Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) D. Fedyk
Request for Comments: 9348 C. Hopps
Category: Standards Track LabN Consulting, L.L.C.
ISSN: 2070-1721 January 2023
A YANG Data Model for IP Traffic Flow Security
Abstract
This document describes a YANG module for the management of IP
Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS) additions to Internet Key Exchange
Protocol version 2 (IKEv2) and IPsec.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
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https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9348.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. YANG Management
3.1. YANG Tree
3.2. YANG Module
4. IANA Considerations
4.1. Updates to the IETF XML Registry
4.2. Updates to the YANG Module Names Registry
5. Security Considerations
6. References
6.1. Normative References
6.2. Informative References
Appendix A. Examples
A.1. Example XML Configuration
A.2. Example XML Operational Data
A.3. Example JSON Configuration
A.4. Example JSON Operational Data
A.5. Example JSON Operational Statistics
Acknowledgements
Authors' Addresses
1. Introduction
This document defines a YANG module [RFC7950] for the management of
the IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS) extensions defined in
[RFC9347]. IP-TFS provides enhancements to an IPsec tunnel Security
Association (SA) to provide improved traffic confidentiality.
Traffic confidentiality reduces the ability of traffic analysis to
determine identity and correlate observable traffic patterns. IP-TFS
offers efficiency when aggregating traffic in fixed-size IPsec tunnel
packets.
The YANG data model in this document conforms to the Network
Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA) defined in [RFC8342].
The published YANG modules for IPsec are defined in [RFC9061]. This
document uses these models as a general IPsec model that is augmented
for IP-TFS. The models in [RFC9061] provide for both an IKE and an
IKE-less model.
2. Overview
This document defines configuration and operational parameters of IP
Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS). IP-TFS, defined in [RFC9347],
defines a security association for tunnel mode IPsec with
characteristics that improve traffic confidentiality and reduce
bandwidth efficiency loss. These documents assume familiarity with
the IPsec concepts described in [RFC4301].
IP-TFS uses tunnel mode to improve confidentiality by hiding inner
packet identifiable information, packet size, and packet timing. IP-
TFS provides a general capability allowing aggregation of multiple
packets in uniform-size outer tunnel IPsec packets. It maintains the
outer packet size by utilizing combinations of aggregating, padding,
and fragmenting inner packets to fill out the IPsec outer tunnel
packet. Padding is used to fill the packet when no data is available
to send.
This document specifies an extensible configuration model for IP-TFS.
This version utilizes the capabilities of IP-TFS to configure fixed-
size IP-TFS packets that are transmitted at a constant rate. This
model is structured to allow for different types of operation through
future augmentation.
The IP-TFS YANG module augments the IPsec YANG module from [RFC9061].
IP-TFS makes use of IPsec tunnel mode and adds a small number of
configuration items to IPsec tunnel mode. As defined in [RFC9347],
any SA configured to use IP-TFS supports only IP-TFS packets, i.e.,
no mixed IPsec modes.
The behavior for IP-TFS is controlled by the source. The self-
describing format of an IP-TFS packet allows a sending side to adjust
the packet size and timing independently from any receiver. Both
directions are also independent, e.g., IP-TFS may be run only in one
direction. This means that counters, which are created here for both
directions, may be 0 or not updated in the case of an SA that uses
IP-TFS only in on direction.
Cases where IP-TFS statistics are active for one direction:
* SA one direction - IP-TFS enabled
* SA both directions - IP-TFS only enabled in one direction
Case where IP-TFS statistics are active for both directions:
* SA both directions - IP-TFS enable for both directions
The IP-TFS model supports IP-TFS configuration and operational data.
This YANG module supports configuration of fixed-size and fixed-rate
packets, as well as elements that may be augmented to support future
configuration. The protocol specification [RFC9347] goes beyond this
simple, fixed mode of operation by defining a general format for any
type of scheme. In this document, the outer IPsec packets can be
sent with fixed or variable size (without padding). The
configuration allows the fixed packet size to be determined by the
path MTU. The fixed packet size can also be configured if a value
lower than the path MTU is desired.
Other configuration items include:
Congestion Control:
A congestion control setting to allow IP-TFS to reduce the packet
rate when congestion is detected.
