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Network Working Group L. Blunk Request for Comments: 4012 Merit Network Updates: 2725, 2622 J. Damas Category: Standards Track Internet Systems Consortium

                                                             F. Parent
                                                                Hexago
                                                        A. Robachevsky
                                                              RIPE NCC
                                                            March 2005
   Routing Policy Specification Language next generation (RPSLng)

Status of this Memo

 This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
 Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
 improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
 Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
 and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

 Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005).

Abstract

 This memo introduces a new set of simple extensions to the Routing
 Policy Specification Language (RPSL), enabling the language to
 document routing policies for the IPv6 and multicast address families
 currently used in the Internet.

Table of Contents

 1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
 2.  Specifying routing policy for different address families . . .  2
     2.1.  Ambiguity Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     2.2.  The afi dictionary attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     2.3.  RPSL dictionary extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
     2.4.  IPv6 RPSL types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
     2.5.  mp-import, mp-export, and mp-default . . . . . . . . . .  4
           2.5.1.  <mp-peering> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
           2.5.2.  <mp-filter>  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
           2.5.3.  Policy examples  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
 3.  route6 Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
 4.  Updates to existing Classes to support the extensions  . . . .  8
     4.1.  as-set Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
     4.2.  route-set Class  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9

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     4.3.  filter-set Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     4.4.  peering-set Class  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     4.5.  inet-rtr Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     4.6.  rtr-set Class  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
 5.  RFC 2725 Extensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
     5.1.  Authorization model for route6 Objects . . . . . . . . . 13
 6.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
 7.  Acknowledgments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
 8.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
     8.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
     8.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
     Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
     Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

1. Introduction

 RFC 2622 [1] defines the RPSL language for the IPv4 unicast routing
 protocols and provides a series of guidelines for extending the RPSL
 language itself.  Additionally, security extensions to the RPSL
 language are specified in RFC 2725 [2].
 This document proposes to extend RPSL according to the following
 goals and requirements:
 o  Provide RPSL extensibility in the dimension of address families,
    specifically, to allow users to document routing policy for IPv6
    and multicast.
 o  Extensions should be backward compatible with minimal impact on
    existing tools and processes, following Section 10 of RFC 2622 [1]
    for guidelines on extending RPSL.
 o  Maintain clarity and non-ambiguity: RPSL information is used by
    humans in addition to software tools.
 o  Minimize duplication of information, particularly when routing
    policies for different address families are the same.
 The addition of IPv6 and multicast support to RPSL leads to four
 distinct routing policies that need to be distinguished in this
 specification, namely, (IPv4 {unicast|multicast}, IPv6
 {unicast|multicast}).

2. Specifying Routing Policy for Different Address Families

 Routing policy is currently specified in the aut-num class using
 "import:", "export:", and "default:" attributes.  Sometimes it is
 important to distinguish policy for different address families, as
 well as a unicast routing policy from a multicast one.

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 Although the syntax of the existing import, export, and default
 attributes could be extended, this would present backward
 compatibility issues and could undermine clarity in the expressions.
 Keeping this in mind, the "import:", "export:", and "default:"
 attributes implicitly specify IPv4 unicast policy and will remain as
 previously defined in RPSL, and new multi-protocol (prefixed with the
 string "mp-") attributes will be introduced.  These new "mp-"
 attributes are described below.

2.1. Ambiguity Resolution

 The same peering can be covered by more than one multi-protocol
 policy attribute or by a combination of multi-protocol policy
 attributes (when specifying IPv4 unicast policy) and the previously
 defined IPv4 unicast policy attributes.  In these cases,
 implementations should follow the specification-order rule as defined
 in Section 6.4 of RFC 2622 [1].  To break the ambiguity, the action
 corresponding to the first peering specification is used.

2.2. The afi Dictionary Attribute

 This section introduces a new dictionary attribute:
 Address Family Identifier, <afi>, is an RPSL list of address families
 for which a given routing policy expression should be evaluated.
 <afi> is optional within the new multi-protocol attributes introduced
 in the aut-num class.  A pseudo identifier named "any" is defined to
 allow for more compact policy expressions with converged routing
 policy.
 The possible values for <afi> are as follows:
    ipv4.unicast
    ipv4.multicast
    ipv4 (equivalent to ipv4.unicast, ipv4.multicast)
    ipv6.unicast
    ipv6.multicast
    ipv6 (equivalent to ipv6.unicast, ipv6.multicast)
    any (equivalent to ipv4, ipv6)
    any.unicast (equivalent to ipv4.unicast, ipv6.unicast)
    any.multicast (equivalent to ipv4.multicast, ipv6.multicast)
 Appearance of these values in an attribute must be preceded by the
 keyword afi.
 An <afi-list> is defined as a comma-separated list of one or more afi
 values.

