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This document obsoletes RFC + 5206. + +Status of This Memo + + This is an Internet Standards Track document. + + This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force + (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has + received public review and has been approved for publication by the + Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on + Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841. + + Information about the current status of this document, any errata, + and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at + http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8046. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 1] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +Copyright Notice + + Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the + document authors. All rights reserved. + + This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal + Provisions Relating to IETF Documents + (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of + publication of this document. Please review these documents + carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect + to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must + include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of + the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as + described in the Simplified BSD License. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 2] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +Table of Contents + + 1. Introduction and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 + 2. Terminology and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 + 3. Protocol Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 + 3.1. Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 + 3.1.1. Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 + 3.1.2. Mobility Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 + 3.2. Protocol Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 + 3.2.1. Mobility with a Single SA Pair (No Rekeying) . . . . 10 + 3.2.2. Mobility with a Single SA Pair (Mobile-Initiated + Rekey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 + 3.2.3. Mobility Messaging through the Rendezvous Server . . 13 + 3.2.4. Network Renumbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 + 3.3. Other Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 + 3.3.1. Address Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 + 3.3.2. Credit-Based Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 + 3.3.3. Preferred Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 + 4. LOCATOR_SET Parameter Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 + 4.1. Traffic Type and Preferred Locator . . . . . . . . . . . 18 + 4.2. Locator Type and Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 + 4.3. UPDATE Packet with Included LOCATOR_SET . . . . . . . . . 19 + 5. Processing Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 + 5.1. Locator Data Structure and Status . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 + 5.2. Sending the LOCATOR_SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 + 5.3. Handling Received LOCATOR_SETs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 + 5.4. Verifying Address Reachability . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 + 5.5. Changing the Preferred Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 + 5.6. Credit-Based Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 + 5.6.1. Handling Payload Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 + 5.6.2. Credit Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 + 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 + 6.1. Impersonation Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 + 6.2. Denial-of-Service Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 + 6.2.1. Flooding Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 + 6.2.2. Memory/Computational-Exhaustion DoS Attacks . . . . . 32 + 6.3. Mixed Deployment Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 + 6.4. Privacy Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 + 7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 + 8. Differences from RFC 5206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 + 9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 + 9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 + 9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 + Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 + Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 3] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +1. Introduction and Scope + + The Host Identity Protocol (HIP) [RFC7401] supports an architecture + that decouples the transport layer (TCP, UDP, etc.) from the + internetworking layer (IPv4 and IPv6) by using public/private key + pairs, instead of IP addresses, as host identities. When a host uses + HIP, the overlying protocol sublayers (e.g., transport-layer sockets + and Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) Security Associations (SAs)) + are instead bound to representations of these host identities, and + the IP addresses are only used for packet forwarding. However, each + host needs to also know at least one IP address at which its peers + are reachable. Initially, these IP addresses are the ones used + during the HIP base exchange. + + One consequence of such a decoupling is that new solutions to + network-layer mobility and host multihoming are possible. There are + potentially many variations of mobility and multihoming possible. + The scope of this document encompasses messaging and elements of + procedure for basic network-level host mobility, leaving more + complicated mobility scenarios, multihoming, and other variations for + further study. More specifically, the following are in scope: + + This document defines a LOCATOR_SET parameter for use in HIP + messages. The LOCATOR_SET parameter allows a HIP host to notify a + peer about alternate locators at which it is reachable. The + locators may be merely IP addresses, or they may have additional + multiplexing and demultiplexing context to aid with the packet + handling in the lower layers. For instance, an IP address may + need to be paired with an ESP Security Parameter Index (SPI) so + that packets are sent on the correct SA for a given address. + + This document also specifies the messaging and elements of + procedure for end-host mobility of a HIP host. In particular, + message flows to enable successful host mobility, including + address verification methods, are defined herein. + + The HIP rendezvous server (RVS) [RFC8004] can be used to manage + simultaneous mobility of both hosts, initial reachability of a + mobile host, location privacy, and some modes of NAT traversal. + Use of the HIP RVS to manage the simultaneous mobility of both + hosts is specified herein. + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 4] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + The following topics are out of scope: + + While the same LOCATOR_SET parameter supports host multihoming + (simultaneous use of a number of addresses), procedures for host + multihoming are out of scope and are specified in [RFC8047]. + + While HIP can potentially be used with transports other than the + ESP transport format [RFC7402], this document largely assumes the + use of ESP and leaves other transport formats for further study. + + We do not consider localized mobility management extensions (i.e., + mobility management techniques that do not involve directly + signaling the correspondent node); this document is concerned with + end-to-end mobility. + + Finally, making underlying IP mobility transparent to the + transport layer has implications on the proper response of + transport congestion control, path MTU selection, and Quality of + Service (QoS). Transport-layer mobility triggers, and the proper + transport response to a HIP mobility or multihoming address + change, are outside the scope of this document. + + The main sections of this document are organized as follows. + Section 3 provides a summary overview of operations, scenarios, and + other considerations. Section 4 specifies the messaging parameter + syntax. Section 5 specifies the processing rules for messages. + Section 6 describes security considerations for this specification. + +2. Terminology and Conventions + + 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 [RFC2119]. + + LOCATOR_SET. A HIP parameter containing zero or more Locator fields. + + locator. A name that controls how the packet is routed through the + network and demultiplexed by the end host. It may include a + concatenation of traditional network addresses such as an IPv6 + address and end-to-end identifiers such as an ESP SPI. It may + also include transport port numbers or IPv6 Flow Labels as + demultiplexing context, or it may simply be a network address. + + Locator. When capitalized in the middle of a sentence, this term + refers to the encoding of a locator within the LOCATOR_SET + parameter (i.e., the 'Locator' field of the parameter). + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 5] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + Address. A name that denotes a point of attachment to the network. + The two most common examples are an IPv4 address and an IPv6 + address. The set of possible addresses is a subset of the set of + possible locators. + + Preferred locator. A locator on which a host prefers to receive + data. Certain locators are labeled as preferred when a host + advertises its locator set to its peer. By default, the locators + used in the HIP base exchange are the preferred locators. The use + of preferred locators, including the scenario where multiple + address scopes and families may be in use, is defined more in + [RFC8047] than in this document. + + Credit-Based Authorization (CBA). A mechanism allowing a host to + send a certain amount of data to a peer's newly announced locator + before the result of mandatory address verification is known. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 6] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +3. Protocol Model + + This section is an overview; a more detailed specification follows + this section. + +3.1. Operating Environment + + HIP [RFC7401] is a key establishment and parameter negotiation + protocol. Its primary applications are for authenticating host + messages based on host identities and establishing SAs for the ESP + transport format [RFC7402] and possibly other protocols in the + future. + + +--------------------+ +--------------------+ + | | | | + | +------------+ | | +------------+ | + | | Key | | HIP | | Key | | + | | Management | <-+-----------------------+-> | Management | | + | | Process | | | | Process | | + | +------------+ | | +------------+ | + | ^ | | ^ | + | | | | | | + | v | | v | + | +------------+ | | +------------+ | + | | IPsec | | ESP | | IPsec | | + | | Stack | <-+-----------------------+-> | Stack | | + | | | | | | | | + | +------------+ | | +------------+ | + | | | | + | | | | + | Initiator | | Responder | + +--------------------+ +--------------------+ + + Figure 1: HIP Deployment Model + + The general deployment model for HIP is shown above, assuming + operation in an end-to-end fashion. This document specifies an + extension to HIP to enable end-host mobility. In summary, these + extensions to the HIP base protocol enable the signaling of new + addressing information to the peer in HIP messages. The messages are + authenticated via a signature or keyed Hash Message Authentication + Code (HMAC) based on its Host Identity (HI). This document specifies + the format of this new addressing (LOCATOR_SET) parameter, the + procedures for sending and processing this parameter to enable basic + host mobility, and procedures for a concurrent address verification + mechanism. + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 7] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + --------- + | TCP | (sockets bound to HITs) + --------- + | + --------- + ----> | ESP | {HIT_s, HIT_d} <-> SPI + | --------- + | | + ---- --------- + | MH |-> | HIP | {HIT_s, HIT_d, SPI} <-> {IP_s, IP_d, SPI} + ---- --------- + | + --------- + | IP | + --------- + + Figure 2: Architecture for HIP Host Mobility and Multihoming + + Figure 2 depicts a layered architectural view of a HIP-enabled stack + using the ESP transport format. In HIP, upper-layer protocols + (including TCP and ESP in this figure) are bound to Host Identity + Tags (HITs) and not IP addresses. The HIP sublayer is responsible + for maintaining the binding between HITs and IP addresses. The SPI + is used to associate an incoming packet with the right HITs. The + block labeled "MH" corresponds to the function that manages the + bindings at the ESP and HIP sublayers for mobility (specified in this + document) and multihoming (specified in [RFC8047]). + + Consider first the case in which there is no mobility or multihoming, + as specified in the base protocol specification [RFC7401]. The HIP + base exchange establishes the HITs in use between the hosts, the SPIs + to use for ESP, and the IP addresses (used in both the HIP signaling + packets and ESP data packets). Note that there can only be one such + set of bindings in the outbound direction for any given packet, and + the only fields used for the binding at the HIP layer are the fields + exposed by ESP (the SPI and HITs). For the inbound direction, the + SPI is all that is required to find the right host context. ESP + rekeying events change the mapping between the HIT pair and SPI, but + do not change the IP addresses. + + Consider next a mobility event, in which a host moves to another IP + address. Two things need to occur in this case. First, the peer + needs to be notified of the address change using a HIP UPDATE + message. Second, each host needs to change its local bindings at the + HIP sublayer (new IP addresses). It may be that both the SPIs and IP + addresses are changed simultaneously in a single UPDATE; the protocol + described herein supports this. Although internal notification of + transport-layer protocols regarding the path change (e.g., to reset + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 8] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + congestion control variables) may be desired, this specification does + not address such internal notification. In addition, elements of + procedure for traversing network address translators (NATs) and + firewalls, including NATs and firewalls that may understand HIP, may + complicate the above basic scenario and are not covered by this + document. + +3.1.1. Locator + + This document defines a generalization of an address called a + "locator". A locator specifies a point of attachment to the network + but may also include additional end-to-end tunneling or a per-host + demultiplexing context that affects how packets are handled below the + logical HIP sublayer of the stack. This generalization is useful + because IP addresses alone may not be sufficient to describe how + packets should be handled below HIP. For example, in a host + multihoming context, certain IP addresses may need to be associated + with certain ESP SPIs to avoid violating the ESP anti-replay window. + Addresses may also be affiliated with transport ports in certain + tunneling scenarios. Locators may simply be traditional network + addresses. The format of the Locator fields in the LOCATOR_SET + parameter is defined in Section 4. + +3.1.2. Mobility Overview + + When a host moves to another address, it notifies its peer of the new + address by sending a HIP UPDATE packet containing a single + LOCATOR_SET parameter and a single ESP_INFO parameter. This UPDATE + packet is acknowledged by the peer. For reliability in the presence + of packet loss, the UPDATE packet is retransmitted as defined in the + HIP specification [RFC7401]. The peer can authenticate the contents + of the UPDATE packet based on the signature and keyed hash of the + packet. + + When using the ESP transport format [RFC7402], the host may, at the + same time, decide to rekey its security association and possibly + generate a new Diffie-Hellman key; all of these actions are triggered + by including additional parameters in the UPDATE packet, as defined + in the base protocol specification [RFC7401] and ESP extension + [RFC7402]. + + When using ESP (and possibly other transport modes in the future), + the host is able to receive packets that are protected using a HIP- + created ESP SA from any address. Thus, a host can change its IP + address and continue to send packets to its peers without necessarily + rekeying. However, the peers are not able to send packets to these + new addresses before they can reliably and securely update the set of + addresses that they associate with the sending host. Furthermore, + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 9] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + mobility may change the path characteristics in such a manner that + reordering occurs and packets fall outside the ESP anti-replay window + for the SA, thereby requiring rekeying. + +3.2. Protocol Overview + + In this section, we briefly introduce a number of usage scenarios for + HIP host mobility. These scenarios assume that HIP is being used + with the ESP transform [RFC7402], although other scenarios may be + defined in the future. To understand these usage scenarios, the + reader should be at least minimally familiar with the HIP + specification [RFC7401] and with the use of ESP with HIP [RFC7402]. + According to these specifications, the data traffic in a HIP session + is protected with ESP, and the ESP SPI acts as an index to the right + host-to-host context. More specification details are found later in + Sections 4 and 5. + + The scenarios below assume that the two hosts have completed a single + HIP base exchange with each other. Therefore, both of the hosts have + one incoming and one outgoing SA. Further, each SA uses the same + pair of IP addresses, which are the ones used in the base exchange. + + The readdressing protocol is an asymmetric protocol where a mobile + host informs a peer host about changes of IP addresses on affected + SPIs. The readdressing exchange is designed to be piggybacked on + existing HIP exchanges. In support of mobility, the LOCATOR_SET + parameter is carried in UPDATE packets. + + The scenarios below at times describe addresses as being in either an + ACTIVE, UNVERIFIED, or DEPRECATED state. From the perspective of a + host, newly learned addresses of the peer need to be verified before + put into active service, and addresses removed by the peer are put + into a deprecated state. Under limited conditions described below + (Section 5.6), an UNVERIFIED address may be used. The addressing + states are defined more formally in Section 5.1. + + Hosts that use link-local addresses as source addresses in their HIP + handshakes may not be reachable by a mobile peer. Such hosts SHOULD + provide a globally routable address either in the initial handshake + or via the