Fixed-Rate Configuration:
The IP-TFS tunnel rate can be configured by taking into account
either layer 2 overhead or layer 3 overhead. Layer 3 overhead is
the IP data rate, and layer 2 overhead is the rate of bits on the
link. The combination of packet size and rate determines the
nominal maximum bandwidth and the transmission interval when
fixed-size packets are used.
User Packet Fragmentation Control:
While fragmentation is recommended for improved efficiency, a
configuration is provided if users wish to observe the effect of
no fragmentation on their data flows.
The YANG operational data allows the readout of the configured
parameters, as well as the per-SA statistics and error counters for
IP-TFS. Per-SA IPsec packet statistics are provided as a feature,
and per-SA IP-TFS-specific statistics are provided as another
feature. Both sets of statistics augment the IPsec YANG modules with
counters that allow observation of IP-TFS packet efficiency.
IPsec YANG management objects are set in [RFC9061]. IP-TFS YANG
augments the IKE and the IKE-less models. In these models, the
Security Policy database entry and Security Association entry for an
IPsec tunnel can be augmented with IP-TFS. In addition, this model
uses YANG types defined in [RFC6991].
3. YANG Management
3.1. YANG Tree
The following is the YANG tree diagram [RFC8340] for the IP-TFS
extensions.
module: ietf-ipsec-iptfs
augment /nsfike:ipsec-ike/nsfike:conn-entry/nsfike:spd
/nsfike:spd-entry/nsfike:ipsec-policy-config
/nsfike:processing-info/nsfike:ipsec-sa-cfg:
+--rw traffic-flow-security
+--rw congestion-control? boolean
+--rw packet-size
| +--rw use-path-mtu-discovery? boolean
| +--rw outer-packet-size? uint16
+--rw (tunnel-rate)?
| +--:(l2-fixed-rate)
| | +--rw l2-fixed-rate? yang:gauge64
| +--:(l3-fixed-rate)
| +--rw l3-fixed-rate? yang:gauge64
+--rw dont-fragment? boolean
+--rw max-aggregation-time? decimal64
+--rw window-size? uint16
+--rw send-immediately? boolean
+--rw lost-packet-timer-interval? decimal64
augment /nsfike:ipsec-ike/nsfike:conn-entry/nsfike:child-sa-info:
+--ro traffic-flow-security
+--ro congestion-control? boolean
+--ro packet-size
| +--ro use-path-mtu-discovery? boolean
| +--ro outer-packet-size? uint16
+--ro (tunnel-rate)?
| +--:(l2-fixed-rate)
| | +--ro l2-fixed-rate? yang:gauge64
| +--:(l3-fixed-rate)
| +--ro l3-fixed-rate? yang:gauge64
+--ro dont-fragment? boolean
+--ro max-aggregation-time? decimal64
+--ro window-size? uint16
+--ro send-immediately? boolean
+--ro lost-packet-timer-interval? decimal64
augment /nsfikels:ipsec-ikeless/nsfikels:spd/nsfikels:spd-entry
/nsfikels:ipsec-policy-config/nsfikels:processing-info
/nsfikels:ipsec-sa-cfg:
+--rw traffic-flow-security
+--rw congestion-control? boolean
+--rw packet-size
| +--rw use-path-mtu-discovery? boolean
| +--rw outer-packet-size? uint16
+--rw (tunnel-rate)?
| +--:(l2-fixed-rate)
| | +--rw l2-fixed-rate? yang:gauge64
| +--:(l3-fixed-rate)
| +--rw l3-fixed-rate? yang:gauge64
+--rw dont-fragment? boolean
+--rw max-aggregation-time? decimal64
+--rw window-size? uint16
+--rw send-immediately? boolean
+--rw lost-packet-timer-interval? decimal64
augment /nsfikels:ipsec-ikeless/nsfikels:sad/nsfikels:sad-entry:
+--ro traffic-flow-security
+--ro congestion-control? boolean
+--ro packet-size
| +--ro use-path-mtu-discovery? boolean
| +--ro outer-packet-size? uint16
+--ro (tunnel-rate)?
| +--:(l2-fixed-rate)
| | +--ro l2-fixed-rate? yang:gauge64
| +--:(l3-fixed-rate)
| +--ro l3-fixed-rate? yang:gauge64
+--ro dont-fragment? boolean
+--ro max-aggregation-time? decimal64
+--ro window-size? uint16
+--ro send-immediately? boolean
+--ro lost-packet-timer-interval? decimal64
augment /nsfike:ipsec-ike/nsfike:conn-entry/nsfike:child-sa-info:
+--ro ipsec-stats {ipsec-stats}?
| +--ro tx-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro tx-octets? yang:counter64
| +--ro tx-drop-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-octets? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-drop-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro iptfs-inner-pkt-stats {iptfs-stats}?
| +--ro tx-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro tx-octets? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-octets? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-incomplete-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro iptfs-outer-pkt-stats {iptfs-stats}?
