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Internet-Draft                                                 Clubhouse
Updates: 3711 (if approved)                                  C. Jennings
Intended status: Standards Track                                   Cisco
Expires: 5 February 2023                               S. Garcia Murillo
                                                               Millicast
                                                           4 August 2022


  Completely Encrypting RTP Header Extensions and Contributing Sources
                     draft-ietf-avtcore-cryptex-08

Abstract

   While the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP) provides
   confidentiality for the contents of a media packet, a significant
   amount of metadata is left unprotected, including RTP header
   extensions and contributing sources (CSRCs).  However, this data can
   be moderately sensitive in many applications.  While there have been
   previous attempts to protect this data, they have had limited
   deployment, due to complexity as well as technical limitations.

   This document updates RFC 3711, the SRTP specification, and defines
   Cryptex as a new mechanism that completely encrypts header extensions
   and CSRCs and uses simpler Session Description Protocol (SDP)
   signaling with the goal of facilitating deployment.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.1.  Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.2.  Previous Solutions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.3.  Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   3.  Design  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   4.  SDP Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   5.  RTP Header Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     5.1.  Sending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     5.2.  Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   6.  Encryption and Decryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     6.1.  Packet Structure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     6.2.  Encryption Procedure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     6.3.  Decryption Procedure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   7.  Backwards Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   8.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   9.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     9.1.  SDP cryptex Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   10. Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   11. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     11.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     11.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   Appendix A.  Test Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     A.1.  AES-CTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
       A.1.1.  RTP Packet with 1-byte header extension . . . . . . .  14
       A.1.2.  RTP Packet with 2-byte header extension . . . . . . .  15
       A.1.3.  RTP Packet with 1-byte header extension and CSRC
               fields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       A.1.4.  RTP Packet with 2-byte header extension and CSRC
               fields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       A.1.5.  RTP Packet with empty 1-byte header extension and CSRC
               fields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       A.1.6.  RTP Packet with empty 2-byte header extension and CSRC
               fields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     A.2.  AES-GCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
       A.2.1.  RTP Packet with 1-byte header extension . . . . . . .  19
       A.2.2.  RTP Packet with 2-byte header extension . . . . . . .  19



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       A.2.3.  RTP Packet with 1-byte header extension and CSRC
               fields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
       A.2.4.  RTP Packet with 2-byte header extension and CSRC
               fields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
       A.2.5.  RTP Packet with empty 1-byte header extension and CSRC
               fields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
       A.2.6.  RTP Packet with empty 2-byte header extension and CSRC
               fields  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23

1.  Introduction

1.1.  Problem Statement

   The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP) [RFC3711] mechanism
   provides message authentication for the entire RTP packet, but only
   encrypts the RTP payload.  This has not historically been a problem,
   as much of the information carried in the header has minimal
   sensitivity (e.g., RTP timestamp); in addition, certain fields need
   to remain as cleartext because they are used for key scheduling
   (e.g., RTP SSRC and sequence number).

   However, as noted in [RFC6904], the security requirements can be
   different for information carried in RTP header extensions, including
   the per-packet sound levels defined in [RFC6464] and [RFC6465], which
   are specifically noted as being sensitive in the Security
   Considerations section of those RFCs.

   In addition to the contents of the header extensions, there are now
   enough header extensions in active use that the header extension
   identifiers themselves can provide meaningful information in terms of
   determining the identity of the endpoint and/or application.
   Accordingly, these identifiers can be considered a fingerprinting
   issue.

   Finally, the CSRCs included in RTP packets can also be sensitive,
   potentially allowing a network eavesdropper to determine who was
   speaking and when during an otherwise secure conference call.

1.2.  Previous Solutions

   Encryption of Header Extensions in SRTP [RFC6904] was proposed in
   2013 as a solution to the problem of unprotected header extension
   values.  However, it has not seen significant adoption, and has a few
   technical shortcomings.






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   First, the mechanism is complicated.  Since it allows encryption to
   be negotiated on a per-extension basis, a fair amount of signaling
   logic is required.  And in the SRTP layer, a somewhat complex
   transform is required to allow only the selected header extension
   values to be encrypted.  One of the most popular SRTP implementations
   had a significant bug in this area that was not detected for five
   years.

   Second, it only protects the header extension values, and not their
   ids or lengths.  It also does not protect the CSRCs.  As noted above,
   this leaves a fair amount of potentially sensitive information
   exposed.

