2007 © SWITCH TNC2007 Extending SWITCH Public Wireless LAN with EAP-SIM Kurt Baumann SWITCHmobile Project Leader

2007 © SWITCH 2 TNC2007 Agenda Introduction  SWITCH Public Wireless LAN - a brief history  Current Architecture - Symmetric Approach EAP(-SIM)  Introduction EAP / EAP-SIM  Extension Current Architecture with EAP-SIM  Pilot ETHZ - Architecture-Layout  Implementation EAP-SIM at ETHZ  Rollout-plan Progression of PWLAN  Statistics  Outlook - Multi Provider Capable Infrastructure Conclusions

2007 © SWITCH 3 TNC2007 PWLAN Motivation

2007 © SWITCH 4 TNC2007 PWLAN History, Goals and Requirements Project goals Extend footprint Increase mobility for students, staff and researchers Create a platform that offers more flexibility for other future SWITCH services Project requirements Traditional SWITCHmobile concept must be obtained (VPN Solution) Costs for Universities shall be minimized as much as possible - symmetrical approach Solution should be combinable with eduroam Solution should support other SWITCH activities that depend on roaming access (triple play services) Solution must be flexible, modular and state of the art History 2004 Concept SWITCH PWLAN: Universities: ETHZ, UNINE, ZHW and SWITCH WISPs: tpn, Monzoon, TheNet 2005 Trial Phases and institutional extension (EPFL, UniBE, BFH, HSR) inclusive a new WISP, Swisscom. 06/2006: Productive Phase and technical extension with EAP-SIM

2007 © SWITCH 5 TNC2007 PWLAN Symmetric Approach Docking Network University A Campus Network University A VPN GW Internet SWITCHmobile ACL Docking Network University B Campus Network University B VPN GW SWITCHmobile ACL Legend: VPN TunnelUser Traffic Commercial User Legend: 1: User opens browser and lands on landing page 2: User clicks PWLAN provider logo 3: All corresponding user traffic is forwarded to landing page of PWLAN provider 4: Customer is redirected to landing page of PWLAN provider 5: Customer gets internet access after authentication (NAT) 5 Student A MPP Student A WISP SWITCHmobile ACL Landing Page MPP = Multi Provider PortalWISP = Wireless Internet SP

2007 © SWITCH 6 TNC2007 Introduction EAP/EAP-SIM EAP: Definition, Model, How it works EAP-SIM: Definition, How it works

2007 © SWITCH 7 TNC2007 EAP Definition EAP RFC 3748 EAP stands for Extending Authentication Protocol. It defines an authentication framework, which supports multiple authentication methods. EAP typically runs directly over data link layers such as Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) or IEEE802, without requiring IP.

2007 © SWITCH 8 TNC2007 EAP Method How it works Supplicant Client Authenticator AP Authentication Server (RADIUS/AAA) [ 0 ] EAP starts [ 0 ] Establish data link EAP over IEEE 802 ()()()()()()())()(() [ 1 ] Identity exchange Request- response paradigm [ 1 ] A message is sent and the sender waits for a response before sending an other message - a “lock step” protocol Multiple Message Sequences depending on the authentication process Systems for authentication, RADIUS, Corporate Identity Servers, etc. using various protocols and methods. [ 2 ] Authentication, process-specific message exchange [ 2 ] All exchanges between Client, Authenticator and Authentication-systems are defined in a variety of specific RFC’s Success? EAP-Success EAP-Failure Yes No [ 3 ] Authentication messages: Success or Failure [ 3 ] The Authenticator determines whether the authentication is a success or failure

2007 © SWITCH 9 TNC2007 Introduction EAP/EAP-SIM Definition / Model EAP Definition: EAP stands for Extending Authentication Protocol. It is primarily developed as a PPP (RFC 3748) EAP-Model: Lower layer: The lower layer is responsible for transmitting and receiving EAP frames between the peer and authenticator. EAP layer: The EAP layer receives and transmits EAP packets via the lower layer, implements duplicate detection and retransmission, and delivers and receives EAP messages to and from the EAP peer and authenticator layers. EAP peer and authenticator layers: Based on the Code field, the EAP layer demultiplexes incoming EAP packets to the EAP peer and authenticator layers. EAP method layers: EAP methods implement the authentication algorithms and receive and transmit EAP messages via the EAP peer and authenticator layers.

2007 © SWITCH 10 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Definition EAP-SIM RFC 4186 EAP-SIM is a mechanism for mutual authentication and Session-Key- agreement using the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM).

