NETCONF Working Group K. Watsen
Internet-Draft Juniper Networks
Intended status: Standards Track G. Wu
Expires: January 10, 2017 Cisco Networks
July 9, 2016

SSH Client and Server Models
draft-ietf-netconf-ssh-client-server-00

Abstract

This document defines two YANG modules, one defines groupings for a generic SSH client and the other defines groupings for a generic SSH server. It is intended that these groupings will be used by applications using the SSH protocol.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

This document defines two YANG [RFC6020] modules, one defines groupings for a generic SSH client and the other defines groupings for a generic SSH server (SSH is defined in [RFC4252], [RFC4253], and [RFC4254]). It is intended that these groupings will be used by applications using the SSH protocol. For instance, these groupings could be used to help define the data model for an OpenSSH [OPENSSH] server or a NETCONF over SSH [RFC6242] based server.

The two YANG modules in this document each define two groupings. One grouping defines everything other than what's needed for the TCP [RFC793] protocol layer. The other grouping uses the first grouping while adding TCP layer specifics (e.g., addresses to connect to, ports to listen on, etc.). This separation is done in order to enable applications the opportunity to define their own strategy for how the underlying TCP connection is established. For instance, applications supporting NETCONF Call Home [draft-ietf-netconf-call-home] could use the first grouping for the SSH parts it provides, while adding data nodes for the reversed TCP layer.

1.1. Terminology

The keywords "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

1.2. Tree Diagrams

A simplified graphical representation of the data models is used in this document. The meaning of the symbols in these diagrams is as follows:

2. The SSH Client Model

The SSH client model presented in this section contains two YANG groupings, one for a client that initiates the underlying TCP connection and another for a client that has had the TCP connection opened for it already (e.g., call home).

Both of these groupings reference data nodes defined by the System Keychain model [draft-ietf-netconf-system-keychain]. For instance, a reference to the keychain model is made to indicate which trusted CA certificate a client should use to authenticate X.509v3 certificate based host keys [RFC6187].

2.1. Tree Diagram

The following tree diagram presents the data model for the two groupings defined in the ietf-ssh-client module.

module: ietf-ssh-client
groupings:
  initiating-ssh-client-grouping
     +---- server-auth
     |  +---- trusted-ssh-host-keys?   -> /kc:keychain/trusted-ssh-host
-keys/name
     |  +---- trusted-ca-certs?        -> /kc:keychain/trusted-certific
ates/name {ssh-x509-certs}?
     |  +---- trusted-server-certs?    -> /kc:keychain/trusted-certific
ates/name
     +---- client-auth
        +---- matches* [name]
           +---- name?                    string
           +---- match* [name]
           |  +---- name?                    string
           |  +---- trusted-ssh-host-keys?   -> /kc:keychain/trusted-ss
h-host-keys/name
           |  +---- trusted-ca-certs?        -> /kc:keychain/trusted-ce
rtificates/name
           |  +---- trusted-server-certs?    -> /kc:keychain/trusted-ce
rtificates/name
           +---- user-auth-credentials?   -> /kc:keychain/user-auth-cre
dentials/user-auth-credential/username

  listening-ssh-client-grouping
     +---- address?       inet:ip-address
     +---- port?          inet:port-number
     +---- server-auth
     |  +---- trusted-ssh-host-keys?   -> /kc:keychain/trusted-ssh-host
-keys/name
     |  +---- trusted-ca-certs?        -> /kc:keychain/trusted-certific
ates/name {ssh-x509-certs}?
     |  +---- trusted-server-certs?    -> /kc:keychain/trusted-certific
ates/name
     +---- client-auth
        +---- matches* [name]
           +---- name?                    string
           +---- match* [name]
           |  +---- name?                    string
           |  +---- trusted-ssh-host-keys?   -> /kc:keychain/trusted-ss
h-host-keys/name
           |  +---- trusted-ca-certs?        -> /kc:keychain/trusted-ce
rtificates/name
           |  +---- trusted-server-certs?    -> /kc:keychain/trusted-ce
rtificates/name
           +---- user-auth-credentials?   -> /kc:keychain/user-auth-cre
dentials/user-auth-credential/username

2.2. Example Usage

This section shows how it would appear if the initiating-ssh-client-grouping were populated with some data. This example is consistent with the examples presented in Section 2.2 of [draft-ietf-netconf-system-keychain].

