Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Parameters

Created

  • 2007-12-07

Last Updated

  • 2023-03-15

Available Formats

Packet Types

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value Packet Type Reference
0 Reserved RFC 7401
1 I1 - the HIP Initiator Packet RFC 7401
2 R1 - the HIP Responder Packet RFC 7401
3 I2 - the Second HIP Initiator Packet RFC 7401
4 R2 - the Second HIP Responder Packet RFC 7401
5-15 Unassigned
16 UPDATE - the HIP Update Packet RFC 7401
17 NOTIFY - the HIP Notify Packet RFC 7401
18 CLOSE - the HIP Association Closing Packet RFC 7401
19 CLOSE_ACK - the HIP Closing Acknowledgment Packet RFC 7401
20 HIP Distributed Hash Table Resource Record (HDRR) RFC 6537
21-31 Unassigned
32 HIP_DATA RFC 6078
33-127 Unassigned

HIP Version

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value Reference
1 RFC 5201
2 RFC 7401

Parameter Types

Expert(s)

  • Robert Moskowitz, Jeff Ahrenholz

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-1023 IETF Review
1024-32767 Specification Required
32768-49151 Reserved for Private Use
49152-61439 Specification Required
61440-65535 IETF Review
Value Parameter Type Length Reference
0-64 Unassigned
65 ESP_INFO 12 RFC 7402
66-127 Unassigned
128 R1_Counter (v1 only) 12 RFC 5201
129 R1_COUNTER 12 RFC 7401
130-192 Unassigned
193 LOCATOR_SET variable RFC 8046
194-256 Unassigned
257 PUZZLE 12 RFC 7401
258-320 Unassigned
321 SOLUTION 20 RFC 7401
322-384 Unassigned
385 SEQ 4 RFC 7401
386-448 Unassigned
449 ACK variable RFC 7401
450-510 Unassigned
511 DH_GROUP_LIST variable RFC 7401
512 Unassigned
513 DIFFIE_HELLMAN variable RFC 7401
514-576 Unassigned
577 HIP_TRANSFORM (v1 only) variable RFC 5201
578 Unassigned
579 HIP_CIPHER variable RFC 7401
580-607 Unassigned
608 NAT_TRAVERSAL_MODE variable RFC 5770
609 Unassigned
610 TRANSACTION_PACING 4 RFC 5770
611-640 Unassigned
641 ENCRYPTED variable RFC 7401
642-704 Unassigned
705 HOST_ID variable RFC 7401
706-714 Unassigned
715 HIT_SUITE_LIST variable RFC 7401
716-767 Unassigned
768 CERT variable RFC 7401; RFC 8002
769-831 Unassigned
832 NOTIFICATION variable RFC 7401
833-896 Unassigned
897 ECHO_REQUEST_SIGNED variable RFC 7401
898-929 Unassigned
930 REG_INFO variable RFC 8003
931 Unassigned
932 REG_REQUEST variable RFC 8003
933 Unassigned
934 REG_RESPONSE variable RFC 8003
935 Unassigned
936 REG_FAILED variable RFC 8003
937-949 Unassigned
950 REG_FROM 20 RFC 5770
951-960 Unassigned
961 ECHO_RESPONSE_SIGNED variable RFC 7401
962-2048 Unassigned
2049 TRANSPORT_FORMAT_LIST variable RFC 7401
2050-4094 Unassigned
4095 ESP_TRANSFORM variable RFC 7402
4096-4480 Unassigned
4481 SEQ_DATA 4 RFC 6078
4482-4544 Unassigned
4545 ACK_DATA variable RFC 6078
4546-4576 Unassigned
4577 PAYLOAD_MIC variable RFC 6078
4578-4579 Unassigned
4580 TRANSACTION_ID variable RFC 6078
4581-4591 Unassigned
4592 OVERLAY_ID variable RFC 6079
4593-4600 Unassigned
4601 ROUTE_DST variable RFC 6028
4602-4649 Unassigned
4650 RELAYED_ADDRESS 20 RFC 9028
4651-4659 Unassigned
4660 MAPPED_ADDRESS 20 RFC 9028
4661-4679 Unassigned
4680 PEER_PERMISSION 48 RFC 9028
4681-4699 Unassigned
4700 CANDIDATE_PRIORITY 4 RFC 9028
4701-4709 Unassigned
4710 NOMINATE 4 RFC 9028
4711-7679 Unassigned
7680 HIP_TRANSPORT_MODE variable RFC 6261
7681-32767 Unassigned
32768-49151 Reserved for Private Use RFC 7401
49152-61504 Unassigned
61505 HIP_MAC variable RFC 7401
61506-61568 Unassigned
61569 HIP_MAC_2 variable RFC 7401
61570-61632 Unassigned
61633 HIP_SIGNATURE_2 variable RFC 7401
61634-61696 Unassigned
61697 HIP_SIGNATURE variable RFC 7401
61698-63660 Unassigned
63661 ECHO_REQUEST_UNSIGNED variable RFC 7401
63662-63424 Unassigned
63425 ECHO_RESPONSE_UNSIGNED variable RFC 7401
63426-63997 Unassigned
63998 RELAY_FROM 20 RFC 5770
63999-64001 Unassigned
64002 RELAY_TO 20 RFC 5770
64003-64010 Unassigned
64011 OVERLAY_TTL 4 RFC 6079
64012-64016 Unassigned
64017 ROUTE_VIA variable RFC 6028
64018-65497 Unassigned
65498 FROM 16 RFC 8004
65499 Unassigned
65500 RVS_HMAC variable RFC 8004
65501 Unassigned
65502 VIA_RVS variable RFC 8004
65503-65519 Unassigned
65520 RELAY_HMAC variable RFC 5770
65521-65535 Unassigned

