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0007543Part 82: UAFX NetworkingSpecpublic2022-01-12 14:312022-05-24 14:28
ReporterBrian Batke Assigned ToRené Hummen  
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status closedResolutionfixed 
Fixed in Version1.00.00 RC3 
Summary0007543: NETCONF security transport requirements are ambiguous (6.2.2)
Description

6.2.2 says: An IA-station supporting remote management shall support a Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) server as defined in IETF RFC 6241.

RFC 6241 requires the use of SSH. 6.2.2 then has a note saying that a future release of Part 82 may define TLS as the secure transport. This presents an issue for vendors, given the "shall" statment. At present, to meet the spec requirements a vendor must implement SSH. And then at a later time might have to change to support TLS.

This does not seem like a workable situation for vendors. Suggest either removing the "shall" or otherwise stating that the secure transport is a vendor choice, or else we now make the requirement for TLS (which seems to be where 60802 is going)

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René Hummen

2022-01-14 10:50

developer   ~0015716

6.2.2 binds NETCONF support to "supporting remote management". By referring to "remote management according to 6.2" in Part 84, the severity and relevance of this Mantis issue is largely determined by the result of currently on-going discussions on Part 82 integration in Part 84.

Discussion of this Mantis issue is on-going in NWG.

René Hummen

2022-02-16 09:25

developer   ~0016030

Addressed in Part 82 Clause 6.2.2 by referring to IETF RFC 7589 (NETCONF over TLS):
"An IA-station supporting remote management shall support a Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) server as defined in IETF RFC 7589 (NETCONF over TLS).
NOTE 1 This specification does not make use of SSH as secure transport for NETCONF.
NOTE 2 A future release of this specification will define NETCONF capabilities (for both client and server), and YANG modules to be supported by an IA-station."

Change was agreed in NWG call on 2022-02-09 with explicit involvement and agreement by commenter.

Bob Lattimer

2022-05-24 14:28

manager   ~0016742

Reviewed changes in an NWG meeting, agreed to updates and closed issue.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2022-01-12 14:31 Brian Batke New Issue
2022-01-14 10:50 René Hummen Note Added: 0015716
2022-02-16 09:25 René Hummen Assigned To => René Hummen
2022-02-16 09:25 René Hummen Status new => resolved
2022-02-16 09:25 René Hummen Resolution open => fixed
2022-02-16 09:25 René Hummen Note Added: 0016030
2022-05-24 14:28 Bob Lattimer Status resolved => closed
2022-05-24 14:28 Bob Lattimer Fixed in Version => 1.00.00 RC3
2022-05-24 14:28 Bob Lattimer Note Added: 0016742