1. CSCE 815 Network Security Lecture 13
IP Security
(IPSec)
March 4, 2003

2. PGP Homework
5.4 page 159
Find PGP on SUNs (whereis, which, whatis, man-k)
Construct a RSA based signing key
Construct an encryption key
Pick a partner from the class.
Send a signed but cleartext message to your partner.
Validate the signature of the received message.
Send the key and an encrypted message to the partner.
Decrypt the message.

3. Chapter 6 – IP Security
If a secret piece of news is divulged by a spy before the time is ripe, he must be put to death, together with the man to whom the secret was told.
—The Art of War, Sun Tzu

4. Outline Internetworking and Internet Protocols (Appendix 6A)
IP Security Overview
IP Security Architecture
Authentication Header
Encapsulating Security Payload
Combinations of Security Associations
Key Management

5. TCP/IP Example (fig 6.13)

6. IP Security
have considered some application specific security mechanisms
eg. S/MIME, PGP, Kerberos, SSL/HTTPS
however there are security concerns that cut across protocol layers
would like security implemented by the network for all applications

7. IPSec general IP Security mechanisms provides
authentication
confidentiality
key management
applicable to use over LANs, across public & private WANs, & for the Internet
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) develops protocol standards for the internet

8. IPv4 Header

9. IP version 4 Fields Version (4 bits) the value is 0100 = 4
Internet Hedaer Length (IHL)(4) length of header in 32bit words. The minimum value is 5.
Type of Service(8)
Total Length (16) Total IP packet length in octets
Identification (16) sequence number
Flags(3) “more”, and “don’t fragment”
Fragment offset (13) where is belongs in 64bit units
Time to Live (TTL) (8) number of “seconds” for packet to live
Checksum
Addresses 32 bit source and destination addresses
Options

10. IPv6 Header

11. IP version 6 Fields Version (4 bits) the value is 0110 (6)
Traffic class (8) priority of this packet for routers
Flow Label(20) label packets for special processing by routers
Payload Length(16)
Next Header(8) – usually TCP or UDP or an IPv6 extension
Hop limit (8)
Source Address(128=16 octets=4 words)
Destination address (128=16octets=4 words)

12. IP Security Overview
IPSec is not a single protocol. Instead, IPSec provides a set of security algorithms plus a general framework that allows a pair of communicating entities to use whichever algorithms provide security appropriate for the communication.

13. IP Security Overview Applications of IPSec Virtual Private Networks
Secure branch office connectivity over the Internet
Secure remote access over the Internet
Establshing extranet and intranet connectivity with partners
Enhancing electronic commerce security
Virtual Private Networks
Two protocols
Authentication Header (AH) authentication protocol
Encapsulating Security Protocol (ESP) combined encryption/authentication protocol

14. IP Security Scenario

15. IP Security Architecture
specification is quite complex
defined in numerous RFC’s
RFC 2401 – overview of security architecture
RFC 2402 – packet authentication extension
RFC 2406 – packet encryption
RFC 2408 – key management
many others, grouped by category
mandatory in IPv6, optional in IPv4
Figure 6.2 summarizes additional documents

16. IPSec Document Overview

17. Benefits of IPSec
in a firewall/router provides strong security to all traffic crossing the perimeter
is resistant to bypass
is below transport layer, hence transparent to applications
can be transparent to end users
can provide security for individual users if desired

18. Routing Applications support
IPsec can play a vital role in routing architecture
Routing protocols such as OSPF run on top of IPSec
Benefits provided by IPSec for routing application
Router advertisement is valid
Neighbor advertisement is avlid
Verify redirect message come from the same router the initial packet was sent from
Validate routing update messages

19. IPSec Services Access control Connectionless integrity
Data origin authentication
Rejection of replayed packets
a form of partial sequence integrity
Confidentiality (encryption)
Limited traffic flow confidentiality
Table 6.1 summarizes the services provided by AH and ESP

20. Security Associations
a one-way relationship between sender & receiver that affords security for traffic flow
For two-way it requires two separate SAs
Uniquely defined by 3 parameters:
Security Parameters Index (SPI) this is carried in AH and ESP headers
IP Destination Address
Security Protocol Identifier
has a number of other parameters
Sequence number, AH & EH info, lifetime etc
have a database of Security Associations

21. SA Parameters Sequence number counter Sequence counter overflow flag
Anti-replay window
AH info: authentication algorithm, keys, key lifetimes
ESP info: encryption and authentication algorithm, keys, key lifetimes
Lifetime of this Security Association (SA)
IPSec protocol mode: tunnel or transport
Path MTU maximum transmission unit

22. SA Selectors
IPSec offers flexibility in selecting and applying SAs to IP traffic
Security Policy database (SPD)
SPD entries define a subset of the IP traffic and the SA that should be applied to this traffic

23. Authentication Header (AH)
provides support for data integrity & authentication of IP packets
end system/router can authenticate user/app
prevents address spoofing attacks by tracking sequence numbers
based on use of a MAC
HMAC-MD5-96 or HMAC-SHA-1-96
parties must share a secret key

24. IPSec Services Access Control Connectionless integrity
Data origin authentication
Rejection of replayed packets
Confidentiality (encryption)
Limited traffic flow confidentiallity

25. ESP with authentication
Transport Mode SA
Tunnel Mode SA AH
Authenticates IP payload and selected portions of IP header and IPv6 extension headers
Authenticates entire inner IP packet plus selected portions of outer IP header
ESP
Encrypts IP payload and any IPv6 extesion header
Encrypts inner IP packet
ESP with authentication
Encrypts IP payload and any IPv6 extesion header. Authenticates IP payload but no IP header
Encrypts inner IP packet. Authenticates inner IP packet.

26. Before applying AH

27. Transport Mode (AH Authentication)

28. Tunnel Mode (AH Authentication)

29. Authentication Header
Provides support for data integrity and authentication (MAC code) of IP packets.
Guards against replay attacks.

30. End-to-end versus End-to-Intermediate Authentication

31. Encapsulating Security Payload
ESP provides confidentiality services

32. Encryption and Authentication Algorithms
Three-key triple DES
RC5
IDEA
Three-key triple IDEA
CAST
Blowfish
Authentication:
HMAC-MD5-96
HMAC-SHA-1-96

33. ESP Encryption and Authentication

34. ESP Encryption and Authentication

35. Combinations of Security Associations

36. Combinations of Security Associations

37. Combinations of Security Associations

38. Combinations of Security Associations

39. Key Management Two types: Manual Automated
Oakley Key Determination Protocol
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP)

40. Oakley Three authentication methods: Digital signatures
Public-key encryption
Symmetric-key encryption

41. ISAKMP

42. Recommended Reading
Comer, D. Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume I: Principles, Protocols and Architecture. Prentic Hall, 1995
Stevens, W. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols. Addison-Wesley, 1994