Group IDs

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value Group ID Reference
0 Reserved RFC 7401
1 384-bit group (DEPRECATED) RFC 5201
2 OAKLEY well known group 1 (DEPRECATED) RFC 5201
3 1536-bit MODP group RFC 7401
4 3072-bit MODP group RFC 7401
5 6144-bit MODP group (DEPRECATED) RFC 5201
6 8192-bit MODP group (DEPRECATED) RFC 5201
7 NIST P-256 RFC 7401
8 NIST P-384 RFC 7401
9 NIST P-521 RFC 7401
10 SECP160R1 RFC 7401
11 2048-bit MODP group RFC 7401
12-255 Unassigned

Suite IDs

Registration Procedure(s)

Reference

Available Formats

Value Suite ID Reference
0 Reserved RFC 5201
1 AES-CBC with HMAC-SHA1 RFC 5201
2 3DES-CBC with HMAC-SHA1 RFC 5201
3 3DES-CBC with HMAC-MD5 RFC 5201
4 BLOWFISH-CBC with HMAC-SHA1 RFC 5201
5 NULL-ENCRYPT with HMAC-SHA1 RFC 5201
6 NULL-ENCRYPT with HMAC-MD5 RFC 5201
7-65535 Unassigned

HIT Suite ID

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value Suite ID Reference
0 RESERVED RFC 7401
1 RSA,DSA/SHA-256 RFC 7401
2 ECDSA/SHA-384 RFC 7401
3 ECDSA_LOW/SHA-1 RFC 7401
4 Unassigned
5 EdDSA/cSHAKE128 RFC 9374
6-15 Unassigned

DI-Types

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value DI-Type Reference
0 none included RFC 7401
1 FQDN RFC 7401
2 NAI RFC 7401
3-15 Unassigned

Notify Message Types

Expert(s)

  • Robert Moskowitz, Jeff Ahrenholz

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Note

Notify Message Type values 1-10 are used for informing about errors in packet structures, values 11-20 for informing about problems in parameters containing cryptographic related material, values 21-30 for informing about problems in authentication or packet integrity verification. Parameter numbers above 30 can be used for informing about other types of errors or events.

