFC 3711 + [4] are referred to as "AVP", "AVPF", and "SAVP", respectively, in + the context of, e.g., the Session Description Protocol (SDP) [3]. + The combined profile specified in this document is referred to as + "SAVPF". + +3.2. Attribute Definitions + + SDP attributes for negotiating SAVP sessions are defined in RFC 4567 + [7] and RFC 4568 [8]. Those attributes MAY also be used with SAVPF. + The rules defined in [7] and [8] apply. + + SDP attributes for negotiating AVPF sessions are defined in RFC 4585 + [3]. Those attributes MAY also be used with SAVPF. The rules + defined in [3] apply. + +3.3. Profile Negotiation + + Session descriptions for RTP sessions may be conveyed using protocols + dedicated for multimedia communications such as the SDP offer/answer + model (RFC 3264, [9]) used with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) + [15], the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) [10], or the Session + Announcement Protocol (SAP) [11], but may also be distributed using + email, NetNews, web pages, etc. + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 6] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + The offer/answer model allows the resulting session parameters to be + negotiated using the SDP attributes defined in RFC 4567 [7] and RFC + 4568 [8]. In the following subsection, the negotiation process is + described in terms of the offer/answer model. + + Afterwards, the cases that do not use the offer/answer model are + addressed: RTSP-specific negotiation support is provided by RFC 4567 + [7] as discussed in Section 3.3.2, and support for SAP announcements + (with no negotiation at all) is addressed in Section 3.3.3. + +3.3.1. Offer/Answer-Based Negotiation of Session Descriptions + + Negotiations (e.g., of RTP profiles, codecs, transport addresses, + etc.) are carried out on a per-media session basis (e.g., per m= line + in SDP). If negotiating one media session fails, others MAY still + succeed. + + Different RTP profiles MAY be used in different media sessions. For + negotiation of a media description, the four profiles AVP, AVPF, + SAVP, and SAVPF are mutually exclusive. Note, however, that SAVP and + SAVPF entities MAY be mixed in a single RTP session (see Section 4). + Also, the offer/answer mechanism MAY be used to offer alternatives + for the same media session and allow the answerer to choose one of + the profiles. + + Provided that a mechanism for offering alternative security profiles + becomes available (as is presently under development [14]), an + offerer that is capable of supporting more than one of these profiles + for a certain media session SHOULD always offer all alternatives + acceptable in a certain situation. The alternatives SHOULD be listed + in order of preference and the offerer SHOULD prefer secure profiles + over non-secure ones. The offer SHOULD NOT include both a secure + alternative (SAVP and SAVPF) and an insecure alternative (e.g., AVP + and AVPF) in the same offer as this may enable bidding down and other + attacks. Therefore, if both secure and non-secure RTP profiles are + offered (e.g., for best-effort SRTP [14]), the negotiation signaling + MUST be protected appropriately to avoid such attacks. + + If an offer contains multiple alternative profiles, the answerer + SHOULD prefer a secure profile (if supported) over non-secure ones. + Among the secure or insecure profiles, the answerer SHOULD select the + first acceptable alternative to respect the preference of the + offerer. + + If a media description in an offer uses SAVPF and the answerer does + not support SAVPF, the media session MUST be rejected. + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 7] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + If a media description in an offer does not use SAVPF but the + answerer wants to use SAVPF, the answerer MUST reject the media + session. The answerer MAY provide a counter-offer with a media + description indicating SAVPF in a subsequently initiated offer/answer + exchange. + +3.3.2. RTSP-Based Negotiation of Session Descriptions + + RTSP [10] does not support the offer/answer model. However, RTSP + supports exchanging media session parameters (including profile and + address information) by means of the Transport header. SDP-based key + management as defined in RFC 4567 [7] adds an RTSP header (KeyMgmt) + to support conveying a key management protocol (including keying + material). + + The RTSP Transport header MAY be used to determine the profile for + the media session. Conceptually, the rules defined in Section 3.3.1 + apply accordingly. Detailed operation is as follows: An SDP + description (e.g., retrieved from the RTSP server by means of + DESCRIBE) contains the description of the media streams of the + particular RTSP resource. + + The RTSP client