Changeset 1588


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Timestamp:
Mar 12, 2012, 1:19:08 AM (7 years ago)
Author:
fielding@…
Message:

clean up some of the nonsense in security considerations

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draft-ietf-httpbis/latest
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  • draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.html

    r1586 r1588  
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    462        content: "Expires September 12, 2012";
     462       content: "Expires September 13, 2012";
    463463  }
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    502502      <meta name="dct.creator" content="Reschke, J. F.">
    503503      <meta name="dct.identifier" content="urn:ietf:id:draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-messaging-latest">
    504       <meta name="dct.issued" scheme="ISO8601" content="2012-03-11">
     504      <meta name="dct.issued" scheme="ISO8601" content="2012-03-12">
    505505      <meta name="dct.replaces" content="urn:ietf:rfc:2145">
    506506      <meta name="dct.replaces" content="urn:ietf:rfc:2616">
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    535535            <tr>
    536                <td class="left">Expires: September 12, 2012</td>
     536               <td class="left">Expires: September 13, 2012</td>
    537537               <td class="right">greenbytes</td>
    538538            </tr>
    539539            <tr>
    540540               <td class="left"></td>
    541                <td class="right">March 11, 2012</td>
     541               <td class="right">March 12, 2012</td>
    542542            </tr>
    543543         </tbody>
    … …  
    572572         in progress”.
    573573      </p>
    574       <p>This Internet-Draft will expire on September 12, 2012.</p>
     574      <p>This Internet-Draft will expire on September 13, 2012.</p>
    575575      <h1><a id="rfc.copyrightnotice" href="#rfc.copyrightnotice">Copyright Notice</a></h1>
    576576      <p>Copyright © 2012 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved.</p>
    … …  
    706706               <li>8.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#attack.pathname">Attacks Based On File and Path Names</a></li>
    707707               <li>8.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#dns.related.attacks">DNS-related Attacks</a></li>
    708                <li>8.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#attack.proxies">Proxies and Caching</a></li>
     708               <li>8.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#attack.intermediaries">Intermediaries and Caching</a></li>
    709709               <li>8.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#attack.protocol.element.size.overflows">Protocol Element Size Overflows</a></li>
    710                <li>8.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#attack.DoS">Denial of Service Attacks on Proxies</a></li>
    711710            </ul>
    712711         </li>
    … …  
    26432642      <h2 id="rfc.section.8.2"><a href="#rfc.section.8.2">8.2</a>&nbsp;<a id="abuse.of.server.log.information" href="#abuse.of.server.log.information">Abuse of Server Log Information</a></h2>
    26442643      <p id="rfc.section.8.2.p.1">A server is in the position to save personal data about a user's requests which might identify their reading patterns or subjects
    2645          of interest. This information is clearly confidential in nature and its handling can be constrained by law in certain countries.
    2646          People using HTTP to provide data are responsible for ensuring that such material is not distributed without the permission
    2647          of any individuals that are identifiable by the published results.
     2644         of interest. In particular, log information gathered at an intermediary often contains a history of user agent interaction,
     2645         across a multitude of sites, that can be traced to individual users.
     2646      </p>
     2647      <p id="rfc.section.8.2.p.2">HTTP log information is confidential in nature; its handling is often constrained by laws and regulations. Log information
     2648         needs to be securely stored and appropriate guidelines followed for its analysis. Anonymization of personal information within
     2649         individual entries helps, but is generally not sufficient to prevent real log traces from being re-identified based on correlation
     2650         with other access characteristics. As such, access traces that are keyed to a specific client should not be published even
     2651         if the key is pseudonymous.
     2652      </p>
     2653      <p id="rfc.section.8.2.p.3">To minimize the risk of theft or accidental publication, log information should be purged of personally identifiable information,
     2654         including user identifiers, IP addresses, and user-provided query parameters, as soon as that information is no longer necessary
     2655         to support operational needs for security, auditing, or fraud control.
    26482656      </p>
