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Network Working Group J. Jansen
Request for Comments: 5702 NLnet Labs
Category: Standards Track October 2009
Use of SHA-2 Algorithms with RSA in
DNSKEY and RRSIG Resource Records for DNSSEC
Abstract
This document describes how to produce RSA/SHA-256 and RSA/SHA-512
DNSKEY and RRSIG resource records for use in the Domain Name System
Security Extensions (RFC 4033, RFC 4034, and RFC 4035).
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RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................2 2. DNSKEY Resource Records .........................................3 2.1. RSA/SHA-256 DNSKEY Resource Records ........................3 2.2. RSA/SHA-512 DNSKEY Resource Records ........................3 3. RRSIG Resource Records ..........................................3 3.1. RSA/SHA-256 RRSIG Resource Records .........................4 3.2. RSA/SHA-512 RRSIG Resource Records .........................4 4. Deployment Considerations .......................................5 4.1. Key Sizes ..................................................5 4.2. Signature Sizes ............................................5 5. Implementation Considerations ...................................5 5.1. Support for SHA-2 Signatures ...............................5 5.2. Support for NSEC3 Denial of Existence ......................5 6. Examples ........................................................6 6.1. RSA/SHA-256 Key and Signature ..............................6 6.2. RSA/SHA-512 Key and Signature ..............................7 7. IANA Considerations .............................................8 8. Security Considerations .........................................8 8.1. SHA-1 versus SHA-2 Considerations for RRSIG Resource Records ...........................................8 8.2. Signature Type Downgrade Attacks ...........................8 9. Acknowledgments .................................................9 10. References .....................................................9 10.1. Normative References ......................................9 10.2. Informative References ....................................9 1. Introduction The Domain Name System (DNS) is the global, hierarchical distributed database for Internet Naming. The DNS has been extended to use cryptographic keys and digital signatures for the verification of the authenticity and integrity of its data. [RFC4033], [RFC4034], and [RFC4035] describe these DNS Security Extensions, called DNSSEC. RFC 4034 describes how to store DNSKEY and RRSIG resource records, and specifies a list of cryptographic algorithms to use. This document extends that list with the algorithms RSA/SHA-256 and RSA/ SHA-512, and specifies how to store DNSKEY data and how to produce RRSIG resource records with these hash algorithms. Familiarity with DNSSEC, RSA, and the SHA-2 [FIPS.180-3.2008] family of algorithms is assumed in this document. Jansen Standards Track [Page 2]
RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 To refer to both SHA-256 and SHA-512, this document will use the name SHA-2. This is done to improve readability. When a part of text is specific for either SHA-256 or SHA-512, their specific names are used. The same goes for RSA/SHA-256 and RSA/SHA-512, which will be grouped using the name RSA/SHA-2. The term "SHA-2" is not officially defined but is usually used to refer to the collection of the algorithms SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512. Since SHA-224 and SHA-384 are not used in DNSSEC, SHA-2 will only refer to SHA-256 and SHA-512 in this document. 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]. 2. DNSKEY Resource Records The format of the DNSKEY RR can be found in [RFC4034]. [RFC3110] describes the use of RSA/SHA-1 for DNSSEC signatures. 