Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) M. Jethanandani
Request for Comments: 8519 VMware
Category: Standards Track S. Agarwal
ISSN: 2070-1721 Cisco Systems, Inc.
L. Huang
D. Blair
January
March 2019
Network Access Control List (ACL)
YANG Data Model for Network Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Abstract
This document defines a data model for Access Control Lists (ACLs).
An ACL is a user-ordered set of rules used to configure the
forwarding behavior in a device. Each rule is used to find a match
on a packet and define actions that will be performed on the packet.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1. Definitions and Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3. Tree Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. Understanding ACL's Filters and Actions . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1. ACL Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. ACL YANG Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1. IETF Access Control List Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2. IETF Packet Fields Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3. ACL Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4. Port Range Usage and Other Examples . . . . . . . . . . . 38 39
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 41
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 42
6.1. URI Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 42
6.2. YANG Module Name Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 43
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 43
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 44
Appendix A. Extending ACL Model Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
A.1. Example of a Company's Proprietary Module . . . . . . . . 46
A.2. Linux nftables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 49
A.3. Ethertypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 50
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 59
1. Introduction
An Access Control List (ACL) is one of the basic elements used to
configure device-forwarding behavior. It is used in many networking
technologies such as Policy-Based Routing (PBR), firewalls, etc.
An ACL is a user-ordered set of rules that is used to filter traffic
on a networking device. Each rule is represented by an Access
Control Entry (ACE).
Each ACE has a group of match criteria and a group of actions.
The match criteria allow for the definition of packet headers and
metadata, the contents of which must match the definitions.
o Packet header matches apply to fields visible in the packet such
as address, Class of Service (CoS), or port number.
o In case a vendor supports it, metadata matches apply to fields
associated with the packet, that are not in the packet header,
such as the input interface or length of the packet as received
over the wire.
The actions specify what to do with the packet when the matching
criteria are met. These actions are any operations that would apply
to the packet, such as counting, policing, or simply forwarding. The
list of potential actions is unbounded depending on the capabilities
of the networking devices.
Access Control List is also widely known as ACL (pronounced as
[ak-uh l]) or Access List. In this document, Access Control List,
ACL, and Access List are used interchangeably.
The matching of filters and actions in an ACE/ACL is triggered only
after the application/attachment of the ACL to an interface, VRF, a
Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) interface, a vty/tty session, a
QoS policy, or routing protocols, amongst various other configuration
attachment points. Once attached, it is used for filtering traffic
using the match criteria in the ACEs and taking appropriate action(s)
that has been configured against that ACE. In order to apply an ACL
to any attachment point other than an interface, vendors would have
to augment the ACL YANG model.
1.1. Definitions and Acronyms
ACE: Access Control Entry
ACL: Access Control List
CoS: Class of Service
DSCP: Differentiated Services Code Point
ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol
IP: Internet Protocol
IPv4: Internet Protocol version 4
IPv6: Internet Protocol version 6
MAC: Media Access Control
PBR: Policy-Based Routing
TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
UDP: User Datagram Protocol
1.2. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
capitals, as shown here.
1.3. Tree Diagram
For a reference to the annotations used in the tree diagrams included
in this document, please see "YANG Tree Diagrams" [RFC8340].
2. Problem Statement
This document defines a YANG 1.1 data model [RFC7950] for the
configuration of ACLs. The model defines matching rules for commonly
used protocols such as Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, and ICMP. If
more protocols need to be supported in the future, this base model
can be augmented. An example of such an augmentation can be seen in
Appendix A.
ACL implementations in every device may vary greatly in terms of the
filter constructs and actions that they support. Therefore, this
document proposes a model that can be augmented by standard
extensions and vendor proprietary models.
3. Understanding ACL's Filters and Actions
Although different vendors have different ACL data models, there is a
common understanding of what an ACL is. A network system usually has
a list of ACLs, and each ACL contains an ordered list of rules, also
known as ACE. ACEs. Each ACE has a group of match criteria and a group of
actions. The match criteria allows for definition of the contents of
the packet headers or metadata, if supported by the vendor. Packet
header matching applies to fields visible in the packet such as
address, CoS, or port number. Metadata matching applies to fields
associated with the packet, that are not in the packet header, such
as the input interface, packet length, or source or destination
prefix length. The actions can be any sort of operation from logging
to rate-limiting or dropping to simply forwarding. Actions on the
first matching ACE are applied with no processing of subsequent ACEs.
The model also includes a container to hold overall operational state
for each ACL and for each ACE. One ACL can be applied to multiple
targets within the device, such as the interface of a networking
device, applications or features running in the device, etc. When
applied to interfaces of a networked device, distinct ACLs are
defined for the ingress (input) or egress (output) interface.
This document tries to address the commonalities between all vendors
and creates a common model, which can be augmented with proprietary
models. The base model is simple in design, and we hope to achieve
enough flexibility for each vendor to extend the base model.
The use of feature statements in the model allows vendors to
advertise match rules they are capable and willing to support. There
are two sets of feature statements a device needs to advertise. The
first set of feature statements specifies the capability of the
device. These include features such as "Device can support matching
on Ethernet headers" or "Device can support matching on IPv4
headers". The second set of feature statements specifies the
combinations of headers the device is willing to support. These
include features such as "Plain IPv6 ACL supported" or "Ethernet,
IPv4 and IPv6 ACL combinations supported".
3.1. ACL Modules
There are two YANG modules in the model. The first module, "ietf-
access-control-list", defines generic ACL aspects that are common to
all ACLs regardless of their type or vendor. In effect, the module
can be viewed as providing a generic ACL "superclass". It imports
the second module, "ietf-packet-fields". The match container in
"ietf-access-control-list" uses groupings in "ietf-packet-fields" to
specify match fields such as port numbers or protocols. The
combination of 'if-feature' checks and 'must' statements allows for
the selection of relevant match fields that a user can define rules
for.
If there is a need to define a new "matches" choice, such as IP Flow
Information Export (IPFIX) [RFC7011], the container "matches" can be
augmented.
module: ietf-access-control-list
+--rw acls
+--rw acl* [name]
| +--rw name string
| +--rw type? acl-type
| +--rw aces
| +--rw ace* [name]
| +--rw name string
| +--rw matches
| | +--rw (l2)?
| | | +--:(eth)
| | | +--rw eth {match-on-eth}?
| | | +--rw destination-mac-address?
| | | | yang:mac-address
| | | +--rw destination-mac-address-mask?
| | | | yang:mac-address
| | | +--rw source-mac-address?
| | | | yang:mac-address
| | | +--rw source-mac-address-mask?
| | | | yang:mac-address
| | | +--rw ethertype?
| | | eth:ethertype
| | +--rw (l3)?
| | | +--:(ipv4)
| | | | +--rw ipv4 {match-on-ipv4}?
| | | | +--rw dscp?
| | | | | inet:dscp
| | | | +--rw ecn?
| | | | | uint8
| | | | +--rw length?
| | | | | uint16
| | | | +--rw ttl?
| | | | | uint8
| | | | +--rw protocol?
| | | | | uint8
| | | | +--rw ihl?
| | | | | uint8
| | | | +--rw flags?
| | | | | bits
| | | | +--rw offset?
| | | | | uint16
| | | | +--rw identification?
| | | | | uint16
| | | | +--rw (destination-network)?
| | | | | +--:(destination-ipv4-network)
| | | | | +--rw destination-ipv4-network?
| | | | | inet:ipv4-prefix
| | | | +--rw (source-network)?
| | | | +--:(source-ipv4-network)
| | | | +--rw source-ipv4-network?
| | | | inet:ipv4-prefix
| | | +--:(ipv6)
| | | +--rw ipv6 {match-on-ipv6}?
| | | +--rw dscp?
| | | | inet:dscp
| | | +--rw ecn?
| | | | uint8
| | | +--rw length?
| | | | uint16
| | | +--rw ttl?
| | | | uint8
| | | +--rw protocol?
| | | | uint8
| | | +--rw (destination-network)?
| | | | +--:(destination-ipv6-network)
| | | | +--rw destination-ipv6-network?
| | | | inet:ipv6-prefix
| | | +--rw (source-network)?
| | | | +--:(source-ipv6-network)
| | | | +--rw source-ipv6-network?
