Registration Interface Data Model
draft-hyun-i2nsf-registration-interface-dm-02

Abstract

This document describes an YANG data model for I2NSF registration interface between Security Controller and Developer's Management System. The data model is required for NSF instance registration and dynamic life cycle management of NSF instances.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Requirements Language
• 3. Terminology
• 3.1. Tree Diagrams
• 4. High-Level YANG
• 4.1. Registration Interface
• 4.2. Registration Request
• 4.3. Instance Management Request
• 4.4. NSF Profile
• 4.5. NSF Access Information
• 4.6. NSF Performance Capability
• 5. YANG Modules
• 5.1. XML Example of Registration Interface Data Model
• 6. Security Considerations
• 7. Acknowledgements
• 8. References
• 8.1. Normative References
• 8.2. Informative References
• Appendix A. Changes from draft-hyun-i2nsf-registration-interface-dm-01
• Authors' Addresses

1. Introduction

This document provides a YANG [RFC6020] data model that defines the required data for the registration interface between Security Controller and Developer's Management System to dynamically manage a pool of NSF instances. This document defines a YANG data model based on the [i2nsf-reg-inf-im]. The terms used in this document are defined in [i2nsf-terminology].

2. Requirements Language

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

3. Terminology

This document uses the terminology described in [i2nsf-terminology], [capability-im], [i2nsf-framework], [nsf-triggered-steering], [supa-policy-data-model], and [supa-policy-info-model].

• Network Security Function (NSF): A function that is responsible for specific treatment of received packets. A Network Security Function can act at various layers of a protocol stack (e.g., at the network layer or other OSI layers). Sample Network Security Service Functions are as follows: Firewall, Intrusion Prevention/Detection System (IPS/IDS), Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Application Visibility and Control (AVC), network virus and malware scanning, sandbox, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and TLS proxy. [nsf-triggered-steering]
• Advanced Inspection/Action: As like the I2NSF information model for NSF facing interface [capability-im], Advanced Inspection/Action means that a security function calls another security function for further inspection based on its own inspection result. [nsf-triggered-steering]
• Network Security Function Profile (NSF Profile): NSF Profile specifies the inspection capabilities of the associated NSF instance. Each NSF instance has its own NSF Profile to specify the type of security service it provides and its resource capacity etc. [nsf-triggered-steering]
• Data Model: A data model is a representation of concepts of interest to an environment in a form that is dependent on data repository, data definition language, query language, implementation language, and protocol. [supa-policy-info-model]
• Information Model: An information model is a representation of concepts of interest to an environment in a form that is independent of data repository, data definition language, query language, implementation language, and protocol. [supa-policy-info-model]

3.1. Tree Diagrams

A simplified graphical representation of the data model is used in this document. The meaning of the symbols in these diagrams [i2rs-rib-data-model] is as follows:

• Brackets "[" and "]" enclose list keys.
• Abbreviations before data node names: "rw" means configuration (read-write) and "ro" state data (read-only).
• Symbols after data node names: "?" means an optional node and "*" denotes a "list" and "leaf-list".
• Parentheses enclose choice and case nodes, and case nodes are also marked with a colon (":").
• Ellipsis ("...") stands for contents of subtrees that are not shown.

4. High-Level YANG

This section provides an overview of the high level YANG.

4.1. Registration Interface

module : ietf-i2nsf-regs-interface-model
  +--rw regs-req
  |  uses i2nsf-regs-req
  +--rw instance-mgnt-req
  |  uses i2nsf-instance-mgnt-req

                

Figure 1: High-Level YANG of I2NSF Registration Interface

Each of these sections mirror sections of [i2nsf-reg-inf-im].

4.2. Registration Request

This section expands the i2nsf-regs-req in Figure 1.

Registration Request
  +--rw i2nsf-regs-req
    +--rw nsf-profile
    |  uses i2nsf-nsf-profile
    +--rw nsf-access-info
    |  uses i2nsf-nsf-access-info

                

Figure 2: High-Level YANG of I2NSF Registration Request

Registration Request contains the capability information of newly created NSF to notify its capability to Security Controller. The request also contains Network Access Information so that the Security Controller can access the NSF.

4.3. Instance Management Request

This section expands the i2nsf-instance-mgnt-req in Figure 1.

Instance Management Request
  +--rw i2nsf-instance-mgnt-req
    +--rw req-level uint16
    +--rw req-id uint64
    +--rw (req-type)?
      +--rw (instanciation-request)
        +--rw nsf-profile
        |  uses i2nsf-nsf-profile
      +--rw (deinstanciation-request)
        +--rw nsf-access-info
        |  uses i2nsf-nsf-access-info
                

Figure 3: High-Level YANG of I2NSF Instance Mgnt Request

Instance management request consists of two types: instanciation-request and deinstanciation-request. The instanciation-request is used to request generation of a new NSF instance with NSF Profile which specifies required NSF capability information. The deinstanciation-request is used to remove an existing NSF with NSF Access Information.