    26492657      <h2 id="rfc.section.8.3"><a href="#rfc.section.8.3">8.3</a>&nbsp;<a id="attack.pathname" href="#attack.pathname">Attacks Based On File and Path Names</a></h2>
    … …  
    26612669         validity of an IP number/DNS name association unless the response is protected by DNSSec (<a href="#RFC4033" id="rfc.xref.RFC4033.1"><cite title="DNS Security Introduction and Requirements">[RFC4033]</cite></a>).
    26622670      </p>
    2663       <h2 id="rfc.section.8.5"><a href="#rfc.section.8.5">8.5</a>&nbsp;<a id="attack.proxies" href="#attack.proxies">Proxies and Caching</a></h2>
    2664       <p id="rfc.section.8.5.p.1">By their very nature, HTTP proxies are men-in-the-middle, and represent an opportunity for man-in-the-middle attacks. Compromise
    2665          of the systems on which the proxies run can result in serious security and privacy problems. Proxies have access to security-related
    2666          information, personal information about individual users and organizations, and proprietary information belonging to users
    2667          and content providers. A compromised proxy, or a proxy implemented or configured without regard to security and privacy considerations,
    2668          might be used in the commission of a wide range of potential attacks.
    2669       </p>
    2670       <p id="rfc.section.8.5.p.2">Proxy operators need to protect the systems on which proxies run as they would protect any system that contains or transports
    2671          sensitive information. In particular, log information gathered at proxies often contains highly sensitive personal information,
    2672          and/or information about organizations. Log information needs to be carefully guarded, and appropriate guidelines for use
    2673          need to be developed and followed. (<a href="#abuse.of.server.log.information" title="Abuse of Server Log Information">Section&nbsp;8.2</a>).
    2674       </p>
    2675       <p id="rfc.section.8.5.p.3">Proxy implementors need to consider the privacy and security implications of their design and coding decisions, and of the
    2676          configuration options they provide to proxy operators (especially the default configuration).
    2677       </p>
    2678       <p id="rfc.section.8.5.p.4">Users of a proxy need to be aware that proxies are no more trustworthy than the people who run them; HTTP itself cannot solve
     2671      <h2 id="rfc.section.8.5"><a href="#rfc.section.8.5">8.5</a>&nbsp;<a id="attack.intermediaries" href="#attack.intermediaries">Intermediaries and Caching</a></h2>
     2672      <p id="rfc.section.8.5.p.1">By their very nature, HTTP intermediaries are men-in-the-middle, and represent an opportunity for man-in-the-middle attacks.
     2673         Compromise of the systems on which the intermediaries run can result in serious security and privacy problems. Intermediaries
     2674         have access to security-related information, personal information about individual users and organizations, and proprietary
     2675         information belonging to users and content providers. A compromised intermediary, or an intermediary implemented or configured
     2676         without regard to security and privacy considerations, might be used in the commission of a wide range of potential attacks.
     2677      </p>
     2678      <p id="rfc.section.8.5.p.2">Intermediaries that contain a shared cache are especially vulnerable to cache poisoning attacks.</p>
     2679      <p id="rfc.section.8.5.p.3">Implementors need to consider the privacy and security implications of their design and coding decisions, and of the configuration
     2680         options they provide to operators (especially the default configuration).
     2681      </p>
     2682      <p id="rfc.section.8.5.p.4">Users need to be aware that intermediaries are no more trustworthy than the people who run them; HTTP itself cannot solve
    26792683         this problem.
    26802684      </p>
    … …  
    26932697      <p id="rfc.section.8.6.p.4">Other fields (including but not limited to request methods, response status phrases, header field-names, and body chunks) <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be limited by implementations carefully, so as to not impede interoperability.
    26942698      </p>
    2695       <h2 id="rfc.section.8.7"><a href="#rfc.section.8.7">8.7</a>&nbsp;<a id="attack.DoS" href="#attack.DoS">Denial of Service Attacks on Proxies</a></h2>
    2696       <p id="rfc.section.8.7.p.1">They exist. They are hard to defend against. Research continues. Beware.</p>
    26972699      <h1 id="rfc.section.9"><a href="#rfc.section.9">9.</a>&nbsp;<a id="acks" href="#acks">Acknowledgments</a></h1>
    26982700      <p id="rfc.section.9.p.1">This edition of HTTP builds on the many contributions that went into <a href="#RFC1945" id="rfc.xref.RFC1945.2">RFC 1945</a>, <a href="#RFC2068" id="rfc.xref.RFC2068.5">RFC 2068</a>, <a href="#RFC2145" id="rfc.xref.RFC2145.3">RFC 2145</a>, and <a href="#RFC2616" id="rfc.xref.RFC2616.4">RFC 2616</a>, including substantial contributions made by the previous authors, editors, and working group chairs: Tim Berners-Lee, Ari

  • draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

    r1586 r1588  
    37063706   A server is in the position to save personal data about a user's
    37073707   requests which might identify their reading patterns or subjects of
    3708    interest. This information is clearly confidential in nature and its
    3709    handling can be constrained by law in certain countries. People using
    3710    HTTP to provide data are responsible for ensuring that
    3711    such material is not distributed without the permission of any
    3712    individuals that are identifiable by the published results.
     3708   interest.  In particular, log information gathered at an intermediary
     3709   often contains a history of user agent interaction, across a multitude
     3710   of sites, that can be traced to individual users.
     3711</t>
     3712<t>
     3713   HTTP log information is confidential in nature; its handling is often
     3714   constrained by laws and regulations.  Log information needs to be securely
     3715   stored and appropriate guidelines followed for its analysis.
     3716   Anonymization of personal information within individual entries helps,
     3717   but is generally not sufficient to prevent real log traces from being
     3718   re-identified based on correlation with other access characteristics.
     3719   As such, access traces that are keyed to a specific client should not
     3720   be published even if the key is pseudonymous.
     3721</t>
     3722<t>
     3723   To minimize the risk of theft or accidental publication, log information
     3724   should be purged of personally identifiable information, including
     3725   user identifiers, IP addresses, and user-provided query parameters,
     3726   as soon as that information is no longer necessary to support operational
     3727   needs for security, auditing, or fraud control.
    37133728</t>
    37143729</section>
    … …  
    37453760</section>
    37463761
    3747 <section title="Proxies and Caching" anchor="attack.proxies">
    3748 <t>
    3749    By their very nature, HTTP proxies are men-in-the-middle, and
     3762<section title="Intermediaries and Caching" anchor="attack.intermediaries">
     3763<t>
     3764   By their very nature, HTTP intermediaries are men-in-the-middle, and
    37503765   represent an opportunity for man-in-the-middle attacks. Compromise of
    3751    the systems on which the proxies run can result in serious security
    3752    and privacy problems. Proxies have access to security-related
     3766   the systems on which the intermediaries run can result in serious security
     3767   and privacy problems. Intermediaries have access to security-related
    37533768   information, personal information about individual users and
    37543769   organizations, and proprietary information belonging to users and
    3755    content providers. A compromised proxy, or a proxy implemented or
    3756    configured without regard to security and privacy considerations,
    3757    might be used in the commission of a wide range of potential attacks.
    3758 </t>
    3759 <t>
    3760    Proxy operators need to protect the systems on which proxies run as
    3761    they would protect any system that contains or transports sensitive
    3762    information. In particular, log information gathered at proxies often
    3763    contains highly sensitive personal information, and/or information
    3764    about organizations. Log information needs to be carefully guarded, and
    3765    appropriate guidelines for use need to be developed and followed.
    3766    (<xref target="abuse.of.server.log.information"/>).
    3767 </t>
    3768 <t>
    3769    Proxy implementors need to consider the privacy and security
     3770   content providers. A compromised intermediary, or an intermediary
     3771   implemented or configured without regard to security and privacy
     3772   considerations, might be used in the commission of a wide range of
     3773   potential attacks.
     3774</t>
     3775<t>
     3776   Intermediaries that contain a shared cache are especially vulnerable
     3777   to cache poisoning attacks.
     3778</t>
     3779<t>
     3780   Implementors need to consider the privacy and security
    37703781   implications of their design and coding decisions, and of the
    3771    configuration options they provide to proxy operators (especially the
     3782   configuration options they provide to operators (especially the
    37723783   default configuration).
    37733784</t>
    37743785<t>
    3775    Users of a proxy need to be aware that proxies are no more trustworthy than
     3786   Users need to be aware that intermediaries are no more trustworthy than
    37763787   the people who run them; HTTP itself cannot solve this problem.
    37773788</t>
    … …  
    38073818   phrases, header field-names, and body chunks) &SHOULD; be limited by
    38083819   implementations carefully, so as to not impede interoperability.
    3809 </t>
    3810 </section>
    3811 
    3812 <section title="Denial of Service Attacks on Proxies" anchor="attack.DoS">
    3813 <t>
    3814    They exist. They are hard to defend against. Research continues.
    3815    Beware.
    38163820</t>
    38173821</section>
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