| | | | inet:ipv6-prefix
| | | +--rw flow-label?
| | | inet:ipv6-flow-label
| | +--rw (l4)?
| | | +--:(tcp)
| | | | +--rw tcp {match-on-tcp}?
| | | | +--rw sequence-number? uint32
| | | | +--rw acknowledgement-number? uint32
| | | | +--rw data-offset? uint8
| | | | +--rw reserved? uint8
| | | | +--rw flags? bits
| | | | +--rw window-size? uint16
| | | | +--rw urgent-pointer? uint16
| | | | +--rw options? binary
| | | | +--rw source-port
| | | | | +--rw (source-port)?
| | | | | +--:(range-or-operator)
| | | | | +--rw (port-range-or-operator)?
| | | | | +--:(range)
| | | | | | +--rw lower-port
| | | | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | | | +--rw upper-port
| | | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | | +--:(operator)
| | | | | +--rw operator? operator
| | | | | +--rw port
| | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | +--rw destination-port
| | | | +--rw (destination-port)?
| | | | +--:(range-or-operator)
| | | | +--rw (port-range-or-operator)?
| | | | +--:(range)
| | | | | +--rw lower-port
| | | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | | +--rw upper-port
| | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | +--:(operator)
| | | | +--rw operator? operator
| | | | +--rw port
| | | | inet:port-number
| | | +--:(udp)
| | | | +--rw udp {match-on-udp}?
| | | | +--rw length? uint16
| | | | +--rw source-port
| | | | | +--rw (source-port)?
| | | | | +--:(range-or-operator)
| | | | | +--rw (port-range-or-operator)?
| | | | | +--:(range)
| | | | | | +--rw lower-port
| | | | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | | | +--rw upper-port
| | | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | | +--:(operator)
| | | | | +--rw operator? operator
| | | | | +--rw port
| | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | +--rw destination-port
| | | | +--rw (destination-port)?
| | | | +--:(range-or-operator)
| | | | +--rw (port-range-or-operator)?
| | | | +--:(range)
| | | | | +--rw lower-port
| | | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | | +--rw upper-port
| | | | | inet:port-number
| | | | +--:(operator)
| | | | +--rw operator? operator
| | | | +--rw port
| | | | inet:port-number
| | | +--:(icmp)
| | | +--rw icmp {match-on-icmp}?
| | | +--rw type? uint8
| | | +--rw code? uint8
| | | +--rw rest-of-header? binary
| | +--rw egress-interface? if:interface-ref
| | +--rw ingress-interface? if:interface-ref
| +--rw actions
| | +--rw forwarding identityref
| | +--rw logging? identityref
| +--ro statistics {acl-aggregate-stats}?
| +--ro matched-packets? yang:counter64
| +--ro matched-octets? yang:counter64
+--rw attachment-points
+--rw interface* [interface-id] {interface-attachment}?
+--rw interface-id if:interface-ref
+--rw ingress
| +--rw acl-sets
| +--rw acl-set* [name]
| +--rw name -> /acls/acl/name
| +--ro ace-statistics* [name] {interface-stats}?
| +--ro name
| | -> /acls/acl/aces/ace/name
| +--ro matched-packets? yang:counter64
| +--ro matched-octets? yang:counter64
+--rw egress
+--rw acl-sets
+--rw acl-set* [name]
+--rw name -> /acls/acl/name
+--ro ace-statistics* [name] {interface-stats}?
+--ro name
| -> /acls/acl/aces/ace/name
+--ro matched-packets? yang:counter64
+--ro matched-octets? yang:counter64
4. ACL YANG Models
4.1. IETF Access Control List Module
The "ietf-access-control-list" module defines the "acls" container
that has a list of each "acl". Each "acl" has information
identifying the access list by a name ("name") and a list ("aces") of
rules associated with the "name". Each of the entries in the list
("aces"), indexed by the string "name", has containers defining
"matches" and "actions".
The model defines several ACL types and actions in the form of
identities and features. Features are used by implementors to select
the ACL types the system can support, and identities are used to
validate the types that have been selected. These types are
implicitly inherited by the "ace", thus safeguarding against
misconfiguration of "ace" types in an "acl".
The "matches" define criteria used to identify patterns in "ietf-
packet-fields". The choice statements within the match container
allow for the selection of one header within each of "l2", "l3", or
"l4" headers. The "actions" define the behavior to undertake once a
"match" has been identified. In addition to permit and deny actions,
a logging option allows for a match to be logged that can later be
used to determine which rule was matched upon. The model also
defines the ability for ACLs to be attached to a particular
interface.
Statistics in the ACL can be collected for an "ace" or for an
"interface". The feature statements defined for statistics can be
used to determine whether statistics are being collected per "ace" or
per "interface".
This module imports definitions from "Common YANG Data Types"
[RFC6991] and "A YANG Data Model for Interface Management" [RFC8343].
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-access-control-list@2019-01-28.yang" "ietf-access-control-list@2019-03-04.yang"
module ietf-access-control-list {
yang-version 1.1;
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list";
prefix acl;
import ietf-yang-types {
prefix yang;
reference
"RFC 6991 - Common YANG Data Types.";
}
import ietf-packet-fields {
prefix pf;
reference
"RFC 8519 - YANG Data Model for Network Access Control List (ACL)
YANG Data Model.";
Lists (ACLs).";
}
import ietf-interfaces {
prefix if;
reference
"RFC 8343 - A YANG Data Model for Interface Management.";
}
organization
"IETF NETMOD (Network Modeling) Working Group.";
contact
"WG Web: <https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/netmod/>
WG List: netmod@ietf.org
Editor: Mahesh Jethanandani
mjethanandani@gmail.com
Editor: Lisa Huang
lyihuang16@gmail.com
Editor: Sonal Agarwal
sagarwal12@gmail.com
Editor: Dana Blair
dblair@cisco.com";
description
"This YANG module defines a component that describes the
configuration and monitoring of Access Control Lists (ACLs).
Copyright (c) 2019 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
the document authors. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD
License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).
This version of this YANG module is part of RFC 8519; see
the RFC itself for full legal notices.";
revision 2019-01-28 2019-03-04 {
description
"Initial version.";
reference
"RFC 8519: YANG Data Model for Network Access Control List (ACL) YANG Data Model.";
Lists (ACLs).";
}
/*
* Identities
*/
/*
* Forwarding actions for a packet
*/
identity forwarding-action {
description
"Base identity for actions in the forwarding category.";
}
identity accept {
base forwarding-action;
description
"Accept the packet.";
}
identity drop {
base forwarding-action;
description
"Drop packet without sending any ICMP error message.";
}
identity reject {
base forwarding-action;
description
"Drop the packet and send an ICMP error message to the source.";
}
/*
* Logging actions for a packet
*/
identity log-action {
description
"Base identity for defining the destination for logging
actions.";
}
identity log-syslog {
base log-action;
description
"System log (syslog) the information for the packet.";
}
identity log-none {
base log-action;
description
"No logging for the packet.";
}
/*
* ACL type identities
*/
identity acl-base {
description
"Base Access Control List type for all Access Control List type
identifiers.";
}
identity ipv4-acl-type {
base acl:acl-base;
if-feature "ipv4";
description
"An ACL that matches on fields from the IPv4 header
(e.g., IPv4 destination address) and Layer 4 headers (e.g., TCP
destination port). An acl ACL of type ipv4 does not contain
matches on fields in the ethernet Ethernet header or the IPv6 header.";
}
identity ipv6-acl-type {
base acl:acl-base;
if-feature "ipv6";
description
"An ACL that matches on fields from the IPv6 header
(e.g., IPv6 destination address) and Layer 4 headers (e.g., TCP
destination port). An acl ACL of type ipv6 does not contain
matches on fields in the ethernet Ethernet header or the IPv4 header.";
}
identity eth-acl-type {
base acl:acl-base;
if-feature "eth";
description
"An ACL that matches on fields in the ethernet Ethernet header,
like 10/100/1000baseT or a Wi-Fi Access Control List. An acl ACL
of type ethernet does not contain matches on fields in the
IPv4 header, the IPv6 header, or Layer 4 headers.";
}
identity mixed-eth-ipv4-acl-type {
base "acl:eth-acl-type"; acl:eth-acl-type;
base "acl:ipv4-acl-type"; acl:ipv4-acl-type;
if-feature "mixed-eth-ipv4";
description
"An ACL that contains a mix of entries that match
on fields in ethernet Ethernet headers and in IPv4 headers.
