A YANG Data Model for Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+)

A YANG Data Model for Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) Orange

mohamed.boucadair@orange.com

Huawei Technologies

lana.wubo@huawei.com

OPS opsawg TLS device management network operator provider network AAA authentication authorization accounting This document defines a Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) client YANG module that augments the System Management data model, defined in RFC 7317, to allow devices to make use of TACACS+ servers for centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA). Specifically, the TACACS+ YANG module can be used to manage TACACS+ over TLS. This document obsoletes RFC 9105.

Introduction The System Management data model defines separate functionality to support local and Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) authentication:

User Authentication Model:: Defines a list of usernames with associated passwords and a configuration leaf to decide the order in which local or RADIUS authentication is used.
RADIUS Client Model:: Defines a list of RADIUS servers used by a device for centralized user authentication.

defines a YANG module ("ietf-system-tacacs-plus") that augments the System Management data model for the management of Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) clients as an alternative to RADIUS servers . Typically, the "ietf-system-tacacs-plus" module is used to configure a TACACS+ client on a device to support deployment scenarios with centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) servers. This document defines a YANG module for managing TACACS+ clients (), including TACACS+ over TLS 1.3 clients . This document obsoletes . The YANG module in this document conforms to the Network Management Datastore Architecture (NMDA) defined in .

Changes Since RFC 9105 The following changes have been made to :

Added support for TLS
Added a constraint to ensure that the list of servers is unique per address/port number
Updated the description of 'address' to be consistent with the type
Fixed a 'must' statement under 'tacacs-plus'
Fixed errors in the example provided in
Added an example to illustrate the use of VPN Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
Added new examples to illustrate the use of TACACS+ over TLS data nodes

Detailed changes to the YANG module are listed in .

Conventions and Definitions 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 when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here. Some examples in this document contain long lines that are wrapped as described in . The terminology for describing YANG data models is defined in . The document uses the terms defined in and . 'client' refers to a TACACS+ client, while 'server' refers to a TACACS+ server.

Tree Diagrams The tree diagrams used in this document follow the notation defined in .

Design of the TACACS+ Data Model This module is used to configure a TACACS+ client on a device to support deployment scenarios with centralized AAA servers. Authentication is used to validate a user's username and password, authorization allows the user to access and execute commands at various privilege levels assigned to the user, and accounting keeps track of the activity of a user who has accessed the device. The "ietf-system-tacacs-plus" module augments the '/sys:system' path defined in the "ietf-system" module with the contents of the 'tacacs-plus' grouping. Therefore, a device can use local, RADIUS, or TACACS+ authentication to validate users who attempt to access the device by several mechanisms, e.g., a command line interface or a web-based user interface. The 'server' list, which is directly under the 'tacacs-plus' container, holds a list of TACACS+ servers and uses 'server-type' to distinguish between AAA services. The list of servers is for redundancy. When there are multiple interfaces connected to a TACACS+ client or server, the source address of outgoing TACACS+ packets could be specified, or the source address could be specified through the interface IP address setting or derived from the outbound interface from the local Forwarding Information Base (FIB). For a TACACS+ server located in a Virtual Private Network (VPN), a VRF instance needs to be specified. The 'statistics' container under the 'server' list is a collection of read-only counters for sent and received messages from a configured server. The YANG module for TACACS+ client has the structure shown in .

Tree Structure Overview /ni:network-instances/network-instance/name +--rw single-connection? boolean +--rw timeout? uint16 +--ro statistics +--ro discontinuity-time? yang:date-and-time +--ro connection-opens? yang:counter64 +--ro connection-closes? yang:counter64 +--ro connection-aborts? yang:counter64 +--ro connection-failures? yang:counter64 +--ro connection-timeouts? yang:counter64 +--ro messages-sent? yang:counter64 +--ro messages-received? yang:counter64 +--ro errors-received? yang:counter64 +--ro sessions? yang:counter64 +--ro cert-errors? yang:counter64 +--ro rpk-errors? yang:counter64 {tlsc:server-auth-raw-public-key}? ]]> Specifically, the module is designed to cover the following key requirements specified in :

Minimum TLS 1.3 MUST be used for transport.
Earlier TLS versions MUST NOT be used.
The cipher suites offered or accepted SHOULD be configurable.
Implementations MAY support raw public keys and Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs).
Implementations MUST support the ability to configure the server's domain name, so that it may be included in the TLS Server Name Indication (SNI) extension.

