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| dnsop W. Hardaker | dnsop W. Hardaker | |||
| Internet-Draft USC/ISI | Internet-Draft USC/ISI | |||
| Updates: 7583 (if approved) W. Kumari | Updates: 7583 (if approved) W. Kumari | |||
| Intended status: Standards Track Google | Intended status: Standards Track Google | |||
| Expires: June 2, 2018 November 29, 2017 | Expires: June 10, 2018 December 07, 2017 | |||
| Security Considerations for RFC5011 Publishers | Security Considerations for RFC5011 Publishers | |||
| draft-ietf-dnsop-rfc5011-security-considerations-08 | draft-ietf-dnsop-rfc5011-security-considerations-09 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This document extends the RFC5011 rollover strategy with timing | This document extends the RFC5011 rollover strategy with timing | |||
| advice that must be followed in order to maintain security. | advice that must be followed by the publisher in order to maintain | |||
| Specifically, this document describes the math behind the minimum | security. Specifically, this document describes the math behind the | |||
| time-length that a DNS zone publisher must wait before signing | minimum time-length that a DNS zone publisher must wait before | |||
| exclusively with recently added DNSKEYs. It contains much math and | signing exclusively with recently added DNSKEYs. This document also | |||
| complicated equations, but the summary is that the key rollover / | describes the minimum time-length that a DNS zone publisher must wait | |||
| revocation time is much longer than intuition would suggest. If you | after publishing a revoked DNSKEY before assuming that all active | |||
| are not both publishing a DNSSEC DNSKEY, and using RFC5011 to | RFC5011 resolvers should have seen the revocation-marked key and | |||
| advertise this DNSKEY as a new Secure Entry Point key for use as a | removed it from their list of trust anchors. | |||
| trust anchor, you probably don't need to read this document. | ||||
| This document also describes the minimum time-length that a DNS zone | This document contains much math and complicated equations, but the | |||
| publisher must wait after publishing a revoked DNSKEY before assuming | summary is that the key rollover / revocation time is much longer | |||
| that all active RFC5011 resolvers should have seen the revocation- | than intuition would suggest. If you are not both publishing a | |||
| marked key and removed it from their list of trust anchors. | DNSSEC DNSKEY, and using RFC5011 to advertise this DNSKEY as a new | |||
| Secure Entry Point key for use as a trust anchor, you probably don't | ||||
| need to read this document. | ||||
| Status of This Memo | Status of This Memo | |||
| This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | |||
| provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on June 2, 2018. | This Internet-Draft will expire on June 10, 2018. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
| This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
| Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
| (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
| publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
| skipping to change at page 2, line 30 ¶ | skipping to change at page 2, line 30 ¶ | |||
| Table of Contents | Table of Contents | |||
| 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 1.1. Document History and Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1.1. Document History and Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 1.2. Safely Rolling the Root Zone's KSK in 2017/2018 . . . . . 3 | 1.2. Safely Rolling the Root Zone's KSK in 2017/2018 . . . . . 3 | |||
| 1.3. Requirements notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 1.3. Requirements notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
| 2. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 2. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
| 3. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 3. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
| 4. Timing Associated with RFC5011 Processing . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 4. Timing Associated with RFC5011 Processing . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 4.1. Timing Associated with Publication . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 4.1. Timing Associated with Publication . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 4.2. Timing Associated with Revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 4.2. Timing Associated with Revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 5. Denial of Service Attack Walkthrough . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 5. Denial of Service Attack Walkthrough . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 5.1. Enumerated Attack Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 5.1. Enumerated Attack Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 5.1.1. Attack Timing Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 5.1.1. Attack Timing Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 6. Minimum RFC5011 Timing Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 6. Minimum RFC5011 Timing Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
| 6.1. Equation Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 6.1. Equation Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
| 6.1.1. addHoldDownTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 6.1.1. addHoldDownTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 6.1.2. sigExpirationTimeRemaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 6.1.2. lastSigExpirationTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 6.1.3. activeRefresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 6.1.3. sigExpirationTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 6.1.4. activeRefreshOffset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 6.1.4. sigExpirationTimeRemaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 6.1.5. safetyMargin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 6.1.5. sigExpirationTimeRemaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 6.1.6. activeRefresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | ||||
| 6.1.7. activeRefreshOffset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | ||||
| 6.1.8. safetyMargin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | ||||
| 6.2. Timing Requirements For Adding a New KSK . . . . . . . . 11 | 6.2. Timing Requirements For Adding a New KSK . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| 6.2.1. Wait Timer Based Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | 6.2.1. Wait Timer Based Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| 6.2.2. Wall-Clock Based Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | 6.2.2. Wall-Clock Based Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