Matching on Layer 4 header fields may also exist in the
list.";
}
identity mixed-eth-ipv6-acl-type {
base "acl:eth-acl-type"; acl:eth-acl-type;
base "acl:ipv6-acl-type"; acl:ipv6-acl-type;
if-feature "mixed-eth-ipv6";
description
"An ACL that contains a mix of entries that match on fields
in ethernet Ethernet headers and in IPv6 headers. Matching
on Layer 4 header fields may also exist in the list.";
}
identity mixed-eth-ipv4-ipv6-acl-type {
base "acl:eth-acl-type"; acl:eth-acl-type;
base "acl:ipv4-acl-type"; acl:ipv4-acl-type;
base "acl:ipv6-acl-type"; acl:ipv6-acl-type;
if-feature "mixed-eth-ipv4-ipv6";
description
"An ACL that contains a mix of entries that
match on fields in ethernet Ethernet headers, IPv4 headers, and IPv6
headers. Matching on Layer 4 header fields may also exist
in the list.";
}
/*
* Features
*/
/*
* Features supported by device
*/
feature match-on-eth {
description
"The device can support matching on ethernet Ethernet headers.";
}
feature match-on-ipv4 {
description
"The device can support matching on IPv4 headers.";
}
feature match-on-ipv6 {
description
"The device can support matching on IPv6 headers.";
}
feature match-on-tcp {
description
"The device can support matching on TCP headers.";
}
feature match-on-udp {
description
"The device can support matching on UDP headers.";
}
feature match-on-icmp {
description
"The device can support matching on ICMP (v4 and v6) headers.";
}
/*
* Header classifications combinations supported by
* device
*/
feature eth {
if-feature "match-on-eth";
description
"Plain Ethernet ACL supported.";
}
feature ipv4 {
if-feature "match-on-ipv4";
description
"Plain IPv4 ACL supported.";
}
feature ipv6 {
if-feature "match-on-ipv6";
description
"Plain IPv6 ACL supported.";
}
feature mixed-eth-ipv4 {
if-feature "match-on-eth and match-on-ipv4";
description
"Ethernet and IPv4 ACL combinations supported.";
}
feature mixed-eth-ipv6 {
if-feature "match-on-eth and match-on-ipv6";
description
"Ethernet and IPv6 ACL combinations supported.";
}
feature mixed-eth-ipv4-ipv6 {
if-feature
"match-on-eth and match-on-ipv4
and match-on-ipv6";
description
"Ethernet, IPv4, and IPv6 ACL combinations supported.";
}
/*
* Stats Features
*/
feature interface-stats {
description
"ACL counters are available and reported only per interface.";
}
feature acl-aggregate-stats {
description
"ACL counters are aggregated over all interfaces and reported
only per ACL entry.";
}
/*
* Attachment point features
*/
feature interface-attachment {
description
"ACLs are set on interfaces.";
}
/*
* Typedefs
*/
typedef acl-type {
type identityref {
base acl-base;
}
description
"This type is used to refer to an ACL type.";
}
/*
* Groupings
*/
grouping acl-counters {
description
"Common grouping for ACL counters.";
leaf matched-packets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Count of the number of packets matching the current ACL
entry.
An implementation should provide this counter on a
per-interface, per-ACL-entry basis if possible.
If an implementation only supports ACL counters on a per-
entry basis (i.e., not broken out per interface), then the
value should be equal to the aggregate count across all
interfaces.
An implementation that provides counters on a per-entry, per-
interface basis is not required to also provide an aggregate
count, e.g., per entry -- the user is expected to be able to
implement the required aggregation if such a count is
needed.";
}
leaf matched-octets {
type yang:counter64;
config false;
description
"Count of the number of octets (bytes) matching the current
ACL entry.
An implementation should provide this counter on a
per-interface, per-ACL-entry basis if possible.
If an implementation only supports ACL counters per entry
(i.e., not broken out per interface), then the value
should be equal to the aggregate count across all interfaces.
An implementation that provides counters per entry per
interface is not required to also provide an aggregate count,
e.g., per entry -- the user is expected to be able to
implement the required aggregation if such a count is needed.";
}
}
/*
* Configuration and monitoring data nodes
*/
container acls {
description
"This is a top-level container for Access Control Lists.
It can have one or more acl nodes.";
list acl {
key "name";
description
"An ACL is an ordered list of ACEs. Each ACE has a
list of match criteria and a list of actions.
Since there are several kinds of ACLs implemented
with different attributes for different vendors,
this model accommodates customizing ACLs for
each kind and for each vendor.";
leaf name {
type string {
length "1..64";
}
description
"The name of the access list. A device MAY further
restrict the length and value of this name, possibly name; space and special
characters are not allowed.";
}
leaf type {
type acl-type;
description
"Type of ACL. Indicates the primary intended
type of match criteria (e.g., ethernet, Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, mixed,
etc.) used in the list instance.";
}
container aces {
description
"The aces container contains one or more ace ACE nodes.";
list ace {
key "name";
ordered-by user;
description
"List of ACEs.";
leaf name {
type string {
length "1..64";
}
description
"A unique name identifying this ACE.";
}
container matches {
description
"The rules in this set determine what fields will be
matched upon before any action is taken on them.
The rules are selected based on the feature set
defined by the server and the acl-type defined.
If no matches are defined in a particular container,
then any packet will match that container. If no
matches are specified at all in an ACE, then any
packet will match the ACE.";
choice l2 {
container eth {
when "derived-from-or-self(/acls/acl/type, "
+ "'acl:eth-acl-type')";
if-feature match-on-eth; "match-on-eth";
uses pf:acl-eth-header-fields;
description
"Rule set that matches ethernet Ethernet headers.";
}
description
"Match Layer 2 headers, for example, ethernet Ethernet
header fields.";
}
choice l3 {
container ipv4 {
when "derived-from-or-self(/acls/acl/type, "
+ "'acl:ipv4-acl-type')";
if-feature match-on-ipv4; "match-on-ipv4";
uses pf:acl-ip-header-fields;
uses pf:acl-ipv4-header-fields;
description
"Rule set that matches IPv4 headers.";
}
container ipv6 {
when "derived-from-or-self(/acls/acl/type, "
+ "'acl:ipv6-acl-type')";
if-feature match-on-ipv6; "match-on-ipv6";
uses pf:acl-ip-header-fields;
uses pf:acl-ipv6-header-fields;
description
"Rule set that matches IPv6 headers.";
}
description
"Choice of either IPv4 or IPv6 headers";
}
choice l4 {
container tcp {
if-feature match-on-tcp; "match-on-tcp";
uses pf:acl-tcp-header-fields;
container source-port {
choice source-port {
case range-or-operator {
uses pf:port-range-or-operator;
description
"Source port definition from range or
operator.";
}
description
"Choice of source port definition using
range/operator or a choice to support future
'case' statements, such as one enabling a
group of source ports to be referenced.";
}
description
"Source port definition.";
}
container destination-port {
choice destination-port {
case range-or-operator {
uses pf:port-range-or-operator;
description
"Destination port definition from range or
operator.";
}
description
"Choice of destination port definition using
range/operator or a choice to support future
'case' statements, such as one enabling a
group of destination ports to be referenced.";
}
description
"Destination port definition.";
}
description
"Rule set that matches TCP headers.";
}
container udp {
if-feature match-on-udp; "match-on-udp";
uses pf:acl-udp-header-fields;
container source-port {
choice source-port {
case range-or-operator {
uses pf:port-range-or-operator;
description
"Source port definition from range or
operator.";
}
description
"Choice of source port definition using
range/operator or a choice to support future
'case' statements, such as one enabling a
group of source ports to be referenced.";
}
description
"Source port definition.";
}
container destination-port {
choice destination-port {
case range-or-operator {
uses pf:port-range-or-operator;
description
"Destination port definition from range or
operator.";
}
description
"Choice of destination port definition using
range/operator or a choice to support future
'case' statements, such as one enabling a