The following new data nodes are supported compared to :

'client-credentials' and 'server-credentials':: Define a set credentials that can be globally provisioned and then referenced under specific servers.
'domain-name':: Provides a domain name of the server per . This is the TLS TACACS+ server's domain name that is included in the SNI extension. This domain name is distinct from the IP address/hostname used for the underlying transport connection.
'sni-enabled':: Controls activation of SNI (). This parameter can be used only if a domain name is provided.
'client-identity':: Specifies the identity credentials that the client may present when establishing a connection to a server. Client identities can be configured at the top level and then referenced for specific server instances. Alternatively, client identities can be configured explicitly under each server instance.
'server-authentication':: Specifies how a client authenticates servers. Server credentials can be configured at the top level and then referenced for specific server instances. Alternatively, client identities can be configured explicitly under each server instance.
'hello-params':: Controls TLS versions and cipher suites to be used when establishing TLS sessions.
'discontinuity-time':: The time of the most recent occasion at which the client suffered a discontinuity (a configuration action to reset all counters, re-initialization, etc.).
'cert-errors':: Number of connection failures due to certificate issues.
'rpk-errors':: Number of connection failures related to raw public keys.

TACACS+ Client Module This YANG module uses types and groupings defined in , , , , , , , and . The module augments . The module also cites , , and . WG List: Editor: Mohamed Boucadair Author: Bo Wu Author: Guangying Zheng "; description "This module provides management of TACACS+ clients. 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 (RFC 2119) (RFC 8174) when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here. Copyright (c) 2026 IETF Trust and the persons identified as authors of the code. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject to the license terms contained in, the Revised BSD License set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info). All revisions of IETF and IANA published modules can be found at the 'YANG Parameters' registry group: . This version of this YANG module is part of RFC 9950; see the RFC itself for full legal notices."; revision 2026-03-31 { description "This revision adds TLS support. Specifically, this revision adds: - a new feature 'credential-reference' - a new container 'client-credentials' - a new container 'server-credentials' - a new leaf 'domain-name' - a new leaf 'sni-enabled' - TLS as a new security choice - a new leaf 'discontinuity-time' under 'statistics' - a new leaf 'cert-errors' under 'statistics' - a new leaf 'rpk-errors' under 'statistics' Also, this revision: - updates the reference for 'tacacs-plus' identity to also cite RFC 9887 - fixes a 'must' statement under 'tacacs-plus' by adding a missing prefix - requires that the list of servers must be unique per address/port number. - updates the description of the 'name' under 'server' list to better reflect the intended use and clarifies the difference with the new 'domain-name' - updates the description of the 'address' to be consistent with the type - removes the default statement for the 'port' under 'server' list because a distinct default port number is used for TACACS+ over TLS - updates the 'port' leaf under 'server' list to enumerate the various TACACS+ default port numbers - adds a constraint on the VRF with 'source-interface' - updates the description of timeout to remove redundant text with the default statement"; reference "RFC 9950: A YANG Data Model for Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+)"; } revision 2021-08-05 { description "Initial revision."; reference "RFC 9105: A YANG Data Model for Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+)"; } feature credential-reference { description "Indicates whether service credentials references are supported."; } identity tacacs-plus { base sys:authentication-method; description "Indicates AAA operation using TACACS+."; reference "RFC 9887: Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) over TLS 1.3 RFC 8907: The TACACS+ Protocol"; } typedef tacacs-plus-server-type { type bits { bit authentication { description "Indicates that the TACACS+ server is providing authentication services."; } bit authorization { description "Indicates that the TACACS+ server is providing authorization services."; } bit accounting { description "Indicates that the TACACS+ server is providing accounting services."; } } description "The type can be set to authentication, authorization, accounting, or any combination of the three types."; } typedef client-credentials-ref { type leafref { path "/sys:system/sys-tcs-plus:tacacs-plus" + "/sys-tcs-plus:client-credentials/sys-tcs-plus:id"; } description "Defines a type to reference client credentials."; } typedef server-credentials-ref { type leafref { path "/sys:system/sys-tcs-plus:tacacs-plus" + "/sys-tcs-plus:server-credentials/sys-tcs-plus:id"; } description "Defines a type to reference server credentials."; } grouping statistics { description "Grouping for TACACS+ statistics attributes, including TLS specifics."; container statistics { config false; description "A collection of server-related statistics objects."; leaf discontinuity-time { type yang:date-and-time; description "The time of the most recent occasion at which the TACACS+ client suffered a discontinuity. Examples of