LOCATOR_SET parameter. + +3.2.1. Mobility with a Single SA Pair (No Rekeying) + + A mobile host sometimes needs to change an IP address bound to an + interface. The change of an IP address might be needed due to a + change in the advertised IPv6 prefixes on the link, a reconnected PPP + link, a new DHCP lease, or an actual movement to another subnet. In + order to maintain its communication context, the host needs to inform + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 10] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + its peers about the new IP address. This first example considers the + case in which the mobile host has only one interface, one IP address + in use within the HIP session, a single pair of SAs (one inbound, one + outbound), and no rekeying occurring on the SAs. We also assume that + the new IP addresses are within the same address family (IPv4 or + IPv6) as the previous address. This is the simplest scenario, + depicted in Figure 3. Note that the conventions for message + parameter notations in figures (use of parentheses and brackets) is + defined in Section 2.2 of [RFC7401]. + + Mobile Host Peer Host + + UPDATE(ESP_INFO, LOCATOR_SET, SEQ) + -----------------------------------> + UPDATE(ESP_INFO, SEQ, ACK, ECHO_REQUEST) + <----------------------------------- + UPDATE(ACK, ECHO_RESPONSE) + -----------------------------------> + + Figure 3: Readdress without Rekeying but with Address Check + + The steps of the packet processing are as follows: + + 1. The mobile host may be disconnected from the peer host for a + brief period of time while it switches from one IP address to + another; this case is sometimes referred to in the literature as + a "break-before-make" case. The host may also obtain its new IP + address before losing the old one ("make-before-break" case). In + either case, upon obtaining a new IP address, the mobile host + sends a LOCATOR_SET parameter to the peer host in an UPDATE + message. The UPDATE message also contains an ESP_INFO parameter + containing the values of the old and new SPIs for a security + association. In this case, both the OLD SPI and NEW SPI + parameters are set to the value of the preexisting incoming SPI; + this ESP_INFO does not trigger a rekeying event but is instead + included for possible parameter-inspecting firewalls on the path + ([RFC5207] specifies some such firewall scenarios in which the + HIP-aware firewall may want to associate ESP flows to host + identities). The LOCATOR_SET parameter contains the new IP + address (embedded in a Locator Type of "1", defined below) and a + lifetime associated with the locator. The mobile host waits for + this UPDATE to be acknowledged, and retransmits if necessary, as + specified in the base specification [RFC7401]. + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 11] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + 2. The peer host receives the UPDATE, validates it, and updates any + local bindings between the HIP association and the mobile host's + destination address. The peer host MUST perform an address + verification by placing a nonce in the ECHO_REQUEST parameter of + the UPDATE message sent back to the mobile host. It also + includes an ESP_INFO parameter with both the OLD SPI and NEW SPI + parameters set to the value of the preexisting incoming SPI and + sends this UPDATE (with piggybacked acknowledgment) to the mobile + host at its new address. This UPDATE also acknowledges the + mobile host's UPDATE that triggered the exchange. The peer host + waits for its UPDATE to be acknowledged, and retransmits if + necessary, as specified in the base specification [RFC7401]. The + peer MAY use the new address immediately, but it MUST limit the + amount of data it sends to the address until address verification + completes. + + 3. The mobile host completes the readdress by processing the UPDATE + ACK and echoing the nonce in an ECHO_RESPONSE, containing the ACK + of the peer's UPDATE. This UPDATE is not protected by a + retransmission timer because it does not contain a SEQ parameter + requesting acknowledgment. Once the peer host receives this + ECHO_RESPONSE, it considers the new address to be verified and + can put the address into full use. + + While the peer host is verifying the new address, the new address is + marked as UNVERIFIED (in the interim), and the old address is + DEPRECATED. Once the peer host has received a correct reply to its + UPDATE challenge, it marks the new address as ACTIVE and removes the + old address. + +3.2.2. Mobility with a Single SA Pair (Mobile-Initiated Rekey) + + The mobile host may decide to rekey the SAs at the same time that it + notifies the peer of the new address. In this case, the above + procedure described in Figure 3 is slightly modified. The UPDATE + message sent from the mobile host includes an ESP_INFO with the OLD + SPI set to the previous SPI, the NEW SPI set to the desired new SPI + value for the incoming SA, and the KEYMAT Index desired. Optionally, + the host may include a DIFFIE_HELLMAN parameter for a new Diffie- + Hellman key. The peer completes the request for a rekey as is + normally done for HIP rekeying, except that the new address is kept + as UNVERIFIED until the UPDATE nonce challenge is received as + described above. Figure 4 illustrates this scenario. + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 12] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + Mobile Host Peer Host + + UPDATE(ESP_INFO, LOCATOR_SET, SEQ, [DIFFIE_HELLMAN]) + -----------------------------------> + UPDATE(ESP_INFO, SEQ, ACK, [DIFFIE_HELLMAN,] ECHO_REQUEST) + <----------------------------------- + UPDATE(ACK, ECHO_RESPONSE) + -----------------------------------> + + Figure 4: Readdress with Mobile-Initiated Rekey + +3.2.3. Mobility Messaging through the Rendezvous Server + + Section 6.11 of [RFC7401] specifies procedures for sending HIP UPDATE + packets. The UPDATE packets are protected by a timer subject to + exponential backoff and resent UPDATE_RETRY_MAX times. It may be, + however, that the peer is itself in the process of moving when the + local host is trying to update the IP address bindings of the HIP + association. This is sometimes called the "double-jump" mobility + problem; each host's UPDATE packets are simultaneously sent to a + stale address of the peer, and the hosts are no longer reachable from + one another. + + The HIP Rendezvous Extension [RFC8004] specifies a rendezvous service + that permits the I1 packet from the base exchange to be relayed from + a stable or well-known public IP address location to the current IP + address of the host. It is possible to support double-jump mobility + with this rendezvous service if the following extensions to the + specifications of [RFC8004] and [RFC7401] are followed. + + 1. The mobile host sending an UPDATE to the peer, and not receiving + an ACK, MAY resend the UPDATE to an RVS of the peer, if such a + server is known. The host MAY try the RVS of the peer up to + UPDATE_RETRY_MAX times as specified in [RFC7401]. The host MAY + try to use the peer's RVS before it has tried UPDATE_RETRY_MAX + times to the last working address (i.e., the RVS MAY be tried in + parallel with retries to the last working address). The + aggressiveness of a host replicating its UPDATEs to multiple + destinations, to try candidates in parallel instead of serially, + is a policy choice outside of this specification. + + 2. An RVS supporting the UPDATE forwarding extensions specified + herein MUST modify the UPDATE in the same manner as it modifies + the I1 packet before forwarding. Specifically, it MUST rewrite + the IP header source and destination addresses, recompute the IP + header checksum, and include the FROM and RVS_HMAC parameters. + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 13] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + 3. A host receiving an UPDATE packet MUST be prepared to process the + FROM and RVS_HMAC parameters and MUST include a VIA_RVS parameter + in the UPDATE reply that contains the ACK of the UPDATE SEQ. + + 4. An Initiator receiving a VIA_RVS in the UPDATE reply should + initiate address reachability tests (described later in this + document) towards the end host's address and not towards the + address included in the VIA_RVS. + + This scenario requires that hosts using RVSs also take steps to + update their current address bindings with their RVS upon a mobility + event. [RFC8004] does not specify how to update the RVS with a + client host's new address. Section 3.2 of [RFC8003] describes how a + host may send a REG_REQUEST in either an I2 packet (if there is no + active association) or an UPDATE packet (if such association exists). + According to procedures described in [RFC8003], if a mobile host has + an active registration, it may use mobility updates specified herein, + within the context of that association, to readdress the association. + +3.2.4. Network Renumbering + + It is expected that IPv6 networks will be renumbered much more often + than most IPv4 networks. From an end-host point of view, network + renumbering is similar to mobility, and procedures described herein + also apply to notify a peer of a changed address. + +3.3. Other Considerations + +3.3.1. Address Verification + + When a HIP host receives a set of locators from another HIP host in a + LOCATOR_SET, it does not necessarily know whether the other host is + actually reachable at the claimed addresses. In fact, a malicious + peer host may be intentionally giving bogus addresses in order to + cause a packet flood towards