| 6.2.3. Timing Constraint Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | 6.2.3. Timing Constraint Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| 6.2.4. Additional Considerations for RFC7583 . . . . . . . . 13 | 6.2.4. Additional Considerations for RFC7583 . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| 6.2.5. Example Scenario Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 6.2.5. Example Scenario Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| 6.3. Timing Requirements For Revoking an Old KSK . . . . . . . 13 | 6.3. Timing Requirements For Revoking an Old KSK . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| 6.3.1. Wait Timer Based Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | 6.3.1. Wait Timer Based Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| 6.3.2. Wall-Clock Based Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | 6.3.2. Wall-Clock Based Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| 6.3.3. Additional Considerations for RFC7583 . . . . . . . . 15 | 6.3.3. Additional Considerations for RFC7583 . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
| 6.3.4. Example Scenario Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | 6.3.4. Example Scenario Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
| 7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | 7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
| 8. Operational Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | 8. Operational Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
| 9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
| 10. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 10. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
| 11. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 11. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
| Appendix A. Real World Example: The 2017 Root KSK Key Roll . . . 17 | Appendix A. Real World Example: The 2017 Root KSK Key Roll . . . 17 | |||
| Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
| 1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
| [RFC5011] defines a mechanism by which DNSSEC validators can update | [RFC5011] defines a mechanism by which DNSSEC validators can update | |||
| their list of trust anchors when they've seen a new key published in | their list of trust anchors when they've seen a new key published in | |||
| a zone or revoke a properly marked key from a trust anchor list. | a zone or revoke a properly marked key from a trust anchor list. | |||
| However, RFC5011 [intentionally] provides no guidance to the | However, RFC5011 [intentionally] provides no guidance to the | |||
| publishers of DNSKEYs about how long they must wait before switching | publishers of DNSKEYs about how long they must wait before switching | |||
| to exclusively using recently published keys for signing records, or | to exclusively using recently published keys for signing records, or | |||
| how long they must wait before ceasing publication of a revoked key. | how long they must wait before ceasing publication of a revoked key. | |||
| skipping to change at page 3, line 35 ¶ | skipping to change at page 3, line 38 ¶ | |||
| is written to provide timing guidance solely to a Validating | is written to provide timing guidance solely to a Validating | |||
| Resolver's point of view). | Resolver's point of view). | |||
| 1.1. Document History and Motivation | 1.1. Document History and Motivation | |||
| To verify this lack of understanding is wide-spread, the authors | To verify this lack of understanding is wide-spread, the authors | |||
| reached out to 5 DNSSEC experts to ask them how long they thought | reached out to 5 DNSSEC experts to ask them how long they thought | |||
| they must wait before signing a zone exclusively with a new KSK | they must wait before signing a zone exclusively with a new KSK | |||
| [RFC4033] that was being introduced according to the 5011 process. | [RFC4033] that was being introduced according to the 5011 process. | |||
| All 5 experts answered with an insecure value, and we determined that | All 5 experts answered with an insecure value, and we determined that | |||
| this lack of operational guidance might cause security concerns in | this lack of mathematical understanding might cause security concerns | |||
| deployment and wrote this companion document to RFC5011. We hope | in deployment. We hope that this companion document to RFC5011 will | |||
| that this document will rectify this understanding and provide better | rectify this understanding and provide better guidance to zone | |||
| guidance to zone publishers that wish to make use of the RFC5011 | publishers that wish to make use of the RFC5011 rollover process. | |||
| rollover process. | ||||
| 1.2. Safely Rolling the Root Zone's KSK in 2017/2018 | 1.2. Safely Rolling the Root Zone's KSK in 2017/2018 | |||
| One important note about ICANN's (currently in process) 2017/2018 KSK | One important note about ICANN's (currently in process) 2017/2018 KSK | |||
| rollover plan for the root zone: the timing values chosen for rolling | rollover plan for the root zone: the timing values chosen for rolling | |||
| the KSK in the root zone appear completely safe, and are not affected | the KSK in the root zone appear completely safe, and are not affected | |||
| by the timing concerns introduced by this draft | by the timing concerns introduced by this draft | |||
| 1.3. Requirements notation | 1.3. Requirements notation | |||
| The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | |||
| "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this | "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this | |||
| document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. | document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. | |||
| 2. Background | 2. Background | |||
| The RFC5011 process describes a process by which a RFC5011 Resolver | The RFC5011 process describes a process by which a RFC5011 Resolver | |||
| may accept a newly published KSK as a trust anchor for validating | may accept a newly published KSK as a trust anchor for validating | |||
| future DNSSEC signed records. It also describes the process for | future DNSSEC signed records. It also describes the process for | |||
| publicly revoking a published KSK. This document augments that | publicly revoking a published KSK. This document augments that | |||
| information with additional constraints, from the DNSKEY publication | information with additional constraints, from the SEP publisher's | |||
| and revocation's points of view. Note that this document does not | points of view. Note that this document does not define any other | |||
| define any other operational guidance or recommendations about the | operational guidance or recommendations about the RFC5011 process and | |||
| RFC5011 process and restricts itself to solely the security and | restricts itself to solely the security and operational ramifications | |||
| operational ramifications of switching to exclusively using recently | of switching to exclusively using recently added keys or removing | |||
| added keys or removing a revoked keys too soon. | revoked keys too soon. | |||
| Failure of a DNSKEY publisher to follow the minimum recommendations | Failure of a DNSKEY publisher to follow the minimum recommendations | |||
| associated with this draft can result in potential denial-of-service | associated with this draft can result in potential denial-of-service | |||
| attack opportunities against validating resolvers. Failure of a | attack opportunities against validating resolvers. Failure of a | |||
| DNSKEY publisher to publish a revoked key for a long enough period of | DNSKEY publisher to publish a revoked key for a long enough period of | |||
