Re: [homenet] [Anima] Ted Lemon's Block on charter-ietf-anima-00-09: (with BLOCK)

2014-10-05 Thread Mark Baugher (mbaugher)

On Oct 4, 2014, at 1:24 PM, Acee Lindem (acee) a...@cisco.com wrote:

 Right - but we still have to agree on the admin or, as you put it,
 ownership model. At least one of the proposal for autonomic networking is
 a centralized approach as opposed to configuring a single authentication
 password on each new device (as one with do with a WiFi network).

Doesn't that assume that all network devices, ISP CPEs and retail gateways,
use the centralized approach?  Has the multi-authority issue been solved
yet for autonomic systems?  Has it been addressed?  I don't know.

Mark

 Acee 
 
 On 10/3/14, 7:34 PM, Mark Baugher (mbaugher) mbaug...@cisco.com wrote:
 
 I voiced the opinion that someone has to own the homenet, as distinct
 from who might own the CPEs and routers on the homenet.  In the same
 way that some ISP CPEs let the user set the Wi-Fi password, the user or
 an agent for the use needs to take homenet ownership (or in the case of
 autonomic devices, transfer ownership).  This cannot be done plug
 and play, there needs to be some ceremony.  It's encouraging that
 the vast majority of users in homes, small offices and small businesses
 manage to configure their Wi-Fi Protected Access.  Some ceremonies
 work to improve privacy and security.
 
 The home network needs to be owned by the home user(s) or agent (could
 be the ISP or some over-the-top retail solution, etc.).
 
 Mark
 
 On Oct 3, 2014, at 6:39 AM, Acee Lindem (acee) a...@cisco.com wrote:
 
 One thing we need to do in homenet is agree on the network
 administration
 model. I believe many of us started with the assumption of plug and play
 but are now accepting the fact that minimal configuration will be
 required
 to vet devices on the homenet. If we can agree on similar network admin
 models and, as Ted pointed out, requirements on connecting devices, then
 we be may able to use similar solutions.
 
 Acee 
 
 On 10/2/14, 9:33 PM, Sheng Jiang jiangsh...@huawei.com wrote:
 
 I also think ISP networks and enterprise networks are different from
 home
 networks. Although many requirements may looks similar, particularly
 considering the auto operation target, there are many preconditions are
 different. It could result on different solution though some components
 may be reusable among these networks.
 
 For ANIMA, we should surely study what homenet is working on and
 identify
 the differentia. Only after then, we can produce necessary solution
 with
 confusing the world.
 
 Best regards,
 
 Sheng
 
 From: homenet [homenet-boun...@ietf.org] on behalf of Toerless Eckert
 [eck...@cisco.com]
 Sent: 02 October 2014 22:41
 To: Leddy, John
 Cc: Michael Behringer (mbehring); The IESG; homenet@ietf.org; Stephen
 Farrell; an...@ietf.org; Ted Lemon
 Subject: Re: [homenet] [Anima] Ted Lemon's Block on
 charter-ietf-anima-00-09: (with BLOCK)
 
 Fully agreed. But does this imply that we will make most progress by
 blocking out a working group that is actively chartered to look at
 the problems in the market segments Homenet is not addressing ?
 
 If the BLOCK is meant to suggest a charter improvements for anima to
 better define our mutual desire to share whatever is applicable and
 not reinvent unnecessarily, then where is the proposed charter text
 change ?
 
 Cheers
  Toerless
 
 P.S.: Also, if i may throw in some random tidbit of technology
 thoughts:
 
 I love home networks (and the WG for it), because it is the best place
 for IPv6 to eliminate IPv4 and start creating fresh, better IP
 network. I have a lot of doubt that we are anywhere close to going that
 route especially in larger enterprises, so the address management for
 IPv4 in those networks is going to be a crucial requirement where i
 don't
 think homenet could (or should) be any big help. And i am not sure if i
 would
 want to hold my breath for a lot of IPv4 adress complexity reduction in
 IoT either. But certainly autonomic processes cold rather help than
 hurt
 in that matter.
 
 
 On Thu, Oct 02, 2014 at 01:50:13PM +, Leddy, John wrote:
 My worry on this topic is that we are referring to ³the Home² and ³the
 Enterprise².
 It isn¹t that clear of a distinction.  This isn¹t just a simple L2
 flat
 home vs. a Fortune 1000 enterprise.
 
 The home is getting more complex and includes work from home; IOT,
 home
 security, hot spots, cloud services, policies, discovery etc.
 Large numbers of SMB¹s look like more high end residential than they
 do
 large enterprises.
 
 It would be ideal to have a solution that spans the range of size and
 complexity for both residential and enterprise.
 Perhaps enabling features/capabilities where required.
 
 Also, as far as IPV6 connectivity residential is probably ahead of
 enterprises in adopting V6 centric architectures and services.
 Residential doesn¹t have much of a choice, it just happens.
 