the target addresses [RFC4225]. + Therefore, the HIP host needs to first check that the peer is + reachable at the new address. + + Address verification is implemented by the challenger sending some + piece of unguessable information to the new address and waiting for + some acknowledgment from the Responder that indicates reception of + the information at the new address. This may include the exchange of + a nonce or the generation of a new SPI and observation of data + arriving on the new SPI. More details are found in Section 5.4 of + this document. + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 14] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + An additional potential benefit of performing address verification is + to allow NATs and firewalls in the network along the new path to + obtain the peer host's inbound SPI. + +3.3.2. Credit-Based Authorization + + CBA allows a host to securely use a new locator even though the + peer's reachability at the address embedded in the locator has not + yet been verified. This is accomplished based on the following three + hypotheses: + + 1. A flooding attacker typically seeks to somehow multiply the + packets it generates for the purpose of its attack because + bandwidth is an ample resource for many victims. + + 2. An attacker can often cause unamplified flooding by sending + packets to its victim, either by directly addressing the victim + in the packets or by guiding the packets along a specific path by + means of an IPv6 Routing header, if Routing headers are not + filtered by firewalls. + + 3. Consequently, the additional effort required to set up a + redirection-based flooding attack (without CBA and return + routability checks) would pay off for the attacker only if + amplification could be obtained this way. + + On this basis, rather than eliminating malicious packet redirection + in the first place, CBA prevents amplifications. This is + accomplished by limiting the data a host can send to an unverified + address of a peer by the data recently received from that peer. + Redirection-based flooding attacks thus become less attractive than, + for example, pure direct flooding, where the attacker itself sends + bogus packets to the victim. + + Figure 5 illustrates CBA: Host B measures the amount of data recently + received from peer A and, when A readdresses, sends packets to A's + new, unverified address as long as the sum of the packet sizes does + not exceed the measured, received data volume. When insufficient + credit is left, B stops sending further packets to A until A's + address becomes ACTIVE. The address changes may be due to mobility, + multihoming, or any other reason. Not shown in Figure 5 are the + results of credit aging (Section 5.6.2), a mechanism used to dampen + possible time-shifting attacks. + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 15] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + +-------+ +-------+ + | A | | B | + +-------+ +-------+ + | | + address |------------------------------->| credit += size(packet) + ACTIVE | | + |------------------------------->| credit += size(packet) + |<-------------------------------| do not change credit + | | + + address change | + + address verification starts | + address |<-------------------------------| credit -= size(packet) + UNVERIFIED |------------------------------->| credit += size(packet) + |<-------------------------------| credit -= size(packet) + | | + |<-------------------------------| credit -= size(packet) + | X credit < size(packet) + | | => do not send packet! + + address verification concludes | + address | | + ACTIVE |<-------------------------------| do not change credit + | | + + Figure 5: Readdressing Scenario + + This document does not specify how to set the credit limit value, but + the goal is to allow data transfers to proceed without much + interruption while the new address is verified. A simple heuristic + to accomplish this, if the sender knows roughly its round-trip time + (RTT) and current sending rate to the host, is to allow enough credit + to support maintaining the sending rate for a duration corresponding + to two or three RTTs. + +3.3.3. Preferred Locator + + When a host has multiple locators, the peer host needs to decide + which to use for outbound packets. It may be that a host would + prefer to receive data on a particular inbound interface. HIP allows + a particular locator to be designated as a preferred locator and + communicated to the peer (see Section 4). + +4. LOCATOR_SET Parameter Format + + The LOCATOR_SET parameter has a type number value that is considered + to be a "critical parameter" as per the definition in [RFC7401]; such + parameter types MUST be recognized and processed by the recipient. + The parameter consists of the standard HIP parameter Type and Length + fields, plus zero or more Locator sub-parameters. Each Locator sub- + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 16] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + parameter contains a Traffic Type, Locator Type, Locator Length, + preferred locator bit ("P" bit), Locator Lifetime, and a Locator + encoding. A LOCATOR_SET containing zero Locator fields is permitted + but has the effect of deprecating all addresses. + + 0 1 2 3 + 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Type | Length | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Traffic Type | Locator Type | Locator Length | Reserved |P| + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Locator Lifetime | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Locator | + | | + | | + | | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + . . + . . + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Traffic Type | Locator Type | Locator Length | Reserved |P| + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Locator Lifetime | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Locator | + | | + | | + | | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + + Figure 6: LOCATOR_SET Parameter Format + + Type: 193 + + Length: Length in octets, excluding Type and Length fields, and + excluding padding. + + Traffic Type: Defines whether the locator pertains to HIP signaling, + user data, or both. + + Locator Type: Defines the semantics of the Locator field. + + Locator Length: Defines the length of the Locator field, in units of + 4-byte words (Locators up to a maximum of 4*255 octets are + supported). + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 17] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + Reserved: Zero when sent, ignored when received. + + P: Preferred locator. Set to one if the locator is preferred for + that Traffic Type; otherwise, set to zero. + + Locator Lifetime: Lifetime of the locator, in seconds. + + Locator: The locator whose semantics and encoding are indicated by + the Locator Type field. All sub-fields of the Locator field are + integral multiples of four octets in length. + + The Locator Lifetime (lifetime) indicates how long the following + locator is expected to be valid. The lifetime is expressed in + seconds. Each locator MUST have a non-zero lifetime. The address is + expected to become deprecated when the specified number of seconds + has passed since the reception of the message. A deprecated address + SHOULD NOT be used as a destination address if an alternate + (non-deprecated) is available and has sufficient address scope. + +4.1. Traffic Type and Preferred Locator + + The following Traffic Type values are defined: + + 0: Both signaling (HIP control packets) and user data. + + 1: Signaling packets only. + + 2: Data packets only. + + The "P" bit, when set, has scope over the corresponding Traffic Type. + That is, when a "P" bit is set for Traffic Type "2", for example, it + means that the locator is preferred for data packets. If there is a + conflict (for example, if the "P" bit is set for an address of Type + "0" and a different address of Type "2"), the more specific Traffic + Type rule applies (in this case, "2"). By default, the IP addresses + used in the base exchange are preferred locators for both signaling + and user data, unless a new preferred locator supersedes them. If no + locators are indicated as preferred for a given Traffic Type, the + implementation may use an arbitrary destination locator from the set + of active locators. + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 18] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +4.2. Locator Type and Locator + + The following Locator Type values are defined, along with the + associated semantics of the Locator field: + + 0: An IPv6 address or an IPv4-in-IPv6 format IPv4 address [RFC4291] + (128 bits long). This Locator Type is defined primarily for + non-ESP-based usage. + + 1: The concatenation of an ESP SPI (first 32 bits) followed by an + IPv6 address or an IPv4-in-IPv6 format IPv4 address (an + additional 128 bits). This IP address is defined primarily for + ESP-based usage. + +4.3. UPDATE Packet with Included LOCATOR_SET + + A number of combinations of parameters in an UPDATE packet are + possible (e.g., see Section 3.2). In this document, procedures are + defined only for the case in which one LOCATOR_SET and one ESP_INFO + parameter are used in any HIP packet. Any UPDATE packet that + includes a LOCATOR_SET parameter SHOULD include both an HMAC and a + HIP_SIGNATURE parameter. + + The UPDATE MAY also include a HOST_ID parameter (which may be useful + for HIP-aware firewalls inspecting the HIP messages for the first + time). If the UPDATE includes the HOST_ID parameter, the