group of destination ports to be referenced.";
}
description
"Destination port definition.";
}
description
"Rule set that matches UDP headers.";
}
container icmp {
if-feature match-on-icmp; "match-on-icmp";
uses pf:acl-icmp-header-fields;
description
"Rule set that matches ICMP headers.";
}
description
"Choice of TCP, UDP, or ICMP headers.";
}
leaf egress-interface {
type if:interface-ref;
description
"Egress interface. This should not be used if this ACL
is attached as an egress ACL (or the value should
equal the interface to which the ACL is attached).";
}
leaf ingress-interface {
type if:interface-ref;
description
"Ingress interface. This should not be used if this ACL
is attached as an ingress ACL (or the value should
equal the interface to which the ACL is attached).";
}
}
container actions {
description
"Definitions
"Definition of action actions for this ace entry.";
leaf forwarding {
type identityref {
base forwarding-action;
}
mandatory true;
description
"Specifies the forwarding action per ace entry.";
}
leaf logging {
type identityref {
base log-action;
}
default log-none; "log-none";
description
"Specifies the log action and destination for
matched packets. Default value is not to log the
packet.";
}
}
container statistics {
if-feature "acl-aggregate-stats";
config false;
description
"Statistics gathered across all attachment points for the
given ACL.";
uses acl-counters;
}
}
}
}
container attachment-points {
description
"Enclosing container for the list of
attachment points on which ACLs are set.";
/*
* Groupings
*/
grouping interface-acl {
description
"Grouping for per-interface ingress ACL data.";
container acl-sets {
description
"Enclosing container for the list of ingress ACLs on the
interface.";
list acl-set {
key "name";
ordered-by user;
description
"List of ingress ACLs on the interface.";
leaf name {
type leafref {
path "/acls/acl/name";
}
description
"Reference to the ACL name applied on the ingress.";
}
list ace-statistics {
if-feature "interface-stats";
key "name";
config false;
description
"List of ACEs.";
leaf name {
type leafref {
path "/acls/acl/aces/ace/name";
}
description
"The
"Name of the ace name."; entry.";
}
uses acl-counters;
}
}
}
}
list interface {
if-feature interface-attachment; "interface-attachment";
key "interface-id";
description
"List of interfaces on which ACLs are set.";
leaf interface-id {
type if:interface-ref;
description
"Reference to the interface id list key.";
}
container ingress {
uses interface-acl;
description
"The ACLs applied to the ingress interface.";
}
container egress {
uses interface-acl;
description
"The ACLs applied to the egress interface.";
}
}
}
}
}
<CODE ENDS>
4.2. IETF Packet Fields Module
The packet fields module defines the necessary groups for matching on
fields in the packet including ethernet, Ethernet, IPv4, IPv6, and transport-
layer fields. The "type" node determines which of these fields get
included for any given ACL with the exception of TCP, UDP, and ICMP
header fields. Those fields can be used in conjunction with any of
the above Layer 2 or Layer 3 fields.
Since the number of match criteria are very large, the base
specification does not include these directly but references them by
the 'uses' statement to keep the base module simple. In case more
match conditions are needed, those can be added by augmenting choices
within container "matches" in the ietf-access-control-list.yang data
model.
This module imports definitions from "Common YANG Data Types"
[RFC6991] and references "Internet Protocol" [RFC0791], "Internet
Control Message Protocol" [RFC0792], "Transmission Control Protocol"
[RFC0793], "Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS
Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers" [RFC2474], "The Addition of
Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP" [RFC3168], "IPv6 Scoped
Address Architecture" [RFC4007], "IP Version 6 Addressing
Architecture" [RFC4291], "A Recommendation for IPv6 Address Text
Representation" [RFC5952], and "Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6)
Specification" [RFC8200].
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-packet-fields@2019-01-28.yang" "ietf-packet-fields@2019-03-04.yang"
module ietf-packet-fields {
yang-version 1.1;
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-packet-fields";
prefix packet-fields;
import ietf-inet-types {
prefix inet;
reference
"RFC 6991 - Common YANG Data Types.";
}
import ietf-yang-types {
prefix yang;
reference
"RFC 6991 - Common YANG Data Types.";
}
import ietf-ethertypes {
prefix eth;
reference
"RFC 8519 - YANG Data Model for Network Access Control List (ACL) YANG
Data Model.";
Lists (ACLs).";
}
organization
"IETF NETMOD (Network Modeling) Working Group.";
contact
"WG Web: <https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/netmod/>
WG List: netmod@ietf.org
Editor: Mahesh Jethanandani
mjethanandani@gmail.com
Editor: Lisa Huang
lyihuang16@gmail.com
Editor: Sonal Agarwal
sagarwal12@gmail.com
Editor: Dana Blair
dblair@cisco.com";
description
"This YANG module defines groupings that are used by
the ietf-access-control-list YANG module. Their usage
is not limited to ietf-access-control-list and can be
used anywhere as applicable.
Copyright (c) 2019 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
the document authors. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD
License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).
This version of this YANG module is part of RFC 8519; see
the RFC itself for full legal notices.";
revision 2019-01-28 2019-03-04 {
description
"Initial version.";
reference
"RFC 8519: YANG Data Model for Network Access Control List (ACL) YANG
Data Model.";
Lists (ACLs).";
}
/*
* Typedefs
*/
typedef operator {
type enumeration {
enum lte {
description
"Less than or equal to.";
}
enum gte {
description
"Greater than or equal to.";
}
enum eq {
description
"Equal to.";
}
enum neq {
description
"Not equal to.";
}
}
description
"The source and destination port range definitions
can be further qualified using an operator. An
operator is needed only if the lower-port is specified
and the upper-port is not specified. The operator
therefore further qualifies the lower-port only.";
}
/*
* Groupings
*/
grouping port-range-or-operator {
choice port-range-or-operator {
case range {
leaf lower-port {
type inet:port-number;
must ". '. <= ../upper-port" ../upper-port' {
error-message
"The lower-port must be less than or equal to
the upper-port.";
}
mandatory true;
description
"Lower boundary for a port.";
}
leaf upper-port {
type inet:port-number;
mandatory true;
description
"Upper boundary for a port.";
}
}
case operator {
leaf operator {
type operator;
default eq; "eq";
description
"Operator to be applied on the port below.";
}
leaf port {
type inet:port-number;
mandatory true;
description
"Port number along with the operator on which to
match.";
}
}
description
"Choice of specifying a port range or a single
port along with an operator.";
}
description
"Grouping for port definitions in the form of a
choice statement.";
}
grouping acl-ip-header-fields {
description
"IP header fields common to IPv4 and IPv6";
reference
"RFC 791: Internet Protocol.";
leaf dscp {
type inet:dscp;
description
"Differentiated Services Code Point.";
reference
"RFC 2474: Definition of the Differentiated Services
Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6
Headers.";
}
leaf ecn {
type uint8 {
range 0..3; "0..3";
}
description
"Explicit Congestion Notification.";
reference
"RFC 3168: The Addition of Explicit Congestion
Notification (ECN) to IP.";
}
leaf length {
type uint16;
description
"In the IPv4 header field, this field is known as the Total
Length. Total Length is the length of the datagram, measured
in octets, including internet header and data.
In the IPv6 header field, this field is known as the Payload
Length, which is the length of the IPv6 payload, i.e., the rest
of the packet following the IPv6 header, in octets.";
reference
"RFC 791: Internet Protocol
RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.";
}
leaf ttl {
type uint8;
description
"This field indicates the maximum time the datagram is allowed
to remain in the internet system. If this field contains the
value zero, then the datagram must be dropped.