MUST select exactly one of the profiles per media + stream it wants to receive. It MUST do so in the SETUP request. The + RTSP client MUST indicate the chosen RTP profile by indicating the + profile and the full server transport address (IP address and port + number) in the Transport header included in the SETUP request. The + RTSP server's response to the client's SETUP message MUST confirm + this profile selection or refuse the SETUP request (the latter of + which it should not do after offering the profiles in the first + place). + + Note: To change any of the profiles in use, the client needs to + tear down this media stream (and possibly the whole RTSP + session) using the TEARDOWN method and re-establish it using + SETUP. This may change as soon as media updating (similar to a + SIP UPDATE or re-INVITE) becomes specified. + + When using the SDP key management [7], the KeyMgmt header MUST be + included in the appropriate RTSP messages if a secure profile is + chosen. If different secure profiles are offered in the SDP + description (e.g., SAVP and SAVPF) and different keying material is + provided for these, after choosing one profile in the SETUP message, + only the KeyMgmt header for the chosen one MUST be provided. The + rules for matching KeyMgmt headers to media streams according to RFC + 4567 [7] apply. + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 8] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + +3.3.3. Announcing Session Descriptions + + Protocols that do not allow negotiating session descriptions + interactively (e.g., SAP [11], descriptions posted on a web page or + sent by mail) pose the responsibility for adequate access to the + media sessions on the initiator of a session. + + The initiator SHOULD provide alternative session descriptions for + multiple RTP profiles as far as acceptable to the application and the + purpose of the session. If security is desired, SAVP may be offered + as alternative to SAVPF -- but AVP or AVPF sessions SHOULD NOT be + announced unless other security means not relying on SRTP are + employed. + + The SDP attributes defined in RFC 4567 [7] and RFC 4568 [8] may also + be used for the security parameter distribution of announced session + descriptions. + + The security scheme description defined in RFC 4568 [8] requires a + secure communications channel to prevent third parties from + eavesdropping on the keying parameters and manipulation. Therefore, + SAP security (as defined in RFC 2974 [11]), S/MIME [12], HTTPS [13], + or other suitable mechanisms SHOULD be used for distributing or + accessing these session descriptions. + +3.3.4. Describing Alternative Session Profiles + + SAVP and SAVPF entities MAY be mixed in the same RTP session (see + also Section 4) and so MAY AVP and AVPF entities. Other combinations + -- i.e., between secure and insecure profiles -- in the same RTP + session are incompatible and MUST NOT be used together. + + If negotiation between the involved peers is possible (as with the + offer/answer model per Section 3.3.1 or RTSP per Section 3.3.2), + alternative (secure and non-secure) profiles MAY be specified by one + entity (e.g., the offerer) and a choice of one profile MUST be made + by the other. If no such negotiation is possible (e.g., with SAP as + per Section 3.3.3), incompatible profiles MUST NOT be specified as + alternatives. + + The negotiation of alternative profiles is for further study. + + RTP profiles MAY be mixed arbitrarily across different RTP sessions. + + + + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 9] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + +3.4. Examples + + This section includes examples for the use of SDP to negotiate the + use of secure and non-secure profiles. Depending on what keying + mechanism is being used and how it parameterized, the SDP messages + typically require integrity protection and, for some mechanisms, will + also need confidentiality protection. For example, one could say + integrity protection is required for the a=fingerprint of Datagram + Transport Layer Security - Secure Real-time Transport Protocol + (DTLS-SRTP) [16], and confidentiality is required for RFC 4568 [8] + (Security Descriptions) a=crypto. + + Example 1: The following session description indicates a secure + session made up from audio and dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) for + point-to-point communication in which the DTMF stream uses Generic + NACKs. The key management protocol indicated is MIKEY. This session + description (the offer) could be contained in a SIP INVITE or 200 OK + message to indicate that its sender is capable of and willing to + receive feedback for the DTMF stream it transmits. The corresponding + answer may be carried in a 200 OK or an ACK. The parameters for the + security protocol