Hi Yaron,

Thanks for the review. Please see inline.

Regards,
Bo

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发件人: Yaron Sheffer via Datatracker [mailto:[email protected]] 
发送时间: 2020年5月9日 1:08
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主题: Secdir last call review of draft-ietf-opsawg-tacacs-yang-03

Reviewer: Yaron Sheffer
Review result: Has Nits

This document defines a YANG module for the configuration of TACACS+ clients.

The document is short and straightforward, and I only have one significant 
comment.

* I am not familiar with common security practices for the devices covered by 
this protocol. But I am wondering, should the "shared-secret" field be made 
optional, so that it can be entered "out of band" in applications that prefer 
not to keep it stored in the YANG configuration store and available to network 
management tools?
[Bo] The "shared-secret" node is indeed sensitive. But there are two main 
reasons for defining as mandatory. 1) The TACACS+ protocol requires that the 
secret must be configured.  
2) YANG model can use NACM (RFC8341) to ensure node security. The 
"shared-secret" adds security tagging "nacm:default-deny-all" to restrict only 
initial device access and some recovery session.

Additionally, the definition follows the current System model (RFC7317) , as 
TACACS+ model is an augmentation of the System model. The definition of the 
"shared-secret" in the RADIUS authentication of the System model is mandatory 
and YANG extension "nacm:default-deny-all" is used to protect. 

Perhaps some addition text could help:
/system/tacacsplus/server/shared-secret:  Access to this node is considered 
sensitive and therefore has been restricted using the "default-deny-all" access 
control defined in [RFC8341].


* Not a security comment: the YANG module includes a reference to 
draft-ietf-opsawg-tacacs-18, but I assume that you'll want to replace it with 
the RFC number for that draft once it is published. Yet I don't see an RFC 
Editor note mentioning that.
[Bo] OK, will add in the next revision.

* It is confusing that "messages-received" is for messages received by the 
server, and "errors-received" is for errors received *from* the server.
[Bo] Thanks, will correct to "from" the server to keep consistency. 

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