In IPv6, this field is known as the Hop Limit.";
reference
"RFC 791: Internet Protocol
RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.";
}
leaf protocol {
type uint8;
description
"Internet Protocol number. Refers to the protocol of the
payload. In IPv6, this field is known as 'next-header',
and if extension headers are present, the protocol is
present in the 'upper-layer' header.";
reference
"RFC 791: Internet Protocol
RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.";
}
}
grouping acl-ipv4-header-fields {
description
"Fields in the IPv4 header.";
leaf ihl {
type uint8 {
range "5..60";
}
description
"In an IPv4 header field, the Internet Header Length (IHL) is
the length of the internet header in 32-bit words and
thus points to the beginning of the data. Note that the
minimum value for a correct header is 5.";
}
leaf flags {
type bits {
bit reserved {
position 0;
description
"Reserved. Must be zero.";
}
bit fragment {
position 1;
description
"Setting the value to 0 indicates may fragment, while
setting the value to 1 indicates do not fragment.";
}
bit more {
position 2;
description
"Setting the value to 0 indicates this is the last fragment,
and setting the value to 1 indicates more fragments are
coming.";
}
}
description
"Bit definitions for the flags Flags field in the IPv4 header.";
}
leaf offset {
type uint16 {
range "20..65535";
}
description
"The fragment offset is measured in units of 8 octets (64 bits).
The first fragment has offset zero. The length is 13 bits";
}
leaf identification {
type uint16;
description
"An identifying value assigned by the sender to aid in
assembling the fragments of a datagram.";
}
choice destination-network {
case destination-ipv4-network {
leaf destination-ipv4-network {
type inet:ipv4-prefix;
description
"Destination IPv4 address prefix.";
}
}
description
"Choice of specifying a destination IPv4 address or
referring to a group of IPv4 destination addresses.";
}
choice source-network {
case source-ipv4-network {
leaf source-ipv4-network {
type inet:ipv4-prefix;
description
"Source IPv4 address prefix.";
}
}
description
"Choice of specifying a source IPv4 address or
referring to a group of IPv4 source addresses.";
}
}
grouping acl-ipv6-header-fields {
description
"Fields in the IPv6 header.";
choice destination-network {
case destination-ipv6-network {
leaf destination-ipv6-network {
type inet:ipv6-prefix;
description
"Destination IPv6 address prefix.";
}
}
description
"Choice of specifying a destination IPv6 address
or referring to a group of IPv6 destination
addresses.";
}
choice source-network {
case source-ipv6-network {
leaf source-ipv6-network {
type inet:ipv6-prefix;
description
"Source IPv6 address prefix.";
}
}
description
"Choice of specifying a source IPv6 address or
referring to a group of IPv6 source addresses.";
}
leaf flow-label {
type inet:ipv6-flow-label;
description
"IPv6 Flow label.";
}
reference
"RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
RFC 4007: IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture
RFC 5952: A Recommendation for IPv6 Address Text
Representation.";
}
grouping acl-eth-header-fields {
description
"Fields in the Ethernet header.";
leaf destination-mac-address {
type yang:mac-address;
description
"Destination IEEE 802 Media Access Control (MAC)
address.";
}
leaf destination-mac-address-mask {
type yang:mac-address;
description
"Destination IEEE 802 MAC address mask.";
}
leaf source-mac-address {
type yang:mac-address;
description
"Source IEEE 802 MAC address.";
}
leaf source-mac-address-mask {
type yang:mac-address;
description
"Source IEEE 802 MAC address mask.";
}
leaf ethertype {
type eth:ethertype;
description
"The Ethernet Type (or Length) value represented
in the canonical order defined by IEEE 802.
The canonical representation uses lowercase
characters.";
reference
"IEEE 802-2014, Clause 9.2.";
}
reference
"IEEE 802: IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan
Area Networks: Overview and Architecture.";
}
grouping acl-tcp-header-fields {
description
"Collection of TCP header fields that can be used to
set up a match filter.";
leaf sequence-number {
type uint32;
description
"Sequence number that appears in the packet.";
}
leaf acknowledgement-number {
type uint32;
description
"The acknowledgement number that appears in the
packet.";
}
leaf data-offset {
type uint8 {
range "5..15";
}
description
"Specifies the size of the TCP header in 32-bit
words. The minimum size header is 5 words and
the maximum is 15 words; thus, this gives a
minimum size of 20 bytes and a maximum of 60
bytes, allowing for up to 40 bytes of options
in the header.";
}
leaf reserved {
type uint8;
description
"Reserved for future use.";
}
leaf flags {
type bits {
bit cwr {
position 1;
description
"The Congestion Window Reduced (CWR) flag is set
by the sending host to indicate that it received
a TCP segment with the ECN-Echo (ECE) flag set
and had responded in the congestion control
mechanism.";
reference
"RFC 3168: The Addition of Explicit Congestion
Notification (ECN) to IP.";
}
bit ece {
position 2;
description
"ECN-Echo has a dual role, depending on the value
of the SYN flag. It indicates the following: if
the SYN flag is set (1), the TCP peer is ECN
capable, and if the SYN flag is clear (0), a packet
with the Congestion Experienced flag set (ECN=11)
in the IP header was received during normal
transmission (added to the header by RFC 3168).
This serves as an indication of network congestion
(or impending congestion) to the TCP sender.";
reference
"RFC 3168: The Addition of Explicit Congestion
Notification (ECN) to IP.";
}
bit urg {
position 3;
description
"Indicates that the Urgent pointer Pointer field is significant.";
}
bit ack {
position 4;
description
"Indicates that the Acknowledgement field is significant.
All packets after the initial SYN packet sent by the
client should have this flag set.";
}
bit psh {
position 5;
description
"Push function. Asks to push the buffered data to the
receiving application.";
}
bit rst {
position 6;
description
"Reset the connection.";
}
bit syn {
position 7;
description
"Synchronize sequence numbers. Only the first packet
sent from each end should have this flag set. Some
other flags and fields change meaning based on this
flag, and some are only valid for when it is set,
and others when it is clear.";
}
bit fin {
position 8;
description
"Last package from the sender.";
}
}
description
"Also known as Control Bits. Contains nine 1-bit flags.";
reference
"RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol.";
}
leaf window-size {
type uint16;
units "bytes";
description
"The size of the receive window, which specifies
the number of window size units beyond the segment
identified by the sequence number in the acknowledgement Acknowledgement
field that the sender of this segment is currently
willing to receive.";
}
leaf urgent-pointer {
type uint16;
description
"This field is an offset from the sequence number
indicating the last urgent data byte.";
}
leaf options {
type binary {
length "1..40";
}
description
"The length of this field is determined by the
data offset
Data Offset field. Options have up to three
fields: Option-Kind (1 byte), Option-Length
(1 byte), and Option-Data (variable). The Option-Kind
field indicates the type of option and is the
only field that is not optional. Depending on
what kind of option we are dealing with,
the next two fields may be set: the Option-Length
field indicates the total length of the option,
and the Option-Data field contains the value of
the option, if applicable.";
}
}
grouping acl-udp-header-fields {
description
"Collection of UDP header fields that can be used
to set up a match filter.";
leaf length {
type uint16;
description
"A field that specifies the length in bytes of
the UDP header and UDP data. The minimum
length is 8 bytes because that is the length of
the header. The field size sets a theoretical
limit of 65,535 bytes (8-byte header + plus 65,527
bytes of data) for a UDP datagram. However, the
actual limit for the data length, which is
imposed by the underlying IPv4 protocol, is
65,507 bytes (65,535 minus 8-byte UDP header
minus 20-byte IP header).
In IPv6 jumbograms, it is possible to have
UDP packets of a size greater than 65,535 bytes.
RFC 2675 specifies that the length Length field is set
to zero if the length of the UDP header plus
UDP data is greater than 65,535.";
}
}
grouping acl-icmp-header-fields {
description
"Collection of ICMP header fields that can be
used to set up a match filter.";
leaf type {
type uint8;
description
"Also known as control messages.";
reference
"RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6)
for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Specification.";
}
leaf code {
type uint8;
description
"ICMP subtype. Also known as control messages.";
reference
"RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6)
for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Specification.";
}
leaf rest-of-header {
type binary;
description
"Unbounded in length, the contents vary based on the
ICMP type and code. Also referred to as 'Message Body'
in ICMPv6.";
reference
"RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6)
for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Specification.";
}
}
}
<CODE ENDS>
4.3. ACL Examples
Requirement: Deny tcp traffic from 192.0.2.0/24, destined to
198.51.100.0/24.