| time may result in RFC5011 Resolvers leaving that key in their trust | time may result in RFC5011 Resolvers leaving that key in their trust | |||
| anchor storage beyond the key's expected lifetime. | anchor storage beyond the key's expected lifetime. | |||
| 3. Terminology | 3. Terminology | |||
| skipping to change at page 4, line 49 ¶ | skipping to change at page 4, line 49 ¶ | |||
| following the RFC5011 process. | following the RFC5011 process. | |||
| RFC5011 Resolver A DNSSEC Resolver that is using the RFC5011 | RFC5011 Resolver A DNSSEC Resolver that is using the RFC5011 | |||
| processes to track and update trust anchors. | processes to track and update trust anchors. | |||
| Attacker An entity intent on foiling the RFC5011 Resolver's ability | Attacker An entity intent on foiling the RFC5011 Resolver's ability | |||
| to successfully adopt the Zone Signer's new DNSKEY as a new trust | to successfully adopt the Zone Signer's new DNSKEY as a new trust | |||
| anchor or to prevent the RFC5011 Resolver from removing an old | anchor or to prevent the RFC5011 Resolver from removing an old | |||
| DNSKEY from its list of trust anchors. | DNSKEY from its list of trust anchors. | |||
| lastSigExpirationTime The latest value of any RRSIG Signature | ||||
| Expiration field (which is a date and time) that has signed the | ||||
| previous DNSKEY RRset before a new DNSKEY is introduced to a | ||||
| publish DNSKEY RRset, or the DNSKEY RRset of a DNSKEY that is to | ||||
| be revoked. Note that for organizations pre-creating signatures | ||||
| this time may be fairly far in the future unless they can be | ||||
| significantly assured that none of their pre-generated signatures | ||||
| can be replayed at a later date. | ||||
| sigExpirationTime The amount of time between the DNSKEY RRSIG's | sigExpirationTime The amount of time between the DNSKEY RRSIG's | |||
| Signature Inception field and the Signature Expiration field. | Signature Inception field and the Signature Expiration field. | |||
| sigExpirationTimeRemaining The amount of time remaining before | ||||
| latestSigExpirationTime is reached. | ||||
| Also see Section 2 of [RFC4033] and [RFC7719] for additional | Also see Section 2 of [RFC4033] and [RFC7719] for additional | |||
| terminology. | terminology. | |||
| 4. Timing Associated with RFC5011 Processing | 4. Timing Associated with RFC5011 Processing | |||
| These sections define a high-level overview of [RFC5011] processing. | These sections define a high-level overview of [RFC5011] processing. | |||
| These steps are not sufficient for proper RFC5011 implementation, but | These steps are not sufficient for proper RFC5011 implementation, but | |||
| provide enough background for the reader to follow the discussion in | provide enough background for the reader to follow the discussion in | |||
| this document. Readers need to fully understand [RFC5011] as well to | this document. Readers need to fully understand [RFC5011] as well to | |||
| fully comprehend the content and importance of this document. | fully comprehend the content and importance of this document. | |||
| skipping to change at page 6, line 32 ¶ | skipping to change at page 6, line 19 ¶ | |||
| belief, which results in a revoked DNSKEY potentially remaining as a | belief, which results in a revoked DNSKEY potentially remaining as a | |||
| trust anchor in a RFC5011 Resolver long past its expected usage. | trust anchor in a RFC5011 Resolver long past its expected usage. | |||
| 5. Denial of Service Attack Walkthrough | 5. Denial of Service Attack Walkthrough | |||
| This section serves as an illustrative example of the problem being | This section serves as an illustrative example of the problem being | |||
| discussed in this document. Note that in order to keep the example | discussed in this document. Note that in order to keep the example | |||
| simple enough to understand, some simplifications were made (such as | simple enough to understand, some simplifications were made (such as | |||
| by not creating a set of pre-signed RRSIGs and by not using values | by not creating a set of pre-signed RRSIGs and by not using values | |||
| that result in the addHoldDownTime not being evenly divisible by the | that result in the addHoldDownTime not being evenly divisible by the | |||
| activeRefresh value); the mathematical formulas in Section 6, | activeRefresh value); the mathematical formulas in Section 6 are, | |||
| however, are complete. | however, complete. | |||
| If an attacker is able to provide a RFC5011 Resolver with past | If an attacker is able to provide a RFC5011 Resolver with past | |||
| responses, such as when it is in-path or able to perform any number | responses, such as when it is in-path or able to perform any number | |||
| of cache poisoning attacks, the attacker may be able to leave | of cache poisoning attacks, the attacker may be able to leave | |||
| compliant RFC5011 Resolvers without an appropriate DNSKEY trust | compliant RFC5011 Resolvers without an appropriate DNSKEY trust | |||
| anchor. This scenario will remain until an administrator manually | anchor. This scenario will remain until an administrator manually | |||
| fixes the situation. | fixes the situation. | |||
| The time-line below illustrates this situation. | The time-line below illustrates an example of this situation. | |||
| 5.1. Enumerated Attack Example | 5.1. Enumerated Attack Example | |||
| The following example settings are used in the example scenario | The following example settings are used in the example scenario | |||
| within this section: | within this section: | |||
| TTL (all records) 1 day | TTL (all records) 1 day | |||
| sigExpirationTime 10 days | sigExpirationTime 10 days | |||
| Zone resigned every 1 day | Zone resigned every 1 day | |||
| Given these settings, the sequence of events in Section 5.1.1 depicts | Given these settings, the sequence of events in Section 5.1.1 depicts | |||
| how a SEP Publisher that waits for only the RFC5011 hold time timer | how a SEP Publisher that waits for only the RFC5011 hold time timer | |||
| length of 30 days subjects its users to a potential Denial of Service | length of 30 days subjects its users to a potential Denial of Service | |||
| attack. The timing schedule listed below is based on a SEP Publisher | attack. The timing schedule listed below is based on a SEP Publisher | |||
| publishing a new Key Signing Key (KSK), with the intent that it will | publishing a new Key Signing Key (KSK), with the intent that it will | |||
| later be used as a trust anchor. We label this publication time as | later be used as a trust anchor. We label this publication time as | |||
| "T+0". All numbers in this sequence refer to days before and after | "T+0". All numbers in this sequence refer to days before and after | |||
| this initial publication event. Thus, T-1 is the day before the | this initial publication event. Thus, T-1 is the day before the | |||
| skipping to change at page 8, line 5 ¶ | skipping to change at page 7, line 41 ¶ | |||
| world scenario there will likely be a further delay between the | world scenario there will likely be a further delay between the | |||
| point where the Zone Signer publishes a new RRSIG and the RFC5011 | point where the Zone Signer publishes a new RRSIG and the RFC5011 | |||