are negotiated as described by the SDP extensions + defined in RFC 4567 [7]. + + v=0 + o=alice 3203093520 3203093520 IN IP4 host.example.com + s=Media with feedback + t=0 0 + c=IN IP4 host.example.com + m=audio 49170 RTP/SAVPF 0 96 + a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000 + a=rtpmap:96 telephone-event/8000 + a=fmtp:96 0-16 + a=rtcp-fb:96 nack + a=key-mgmt:mikey uiSDF9sdhs727ghsd/dhsoKkdOokdo7eWsnDSJD... + + Example 2: This example shows the same feedback parameters as example + 1 but uses the secure descriptions syntax [8]. Note that the key + part of the a=crypto attribute is not protected against eavesdropping + and thus the session description needs to be exchanged over a secure + communication channel. + + v=0 + o=alice 3203093520 3203093520 IN IP4 host.example.com + s=Media with feedback + t=0 0 + c=IN IP4 host.example.com + m=audio 49170 RTP/SAVPF 0 96 + a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000 + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 10] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + a=rtpmap:96 telephone-event/8000 + a=fmtp:96 0-16 + a=rtcp-fb:96 nack + a=crypto:AES_CM_128_HMAC_SHA1_32 + inline:d/16/14/NzB4d1BINUAvLEw6UzF3WSJ+PSdFcGdUJShpX1Zj/2^20/1 + :32 + + Example 3: This example is replicated from example 1 above, but shows + the interaction between the offerer and the answerer in an + offer/answer exchange, again using MIKEY to negotiate the keying + material: + + Offer: + + v=0 + o=alice 3203093520 3203093520 IN IP4 host.example.com + s=Media with feedback + t=0 0 + c=IN IP4 host.example.com + a=key-mgmt:mikey uiSDF9sdhs727ghsd/dhsoKkdOokdo7eWsnDSJD... + m=audio 49170 RTP/SAVPF 0 96 + a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000 + a=rtpmap:96 telephone-event/8000 + a=fmtp:96 0-16 + a=rtcp-fb:96 nack + + Answer: + + v=0 + o=alice 3203093521 3203093521 IN IP4 host.another.example.com + s=Media with feedback + t=0 0 + c=IN IP4 host.another.example.com + a=key-mgmt:mikey ushdgfdhgfuiweyfhjsgdkj2837do7eWsnDSJD... + m=audio 53012 RTP/SAVPF 0 96 + a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000 + a=rtpmap:96 telephone-event/8000 + a=fmtp:96 0-16 + a=rtcp-fb:96 nack + + Example 4: This example shows the exchange for video streaming + controlled via RTSP. A client acquires a media description from a + server using DESCRIBE and obtains a static SDP description without + any keying parameters, but the media description shows that both + secure and non-secure media sessions using (S)AVPF are available. A + mechanism that allows explicit identification of these alternatives + (i.e., secure and non-secure sessions) in the session description is + presently being defined [14]. The client then issues a SETUP request + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 11] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + and indicates its choice by including the respective profile in the + Transport parameter. Furthermore, the client includes a KeyMgmt + header to convey its security parameters, which is matched by a + corresponding KeyMgmt header from the server in the response. Only a + single media session is chosen so that the aggregate RTSP URI is + sufficient for identification. + + RTSP DESCRIBE request-response pair (optional): + + DESCRIBE rtsp://movies.example.org/example RTSP/2.0 + CSeq: 314 + Accept: application/sdp + + 200 OK + CSeq: 314 + Date: 25 Nov 2005 22:09:35 GMT + Content-Type: application/sdp + Content-Length: 316 + + v=0 + o=alice 3203093520 3203093520 IN IP4 movies.example.com + s=Media with feedback + t=0 0 + c=IN IP4 0.0.0.0 + +-Alternative one-----------------+ + |m=video 49170 RTP/SAVPF 96 | + |a=rtpmap:96 H263-2000/90000 | + |a=rtcp-fb:96 nack | + +---------------------------------+ + +-Alternative two-----------------+ + |m=video 49172 RTP/AVPF 96 | + |a=rtpmap:96 H263-2000/90000 | + |a=rtcp-fb:96 nack | + +---------------------------------+ + + RTSP SETUP request-response pair + + SETUP rtsp://movies.example.org/example RTSP/2.0 + CSeq: 315 + Transport: RTP/SAVPF;unicast;dest_addr=":53012"/":53013" + KeyMgmt: prot=mikey;url="rtsp://movies.example.org/example"; + data="uiSDF9sdhs727ghsd/dhsoKkdOokdo7eWsnD..." + + 200 OK + CSeq: 315 + Date: 25 Nov 2005 22:09:36 GMT + Session: 4711 + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 12] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + Transport: RTP/SAVPF;unicast;dest_addr=":53012"/":53013"; + src_addr="192.0.2.15:60000"/"192.0.2.15:60001" + KeyMgmt: prot=mikey;url="rtsp://movies.example.org/example"; + data="ushdgfdhgfuiweyfhjsgdkj2837do7eWsnDSJD..." + Accept-Ranges: NPT, SMPTE + + Example 5: The following session description indicates a multicast + audio/video session (using PCMU for audio and either H.261 or H.263+) + with the video source accepting Generic NACKs for both