Here is the acl ACL configuration xml for this Access Control List:
[note: '\' line wrapping for formatting only]
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
<acls
xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list">
<acl>
<name>sample-ipv4-acl</name>
<type>ipv4-acl-type</type>
<aces>
<ace>
<name>rule1</name>
<matches>
<ipv4>
<protocol>6</protocol>
<destination-ipv4-network>198.51.100.0/24</destination\
-ipv4-network>
<source-ipv4-network>192.0.2.0/24</source-ipv4-network\>
<source-ipv4-network>192.0.2.0/24</source-ipv4-network>
</ipv4>
</matches>
<actions>
<forwarding>drop</forwarding>
</actions>
</ace>
</aces>
</acl>
</acls>
</config>
The acl ACL and aces ACEs can be described in the command-line interface (CLI)
as the following:
acl ipv4 sample-ipv4-acl
deny tcp 192.0.2.0/24 198.51.100.0/24
Requirement: Accept all DNS traffic destined for 2001:db8::/32 on
port 53.
[note: '\' line wrapping for formatting only]
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
<acls
xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list">
<acl>
<name>allow-dns-packets</name>
<type>ipv6-acl-type</type>
<aces>
<ace>
<name>rule1</name>
<matches>
<ipv6>
<destination-ipv6-network>2001:db8::/32</destination-i\
pv6-network>
</ipv6>
<udp>
<destination-port>
<operator>eq</operator>
<port>53</port>
</destination-port>
</udp>
</matches>
<actions>
<forwarding>accept</forwarding>
</actions>
</ace>
</aces>
</acl>
</acls>
</config>
4.4. Port Range Usage and Other Examples
When a lower-port and an upper-port are both present, it represents a
range between the lower-port and upper-port with both the lower-port
and upper-port included. When only a port is present, it represents
a port, with the operator specifying the range.
The following XML example represents a configuration where TCP
traffic from source ports 16384, 16385, 16386, and 16387 is dropped.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
<acls
xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list">
<acl>
<name>sample-port-acl</name>
<type>ipv4-acl-type</type>
<aces>
<ace>
<name>rule1</name>
<matches>
<tcp>
<source-port>
<lower-port>16384</lower-port>
<upper-port>16387</upper-port>
</source-port>
</tcp>
</matches>
<actions>
<forwarding>drop</forwarding>
</actions>
</ace>
</aces>
</acl>
</acls>
</config>
The following XML example represents a configuration where all IPv4
ICMP echo requests are dropped.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
<acls
xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list">
<acl>
<name>sample-icmp-acl</name>
<aces>
<ace>
<name>rule1</name>
<matches>
<ipv4>
<protocol>1</protocol>
</ipv4>
<icmp>
<type>8</type>
<code>0</code>
</icmp>
</matches>
<actions>
<forwarding>drop</forwarding>
</actions>
</ace>
</aces>
</acl>
</acls>
</config>
The following XML example represents a configuration of a single
port, port 21, that accepts TCP traffic.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
<acls
xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list">
<acl>
<name>sample-ipv4-acl</name>
<type>ipv4-acl-type</type>
<aces>
<ace>
<name>rule1</name>
<matches>
<tcp>
<destination-port>
<operator>eq</operator>
<port>21</port>
</destination-port>
</tcp>
</matches>
<actions>
<forwarding>accept</forwarding>
</actions>
</ace>
</aces>
</acl>
</acls>
</config>
The following XML example represents a configuration specifying all
ports that are not equal to 21 that will drop TCP packets destined
for those ports.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
<acls
xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list">
<acl>
<name>sample-ipv4-acl</name>
<type>ipv4-acl-type</type>
<aces>
<ace>
<name>rule1</name>
<matches>
<tcp>
<destination-port>
<operator>neq</operator>
<port>21</port>
</destination-port>
</tcp>
</matches>
<actions>
<forwarding>drop</forwarding>
</actions>
</ace>
</aces>
</acl>
</acls>
</config>
5. Security Considerations
The YANG modules specified in this document define a schema for data
that is designed to be accessed via network management protocol such
as NETCONF [RFC6241] or RESTCONF [RFC8040]. The lowest NETCONF layer
is the secure transport layer, and the mandatory-to-implement secure
transport is Secure Shell (SSH) [RFC6242]. The lowest RESTCONF layer
is HTTPS, and the mandatory-to-implement secure transport is TLS
[RFC8446].
The NETCONF Access Control Model (NACM) [RFC8341] provides the means
to restrict access for particular NETCONF or RESTCONF users to a
preconfigured subset of all available NETCONF or RESTCONF protocol
operations and content.
There are a number of data nodes defined in these YANG modules that
are writable/creatable/deletable (i.e., config true, which is the
default). These data nodes may be considered sensitive or vulnerable
in some network environments. Write operations (e.g., edit-config)
to these data nodes without proper protection can have a negative
effect on network operations. These are the subtrees and data nodes
and their sensitivity/vulnerability:
/acls/acl/aces: This list specifies all the configured access
control entries on the device. Unauthorized write access to this
list can allow intruders to modify the entries so as to permit
traffic that should not be permitted, or deny traffic that should
be permitted. The former may result in a DoS attack, or
compromise the device. The latter may result in a DoS attack.
The impact of an unauthorized read access of the list will allow
the attacker to determine which rules are in effect, to better
craft an attack.
/acls/acl/aces/ace/actions/logging: This node specifies ability to
log packets that match this ace entry. Unauthorized write access
to this node can allow intruders to enable logging on one or many
ace entries, overwhelming the server in the process. Unauthorized
read access of this node can allow intruders to access logging
information, which could be used to craft an attack the server.
6. IANA Considerations
This document registers three URIs and three YANG modules.
6.1. URI Registration
This document registers three URIs in the "IETF XML Registry"
[RFC3688] as follows:
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-packet-fields
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ethertypes
Registrant Contact: The IESG.
XML: N/A; the requested URI is an XML namespace.
6.2. YANG Module Name Registration
This document registers three YANG modules in the "YANG Module Names"
registry [RFC6020].
Name: ietf-access-control-list
Namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-access-control-list
Prefix: acl
Reference: RFC 8519
Name: ietf-packet-fields
Namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-packet-fields
Prefix: packet-fields
Reference: RFC 8519
Name: ietf-ethertypes
Namespace: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ethertypes
Prefix: ethertypes
Reference: RFC 8519
7. References
7.1. Normative References
[RFC0791] Postel, J., "Internet Protocol", STD 5, RFC 791,
DOI 10.17487/RFC0791, September 1981,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc791>.
[RFC0792] Postel, J., "Internet Control Message Protocol", STD 5,
RFC 792, DOI 10.17487/RFC0792, September 1981,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc792>.
[RFC0793] Postel, J., "Transmission Control Protocol", STD 7,
RFC 793, DOI 10.17487/RFC0793, September 1981,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc793>.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.
[RFC2474] Nichols, K., Blake, S., Baker, F., and D. Black,
"Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS
Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers", RFC 2474,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2474, December 1998,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2474>.
[RFC3168] Ramakrishnan, K., Floyd, S., and D. Black, "The Addition
of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP",
RFC 3168, DOI 10.17487/RFC3168, September 2001,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3168>.
[RFC4007] Deering, S., Haberman, B., Jinmei, T., Nordmark, E., and
B. Zill, "IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture", RFC 4007,
DOI 10.17487/RFC4007, March 2005,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4007>.
[RFC4291] Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing
Architecture", RFC 4291, DOI 10.17487/RFC4291, February
2006, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4291>.
[RFC5952] Kawamura, S. and M. Kawashima, "A Recommendation for IPv6
Address Text Representation", RFC 5952,
DOI 10.17487/RFC5952, August 2010,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5952>.
[RFC6991] Schoenwaelder, J., Ed., "Common YANG Data Types",
RFC 6991, DOI 10.17487/RFC6991, July 2013,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6991>.
[RFC7950] Bjorklund, M., Ed., "The YANG 1.1 Data Modeling Language",
RFC 7950, DOI 10.17487/RFC7950, August 2016,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7950>.
[RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.
[RFC8200] Deering, S. and R. Hinden, "Internet Protocol, Version 6
(IPv6) Specification", STD 86, RFC 8200,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8200, July 2017,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8200>.
[RFC8343] Bjorklund, M., "A YANG Data Model for Interface
Management", RFC 8343, DOI 10.17487/RFC8343, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8343>.