| Resolver notices its publication; though not shown in this | Resolver notices its publication; though not shown in this | |||
| example, this delay is accounted for in the equation in Section 6 | example, this delay is accounted for in the equation in Section 6 | |||
| below] | below] | |||
| T+5 The RFC5011 Resolver queries for the zone's keyset per the | T+5 The RFC5011 Resolver queries for the zone's keyset per the | |||
| RFC5011 Active Refresh schedule, discussed in Section 2.3 of | RFC5011 Active Refresh schedule, discussed in Section 2.3 of | |||
| RFC5011. Instead of receiving the intended published keyset, the | RFC5011. Instead of receiving the intended published keyset, the | |||
| Attacker successfully replays the keyset and associated signatures | Attacker successfully replays the keyset and associated signatures | |||
| recorded at T-1. Because the signature lifetime is 10 days (in | recorded at T-1 to the victim RFC5011 Resolver. Because the | |||
| this example), the replayed signature and keyset is accepted as | signature lifetime is 10 days (in this example), the replayed | |||
| valid (being only 6 days old, which is less than | signature and keyset is accepted as valid (being only 6 days old, | |||
| sigExpirationTime) and the RFC5011 Resolver cancels the (30-day) | which is less than sigExpirationTime) and the RFC5011 Resolver | |||
| hold-down timer for K_new, per the RFC5011 algorithm. | cancels the (30-day) hold-down timer for K_new, per the RFC5011 | |||
| algorithm. | ||||
| T+10 The RFC5011 Resolver queries for the zone's keyset and | T+10 The RFC5011 Resolver queries for the zone's keyset and | |||
| discovers a signed keyset that includes K_new (again), and is | discovers a signed keyset that includes K_new (again), and is | |||
| signed by K_old. Note: the attacker is unable to replay the | signed by K_old. Note: the attacker is unable to replay the | |||
| records cached at T-1, because they have now expired. Thus at | records cached at T-1, because the signatures have now expired. | |||
| T+10, the RFC5011 Resolver starts (anew) the hold-timer for K_new. | ||||
| Thus at T+10, the RFC5011 Resolver starts (anew) the hold-timer | ||||
| for K_new. | ||||
| T+11 through T+29 The RFC5011 Resolver continues checking the zone's | T+11 through T+29 The RFC5011 Resolver continues checking the zone's | |||
| key set at the prescribed regular intervals. During this period, | key set at the prescribed regular intervals. During this period, | |||
| the attacker can no longer replay traffic to their benefit. | the attacker can no longer replay traffic to their benefit. | |||
| T+30 The Zone Signer knows that this is the first time at which some | T+30 The Zone Signer knows that this is the first time at which some | |||
| validators might accept K_new as a new trust anchor, since the | validators might accept K_new as a new trust anchor, since the | |||
| hold-down timer of a RFC5011 Resolver not under attack that had | hold-down timer of a RFC5011 Resolver not under attack that had | |||
| queried and retrieved K_new at T+0 would now have reached 30 days. | queried and retrieved K_new at T+0 would now have reached 30 days. | |||
| However, the hold-down timer of our attacked RFC5011 Resolver is | However, the hold-down timer of our attacked RFC5011 Resolver is | |||
| skipping to change at page 9, line 13 ¶ | skipping to change at page 9, line 4 ¶ | |||
| apex will be deemed invalid by DNSSEC. | apex will be deemed invalid by DNSSEC. | |||
| 6. Minimum RFC5011 Timing Requirements | 6. Minimum RFC5011 Timing Requirements | |||
| This section defines the minimum timing requirements for making | This section defines the minimum timing requirements for making | |||
| exclusive use of newly added DNSKEYs and timing requirements for | exclusive use of newly added DNSKEYs and timing requirements for | |||
| ceasing the publication of DNSKEYs to be revoked. First, we define | ceasing the publication of DNSKEYs to be revoked. First, we define | |||
| the term components used in both equations in Section 6.1. | the term components used in both equations in Section 6.1. | |||
| 6.1. Equation Components | 6.1. Equation Components | |||
| 6.1.1. addHoldDownTime | 6.1.1. addHoldDownTime | |||
| The addHoldDownTime is defined in Section 2.4.1 of [RFC5011] as: | The addHoldDownTime is defined in Section 2.4.1 of [RFC5011] as: | |||
| The add hold-down time is 30 days or the expiration time of the | The add hold-down time is 30 days or the expiration time of the | |||
| original TTL of the first trust point DNSKEY RRSet that contained | original TTL of the first trust point DNSKEY RRSet that contained | |||
| the new key, whichever is greater. This ensures that at least | the new key, whichever is greater. This ensures that at least | |||
| two validated DNSKEY RRSets that contain the new key MUST be seen | two validated DNSKEY RRSets that contain the new key MUST be seen | |||
| by the resolver prior to the key's acceptance. | by the resolver prior to the key's acceptance. | |||
| 6.1.2. sigExpirationTimeRemaining | 6.1.2. lastSigExpirationTime | |||
| The latest value (i.e. the future most date and time) of any RRSig | ||||
| Signature Expiration field covering any DNSKEY RRSet containing only | ||||
| the old trust anchor(s) that are being superseded. Note that for | ||||
| organizations pre-creating signatures this time may be fairly far in | ||||
| the future unless they can be significantly assured that none of | ||||
| their pre-generated signatures can be replayed at a later date. | ||||
| 6.1.3. sigExpirationTime | ||||
| The amount of time between the DNSKEY RRSIG's Signature Inception | ||||
| field and the Signature Expiration field. | ||||
| 6.1.4. sigExpirationTimeRemaining | ||||
| The amount of time remaining before lastSigExpirationTime is reached. | ||||
| 6.1.5. sigExpirationTimeRemaining | ||||
| sigExpirationTimeRemaining is defined in Section 3. | sigExpirationTimeRemaining is defined in Section 3. | |||
| 6.1.3. activeRefresh | 6.1.6. activeRefresh | |||
| activeRefresh time is defined by RFC5011 by | activeRefresh time is defined by RFC5011 by | |||
| A resolver that has been configured for an automatic update | A resolver that has been configured for an automatic update | |||
| of keys from a particular trust point MUST query that trust | of keys from a particular trust point MUST query that trust | |||
| point (e.g., do a lookup for the DNSKEY RRSet and related | point (e.g., do a lookup for the DNSKEY RRSet and related | |||
| RRSIG records) no less often than the lesser of 15 days, half | RRSIG records) no less often than the lesser of 15 days, half | |||
| the original TTL for the DNSKEY RRSet, or half the RRSIG | the original TTL for the DNSKEY RRSet, or half the RRSIG | |||
| expiration interval and no more often than once per hour. | expiration interval and no more often than once per hour. | |||
| This translates to: | This translates to: | |||
| activeRefresh = MAX(1 hour, | activeRefresh = MAX(1 hour, | |||
| MIN(sigExpirationTime / 2, | MIN(sigExpirationTime / 2, | |||
| MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | |||
| 15 days) | 15 days) | |||
| ) | ) | |||
| 6.1.4. activeRefreshOffset | 6.1.7. activeRefreshOffset | |||