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2.3. RPSL Dictionary Extensions

 In order to support IPv6 addresses specified with the next-hop rp-
 attribute, a new predefined dictionary type entitled "ipv6_address"
 is added to the RPSL dictionary.  The definition of this type is
 taken from Section 2.2 of RFC 3513 [3].
 The next-hop rp-attribute is expanded in the dictionary as follows:
 rp-attribute: # next hop router in a static route
               next-hop
               operator=(union ipv4_address, ipv6_address, enum[self])
 A new value has been added for the <protocol> dictionary
 specification:
    MPBGP
 MPBGP is understood to be BGP4 with multi-protocol extensions (often
 referred to as BGP4+).  BGP4+ could not be used, as the '+' character
 is not allowed by the RPSL specification in protocol names.

2.4. IPv6 RPSL Types

 This document will reference three new IPv6 RPSL types, namely,
 <ipv6-address>, <ipv6-address-prefix>, and <ipv6-address-prefix-
 range>.  The <ipv6-address> and <ipv6-address-prefix> types are
 defined in Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of RFC 3513 [3].  The <ipv6-address-
 prefix-range> type adds a range operator to the <ipv6-address-prefix>
 type.  The range operator is defined in Section 2 of RFC 2622 [1].

2.5. mp-import, mp-export, and mp-default

 Three new policy attributes are introduced in the aut-num Class:
    mp-import:
    mp-export:
    mp-default:
 These attributes incorporate the afi (address-family) specification.
 Note that the afi specification is optional.  If no afi specification
 is present, the policy expression is presumed to apply to all
 protocol families, namely, ipv4.unicast, ipv4.multicast,
 ipv6.unicast, and ipv6.multicast.  This is the equivalent of the afi
 specification "afi any".  The mp-import and mp-export attributes have
 both a basic policy specification and a more powerful structured
 policy specification.

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 The syntax for the mp-default attribute and the basic policy
 specification of the mp-import and mp-export attributes is as
 follows:
 Attribute  Value                                         Type
 mp-import  [protocol <protocol-1>] [into <protocol-2>]   optional,
            [afi <afi-list>]                              multi-valued
            from <mp-peering-1> [action <action-1>; ... <action-N>;]
            . . .
            from <mp-peering-M> [action <action-1>; ... <action-N>;]
            accept <mp-filter> [;]
 mp-export  [protocol <protocol-1>] [into <protocol-2>]   optional,
            [afi <afi-list>]                              multi-valued
            to <mp-peering-1> [action <action-1>; ... <action-N>;]
            . . .
            to <mp-peering-M> [action <action-1>; ... <action-N>;]
            announce <mp-filter> [;]
 mp-default [afi <afi-list>] to <mp-peering>              optional,
            [action <action-1>; ... <action-N>;]          multi-valued
            [networks <mp-filter>]
 The mp-import and mp-export policies can be structured.  As with RFC
 2622 [1], structured policies are recommended only to advanced RPSL
 users.  The mp-import structured policy syntax is defined below.
 Please note the semicolon at the end of an <import-factor> is
 mandatory for structured policy expressions, while being optional on
 non-structured policy expressions.  The mp-export structured policy
 syntax is expressed symmetrically to the mp-import attribute.  The
 structured syntax allows exceptions and refinements to policies by
 use of the "except" and "refine" keywords.  Further, the exceptions
 and refinements may specify an optional "afi" list to restrict the
 policy expression to particular address families.
 Note that the definition allows subsequent or "cascading" refinements
 and exceptions.  RFC 2622 [1] incorrectly refers to these as "nested"
 expressions.  The syntax does not allow true nested expressions.
 <import-factor> ::=
      from <mp-peering-1> [action <action-1>; ... <action-M>;]
      . . .
      from <mp-peering-N> [action <action-1>; ... <action-K>;]
      accept <mp-filter>;
 <import-term> :: = import-factor |
      {
      <import-factor-1>