   Third, it bloats the header extension space.  Because each extension
   must be offered in both unencrypted and encrypted forms, twice as
   many header extensions must be offered, which will in many cases push
   implementations past the 14-extension limit for the use of one-byte
   extension headers defined in [RFC8285].  Accordingly, implementations
   will need to use two-byte headers in many cases, which are not
   supported well by some existing implementations.

   Finally, the header extension bloat combined with the need for
   backwards compatibility results in additional wire overhead.  Because
   two-byte extension headers may not be handled well by existing
   implementations, one-byte extension identifiers will need to be used
   for the unencrypted (backwards compatible) forms, and two-byte for
   the encrypted forms.  Thus, deployment of [RFC6904] encryption for
   header extensions will typically result in multiple extra bytes in
   each RTP packet, compared to the present situation.

1.3.  Goals

   From the previous analysis, the desired properties of a solution are:

   *  Build on existing [RFC3711] SRTP framework (simple to understand)

   *  Build on existing [RFC8285] header extension framework (simple to
      implement)

   *  Protection of header extension ids, lengths, and values

   *  Protection of CSRCs when present

   *  Simple signaling

   *  Simple crypto transform and SRTP interactions

   *  Backward compatible with unencrypted endpoints, if desired



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   *  Backward compatible with existing RTP tooling

   The last point deserves further discussion.  While considering
   possible solutions that would have encrypted more of the RTP header
   (e.g., the number of CSRCs), lack of support on current tools was
   inevitable and the additional complexity outweighed the slight
   improvement in confidentiality by fixing previous solutions.  Hence,
   a new approach was needed to solve the described problem in
   Section 1.1.

2.  Terminology

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
   BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

3.  Design

   This specification proposes a mechanism to negotiate encryption of
   all RTP header extensions (ids, lengths, and values) as well as CSRC
   values.  It reuses the existing SRTP framework, is accordingly simple
   to implement, and is backward compatible with existing RTP packet
   parsing code, even when support for the mechanism has been
   negotiated.

   Except when explicitly stated otherwise, Cryptex reuses all the
   framework procedures, transforms and considerations described in
   [RFC3711].

4.  SDP Considerations

   Cryptex support is indicated via a new "a=cryptex" SDP attribute
   defined in this specification.

   The new "a=cryptex" attribute is a property attribute as defined in
   [RFC8866] section 5.13 and therefore takes no value, and can be used
   at the session level or media level.

   The presence of the "a=cryptex" attribute in the SDP (either in an
   offer or answer) indicates that the endpoint is capable of receiving
   RTP packets encrypted with Cryptex, as defined below.

   Once each peer has verified that the other party supports receiving
   RTP packets encrypted with Cryptex, senders can unilaterally decide
   whether to use or not the Cryptex mechanism on a per packet basis.




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   If BUNDLE is in use as per [RFC9143] and the "a=cryptex" attribute is
   present for a media line, it MUST be present for all RTP-based "m="
   sections belonging to the same bundle group.  This ensures that the
   encrypted MID header extensions can be processed, allowing to
   associate RTP streams with the correct "m=" section in each BUNDLE
   group as specified in [RFC9143] section 9.2.  When used with BUNDLE,
   this attribute is assigned to the TRANSPORT category [RFC8859].

   Both endpoints can change the Cryptex support status by modifying the
   session as specified in [RFC3264] section 8.  Generating subsequent
   SDP offers and answers MUST use the same procedures for including the
   "a=cryptex" attribute as the ones on the initial offer and answer.

5.  RTP Header Processing

   A General Mechanism for RTP Header Extensions [RFC8285] defines two
   values for the "defined by profile" field for carrying one-byte and
   two-byte header extensions.  In order to allow a receiver to
   determine if an incoming RTP packet is using the encryption scheme in
   this specification, two new values are defined:

   *  0xC0DE for the encrypted version of the one-byte header extensions
      (instead of 0xBEDE).

   *  0xC2DE for the encrypted versions of the two-byte header
      extensions (instead of 0x100).

   In the case of using two-byte header extensions, the extension id
   with value 256 MUST NOT be negotiated, as the value of this id is
   meant to be contained in the "appbits" of the "defined by profile"
   field, which are not available when using the values above.

   Note that as per [RFC8285] it is not possible to mix one-byte and
   two-byte headers on the same RTP packet.  Mixing one-byte and two-
   byte headers on the same RTP stream requires negotiation of the
   "extmap-allow-mixed" SDP attribute as defined in [RFC8285] section
   4.1.2.