discontinuity can be a configuration action to reset all counters, re-initialization of the system, or any other events that prevent reliable contiguous tracking of counters."; } leaf connection-opens { type yang:counter64; description "Number of new connection requests sent to the server, e.g., socket open."; } leaf connection-closes { type yang:counter64; description "Number of connection close requests sent to the server, e.g., socket close."; } leaf connection-aborts { type yang:counter64; description "Number of aborted connections to the server. These do not include connections that are closed gracefully."; } leaf connection-failures { type yang:counter64; description "Number of connection failures to the server."; } leaf connection-timeouts { type yang:counter64; description "Number of connection timeouts to the server."; } leaf messages-sent { type yang:counter64; description "Number of messages sent to the server."; } leaf messages-received { type yang:counter64; description "Number of messages received from the server."; } leaf errors-received { type yang:counter64; description "Number of error messages received from the server."; } leaf sessions { type yang:counter64; description "Number of TACACS+ sessions completed with the server. If the Single Connection Mode was not enabled, the number of sessions is the same as the number of 'connection-closes'. If the Single Connection Mode was enabled, a single TCP connection may contain multiple TACACS+ sessions."; } leaf cert-errors { type yang:counter64; description "Number of connection failures due to certificate issues."; } leaf rpk-errors { if-feature "tlsc:server-auth-raw-public-key"; type yang:counter64; description "Number of connection failures related to raw public keys."; } } } grouping certificate { description "Specifies a certificate that can be used for client identity."; uses "ks:inline-or-keystore-end-entity-cert-with-key-" + "grouping" { refine "inline-or-keystore/inline/inline-definition" { must 'not(public-key-format) or derived-from-or-self' + '(public-key-format, "ct:subject-public-key-' + 'info-format")'; } refine "inline-or-keystore/central-keystore/" + "central-keystore-reference/asymmetric-key" { must 'not(deref(.)/../ks:public-key-format) or ' + 'derived-from-or-self(deref(.)/../ks:public-' + 'key-format, "ct:subject-public-key-info-' + 'format")'; } } } grouping raw-private-key { description "Specifies a raw private key that can be used for client identity."; uses ks:inline-or-keystore-asymmetric-key-grouping { refine "inline-or-keystore/inline/inline-definition" { must 'not(public-key-format) or derived-from-or-self' + '(public-key-format, "ct:subject-public-key-' + 'info-format")'; } refine "inline-or-keystore/central-keystore/" + "central-keystore-reference" { must 'not(deref(.)/../ks:public-key-format) or ' + 'derived-from-or-self(deref(.)/../ks:public-' + 'key-format, "ct:subject-public-key-info-format")'; } } } grouping tls13-epsk { description "An External Pre-Shared Key (EPSK) is established or provisioned out of band, i.e., not from a TLS connection. An EPSK is a tuple of (Base Key, External Identity, Hash). When Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs) are provisioned out of band, the PSK identity and the Key Derivation Function (KDF) hash algorithm to be used with the PSK must also be provisioned."; reference "RFC 8446: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3, Section 4.2.11 RFC 9257: Guidance for External Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Usage in TLS, Section 6 RFC 9258: Importing External Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs) for TLS 1.3, Section 5.1"; uses ks:inline-or-keystore-symmetric-key-grouping; leaf external-identity { type string; mandatory true; description "A sequence of bytes used to identify an EPSK. A label for a PSK established externally."; reference "RFC 8446: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3, Section 4.2.11 RFC 9257: Guidance for External Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Usage in TLS, Section 4.1"; } leaf hash { type tlscmn:epsk-supported-hash; default "sha-256"; description "For externally established PSKs, the hash algorithm must be set when the PSK is established or default to SHA-256 if no such algorithm is defined."; reference "RFC 8446: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3, Section 4.2.11"; } leaf context { type string; description "The context used to determine the EPSK, if any exists. For example, context may include information about peer roles or identities to mitigate Selfie-style reflection attacks."; reference "RFC 9258: Importing External Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs) for TLS 1.3, Section 5.1 "; } leaf target-protocol { type uint16; description "Specifies the protocol for which a PSK is imported for use."; reference "RFC 9258: Importing External Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs) for TLS 1.3, Section 3 "; } leaf target-kdf { type uint16; description "The KDF for which a PSK is imported for use."; reference "RFC 9258: Importing External Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs) for TLS 1.3, Section 3"; } } grouping client-identity { description "Identity credentials that a TLS client may present when establishing a connection to a TLS server. When configured and requested by the TLS server when establishing a TLS session, these credentials are passed in the Certificate message."; reference "RFC 8446: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3, Section 4.4.2"; choice auth-type { description "A choice amongst authentication types."; case certificate { container