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      . . .
      <import-factor-N>
      }
 <import-expression> ::= <import-term> |
      <import-term> EXCEPT <afi-import-expression> |
      <import-term> REFINE <afi-import-expression>
 <afi-import-expression> ::= [afi <afi-list>] <import-expression>
 mp-import: [protocol <protocol-1>] [into <protocol-2>]
      <afi-import-expression>

2.5.1. <mp-peering>

 <mp-peering> indicates the AS (and the router if present) and is
 defined as follows:
 <mp-peering> ::= <as-expression> [<mp-router-expression-1>]
                  [at <mp-router-expression-2>] | <peering-set-name>
 where <as-expression> is an expression over AS numbers and AS sets
 using operators AND, OR, and EXCEPT, and <mp-router-expression> is an
 expression over router ipv4-addresses or ipv6-addresses, inet-rtr
 names, and rtr-set names using operators AND, OR, and EXCEPT.  The
 binary "EXCEPT" operator is the set subtraction operator and has the
 same precedence as the operator AND (it is semantically equivalent to
 "AND NOT" combination).  That is, "(AS65001 OR AS65002) EXCEPT
 AS65002" equals "AS65001".

2.5.2. <mp-filter>

 The <mp-filter> policy filter expression is derived from the RPSL
 <filter> policy filter expression defined in section 5.4 of RFC 2622
 [1].  <mp-filter> extends the <filter> expression to allow the
 specification of IPv6 prefixes and prefix ranges.  In particular, an
 Address-Prefix Set expression in an <mp-filter> expression may
 include both IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes or prefix ranges.  <mp-filter> is
 otherwise identical to the RPSL <filter> expression.  Address-Prefix
 Sets are enclosed in braces, '{' and '}'.  The policy filter matches
 the set of routes whose destination address-prefix is in the set.
 For example:
    { 192.0.2.0/24, 2001:0DB8::/32 }
    { 2001:0DB8:0100::/48^+, 2001:0DB8:0200::/48^64 }

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2.5.3. Policy Examples

 The address family may be specified in subsequent refine or except
 policy expressions and is valid only within the policy expression
 that contains it.
 Therefore, in the example
 aut-num:    AS65534
 mp-import: afi any.unicast from AS65001 accept as-foo;
              except afi any.unicast {
                from AS65002 accept AS65226;
              } except afi ipv6.unicast {
                  from AS65003 accept {2001:0DB8::/32};
                }
 the last "except" is evaluated only for the IPv6 unicast address
 family, while other import-expressions are evaluated for both the
 IPv6 and IPv4 unicast address families.
 The evaluation of a policy expression is done by evaluating each of
 its components.  Evaluation of peering-sets and filter-sets is
 constrained by the address family.  Such constraints may result in a
 "NOT ANY" <mp-filter> or invalid <mp-peering> depending on implicit
 or explicit definitions of the address family in the set.  Conflicts
 with explicit or implicit declarations are resolved at runtime during
 the evaluation of a policy expression.  An RPSL evaluation
 implementation may wish to issue a warning in the case of a "NOT ANY"
 <mp-filter>.  The following mp-import policy contains an example of
 an <mp-filter> that should be evaluated as "NOT ANY":
 aut-num: AS65002
 mp-import: afi ipv6.unicast from AS65001 accept {192.0.2.0/24}

3. route6 Class

 The route6 class is the IPv6 equivalent of the route class.  As with
 the route class, the class key for the route6 class is specified by
 the route6 and origin attribute pair.  Other than the route6
 attribute, the route6 class shares the same attribute names with the
 route class.  Although the attribute names remain identical, the
 inject, components, exports-comps, holes, and mnt-routes attributes
 must specify IPv6 prefixes and addresses rather than IPv4 prefixes
 and addresses.  This requirement is reflected by the specification of
 <ipv6-router-expression>, <ipv6-filter>, and <ipv6-address-prefix>
 below.  <ipv6-address-prefix> has been previously defined.  <ipv6-
 filter> is related to <mp-filter> as defined above in Section 2.5.2,
 with the exception that only <ipv6-address-prefix> types are

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 permitted.  Similarly, <ipv6-router-expression> is related to
 <mp-router-expression> as defined above in Section 2.5.1 with the
 exception that only <ipv6-address> types are permitted.