2007 © SWITCH 11 TNC2007 Success? EAP-Success EAP-Failure EAP Method How it works Supplicant Client Authenticator AP Authentication Server (RADIUS/AAA) Yes [ 0 ] EAP starts [ 0 ] Establish data link No EAP over IEEE 802 ()()()()()()())()(() [ 1 ] Identity exchange Request- response paradigm [ 1 ] A message is sent and the sender waits for a response before sending an other message - a “lock step” protocol [ 2 ] Authentication, process-specific message exchange [ 2 ] All exchanges between Client, Authenticator and Authentication-systems are defined in a variety of specific RFC’s Multiple Message Sequences depending on the authentication process Systems for authentication, RADIUS, Corporate Identity Servers, etc. using various protocols and methods. [ 3 ] Authentication messages: Success or Failure [ 3 ] The Authenticator determines whether the authentication is a success or failure

2007 © SWITCH 12 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Method How it works GSM-Authentication flow: Client/SIM-cardAPAAA/RADIUS(GSM)AuC ITPMAP-Proxy SS7 Network EAP-Resp/SIM/Start (RAND) RADIUS/EAP-Resp/ SIM/Start (RAND) GSM-Triplet-Request (GetAuthInfo ) GSM-Triplet (RAND,SRES,Kc) GSM-Triplet(s): (RAND,SRES,Kc) 1.Triplet-request 2.GSM-Triplet(s) RADIUS/EAP-Req/ SIM/Challenge (RAND,MAC_RAND ) EAP-Req/SIM/Challenge (RAND,MAC_RAND) Server Authentication: MAC_RAND(AAA)=MAC_RAND(SIM) EAP-Resp/SIM/Challenge (MAC_SRES) RADIUS/EAP-Resp /SIM/Challenge (MAC_SRES) Client Authentication: MAC_SRES(SIM)=MAC_SRES(AAA) RADIUS/EAP-Req SIM/Start EAP-Req/SIM/Start SIM calculates RAND

2007 © SWITCH 13 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Architecture Extension Current PWLAN- Architecture with EAP-SIM: - Project-Organization - Architecture - Proof of Concept: - Roll-out Concept

2007 © SWITCH 14 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Architecture Project Organization Pilot: Organization Educational Association: ETHZ and SWITCH WISP: Swisscom Pilot: Implementation ETHZ - Reconfiguration WLAN - Implementation Swisscom Components Roll-out: SWITCH leads the Roll-out - Definition of Roll-out plan - Repository: FAQ: Implementation EAP-SIM

2007 © SWITCH 15 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Architecture Ideas SCM Router = Swisscom Mobile Router

2007 © SWITCH 16 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Architecture High-level concept EAP-SIM: Requirements - Implementation top of 802.1X-enabled network - Separate VLAN, SSID: MOBILE-EAPSIM - Swisscom-like-Implementation: VLAN is a half C-class IP-Addr.-Range Source-, Destination-NAT (SCM-router) DHCP-request handled by SCM-router

2007 © SWITCH 17 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Architecture with Swisscom Swisscom EAP-SIM Mobile setup - New SSID “MOBILE-EAPSIM” - Authentication 802.1X with WEP - ETHZ reserved official IP for their radius - Swisscom-router makes source-destination nat. - Clients are in a separate VLAN (VRF) - Swisscom provides the Subnets and DHCP. Problems - System does not scale (more WISPs) - The implementation solves most problems on the Swisscom router - Channel 13 support of the Swisscom cards? - Swapping between Wireless Domains?

2007 © SWITCH 18 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Architecture Roll-out Service Deployment - PWLAN Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4 Brainstorming, Info PWLAN-members Definition Architecture, technical solution “Proof of concept” - Build up a test bed SWITCH/ETHZ/Swisscom Service: Tests, Test-results and Documentation Rollout: step by step to further PWLAN- members, Marketing Pilot und Roll-out EAP-SIM Up and Running: ETHZ, BFH, EPFL, HSR and SWITCH

2007 © SWITCH 19 TNC2007 Statistics PWLAN Participants Statistics

2007 © SWITCH 20 TNC2007 Statistics Overview Members Internet ~330 Hotspots ~175 Hotspots ~265 Hotspots ~1600 Hotspots PWLAN Academic Association represented by ~ 97’700 People

2007 © SWITCH 21 TNC2007 Statistics Monitoring Monzoon TheNet TPN Academic Association GRE VPN GRE VPN GRE VPN Swisscom Starting April 2007 GRE VPN

2007 © SWITCH 22 TNC2007 Statistics Monitoring

2007 © SWITCH 23 TNC2007 Commercial WISP market in Switzerland

2007 © SWITCH 24 TNC2007 EAP-SIM Outlook Outlook: Implementation EAP-SIM - Multi Provider Capable Infrastructure

2007 © SWITCH 25 TNC2007 EAP(-SIM) Multi Provider Capable Infrastructure

2007 © SWITCH 26 TNC2007 Conclusions  SWITCH PWLAN extends the footprint for the Academic Association and for the WISP’s.  SWITCH PWLAN corresponds technologically to the most current standards; IEEE802.1x, EAP/EAP-SIM.  SWITCH PWLAN makes a further enlargement of the user population possible by a “Multi Provider Capable Infrastructure”.

2007 © SWITCH 27 Q & A