ATIS 1000025-2013 User to Network Interface (UNI) Standard for Signaling and Control Security Requirements for Evolving VoP Multimedia Networks.pdf

1、 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS ATIS-1000025.2013 USER TO NETWORK INTERFACE (UNI) STANDARD FOR SIGNALING AND CONTROL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EVOLVING VOP/MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS As a leading technology and solutions development organization, ATIS brings together the top global ICT c

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11、Standards Institute. Notice of Disclaimer however, new security challenges are introduced. Threats in the end-user plane now become threats to the signaling and control plane since the signaling and control plane becomes more accessible to the multitude of end-users and can be affected by user plane

12、 traffic. This standard specifies Voice over Packet and Multimedia signaling and control plane security requirements for evolving networks. This standard is part of a suite of signaling and control security standards as shown in Figure 1. This standard provides security requirements for VoP and Mult

13、imedia signaling and control services that cross the User to Network Interfaces (UNI). This standard is in alignment with ITU-T Recommendation X.805. ITU X.805. ATIS-1000025.2013 2 Figure 1: Signaling and Control Plane Security Standards 2 Scope, Purpose, however, when using DHCP to obtain IP addres

14、ses, ACLs should not be used due to changing IP addresses. Means to detect and log unauthorized access attempts to the network at the UNI shall be supported. NOTE: A system configurable threshold may be set for the number of unauthorized access attempts beyond which a system alarm will be generated,

15、 logged, and reported to a management system. 7.1.3 Authentication Security Dimension The terminal equipment shall be authenticated by the network across the UNI before call connection messages are exchanged. NOTE: If IPsec or TLS protocols are used, authentication mechanisms within these protocols

16、may be used to provide authentication of the terminal equipment. NOTE: Authentication of the network by the terminal equipment is not currently a requirement. Authentication mechanisms across the UNI shall make use of at least one of the following: 1. Non-clear-text passwords. ATIS-1000025.2013 9 2.

17、 Digital authenticators. 3. Digital signatures. Signaling traffic from the terminal shall include an element in the signaling data or message that enables the receiving network to verify the authenticity of the message. NOTE: If IPsec or TLS protocols are used, authentication mechanisms within these

18、 protocols may be used to provide data or message authenticity across the UNI. Each SIP User Agent (for example, those found in access Endpoints such as terminals, Gateways, IP Phones, or Soft Clients) shall register with the Network Provider VoP registration functional entity, as per RFC3261. SIP r

19、egistration is required for service to be authorized. Each SIP Endpoint shall register with the Network Provider VoP registration functional entity, as per RFC 3261. NOTE: Access will be denied to non-registered end points. Each called and calling User Agent Endpoint shall be identified by a unique

20、URI. 7.1.4 Non-Repudiation Security Dimension The capability for authorized access attempts at the UNI to be logged and reported to a management system shall be provided. The capability for unauthorized access attempts at the UNI to be logged and reported to a management system shall be provided. NO

21、TE: Access attempts which fail authentication are defined as unauthorized access attempts. NOTE: A system configurable threshold may be set for the number of unauthorized access attempts beyond which a system alarm will be generated, logged, and reported to a management system. The capability to ide

22、ntify unauthorized SIP signaling packets at the UNI and to log and report these to a management system shall be provided ATIS-1000025.2013 10 NOTE: A system configurable threshold may be set for the number of unauthorized SIP signaling packets beyond which a system alarm will be generated, logged, a

23、nd reported to a management system. 7.1.5 Data Confidentiality Security Dimension Confidentiality functions within the security mechanism (see requirement CR-SEC-UNI-00300) across the UNI may be supported to provide confidentiality of signaling data (e.g., phone numbers, network addresses, and call

24、accounting information) to protect the signaling data from unauthorized access or observation. 7.1.6 Communication Security Dimension No additional requirements to address the Communication Security dimension have been identified beyond those specified in the Authentication Security (section 7.1.3)

25、and Data Integrity (section 7.1.7) dimensions in this standard. 7.1.7 Data Integrity Security Dimension Data integrity functions within the security mechanism (see requirement CR-SEC-UNI-00200) across the UNI may be supported to provide data integrity of signaling data (e.g., phone numbers, network

26、addresses, and call accounting information) to protect the signaling data from unauthorized modification. 7.1.8 Availability Security Dimension As a best practice, network entities communicating across the UNI should implement mechanisms to detect and mitigate IP DoS attacks. Both application layer

27、flooding attacks, network layer flooding attacks, and malformed packet attacks should be mitigated by the DoS protection mechanisms. Attacks directly against SIP are not necessarily required to break or disable the service entirely. Where SIP relies upon ancillary services (such as DNS, RSVP, SNMP,

28、and others), attacks against these underlying infrastructure services should also be mitigated by security and DoS protection mechanisms. 7.1.9 Privacy Security Dimension User Agents and Proxy network elements shall be able to support processing and delivery of signaling packets over the UNI which h

29、ave the following data obscured, as per RFC3323: Identity of the communication party. Exact location of the communication party. NOTE: Endpoints and communication parties can obscure some personal data in signaling packets or use network service, as described in RFC3323. NOTE: REQ-SEC-UNI-01800 is i

30、n addition to other security requirements specified in this standard (e.g., encryption), because some signaling links may be outside a service providers span of control. NOTE: Compliance with this requirement should not prevent a Proxy network element from applying a local policy that would prevent