+--ro tx-all-pad-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro tx-all-pad-octets? yang:counter64
+--ro tx-extra-pad-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro tx-extra-pad-octets? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-all-pad-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-all-pad-octets? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-extra-pad-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-extra-pad-octets? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-errored-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-missed-pkts? yang:counter64
augment /nsfikels:ipsec-ikeless/nsfikels:sad/nsfikels:sad-entry:
+--ro ipsec-stats {ipsec-stats}?
| +--ro tx-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro tx-octets? yang:counter64
| +--ro tx-drop-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-octets? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-drop-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro iptfs-inner-pkt-stats {iptfs-stats}?
| +--ro tx-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro tx-octets? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-pkts? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-octets? yang:counter64
| +--ro rx-incomplete-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro iptfs-outer-pkt-stats {iptfs-stats}?
+--ro tx-all-pad-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro tx-all-pad-octets? yang:counter64
+--ro tx-extra-pad-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro tx-extra-pad-octets? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-all-pad-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-all-pad-octets? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-extra-pad-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-extra-pad-octets? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-errored-pkts? yang:counter64
+--ro rx-missed-pkts? yang:counter64
3.2. YANG Module
The following is the YANG module for managing the IP-TFS extensions.
The model contains references to [RFC9347] and [RFC5348].
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-ipsec-iptfs@2023-01-31.yang"
module ietf-ipsec-iptfs {
yang-version 1.1;
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ipsec-iptfs";
prefix iptfs;
import ietf-i2nsf-ike {
prefix nsfike;
reference
"RFC 9061: A YANG Data Model for IPsec Flow Protection Based on
Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Section 5.2";
}
import ietf-i2nsf-ikeless {
prefix nsfikels;
reference
"RFC 9061: A YANG Data Model for IPsec Flow Protection Based on
Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Section 5.3";
}
import ietf-yang-types {
prefix yang;
reference
"RFC 6991: Common YANG Data Types";
}
organization
"IETF IPSECME Working Group (IPSECME)";
contact
"WG Web: <https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/ipsecme/>
WG List: <mailto:ipsecme@ietf.org>
Author: Don Fedyk
<mailto:dfedyk@labn.net>
Author: Christian Hopps
<mailto:chopps@chopps.org>";
description
"This module defines the configuration and operational state for
managing the IP Traffic Flow Security functionality (RFC 9348).
Copyright (c) 2023 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
authors of the code. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Revised BSD License
set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions
Relating to IETF Documents
(https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).
This version of this YANG module is part of RFC 9348; see
the RFC itself for full legal notices.";
revision 2023-01-31 {
description
"Initial revision";
reference
"RFC 9348: A YANG Data Model for IP Traffic Flow Security";
}
feature ipsec-stats {
description
"This feature indicates the device supports
per-SA IPsec statistics.";
}
feature iptfs-stats {
description
"This feature indicates the device supports
per-SA IP Traffic Flow Security statistics.";
}
/*--------------------*/
/* groupings */
/*--------------------*/
grouping ipsec-tx-stat-grouping {
description
"IPsec outbound statistics";
leaf tx-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Outbound Packet count";
}
leaf tx-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Outbound Packet bytes";
}
leaf tx-drop-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Outbound dropped packets count";
}
}
grouping ipsec-rx-stat-grouping {
description
"IPsec inbound statistics";
leaf rx-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Inbound Packet count";
}
leaf rx-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Inbound Packet bytes";
}
leaf rx-drop-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Inbound dropped packets count";
}
}
grouping iptfs-inner-tx-stat-grouping {
description
"IP-TFS outbound inner packet statistics";
leaf tx-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of IP-TFS inner packets sent. This
count is whole packets only. A fragmented packet
counts as one packet.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS)";
}
leaf tx-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of IP-TFS inner octets sent. This is
inner packet octets only. It does not count padding.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS)";
}
}
grouping iptfs-outer-tx-stat-grouping {
description
"IP-TFS outbound inner packet statistics";
leaf tx-all-pad-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of transmitted IP-TFS packets that
were all padding with no inner packet data.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3";
}
leaf tx-all-pad-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number transmitted octets of padding added to
IP-TFS packets with no inner packet data.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3";
}
leaf tx-extra-pad-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of transmitted outer IP-TFS packets