FIXME  (how to do an example for a module that only has groupings?)

2.3. YANG Model

This YANG module has a normative references to [RFC6991] and [draft-ietf-netconf-system-keychain].


<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-ssh-client@2016-07-08.yang"

module ietf-ssh-client {
  yang-version 1.1;

  namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ssh-client";
  prefix "sshc";

  import ietf-inet-types {
    prefix inet;
    reference 
      "RFC 6991: Common YANG Data Types";
  }

  import ietf-system-keychain {
    prefix kc;
    reference
      "RFC YYYY: System Keychain Model";
  }

  organization
   "IETF NETCONF (Network Configuration) Working Group";

  contact
   "WG Web:   <http://tools.ietf.org/wg/netconf/>
    WG List:  <mailto:netconf@ietf.org>

    WG Chair: Mehmet Ersue
              <mailto:mehmet.ersue@nsn.com>

    WG Chair: Mahesh Jethanandani
              <mailto:mjethanandani@gmail.com>

    Author:   Kent Watsen
              <mailto:kwatsen@juniper.net>

    Author:   Gary Wu
              <mailto:garywu@cisco.com>";


  description
   "This module defines a reusable grouping for a SSH client that
    can be used as a basis for specific SSH client instances.

    Copyright (c) 2014 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 Simplified BSD
    License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's
    Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
    (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

    This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; see
    the RFC itself for full legal notices.";

  revision "2016-07-08" {
    description
     "Initial version";
    reference
     "RFC XXXX: SSH Client and Server Models";
  }

  feature ssh-x509-certs {
    description
      "The ssh-x509-certs feature indicates that the SSH
       client supports RFC 6187";
    reference
      "RFC 6187: X.509v3 Certificates for Secure Shell
       Authentication";
  }

  grouping initiating-ssh-client-grouping {
    description
      "A reusable grouping for a SSH client that initiates the
       underlying TCP transport connection.";

    container server-auth {
      description
        "Trusted server identities.";

      leaf trusted-ssh-host-keys {
        type leafref {
          path "/kc:keychain/kc:trusted-ssh-host-keys/kc:name";
        }
        description
          "A reference to a list of SSH host keys used by the
           SSH client to authenticate SSH server host keys.
           A server host key is authenticate if it is an exact
           match to a configured trusted SSH host key.";
      }

      leaf trusted-ca-certs {
        if-feature ssh-x509-certs;
        type leafref {
          path "/kc:keychain/kc:trusted-certificates/kc:name";
        }
        description
          "A reference to a list of certificate authority (CA)
           certificates used by the SSH client to authenticate
           SSH server certificates.";
      }

      leaf trusted-server-certs {
        type leafref {
          path "/kc:keychain/kc:trusted-certificates/kc:name";
        }
        description
          "A reference to a list of server certificates used by
           the SSH client to authenticate SSH server certificates.
           A server certificate is authenticated if it is an
           exact match to a configured trusted server certificate.";
      }
    }

    container client-auth {
      description
        "The credentials used by the client to authenticate to
         the SSH server.";