| The activeRefreshOffset term must be added for situations where the | The activeRefreshOffset term must be added for situations where the | |||
| activeRefresh value is not a factor of the addHoldDownTime. | activeRefresh value is not a factor of the addHoldDownTime. | |||
| Specifically, activeRefreshOffset will be "addHoldDownTime % | Specifically, activeRefreshOffset will be "addHoldDownTime % | |||
| activeRefresh", where % is the mathematical mod operator (calculating | activeRefresh", where % is the mathematical mod operator (calculating | |||
| the remainder in a division problem). This will frequently be zero, | the remainder in a division problem). This will frequently be zero, | |||
| but could be nearly as large as activeRefresh itself. For | but could be nearly as large as activeRefresh itself. For | |||
| simplicity, setting the activeRefreshOffset to the activeRefresh | simplicity, setting the activeRefreshOffset to the activeRefresh | |||
| value itself is always safe. | value itself is always safe. | |||
| 6.1.5. safetyMargin | 6.1.8. safetyMargin | |||
| The safetyMargin is an extra period of time to account for caching, | The safetyMargin is an extra period of time to account for caching, | |||
| network delays, dropped packets, and other operational concerns | network delays, dropped packets, and other operational concerns | |||
| otherwise beyond the scope of this document. The value operators | otherwise beyond the scope of this document. The value operators | |||
| should chose is highly dependent on the deployment siptuation | should chose is highly dependent on the deployment situation | |||
| associated with their zone. Note that no value of a safetyMargin can | associated with their zone. Note that no value of a safetyMargin can | |||
| protect against resolvers that are "down". None the less, we do | protect against resolvers that are "down". None the less, we do | |||
| offer the following as one method considering reasonable values to | offer the following as one method considering reasonable values to | |||
| select from. | select from. | |||
| The following list of variables need to be considered when selecting | The following list of variables need to be considered when selecting | |||
| an appropriate safetyMargin value: | an appropriate safetyMargin value: | |||
| successRate: A likely success rate for client queries and retries | successRate: A likely success rate for client queries and retries | |||
| skipping to change at page 10, line 37 ¶ | skipping to change at page 10, line 49 ¶ | |||
| Note that RFC5011 defines retryTime as: | Note that RFC5011 defines retryTime as: | |||
| If the query fails, the resolver MUST repeat the query until | If the query fails, the resolver MUST repeat the query until | |||
| satisfied no more often than once an hour and no less often | satisfied no more often than once an hour and no less often | |||
| than the lesser of 1 day, 10% of the original TTL, or 10% of | than the lesser of 1 day, 10% of the original TTL, or 10% of | |||
| the original expiration interval. That is, | the original expiration interval. That is, | |||
| retryTime = MAX (1 hour, MIN (1 day, .1 * origTTL, | retryTime = MAX (1 hour, MIN (1 day, .1 * origTTL, | |||
| .1 * expireInterval)). | .1 * expireInterval)). | |||
| With these values selected and the definition of retryTime from | With the successRate and numResolvers values selected and the | |||
| RFC5011, one method for determining how many retryTime intervals to | definition of retryTime from RFC5011, one method for determining how | |||
| wait in order to reduce the set of uncompleted servers to 0 assuming | many retryTime intervals to wait in order to reduce the set of | |||
| normal probability is thus: | uncompleted servers to 0 assuming normal probability is thus: | |||
| x = (1/(1 - successRate)) | x = (1/(1 - successRate)) | |||
| retryCountWait = Log_base_x(numResolvers) | retryCountWait = Log_base_x(numResolvers) | |||
| To reduce the need for readers to pull out a scientific calculator, | To reduce the need for readers to pull out a scientific calculator, | |||
| we offer the following lookup table based on successRate and | we offer the following lookup table based on successRate and | |||
| numResolvers: | numResolvers: | |||
| retryCountWait lookup table | retryCountWait lookup table | |||
| --------------------------- | --------------------------- | |||
| Number of client RFC5011 Resolvers (numResolvers) | Number of client RFC5011 Resolvers (numResolvers) | |||
| ------------------------------------------------- | ||||
| 10,000 100,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 100,000,000 | 10,000 100,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 100,000,000 | |||
| 0.01 917 1146 1375 1604 1833 | 0.01 917 1146 1375 1604 1833 | |||
| Probability 0.05 180 225 270 315 360 | Probability 0.05 180 225 270 315 360 | |||
| of Success 0.10 88 110 132 153 175 | of Success 0.10 88 110 132 153 175 | |||
| Per Retry 0.15 57 71 86 100 114 | Per Retry 0.15 57 71 86 100 114 | |||
| Interval 0.25 33 41 49 57 65 | Interval 0.25 33 41 49 57 65 | |||
| (successRate) 0.50 14 17 20 24 27 | (successRate) 0.50 14 17 20 24 27 | |||
| 0.90 4 5 6 7 8 | 0.90 4 5 6 7 8 | |||
| 0.95 4 4 5 6 7 | 0.95 4 4 5 6 7 | |||
| 0.99 2 3 3 4 4 | 0.99 2 3 3 4 4 | |||
| 0.999 2 2 2 3 3 | 0.999 2 2 2 3 3 | |||
| Finally, a suggested value of safetyMargin can then be this | Finally, a suggested value of safetyMargin can then be this | |||
| retryCountWait number multiplied by the retryTime from RFC5011: | retryCountWait number multiplied by the retryTime from RFC5011: | |||
| safetyMargin = retryCountWait * retryTime | safetyMargin = retryCountWait * retryTime | |||
| 6.2. Timing Requirements For Adding a New KSK | 6.2. Timing Requirements For Adding a New KSK | |||
| This section defines a method for calculating the amount of time to | Section 6.2.1 defines a method for calculating the amount of time to | |||
| wait until it is safe to start signing exclusively with a new key | wait until it is safe to start signing exclusively with a new DNSKEY | |||
| Section 6.2.1 (especially useful for writing code involving sleep | (especially useful for writing code involving sleep based timers), | |||
| based timers), and an a method for calculating a wall-clock value | and Section 6.2.2 defines a method for calculating a wall-clock value | |||
| after which it is safe to start signing exclusively with a new key | after which it is safe to start signing exclusively with a new DNSKEY | |||
| Section 6.2.2 (especially useful for writing code based on clock- | (especially useful for writing code based on clock-based event | |||
| based event triggers). | triggers). | |||
| 6.2.1. Wait Timer Based Calculation | 6.2.1. Wait Timer Based Calculation | |||
| Given the attack description in Section 5, the correct minimum length | Given the attack description in Section 5, the correct minimum length | |||
| of time required for the Zone Signer to wait after publishing K_new | of time required for the Zone Signer to wait after publishing K_new | |||
| but before exclusively using it and newer keys is: | but before exclusively using it and newer keys is: | |||
| addWaitTime = addHoldDownTime | addWaitTime = addHoldDownTime | |||