that included some padding.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3.1";
}
leaf tx-extra-pad-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of transmitted octets of padding added
to outer IP-TFS packets with data.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3.1";
}
}
grouping iptfs-inner-rx-stat-grouping {
description
"IP-TFS inner packet inbound statistics";
leaf rx-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of IP-TFS inner packets received.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2";
}
leaf rx-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of IP-TFS inner octets received. It does
not include padding or overhead.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2";
}
leaf rx-incomplete-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of IP-TFS inner packets that were
incomplete. Usually this is due to fragments that are
not received. Also, this may be due to misordering or
errors in received outer packets.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS)";
}
}
grouping iptfs-outer-rx-stat-grouping {
description
"IP-TFS outer packet inbound statistics";
leaf rx-all-pad-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of received IP-TFS packets that were
all padding with no inner packet data.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3";
}
leaf rx-all-pad-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of received octets of padding added to
IP-TFS packets with no inner packet data.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3";
}
leaf rx-extra-pad-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of received outer IP-TFS packets that
included some padding.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3.1";
}
leaf rx-extra-pad-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of received octets of padding added to
outer IP-TFS packets with data.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3.1";
}
leaf rx-errored-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of IP-TFS outer packets dropped due to
errors.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS)";
}
leaf rx-missed-pkts {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Total number of IP-TFS outer packets missing,
indicated by a missing sequence number.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS)";
}
}
grouping iptfs-config {
description
"This is the grouping for IP-TFS configuration.";
container traffic-flow-security {
description
"Configure the IPsec TFS in the Security
Association Database (SAD).";
leaf congestion-control {
type boolean;
default "true";
description
"When set to true, the default, this enables the
congestion control on-the-wire exchange of data that is
required by congestion control algorithms, as defined by
RFC 5348. When set to false, IP-TFS sends fixed-size
packets over an IP-TFS tunnel at a constant rate.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.4.2;
RFC 5348: TCP Friendly Rate Control (TFRC): Protocol
Specification";
}
container packet-size {
description
"Packet size is either auto-discovered or manually
configured.";
leaf use-path-mtu-discovery {
type boolean;
default "true";
description
"Utilize path MTU discovery to determine maximum
IP-TFS packet size. If the packet size is explicitly
configured, then it will only be adjusted downward if
use-path-mtu-discovery is set.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 4.2";
}
leaf outer-packet-size {
type uint16;
units "bytes";
description
"On transmission, the size of the outer encapsulating
tunnel packet (i.e., the IP packet containing
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)).";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 4.2";
}
}
choice tunnel-rate {
description
"The TFS bit rate may be specified at layer 2 wire
rate or layer 3 packet rate.";
leaf l2-fixed-rate {
type yang:gauge64;
units "bits/second";
description
"On transmission, target bandwidth/bit rate in
bits/second for IP-TFS tunnel. This fixed rate is the
nominal timing for the fixed-size packet. If
congestion control is enabled, the rate may be
adjusted down (or up if unset).";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 4.1";
}
leaf l3-fixed-rate {
type yang:gauge64;
units "bits/second";
description
"On transmission, target bandwidth/bit rate in
bits/second for IP-TFS tunnel. This fixed rate is the
nominal timing for the fixed-size packet. If
congestion control is enabled, the rate may be
adjusted down (or up if unset).";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 4.1";
}
}
leaf dont-fragment {
type boolean;
default "false";
description
"On transmission, disable packet fragmentation across
consecutive IP-TFS tunnel packets; inner packets larger
than what can be transmitted in outer packets will be
dropped.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.4 and
6.1.4";
}
leaf max-aggregation-time {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 6;
}
units "milliseconds";
description
"On transmission, maximum aggregation time is the
maximum length of time a received inner packet can be
held prior to transmission in the IP-TFS tunnel. Inner
packets that would be held longer than this time, based
on the current tunnel configuration, will be dropped
rather than be queued for transmission. Maximum
aggregation time is configurable in milliseconds or
fractional milliseconds down to 1 nanosecond.";
}
leaf window-size {
type uint16 {
range "0..65535";
}
description
"On reception, the maximum number of out-of-order
packets that will be reordered by an IP-TFS receiver
while performing the reordering operation. The value 0
disables any reordering.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3";
}
leaf send-immediately {
type boolean;
default "false";
description
"On reception, send inner packets as soon as possible; do
not wait for lost or misordered outer packets.