      list matches {
        key name;
        description
          "A matches expression, which performs like a firewall
           rulebase in that each matches expression is considered
           for a match before moving onto the next matches
           expression.  The first matching expression terminates
           the search, and its 'user-auth-credentials' are used
           to log into the SSH server.";
        leaf name {
          type string;
          description
            "An arbitrary name for this matches expression.";
        }
        list match {
          key name;
          description
            "A match rule.  The presented SSH server's host key
             is matched against possible trusted SSH host keys
             and certificates.  If a match is found, the specified
             'user-auth-credentials' is used to log into the
             SSH server.";
          leaf name {
            type string;
            description
              "An arbitrary name for this match rule.";
          }
          leaf trusted-ssh-host-keys {
            type leafref {
              path "/kc:keychain/kc:trusted-ssh-host-keys/kc:name";
            }
            description
              "A test to see if the presented SSH host key 
               matches any of the host keys in the specified 
               'trusted-ssh-host-keys' list maintained by the
               system-keychain module.";
          }
          leaf trusted-ca-certs {
            type leafref {
              path "/kc:keychain/kc:trusted-certificates/kc:name";
            }
            description
              "A test to see if the presented SSH host key matches
               any of the trusted CA certificates in the specified
               'trusted-certificates' list maintained by the 
               system-keychain module.";
          }
          leaf trusted-server-certs {
            type leafref {
              path "/kc:keychain/kc:trusted-certificates/kc:name";
            }
            description
              "A test to see if the presented SSH host key matches
               any of the trusted server certificates in the specified
               'trusted-certificates' list maintained by the 
               system-keychain module.";
          }
        }
        leaf user-auth-credentials {
          type leafref {
            path "/kc:keychain/kc:user-auth-credentials/"
                 + "kc:user-auth-credential/kc:username";
          }
          description
            "The specific user authentication credentials to use if
             all of the above 'match' expressions match.";
        }
      }
    }
  }  // end initiating-ssh-client-grouping


  grouping listening-ssh-client-grouping {
    description
      "A reusable grouping for a SSH client that does not
       the underlying TCP transport connection have been
       established using some other mechanism.";
    leaf address {
      type inet:ip-address;
      description
       "The IP address to listen for call-home connections on.";
    }
    leaf port {
      type inet:port-number;
      description
       "The port number to listen for call-home connections.
        When this grouping is used, it is RECOMMENED that
        refine statement is used to either set a default port
        value or to set mandatory true.";
    }
    uses initiating-ssh-client-grouping;
  }



}



<CODE ENDS>

3. The SSH Server Model

The SSH server model presented in this section contains two YANG groupings, one for a server that opens a socket to accept TCP connections and another for a server that has had the TCP connection opened for it already (e.g., inetd).

Both of these groupings reference data nodes defined by the System Keychain model [draft-ietf-netconf-system-keychain]. For instance, a reference to the keychain model is made to indicate which host key a server should present.

3.1. Tree Diagram

The following tree diagram presents the data model for the two groupings defined in the ietf-ssh-server module.

module: ietf-ssh-server
groupings:
  listening-ssh-server-grouping
     +---- address?            inet:ip-address
     +---- port?               inet:port-number
     +---- host-keys
     |  +---- host-key* [name]
     |     +---- name           string
     |     +---- (type)?
     |        +--:(public-key)
     |        |  +---- public-key?    -> /kc:keychain/private-keys/priv
ate-key/name
     |        +--:(certificate)
     |           +---- certificate?   -> /kc:keychain/private-keys/priv
ate-key/certificate-chains/certificate-chain/name {ssh-x509-certs}?
     +---- client-cert-auth {ssh-x509-certs}?
        +---- trusted-ca-certs?       -> /kc:keychain/trusted-certifica
tes/name
        +---- trusted-client-certs?   -> /kc:keychain/trusted-certifica
tes/name

  non-listening-ssh-server-grouping
     +---- host-keys
     |  +---- host-key* [name]
     |     +---- name           string
     |     +---- (type)?
     |        +--:(public-key)
     |        |  +---- public-key?    -> /kc:keychain/private-keys/priv
ate-key/name
     |        +--:(certificate)
     |           +---- certificate?   -> /kc:keychain/private-keys/priv
ate-key/certificate-chains/certificate-chain/name {ssh-x509-certs}?
     +---- client-cert-auth {ssh-x509-certs}?
        +---- trusted-ca-certs?       -> /kc:keychain/trusted-certifica
tes/name
        +---- trusted-client-certs?   -> /kc:keychain/trusted-certifica
tes/name

3.2. Example Usage

This section shows how it would appear if the listening-ssh-server-grouping were populated with some data. This example is consistent with the examples presented in Section 2.2 of [draft-ietf-netconf-system-keychain].

