draft-ietf-curdle-rc4-die-die-die-13.txt | draft-ietf-curdle-rc4-die-die-die-14.txt | |||
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Internet Engineering Task Force L. Camara | Internet Engineering Task Force L. Camara | |||
Internet-Draft | Internet-Draft | |||
Obsoletes: 4345 (if approved) L. Velvindron | Obsoletes: 4345 (if approved) L. Velvindron | |||
Intended status: Best Current Practice cyberstorm.mu | Intended status: Best Current Practice cyberstorm.mu | |||
Expires: May 24, 2019 November 20, 2018 | Expires: June 28, 2019 December 25, 2018 | |||
Deprecating RC4 in Secure Shell (SSH) | Deprecating RC4 in Secure Shell (SSH) | |||
draft-ietf-curdle-rc4-die-die-die-13 | draft-ietf-curdle-rc4-die-die-die-14 | |||
Abstract | Abstract | |||
This document deprecates RC4 in Secure Shell (SSH). Therefore, this | This document deprecates RC4 in Secure Shell (SSH). Therefore, this | |||
document formally obsoletes and moves to Historic RFC4345. | document formally obsoletes and moves to Historic RFC4345. | |||
Status of This Memo | Status of This Memo | |||
This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | |||
provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | |||
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Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
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 May 24, 2019. | This Internet-Draft will expire on June 28, 2019. | |||
Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
(https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
skipping to change at page 3, line 14 ¶ | skipping to change at page 3, line 14 ¶ | |||
+----------+-----------+--------------------------------------------+ | +----------+-----------+--------------------------------------------+ | |||
| arcfour | MUST NOT | the ARCFOUR stream cipher with a 128-bit | | | arcfour | MUST NOT | the ARCFOUR stream cipher with a 128-bit | | |||
| | | key | | | | | key | | |||
+----------+-----------+--------------------------------------------+ | +----------+-----------+--------------------------------------------+ | |||
[RFC4253] defines the "arcfour" ciphers with the text mentioned | [RFC4253] defines the "arcfour" ciphers with the text mentioned | |||
below: | below: | |||
The "arcfour" cipher is the Arcfour stream cipher with 128-bit keys. | The "arcfour" cipher is the Arcfour stream cipher with 128-bit keys. | |||
The Arcfour cipher is believed to be compatible with the RC4 cipher | The Arcfour cipher is compatible with the RC4 cipher [SCHNEIER]. | |||
[SCHNEIER]. Arcfour (and RC4) has problems with weak keys, and | Arcfour (and RC4) has problems with weak keys, and should be used | |||
should be used with caution. | with caution. | |||
The current document updates [RFC4253] Section 6.3 by replacing the | The current document updates [RFC4253] Section 6.3 by replacing the | |||
text above with the following text: | text above with the following text: | |||
The "arcfour" cipher is the Arcfour stream cipher with 128-bit keys. | The "arcfour" cipher is the Arcfour stream cipher with 128-bit keys. | |||
The Arcfour cipher is believed to be compatible with the RC4 cipher | The Arcfour cipher is compatible with the RC4 cipher [SCHNEIER]. | |||
[SCHNEIER]. Arcfour (and RC4) has known weakenesses [RFC7465] | Arcfour (and RC4) has known weakenesses [RFC7465] | |||
[I-D.ietf-curdle-des-des-des-die-die-die], and MUST NOT be used. | [I-D.ietf-curdle-des-des-des-die-die-die], and MUST NOT be used. | |||
3. IANA Considerations | 3. IANA Considerations | |||
The IANA is requested to update the Encryption Algorithm Name | The IANA is requested to update the Encryption Algorithm Name | |||
Registry of the Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Parameters [IANA]. The | Registry of the Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Parameters [IANA]. The | |||
Registration procedure is IETF Review which is achieved by this | Registration procedure is IETF Review which is achieved by this | |||
document. The registry should be updated as follows: | document. The registry should be updated as follows: | |||
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