receiving + host MUST verify that the HOST_ID corresponds to the HOST_ID that was + used to establish the HIP association, and the HIP_SIGNATURE MUST + verify with the public key associated with this HOST_ID parameter. + + The relationship between the announced Locators and any ESP_INFO + parameters present in the packet is defined in Section 5.2. This + document does not support any elements of procedure for sending more + than one LOCATOR_SET or ESP_INFO parameter in a single UPDATE. + +5. Processing Rules + + This section describes rules for sending and receiving the + LOCATOR_SET parameter, testing address reachability, and using CBA on + UNVERIFIED locators. + +5.1. Locator Data Structure and Status + + Each locator announced in a LOCATOR_SET parameter is represented by a + piece of state that contains the following data: + + o the actual bit pattern representing the locator, + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 19] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + o the lifetime (seconds), + + o the status (UNVERIFIED, ACTIVE, DEPRECATED), + + o the Traffic Type scope of the locator, and + + o whether the locator is preferred for any particular scope. + + The status is used to track the reachability of the address embedded + within the LOCATOR_SET parameter: + + UNVERIFIED: indicates that the reachability of the address has not + been verified yet, + + ACTIVE: indicates that the reachability of the address has been + verified and the address has not been deprecated, and + + DEPRECATED: indicates that the locator's lifetime has expired. + + The following state changes are allowed: + + UNVERIFIED to ACTIVE: The reachability procedure completes + successfully. + + UNVERIFIED to DEPRECATED: The locator's lifetime expires while the + locator is UNVERIFIED. + + ACTIVE to DEPRECATED: The locator's lifetime expires while the + locator is ACTIVE. + + ACTIVE to UNVERIFIED: There has been no traffic on the address for + some time, and the local policy mandates that the address + reachability needs to be verified again before starting to use it + again. + + DEPRECATED to UNVERIFIED: The host receives a new lifetime for the + locator. + + A DEPRECATED address MUST NOT be changed to ACTIVE without first + verifying its reachability. + + Note that the state of whether or not a locator is preferred is not + necessarily the same as the value of the preferred bit in the Locator + sub-parameter received from the peer. Peers may recommend certain + locators to be preferred, but the decision on whether to actually use + a locator as a preferred locator is a local decision, possibly + influenced by local policy. + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 20] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + In addition to state maintained about status and remaining lifetime + for each locator learned from the peer, an implementation would + typically maintain similar state about its own locators that have + been offered to the peer. + + A locator lifetime that is unbounded (does not expire) can be + signified by setting the value of the lifetime field to the maximum + (unsigned) value. + + Finally, the locators used to establish the HIP association are by + default assumed to be the initial preferred locators in ACTIVE state, + with an unbounded lifetime. + +5.2. Sending the LOCATOR_SET + + The decision of when to send the LOCATOR_SET is a local policy issue. + However, it is RECOMMENDED that a host send a LOCATOR_SET whenever it + recognizes a change of its IP addresses in use on an active HIP + association and assumes that the change is going to last at least for + a few seconds. Rapidly sending LOCATOR_SETs that force the peer to + change the preferred address SHOULD be avoided. + + The sending of a new LOCATOR_SET parameter replaces the locator + information from any previously sent LOCATOR_SET parameter; + therefore, if a host sends a new LOCATOR_SET parameter, it needs to + continue to include all active locators. Hosts MUST NOT announce + broadcast or multicast addresses in LOCATOR_SETs. + + We now describe a few cases introduced in Section 3.2. We assume + that the Traffic Type for each locator is set to "0" (other values + for Traffic Type may be specified in documents that separate the HIP + control plane from data-plane traffic). Other mobility cases are + possible but are left for further study. + + 1. Host mobility with no multihoming and no rekeying. The mobile + host creates a single UPDATE containing a single ESP_INFO with a + single LOCATOR_SET parameter. The ESP_INFO contains the current + value of the SPI in both the OLD SPI and NEW SPI fields. The + LOCATOR_SET contains a single Locator with a Locator Type of "1"; + the SPI MUST match that of the ESP_INFO. The preferred bit + SHOULD be set and the "Locator Lifetime" is set according to + local policy. The UPDATE also contains a SEQ parameter as usual. + This packet is retransmitted as defined in the HIP specification + [RFC7401]. The UPDATE should be sent to the peer's preferred IP + address with an IP source address corresponding to the address in + the LOCATOR_SET parameter. + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 21] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + 2. Host mobility with no multihoming but with rekeying. The mobile + host creates a single UPDATE containing a single ESP_INFO with a + single LOCATOR_SET parameter (with a single address). The + ESP_INFO contains the current value of the SPI in the OLD SPI, + the new value of the SPI in the NEW SPI, and a KEYMAT Index as + selected by local policy. Optionally, the host may choose to + initiate a Diffie-Hellman rekey by including a DIFFIE_HELLMAN + parameter. The LOCATOR_SET contains a single Locator with a + Locator Type of "1"; the SPI MUST match that of the NEW SPI in + the ESP_INFO. Otherwise, the steps are identical to the case in + which no rekeying is initiated. + +5.3. Handling Received LOCATOR_SETs + + A host SHOULD be prepared to receive a single LOCATOR_SET parameter + in a HIP UPDATE packet. Reception of multiple LOCATOR_SET parameters + in a single packet, or in HIP packets other than UPDATE, is outside + of the scope of this specification. + + Because a host sending the LOCATOR_SET may send the same parameter in + different UPDATE messages to different destination addresses, + including possibly the RVS of the host, the host receiving the + LOCATOR_SET MUST be prepared to handle the possibility of duplicate + LOCATOR_SETs sent to more than one of the host's addresses. As a + result, the host MUST detect and avoid reprocessing a LOCATOR_SET + parameter that is redundant with a LOCATOR_SET parameter that has + been recently received and processed. + + This document describes sending both ESP_INFO and LOCATOR_SET + parameters in an UPDATE. The ESP_INFO parameter is included when + there is a need to rekey or key a new SPI, and is otherwise included + for the possible benefit of HIP-aware NATs and firewalls. The + LOCATOR_SET parameter contains a complete listing of the locators + that the host wishes to make or keep active for the HIP association. + + In general, the processing of a LOCATOR_SET depends upon the packet + type in which it is included. Here, we describe only the case in + which ESP_INFO is present and a single LOCATOR_SET and ESP_INFO are + sent in an UPDATE message; other cases are for further study. The + steps below cover each of the cases described in Section 5.2. + + The processing of ESP_INFO and LOCATOR_SET parameters is intended to + be modular and support future generalization to the inclusion of + multiple ESP_INFO and/or multiple LOCATOR_SET parameters. A host + SHOULD first process the ESP_INFO before the LOCATOR_SET, since the + ESP_INFO may contain a new SPI value mapped to an existing SPI, while + a Locator Type of "1" will only contain a reference to the new SPI. + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 22] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + When a host receives a validated HIP UPDATE with a LOCATOR_SET and + ESP_INFO parameter, it processes the ESP_INFO as follows. The + ESP_INFO parameter indicates whether an SA is being rekeyed, created, + deprecated, or just identified for the benefit of HIP-aware NATs and + firewalls. The host examines the OLD SPI and NEW SPI values in the + ESP_INFO parameter: + + 1. (no rekeying) If the OLD SPI is equal to the NEW SPI and both + correspond to an existing SPI, the ESP_INFO is gratuitous + (provided for HIP-aware NATs and firewalls) and no rekeying is + necessary. + + 2. (rekeying) If the OLD SPI indicates an existing SPI and the NEW + SPI is a different non-zero value, the existing SA is being + rekeyed and the host follows HIP ESP rekeying procedures by + creating a new outbound SA with an SPI corresponding to the NEW + SPI, with no addresses bound to this SPI. Note that locators in + the LOCATOR_SET parameter will reference this new SPI instead of + the old SPI. + + 3. (new SA) If the OLD SPI value is zero and the NEW SPI is a new + non-zero value, then a new SA is being requested by the peer. + This case is also treated like a rekeying event; the receiving + host MUST create a new SA and respond with an UPDATE ACK. + + 4. (deprecating the SA) If the OLD SPI indicates an existing SPI and + the NEW SPI is zero, the SA is being deprecated and all locators + uniquely bound to the SPI are put into the DEPRECATED state. + + If none of the above cases apply, a protocol error has occurred and + the processing of the UPDATE is stopped. + + Next, the