certificate { description "Specifies the client identity using a certificate."; uses certificate; } } case raw-public-key { if-feature "tlsc:client-ident-raw-public-key"; container raw-private-key { description "Specifies the client identity using a raw public key."; uses raw-private-key; } } case tls13-epsk { if-feature "tlsc:client-ident-tls13-epsk"; container tls13-epsk { description "An EPSK is established or provisioned out of band."; uses tls13-epsk; } } } } grouping client-identity-with-ref { description "Identity credentials that the TLS client may present when establishing a connection to a TLS server. When configured and requested by the TLS server when establishing a TLS session, these credentials are passed in the Certificate message."; choice ref-or-explicit { description "A choice between a reference or explicit configuration."; case ref { description "Provides a reference to a client identity."; leaf credentials-reference { if-feature "credential-reference"; type sys-tcs-plus:client-credentials-ref; description "Specifies the client credentials reference."; } } case explicit { description "Explicit configuration of the client identity."; uses client-identity; } } } grouping server-authentication { description "Specifies how a TLS client can authenticate TLS servers. Any combination of credentials is additive and unordered."; container ca-certs { presence "Indicates that Certification Authority (CA) certificates have been configured. This statement is present so the mandatory descendant nodes do not imply that this node must be configured."; description "A set of CA certificates used by the TLS client to authenticate TLS server certificates. A server certificate is authenticated if it has a valid chain of trust to a configured CA certificate."; reference "RFC 9641: A YANG Data Model for a Truststore"; uses ts:inline-or-truststore-certs-grouping; } container ee-certs { presence "Indicates that End Entity (EE) certificates have been configured. This statement is present so the mandatory descendant nodes do not imply that this node must be configured."; description "A set of server certificates (i.e., end entity certificates) used by a TLS client to authenticate certificates presented by TLS servers. A server certificate is authenticated if it is an exact match to a configured server certificate."; reference "RFC 9641: A YANG Data Model for a Truststore"; uses ts:inline-or-truststore-certs-grouping; } container raw-public-keys { if-feature "tlsc:server-auth-raw-public-key"; presence "Indicates that raw public keys have been configured. This statement is present so the mandatory descendant nodes do not imply that this node must be configured."; description "A set of raw public keys used by a TLS client to authenticate raw public keys presented by the TLS server. A raw public key is authenticated if it is an exact match to a configured raw public key."; reference "RFC 9641: A YANG Data Model for a Truststore"; uses ts:inline-or-truststore-public-keys-grouping { refine "inline-or-truststore/inline/inline-definition/" + "public-key" { must 'derived-from-or-self(public-key-format,' + ' "ct:subject-public-key-info-format")'; } refine "inline-or-truststore/central-truststore/" + "central-truststore-reference" { must 'not(deref(.)/../ts:public-key/ts:public-key-' + 'format[not(derived-from-or-self(., "ct:subject-' + 'public-key-info-format"))])'; } } } leaf tls13-epsks { if-feature "tlsc:server-auth-tls13-epsk"; type empty; description "Indicates that a TLS client can authenticate TLS servers using configured EPSKs."; } } grouping server-authentication-with-ref { description "Specifies how a TLS client can authenticate TLS servers."; choice ref-or-explicit { description "A choice between a reference or explicit configuration."; case ref { description "Provides a reference to server credentials."; leaf credentials-reference { if-feature "credential-reference"; type sys-tcs-plus:server-credentials-ref; description "Specifies the server credentials reference."; } } case explicit { description "Explicit configuration of credentials of a server."; uses server-authentication; } } } grouping hello-params { description "Configurable parameters for the TLS Hello message."; reference "RFC 9887: Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) over TLS 1.3, Section 5.1"; uses tlscmn:hello-params-grouping { refine "tls-versions/min" { must "not(derived-from-or-self(current(), " + "'tlscmn:tls12'))" { error-message "TLS 1.2 is not supported as min TLS version"; } } refine "tls-versions/max" { must "not(derived-from-or-self(current(), " + "'tlscmn:tls12'))" { error-message "TLS 1.2 is not supported as max TLS version"; } } } } grouping tls-client { description "A grouping for configuring a TLS client without any consideration for how an underlying TCP session is established."; container client-identity { presence "Indicates that a TLS-level client identity has been configured. This statement is present so the mandatory descendant do not imply that this node must be configured."; description "Identity credentials that a TLS client may present when establishing a connection to a TLS server."; uses client-identity-with-ref; } container server-authentication { must 'credentials-reference or ca-certs or ee-certs or ' + 'raw-public-keys or tls13-epsks'; description "Specifies how a TLS client can authenticate TLS servers."; uses server-authentication-with-ref; } container hello-params { if-feature "tlscmn:hello-params"; description "Configurable parameters for the TLS Hello message."; uses hello-params; } } grouping tacacs-plus { description "Grouping for TACACS+ attributes."; container tacacs-plus { must "not(derived-from-or-self(../sys:authentication" + "/sys:user-authentication-order, " + "'sys-tcs-plus:tacacs-plus'))" + " or bit-is-set(server/server-type,'authentication')" { error-message "When 'tacacs-plus' is used as a system authentication method, a TACACS+ authentication server must be configured."; description "When 'tacacs-plus' is used as an authentication method, a TACACS+ server must be configured."; } description "Container for TACACS+ configurations and operations."; list client-credentials { if-feature "credential-reference"; key "id"; description "Identity credentials that a TLS client may present when establishing a connection to a TLS server. A list of client credentials that can be referenced when configuring server instances."; nacm:default-deny-write; leaf id { type string; description "An identifier that uniquely identifies a client identity within the device configuration."; } uses client-identity; } list server-credentials { if-feature "credential-reference"; key "id"; description "Identity credentials that a TLS client may use to authenticate a TLS server."; nacm:default-deny-write; leaf id { type string; description "An identifier that uniquely identifies server credentials within the device configuration."; } uses server-authentication; } list server { key "name"; unique "address port"; ordered-by user; description "List of TACACS+ servers used by the device."; leaf name { type string; description "A name that is used to uniquely identify a TACACS+ server within the device configuration. This name is not to be confused with the 'domain-name'."; } leaf server-type { type tacacs-plus-server-type; mandatory true; description "The server type can be authentication, authorization, accounting, or any combination of the three types."; } leaf domain-name { type inet:domain-name; description "Provides a domain name of the TACACS+ server."; reference "RFC 9887: Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) over TLS 1.3, Section 3.4.2"; } leaf sni-enabled { type boolean; must '../domain-name' { error-message "A domain name must be provided to make use of Server Name Indication (SNI)."; } description "Enables the use of SNI when set to true. Disables the use of SNI when set to false."; reference "RFC 6066: Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extensions: Extension Definitions, Section 3 RFC 9887: Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) over TLS 1.3, Section 3.4.2"; } leaf address { type inet:host; mandatory true; description "The IP address or name of the TACACS+ server."; } leaf port { type inet:port-number; mandatory true; description "The port number of the TACACS+ server. The default port number for legacy TACACS+ is 49, while it is 300 for TACACS+ over TLS."; } choice security { mandatory true; description "Security mechanism between TACACS+ client and server."; case tls { description "TLS is used to secure TACACS+ exchanges."; reference "RFC 9887: Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) over TLS 1.3"; uses tls-client; } case obfuscation { leaf shared-secret { type string { length "1..max"; } description "The shared secret, which is known to both the TACACS+ client and server. TACACS+ server administrators SHOULD configure a shared secret with a minimum length of 16 characters. It is highly recommended that this shared secret is at least 32 characters long and sufficiently complex with a mix of different character types, i.e., upper case, lower case, numeric, and punctuation. Note that this security mechanism is best described as 'obfuscation' and not 'encryption' as it does not provide any meaningful integrity, privacy, or replay protection. The use of obfuscation is deprecated in favor of TLS. This choice is provided in the model to accommodate installed base."; reference "RFC 8907: The TACACS+ Protocol RFC 9887: Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) over TLS 1.3"; nacm:default-deny-all; } } } choice source-type { description "The source address type for outbound TACACS+ packets."; case source-ip { leaf source-ip { type inet:ip-address; description "Specifies the source IP address for TACACS+ outbound packets."; } } case source-interface { leaf source-interface { type if:interface-ref; description "Specifies the interface from which the IP address is derived for use as the source for outbound TACACS+ packets."; } } } leaf vrf-instance { type leafref { path "/ni:network-instances/ni:network-instance/ni:name"; } must '(not(../source-interface)) or ' + '(current() = /if:interfaces/if:interface' + '[if:name = current()/../source-interface]' + '/ni:bind-ni-name)' { error-message "VRF instance must match the network instance of the source interface."; } description "Specifies the VPN Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instance to use to communicate with the TACACS+ server. If 'source-interface' is configured, this value MUST match the network instance bound to the source interface (via bind-ni-name)."; reference "RFC 8529: YANG Data Model for Network Instances"; } leaf single-connection { type boolean; default "false"; description "Indicates whether the Single Connection Mode is enabled for the server."; reference "RFC 8907: The TACACS+ Protocol, Section 4.3"; } leaf timeout { type uint16 { range "1..max"; } units "seconds"; default "5"; description "The number of seconds that the device will wait for a response from each TACACS+ server before trying with a different server."; } uses statistics; } } } augment "/sys:system" { description "Augments the system model with the tacacs-plus data nodes."; uses tacacs-plus; } } ]]>