7.2. Informative References
[RFC3688] Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3688, January 2004,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3688>.
[RFC6020] Bjorklund, M., Ed., "YANG - A Data Modeling Language for
the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6020,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6020, October 2010,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6020>.
[RFC6241] Enns, R., Ed., Bjorklund, M., Ed., Schoenwaelder, J., Ed.,
and A. Bierman, Ed., "Network Configuration Protocol
(NETCONF)", RFC 6241, DOI 10.17487/RFC6241, June 2011,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6241>.
[RFC6242] Wasserman, M., "Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure
Shell (SSH)", RFC 6242, DOI 10.17487/RFC6242, June 2011,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6242>.
[RFC7011] Claise, B., Ed., Trammell, B., Ed., and P. Aitken,
"Specification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)
Protocol for the Exchange of Flow Information", STD 77,
RFC 7011, DOI 10.17487/RFC7011, September 2013,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7011>.
[RFC8040] Bierman, A., Bjorklund, M., and K. Watsen, "RESTCONF
Protocol", RFC 8040, DOI 10.17487/RFC8040, January 2017,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8040>.
[RFC8340] Bjorklund, M. and L. Berger, Ed., "YANG Tree Diagrams",
BCP 215, RFC 8340, DOI 10.17487/RFC8340, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8340>.
[RFC8341] Bierman, A. and M. Bjorklund, "Network Configuration
Access Control Model", STD 91, RFC 8341,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8341, March 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8341>.
[RFC8446] Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol
Version 1.3", RFC 8446, DOI 10.17487/RFC8446, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8446>.
Appendix A. Extending ACL Model Examples
A.1. Example of a Company's Proprietary Module
The "example-newco-acl" module is an example of a company's
proprietary model that augments the "ietf-acl" module. It shows how
to use 'augment' with an XPath XML Path Language (XPath) expression to add
additional match criteria, actions, and default actions for when no
ACE matches are found. All these are company proprietary extensions
or system feature extensions. "example-newco-acl" is just an
example, and it is expected that vendors will create their own
proprietary models.
module example-newco-acl {
yang-version 1.1;
namespace "http://example.com/ns/example-newco-acl";
prefix example-newco-acl;
import ietf-access-control-list {
prefix "acl"; acl;
}
organization
"Newco model group.";
contact
"abc@newco.com";
description
"This YANG module augments the IETF ACL YANG module.";
revision 2019-01-28 2019-03-04 {
description
"Creating NewCo proprietary extensions to the ietf-acl
model.";
reference
"RFC 8519: YANG Data Model for Network Access Control List (ACL) YANG
Data Model.";
Lists (ACLs).";
}
augment "/acl:acls/acl:acl/"
+ "acl:aces/acl:ace/"
+ "acl:matches" {
description
"Newco proprietary simple filter matches.";
choice protocol-payload-choice {
description
"Newco proprietary payload match condition.";
list protocol-payload {
key value-keyword; "value-keyword";
ordered-by user;
description
"Match protocol payload.";
uses match-simple-payload-protocol-value;
}
}
choice metadata {
description
"Newco proprietary interface match condition.";
leaf packet-length {
type uint16;
description
"Match on packet length.";
}
}
}
augment "/acl:acls/acl:acl/"
+ "acl:aces/acl:ace/"
+ "acl:actions" {
description
"Newco proprietary simple filter actions.";
choice action {
description "";
"Newco proprietary action choices.";
case count {
description
"Count the packet in the named counter.";
leaf count {
type uint32;
description
"Count.";
}
}
case policer {
description
"Name of policer used to rate-limit traffic.";
leaf policer {
type string;
description
"Name of the policer.";
}
}
case hierarchical-policer {
leaf hierarchical-policer {
type string;
description
"Name of the hierarchical policer.";
}
description
"Name of the hierarchical policer used to
rate-limit traffic.";
}
}
}
augment "/acl:acls/acl:acl"
+ "/acl:aces/acl:ace/"
+ "acl:actions" {
leaf default-action {
type identityref {
base acl:forwarding-action;
}
default acl:drop; "acl:drop";
description
"Actions that occur if no ace ACE is matched.";
}
description
"Newco proprietary default action.";
}
grouping match-simple-payload-protocol-value {
description
"Newco proprietary payload";
leaf value-keyword {
type enumeration {
enum icmp {
description
"Internet Control Message Protocol.";
}
enum icmp6 {
description
"Internet Control Message Protocol
Version 6.";
}
enum range {
description
"Range of values.";
}
}
description
"(null).";
}
}
}
The following figure is the tree diagram of example-newco-acl. In
this example, /ietf-acl:acls/ietf-acl:acl/ietf-acl:aces/ietf-acl:ace/
ietf-acl:matches are augmented with two new choices: protocol-
payload-choice and metadata. The protocol-payload-choice uses a
grouping with an enumeration of all supported protocol values.
Metadata matches apply to fields associated with the packet, that are
not in the packet header, such as overall packet length. In another
example, /ietf-acl:acls/ietf-acl:acl/ietf-acl:aces/ietf-acl:ace/ietf-
acl:actions are augmented with a new choice of actions.
module: example-newco-acl
augment /acl:acls/acl:acl/acl:aces/acl:ace/acl:matches:
+--rw (protocol-payload-choice)?
| +--:(protocol-payload)
| +--rw protocol-payload* [value-keyword]
| +--rw value-keyword enumeration
+--rw (metadata)?
+--:(packet-length)
+--rw packet-length? uint16
augment /acl:acls/acl:acl/acl:aces/acl:ace/acl:actions:
+--rw (action)?
+--:(count)
| +--rw count? uint32
+--:(policer)
| +--rw policer? string
+--:(hierarchical-policer)
+--rw hierarchical-policer? string
augment /acl:acls/acl:acl/acl:aces/acl:ace/acl:actions:
+--rw default-action? identityref
A.2. Linux nftables
As the Linux platform is becoming more popular than the networking
platform, the Linux data model is changing. Previously, ACLs in
Linux were highly protocol specific, and different utilities were
used (iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables), so each one had
a separate data model. Recently, this has changed, and a single
utility, nftables, has been developed. With a single application, it
has a single data model for firewall filters, and it follows very
similarly the ietf-access-control list module proposed in this
document. The nftables support input and output ACEs, and each ACE
can be defined with match and action.
The example in Section 4.3 can be configured using nftable tool as
below.
nft add table ip filter
nft add chain filter input
nft add rule ip filter input ip protocol tcp ip saddr \
192.0.2.1/24 drop
The configuration entries added in nftable would be:
table ip filter {
chain input {
ip protocol tcp ip saddr 192.0.2.1/24 drop
}
}
We can see that there are many similarities between Linux nftables
and IETF ACL YANG data models and their extension models. It should
be fairly easy to do translation between the ACL YANG model described
in this document and Linux nftables.
A.3. Ethertypes
The ACL module is dependent on the definition of ethertypes. Ethertypes. IEEE
owns the allocation of those ethertypes. Ethertypes. This model is being
included here to enable the definition of those types till such time
that IEEE takes up the task of publication of the model that defines
those ethertypes. Ethertypes. At that time, this model can be deprecated.
<CODE BEGINS> file "ietf-ethertypes@2019-01-28.yang" "ietf-ethertypes@2019-03-04.yang"
module ietf-ethertypes {
namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-ethertypes";
prefix ethertypes;
organization
"IETF NETMOD (Network Modeling) Working Group.";
contact
"WG Web: <https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/netmod/>
WG List: <mailto:netmod@ietf.org>
Editor: Mahesh Jethanandani
<mjethanandani@gmail.com>";
description
"This module contains common definitions for the
Ethertype used by different modules. It is a
placeholder module, till such time that IEEE
starts a project to define these Ethertypes
and publishes a standard.
At that time, this module can be deprecated.
Copyright (c) 2019 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
the document authors. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD
License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).