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures Note
1-50 IETF Review
51-8191 Specification Required error types
8192-16383 Reserved for Private Use error types
16384-40959 Specification Required status types
40960-65535 Reserved for Private Use status types
Value Notify Message Type Reference
0 Reserved RFC 7401
1 UNSUPPORTED_CRITICAL_PARAMETER_TYPE RFC 7401
2-6 Unassigned
7 INVALID_SYNTAX RFC 7401
8-13 Unassigned
14 NO_DH_PROPOSAL_CHOSEN RFC 7401
15 INVALID_DH_CHOSEN RFC 7401
16 NO_HIP_PROPOSAL_CHOSEN RFC 7401
17 INVALID_HIP_CIPHER_CHOSEN RFC 7401
18 NO_ESP_PROPOSAL_CHOSEN RFC 7402
19 INVALID_ESP_TRANSFORM_CHOSEN RFC 7402
20 UNSUPPORTED_HIT_SUITE RFC 7401
21-23 Unassigned
24 AUTHENTICATION_FAILED RFC 7401
25 Unassigned
26 CHECKSUM_FAILED RFC 7401
27 Unassigned
28 HIP_MAC_FAILED RFC 7401
29-31 Unassigned
32 ENCRYPTION_FAILED RFC 7401
33-39 Unassigned
40 INVALID_HIT RFC 7401
41 Unassigned
42 BLOCKED_BY_POLICY RFC 7401
43 Unassigned
44 RESPONDER_BUSY_PLEASE_RETRY RFC 7401
45 Unassigned
46 LOCATOR_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED RFC 8046
47 Unassigned
48 CREDENTIALS_REQUIRED RFC 8002
49 Unassigned
50 INVALID_CERTIFICATE RFC 8002
51 REG_REQUIRED RFC 8003
52-59 Unassigned
60 NO_VALID_NAT_TRAVERSAL_MODE_PARAMETER RFC 5770
61 CONNECTIVITY_CHECKS_FAILED RFC 5770
62 MESSAGE_NOT_RELAYED RFC 5770
63 SERVER_REFLEXIVE_CANDIDATE_ALLOCATION_FAILED RFC 9028
64 RVS_HMAC_PROHIBITED_WITH_RELAY RFC 9028
65-69 Unassigned
70 OVERLAY_TTL_EXCEEDED RFC 6079
71-89 Unassigned
90 UNKNOWN_NEXT_HOP RFC 6028
91-99 Unassigned
100 NO_VALID_HIP_TRANSPORT_MODE RFC 6261
101-8191 Unassigned
8192-16383 Reserved for Private Use RFC 7401
16384 I2_ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RFC 7401
16385 NAT_KEEPALIVE RFC 9028
16386-40959 Unassigned
40960-65535 Reserved for Private Use RFC 7401

Registration Types

Reference

  • RFC 8003: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Registration Extension

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-200 IETF Review
201-255 Reserved for Private Use
Value Registration Type Reference
0 Unassigned
1 RENDEZVOUS RFC 8004
2 RELAY_UDP_HIP RFC 5770
3 RELAY_UDP_ESP RFC 9028
4 CANDIDATE_DISCOVERY RFC 9028
5-200 Unassigned
201-255 Reserved for Private Use RFC 8003

Registration Failure Types

Reference

  • RFC 8003: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Registration Extension

Available Formats

Range Registration Procedures
0-200 IETF Review
201-255 Reserved for Private Use
Value Registration Failure Type Reference
0 Registration requires additional credentials RFC 8003
1 Registration type unavailable RFC 8003
2 Insufficient resources RFC 8003
3 Invalid certificate RFC 8003
4 Bad certificate RFC 8003
5 Unsupported certificate RFC 8003
6 Certificate expired RFC 8003
7 Certificate other RFC 8003
8 Unknown CA RFC 8003
9 Simultaneous Rendezvous and Control Relay Service usage prohibited RFC 9028
10-200 Unassigned
201-255 Reserved for Private Use RFC 8003

HIP NAT Traversal Modes

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 5770: Basic Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Extensions for Traversal of Network Address Translators