Operational Considerations The same operational considerations discussed in apply for this document.

Security Considerations This section is modeled after the template described in . The "ietf-system-tacacs-plus" YANG module defines a data model that is designed to be accessed via YANG-based management protocols, such as the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) and RESTCONF . These YANG-based management protocols (1) have to use a secure transport layer (e.g., Secure Shell (SSH) , TLS , and QUIC ) and (2) have to use mutual authentication. The Network Configuration Access Control Model (NACM) provides the means to restrict access for particular NETCONF or RESTCONF users to a preconfigured subset of all available NETCONF or RESTCONF protocol operations and content. There are a number of data nodes defined in this YANG module that are writable/creatable/deletable (i.e., "config true", which is the default). All writable data nodes are likely to be sensitive or vulnerable in some network environments. Write operations (e.g., edit-config) and delete operations to these data nodes without proper protection or authentication can have a negative effect on network operations. The following subtrees and data nodes have particular sensitivities/vulnerabilities:

'server':: This list contains the data nodes used to control the TACACS+ servers used by the device. Unauthorized access to this list could enable an attacker to assume complete control over the device by pointing to a compromised TACACS+ server, or to modify the counters to hide attacks against the device.
'shared-secret':: This leaf controls the key known to both the TACACS+ client and server. Unauthorized access to this leaf could make the device vulnerable to attacks; therefore, it has been restricted using the "default-deny-all" access control defined in . When setting, it is highly recommended that the leaf is at least 32 characters long and sufficiently complex with a mix of different character types, i.e., upper case, lower case, numeric, and punctuation.
'client-identity' and 'server-authentication':: Any modification to a key or reference to a key may dramatically alter the implemented security policy. For this reason, the NACM extension "default-deny-write" has been set.