4.4. NSF Profile

This section expands the i2nsf-nsf-profile in Figure 2 and Figure 3.

NSF Profile
  +--rw i2nsf-nsf-profile
    +--rw i2nsf-capability
    |  uses ietf-i2nsf-capability
    +--rw performance-capability
    |  uses i2nsf-nsf-performance-caps
                

Figure 4: High-Level YANG of I2NSF NSF Profile

In Figure 4, ietf-i2nsf-capability refers module ietf-i2nsf-capability in [i2nsf-capability-dm]. We add the performance capability because it is absent in [i2nsf-capability-dm].

4.5. NSF Access Information

This section expands the i2nsf-nsf-access-info in Figure 2 and Figure 3.

NSF Access Information
  +--rw i2nsf-nsf-access-info
    +--rw nsf-address  inet:ipv4-address
    +--rw nsf-port-address inet:port-number
                

Figure 5: High-Level YANG of I2NSF NSF Access Informantion

This information is used by other components to access an NSF.

4.6. NSF Performance Capability

This section expands the i2nsf-nsf-performance-caps in Figure 4.

NSF Performance Capability
  +--rw i2nsf-nsf-performance-caps
   +--rw processing
   |   +--rw processing-average uint16
   |   +--rw processing-peak uint16   
   +--rw bandwidth
   |   +--rw outbound 
   |   |  +--rw outbound-average uint16
   |   |  +--rw outbound-peak uint16
   |   +--rw inbound
   |   |  +--rw inbound-average uint16
   |   |  +--rw inbound-peak uint16

                

Figure 6: High-Level YANG of I2NSF NSF Performance Capability

When the Security Controller requests the Developer Management System to create a new NSF instance, the performance capability is used to specify the performance requirements of the new instance.

5. YANG Modules

This section introduces a YANG module for the information model of the required data for the registration interface between Security Controller and Developer's Management System, as defined in the [i2nsf-reg-inf-im].

<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-i2nsf-regs-interface@2017-10-27.yang"
module ietf-i2nsf-regs-interface {
      namespace 
       "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-i2nsf-regs-interface";
      prefix
        regs-interface;
      import ietf-inet-types{
       prefix inet;
      }

      organization
        "IETF I2NSF (Interface to Network Security Functions) 
        Working Group";

      contact
       "WG Web: <http://tools.ietf.org/wg/i2nsf>
       WG List: <mailto:i2nsf@ietf.org>

       WG Chair: Adrian Farrel
       <mailto:Adrain@olddog.co.uk>

       WG Chair: Linda Dunbar
       <mailto:Linda.duhbar@huawei.com>

       Editor: Sangwon Hyun 
       <mailto:swhyun77@skku.edu>

       Editor: Taekyun Roh
       <mailto:tkroh@imtl.skku.ac.kr>

       Editor: Sarang Wi
       <mailto:sarang@imtl.skku.ac.kr>

       Editor: Jaehoon Paul Jeong
       <mailto:pauljeong@skku.edu>

       Editor: Jung-Soo Park
       <mailto:pjs@etri.re.kr>";
 
     

      description
        "It defines a YANG data module for Registration Interface.";

      revision "2017-10-27"{
        description "The second revision";
        reference
        "draft-hares-i2nsf-capability-data-model-03
        draft-hyun-i2nsf-registration-interface-im-03.txt";
      }
  
      grouping i2nsf-nsf-performance-caps {
        description
        "NSF performance capailities";
        container processing{
          description
          "processing info";
          leaf processing-average{
           type uint16;
           description
           "processing-average";
          }
          leaf processing-peak{
           type uint16;
           description
           "processing peak";
          }
        }

        container bandwidth{
          description
          "bandwidth info";
          container inbound{
           description
           "inbound";
           leaf inbound-average{
            type uint16;
            description
            "inbound-average";
           }
           leaf inbound-peak{
            type uint16;
            description
            "inbound-peak";
           }
          }
  
          container outbound{
           description
           "outbound";
           leaf outbound-average{
            type uint16;
            description
            "outbound-average";
           }
           leaf outbound-peak{
            type uint16;
            description
            "outbound-peak";
           }
          }
        }
    }

    grouping i2nsf-nsf-profile {
      description
      "Detail information of an NSF";
      container performance-capability {
       uses i2nsf-nsf-performance-caps;
       description 
       "performance-capability";
      }

      container i2nsf-capability {
       description
       "It refers draft-hares-i2nsf-capability-data-model-04.txt 
       later";
      }
    }