<listening-ssh-server
  xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ssh-server">
  <port>830</port>
  <host-keys>
    <host-key>
      <name>deployment-specific-certificate</name>
      <certificate>ex-key-sect571r1-cert</certificate>
    </host-key>
  </host-keys>
  </certificates>
  <client-cert-auth>
    <trusted-ca-certs>
      deployment-specific-ca-certs
    </trusted-ca-certs>
    <trusted-client-certs>
      explicitly-trusted-client-certs
    </trusted-client-certs>
  </client-cert-auth>
</listening-ssh-server>

3.3. YANG Model

This YANG module has a normative references to [RFC4253], [RFC6991], and [draft-ietf-netconf-system-keychain].


<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-ssh-server@2016-07-08.yang"

module ietf-ssh-server {
  yang-version 1.1;

  namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ssh-server";
  prefix "sshs";

  import ietf-inet-types {
    prefix inet;
    reference 
      "RFC 6991: Common YANG Data Types";
  }

  import ietf-system-keychain {
    prefix kc;
    reference
      "RFC YYYY: System Keychain Model";
  }

  organization
   "IETF NETCONF (Network Configuration) Working Group";

  contact
   "WG Web:   <http://tools.ietf.org/wg/netconf/>
    WG List:  <mailto:netconf@ietf.org>

    WG Chair: Mehmet Ersue
              <mailto:mehmet.ersue@nsn.com>

    WG Chair: Mahesh Jethanandani
              <mailto:mjethanandani@gmail.com>

    Editor:   Kent Watsen
              <mailto:kwatsen@juniper.net>";


  description
   "This module defines a reusable grouping for a SSH server that
    can be used as a basis for specific SSH server instances.

    Copyright (c) 2014 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 Simplified BSD
    License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's
    Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
    (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

    This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; see
    the RFC itself for full legal notices.";

  revision "2016-07-08" {
    description
     "Initial version";
    reference
     "RFC XXXX: SSH Client and Server Models";
  }

  // features
  feature ssh-x509-certs {
    description
      "The ssh-x509-certs feature indicates that the NETCONF 
       server supports RFC 6187";
    reference
      "RFC 6187: X.509v3 Certificates for Secure Shell 
       Authentication";
  }

  // grouping
  grouping non-listening-ssh-server-grouping {
    description
      "A reusable grouping for a SSH server that can be used as a
       basis for specific SSH server instances.";

    container host-keys {
      description
        "The list of host-keys the SSH server will present when
         establishing a SSH connection.";
      list host-key {
        key name;
        min-elements 1;
        ordered-by user;
        description
          "An ordered list of host keys the SSH server will use to
           construct its ordered list of algorithms, when sending
           its SSH_MSG_KEXINIT message, as defined in Section 7.1
           of RFC 4253.";
        reference
          "RFC 4253: The Secure Shell (SSH) Transport Layer Protocol";
        leaf name {
          type string;
          mandatory true;
          description
            "An arbitrary name for this host-key";
        }
        choice type {
          description
            "The type of host key being specified";
          leaf public-key {
            type leafref {
              path "/kc:keychain/kc:private-keys/kc:private-key/"
                   + "kc:name";
            }
            description
              "The public key is actually identified by the name of
               its cooresponding private-key in the keychain.";
          }
          leaf certificate {
            if-feature ssh-x509-certs;
            type leafref {
              path "/kc:keychain/kc:private-keys/kc:private-key/"
                   + "kc:certificate-chains/kc:certificate-chain/"
                   + "kc:name";
            }
            description
              "The name of a certificate in the keychain.";
          }
        }
      }
    }

    container client-cert-auth {
      if-feature ssh-x509-certs;
      description
        "A reference to a list of trusted certificate authority (CA)
         certificates and a reference to a list of trusted client
         certificates.";
      leaf trusted-ca-certs {
        type leafref {
          path "/kc:keychain/kc:trusted-certificates/kc:name";
        }
        description
          "A reference to a list of certificate authority (CA) 
           certificates used by the SSH server to authenticate
           SSH client certificates.";
      }
  