This version of this YANG module is part of RFC 8519; see
the RFC itself for full legal notices.";
revision 2019-01-28 2019-03-04 {
description
"Initial revision.";
reference
"RFC 8519: IETF Ethertype YANG Data Module."; Model for Network Access Control
Lists (ACLs).";
}
typedef ethertype {
type union {
type uint16;
type enumeration {
enum ipv4 {
value 2048;
description
"Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) with a
hex value of 0x0800.";
reference
"RFC 791: Internet Protocol.";
}
enum arp {
value 2054;
description
"Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) with a
hex value of 0x0806.";
reference
"RFC 826: An Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol: Or
Converting Network Protocol Addresses to 48.bit
Ethernet Address for Transmission on Ethernet
Hardware.";
}
enum wlan {
value 2114;
description
"Wake-on-LAN. Hex value of 0x0842.";
}
enum trill {
value 8947;
description
"Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links.
Hex value of 0x22F3.";
reference
"RFC 6325: Routing Bridges (RBridges): Base Protocol
Specification.";
}
enum srp {
value 8938;
description
"Stream Reservation Protocol. Hex value of
0x22EA.";
reference
"IEEE 801.1Q-2011.";
}
enum decnet {
value 24579;
description
"DECnet Phase IV. Hex value of 0x6003.";
}
enum rarp {
value 32821;
description
"Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.
Hex value 0x8035.";
reference
"RFC 903: A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.";
}
enum appletalk {
value 32923;
description
"Appletalk (Ethertalk). Hex value of 0x809B.";
}
enum aarp {
value 33011;
description
"Appletalk Address Resolution Protocol. Hex value
of 0x80F3.";
}
enum vlan {
value 33024;
description
"VLAN-tagged frame (IEEE 802.1Q) and Shortest Path
Bridging IEEE 802.1aq with Network-Network
Interface (NNI) compatibility. Hex value of
0x8100.";
reference
"IEEE 802.1Q.";
}
enum ipx {
value 33079;
description
"Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX). Hex value
of 0x8137.";
}
enum qnx {
value 33284;
description
"QNX Qnet. Hex value of 0x8204.";
}
enum ipv6 {
value 34525;
description
"Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). Hex value
of 0x86DD.";
reference
"RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6)
Specification
RFC 8201: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6.";
}
enum efc {
value 34824;
description
"Ethernet flow control using pause frames.
Hex value of 0x8808.";
reference
"IEEE 802.1Qbb.";
}
enum esp {
value 34825;
description
"Ethernet Slow Protocol. Hex value of 0x8809.";
reference
"IEEE 802.3-2015.";
}
enum cobranet {
value 34841;
description
"CobraNet. Hex value of 0x8819.";
}
enum mpls-unicast {
value 34887;
description
"Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) unicast traffic.
Hex value of 0x8847.";
reference
"RFC 3031: Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture.";
}
enum mpls-multicast {
value 34888;
description
"MPLS multicast traffic. Hex value of 0x8848.";
reference
"RFC 3031: Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture.";
}
enum pppoe-discovery {
value 34915;
description
"Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Used during
the discovery process. Hex value of 0x8863.";
reference
"RFC 2516: A Method for Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet
(PPPoE).";
}
enum pppoe-session {
value 34916;
description
"Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Used during
session stage. Hex value of 0x8864.";
reference
"RFC 2516: A Method for Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet
(PPPoE).";
}
enum intel-ans {
value 34925;
description
"Intel Advanced Networking Services. Hex value of
0x886D.";
}
enum jumbo-frames {
value 34928;
description
"Jumbo frames or Ethernet frames with more than
1500 bytes of payload, up to 9000 bytes.";
}
enum homeplug {
value 34939;
description
"Family name for the various power line
communications. Hex value of 0x887B.";
}
enum eap {
value 34958;
description
"Ethernet Access Protocol (EAP) over LAN. Hex value
of 0x888E.";
reference
"IEEE 802.1X.";
}
enum profinet {
value 34962;
description
"PROcess FIeld Net (PROFINET). Hex value of 0x8892.";
}
enum hyperscsi {
value 34970;
description
"Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) over Ethernet.
Hex value of 0x889A.";
}
enum aoe {
value 34978;
description
"Advanced Technology Advancement (ATA) over Ethernet.
Hex value of 0x88A2.";
}
enum ethercat {
value 34980;
description
"Ethernet for Control Automation Technology (EtherCAT).
Hex value of 0x88A4.";
}
enum provider-bridging {
value 34984;
description
"Provider Bridging (802.1ad) and Shortest Path Bridging
(801.1aq). Hex value of 0x88A8.";
reference
"IEEE 802.1ad and IEEE 802.1aq).";
}
enum ethernet-powerlink {
value 34987;
description
"Ethernet Powerlink. Hex value of 0x88AB.";
}
enum goose {
value 35000;
description
"Generic Object Oriented Substation Event (GOOSE).
Hex value of 0x88B8.";
reference
"IEC/ISO 8802-2 and 8802-3.";
}
enum gse {
value 35001;
description
"Generic Substation Events. Hex value of 88B9.";
reference
"IEC 61850.";
}
enum sv {
value 35002;
description
"Sampled Value Transmission. Hex value of 0x88BA.";
reference
"IEC 61850.";
}
enum lldp {
value 35020;
description
"Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). Hex value of
0x88CC.";
reference
"IEEE 802.1AB.";
}
enum sercos {
value 35021;
description
"Sercos Interface. Hex value of 0x88CD.";
}
enum wsmp {
value 35036;
description
"WAVE Short Message Protocol (WSMP). Hex value of
0x88DC.";
}
enum homeplug-av-mme {
value 35041;
description
"HomePlug AV Mobile Management Entity (MME). Hex value
of 88E1.";
}
enum mrp {
value 35043;
description
"Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP). Hex value of
0x88E3.";
reference
"IEC 62439-2.";
}
enum macsec {
value 35045;
description
"MAC Security. Hex value of 0x88E5.";
reference
"IEEE 802.1AE.";
}
enum pbb {
value 35047;
description
"Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB). Hex value of
0x88E7.";
reference
"IEEE 802.1ah.";
}
enum cfm {
value 35074;
description
"Connectivity Fault Management (CFM). Hex value of
0x8902.";
reference
"IEEE 802.1ag.";
}
enum fcoe {
value 35078;
description
"Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Hex value of
0x8906.";
reference
"T11 FC-BB-5.";
}
enum fcoe-ip {
value 35092;
description
"FCoE Initialization Protocol. Hex value of 0x8914.";
}
enum roce {
value 35093;
description
"RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE). Hex value of
0x8915.";
}
enum tte {
value 35101;
description
"TTEthernet Protocol Control Frame (TTE). Hex value
of 0x891D.";
reference
"SAE AS6802.";
}
enum hsr {
value 35119;
description
"High-availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR). Hex
value of 0x892F.";
reference
"IEC 62439-3:2016.";
}
}
}
description
"The uint16 type placeholder is defined to enable
users to manage their own ethertypes not
covered by the module. Otherwise, the module contains
enum definitions for the more commonly used ethertypes.";
}
}
<CODE ENDS>
Acknowledgements
Alex Clemm, Andy Bierman, and Lisa Huang started by sketching an
initial draft version in several past IETF meetings. That document
included an ACL YANG model structure and a rich set of match filters,
and it acknowledged contributions by Louis Fourie, Dana Blair, Tula
Kraiser, Patrick Gili, George Serpa, Martin Bjorklund, Kent Watsen,
and Phil Shafer. Many people have reviewed the various earlier draft
versions that made the document that went into IETF charter.
Dean Bogdanovic, Kiran Agrahara Sreenivasa, Lisa Huang, and Dana
Blair each evaluated the YANG model in earlier draft versions
separately, and then they worked together to create an ACL draft
version that was supported by different vendors. That document
removed vendor-specific features and gave examples that allowed
vendors to extend their own proprietary ACLs. That earlier draft
version was superseded with this document and received participation
from many vendors.
The authors would like to thank Jason Sterne, Lada Lhotka, Juergen
Schoenwalder, David Bannister, Jeff Haas, Kristian Larsson, and Einar
Nilsen-Nygaard for their reviews of and suggestions for the document.
Authors' Addresses
Mahesh Jethanandani
VMware
Email: mjethanandani@gmail.com
Sonal Agarwal
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Email: sagarwal12@gmail.com
Lisa Huang
Email: huangyi_99@yahoo.com
Dana Blair
Email: dana@blairhome.com