Selecting this option reduces the inner (user) packet
delay but can amplify out-of-order delivery of the
inner packet stream in the presence of packet
aggregation and any reordering.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.5";
}
leaf lost-packet-timer-interval {
type decimal64 {
fraction-digits 6;
}
units "milliseconds";
description
"On reception, this interval defines the length of time
an IP-TFS receiver will wait for a missing packet before
considering it lost. If not using send-immediately,
then each lost packet will delay inner (user) packets
until this timer expires. Setting this value too low
can impact reordering and reassembly. The value is
configurable in milliseconds or fractional milliseconds
down to 1 nanosecond.";
reference
"RFC 9347: Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for
IP Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS), Section 2.2.3";
}
}
}
/*
* IP-TFS ike configuration
*/
augment "/nsfike:ipsec-ike/nsfike:conn-entry/nsfike:spd/"
+ "nsfike:spd-entry/"
+ "nsfike:ipsec-policy-config/"
+ "nsfike:processing-info/"
+ "nsfike:ipsec-sa-cfg" {
description
"IP-TFS configuration for this policy.";
uses iptfs-config;
}
augment "/nsfike:ipsec-ike/nsfike:conn-entry/"
+ "nsfike:child-sa-info" {
description
"IP-TFS configured on this SA.";
uses iptfs-config {
refine "traffic-flow-security" {
config false;
}
}
}
/*
* IP-TFS ikeless configuration
*/
augment "/nsfikels:ipsec-ikeless/nsfikels:spd/"
+ "nsfikels:spd-entry/"
+ "nsfikels:ipsec-policy-config/"
+ "nsfikels:processing-info/"
+ "nsfikels:ipsec-sa-cfg" {
description
"IP-TFS configuration for this policy.";
uses iptfs-config;
}
augment "/nsfikels:ipsec-ikeless/nsfikels:sad/"
+ "nsfikels:sad-entry" {
description
"IP-TFS configured on this SA.";
uses iptfs-config {
refine "traffic-flow-security" {
config false;
}
}
}
/*
* packet counters
*/
augment "/nsfike:ipsec-ike/nsfike:conn-entry/"
+ "nsfike:child-sa-info" {
description
"Per-SA counters";
container ipsec-stats {
if-feature "ipsec-stats";
config false;
description
"IPsec per-SA packet counters.
tx = outbound, rx = inbound";
uses ipsec-tx-stat-grouping;
uses ipsec-rx-stat-grouping;
}
container iptfs-inner-pkt-stats {
if-feature "iptfs-stats";
config false;
description
"IP-TFS per-SA inner packet counters.
tx = outbound, rx = inbound";
uses iptfs-inner-tx-stat-grouping;
uses iptfs-inner-rx-stat-grouping;
}
container iptfs-outer-pkt-stats {
if-feature "iptfs-stats";
config false;
description
"IP-TFS per-SA outer packets counters.
tx = outbound, rx = inbound";
uses iptfs-outer-tx-stat-grouping;
uses iptfs-outer-rx-stat-grouping;
}
}
/*
* packet counters
*/
augment "/nsfikels:ipsec-ikeless/nsfikels:sad/"
+ "nsfikels:sad-entry" {
description
"Per-SA counters";
container ipsec-stats {
if-feature "ipsec-stats";
config false;
description
"IPsec per-SA packet counters.
tx = outbound, rx = inbound";
uses ipsec-tx-stat-grouping;
uses ipsec-rx-stat-grouping;
}
container iptfs-inner-pkt-stats {
if-feature "iptfs-stats";
config false;
description
"IP-TFS per-SA inner packet counters.
tx = outbound, rx = inbound";
uses iptfs-inner-tx-stat-grouping;
uses iptfs-inner-rx-stat-grouping;
}
container iptfs-outer-pkt-stats {
if-feature "iptfs-stats";
config false;
description
"IP-TFS per-SA outer packets counters.
tx = outbound, rx = inbound";
uses iptfs-outer-tx-stat-grouping;
uses iptfs-outer-rx-stat-grouping;
}
}
}
<CODE ENDS>
4. IANA Considerations
4.1. Updates to the IETF XML Registry
Per this document, IANA has registered a URI in the "IETF XML
Registry" [RFC3688] as follows.