2.1. RSA/SHA-256 DNSKEY Resource Records RSA public keys for use with RSA/SHA-256 are stored in DNSKEY resource records (RRs) with the algorithm number 8. For interoperability, as in [RFC3110], the key size of RSA/SHA-256 keys MUST NOT be less than 512 bits and MUST NOT be more than 4096 bits. 2.2. RSA/SHA-512 DNSKEY Resource Records RSA public keys for use with RSA/SHA-512 are stored in DNSKEY resource records (RRs) with the algorithm number 10. The key size of RSA/SHA-512 keys MUST NOT be less than 1024 bits and MUST NOT be more than 4096 bits. 3. RRSIG Resource Records The value of the signature field in the RRSIG RR follows the RSASSA- PKCS1-v1_5 signature scheme and is calculated as follows. The values for the RDATA fields that precede the signature data are specified in [RFC4034]. Jansen Standards Track [Page 3]
RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 hash = SHA-XXX(data) Here XXX is either 256 or 512, depending on the algorithm used, as specified in FIPS PUB 180-3; "data" is the wire format data of the resource record set that is signed, as specified in [RFC4034]. signature = ( 00 | 01 | FF* | 00 | prefix | hash ) ** e (mod n) Here "|" is concatenation; "00", "01", "FF", and "00" are fixed octets of corresponding hexadecimal value; "e" is the private exponent of the signing RSA key; and "n" is the public modulus of the signing key. The FF octet MUST be repeated the exact number of times so that the total length of the concatenated term in parentheses equals the length of the modulus of the signer's public key ("n"). The "prefix" is intended to make the use of standard cryptographic libraries easier. These specifications are taken directly from the specifications of RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 in PKCS #1 v2.1 (Section 8.2 of [RFC3447]), and EMSA-PKCS1-v1_5 encoding in PKCS #1 v2.1 (Section 9.2 of [RFC3447]). The prefixes for the different algorithms are specified below. 3.1. RSA/SHA-256 RRSIG Resource Records RSA/SHA-256 signatures are stored in the DNS using RRSIG resource records (RRs) with algorithm number 8. The prefix is the ASN.1 DER SHA-256 algorithm designator prefix, as specified in PKCS #1 v2.1 [RFC3447]: hex 30 31 30 0d 06 09 60 86 48 01 65 03 04 02 01 05 00 04 20 3.2. RSA/SHA-512 RRSIG Resource Records RSA/SHA-512 signatures are stored in the DNS using RRSIG resource records (RRs) with algorithm number 10. The prefix is the ASN.1 DER SHA-512 algorithm designator prefix, as specified in PKCS #1 v2.1 [RFC3447]: hex 30 51 30 0d 06 09 60 86 48 01 65 03 04 02 03 05 00 04 40 Jansen Standards Track [Page 4]
RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 4. Deployment Considerations 4.1. Key Sizes Apart from the restrictions in Section 2, this document will not specify what size of keys to use. That is an operational issue and depends largely on the environment and intended use. A good starting point for more information would be NIST SP 800-57 [NIST800-57]. 4.2. Signature Sizes In this family of signing algorithms, the size of signatures is related to the size of the key and not to the hashing algorithm used in the signing process. Therefore, RRSIG resource records produced with RSA/SHA-256 or RSA/SHA-512 will have the same size as those produced with RSA/SHA-1, if the keys have the same length. 5. Implementation Considerations 5.1. Support for SHA-2 Signatures DNSSEC-aware implementations SHOULD be able to support RRSIG and DNSKEY resource records created with the RSA/SHA-2 algorithms as defined in this document. 5.2. Support for NSEC3 Denial of Existence [RFC5155] defines new algorithm identifiers for existing signing algorithms, to indicate that zones signed with these algorithm identifiers can use NSEC3 as well as NSEC records to provide denial of existence. That mechanism was chosen to protect implementations predating RFC 5155 from encountering resource records about which they could not know. This document does not define such algorithm aliases. A DNSSEC validator that implements RSA/SHA-2 MUST be able to validate negative answers in the form of both NSEC and NSEC3 with hash algorithm 1, as defined in [RFC5155]. An authoritative server that does not implement NSEC3 MAY still serve zones that use RSA/SHA-2 with NSEC denial of existence. Jansen Standards Track [Page 5]
RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 6. Examples 6.1. RSA/SHA-256 Key and Signature Given a private key with the following values (in Base64): Private-key-format: v1.2 Algorithm: 8 (RSASHA256) Modulus: wVwaxrHF2CK64aYKRUibLiH30KpPuPBjel7E8ZydQW1HYWHfoGm idzC2RnhwCC293hCzw+TFR2nqn8OVSY5t2Q== PublicExponent: AQAB PrivateExponent: UR44xX6zB3eaeyvTRzmskHADrPCmPWnr8dxsNwiDGHzrMKLN+i/ HAam+97HxIKVWNDH2ba9Mf1SA8xu9dcHZAQ== Prime1: 4c8IvFu1AVXGWeFLLFh5vs7fbdzdC6U82fduE6KkSWk= Prime2: 2zZpBE8ZXVnL74QjG4zINlDfH+EOEtjJJ3RtaYDugvE= Exponent1: G2xAPFfK0KGxGANDVNxd1K1c9wOmmJ51mGbzKFFNMFk= Exponent2: GYxP1Pa7CAwtHm8SAGX594qZVofOMhgd6YFCNyeVpKE= Coefficient: icQdNRjlZGPmuJm2TIadubcO8X7V4y07aVhX464tx8Q= The DNSKEY record for this key would be: example.net. 3600 IN DNSKEY (256 3 8 AwEAAcFcGsaxxdgiuuGmCkVI my4h99CqT7jwY3pexPGcnUFtR2Fh36BponcwtkZ4cAgtvd4Qs8P kxUdp6p/DlUmObdk= );{id = 9033 (zsk), size = 512b} With this key, sign the following RRSet, consisting of 1 A record: www.example.net. 3600 IN A 192.0.2.91 If the inception date is set at 00:00 hours on January 1st, 2000, and the expiration date at 00:00 hours on January 1st, 2030, the following signature should be created: www.example.net. 3600 IN RRSIG (A 8 3 3600 20300101000000 20000101000000 9033 example.net. kRCOH6u7l0QGy9qpC9 l1sLncJcOKFLJ7GhiUOibu4teYp5VE9RncriShZNz85mwlMgNEa cFYK/lPtPiVYP4bwg==);{id = 9033} Jansen Standards Track [Page 6]
RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 6.2. RSA/SHA-512 Key and Signature Given a private key with the following values (in Base64): Private-key-format: v1.2 Algorithm: 10 (RSASHA512) Modulus: 0eg1M5b563zoq4k5ZEOnWmd2/BvpjzedJVdfIsDcMuuhE5SQ3pf Q7qmdaeMlC6Nf8DKGoUPGPXe06cP27/WRODtxXquSUytkO0kJDk 8KX8PtA0+yBWwy7UnZDyCkynO00Uuk8HPVtZeMO1pHtlAGVnc8V jXZlNKdyit99waaE4s= PublicExponent: AQAB PrivateExponent: rFS1IPbJllFFgFc33B5DDlC1egO8e81P4fFadODbp56V7sphKa6 AZQCx8NYAew6VXFFPAKTw41QdHnK5kIYOwxvfFDjDcUGza88qbj yrDPSJenkeZbISMUSSqy7AMFzEolkk6WSn6k3thUVRgSlqDoOV3 SEIAsrB043XzGrKIVE= Prime1: 8mbtsu9Tl9v7tKSHdCIeprLIQXQLzxlSZun5T1n/OjvXSUtvD7x nZJ+LHqaBj1dIgMbCq2U8O04QVcK3TS9GiQ== Prime2: 3a6gkfs74d0Jb7yL4j4adAif4fcp7ZrGt7G5NRVDDY/Mv4TERAK Ma0TKN3okKE0A7X+Rv2K84mhT4QLDlllEcw== Exponent1: v3D5A9uuCn5rgVR7wgV8ba0/KSpsdSiLgsoA42GxiB1gvvs7gJM MmVTDu/ZG1p1ZnpLbhh/S/Qd/MSwyNlxC+Q== Exponent2: m+ezf9dsDvYQK+gzjOLWYeKq5xWYBEYFGa3BLocMiF4oxkzOZ3J PZSWU/h1Fjp5RV7aPP0Vmx+hNjYMPIQ8Y5w== Coefficient: Je5YhYpUron/WdOXjxNAxDubAp3i5X7UOUfhJcyIggqwY86IE0Q /Bk0Dw4SC9zxnsimmdBXW2Izd8Lwuk8FQcQ== The DNSKEY record for this key would be: example.net. 3600 IN DNSKEY (256 3 10 AwEAAdHoNTOW+et86KuJOWRD p1pndvwb6Y83nSVXXyLA3DLroROUkN6X0O6pnWnjJQujX/AyhqFD xj13tOnD9u/1kTg7cV6rklMrZDtJCQ5PCl/D7QNPsgVsMu1J2Q8g pMpztNFLpPBz1bWXjDtaR7ZQBlZ3PFY12ZTSncorffcGmhOL );{id = 3740 (zsk), size = 1024b} With this key, sign the following RRSet, consisting of 1 A record: www.example.net. 3600 IN A 192.0.2.91 If the inception date is set at 00:00 hours on January 1st, 2000, and the expiration date at 00:00 hours on January 1st, 2030, the following signature should be created: www.example.net. 3600 IN RRSIG (A 10 3 3600 20300101000000 20000101000000 3740 example.net. tsb4wnjRUDnB1BUi+t 6TMTXThjVnG+eCkWqjvvjhzQL1d0YRoOe0CbxrVDYd0xDtsuJRa eUw1ep94PzEWzr0iGYgZBWm/zpq+9fOuagYJRfDqfReKBzMweOL DiNa8iP5g9vMhpuv6OPlvpXwm9Sa9ZXIbNl1MBGk0fthPgxdDLw =);{id = 3740} Jansen Standards Track [Page 7]
RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 7. IANA Considerations This document updates the IANA registry "DNS SECURITY ALGORITHM NUMBERS -- per [RFC4035]" (http://www.iana.org/protocols). The following entries are added to the registry: Zone Trans. Value Description Mnemonic Signing Sec. References 8 RSA/SHA-256 RSASHA256 Y * RFC 5702 10 RSA/SHA-512 RSASHA512 Y * RFC 5702 * There has been no determination of standardization of the use of this algorithm with Transaction Security. 8. Security Considerations 8.1. SHA-1 versus SHA-2 Considerations for RRSIG Resource Records Users of DNSSEC are encouraged to deploy SHA-2 as soon as software implementations allow for it. SHA-2 is widely believed to be more resilient to attack than SHA-1, and confidence in SHA-1's strength is being eroded by recently announced attacks. Regardless of whether or not the attacks on SHA-1 will affect DNSSEC, it is believed (at the time of this writing) that SHA-2 is the better choice for use in DNSSEC records. SHA-2 is considered sufficiently strong for the immediate future, but predictions about future development in cryptography and cryptanalysis are beyond the scope of this document. The signature scheme RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 is chosen to match the one used for RSA/SHA-1 signatures. This should ease implementation of the new hashing algorithms in DNSSEC software. 8.2. Signature Type Downgrade Attacks Since each RRSet MUST be signed with each algorithm present in the DNSKEY RRSet at the zone apex (see Section 2.2 of [RFC4035]), a malicious party cannot filter out the RSA/SHA-2 RRSIG and force the validator to use the RSA/SHA-1 signature if both are present in the zone. This should provide resilience against algorithm downgrade attacks, if the validator supports RSA/SHA-2. Jansen Standards Track [Page 8]
RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 9. Acknowledgments This document is a minor extension to [RFC4034]. Also, we try to follow the documents [RFC3110] and [RFC4509] for consistency. The authors of and contributors to these documents are gratefully acknowledged for their hard work. The following people provided additional feedback and text: Jaap Akkerhuis, Mark Andrews, Roy Arends, Rob Austein, Francis Dupont, Miek Gieben, Alfred Hoenes, Paul Hoffman, Peter Koch, Scott Rose, Michael St. Johns, and Wouter Wijngaards. 10. References 10.1. Normative References [FIPS.180-3.2008] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Secure Hash Standard", FIPS PUB 180-3, October 2008. [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [RFC3110] Eastlake, D., "RSA/SHA-1 SIGs and RSA KEYs in the Domain Name System (DNS)", RFC 3110, May 2001. [RFC4033] Arends, R., Austein, R., Larson, M., Massey, D., and S. Rose, "DNS Security Introduction and Requirements", RFC 4033, March 2005. [RFC4034] Arends, R., Austein, R., Larson, M., Massey, D., and S. Rose, "Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions", RFC 4034, March 2005. [RFC4035] Arends, R., Austein, R., Larson, M., Massey, D., and S. Rose, "Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions", RFC 4035, March 2005. 10.2. Informative References [NIST800-57] Barker, E., Barker, W., Burr, W., Polk, W., and M. Smid, "Recommendations for Key Management", NIST SP 800-57, March 2007. [RFC3447] Jonsson, J. and B. Kaliski, "Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1", RFC 3447, February 2003. Jansen Standards Track [Page 9]
RFC 5702 DNSSEC RSA/SHA-2 October 2009 [RFC4509] Hardaker, W., "Use of SHA-256 in DNSSEC Delegation Signer (DS) Resource Records (RRs)", RFC 4509, May 2006. [RFC5155] Laurie, B., Sisson, G., Arends, R., and D. Blacka, "DNS Security (DNSSEC) Hashed Authenticated Denial of Existence", RFC 5155, March 2008. Author's Address Jelte Jansen NLnet Labs Science Park 140 1098 XG Amsterdam NL EMail: jelte@NLnetLabs.nl URI: http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/ Jansen Standards Track [Page 10]