   Peers MAY negotiate both Cryptex and the Encryption of Header
   Extensions mechanism defined in [RFC6904] via SDP offer/answer as
   described in Section 4, and if both mechanisms are supported, either
   one can be used for any given packet.  However, if a packet is
   encrypted with Cryptex, it MUST NOT also use [RFC6904] header
   extension encryption, and vice versa.

   If one of the peers has advertised both the ability to receive
   cryptex and the ability to receive header extensions encrypted as per
   [RFC6904] in the SDP exchange, it is RECOMMENDED for the other peer



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   to use Cryptex rather than [RFC6904] when sending RTP packets so all
   the header extensions and CSRCS are encrypted unless there is a
   compelling reason to use [RFC6904] (e.g. a need for some header
   extensions to be sent in the clear so that so they are processable by
   RTP middleboxes) in which case, it SHOULD use [RFC6904] instead.

5.1.  Sending

   When the mechanism defined by this specification has been negotiated,
   sending an RTP packet that has any CSRCs or contains any [RFC8285]
   header extensions follows the steps below.  This mechanism MUST NOT
   be used with header extensions other than the [RFC8285] variety.

   If the RTP packet contains one-byte headers, the 16-bit RTP header
   extension tag MUST be set to 0xC0DE to indicate that the encryption
   has been applied, and the one-byte framing is being used.  Otherwise,
   the header extension tag MUST be set to 0xC2DE to indicate encryption
   has been applied, and the two-byte framing is being used.

   If the packet contains CSRCs but no header extensions, an empty
   extension block consisting of the 0xC0DE tag and a 16-bit length
   field set to zero (explicitly permitted by [RFC3550]) MUST be
   appended, and the X bit MUST be set to 1 to indicate an extension
   block is present.  This is necessary to provide the receiver an
   indication that the CSRCs in the packet are encrypted.

   The RTP packet MUST then be encrypted as described in Encryption
   Procedure.

5.2.  Receiving

   When receiving an RTP packet that contains header extensions, the
   "defined by profile" field MUST be checked to ensure the payload is
   formatted according to this specification.  If the field does not
   match one of the values defined above, the implementation MUST
   instead handle it according to the specification that defines that
   value.

   Alternatively, if the implementation considers the use of this
   specification mandatory and the "defined by profile" field does not
   match one of the values defined above, it MUST stop the processing of
   the RTP packet and report an error for the RTP stream.

   If the RTP packet passes this check, it is then decrypted according
   to Decryption Procedure, and passed to the next layer to process the
   packet and its extensions.  In the event that a zero-length extension
   block was added as indicated above, it can be left as-is and will be
   processed normally.



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6.  Encryption and Decryption

6.1.  Packet Structure

   When this mechanism is active, the SRTP packet is protected as
   follows:

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+<+
      |V=2|P|X|  CC   |M|     PT      |       sequence number         | |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
      |                           timestamp                           | |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
      |           synchronization source (SSRC) identifier            | |
    +>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ |
    | |            contributing source (CSRC) identifiers             | |
    | |                               ....                            | |
    +>+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
    X |  0xC0 or 0xC2 |    0xDE       |           length              | |
    +>+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
    | |                  RFC 8285 header extensions                   | |
    | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
    | |                          payload  ...                         | |
    | |                               +-------------------------------+ |
    | |                               | RTP padding   | RTP pad count | |
    +>+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+<+
    | ~                     SRTP MKI (OPTIONAL)                       ~ |
    | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
    | :                 authentication tag (RECOMMENDED)              : |
    | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
    |                                                                   |
    +- Encrypted Portion*                      Authenticated Portion ---+

                               Figure 1

   *  Note that, as required by [RFC8285], the 4 bytes at the start of
      the extension block are not encrypted.

   Specifically, the encrypted portion MUST include any CSRC
   identifiers, any RTP header extension (except for the first 4 bytes),
   and the RTP payload.

6.2.  Encryption Procedure

   The encryption procedure is identical to that of [RFC3711] except for
   the Encrypted Portion of the SRTP packet.  The plaintext input to the
   cipher is as follows:



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   Plaintext = CSRC identifiers (if used) || header extension data ||
        RTP payload || RTP padding (if used) || RTP pad count (if used).

   Here "header extension data" refers to the content of the RTP
   extension field, excluding the first four bytes (the RFC 8285
   extension header).  The first 4 * CSRC count (CC) bytes of the
   ciphertext are placed in the CSRC field of the RTP header.  The
   remainder of the ciphertext is the RTP payload of the encrypted
   packet.

