draft-ietf-grow-bgp-reject-03.txt | draft-ietf-grow-bgp-reject-04.txt | |||
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Global Routing Operations J. Mauch | Global Routing Operations J. Mauch | |||
Internet-Draft J. Snijders | Internet-Draft Akamai | |||
Intended status: Standards Track NTT | Intended status: Standards Track J. Snijders | |||
Expires: August 25, 2017 G. Hankins | Expires: September 28, 2017 NTT | |||
G. Hankins | ||||
Nokia | Nokia | |||
February 21, 2017 | March 27, 2017 | |||
Default EBGP Route Propagation Behavior Without Policies | Default EBGP Route Propagation Behavior Without Policies | |||
draft-ietf-grow-bgp-reject-03 | draft-ietf-grow-bgp-reject-04 | |||
Abstract | Abstract | |||
This document defines the default behavior of a BGP speaker when | This document defines the default behavior of a BGP speaker when | |||
there is no import or export policy associated with an External BGP | there is no import or export policy associated with an External BGP | |||
session. | session. | |||
Requirements Language | Requirements Language | |||
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | |||
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Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
This Internet-Draft will expire on August 25, 2017. | This Internet-Draft will expire on September 28, 2017. | |||
Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
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4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
6. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 6. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
BGP [RFC4271] speakers have many default settings which need to be | There are BGP routing security issues that need to be addressed to | |||
revisited as part of improving the routing ecosystem. There is a | make the Internet more stable. Route leaks [RFC7908] are part of the | |||
need to provide guidance to BGP implementers for the default | problem, but software defects or operator misconfigurations can | |||
behaviors of a well functioning Internet ecosystem. Routing leaks | contribute too. This document provides guidance to BGP [RFC4271] | |||
[RFC7908] are part of the problem, but software defects and operator | implementers to improve the default level of Internet routing | |||
misconfigurations are just a few of the attacks on Internet stability | security. | |||
we aim to address. | ||||
Many deployed BGP speakers send and accept any and all route | Many deployed BGP speakers send and accept any and all route | |||
announcements between their BGP neighbors by default. This practice | announcements between their BGP neighbors by default. This practice | |||
dates back to the early days of the Internet, where operators were | dates back to the early days of the Internet, where operators were | |||
permissive in sending routing information to allow all networks to | permissive in sending routing information to allow all networks to | |||
reach each other. As the Internet has become more densely | reach each other. As the Internet has become more densely | |||
interconnected, the risk of a misbehaving BGP speaker poses | interconnected, the risk of a misbehaving BGP speaker poses | |||
significant risks to Internet routing. | significant risks to Internet routing. | |||
This specification intends to improve this situation by requiring the | This specification intends to improve this situation by requiring the | |||
explicit configuration of a BGP import and export policy for any | explicit configuration of a BGP import and export policy for any | |||
External BGP (EBGP) session such as customers, peers, or | External BGP (EBGP) session such as customers, peers, or | |||
confederation boundaries in a base router or VPN instances. When | confederation boundaries for all enabled address families. When this | |||
this solution is implemented, BGP speakers do not accept or send | solution is implemented, BGP speakers do not accept or send routes | |||
routes without policies configured on EBGP sessions. | without policies configured on EBGP sessions. | |||
2. Solution Requirements | 2. Solution Requirements | |||
The following requirements apply to the solution described in this | The following requirements apply to the solution described in this | |||
document: | document: | |||
o Software MUST consider any routes ineligible for route selection | o Software MUST consider any routes ineligible for route selection | |||
(section 9.1.1 [RFC4271]), if no import policy was configured for | (section 9.1.1 [RFC4271]), if no import policy was configured for | |||
the EBGP peer. | the EBGP peer. | |||
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o Software MUST operate in this mode by default. | o Software MUST operate in this mode by default. | |||
o Software MAY provide a configuration option to disable this | o Software MAY provide a configuration option to disable this | |||
security capability. | security capability. | |||
3. Acknowledgments | 3. Acknowledgments | |||
The authors would like to thank the following people for their | The authors would like to thank the following people for their | |||
comments, support and review: Shane Amante, Christopher Morrow, | comments, support and review: Shane Amante, Christopher Morrow, | |||
Robert Raszuk, Greg Skinner, Adam Chappell, Sriram Kotikalapudi, | Robert Raszuk, Greg Skinner, Adam Chappell, Sriram Kotikalapudi, | |||
Brian Dickson, Jeffrey Haas, and John Heasley. | Brian Dickson, Jeffrey Haas, John Heasley, Ignas Bagdonas and Donald | |||
Smith. | ||||
4. Security Considerations | 4. Security Considerations | |||
This document addresses a basic routing security flaw caused by | This document addresses a basic routing security issue caused by | |||
permissive default routing policy configurations. Operators need | permissive default routing policy configurations. Operators need | |||
implementers to address this problem with more secure defaults to | implementers to address this problem with more secure defaults to | |||
mitigate collateral damage on Internet routing. Inadvertent or | mitigate collateral damage on Internet routing. Inadvertent or | |||
adversarial advertisements cause business impact that can be | adversarial advertisements cause business impact that can be | |||
mitigated by a secure default behavior. | mitigated by a secure default behavior. | |||
5. IANA Considerations | 5. IANA Considerations | |||
This document has no actions for IANA. | This document has no actions for IANA. | |||
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7.2. Informative References | 7.2. Informative References | |||
[RFC7908] Sriram, K., Montgomery, D., McPherson, D., Osterweil, E., | [RFC7908] Sriram, K., Montgomery, D., McPherson, D., Osterweil, E., | |||
and B. Dickson, "Problem Definition and Classification of | and B. Dickson, "Problem Definition and Classification of | |||
BGP Route Leaks", RFC 7908, DOI 10.17487/RFC7908, June | BGP Route Leaks", RFC 7908, DOI 10.17487/RFC7908, June | |||
2016, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7908>. | 2016, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7908>. | |||
Authors' Addresses | Authors' Addresses | |||
Jared Mauch | Jared Mauch | |||
NTT Communications | Akamai Technologies | |||
8285 Reese Lane | 8285 Reese Lane | |||
Ann Arbor Michigan 48103 | Ann Arbor Michigan 48103 | |||
US | US | |||
Email: jmauch@us.ntt.net | Email: jared@akamai.com | |||
Job Snijders | Job Snijders | |||
NTT Communications | NTT Communications | |||
Theodorus Majofskistraat 100 | Theodorus Majofskistraat 100 | |||
Amsterdam 1065 SZ | Amsterdam 1065 SZ | |||
NL | NL | |||
Email: job@ntt.net | Email: job@ntt.net | |||
Greg Hankins | Greg Hankins | |||
Nokia | Nokia | |||
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