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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) G. Zorn Request for Comments: 6440 Network Zen Category: Standards Track Q. Wu ISSN: 2070-1721 Y. Wang

                                                                Huawei
                                                         December 2011

The EAP Re-authentication Protocol (ERP) Local Domain Name DHCPv6 Option

Abstract

 In order to derive a Domain-Specific Root Key (DSRK) from the
 Extended Master Session Key (EMSK) generated as a side effect of an
 Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method, the EAP peer must
 discover the name of the domain to which it is attached.
 This document specifies a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
 Version 6 (DHCPv6) option designed to allow a DHCPv6 server to inform
 clients using the EAP Re-authentication Protocol (ERP) EAP method of
 the name of the local domain for ERP.

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 5741.
 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/rfc6440.

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Table of Contents

 1. Introduction ....................................................2
 2. Terminology .....................................................3
    2.1. Standards Language .........................................3
    2.2. Acronyms ...................................................3
 3. Option Format ...................................................3
    3.1. DHCPv6 ERP Local Domain Name Option ........................3
 4. Client Behavior .................................................4
 5. Relay Agent Behavior ............................................4
 6. Security Considerations .........................................4
 7. IANA Considerations .............................................4
 8. References ......................................................5
    8.1. Normative References .......................................5
    8.2. Informative References .....................................5

1. Introduction

 The EAP Re-authentication Protocol (ERP) [RFC5296] is designed to
 allow faster re-authentication of a mobile device that was previously
 authenticated by means of the Extensible Authentication Protocol
 [RFC3748].  Given that the local root key (e.g., a DSRK, as described
 in RFC 5295 [RFC5295]) is generated using the local domain name
 (LDN), LDN discovery is an important part of re-authentication.  As
 described in RFC 5296 [RFC5296], the LDN to be used in ERP can be
 learned by the mobile device through the ERP exchange or via a lower-
 layer mechanism.  However, no lower-layer mechanisms for LDN
 discovery have yet been defined.
 This document specifies an extension to DHCPv6 for LDN to be used
 in ERP.

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2. Terminology

2.1. Standards Language

 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].

2.2. Acronyms

 o  FQDN: Fully Qualified Domain Name
 o  AAA: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
 o  DSRK: Domain-Specific Root Key

3. Option Format

 In DHCPv6-based local domain name discovery, the LDN option is used
 by the DHCPv6 client to obtain the local domain name from the DHCPv6
 server after full EAP authentication has taken place.
 The contents of the ERP Local Domain Name option are intended only
 for use with ERP and do not represent the name of a local domain for
 any other purposes.

3.1. DHCPv6 ERP Local Domain Name Option

 The format of this option is:
 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
 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
 | OPTION_ERP_LOCAL_DOMAIN_NAME|         option-length         |
 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
 | erp-local-domain-name...
 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
 option code
    OPTION_ERP_LOCAL_DOMAIN_NAME (65)
 option-length
    Length of the erp-local-domain-name field, in octets

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 erp-local-domain-name
    This field contains the name of the local ERP domain and MUST be
    encoded as specified in Section 8 of RFC 3315 [RFC3315].  Note
    that this encoding does enable the use of internationalized domain
    names, but only as a set of A-labels [RFC5890].

4. Client Behavior

 If a DHCPv6 client doesn't know the ERP LDN and requires the DHCPv6
 server to provide the DHCPv6 ERP LDN option, it MUST include an
 Option Request option requesting the DHCPv6 ERP Local Domain Name
 option, as described in Section 22.7 of RFC 3315 [RFC3315].
 When the DHCPv6 client receives an ERP Local Domain Name option with
 the ERP LDN present in it, it MUST verify that the option length is
 no more than 256 octets (the maximum length of a single fully
 qualified domain name (FQDN) allowed by the DNS), and that the local
 domain name is a properly encoded single FQDN, as specified in
 Section 8 of RFC 3315 ("Representation and Use of Domain Names")
 [RFC3315].

5. Relay Agent Behavior

 If a DHCPv6 relay agent has pre-existing knowledge of the ERP local
 domain name for a client (for example, from a previous AAA exchange),
 it SHOULD include it in an instance of the DHCPv6 ERP Local Domain
 Name option and forward to the DHCPv6 server as a suboption of the
 Relay-Supplied Options option [RFC6422].

6. Security Considerations

 The communication between the DHCPv6 client and the DHCPv6 server for
 the exchange of local domain name information is security sensitive
 and requires server authentication and integrity protection.  DHCPv6
 security as described in [RFC3315] can be used for this purpose.

7. IANA Considerations

 IANA has added the name "OPTION_ERP_LOCAL_DOMAIN_NAME" to the
 registry titled "Options Permitted in the Relay-Supplied Options
 Option" maintained at http://www.iana.org/.
 IANA has assigned one new option code to the registry titled "DHCP
 Option Codes" maintained at http://www.iana.org/, referencing this
 document.

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8. References

8.1. Normative References

 [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
            Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
 [RFC3315]  Droms, R., Ed., Bound, J., Volz, B., Lemon, T., Perkins,
            C., and M. Carney, "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
            for IPv6 (DHCPv6)", RFC 3315, July 2003.
 [RFC5295]  Salowey, J., Dondeti, L., Narayanan, V., and M. Nakhjiri,
            "Specification for the Derivation of Root Keys from an
            Extended Master Session Key (EMSK)", RFC 5295,
            August 2008.
 [RFC5296]  Narayanan, V. and L. Dondeti, "EAP Extensions for EAP
            Re-authentication Protocol (ERP)", RFC 5296, August 2008.
 [RFC6422]  Lemon, T. and Q. Wu, "Relay-Supplied DHCP Options",
            RFC 6422, December 2011.

8.2. Informative References

 [RFC3748]  Aboba, B., Blunk, L., Vollbrecht, J., Carlson, J., and H.
            Levkowetz, Ed., "Extensible Authentication Protocol
            (EAP)", RFC 3748, June 2004.
 [RFC5890]  Klensin, J., "Internationalized Domain Names for
            Applications (IDNA): Definitions and Document Framework",
            RFC 5890, August 2010.

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Authors' Addresses

 Glen Zorn
 Network Zen
 227/358 Thanon Sanphawut
 Bang Na, Bangkok  10260
 Thailand
 Phone: +66 (0) 87-040-4617
 EMail: glenzorn@gmail.com
 Qin Wu
 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
 101 Software Avenue, Yuhua District
 Nanjing, Jiangsu  210012
 China
 Phone: +86-25-56623633
 EMail: sunseawq@huawei.com
 Yungui Wang
 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
 101 Software Avenue, Yuhua District
 Nanjing, Jiangsu  210012
 China
 Phone: +86-25-56624545
 EMail: w52006@huawei.com

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