There are no particularly sensitive readable data nodes. There are no particularly sensitive RPC or action operations. This YANG module uses groupings from other YANG modules that define nodes that may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in network environments. Refer to and for information as to which nodes may be considered sensitive or vulnerable in network environments.

IANA Considerations IANA has registered the following URI in the "ns" registry within the "IETF XML Registry" :

URI:: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-system-tacacs-plus
Registrant Contact:: The IESG.
XML:: N/A; the requested URI is an XML namespace.

IANA has registered the following YANG module in the "YANG Module Names" registry within the "YANG Parameters" registry group:

Name:: ietf-system-tacacs-plus
Maintained by IANA?: N
Namespace:: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-system-tacacs-plus
Prefix:: sys-tcs-plus
Reference:: RFC 9950

References Normative References Informative References

Example TACACS+ Authentication Configuration with Shared Secret shows an example where a TACACS+ authentication server instance is configured using a shared secret for authentication. This mode is not recommended per .

Example with Shared Secret provides an example to associate a TACACS+ server with a VRF.

Example with VRF

TACACS+ over TLS Examples This section provides examples to illustrate the configuration of TACACS+ over TLS clients. These examples follow the convention used in for binary data that has been base64 encoded.

Example TACACS+ Authentication Configuration with Explicit Certificate Definitions shows a configuration example with 'inline-definition' for the client identity and server authentication.

Example with TACACS+ over TLS with Inline Certificate Definitions

Example TACACS+ Authentication Configuration with Certificate References shows a configuration example with credential references for multiple service instances. Four server instances are configured, all using the same credentials. These instances form a redundancy group for both IPv4 and IPv6.

Example with TACACS+ over TLS with References

Full Tree The full tree structure is shown below: /ni:network-instances/network-instance/name +--rw single-connection? boolean +--rw timeout? uint16 +--ro statistics +--ro discontinuity-time? yang:date-and-time +--ro connection-opens? yang:counter64 +--ro connection-closes? yang:counter64 +--ro connection-aborts? yang:counter64 +--ro connection-failures? yang:counter64 +--ro connection-timeouts? yang:counter64 +--ro messages-sent? yang:counter64 +--ro messages-received? yang:counter64 +--ro errors-received? yang:counter64 +--ro sessions? yang:counter64 +--ro cert-errors? yang:counter64 +--ro rpk-errors? yang:counter64 {tlsc:server-auth-raw-public-key}? ]]>

Acknowledgments The document leverages data structures defined in . Thanks to and for the review and comments. Thanks to for the yangdoctors review, for the opsdir review, for the genart review, and for the secdir review. Thanks for the AD review. Thanks and for the IESG review. , , and were the authors of .

Acknowledgments from RFC 9105 The authors wish to thank , , , , , , , and many others for their helpful comments and suggestions.