| + sigExpirationTimeRemaining | + sigExpirationTimeRemaining | |||
| + activeRefresh | + activeRefresh | |||
| + activeRefreshOffset | + activeRefreshOffset | |||
| + safetyMargin | + safetyMargin | |||
| 6.2.1.1. Fully expanded equation | 6.2.1.1. Fully expanded equation | |||
| The full expanded equation is: | Given the equation components defined in Section 6.1, the full | |||
| expanded equation is: | ||||
| addWaitTime = addHoldDownTime | addWaitTime = addHoldDownTime | |||
| + sigExpirationTimeRemaining | + sigExpirationTimeRemaining | |||
| + 2 * MAX(1 hour, | + MAX(1 hour, | |||
| MIN(sigExpirationTime / 2, | MIN(sigExpirationTime / 2, | |||
| MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | |||
| 15 days) | 15 days) | |||
| ) | ) | |||
| + (addHoldDownTime % activeRefresh) | + (addHoldDownTime % activeRefresh) | |||
| + MAX(1.5 hours, 2 * MAX(TTL of all records)) | + MAX(1.5 hours, 2 * MAX(TTL of all records)) | |||
| + safetyMargin | + safetyMargin | |||
| 6.2.2. Wall-Clock Based Calculation | 6.2.2. Wall-Clock Based Calculation | |||
| The above equations are defined based upon how long to wait from a | The equations in Section 6.2.1 are defined based upon how long to | |||
| particular moment in time. An alternative, but equivalent, method is | wait from a particular moment in time. An alternative, but | |||
| to calculate the date and time before which it is unsafe to use a key | equivalent, method is to calculate the date and time before which it | |||
| for signing. This calculation thus becomes: | is unsafe to use a key for signing. This calculation thus becomes: | |||
| addWallClockTime = lastSigExpirationTime | addWallClockTime = lastSigExpirationTime | |||
| + addHoldDownTime | + addHoldDownTime | |||
| + activeRefresh | + activeRefresh | |||
| + activeRefreshOffset | + activeRefreshOffset | |||
| + safetyMargin | + safetyMargin | |||
| where lastSigExpirationTime is the latest value of any | where lastSigExpirationTime is the latest value of any | |||
| sigExpirationTime for which RRSIGs were created that could | sigExpirationTime for which RRSIGs were created that could | |||
| potentially be replayed. Fully expanded, this becomes: | potentially be replayed. Fully expanded, this becomes: | |||
| addWallClockTime = lastSigExpirationTime | addWallClockTime = lastSigExpirationTime | |||
| + addHoldDownTime | + addHoldDownTime | |||
| + 2 * MAX(1 hour, | + 2 * MAX(1 hour, | |||
| MIN(sigExpirationTime / 2, | MIN(sigExpirationTime / 2, | |||
| MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | |||
| 15 days) | 15 days) | |||
| ) | ) | |||
| + (addHoldDownTime % activeRefresh) | + (addHoldDownTime % activeRefresh) | |||
| + MAX(1.5 hours, 2 * MAX(TTL of all records)) | + MAX(1.5 hours, 2 * MAX(TTL of all records)) | |||
| + safetyMargin | + safetyMargin | |||
| 6.2.3. Timing Constraint Summary | 6.2.3. Timing Constraint Summary | |||
| The important timing constraint introduced by this memo relates to | The important timing constraint introduced by this memo relates to | |||
| the last point at which a RFC5011 Resolver may have received a | the last point at which a RFC5011 Resolver may have received a | |||
| replayed original DNSKEY set, containing K_old and not K_new. The | replayed original DNSKEY set, containing K_old and not K_new. The | |||
| next query of the RFC5011 validator at which K_new will be seen | next query of the RFC5011 validator at which K_new will be seen | |||
| without the potential for a replay attack will occur after the | without the potential for a replay attack will occur after the old | |||
| publication time plus sigExpirationTime. Thus, the latest time that | DNSKEY RRSIG's Signature Expriation Time. Thus, the latest time that | |||
| a RFC5011 Validator may begin their hold down timer is an "Active | a RFC5011 Validator may begin their hold down timer is an "Active | |||
| Refresh" period after the last point that an attacker can replay the | Refresh" period after the last point that an attacker can replay the | |||
| K_old DNSKEY set. The worst case scenario of this attack is if the | K_old DNSKEY set. The worst case scenario of this attack is if the | |||
| attacker can replay K_old just seconds before the (DNSKEY RRSIG | attacker can replay K_old just seconds before the (DNSKEY RRSIG | |||
| Signature Validity) field of the last K_old only RRSIG. | Signature Validity) field of the last K_old only RRSIG. | |||
| 6.2.4. Additional Considerations for RFC7583 | 6.2.4. Additional Considerations for RFC7583 | |||
| Note: our notion of addWaitTime is called "Itrp" in Section 3.3.4.1 | Note: our notion of addWaitTime is called "Itrp" in Section 3.3.4.1 | |||
| of [RFC7583]. The equation for Itrp in RFC7583 is insecure as it | of [RFC7583]. The equation for Itrp in RFC7583 is insecure as it | |||
| does not include the sigExpirationTime listed above. The Itrp | does not include the sigExpirationTime listed above. The Itrp | |||
| equation in RFC7583 also does not include the 2*TTL safety margin, | equation in RFC7583 also does not include the 2*TTL safety margin, | |||
| though that is an operational consideration and not necessarily as | though that is an operational consideration. | |||
| critical. | ||||
| 6.2.5. Example Scenario Calculations | 6.2.5. Example Scenario Calculations | |||
| For the parameters listed in Section 5.1, the activeRefreshOffset is | For the parameters listed in Section 5.1, the activeRefreshOffset is | |||
| 0, since 30 days is evenly divisible by activeRefresh (1/2 day), and | 0, since 30 days is evenly divisible by activeRefresh (1/2 day), and | |||
| our resulting addWaitTime is: | our resulting addWaitTime is: | |||
| addWaitTime = 30 | addWaitTime = 30 | |||
| + 10 | + 10 | |||
| + 1 / 2 | + 1 / 2 | |||
| + 2 * (1) (days) | + 0 (days) | |||
| addWaitTime = 42.5 (days) | addWaitTime = 42.5 (days) | |||
| This addWaitTime of 42.5 days is 12.5 days longer than just the hold | This addWaitTime of 42.5 days is 12.5 days longer than just the hold | |||
| down timer. | down timer, even with the needed safetyMargin value being left out | |||
| (which we exclude due to the lack of necessary operational | ||||
| parameters). | ||||
| 6.3. Timing Requirements For Revoking an Old KSK | 6.3. Timing Requirements For Revoking an Old KSK | |||
| This issue affects not just the publication of new DNSKEYs intended | This issue affects not just the publication of new DNSKEYs intended | |||
| to be used as trust anchors, but also the length of time required to | to be used as trust anchors, but also the length of time required to | |||
| continuously publish a DNSKEY with the revoke bit set. | continuously publish a DNSKEY with the revoke bit set. | |||
| This section defines a method for calculating the amount of time | Section 6.2.1 defines a method for calculating the amount of time | |||
| operators need to wait until it is safe to cease publishing a DNSKEY | operators need to wait until it is safe to cease publishing a DNSKEY | |||
| Section 6.2.1 (especially useful for writing code involving sleep | (especially useful for writing code involving sleep based timers), | |||
| based timers), and an a method for calculating a minimal wall-clock | and Section 6.2.2 defines a method for calculating a minimal wall- | |||