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ipsec-iptfs
Registrant Contact: The IESG.
XML: N/A; the requested URI is an XML namespace.
4.2. Updates to the YANG Module Names Registry
Per this document, IANA has registered one YANG module in the "YANG
Module Names" registry [RFC6020] as follows.
Name: ietf-ipsec-iptfs
Namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ipsec-iptfs
Prefix: iptfs
Reference: RFC 9348
5. Security Considerations
The YANG module specified in this document defines a schema for data
that is designed to be accessed via network management protocols such
as NETCONF [RFC6241] or RESTCONF [RFC8040]. The lowest NETCONF layer
is the secure transport layer, and the mandatory-to-implement secure
transport is Secure Shell (SSH) [RFC6242]. The lowest RESTCONF layer
is HTTPS, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is TLS
[RFC8446].
The Network Configuration Access Control Model (NACM) [RFC8341]
provides the means to restrict access for particular NETCONF or
RESTCONF users to a preconfigured subset of all available NETCONF or
RESTCONF protocol operations and content.
There are a number of data nodes defined in this YANG module that are
writable/creatable/deletable (i.e., config true, which is the
default). These data nodes may be considered sensitive or vulnerable
in some network environments. Write operations (e.g., edit-config)
to these data nodes without proper protection can have a negative
effect on network operations. These are the subtrees and data nodes
and their sensitivity/vulnerability:
../traffic-flow-security: Enabling IP-TFS is controlled by setting
the entries under traffic-flow-security in IKE or IKE-less models.
IP-TFS is set either to be congestion sensitive or a fixed rate by
setting parameters in this subtree.
Some of the readable data nodes in this YANG module may be considered
sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. It is thus
important to control read access (e.g., via get, get-config, or
notification) to these data nodes. These are the subtrees and data
nodes and their sensitivity/vulnerability:
../iptfs-inner-pkt-stats and ../iptfs-outer-pkt-stats: Access to IP-
TFS statistics can provide information that IP-TFS obscures, such
as the true activity of the flows using IP-TFS.
6. References
6.1. Normative References
[RFC4301] Kent, S. and K. Seo, "Security Architecture for the
Internet Protocol", RFC 4301, DOI 10.17487/RFC4301,
December 2005, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4301>.
[RFC6020] Bjorklund, M., Ed., "YANG - A Data Modeling Language for
the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6020,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6020, October 2010,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6020>.
[RFC6241] Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed.,
and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol
(NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, June 2011,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6241>.
[RFC6242] Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure
Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, DOI 10.17487/RFC6242, June 2011,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6242>.
[RFC6991] Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., "Common YANG Data Types",
RFC 6991, DOI 10.17487/RFC6991, July 2013,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6991>.
[RFC7950] Bjorklund, M., Ed., "The YANG 1.1 Data Modeling Language",
RFC 7950, DOI 10.17487/RFC7950, August 2016,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7950>.
[RFC8040] Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., and K. Watsen, "RESTCONF
Protocol", RFC 8040, DOI 10.17487/RFC8040, January 2017,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8040>.
[RFC8341] Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration
Access Control Model", STD 91, RFC 8341,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8341, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8341>.
[RFC8342] Bjorklund, M., Schoenwaelder, J., Shafer, P., Watsen, K.,
and R. Wilton, "Network Management Datastore Architecture
(NMDA)", RFC 8342, DOI 10.17487/RFC8342, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8342>.
[RFC8446] Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol
Version 1.3", RFC 8446, DOI 10.17487/RFC8446, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8446>.
[RFC9061] Marin-Lopez, R., Lopez-Millan, G., and F. Pereniguez-
Garcia, "A YANG Data Model for IPsec Flow Protection Based
on Software-Defined Networking (SDN)", RFC 9061,
DOI 10.17487/RFC9061, July 2021,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9061>.
[RFC9347] Hopps, C., "Aggregation and Fragmentation Mode for
Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Its Use for IP
Traffic Flow Security (IP-TFS)", RFC 9347,
DOI 10.17487/RFC9347, January 2023,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9347>.