Available Formats

Value Identifier Reference
0 Reserved RFC 5770
1 UDP-ENCAPSULATION RFC 5770
2 ICE-STUN-UDP RFC 5770
3 ICE-HIP-UDP RFC 9028
4-65535 Unassigned

HIP Via Flags

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review or IESG Approval

Reference

  • RFC 6028: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Multi-Hop Routing Extension

Available Formats

Position Name Reference
0 SYMMETRIC RFC 6028
1 MUST_FOLLOW RFC 6028
2-15 Unassigned

HIP Certificate Types

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 8002: Host Identity Protocol Certificates

Available Formats

Type Number Cert Format Reference
0 Reserved RFC 8002
1 X.509 v3 RFC 8002
2 Obsoleted RFC 8002
3 Hash and URL of X.509 v3 RFC 8002
4 Obsoleted RFC 8002
5 LDAP URL of X.509 v3 RFC 8002
6 Obsoleted RFC 8002
7 Distinguished Name of X.509 v3 RFC 8002
8 Obsoleted RFC 8002
9-255 Unassigned

HIP Transport Modes

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review or IESG Approval

Reference

  • RFC 6261: Encrypted Signaling Transport Modes for the Host Identity Protocol

Available Formats

Value Name Reference
0 RESERVED RFC 6261
1 DEFAULT RFC 6261
2 ESP RFC 6261
3 ESP-TCP RFC 6261

ESP Transform Suite IDs

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7402: Using the Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) Transport Format with the Host Identity Protocol (HIP)

Available Formats

Value Name Reference
0 RESERVED RFC 7402
1 AES-128-CBC with HMAC-SHA1 RFC 3602; RFC 2404
2 DEPRECATED RFC 7402
3 DEPRECATED RFC 7402
4 DEPRECATED RFC 7402
5 DEPRECATED RFC 7402
6 DEPRECATED RFC 7402
7 NULL with HMAC-SHA-256 RFC 2410; RFC 4868
8 AES-128-CBC with HMAC-SHA-256 RFC 3602; RFC 4868
9 AES-256-CBC with HMAC-SHA-256 RFC 3602; RFC 4868
10 AES-CCM-8 RFC 4309
11 AES-CCM-16 RFC 4309
12 AES-GCM with an 8 octet ICV RFC 4106
13 AES-GCM with a 16 octet ICV RFC 4106
14 AES-CMAC-96 RFC 4493; RFC 4494
15 AES-GMAC RFC 4543
16-65535 Unassigned

HIP Cipher ID

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value Cipher ID Reference
0 RESERVED RFC 7401
1 NULL-ENCRYPT RFC 7401
2 AES-128-CBC RFC 7401
3 RESERVED RFC 7401
4 AES-256-CBC RFC 7401
5-65535 Unassigned

HI Algorithm

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value Algorithm Profile Reference
0 RESERVED RFC 7401
1 NULL-ENCRYPT RFC 2410
2 Unassigned
3 DSA RFC 7401
4 Unassigned
5 RSA RFC 7401
6 Unassigned
7 ECDSA RFC 7401
8 Unassigned
9 ECDSA_LOW RFC 7401
10-12 Unassigned
13 EdDSA RFC 8032
14-65535 Unassigned

ECDSA Curve Label

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value Curve Reference
0 RESERVED RFC 7401
1 NIST P-256 RFC 7401
2 NIST P-384 RFC 7401
3-65535 Unassigned

ECDSA_LOW Curve Label

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

Available Formats

Value Curve Reference
0 RESERVED RFC 7401
1 SECP160R1 RFC 7401
2-65535 Unassigned

EdDSA Curve Label

Registration Procedure(s)

  • IETF Review

Reference

  • RFC 9374: DRIP Entity Tag (DET) for Unmanned Aircraft System Remote ID (UAS RID)

Available Formats

Algorithm Curve Value Reference
EdDSA RESERVED 0 RFC 9374
EdDSA EdDSA25519 1 RFC 8032
EdDSA EdDSA25519ph 2 RFC 8032
EdDSA EdDSA448 3 RFC 8032
EdDSA EdDSA448ph 4 RFC 8032
Unassigned 5-65535