   To minimize changes to surrounding code, the encryption mechanism can
   choose to replace a "defined by profile" field from [RFC8285] with
   its counterpart defined in RTP Header Processing above and encrypt at
   the same time.

   For AEAD ciphers (e.g., GCM), the 12-byte fixed header and the four-
   byte header extension header (the "defined by profile" field and the
   length) are considered AAD, even though they are non-contiguous in
   the packet if CSRCs are present.

   Associated Data: fixed header || extension header (if X=1)

   Here "fixed header" refers to the 12-byte fixed portion of the RTP
   header, and "extension header" refers to the four-byte RFC 8285
   extension header ("defined by profile" and extension length).

   Implementations can rearrange a packet so that the AAD and plaintext
   are contiguous by swapping the order of the extension header and the
   CSRC identifiers, resulting in an intermediate representation of the
   form shown in Figure 2.  After encryption, the CSRCs (now encrypted)
   and extension header would need to be swapped back to their original
   positions.  A similar operation can be done when decrypting to create
   contiguous ciphertext and AAD inputs.


















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       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+<+
      |V=2|P|X|  CC   |M|     PT      |       sequence number         | |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
      |                           timestamp                           | |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
      |           synchronization source (SSRC) identifier            | |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
      |  0xC0 or 0xC2 |    0xDE       |           length              | |
    +>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<+
    | |            contributing source (CSRC) identifiers             | |
    | |                               ....                            | |
    | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
    | |                  RFC 8285 header extensions                   | |
    | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
    | |                          payload  ...                         | |
    | |                               +-------------------------------+ |
    | |                               | RTP padding   | RTP pad count | |
    +>+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ |
    |                                                                   |
    +- Plaintext Input                                     AAD Input ---+

  Figure 2: An RTP packet transformed to make Cryptex cipher inputs
                              contiguous

   Note: This intermediate representation is only displayed as reference
   for implementations and is not meant to be sent on the wire.

6.3.  Decryption Procedure

   The decryption procedure is identical to that of [RFC3711] except for
   the Encrypted Portion of the SRTP packet, which is as shown in the
   section above.

   To minimize changes to surrounding code, the decryption mechanism can
   choose to replace the "defined by profile" field with its no-
   encryption counterpart from [RFC8285] and decrypt at the same time.

7.  Backwards Compatibility

   This specification attempts to encrypt as much as possible without
   interfering with backwards compatibility for systems that expect a
   certain structure from an RTPv2 packet, including systems that
   perform demultiplexing based on packet headers.  Accordingly, the
   first two bytes of the RTP packet are not encrypted.





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   This specification also attempts to reuse the key scheduling from
   SRTP, which depends on the RTP packet sequence number and SSRC
   identifier.  Accordingly, these values are also not encrypted.

8.  Security Considerations

   All security considerations in [RFC3711] section 9 are applicable to
   this specification, except section 9.4.  Confidentiality of the RTP
   Header which is the purpose of this specification.

   The risks of using weak or NULL authentication with SRTP, described
   in Section 9.5 of [RFC3711], apply to encrypted header extensions as
   well.

   This specification extends SRTP by expanding the Encrypted Portion of
   the RTP packet, as shown in Packet Structure.  It does not change how
   SRTP authentication works in any way.  Given that more of the packet
   is being encrypted than before, this is necessarily an improvement.

   The RTP fields that are left unencrypted (see rationale above) are as
   follows:

   *  RTP version

   *  padding bit

   *  extension bit

   *  number of CSRCs

   *  marker bit

   *  payload type

   *  sequence number

   *  timestamp

   *  SSRC identifier

   *  number of [RFC8285] header extensions

   These values contain a fixed set (i.e., one that won't be changed by
   extensions) of information that, at present, is observed to have low
   sensitivity.  In the event any of these values need to be encrypted,
   SRTP is likely the wrong protocol to use and a fully-encapsulating
   protocol such as DTLS is preferred (with its attendant per-packet
   overhead).



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9.  IANA Considerations

9.1.  SDP cryptex Attribute

   This document updates the "Session Description Protocol Parameters"
   as specified in Section 8.2.4 of [RFC8866].  Specifically, it adds
   the SDP "a=cryptex" attribute to the Attribute Names (<attribute-
   name>) registry for both media and session level usage.

   Contact name: IETF AVT Working Group or IESG if AVT is closed

   Contact email address: avt@ietf.org

   Attribute name: cryptex

   Attribute syntax: This attribute takes no values.