    grouping i2nsf-nsf-access-info {
      description
      "NSF access information";
      leaf nsf-address {
       type inet:ipv4-address;
       mandatory true;
       description
       "nsf-address";
      }

      leaf nsf-port-address {
       type inet:port-number;
       description
       "nsf-port-address";
      }
    }

    grouping i2nsf-regs-req {
      description
      "The capability information of newly created NSF to notify its 
      capability to Security Controller";
      container nsf-profile {
       description
       "nsf-profile";
       uses i2nsf-nsf-profile;
      }
  
      container nsf-access-info {
       description
       "nsf-access-info";
       uses i2nsf-nsf-access-info;
      }
    }

    grouping i2nsf-instance-mgnt-req {
      description
      "Required information for instanceiation-request and 
      deinstanciation-request";
      leaf req-level {
       type uint16;
       description
       "req-level";
      }

      leaf req-id {
       type uint64;
       mandatory true;
       description
       "req-id";
      }

      choice req-type {
       description
       "req-type";
       case instanciation-request {
        description
        "instanciation-request";
        container nsf-profile {
          description
          "nsf-profile";
          uses i2nsf-nsf-profile;
        }
       }

       case deinstanciation-request {
        description
        "deinstanciation-request";
        container nsf-access-info {
          description
          "nsf-access-info";
          uses i2nsf-nsf-access-info;
        }
      }
     }
    }
}

<CODE ENDS>
                

Figure 7: Data Model of I2NSF Registration Interface

5.1. XML Example of Registration Interface Data Model

Requirement: Registering the IDS NSF with VoIP/VoLTE security capability using Registration interface.

Here is the configuration xml for this Registration Interface:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rpc xmlns="urn:ietf:params:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="1">
  <edit-config>
    <target>
      <running/>
    </target>
    <config>
    <i2nsf-regs-req>
      <i2nsf-nsf-profile>
        <ietf-i2nsf-capability>
          <nsf-capabilities>
           <nsf-capabilities-id>1</nsf-capabilities-id>
            <con-sec-control-capabilities>
             <content-security-control>
              <ids>
               <ids-support>true</ids-support>
               <ids-fcn nc:operation="create">
                <ids-fcn-name>ids-service</ids-fcn-name>
               </ids-fcn>
              </ids>
              <voip-volte>
               <voip-volte-support>true</voip-volte-support>
               <voip-volte-fcn nc:operation="create">
                <voip-volte-fcn-name>
                 ips-service
                </voip-volte-fcn-name>
               </voip-volte-fcn>
              </voip-volte>
             </content-security-control>
           </con-sec-control-capabilities>
          </nsf-capabilities>
        </ietf-i2nsf-capability>
        <i2nsf-nsf-performance-caps>
          <processing>
           <processing-average>1000</processing-average>
           <processing-peak>5000</processing-peak>
          </processing>
          <bandwidth>
           <outbound>
            <outbound-average>1000</outbound-average>
            <outbound-peak>5000</outbound-peak>
           </outbound>
           <inbound>
            <inbound-average>1000</inbound-average>
            <inbound-peak>5000</inbound-peak>
           </inbound>
          </bandwidth>
        </i2nsf-nsf-performance-caps>
      </i2nsf-nsf-profile>
      <nsf-access-info>
       <nsf-address>10.0.0.1</nsf-address>
       <nsf-port-address>145</nsf-port-address>
      </nsf-access-info>
    </i2nsf-regs-req>
    </config>
  </edit-config>
</rpc>
        

Figure 8: Registration Interface example

6. Security Considerations

The information model of the registration interface is based on the I2NSF framework without any architectural changes. Thus, this document shares the security considerations of the I2NSF framwork architecture that are specified in [i2nsf-framework] for the purpose of achieving secure communication among components in the proposed architecture.

7. Acknowledgements

This work was supported by Institute for Information & communications Technology Promotion(IITP) grant funded by the Korea government(MSIP) (No.R-20160222-002755, Cloud based Security Intelligence Technology Development for the Customized Security Service Provisioning).

8. References

8.1. Normative References

8.2. Informative References

Appendix A. Changes from draft-hyun-i2nsf-registration-interface-dm-01

The following changes are made from draft-hyun-i2nsf-registration-interface-dm-00:

• The description of NSF Performance Capability is specified in more detail than the previous version.
• The description of YANG data module for Registration interface was updated.

The following changes are made from draft-hyun-i2nsf-registration-interface-dm-01:

• We simplified the performance capability by abstracting away the details of each type of resources.
• We replaced the existing dynamic life cycle management sub-model with the instance management sub-model.
• The description of YANG data module for Registration interface was updated.
• The references were updated to reflect the latest documents.

Authors' Addresses