      leaf trusted-client-certs {
        type leafref {
          path "/kc:keychain/kc:trusted-certificates/kc:name";
        }
        description
          "A reference to a list of client certificates used by 
           the SSH server to authenticate SSH client certificates.
           A clients certificate is authenticated if it is an
           exact match to a configured trusted client certificate.";
      }
    }
  }


  grouping listening-ssh-server-grouping {
    description
      "A reusable grouping for a SSH server that can be used as a
       basis for specific SSH server instances.";
    leaf address {
      type inet:ip-address;
      description
       "The IP address of the interface to listen on.  The SSH 
        server will listen on all interfaces if no value is
        specified.  Please note that some addresses have special
        meanings (e.g., '0.0.0.0' and '::').";
    }
    leaf port {
      type inet:port-number;
      description
       "The local port number on this interface the SSH server 
        listens on.  When this grouping is used, it is RECOMMENED
        that refine statement is used to either set a default port
        value or to set mandatory true.";
    }
    uses non-listening-ssh-server-grouping;
  }
}



<CODE ENDS>

4. Security Considerations

5. IANA Considerations

5.1. The IETF XML Registry

This document registers two URIs in the IETF XML registry [RFC2119]. Following the format in [RFC3688], the following registrations are requested:

   URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ssh-client
   Registrant Contact: The NETCONF WG of the IETF.
   XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace.

   URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ssh-server
   Registrant Contact: The NETCONF WG of the IETF.
   XML: N/A, the requested URI is an XML namespace.

5.2. The YANG Module Names Registry

This document registers two YANG modules in the YANG Module Names registry [RFC6020]. Following the format in [RFC6020], the the following registrations are requested:

   name:         ietf-ssh-client
   namespace:    urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ssh-client
   prefix:       sshc
   reference:    RFC XXXX

   name:         ietf-ssh-server
   namespace:    urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ssh-server
   prefix:       sshs
   reference:    RFC XXXX

6. Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank for following for lively discussions on list and in the halls (ordered by last name): Andy Bierman, Martin Bjorklund, Benoit Claise, Mehmet Ersue, David Lamparter, Alan Luchuk, Ladislav Lhotka, Radek Krejci, Tom Petch, Juergen Schoenwaelder, Phil Shafer, Sean Turner, and Bert Wijnen.

7. References

7.1. Normative References

[draft-ietf-netconf-system-keychain] Watsen, K., "System Keychain Model", Internet-Draft draft-ieft-netconf-system-keychain-00, 2016.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997.
[RFC6020] Bjorklund, M., "YANG - A Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6020, DOI 10.17487/RFC6020, October 2010.
[RFC6187] Igoe, K. and D. Stebila, "X.509v3 Certificates for Secure Shell Authentication", RFC 6187, DOI 10.17487/RFC6187, March 2011.
[RFC6991] Schoenwaelder, J., "Common YANG Data Types", RFC 6991, DOI 10.17487/RFC6991, July 2013.

7.2. Informative References

, "
[draft-ietf-netconf-call-home] Watsen, K., NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home", Internet-Draft draft-ieft-netconf-call-home-17, 2015.
[OPENSSH]OpenSSH", 2016.
[RFC3688] Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688, DOI 10.17487/RFC3688, January 2004.
[RFC4252] Ylonen, T. and C. Lonvick, "The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol", RFC 4252, DOI 10.17487/RFC4252, January 2006.
[RFC4253] Ylonen, T. and C. Lonvick, "The Secure Shell (SSH) Transport Layer Protocol", RFC 4253, DOI 10.17487/RFC4253, January 2006.
[RFC4254] Ylonen, T. and C. Lonvick, "The Secure Shell (SSH) Connection Protocol", RFC 4254, DOI 10.17487/RFC4254, January 2006.
[RFC6242] Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, DOI 10.17487/RFC6242, June 2011.
[RFC793] Postel, J., "TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL", STD 7, September 1981.

Appendix A. Change Log

A.1. server-model-09 to 00

Appendix B. Open Issues

Please see: https://github.com/netconf-wg/ssh-client-server/issues.

Authors' Addresses

Kent Watsen Juniper Networks EMail: kwatsen@juniper.net
Gary Wu Cisco Networks EMail: garywu@cisco.com