   Attribute semantics: N/A

   Attribute value: N/A

   Usage level: session, media

   Charset dependent: No

   Purpose: The presence of this attribute in the SDP indicates that the
   endpoint is capable of receiving RTP packets encrypted with Cryptex
   as described in this document.

   O/A procedures: SDP O/A procedures are described in Section 4 of this
   document.

   Mux Category: TRANSPORT

10.  Acknowledgements

   The authors wish to thank Lennart Grahl for pointing out many of the
   issues with the existing header encryption mechanism, as well as
   suggestions for this proposal.  Thanks also to Jonathan Lennox, Inaki
   Castillo, and Bernard Aboba for their review and suggestions.

11.  References

11.1.  Normative References







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   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC3264]  Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An Offer/Answer Model
              with Session Description Protocol (SDP)", RFC 3264,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC3264, June 2002,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3264>.

   [RFC3550]  Schulzrinne, H., Casner, S., Frederick, R., and V.
              Jacobson, "RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time
              Applications", STD 64, RFC 3550, DOI 10.17487/RFC3550,
              July 2003, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3550>.

   [RFC3711]  Baugher, M., McGrew, D., Naslund, M., Carrara, E., and K.
              Norrman, "The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)",
              RFC 3711, DOI 10.17487/RFC3711, March 2004,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3711>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

   [RFC8285]  Singer, D., Desineni, H., and R. Even, Ed., "A General
              Mechanism for RTP Header Extensions", RFC 8285,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8285, October 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8285>.

   [RFC8859]  Nandakumar, S., "A Framework for Session Description
              Protocol (SDP) Attributes When Multiplexing", RFC 8859,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8859, January 2021,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8859>.

   [RFC8866]  Begen, A., Kyzivat, P., Perkins, C., and M. Handley, "SDP:
              Session Description Protocol", RFC 8866,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC8866, January 2021,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8866>.

   [RFC9143]  Holmberg, C., Alvestrand, H., and C. Jennings,
              "Negotiating Media Multiplexing Using the Session
              Description Protocol (SDP)", RFC 9143,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC9143, February 2022,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9143>.

11.2.  Informative References





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   [RFC6464]  Lennox, J., Ed., Ivov, E., and E. Marocco, "A Real-time
              Transport Protocol (RTP) Header Extension for Client-to-
              Mixer Audio Level Indication", RFC 6464,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6464, December 2011,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6464>.

   [RFC6465]  Ivov, E., Ed., Marocco, E., Ed., and J. Lennox, "A Real-
              time Transport Protocol (RTP) Header Extension for Mixer-
              to-Client Audio Level Indication", RFC 6465,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6465, December 2011,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6465>.

   [RFC6904]  Lennox, J., "Encryption of Header Extensions in the Secure
              Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)", RFC 6904,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC6904, April 2013,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6904>.

   [RFC7714]  McGrew, D. and K. Igoe, "AES-GCM Authenticated Encryption
              in the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)",
              RFC 7714, DOI 10.17487/RFC7714, December 2015,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7714>.

Appendix A.  Test Vectors

   All values are in hexadecimal and represented in network order (big
   endian).

A.1.  AES-CTR

   The following section list the test vectors for using cryptex with
   AES-CTR as per [RFC3711]

   Common values are organized as follows:

     Rollover Counter:          00000000
     Master Key:                e1f97a0d3e018be0d64fa32c06de4139
     Master Salt:               0ec675ad498afeebb6960b3aabe6
     Crypto Suite:              AES_CM_128_HMAC_SHA1_80
     Session Key:               c61e7a93744f39ee10734afe3ff7a087
     Session Salt:              30cbbc08863d8c85d49db34a9ae1
     Authentication Key:        cebe321f6ff7716b6fd4ab49af256a156d38baa4

A.1.1.  RTP Packet with 1-byte header extension

   RTP Packet:






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       900f1235
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       bede0001
       51000200
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       900f1235
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       c0de0001
       eb923652
       51c3e036
       f8de27e9
       c27ee3e0
       b4651d9f
       bc4218a7
       0244522f
       34a5

A.1.2.  RTP Packet with 2-byte header extension

   RTP Packet:

       900f1236
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       10000001
       05020002
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:











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       900f1236
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       c2de0001
       4ed9cc4e
       6a712b30
       96c5ca77
       339d4204
       ce0d7739
       6cab6958
       5fbce381
       94a5

A.1.3.  RTP Packet with 1-byte header extension and CSRC fields

   RTP Packet:

       920f1238
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       0001e240
       0000b26e
       bede0001
       51000200
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       920f1238
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       8bb6e12b
       5cff16dd
       c0de0001
       92838c8c
       09e58393
       e1de3a9a
       74734d67
       45671338
       c3acf11d
       a2df8423
       bee0






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A.1.4.  RTP Packet with 2-byte header extension and CSRC fields

   RTP Packet:

       920f1239
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       0001e240
       0000b26e
       10000001
       05020002
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       920f1239
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       f70e513e
       b90b9b25
       c2de0001
       bbed4848
       faa64466
       5f3d7f34
       125914e9
       f4d0ae92
       3c6f479b
       95a0f7b5
       3133

A.1.5.  RTP Packet with empty 1-byte header extension and CSRC fields

   RTP Packet:

       920f123a
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       0001e240
       0000b26e
       bede0000
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab




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   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       920f123a
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       7130b6ab
       fe2ab0e3
       c0de0000
       e3d9f64b
       25c9e74c
       b4cf8e43
       fb92e378
       1c2c0cea
       b6b3a499
       a14c

A.1.6.  RTP Packet with empty 2-byte header extension and CSRC fields

   RTP Packet:

       920f123b
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       0001e240
       0000b26e
       10000000
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       920f123b
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       cbf24c12
       4330e1c8
       c2de0000
       599dd45b
       c9d687b6
       03e8b59d
       771fd38e
       88b170e0
       cd31e125
       eabe





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A.2.  AES-GCM

   The following section list the test vectors for using cryptex with
   AES-GCM as per [RFC7714]

   Common values are organized as follows:

       Rollover Counter:          00000000
       Master Key:                000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f
       Master Salt:               a0a1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9aaab
       Crypto Suite:              AEAD_AES_128_GCM
       Session Key:               077c6143cb221bc355ff23d5f984a16e
       Session Salt:              9af3e95364ebac9c99c5a7c4

A.2.1.  RTP Packet with 1-byte header extension

   RTP Packet:

       900f1235
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       bede0001
       51000200
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       900f1235
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       c0de0001
       39972dc9
       572c4d99
       e8fc355d
       e743fb2e
       94f9d8ff
       54e72f41
       93bbc5c7
       4ffab0fa
       9fa0fbeb

A.2.2.  RTP Packet with 2-byte header extension

   RTP Packet:




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       900f1236
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       10000001
       05020002
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       900f1236
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       c2de0001
       bb75a4c5
       45cd1f41
       3bdb7daa
       2b1e3263
       de313667
       c9632490
       81b35a65
       f5cb6c88
       b394235f

A.2.3.  RTP Packet with 1-byte header extension and CSRC fields

   RTP Packet:

       920f1238
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       0001e240
       0000b26e
       bede0001
       51000200
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:








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       920f1238
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       63bbccc4
       a7f695c4
       c0de0001
       8ad7c71f
       ac70a80c
       92866b4c
       6ba98546
       ef913586
       e95ffaaf
       fe956885
       bb0647a8
       bc094ac8

A.2.4.  RTP Packet with 2-byte header extension and CSRC fields

   RTP Packet:

       920f1239
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       0001e240
       0000b26e
       10000001
       05020002
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:


















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       920f1239
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       3680524f
       8d312b00
       c2de0001
       c78d1200
       38422bc1
       11a7187a
       18246f98
       0c059cc6
       bc9df8b6
       26394eca
       344e4b05
       d80fea83

A.2.5.  RTP Packet with empty 1-byte header extension and CSRC fields

   RTP Packet:

       920f123a
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       0001e240
       0000b26e
       bede0000
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       920f123a
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       15b6bb43
       37906fff
       c0de0000
       b7b96453
       7a2b03ab
       7ba5389c
       e9331712
       6b5d974d
       f30c6884
       dcb651c5
       e120c1da




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A.2.6.  RTP Packet with empty 2-byte header extension and CSRC fields

   RTP Packet:

       920f123b
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       0001e240
       0000b26e
       10000000
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab
       abababab

   Encrypted RTP Packet:

       920f123b
       decafbad
       cafebabe
       dcb38c9e
       48bf95f4
       c2de0000
       61ee432c
       f9203170
       76613258
       d3ce4236
       c06ac429
       681ad084
       13512dc9
       8b5207d8

Authors' Addresses

   Justin Uberti
   Clubhouse
   Email: justin@uberti.name


   Cullen Jennings
   Cisco
   Email: fluffy@iii.ca


   Sergio Garcia Murillo
   Millicast
   Email: sergio.garcia.murillo@cosmosoftware.io




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