On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 10:50 PM Miika Komu <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Eric,
>
> ke, 2020-02-19 kello 13:20 -0800, Eric Rescorla kirjoitti:
> > > > > > S 5.8.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>    5.8.  RELAY_HMAC Parameter
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>       As specified in Legacy ICE-HIP [RFC5770], the
> > > RELAY_HMAC
> > > > > parameter
> > > > > >>       value has the TLV type 65520.  It has the same
> > > semantics
> > > > > as RVS_HMAC
> > > > > >>       [RFC8004].
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What key is used for the HMAC?
> > > > >
> > > > > clarified this as follows:
> > > > >
> > > > > [..] It has the same semantics as RVS_HMAC as specified in
> > > section
> > > > > 4.2.1
> > > > > in [RFC8004].  Similarly as with RVS_HMAC, also RELAY_HMAC is
> > > is
> > > > > keyed
> > > > > with the HIP integrity key (HIP-lg or HIP-gl as specified in
> > > > > section 6.5
> > > > > in [RFC7401]), established during the relay registration
> > > procedure
> > > > > as
> > > > > described in Section 4.1.
> > > >
> > > > This seems like it might have potential for cross-protocol
> > > attacks on
> > > > the key. Why
> > > > is this OK>
> > >
> > > this is standard way of deriving keys in HIP. The keying procedure
> > > is
> > > the same as with specified in RFC8004. If there is some attack
> > > scenario, please describe it in detail?
> > > Or is there some editorial issue here?
> >
> > I'm not sure. When I read this text it appears to say that you should
> > be using the same key for two kinds of messages. Is that correct?
>
> the key is always specific to a Host Association, i.e., unique between
> a Relay Client and a Relay Server. So if there is a Rendezvous server
> (used with RVS_HMAC), this would be a different host and different Host
> Association. If the same host provides both rendezvous and relay
> service, it should be fine to reuse the same key.
>

Why is that OK? Generally we try not to do this. Do you have a proof that
it is not possible to have one message mistaken for another?

-Ekr
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