6.2. Informative References
[RFC3688] Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3688, January 2004,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3688>.
[RFC5348] Floyd, S., Handley, M., Padhye, J., and J. Widmer, "TCP
Friendly Rate Control (TFRC): Protocol Specification",
RFC 5348, DOI 10.17487/RFC5348, September 2008,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5348>.
[RFC8340] Bjorklund, M. and L. Berger, Ed., "YANG Tree Diagrams",
BCP 215, RFC 8340, DOI 10.17487/RFC8340, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8340>.
Appendix A. Examples
The following examples show configuration and operational data for
the IKE-less and IKE cases using XML and JSON. Also, the operational
statistics for the IKE-less case is illustrated.
A.1. Example XML Configuration
This example illustrates configuration for IP-TFS in the IKE-less
case. Note that, since this augments the IPsec IKE-less schema, only
a minimal IKE-less configuration to satisfy the schema has been
populated.
<i:ipsec-ikeless
xmlns:i="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-i2nsf-ikeless"
xmlns:tfs="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ipsec-iptfs">
<i:spd>
<i:spd-entry>
<i:name>protect-policy-1</i:name>
<i:direction>outbound</i:direction>
<i:ipsec-policy-config>
<i:traffic-selector>
<i:local-prefix>192.0.2.0/16</i:local-prefix>
<i:remote-prefix>198.51.100.0/16</i:remote-prefix>
</i:traffic-selector>
<i:processing-info>
<i:action>protect</i:action>
<i:ipsec-sa-cfg>
<tfs:traffic-flow-security>
<tfs:congestion-control>true</tfs:congestion-control>
<tfs:packet-size>
<tfs:use-path-mtu-discovery
>true</tfs:use-path-mtu-discovery>
</tfs:packet-size>
<tfs:l2-fixed-rate>1000000000</tfs:l2-fixed-rate>
<tfs:max-aggregation-time
>0.1</tfs:max-aggregation-time>
<tfs:window-size>5</tfs:window-size>
<tfs:send-immediately>false</tfs:send-immediately>
<tfs:lost-packet-timer-interval
>0.2</tfs:lost-packet-timer-interval>
</tfs:traffic-flow-security>
</i:ipsec-sa-cfg>
</i:processing-info>
</i:ipsec-policy-config>
</i:spd-entry>
</i:spd>
</i:ipsec-ikeless>
Figure 1: Example IP-TFS XML Configuration
A.2. Example XML Operational Data
This example illustrates operational data for IP-TFS in the IKE-less
case. Note that, since this augments the IPsec IKE-less schema only,
a minimal IKE-less configuration to satisfy the schema has been
populated.
<i:ipsec-ikeless
xmlns:i="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-i2nsf-ikeless"
xmlns:tfs="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ipsec-iptfs">
<i:sad>
<i:sad-entry>
<i:name>sad-1</i:name>
<i:ipsec-sa-config>
<i:spi>1</i:spi>
<i:traffic-selector>
<i:local-prefix>2001:db8:1::/48</i:local-prefix>
<i:remote-prefix>2001:db8:2::/48</i:remote-prefix>
</i:traffic-selector>
</i:ipsec-sa-config>
<tfs:traffic-flow-security>
<tfs:congestion-control>true</tfs:congestion-control>
<tfs:packet-size>
<tfs:use-path-mtu-discovery
>true</tfs:use-path-mtu-discovery>
</tfs:packet-size>
<tfs:l2-fixed-rate>1000000000</tfs:l2-fixed-rate>
<tfs:max-aggregation-time>0.100</tfs:max-aggregation-time>
<tfs:window-size>0</tfs:window-size>
<tfs:send-immediately>true</tfs:send-immediately>
<tfs:lost-packet-timer-interval
>0.200</tfs:lost-packet-timer-interval>
</tfs:traffic-flow-security>
</i:sad-entry>
</i:sad>
</i:ipsec-ikeless>
Figure 2: Example IP-TFS XML Operational Data
A.3. Example JSON Configuration
This example illustrates configuration data for IP-TFS in the IKE
case. Note that, since this augments the IPsec IKE schema, only a
minimal IKE configuration to satisfy the schema has been populated.