locators in the LOCATOR_SET parameter are processed. For + each locator listed in the LOCATOR_SET parameter, check that the + address therein is a legal unicast or anycast address. That is, the + address MUST NOT be a broadcast or multicast address. Note that some + implementations MAY accept addresses that indicate the local host, + since it may be allowed that the host runs HIP with itself. + + The below assumes that all Locators are of Type "1" with a Traffic + Type of "0"; other cases are for further study. + + For each Type "1" address listed in the LOCATOR_SET parameter, the + host checks whether the address is already bound to the SPI + indicated. If the address is already bound, its lifetime is updated. + If the status of the address is DEPRECATED, the status is changed to + UNVERIFIED. If the address is not already bound, the address is + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 23] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + added, and its status is set to UNVERIFIED. Mark all addresses + corresponding to the SPI that were NOT listed in the LOCATOR_SET + parameter as DEPRECATED. + + As a result, at the end of processing, the addresses listed in the + LOCATOR_SET parameter have a state of either UNVERIFIED or ACTIVE, + and any old addresses on the old SA not listed in the LOCATOR_SET + parameter have a state of DEPRECATED. + + Once the host has processed the locators, if the LOCATOR_SET + parameter contains a new preferred locator, the host SHOULD initiate + a change of the preferred locator. This requires that the host first + verify reachability of the associated address, and only then change + the preferred locator; see Section 5.5. + + If a host receives a locator with an unsupported Locator Type, and + when such a locator is also declared to be the preferred locator for + the peer, the host SHOULD send a NOTIFY error with a Notify Message + Type of LOCATOR_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED, with the Notification Data field + containing the locator(s) that the receiver failed to process. + Otherwise, a host MAY send a NOTIFY error if a (non-preferred) + locator with an unsupported Locator Type is received in a LOCATOR_SET + parameter. + + A host MAY add the source IP address of a received HIP packet as a + candidate locator for the peer even if it is not listed in the peer's + LOCATOR_SET, but it SHOULD prefer locators explicitly listed in the + LOCATOR_SET. + +5.4. Verifying Address Reachability + + A host MUST verify the reachability of an UNVERIFIED address. The + status of a newly learned address MUST initially be set to UNVERIFIED + unless the new address is advertised in an R1 packet as a new + preferred locator. A host MAY also want to verify the reachability + of an ACTIVE address again after some time, in which case it would + set the status of the address to UNVERIFIED and reinitiate address + verification. A typical verification that is protected by + retransmission timers is to include an ECHO REQUEST within an UPDATE + sent to the new address. + + A host typically starts the address-verification procedure by sending + a nonce to the new address. A host MAY choose from different message + exchanges or different nonce values so long as it establishes that + the peer has received and replied to the nonce at the new address. + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 24] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + For example, when the host is changing its SPI and sending an + ESP_INFO to the peer, the NEW SPI value SHOULD be random and the + random value MAY be copied into an ECHO_REQUEST sent in the rekeying + UPDATE. However, if the host is not changing its SPI, it MAY still + use the ECHO_REQUEST parameter for verification but with some other + random value. A host MAY also use other message exchanges as + confirmation of the address reachability. + + In some cases, it MAY be sufficient to use the arrival of data on a + newly advertised SA as implicit address reachability verification as + depicted in Figure 7, instead of waiting for the confirmation via a + HIP packet. In this case, a host advertising a new SPI as part of + its address reachability check SHOULD be prepared to receive traffic + on the new SA. + + Mobile Host Peer Host + + UPDATE(ESP_INFO, LOCATOR_SET, ...) + ----------------------------------> + + prepare incoming SA + UPDATE(ESP_INFO, ...) with new SPI + <----------------------------------- + switch to new outgoing SA + data on new SA + -----------------------------------> + mark address ACTIVE + UPDATE(ACK, ECHO_RESPONSE) later arrives + -----------------------------------> + + Figure 7: Address Activation via Use of a New SA + + When address verification is in progress for a new preferred locator, + the host SHOULD select a different locator listed as ACTIVE, if one + such locator is available, to continue communications until address + verification completes. Alternatively, the host MAY use the new + preferred locator while in UNVERIFIED status to the extent CBA + permits. CBA is explained in Section 5.6. Once address verification + succeeds, the status of the new preferred locator changes to ACTIVE. + + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 25] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +5.5. Changing the Preferred Locator + + A host MAY want to change the preferred outgoing locator for + different reasons, e.g., because traffic information or ICMP error + messages indicate that the currently used preferred address may have + become unreachable. Another reason may be due to receiving a + LOCATOR_SET parameter that has the "P" bit set. + + To change the preferred locator, the host initiates the following + procedure: + + 1. If the new preferred locator has an ACTIVE status, the preferred + locator is changed and the procedure succeeds. + + 2. If the new preferred locator has an UNVERIFIED status, the host + starts to verify its reachability. The host SHOULD use a + different locator listed as ACTIVE until address verification + completes if one such locator is available. Alternatively, the + host MAY use the new preferred locator, even though in UNVERIFIED + status, to the extent CBA permits. Once address verification + succeeds, the status of the new preferred locator changes to + ACTIVE, and its use is no longer governed by CBA. + + 3. If the peer host has not indicated a preference for any address, + then the host picks one of the peer's ACTIVE addresses randomly + or according to local policy. This case may arise if, for + example, ICMP error messages that deprecate the preferred locator + arrive, but the peer has not yet indicated a new preferred + locator. + + 4. If the new preferred locator has a DEPRECATED status and there is + at least one non-deprecated address, the host selects one of the + non-deprecated addresses as a new preferred locator and + continues. If the selected address is UNVERIFIED, the address + verification procedure described above will apply. + +5.6. Credit-Based Authorization + + To prevent redirection-based flooding attacks, the use of a CBA + approach MUST be used when a host sends data to an UNVERIFIED + locator. The following algorithm addresses the security + considerations for prevention of amplification and time-shifting + attacks. Other forms of credit aging, and other values for the + CreditAgingFactor and CreditAgingInterval parameters in particular, + are for further study, and so are the advanced CBA techniques + specified in [CBA-MIPv6]. + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 26] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +5.6.1. Handling Payload Packets + + A host maintains a "credit counter" for each of its peers. Whenever + a packet arrives from a peer, the host SHOULD increase that peer's + credit counter by the size of the received packet. When the host has + a packet to be sent to the peer, and when the peer's preferred + locator is listed as UNVERIFIED and no alternative locator with + status ACTIVE is available, the host checks whether it can send the + packet to the UNVERIFIED locator. The packet SHOULD be sent if the + value of the credit counter is higher than the size of the outbound + packet. If the credit counter is too low, the packet MUST be + discarded or buffered until address verification succeeds. When a + packet is sent to a peer at an UNVERIFIED locator, the peer's credit + counter MUST be reduced by the size of the packet. The peer's credit + counter is not affected by packets that the host sends to an ACTIVE + locator of that peer. + + Figure 8 depicts the actions taken by the host when a packet is + received. Figure 9 shows the decision chain in the event a packet is + sent. + + Inbound + Packet + | + | +----------------+ +---------------+ + | | Increase | | Deliver | + +-----> | credit counter |-------------> | packet to | + | by packet size | | application | + +----------------+ +---------------+ + + Figure 8: Receiving Packets with Credit-Based Authorization + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 27] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + Outbound + Packet + | _________________ + | / \ +---------------+ + | / Is the preferred \ No | Send packet | + +-----> | destination address |-------------> | to preferred | + \ UNVERIFIED? / | address | + \_________________/ +---------------+ + | + | Yes + | + v + _________________ + / \ +---------------+ + / Does an ACTIVE \ Yes | Send packet | + | destination address |-------------> | to ACTIVE | + \ exist? / | address | + \_________________/ +---------------+ + | + | No + | + v + _________________ + / \ +---------------+ + / Is credit counter \ No | | + | >= |-------------> | Drop or | + \ packet size? / | buffer packet | + \_________________/ +---------------+ + | + | Yes + | + v + +---------------+ +---------------+ + | Reduce credit | | Send packet | + | counter by |----------------> | to preferred | + | packet size | | address | + +---------------+ +---------------+ + + Figure 9: Sending Packets with Credit-Based Authorization + + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 28] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +5.6.2. Credit Aging + + A host ensures that the credit counters it maintains for its peers + gradually decrease over time. Such "credit aging" prevents a + malicious peer from building up credit at a very slow speed and using + this, all at once, for a severe burst of redirected packets. + + Credit aging may be implemented by multiplying credit counters with a + factor, CreditAgingFactor (a fractional value less than one), in + fixed-time intervals of CreditAgingInterval length. Choosing + appropriate values for CreditAgingFactor and CreditAgingInterval is + important to ensure that a host can send packets to an address in + state UNVERIFIED even when the peer sends at a lower rate than the + host itself. When CreditAgingFactor or CreditAgingInterval are too + small, the peer's credit counter might be too low to continue sending + packets until address verification concludes. + + The parameter values proposed in this document are as follows: + + CreditAgingFactor 7/8 + CreditAgingInterval 5 seconds + + These parameter values work well when the host transfers a file to + the peer via a TCP connection, and the end-to-end round-trip time + does not exceed 500 milliseconds. Alternative credit-aging + algorithms may use other parameter values or different parameters, + which may even be dynamically established. + +6. Security Considerations + + The HIP mobility mechanism provides a secure means of updating a + host's IP address via HIP UPDATE packets. Upon receipt, a HIP host + cryptographically verifies the sender of an UPDATE, so forging or + replaying a HIP UPDATE packet is very difficult (see [RFC7401]). + Therefore, security issues reside in other attack domains. The two + we consider are malicious redirection of legitimate connections as + well as redirection-based flooding attacks using this protocol. This + can be broken down into the following: + + 1) Impersonation attacks + + - direct conversation with the misled victim + + - man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 29] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + 2) Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks + + - flooding attacks (== bandwidth-exhaustion attacks) + + * tool 1: direct flooding + + * tool 2: flooding by botnets + + * tool 3: redirection-based flooding + + - memory-exhaustion attacks + + - computational-exhaustion attacks + + 3) Privacy concerns + + We consider these in more detail in the following sections. + + In Sections 6.1 and 6.2, we assume that all users are using HIP. In + Section 6.3, we consider the security ramifications when we have both + HIP and non-HIP hosts. + +6.1. Impersonation Attacks + + An attacker wishing to impersonate another host will try to mislead + its victim into directly communicating with them or carry out a MitM + attack between the victim and the victim's desired communication + peer. Without mobility support, such attacks are possible only if + the attacker resides on the routing path between its victim and the + victim's desired communication peer or if the attacker tricks its + victim into initiating the connection over an incorrect routing path + (e.g., by acting as a router or using spoofed DNS entries). + + The HIP extensions defined in this specification change the situation + in that they introduce an ability to redirect a connection, both + before and after establishment. If no precautionary measures are + taken, an attacker could potentially misuse the redirection feature + to impersonate a victim's peer from any arbitrary location. However, + the authentication and authorization mechanisms of the HIP base + exchange [RFC7401] and the signatures in the UPDATE message prevent + this attack. Furthermore, ownership of a HIP association is securely + linked to a HIP HI/HIT. If an attacker somehow uses a bug in the + implementation to redirect a HIP connection, the original owner can + always reclaim their connection (they can always prove ownership of + the private key associated with their public HI). + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 30] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + MitM attacks are possible if an on-path attacker is present during + the initial HIP base exchange and if the hosts do not authenticate + each other's identities. However, once such an opportunistic base + exchange has taken place, a MitM attacker that comes later to the + path cannot steal the HIP connection because it is very difficult for + an attacker to create an UPDATE packet (or any HIP packet) that will + be accepted as a legitimate update. UPDATE packets use HMAC and are + signed. Even when an attacker can snoop packets to obtain the SPI + and HIT/HI, they still cannot forge an UPDATE packet without + knowledge of the secret keys. Also, replay attacks on the UPDATE + packet are prevented as described in [RFC7401]. + +6.2. Denial-of-Service Attacks + +6.2.1. Flooding Attacks + + The purpose of a DoS attack is to exhaust some resource of the victim + such that the victim ceases to operate correctly. A DoS attack can + aim at the victim's network attachment (flooding attack), its memory, + or its processing capacity. In a flooding attack, the attacker + causes an excessive number of bogus or unwanted packets to be sent to + the victim, which fills their available bandwidth. Note that the + victim does not necessarily need to be a node; it can also be an + entire network. The attack functions the same way in either case. + + An effective DoS strategy is distributed denial of service (DDoS). + Here, the attacker conventionally distributes some viral software to + as many nodes as possible. Under the control of the attacker, the + infected nodes (e.g., nodes in a botnet) jointly send packets to the + victim. With such an "army", an attacker can take down even very + high bandwidth networks/victims. + + With the ability to redirect connections, an attacker could realize a + DDoS attack without having to distribute viral code. Here, the + attacker initiates a large download from a server and subsequently + uses the HIP mobility mechanism to redirect this download to its + victim. The attacker can repeat this with multiple servers. This + threat is mitigated through reachability checks and CBA. When + conducted using HIP, reachability checks can leverage the built-in + authentication properties of HIP. They can also prevent redirection- + based flooding attacks. However, the delay of such a check can have + a noticeable impact on application performance. To reduce the impact + of the delay, CBA can be used to send a limited number of packets to + the new address while the validity of the IP address is still in + question. Both strategies do not eliminate flooding attacks per se, + but they preclude: (i) their use from a location off the path towards + the flooded victim; and (ii) any amplification in the number and size + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 31] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + of the redirected packets. As a result, the combination of a + reachability check and CBA lowers a HIP redirection-based flooding + attack to the level of a direct flooding attack in which the attacker + itself sends the flooding traffic to the victim. + +6.2.2. Memory/Computational-Exhaustion DoS Attacks + + We now consider whether or not the proposed extensions to HIP add any + new DoS attacks (consideration of DoS attacks using the base HIP + exchange and updates is discussed in [RFC7401]). A simple attack is + to send many UPDATE packets containing many IP addresses that are not + flagged as preferred. The attacker continues to send such packets + until the number of IP addresses associated with the attacker's HI + crashes the system. Therefore, a HIP association SHOULD limit the + number of IP addresses that can be associated with any HI. Other + forms of memory/computationally exhausting attacks via the HIP UPDATE + packet are handled in the base HIP document [RFC7401]. + + A central server that has to deal with a large number of mobile + clients MAY consider increasing the SA lifetimes to try to slow down + the rate of rekeying UPDATEs or increasing the cookie difficulty to + slow down the rate of attack-oriented connections. + +6.3. Mixed Deployment Environment + + We now assume an environment with hosts that are both HIP and non-HIP + aware. Four cases exist: + + 1. A HIP host redirects its connection onto a non-HIP host. The + non-HIP host will drop the reachability packet, so this is not a + threat unless the HIP host is a MitM that could somehow respond + successfully to the reachability check. + + 2. A non-HIP host attempts to redirect their connection onto a HIP + host. This falls into IPv4 and IPv6 security concerns, which are + outside the scope of this document. + + 3. A non-HIP host attempts to steal a HIP host's session (assume + that Secure Neighbor Discovery is not active for the following). + The non-HIP host contacts the service