codecs and + Reference Picture Selection for H.263. The parameters for the + security protocol are negotiated as described by the SDP extensions + defined in RFC 4567 [7], used at the session level. Such a + description may have been conveyed using the Session Announcement + Protocol (SAP). + + v=0 + o=alice 3203093520 3203093520 IN IP4 host.example.com + s=Multicast video with feedback + t=3203130148 3203137348 + a=key-mgmt:mikey uiSDF9sdhs7494ghsd/dhsoKkdOokdo7eWsnDSJD... + m=audio 49170 RTP/SAVP 0 + c=IN IP4 224.2.1.183 + a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000 + m=video 51372 RTP/SAVPF 98 99 + c=IN IP4 224.2.1.184 + a=rtpmap:98 H263-1998/90000 + a=rtpmap:99 H261/90000 + a=rtcp-fb:* nack + a=rtcp-fb:98 nack rpsi + +4. Interworking of AVP, SAVP, AVPF, and SAVPF Entities + + The SAVPF profile defined in this document is a combination of the + SAVP profile [4] and the AVPF profile [3] (which in turn is an + extension of the RTP profile as defined in RFC 3551 [2]). + + SAVP and SAVPF use SRTP [4] to achieve security. AVP and AVPF use + plain RTP [1] and hence do not provide security (unless external + security mechanisms are applied as discussed in Section 9.1 of RFC + 3550 [1]). SRTP and RTP are not meant to interoperate; the + respective protocol entities are not supposed to be part of the same + RTP session. Hence, AVP and AVPF on one side and SAVP and SAVPF on + the other MUST NOT be mixed. + + RTP entities using the SAVP and the SAVPF profiles MAY be mixed in a + single RTP session. The interworking considerations defined in + Section 5 of RFC 4585 [3] apply. + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 13] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + +5. Security Considerations + + The SAVPF profile inherits its security properties from the SAVP + profile; therefore, it is subject to the security considerations + discussed in RFC 3711 [4]. When compared to SAVP, the SAVPF profile + does not add or take away any security services. + + There is a desire to support security for media streams and, at the + same time, for backward compatibility with non-SAVP(F) nodes. + + Application designers should be aware that security SHOULD NOT be + traded for interoperability. If information is to be distributed to + closed groups (i.e., confidentially protected), it is RECOMMENDED not + to offer alternatives for a media session other than SAVP and SAVPF + as described in Sections 3.3 and 3.4, unless other security + mechanisms will be used, e.g., the ones described in Section 9.1 of + RFC 3550 [1]. Similarly, if integrity protection is considered + important, it is RECOMMENDED not to offer the alternatives other than + SAVP and SAVPF, unless other mechanisms are known to be in place that + can guarantee it, e.g., lower-layer mechanisms as described in + Section 9 of RFC 3550 [1]. + + Offering secure and insecure profiles simultaneously may open to + bidding down attacks. Therefore, such a mix of profile offer SHOULD + NOT be made. + + Note that the rules for sharing master keys apply as described in RFC + 3711 [4] (e.g., Section 9.1). In particular, the same rules for + avoiding the two-time pad (keystream reuse) apply: a master key MUST + NOT be shared among different RTP sessions unless the SSRCs used are + unique across all the RTP streams of the RTP sessions that share the + same master key. + + When 2^48 SRTP packets or 2^31 SRTCP packets have been secured with + the same key (whichever occurs before), the key management MUST be + called to provide new master key(s) (previously stored and used keys + MUST NOT be used again), or the session MUST be terminated. + + Different media sessions may use a mix of different profiles, + particularly including a secure profile and an insecure profile. + However, mixing secure and insecure media sessions may reveal + information to third parties and thus the decision to do so MUST be + in line with a local security policy. For example, the local policy + MUST specify whether it is acceptable to have, e.g., the audio stream + not secured and the related video secured. + + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 14] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + The security considerations in RFC 4585 [3] are valid, too. Note in + particular, applying the SAVPF profile implies mandatory integrity + protection on RTCP. While this solves the problem of false packets + from members not belonging to the group, it does not solve the issues + related to a malicious member acting improperly. + +6. IANA Considerations + + The following contact information shall be used for all registrations + included here: + + Contact: Joerg Ott + mail: jo@acm.org + tel: +358-9-451-2460 + + The secure RTP feedback profile, as a combination of Secure RTP and + the feedback profile, has