| value after which it is safe to cease publishing a DNSKEY | clock value after which it is safe to cease publishing a DNSKEY | |||
| Section 6.2.2 (especially useful for writing code based on clock- | (especially useful for writing code based on clock-based event | |||
| based event triggers). | triggers). | |||
| 6.3.1. Wait Timer Based Calculation | 6.3.1. Wait Timer Based Calculation | |||
| Both of these publication timing requirements are affected by the | Both of these publication timing requirements are affected by the | |||
| attacks described in this document, but with revocation the key is | attacks described in this document, but with revocation the key is | |||
| revoked immediately and the addHoldDown timer does not apply. Thus | revoked immediately and the addHoldDown timer does not apply. Thus | |||
| the minimum amount of time that a SEP Publisher must wait before | the minimum amount of time that a SEP Publisher must wait before | |||
| removing a revoked key from publication is: | removing a revoked key from publication is: | |||
| remWaitTime = sigExpirationTimeRemaining | remWaitTime = sigExpirationTimeRemaining | |||
| + activeRefresh | ||||
| + safetyMargin | ||||
| remWaitTime = sigExpirationTimeRemaining | ||||
| + MAX(1 hour, | + MAX(1 hour, | |||
| MIN((sigExpirationTime) / 2, | MIN((sigExpirationTime) / 2, | |||
| MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | |||
| 15 days), | 15 days)) | |||
| 1 hour) | + safetyMargin | |||
| + 2 * MAX(TTL of all records) | ||||
| Note that the activeRefreshOffset time does not apply to this | Note that the activeRefreshOffset time does not apply to this | |||
| equation. | equation. | |||
| Note also that adding retryTime intervals to the remWaitTime may be | Note also that adding retryTime intervals to the remWaitTime may be | |||
| wise, just as it was for addWaitTime in Section 6. | wise, just as it was for addWaitTime in Section 6. | |||
| 6.3.2. Wall-Clock Based Calculation | 6.3.2. Wall-Clock Based Calculation | |||
| Like before, the above equations are defined based upon how long to | Like before, the above equations are defined based upon how long to | |||
| wait from a particular moment in time. An alternative, but | wait from a particular moment in time. An alternative, but | |||
| equivalent, method is to calculate the date and time before which it | equivalent, method is to calculate the date and time before which it | |||
| is unsafe to cease publishing a revoked key. This calculation thus | is unsafe to cease publishing a revoked key. This calculation thus | |||
| becomes: | becomes: | |||
| remWallClockTime = lastSigExpirationTime | remWallClockTime = lastSigExpirationTime | |||
| + activeRefresh | + activeRefresh | |||
| + activeRefreshOffset | + safetyMargin | |||
| remWallClockTime = lastSigExpirationTime | ||||
| + MAX(1 hour, | ||||
| MIN((sigExpirationTime) / 2, | ||||
| MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | ||||
| 15 days)) | ||||
| + safetyMargin | + safetyMargin | |||
| where lastSigExpirationTime is the latest value of any | where lastSigExpirationTime is the latest value of any | |||
| sigExpirationTime for which RRSIGs were created that could | sigExpirationTime for which RRSIGs were created that could | |||
| potentially be replayed. Fully expanded, this becomes: | potentially be replayed. Fully expanded, this becomes: | |||
| remWallClockTime = lastSigExpirationTime | ||||
| + 2 * MAX(1 hour, | ||||
| MIN(sigExpirationTime / 2, | ||||
| MAX(TTL of K_old DNSKEY RRSet) / 2, | ||||
| 15 days) | ||||
| ) | ||||
| + (addHoldDownTime % activeRefresh) | ||||
| + MAX(1.5 hours, 2 * MAX(TTL of all records)) | ||||
| 6.3.3. Additional Considerations for RFC7583 | 6.3.3. Additional Considerations for RFC7583 | |||
| Note that our notion of remWaitTime is called "Irev" in | Note that our notion of remWaitTime is called "Irev" in | |||
| Section 3.3.4.2 of [RFC7583]. The equation for Irev in RFC7583 is | Section 3.3.4.2 of [RFC7583]. The equation for Irev in RFC7583 is | |||
| insecure as it does not include the sigExpirationTime listed above. | insecure as it does not include the sigExpirationTime listed above. | |||
| The Irev equation in RFC7583 also does not include the 2*TTL safety | The Irev equation in RFC7583 also does not include a safety margin, | |||
| margin, though that is an operational consideration and not | though that is an operational consideration. | |||
| necessarily as critical. | ||||
| 6.3.4. Example Scenario Calculations | 6.3.4. Example Scenario Calculations | |||
| For the parameters listed in Section 5.1, our example: | For the parameters listed in Section 5.1, our example: | |||
| remwaitTime = 10 | remwaitTime = 10 | |||
| + 1 / 2 | + 1 / 2 (days) | |||
| + 2 * (1) (days) | ||||
| remwaitTime = 12.5 (days) | remwaitTime = 10.5 (days) | |||
| Note that for the values in this example produce a length shorter | Note that for the values in this example produce a length shorter | |||
| than the recommended 30 days in RFC5011's section 6.6, step 3. Other | than the recommended 30 days in RFC5011's section 6.6, step 3. Other | |||
| values of sigExpirationTime and the original TTL of the K_old DNSKEY | values of sigExpirationTime and the original TTL of the K_old DNSKEY | |||
| RRSet, however, can produce values longer than 30 days. | RRSet, however, can produce values longer than 30 days. | |||
| Note that because revocation happens immediately, an attacker has a | Note that because revocation happens immediately, an attacker has a | |||
| much harder job tricking a RFC5011 Resolver into leaving a trust | much harder job tricking a RFC5011 Resolver into leaving a trust | |||
| anchor in place, as the attacker must successfully replay the old | anchor in place, as the attacker must successfully replay the old | |||
| data for every query a RFC5011 Resolver sends, not just one. | data for every query a RFC5011 Resolver sends, not just one. | |||
| 7. IANA Considerations | 7. IANA Considerations | |||
| This document contains no IANA considerations. | This document contains no IANA considerations. | |||
| 8. Operational Considerations | 8. Operational Considerations | |||
| A companion document to RFC5011 was expected to be published that | A companion document to RFC5011 was expected to be published that | |||
| describes the best operational practice considerations from the | describes the best operational practice considerations from the | |||
| perspective of a zone publisher and PEP Publisher. However, this | perspective of a zone publisher and SEP Publisher. However, this | |||
| companion document has yet to be published. The authors of this | companion document has yet to be published. The authors of this | |||
| document hope that it will at some point in the future, as RFC5011 | document hope that it will at some point in the future, as RFC5011 | |||
| timing can be tricky as we have shown, and a BCP is clearly | timing can be tricky as we have shown, and a BCP is clearly | |||
| warranted. This document is intended only to fill a single | warranted. This document is intended only to fill a single | |||
| operational void which, when left misunderstood, can result in | operational void which, when left misunderstood, can result in | |||
| serious security ramifications. This document does not attempt to | serious security ramifications. This document does not attempt to | |||