Attribute Value Type route6 <ipv6-address-prefix> mandatory, class key,

                                              single-valued

origin <as-number> mandatory, class key,

                                              single-valued

member-of list of <route-set-name> optional, multi-valued inject [at <ipv6-router-expression>] … optional, multi-valued

            [action <action>]
            [upon <condition>]

components [ATOMIC] <ipv6-filter>] optional, single-valued [protocol <protocol> <ipv6-filter> ... aggr-bndry <as-expression> optional, single-valued aggr-mtd inbound or outbound optional, single-valued

            [<as-expression>]

export-comps <ipv6-filter> optional, single-valued holes list of <ipv6-address-prefix> optional, multi-valued mnt-lower list of <mntner-name> optional, multi-valued mnt-routes list of <mntner-name> optional, multi-valued

            [{list of <ipv6-address-prefix-range>} or ANY]
 Example:
 route6:   2001:0DB8::/32
 origin:   AS65001

4. Updates to Existing Classes to Support the Extensions

4.1. as-set Class

 The as-set class defines a set of Autonomous Systems (AS), specified
 either directly by listing them in the members attribute or
 indirectly by referring to another as-set or using the mbrs-by-ref
 facility.  More importantly, "In a context that expects a route set
 (e.g., members attribute of the route-set class), [...] an as-set
 AS-X defines the set of routes that are originated by the ASes in
 AS-X", (section 5.3 of  RFC 2622 [1]).
 The as-set class is therefore used to collect a set of route
 prefixes, which may be restricted to a specific address family.
 The existing as-set class does not need any modifications.  The
 evaluation of the class must be filtered to obtain prefixes belonging
 to a particular address family using the traditional filtering
 mechanism in use in Internet Routing Registry (IRR) systems today.

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4.2. route-set Class

 This class is used to specify a set of route prefixes.
 A new attribute "mp-members:" is defined for this class.  This
 attribute allows the specification of IPv4 or IPv6
 address-prefix-ranges.

Attribute Value Type mp-members list of (<ipv4-address-prefix-range> optional, multi-valued

          or <ipv6-address-prefix-range>
          or <route-set-name>
          or <route-set-name><range-operator>)

Example:

route-set: rs-foo mp-members: rs-bar mp-members: 2001:0DB8::/32 # v6 member mp-members: 192.0.2.0/24 # v4 member

4.3. filter-set Class

 The new "mp-filter:" attribute defines the set's policy filter.  A
 policy filter is a logical expression that when applied to a set of
 routes returns a subset of these routes.  The relevant parts of the
 updated filter-set class are shown below:
 Attribute   Value                Type
 filter-set  <object-name>        mandatory, single-valued, class key
 filter      <filter>             optional, single-valued
 mp-filter   <mp-filter>          optional, single-valued
 Where <mp-filter> is defined above in Section 2.5.2.  While the
 "filter:" and "mp-filter:" attributes are of type "optional", a
 filter-set must contain one of these two attributes.  Implementations
 should reject instances where both attributes are defined in an
 object, as the interpretation of such a filter-set is undefined.

4.4. peering-set Class

 The peering set class is updated with a "mp-peering:" attribute.
 Attribute    Value               Type
 peering-set  <object-name>       mandatory, single-valued, class key
 peering      <peering>           optional, multi-valued
 mp-peering   <mp-peering>        optional, multi-valued

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 Example:
 peering-set:   prng-ebgp-peers
 mp-peering:    AS65002 2001:0DB8::1 at 2001:0DB8::2
 With <mp-peering> defined as above in Section 2.5.1.  While the
 "peering:" and "mp-peering:" attributes are of type "optional", a
 peering-set must contain at least one of these two attributes.

4.5. inet-rtr Class

 Two new attributes are introduced to the inet-rtr class --
 "interface:", which allows the definition of generic interfaces,
 including the information previously contained in the "ifaddr:"
 attribute, as well as support for tunnel definitions;  and "mp-
 peer:", which includes and extends the functionality of the existing
 "peer:" attribute.  The syntax definition for the "interface:"
 attribute follows:
 Attribute  Value                               Type
 interface  <ipv4-address> or <ipv6-address>    optional, multi-valued
            masklen <mask>
            [action <action>]
            [tunnel <remote-endpoint-address>,<encapsulation>]
 The syntax allows native IPv4 and IPv6 interface definitions, as well
 as the definition of tunnels as virtual interfaces.  Without the
 optional tunnel definition, this attribute allows the same
 functionality as the "ifaddr:" attribute but extends it to allow IPv6
 addresses.
 If the interface is a tunnel, the syntax is as follows:
 <remote-endpoint-address> indicates the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the
 remote endpoint of the tunnel.  The address family must match that of
 the local endpoint.  <encapsulation> denotes the encapsulation used
 in the tunnel and is one of {GRE,IPinIP} (note that the outer and
 inner IP protocol versions can be deduced from the interface context
 -- for example, IPv6-in-IPv4 encapsulation is just IPinIP).  Routing
 policies for these routers should be described in the appropriate
 classes (e.g., aut-num).
 The "mp-peer:" attribute is defined below.  The difference between
 this attribute and the "peer:" attribute is the inclusion of support
 for IPv6 addresses.

