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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:03:49 -0500
From: Subhendu Ghosh <sghosh@redhat.com>
Subject: [users:00502] Re: [ipv6ready-info:22476] [Fwd:  Re: IPV6 routing header with type 0 doesn't support by latest kernel]
To: Yukiyo Akisada <akisada@tahi.org>
Cc: ipv6-info@ipv6ready.org, users@tahi.org
Message-Id: <479D6235.4040009@redhat.com>
In-Reply-To: <20080128105254.fc69b912.akisada@tahi.org>
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Yukiyo Akisada wrote:
> Hi, Subhendu.
> 
> On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:21:23 -0500
> Subhendu Ghosh <sghosh@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Supporting RFC 5095 is under preparation by IPv6 Ready Program.
>>> Only what TAHI tester can do is just following that specification.
>>>
>>> If you need LOGO immediately,
>>> submitting the current results including FAIL with your reason of omission
>>> can be one of the solutions.
>>> Becaus RFC 5095 is well-known security fix, your result may accept by examinor.
>>>
>>> In this case, when you get LOGO,
>>> some texts will be added at approved list
>>> in order to describe applicant didn't have 100% PASS.
>>>
>> Has not happened for tests submitted last May.
> 
> Because the document was still in I-D, right?
> 
> 

Yes - but even after RFC 5095 came out, I have had no communications regarding
submission status - even a no would be fine.

> 
>>> Otherwise, please wait for their official release.
>>>
>> That's what I am doing - but US DoD certification dates are making the
>> timeframe really short.
> 
> I can understand it.
> 
> But we also have concern.
> 
> The update will be not only for RFC 5095
> but also RFC 4443, RFC 4861 and RFC 4862.
> 
> These changes will have big impact for IPv6 Core Protocols.
> So we must be careful to update the test specification.
> The test specification of certification must be the absolute one for the tester.

True, the update seems to be bigger than 5095 - but the process does not seem
that transparent (nor does it seem fast, given it is not transparent).

> 
> Thanks for your understanding.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
>> -regards
>> Subhendu
>>
>>> The importance is not only ignoring RH0, but also sending back ICMP error.
>>>
>>> v1.4.9 doesn't have verifying ICMP error,
>>> so it is better way to prepare v1.4.9 and v1.5.0b2 results,
>>> if you try short path to get the LOGO.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:55:40 -0700
>>> Yinghui Yao <Yinghui.Yao@alcatel-lucent.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Could you answer my question on RH0? Do I need to pass 100% on these RH0 
>>>> test cases in Self_Test_1.4.9?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Yinghui Yao
>>>> Alcatel-Lucent
>>>>
>>>>
>>> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:41:04 -0700
>>> Yinghui Yao <Yinghui.Yao@alcatel-lucent.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I really appreciate your help.
>>>>
>>>> We are making a router which has our customized kernel which is derived 
>>>> from KAME. Our behavior on RH0 is dropping the packet and sending back 
>>>> ICMP. The failed tests are "IPv6 Specification: 56, 59, 60, 63, 64, 65."
>>>>
>>>> Are TAHI folks on this mailing list? Or is there a separate list? I want 
>>>> to ask them about the "100% pass policy" on this RFC 5095 case. Any 
>>>> other guys out there having my problems?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Yinghui Yao
>>>> Alcatel-Lucent
>>>>
>>>> Subhendu Ghosh wrote:
>>>>> It doesn't matter which kernel version fails or how it fails.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is more a question of policy with regards to existing non-beta test 
>>>>> suite and RFC status.
>>>>>
>>>>> Self_Test_1_4_9 has been out for a while and RFC5095 has been out for 
>>>>> a month.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does an intersection of Self_Test_1_4_9 and RFC5095 satisfy Logo 
>>>>> requirements?
>>>>>
>>>>> Does an intersection of Self_Test_1_4_9 and CVE-2007-2242 satisfy Logo 
>>>>> requirements?
>>>>>
>>>>> The consensus for the CVE workaround was to drop the RH0 packets with 
>>>>> no action. RFC 5095 changes that consensus to require a ICMP parameter 
>>>>> problem message.
>>>>>
>>>>> According to the statements from the TAHI folks after the CVE was 
>>>>> issued, it seemed to indicate that Self_Test_1_4_9 as shipped had to 
>>>>> be passed 100% unmodified for Logo requirements.
>>>>>
>>>>> -regards
>>>>> Subhendu Ghosh
>>>>>
>>>>> Karsten Keil wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 08:56:30AM -0700, Yinghui Yao wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can anyone please give me an answer for this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which kernel do you use and which test do fail ?
>>>>>> Afaik here was a wrong securety fix in some kernel versions which
>>>>>> did disable RH0 handling completely, instead to send correct ICMP
>>>>>> messages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Yinghui Yao
>>>>>>> Alcatel-Lucent
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yinghui Yao wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Let's not talk about the beta program. I need to pass Self_Test_1_4_9
>>>>>>>> and now our NUT is dropping the RH0 packet. Is that acceptable in your
>>>>>>>> evaluation process or we have to modify our program to pass "100%" of
>>>>>>>> your tests.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Yinghui Yao
>>>>>>>> Alcatel-Lucent
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hiroshi MIYATA wrote:
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You know IPv6 Logo Program is planing to update the IPv6 core test
>>>>>>>>> specification.
>>>>>>>>> It was under public review.(until 3rd, Jan.)
>>>>>>>>> And RH0 is covered in the latest version under public review.
>>>>>>>>> Please visit here.
>>>>>>>>> http://www.ipv6ready.org/announcement/public_review20071204_p2core.html 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And the test tool is compliant to this test test specification.
>>>>>>>>> http://www.tahi.org/logo/release/Self_Test_1-5-0b1.tgz
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Disabling RH0 is not mandated at this moment, but it is selectable.
>>>>>>>>> We may need some discussion on this.
>>>>>>>>> Although, the public review is over, if you have some comments about
>>>>>>>>> this, v6LC welcome your comments.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ....miyata
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 2008/01/02, at 12:22, sghosh@redhat.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>> Self Test 1.5.0-b2 (beta)
>>>>>>>>>> Includes the some of the bits to see if Type0 should be supported or
>>>>>>>>>> not.
>>>>>>>>>> See config.txt in the testsuite. RFC5095 was just published on
>>>>>>>>>> Standards Track
>>>>>>>>>> deprecating RH0 and specifying the required behavior. ICMP Parameter
>>>>>>>>>> Problem is
>>>>>>>>>> now required. The testsuite could not be changed until the RFC was
>>>>>>>>>> published.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The original fix for the CVE in some distributions like RHEL was to
>>>>>>>>>> silently
>>>>>>>>>> drop the packet. That behavior needs to be updated.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -regards
>>>>>>>>>> Subhendu Ghosh
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Quoting Gui Jianfeng <guijianfeng@cn.fujitsu.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>>>>> Who knows? :-)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Gui Jianfeng 写道:
>>>>>>>>>>>        
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>> IPV6 routing header with type 0 doesn't support by latest linux
>>>>>>>>>>>> kernel any more,
>>>>>>>>>>>> but some of the IPV6 ct test cases are still based on routing
>>>>>>>>>>>> header of type 0.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd like to know, whether this kind of test cases will be removed
>>>>>>>>>>>> or updated?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>> Gui Jianfeng
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>> Gui Jianfeng
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>>>>     
>>>>>>>>   
>>>>
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>>> Yukiyo Akisada <akisada@tahi.org>
>>>
>>>
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