that a HIP host has a + connection with and then attempts to change its IP address to + steal the HIP host's connection. What will happen in this case + is implementation dependent, but such a request should fail by + being ignored or dropped. Even if the attack were successful, + the HIP host could reclaim its connection via HIP. + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 32] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + 4. A HIP host attempts to steal a non-HIP host's session. A HIP + host could spoof the non-HIP host's IP address during the base + exchange or set the non-HIP host's IP address as its preferred + address via an UPDATE. Other possibilities exist, but a solution + is to prevent the local redirection of sessions that were + previously using an unverified address, but outside of the + existing HIP context, into the HIP SAs until the address change + can be verified. + +6.4. Privacy Concerns + + The exposure of a host's IP addresses through HIP mobility extensions + may raise privacy concerns. The administrator of a host may be + trying to hide its location in some context through the use of a VPN + or other virtual interfaces. Similar privacy issues also arise in + other frameworks such as WebRTC and are not specific to HIP. + Implementations SHOULD provide a mechanism to allow the host + administrator to block the exposure of selected addresses or address + ranges. While this issue may be more relevant in a host multihoming + scenario in which multiple IP addresses might be exposed [RFC8047], + it is worth noting also here that mobility events might cause an + implementation to try to inadvertently use a locator that the + administrator would rather avoid exposing to the peer host. + +7. IANA Considerations + + [RFC5206], obsoleted by this document, specified an allocation for a + LOCATOR parameter in the "Parameter Types" subregistry of the "Host + Identity Protocol (HIP) Parameters" registry, with a type value of + 193. IANA has renamed the parameter to "LOCATOR_SET" and has updated + the reference from [RFC5206] to this specification. + + [RFC5206], obsoleted by this document, specified an allocation for a + LOCATOR_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED type in the "Notify Message Types" registry, + with a type value of 46. IANA has updated the reference from + [RFC5206] to this specification. + +8. Differences from RFC 5206 + + This section summarizes the technical changes made from [RFC5206]. + This section is informational, intended to help implementors of the + previous protocol version. If any text in this section contradicts + text in other portions of this specification, the text found outside + of this section should be considered normative. + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 33] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + This document specifies extensions to the HIP Version 2 protocol, + while [RFC5206] specifies extensions to the HIP Version 1 protocol. + [RFC7401] documents the differences between these two protocol + versions. + + [RFC5206] included procedures for both HIP host mobility and basic + host multihoming. In this document, only host mobility procedures + are included; host multihoming procedures are now specified in + [RFC8047]. In particular, multihoming-related procedures related to + the exposure of multiple locators in the base exchange packets; the + transmission, reception, and processing of multiple locators in a + single UPDATE packet; handovers across IP address families; and other + multihoming-related specifications have been removed. + + The following additional changes have been made: + + o The LOCATOR parameter in [RFC5206] has been renamed to + LOCATOR_SET. + + o Specification text regarding the handling of mobility when both + hosts change IP addresses at nearly the same time (a "double-jump" + mobility scenario) has been added. + + o Specification text regarding the mobility event in which the host + briefly has an active new locator and old locator at the same time + (a "make-before-break" mobility scenario) has been added. + + o Specification text has been added to note that a host may add the + source IP address of a received HIP packet as a candidate locator + for the peer even if it is not listed in the peer's LOCATOR_SET, + but that it should prefer locators explicitly listed in the + LOCATOR_SET. + + o This document clarifies that the HOST_ID parameter may be included + in UPDATE messages containing LOCATOR_SET parameters, for the + possible benefit of HIP-aware firewalls. + + o The previous specification mentioned that it may be possible to + include multiple LOCATOR_SET and ESP_INFO parameters in an UPDATE. + This document only specifies the case of a single LOCATOR_SET and + ESP_INFO parameter in an UPDATE. + + o The previous specification mentioned that it may be possible to + send LOCATOR_SET parameters in packets other than the UPDATE. + This document only specifies the use of the UPDATE packet. + + o This document describes a simple heuristic for setting the credit + value for CBA. + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 34] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + o This specification mandates that a host must be able to receive + and avoid reprocessing redundant LOCATOR_SET parameters that may + have been sent in parallel to multiple addresses of the host. + +9. References + +9.1. Normative References + + [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate + Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, + DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, + <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>. + + [RFC4291] Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing + Architecture", RFC 4291, DOI 10.17487/RFC4291, February + 2006, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4291>. + + [RFC7401] Moskowitz, R., Ed., Heer, T., Jokela, P., and T. + Henderson, "Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)", + RFC 7401, DOI 10.17487/RFC7401, April 2015, + <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7401>. + + [RFC7402] Jokela, P., Moskowitz, R., and J. Melen, "Using the + Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) Transport Format with + the Host Identity Protocol (HIP)", RFC 7402, + DOI 10.17487/RFC7402, April 2015, + <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7402>. + + [RFC8003] Laganier, J. and L. Eggert, "Host Identity Protocol (HIP) + Registration Extension", RFC 8003, DOI 10.17487/RFC8003, + October 2016, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8003>. + + [RFC8004] Laganier, J. and L. Eggert, "Host Identity Protocol (HIP) + Rendezvous Extension", RFC 8004, DOI 10.17487/RFC8004, + October 2016, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8004>. + +9.2. Informative References + + [CBA-MIPv6] + Vogt, C. and J. Arkko, "Credit-Based Authorization for + Mobile IPv6 Early Binding Updates", Work in Progress, + draft-vogt-mobopts-credit-based-authorization-00, February + 2005. + + [RFC4225] Nikander, P., Arkko, J., Aura, T., Montenegro, G., and E. + Nordmark, "Mobile IP Version 6 Route Optimization Security + Design Background", RFC 4225, DOI 10.17487/RFC4225, + December 2005, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4225>. + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 35] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + + [RFC5206] Nikander, P., Henderson, T., Ed., Vogt, C., and J. Arkko, + "End-Host Mobility and Multihoming with the Host Identity + Protocol", RFC 5206, DOI 10.17487/RFC5206, April 2008, + <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5206>. + + [RFC5207] Stiemerling, M., Quittek, J., and L. Eggert, "NAT and + Firewall Traversal Issues of Host Identity Protocol (HIP) + Communication", RFC 5207, DOI 10.17487/RFC5207, April + 2008, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5207>. + + [RFC8047] Henderson, T., Ed., Vogt, C., and J. Arkko, "Host + Multihoming with the Host Identity Protocol", RFC 8047, + DOI 10.17487/RFC8047, February 2017, + <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8047>. + + [SIMPLE-CBA] + Vogt, C. and J. Arkko, "Credit-Based Authorization for + Concurrent Reachability Verification", Work in Progress, + draft-vogt-mobopts-simple-cba-00, February 2006. + +Acknowledgments + + Pekka Nikander and Jari Arkko originated this document; Christian + Vogt and Thomas Henderson (editor) later joined as coauthors. Greg + Perkins contributed the initial text of the security section. Petri + Jokela was a coauthor of the initial individual submission. + + CBA was originally introduced in [SIMPLE-CBA], and portions of this + document have been adopted from that earlier document. + + The authors thank Jeff Ahrenholz, Baris Boyvat, Rene Hummen, Miika + Komu, Mika Kousa, Jan Melen, and Samu Varjonen for improvements to + the document. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. Standards Track [Page 36] + +RFC 8046 HIP Host Mobility February 2017 + + +Authors' Addresses + + Thomas R. Henderson (editor) + University of Washington + Campus Box 352500 + Seattle, WA + United States of America + + Email: tomhend@u.washington.edu + + + Christian Vogt + Independent + 3473 North First Street + San Jose, CA 95134 + United States of America + + Email: mail@christianvogt.net + + + Jari Arkko + Ericsson + Jorvas, FIN-02420 + Finland + + Phone: +358 40 5079256 + Email: jari.arkko@piuha.net + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Henderson, et al. 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