draft-ietf-ipsecme-qr-ikev2-06.txt		draft-ietf-ipsecme-qr-ikev2-07.txt
	Internet Engineering Task Force S. Fluhrer		Internet Engineering Task Force S. Fluhrer
	Internet-Draft D. McGrew		Internet-Draft D. McGrew
	Intended status: Standards Track P. Kampanakis		Intended status: Standards Track P. Kampanakis
	Expires: July 22, 2019 Cisco Systems		Expires: July 26, 2019 Cisco Systems
	V. Smyslov		V. Smyslov
	ELVIS-PLUS		ELVIS-PLUS
	January 18, 2019		January 22, 2019
	Postquantum Preshared Keys for IKEv2		Postquantum Preshared Keys for IKEv2
	draft-ietf-ipsecme-qr-ikev2-06		draft-ietf-ipsecme-qr-ikev2-07
	Abstract		Abstract
	The possibility of Quantum Computers pose a serious challenge to		The possibility of Quantum Computers pose a serious challenge to
	cryptography algorithms deployed widely today. IKEv2 is one example		cryptography algorithms deployed widely today. IKEv2 is one example
	of a cryptosystem that could be broken; someone storing VPN		of a cryptosystem that could be broken; someone storing VPN
	communications today could decrypt them at a later time when a		communications today could decrypt them at a later time when a
	Quantum Computer is available. It is anticipated that IKEv2 will be		Quantum Computer is available. It is anticipated that IKEv2 will be
	extended to support quantum secure key exchange algorithms; however		extended to support quantum secure key exchange algorithms; however
	that is not likely to happen in the near term. To address this		that is not likely to happen in the near term. To address this
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	material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."		material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."
	This Internet-Draft will expire on July 22, 2019.		This Internet-Draft will expire on July 26, 2019.
	Copyright Notice		Copyright Notice
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	document authors. All rights reserved.		document authors. All rights reserved.
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	An attacker with a Quantum Computer that can decrypt the initial IKE		An attacker with a Quantum Computer that can decrypt the initial IKE
	SA has access to all the information exchanged over it, such as		SA has access to all the information exchanged over it, such as
	identities of the peers, configuration parameters and all negotiated		identities of the peers, configuration parameters and all negotiated
	IPsec SAs information (including traffic selectors), with the		IPsec SAs information (including traffic selectors), with the
	exception of the cryptographic keys used by the IPsec SAs which are		exception of the cryptographic keys used by the IPsec SAs which are
	protected by the PPK.		protected by the PPK.
	Deployments that treat this information as sensitive or that send		Deployments that treat this information as sensitive or that send
	other sensitive data (like cryptographic keys) over IKE SA MUST rekey		other sensitive data (like cryptographic keys) over IKE SA MUST rekey
	the IKE SA before the sensitive information is sent to ensure this		the IKE SA before the sensitive information is sent to ensure this
	information is protected by the PPK. Note that [RFC6023] allows to		information is protected by the PPK. It is possible to create a
	skip creating Child SA in the IKE_AUTH exchange, so that the		childless IKE SA as specified in [RFC6023]. This prevents Child SA
	supporting peers can rekey the IKE SA before any Child SA is created.		configuration information from being transmited in the original IKE
	Note also that some information (identities of the peers, feature		SA that is not protected by a PPK. Some information related to IKE
	negotiation notifications, Vendor IDs etc.) is always exchanged in		SA, that is sent in the IKE_AUTH exchange, such as peer identities,
	initial exchanges and thus cannot be protected from the attack		feature notifications, Vendor ID's etc. cannot be hidden from the
	described above by performing an IKE SA rekey.		attack described above, even if the additional IKE SA rekey is
			performed.
	In addition, the policy SHOULD be set to negotiate only quantum-		In addition, the policy SHOULD be set to negotiate only quantum-
	resistant symmetric algorithms; while this RFC doesn't claim to give		resistant symmetric algorithms; while this RFC doesn't claim to give
	advice as to what algorithms are secure (as that may change based on		advice as to what algorithms are secure (as that may change based on
	future cryptographical results), below is a list of defined IKEv2 and		future cryptographical results), below is a list of defined IKEv2 and
	IPsec algorithms that should NOT be used, as they are known not to be		IPsec algorithms that should NOT be used, as they are known not to be
	quantum resistant		quantum resistant
	o Any IKEv2 Encryption algorithm, PRF or Integrity algorithm with		o Any IKEv2 Encryption algorithm, PRF or Integrity algorithm with
	key size less than 256 bits.		key size less than 256 bits.
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