{
"ietf-i2nsf-ike:ipsec-ike": {
"ietf-i2nsf-ike:conn-entry": [
{
"name": "my-peer-connection",
"ike-sa-encr-alg": [
{
"id": 1,
"algorithm-type": 12,
"key-length": 128
}
],
"local": {
"local-pad-entry-name": "local-1"
},
"remote": {
"remote-pad-entry-name": "remote-1"
},
"ietf-i2nsf-ike:spd": {
"spd-entry": [
{
"name": "protect-policy-1",
"ipsec-policy-config": {
"traffic-selector": {
"local-prefix": "192.0.2.0/16",
"remote-prefix": "198.51.100.0/16"
},
"processing-info": {
"action": "protect",
"ipsec-sa-cfg": {
"ietf-ipsec-iptfs:traffic-flow-security": {
"congestion-control": true,
"l2-fixed-rate": "1000000000",
"packet-size": {
"use-path-mtu-discovery": true
},
"max-aggregation-time": "0.1",
"window-size": 1,
"send-immediately": false,
"lost-packet-timer-interval": "0.2"
}
}
}
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
Figure 3: Example IP-TFS JSON Configuration
A.4. Example JSON Operational Data
This example illustrates operational data for IP-TFS in the IKE case.
Note that, since this augments the IPsec IKE tree, only a minimal IKE
configuration to satisfy the schema has been populated.
{
"ietf-i2nsf-ike:ipsec-ike": {
"ietf-i2nsf-ike:conn-entry": [
{
"name": "my-peer-connection",
"ike-sa-encr-alg": [
{
"id": 1,
"algorithm-type": 12,
"key-length": 128
}
],
"local": {
"local-pad-entry-name": "local-1"
},
"remote": {
"remote-pad-entry-name": "remote-1"
},
"ietf-i2nsf-ike:child-sa-info": {
"ietf-ipsec-iptfs:traffic-flow-security": {
"congestion-control": true,
"l2-fixed-rate": "1000000000",
"packet-size": {
"use-path-mtu-discovery": true
},
"max-aggregation-time": "0.1",
"window-size": 5,
"send-immediately": false,
"lost-packet-timer-interval": "0.2"
}
}
}
]
}
}
Figure 4: Example IP-TFS JSON Operational Data
A.5. Example JSON Operational Statistics
This example shows the JSON formatted statistics for IP-TFS. Note a
unidirectional IP-TFS transmit side is illustrated, with arbitrary
numbers for transmit.
{
"ietf-i2nsf-ikeless:ipsec-ikeless": {
"sad": {
"sad-entry": [
{
"name": "sad-1",
"ipsec-sa-config": {
"spi": 1,
"traffic-selector": {
"local-prefix": "192.0.2.1/16",
"remote-prefix": "198.51.100.0/16"
}
},
"ietf-ipsec-iptfs:traffic-flow-security": {
"window-size": 5,
"send-immediately": false,
"lost-packet-timer-interval": "0.2"
},
"ietf-ipsec-iptfs:ipsec-stats": {
"tx-pkts": "300",
"tx-octets": "80000",
"tx-drop-pkts": "2",
"rx-pkts": "0",
"rx-octets": "0",
"rx-drop-pkts": "0"
},
"ietf-ipsec-iptfs:iptfs-inner-pkt-stats": {
"tx-pkts": "250",
"tx-octets": "75000",
"rx-pkts": "0",
"rx-octets": "0",
"rx-incomplete-pkts": "0"
},
"ietf-ipsec-iptfs:iptfs-outer-pkt-stats": {
"tx-all-pad-pkts": "40",
"tx-all-pad-octets": "40000",
"tx-extra-pad-pkts": "200",
"tx-extra-pad-octets": "30000",
"rx-all-pad-pkts": "0",
"rx-all-pad-octets": "0",
"rx-extra-pad-pkts": "0",
"rx-extra-pad-octets": "0",
"rx-errored-pkts": "0",
"rx-missed-pkts": "0"
},
"ipsec-sa-state": {
"sa-lifetime-current": {
"time": 80000,
"bytes": "400606",
"packets": 1000,
"idle": 5
}
}
}
]
}
}
}
Figure 5: Example IP-TFS JSON Statistics
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Eric Kinzie, Jürgen Schönwälder, Lou
Berger, and Tero Kivinen for their feedback and review on the YANG
module.
Authors' Addresses
Don Fedyk
LabN Consulting, L.L.C.
Email: dfedyk@labn.net
Christian Hopps
LabN Consulting, L.L.C.
Email: chopps@chopps.org