 2cents, John
 
 On 10/2/14, 9:15 AM, Stephen Farrell stephen.farr...@cs.tcd.ie
 wrote:
 
 
 
 On 02/10/14 13:49, Michael 

Re: [homenet] [Anima] Ted Lemon's Block on charter-ietf-anima-00-09: (with BLOCK)

2014-10-05 Thread Acee Lindem (acee)


On 10/4/14, 10:16 PM, Brian E Carpenter brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com
wrote:

On 05/10/2014 09:24, Acee Lindem (acee) wrote:
 Right - but we still have to agree on the admin or, as you put it,
 ownership model. At least one of the proposal for autonomic networking
is
 a centralized approach as opposed to configuring a single authentication
 password on each new device (as one with do with a WiFi network).

Let me check that I understand. Are you saying that there are two basic
models for enrollment?

1. Hello, I am Brian. Please enrol me; the shared secret is *!$£@.

2. Hello, I am Brian. My public key is 12345, and should already
be in your list. [Signed with my private key.]

That¹s basically the trade-off although there are many variations of #2.
Here is one example:

http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-pritikin-bootstrapping-keyinfrastructures-01.t
xt

The question is what are we willing to accept in the homenet in terms of
both device configuration and device requirements.

Thanks,
Acee 




Brian


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Re: [homenet] [Anima] Ted Lemon's Block on charter-ietf-anima-00-09: (with BLOCK)

2014-10-05 Thread Brian E Carpenter
(cc's trimmed. I'm not sure the whole IESG wants this in their inboxen.)

On 06/10/2014 08:51, Acee Lindem (acee) wrote:
 
 On 10/4/14, 10:16 PM, Brian E Carpenter brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
 On 05/10/2014 09:24, Acee Lindem (acee) wrote:
 Right - but we still have to agree on the admin or, as you put it,
 ownership model. At least one of the proposal for autonomic networking
 is
 a centralized approach as opposed to configuring a single authentication
 password on each new device (as one with do with a WiFi network).
 Let me check that I understand. Are you saying that there are two basic
 models for enrollment?

 1. Hello, I am Brian. Please enrol me; the shared secret is *!$£@.

 2. Hello, I am Brian. My public key is 12345, and should already
 be in your list. [Signed with my private key.]
 
 That¹s basically the trade-off although there are many variations of #2.
 Here is one example:
 
 http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-pritikin-bootstrapping-keyinfrastructures-01.txt
 
 The question is what are we willing to accept in the homenet in terms of
 both device configuration and device requirements.

Right, thanks. And this is question Anima has to ask for the more general
case - of course draft-pritikin is a contender.

So, in my opinion, model #1 (a shared secret known to every device)
is pretty weak. It might be acceptable for a small home network
with a very careful human owner, but not beyond that limit. This is exactly
the kind of shared secret that people will write down and lose along with
their wallet, or simply throw out in their household garbage.
IMHO, for a network of any size or complexity, we need model #2.

   Brian

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Re: [homenet] [Anima] Ted Lemon's Block on charter-ietf-anima-00-09: (with BLOCK)

2014-10-05 Thread Stephen Farrell

Hiya,

On 05/10/14 22:55, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
 So, in my opinion, model #1 (a shared secret known to every device)
 is pretty weak. It might be acceptable for a small home network
 with a very careful human owner, but not beyond that limit. This is exactly
 the kind of shared secret that people will write down and lose along with
 their wallet, or simply throw out in their household garbage.
 IMHO, for a network of any size or complexity, we need model #2.

Its not a question that needs to be answered now, but I don't see
how model #2 is consistent with the open-source model of doing
stuff. (I'm being intentionally vague there as many devices are
sort-of developed in an open-source manner.)

If there were a way to base things on a PKI for manufacturers that
worked for open-source communities that'd be really good, but I
don't think I've seen such a thing proposed so far.

I'm also very very unsure how model#2 might work in the face of
equipment being end-of-lifed by very small companies or what
happens after a teeny-tiny manufacturer goes bust.

Were the anima (or homenet) WG to try address those questions,
I think that'd be great. (And to repeat, I'm not looking for answers
right now, but just to see that a WG will commit to tackle this.)

S.

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Re: [homenet] [Anima] Ted Lemon's Block on charter-ietf-anima-00-09: (with BLOCK)

2014-10-05 Thread Michael Thomas

On 10/05/2014 05:09 PM, Stephen Farrell wrote:

Hiya,

On 05/10/14 22:55, Brian E Carpenter wrote:

So, in my opinion, model #1 (a shared secret known to every device)
is pretty weak. It might be acceptable for a small home network
with a very careful human owner, but not beyond that limit. This is exactly
the kind of shared secret that people will write down and lose along with
their wallet, or simply throw out in their household garbage.
IMHO, for a network of any size or complexity, we need model #2.

Its not a question that needs to be answered now, but I don't see
how model #2 is consistent with the open-source model of doing
stuff. (I'm being intentionally vague there as many devices are
sort-of developed in an open-source manner.)

If there were a way to base things on a PKI for manufacturers that
worked for open-source communities that'd be really good, but I
don't think I've seen such a thing proposed so far.

I'm also very very unsure how model#2 might work in the face of
equipment being end-of-lifed by very small companies or what
happens after a teeny-tiny manufacturer goes bust.

Were the anima (or homenet) WG to try address those questions,
I think that'd be great. (And to repeat, I'm not looking for answers
right now, but just to see that a WG will commit to tackle this.)




Are you reading into Brian's message a big P PKI (ie, CA's, etc) for #2? 
I didn't read it that way.


Mike, confused

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