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 Attribute  Value                                     Type
 mp-peer    <protocol> <ipv4-address> <options>  or   optional,
            <protocol> <ipv6-address> <options>  or   multi-valued
            <protocol> <inet-rtr-name> <options> or
            <protocol> <rtr-set-name> <options>  or
            <protocol> <peering-set-name> <options>
 where <protocol> is a protocol name, and <options> is a
 comma-separated list of peering options for <protocol>, as provided
 in the RPSL dictionary.

4.6. rtr-set Class

 The rtr-set class is extended with a new attribute, "mp-members:".
 This attribute extends the original "members:" attribute by allowing
 the specification of IPv6 addresses.  It is defined as follows:
 Attribute   Value                             Type
 mp-members  list of (<inet-rtr-name> or       optional, multi-valued
             <rtr-set-name> or
             <ipv4-address> or
             <ipv6-address>)

5. RFC 2725 Extensions

 RFC 2725 [2] introduces an authorization model to address the
 integrity of policy expressed in routing registries.  Two new
 attributes were defined to support this authorization model: the
 "mnt-routes" and "mnt-lower" attributes.
 In RPSLng, these attributes are extended to the route6 and inet6num
 (described below) classes.  Further, the syntax of the existing mnt-
 routes attribute is modified to allow the optional specification of
 IPv6 prefix range lists when present in inet6num, route6, and aut-num
 class objects.  This optional list of prefix ranges is a comma-
 separated list enclosed in curly braces.  In the aut-num class, the
 IPv6 prefix ranges may be mixed with IPv4 prefix ranges.  The keyword
 "ANY" may also be used instead of prefix ranges.  In the case of
 inet6num and route6 objects, "ANY" refers to all more specifics of
 the prefix in the class key field.  For the aut-num class, "ANY"
 literally means any prefix.  The default when no additional set items
 are specified is "ANY".  An abbreviated definition of the aut-num
 class with the updated syntax for the mnt-routes attribute is
 presented below.

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Attribute Value Type aut-num <as-number> mandatory, class key,

                                              single-valued

mnt-routes list of <mntner-name> optional, multi-valued

            [{list of (<ipv6-address-prefix-range> or
                       <ipv4-address-prefix-range>)} or ANY]
 The following is an example of mnt-routes usage.  This example
 authorizes MAINT-65001 to create route6 objects with an origin AS of
 65002 for IPv6 address prefixes within the 2001:0DB8::/32^+ range,
 and route objects with origin AS 65002 for IPv4 prefixes within the
 192.0.2.0/24^+ range.
 aut-num: AS65002
 mnt-routes: MAINT-AS65001 {2001:0DB8::/32^+, 192.0.2.0/24^+}
 Note, that the inclusion of IPv6 prefix ranges within a mnt-routes
 attribute in an aut-num object may conflict with existing
 implementations of RPSL that support only IPv4 prefix ranges.
 However, given the perceived lack of implementation of this optional
 prefix range list, it was considered more acceptable to extend the
 existing definition of the mnt-routes attribute in the aut-num class
 rather than to create a new attribute type.
 Attribute     Value                    Type
 inet6num      <ipv6-address-prefix>    mandatory, single-valued,
                                        class key
 netname       <netname>                mandatory, single-valued
 descr         <free-form>              mandatory, multi-valued
 country       <country-code>           mandatory, multi-valued
 admin-c       <nic-handle>             mandatory, multi-valued
 tech-c        <nic-handle>             mandatory, multi-valued
 remarks       <free-form>              optional, multi-valued
 notify        <email-address>          optional, multi-valued
 mnt-lower     list of <mntner-name>    optional, multi-valued
 mnt-routes    list of <mntner-name>    optional, multi-valued
               [{list of <ipv6-address-prefix-range>} or ANY]
 mnt-by        list of <mntner-name>    mandatory, multi-valued
 changed       <email-address> <date>   mandatory, multi-valued
 source        <registry-name>          mandatory, single-valued
 The <country-code> must be a valid two-letter ISO 3166 country code
 identifier.  <netname> is a symbolic name for the specified IPv6
 address space.  It does not have a restriction on RPSL reserved
 prefixes.  These definitions are taken from the RIPE Database
 Reference Manual [4].