been registered for the Session Description + Protocol (specifically the type "proto"): "RTP/SAVPF". + + SDP Protocol ("proto"): + + Name: RTP/SAVPF + Long form: Secure RTP Profile with RTCP-based Feedback + Type of name: proto + Type of attribute: Media level only + Purpose: RFC 5124 + Reference: RFC 5124 + + All the SDP attributes defined for RTP/SAVP and RTP/AVPF are valid + for RTP/SAVPF, too. + +7. Acknowledgements + + This document is a product of the Audio-Visual Transport (AVT) + Working Group of the IETF. The authors would like to thank Magnus + Westerlund, Colin Perkins, and Cullen Jennings for their comments. + +8. References + +8.1. Normative References + + [1] Schulzrinne, H., Casner, S., Frederick, R., and V. Jacobson, + "RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications", STD 64, + RFC 3550, July 2003. + + [2] Schulzrinne, H. and S. Casner, "RTP Profile for Audio and Video + Conferences with Minimal Control", STD 65, RFC 3551, July 2003. + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 15] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + [3] Ott, J., Wenger, S., Sato, N., Burmeister, C., and J. Rey, + "Extended RTP Profile for Real-time Transport Control Protocol + (RTCP)-Based Feedback (RTP/AVPF)", RFC 4585, July 2006. + + [4] Baugher, M., McGrew, D., Naslund, M., Carrara, E., and K. + Norrman, "The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)", RFC + 3711, March 2004. + + [5] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement + Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. + + [6] Handley, M., Jacobson, V., and C. Perkins, "SDP: Session + Description Protocol", RFC 4566, July 2006. + + [7] Arkko, J., Lindholm, F., Naslund, M., Norrman, K., and E. + Carrara, "Key Management Extensions for Session Description + Protocol (SDP) and Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)", RFC + 4567, July 2006. + + [8] Andreasen, F., Baugher, M., and D. Wing, "Session Description + Protocol (SDP) Security Descriptions for Media Streams", RFC + 4568, July 2006. + + [9] Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An Offer/Answer Model with + Session Description Protocol (SDP)", RFC 3264, June 2002. + + [10] Schulzrinne, H., Rao, A., and R. Lanphier, "Real Time Streaming + Protocol (RTSP)", RFC 2326, April 1998. + +8.2. Informative References + + [11] Handley, M., Perkins, C., and E. Whelan, "Session Announcement + Protocol", RFC 2974, October 2000. + + [12] Ramsdell, B., Ed., "Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions + (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Message Specification", RFC 3851, July + 2004. + + [13] Rescorla, E., "HTTP Over TLS", RFC 2818, May 2000. + + [14] Andreasen, F., "SDP Capability Negotiation", Work in Progress, + December 2007. + + [15] Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston, A., + Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M., and E. Schooler, "SIP: + Session Initiation Protocol", RFC 3261, June 2002. + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 16] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + + [16] McGrew, D. and Rescorla, E., "Datagram Transport Layer Security + (DTLS) Extension to Establish Keys for Secure Real-time + Transport Protocol (SRTP)", Work in Progress, November 2007. + +Authors' Addresses + + Joerg Ott + Helsinki University of Technology + Otakaari 5A + FI-02150 Espoo + Finland + + EMail: jo@comnet.tkk.fi + Phone: +358-9-451-2460 + + + Elisabetta Carrara + Royal Institute of Technology + Stockholm + Sweden + + EMail: carrara@kth.se + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Ott & Carrara Standards Track [Page 17] + +RFC 5124 February 2008 + + +Full Copyright Statement + + Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2008). + + This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions + contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors + retain all their rights. + + This document and the information contained herein are provided on an + "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS + OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY, THE IETF TRUST AND + THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS + OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF + THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED + WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +Intellectual Property + + The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any + Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to + pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in + this document or the extent to which any license under such rights + might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has + made any independent effort to identify any such rights. 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