31、Endpoints from being anonymous. ATIS-1000025.2013 11 NOTE: Calling party presentation restriction (privacy) needs to be honored by the network and not relayed to the Endpoint over the UNI. Access to information such as alias translation database information, phone numbers, network addresses, and cal

32、l accounting information shall be restricted by an access control mechanism. 7.2 H.323 H.323 (Packet-based multimedia communications systems) is the ITU Recommendation for the setup and control of packet telephony and multimedia. ITU-T H.323 The following requirements address the UNI security for ge

33、neral areas of H.323 Voice over IP applications including: Connection Establishment (Registration, Admission, Status). Signaling/Call Control. Within H.323, other signaling and control standards are referenced: ITU-T Recommendation H.225, Call Signalling Protocols and Media Stream Packetization for

34、Packet Based Multimedia Communications Systems. o H.225 includes the Registration, Admission, Status (RAS) channel for communications between Endpoints and the Gatekeeper. ITU-T Recommendation H.245, Control Protocol for Multimedia Communication. H.323 network architectural models used in this docum

35、ent are shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, with the network side of the UNI on the left of each figure. Figure 3 shows a solution where the Gatekeeper is within the Carrier Network. Figure 4 shows a solution where a Gatekeeper is provided on the user side of the UNI. See ITU-T H.323 for more informatio

36、n on the H.323 architecture, including H.323 definitions. See also ITU-T Recommendation H.235, H.323 security - Framework for security in H-series (H.323 and other H.245-based) multimedia systems ITU-T H.235. Figure 3: H.323 Architectural Model #1 NOTE: Solid Line Indicates Signaling Relationship. G

37、atekeeperEndpointGatewayUNIATIS-1000025.2013 12 Figure 4: H.323 Architectural Model #2 NOTE: Solid Line Indicates Signaling Relationship. NOTE: There may be a Session Border Controller at the UNI. 7.2.1 General Requirements Mechanisms for authentication shall be provided for all Connection Establish

38、ment and Signaling/Call Control exchanges between Endpoints and Gatekeepers, Endpoints and Gateways, and Gateways and Gatekeepers. If data integrity is provided across the UNI, then the mechanism shall be based on IPsec or TLS. The mechanism shall be provided for all Connection Establishment and Sig

39、naling/Call Control exchanges between Endpoints and Gatekeepers, Gateways and other H.323 Network Elements across the UNI. If data confidentiality is provided across the UNI, then the mechanism shall be based on IPsec or TLS. The mechanism shall be provided for all Connection Establishment and Signa

40、ling/Call Control exchanges between Endpoints and Gatekeepers, Endpoints and Gateways, and Gateways and Gatekeepers. If NAT functionality is implemented across the UNI and IPsec is used, then IPsec mechanisms shall work in the presence of this NAT functionality. NOTE: Refer to ATIS-1000007.2006 (R20

41、11) for IPsec and TLS Protocol Requirements Generic. GatekeeperEndpointGatewayUNIATIS-1000025.2013 13 7.2.2 Access Control Security Dimension Some means shall be used to restrict/grant access to specific Endpoints, on the customer side of the UNI, across the UNI interface. NOTE: Access Control Lists

42、 (ACLs) may be used to provide H.323 Authorization/Access Control; however, when using DHCP to obtain IP addresses, ACLs should not be used due to changing IP addresses. Means to detect and log unauthorized access attempts to the network at the UNI shall be supported. NOTE: A system configurable thr

43、eshold may be set for the number of unauthorized access attempts beyond which a system alarm will be generated, logged, and reported to a management system. 7.2.3 Authentication Endpoints shall be authenticated by the network across the UNI before call connection messages are exchanged. NOTE: If IPs

44、ec or TLS protocols are used, authentication mechanisms within these protocols may be used to provide authentication of the Endpoints. Authentication mechanisms across the UNI shall make use of at least one of the following: 1. Non-clear-text passwords. 2. Digital authenticators. 3. Digital signatur

45、es. Signaling traffic from the Endpoints and Gatekeeper (if on the user side of the UNI) shall include an element in the signaling data or message that enables the receiving network to verify the authenticity of the message. NOTE: If IPsec or TLS protocols are used, authentication mechanisms within

46、these protocols may be used to provide data or message authenticity across the UNI. Each Endpoint e.g., terminal, IP Phone, or Soft Client shall register with the H.323 Gatekeeper functional entity. ATIS-1000025.2013 14 Each Gatekeeper on the user side of the UNI shall register with the Network Prov

47、ider. Each Endpoint registered with the appropriate Gatekeeper shall have a unique H.323 alias. Each Endpoint registered with the appropriate Gatekeeper shall have a unique Call Reference Value (CRV). The CRV and the H.323 alias shall be associated to identify each Endpoint. 7.2.4 Non-repudiation Se

48、curity Dimension The capability for authorized access attempts at the UNI to be logged and reported to a management system shall be provided. The capability for unauthorized access attempts at the UNI to be logged and reported to a management system shall be provided. NOTE: Access attempts which fai

49、l authentication are defined as unauthorized access attempts. NOTE: A system configurable threshold may be set for the number of unauthorized access attempts beyond which a system alarm will be generated, logged, and reported to a management system. The capability to identify unauthorized H.323 signaling packets at the UNI and to log and report these to a management system shall be provided NOTE: A system configurable threshold may be set for the number of unauthorized H.323 signaling packets beyond which a system alarm will be generated, logge