| document any other missing operational guidance for zone publishers. | document any other missing operational guidance for zone publishers. | |||
| 9. Security Considerations | 9. Security Considerations | |||
| skipping to change at page 16, line 23 ¶ | skipping to change at page 16, line 40 ¶ | |||
| For simplicity, this document assumes that the SEP Publisher will use | For simplicity, this document assumes that the SEP Publisher will use | |||
| a consistent RRSIG validity period. SEP Publishers that vary the | a consistent RRSIG validity period. SEP Publishers that vary the | |||
| length of RRSIG validity periods will need to adjust the | length of RRSIG validity periods will need to adjust the | |||
| sigExpirationTime value accordingly so that the equations in | sigExpirationTime value accordingly so that the equations in | |||
| Section 6 and Section 6.3 use a value that coincides with the last | Section 6 and Section 6.3 use a value that coincides with the last | |||
| time a replay of older RRSIGs will no longer succeed. | time a replay of older RRSIGs will no longer succeed. | |||
| 10. Acknowledgements | 10. Acknowledgements | |||
| The authors would like to especially thank to Michael StJohns for his | The authors would like to especially thank to Michael StJohns for his | |||
| help and advice and the care and thought he put into RFC5011 itself. | help and advice and the care and thought he put into RFC5011 itself | |||
| and his continued reviews and suggestions for this document. He also | ||||
| designed the suggested math behind the suggested safetyMargin values | ||||
| in Section 6.1.8. | ||||
| We would also like to thank Bob Harold, Shane Kerr, Matthijs Mekking, | We would also like to thank Bob Harold, Shane Kerr, Matthijs Mekking, | |||
| Duane Wessels, Petr Petr Spacek, Ed Lewis, and the dnsop working | Duane Wessels, Petr Petr Spacek, Ed Lewis, and the dnsop working | |||
| group who have assisted with this document. | group who have assisted with this document. | |||
| 11. Normative References | 11. Normative References | |||
| [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | |||
| Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. | Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, | |||
| DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, <https://www.rfc- | ||||
| editor.org/info/rfc2119>. | ||||
| [RFC4033] Arends, R., Austein, R., Larson, M., Massey, D., and S. | [RFC4033] Arends, R., Austein, R., Larson, M., Massey, D., and S. | |||
| Rose, "DNS Security Introduction and Requirements", | Rose, "DNS Security Introduction and Requirements", | |||
| RFC 4033, DOI 10.17487/RFC4033, March 2005, | RFC 4033, DOI 10.17487/RFC4033, March 2005, | |||
| <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4033>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4033>. | |||
| [RFC5011] StJohns, M., "Automated Updates of DNS Security (DNSSEC) | [RFC5011] StJohns, M., "Automated Updates of DNS Security (DNSSEC) | |||
| Trust Anchors", STD 74, RFC 5011, DOI 10.17487/RFC5011, | Trust Anchors", STD 74, RFC 5011, DOI 10.17487/RFC5011, | |||
| September 2007, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5011>. | September 2007, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5011>. | |||
| [RFC7583] Morris, S., Ihren, J., Dickinson, J., and W. Mekking, | [RFC7583] Morris, S., Ihren, J., Dickinson, J., and W. Mekking, | |||
| "DNSSEC Key Rollover Timing Considerations", RFC 7583, | "DNSSEC Key Rollover Timing Considerations", RFC 7583, | |||
| DOI 10.17487/RFC7583, October 2015, <https://www.rfc- | DOI 10.17487/RFC7583, October 2015, <https://www.rfc- | |||
| editor.org/info/rfc7583>. | editor.org/info/rfc7583>. | |||
| [RFC7719] Hoffman, P., Sullivan, A., and K. Fujiwara, "DNS | [RFC7719] Hoffman, P., Sullivan, A., and K. Fujiwara, "DNS | |||
| Terminology", RFC 7719, DOI 10.17487/RFC7719, December | Terminology", RFC 7719, DOI 10.17487/RFC7719, December | |||
| 2015, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7719>. | 2015, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7719>. | |||
| Appendix A. Real World Example: The 2017 Root KSK Key Roll | Appendix A. Real World Example: The 2017 Root KSK Key Roll | |||
| In 2017, ICANN expects to (or has, depending on when you're reading | In 2017 and 2018, ICANN expects to (or has, depending on when you're | |||
| this) roll the key signing key (KSK) for the root zone. The relevant | reading this) roll the key signing key (KSK) for the root zone. The | |||
| parameters associated with the root zone at the time of this writing | relevant parameters associated with the root zone at the time of this | |||
| is as follows: | writing is as follows: | |||
| addHoldDownTime: 30 days | addHoldDownTime: 30 days | |||
| Old DNSKEY sigExpirationTime: 21 days | Old DNSKEY sigExpirationTime: 21 days | |||
| Old DNSKEY TTL: 2 days | Old DNSKEY TTL: 2 days | |||
| Thus, sticking this information into the equation in | Thus, sticking this information into the equation in | |||
| Section Section 6 yields (in days): | Section Section 6 yields (in days from publication time): | |||
| addWaitTime = 30 | addWaitTime = 30 | |||
| + (21) | + 21 | |||
| + MAX(MIN((21) / 2, | + MAX(1 hour, | |||
| MAX(2 / 2, | MIN(21 / 2, # activeRefresh | |||
| 15 days)), | MAX(2) / 2, | |||
| 1 hour) | 15 days), | |||
| + 2 * MAX(2) | ) | |||
| + 30 % activeRefresh | ||||
| addWaitTime = 30 + 21 + MAX(MIN(11.5, 1, 15)), 1 hour) + 4 | addWaitTime = 30 + 21 | |||
| + MAX(1 hour, MIN(11.5, 1, 15))) | ||||
| + 30 % activeRefresh | ||||
| addWaitTime = 30 + 21 + 1 + 4 | addWaitTime = 30 + 21 + 1 + 30%1 | |||
| addWaitTime = 56 days | addWaitTime = 30 + 21 + 1 + 0 | |||
| Note that we use a activeRefreshOffset of 0, since 30 days is evenly | addWaitTime = 52 days | |||
| divisible by activeRefresh (1 day). | ||||
| Thus, ICANN should wait a minimum of 56 days before switching to the | Note that activeRefreshOffset ends up being 0, since 30 days is | |||
| evenly divisible by activeRefresh (1 day). | ||||
| Also note that we exclude the safetyMargin value, which is calculated | ||||
| based on the expected client deployment size. | ||||
| Thus, ICANN must wait a minimum of 52 days before switching to the | ||||
| newly published KSK (and 26 days before removing the old revoked key | newly published KSK (and 26 days before removing the old revoked key | |||
| once it is published as revoked). ICANN's current plans are to wait | once it is published as revoked). ICANN's current plans involve | |||
| 70 days before using the new KEY and 69 days before removing the old, | waiting over 3 months before using the new KEY and 69 days before | |||
| revoked key. Thus, their current rollover plans are sufficiently | removing the old, revoked key. Thus, their current rollover plans | |||
| secure from the attack discussed in this memo. | are sufficiently secure from the attack discussed in this memo. | |||
| Authors' Addresses | Authors' Addresses | |||
| Wes Hardaker | Wes Hardaker | |||
| USC/ISI | USC/ISI | |||
| P.O. Box 382 | P.O. Box 382 | |||
| Davis, CA 95617 | Davis, CA 95617 | |||
| US | US | |||
| Email: ietf@hardakers.net | Email: ietf@hardakers.net | |||
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