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5.1. Authorization Model for route6 Objects

 Deletion and update of a route6 object is not different from other
 objects, as defined in RFC 2725 [2].  Creation rules of a route6
 object is replicated here from the corresponding rules for route
 object in RFC 2725 [2] section 9.9.
 When a route6 object is added, the submission must satisfy two
 authentication criteria.  It must match the authentication specified
 in the aut-num object and that specified in either a route6 object
 or, if no applicable route6 object is found, an inet6num object.
 An addition is submitted with an AS number and IPv6 prefix as its
 key.  If the aut-num object does not exist on a route6 to add, then
 the addition is rejected.  If the aut-num exists, then the submission
 is checked against the applicable maintainers.  A search is then done
 for the prefix, looking first for an exact match and then, failing
 that,  for the longest prefix match less specific than the prefix
 specified.  If this search succeeds, it will return one or more
 route6 objects.  The submission must match an applicable maintainer
 in at least one of these route6 objects for the addition to succeed.
 If the search for a route6 object fails, then a search is performed
 for an inet6num object that exactly matches the prefix, or for the
 most specific inet6num less specific than the route6 object
 submission.
 Once the aut-num and either a list of route6 objects or an inet6num
 is found, the authorization is taken from these objects.  The
 applicable maintainer object is any referenced by the mnt-routes
 attributes.  If one or more mnt-routes attributes are present in an
 object, the mnt-by or mnt-lower attributes are not considered.  In
 the absence of a mnt-routes attribute in a given object, the first
 mnt-lower attributes are used (only if the given object is an
 inet6num object and it is less specific than the route6 object to be
 added).  If no applicable mnt-lower attribute is found, then the
 mnt-by attributes are used for that object.  The authentication must
 match one of the authorizations in each of the two objects.

6. Security Considerations

 This document describes extensions to RFC 2622 [1] and RFC 2725 [2].
 The extensions address the limitations of the aforementioned
 documents with respect to IPv6 and multicast.  The extensions do not
 introduce any new security functionality or threats.

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 Although the extensions introduce no additional security threats, it
 should be noted that the original RFC 2622 [1] RPSL standard included
 several weak and/or vulnerable authentication mechanisms:  first, the
 "MAIL-FROM" scheme, which can be easily defeated via source email
 address spoofing;  second, the "CRYPT-PW" scheme, which is subject to
 dictionary attacks and password sniffing if RPSL objects are
 submitted via unencrypted channels such as email;  and, finally, the
 "NONE" mechanism, which offers no protection for objects.

7. Acknowledgements

 The authors wish to thank all the people who have contributed to this
 document through numerous discussions, particularly Ekaterina
 Petrusha, for highly valuable discussions and suggestions:  Shane
 Kerr, Engin Gunduz, Marc Blanchet, and David Kessens who participated
 constructively in many discussions and Cengiz Alaettinoglu, who is
 still the reference in all things RPSL.

8. References

8.1. Normative References

 [1]  Alaettinoglu, C., Villamizar, C., Gerich, E., Kessens, D.,
      Meyer, D., Bates, T., Karrenberg, D., and M. Terpstra, "Routing
      Policy Specification Language (RPSL)", RFC 2622, June 1999.
 [2]  Villamizar, C., Alaettinoglu, C., Meyer, D., and S. Murphy,
      "Routing Policy System Security", RFC 2725, December 1999.
 [3]  Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
      Addressing Architecture", RFC 3513, April 2003.

8.2. Informative References

 [4]  Damas, J. and A. Robachevsky, "RIPE Database Reference Manual",
      August 2002.

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Authors' Addresses

 Larry Blunk
 Merit Network
 EMail: ljb@merit.edu
 Joao Damas
 Internet Systems Consortium
 EMail: Joao_Damas@isc.org
 Florent Parent
 Hexago
 EMail: Florent.Parent@hexago.com
 Andrei Robachevsky
 RIPE NCC
 EMail: andrei@ripe.net

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