ietf-netconf-server.yang

module ietf-netconf-server {
  yang-version 1.1;
  namespace "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-server";
  prefix ncs;

  import ietf-yang-types {
    prefix yang;
    reference
      "RFC 6991: Common YANG Data Types";
  }

  import ietf-x509-cert-to-name {
    prefix x509c2n;
    reference
      "RFC 7407: A YANG Data Model for SNMP Configuration";
  }  

  import ietf-tcp-client {
    prefix tcpc;
    reference
      "RFC DDDD: YANG Groupings for TCP Clients and TCP Servers";
  }

  import ietf-tcp-server {
    prefix tcps;
    reference
      "RFC DDDD: YANG Groupings for TCP Clients and TCP Servers";
  }

  import ietf-ssh-common {
    prefix sshcmn;
    reference
      "RFC EEEE: YANG Groupings for SSH Clients and SSH Servers";
  }

  import ietf-ssh-server {
    prefix sshs;
    reference
      "RFC EEEE: YANG Groupings for SSH Clients and SSH Servers";
  }

  import ietf-tls-server {
    prefix tlss;
    reference
      "RFC FFFF: YANG Groupings for TLS Clients and TLS Servers";
  }

  organization
    "IETF NETCONF (Network Configuration) Working Group";

  contact
    "WG Web:   https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/netconf
     WG List:  NETCONF WG list <mailto:netconf@ietf.org>
     Author:   Kent Watsen <mailto:kent+ietf@watsen.net>";

  description
    "This module contains a collection of YANG definitions
     for configuring NETCONF servers.

     Copyright (c) 2024 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).

     This version of this YANG module is part of RFC HHHH
     (https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfcHHHH); see the RFC
     itself for full legal notices.

     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.";

  revision YYYY-MM-DD {
    description
      "Initial version";
    reference
      "RFC HHHH: NETCONF Client and Server Models";
  }

  // Features

  feature ssh-listen {
    description
      "The 'ssh-listen' feature indicates that the NETCONF server
       supports opening a port to accept NETCONF over SSH
       client connections.";
    reference
      "RFC 6242:
         Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell (SSH)";
  }

  feature tls-listen {
    description
      "The 'tls-listen' feature indicates that the NETCONF server
       supports opening a port to accept NETCONF over TLS
       client connections.";
    reference
      "RFC 7589: Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport
                 Layer Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509
                 Authentication";
  }

  feature ssh-call-home {
    description
      "The 'ssh-call-home' feature indicates that the NETCONF
       server supports initiating a NETCONF over SSH call
       home connection to NETCONF clients.";
    reference
      "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home";
  }

  feature tls-call-home {
    description
      "The 'tls-call-home' feature indicates that the NETCONF
       server supports initiating a NETCONF over TLS call
       home connection to NETCONF clients.";
    reference
      "RFC 8071: NETCONF Call Home and RESTCONF Call Home";
  }

  feature central-netconf-server-supported {
    description
      "The 'central-netconf-server-supported' feature indicates
       that the server supports the top-level 'netconf-server'
       node.

       This feature is needed as some servers may want to use
       features defined in this module, which requires this
       module to be implemented, without having to support
       the top-level 'netconf-server' node.";
  }

  // Groupings

  grouping netconf-server-grouping {
    description
      "A reusable grouping for configuring a NETCONF server
       without any consideration for how underlying transport
       sessions are established.

       Note that this grouping uses a fairly typical descendant
       node name such that a stack of 'uses' statements will
       have name conflicts.  It is intended that the consuming
       data model will resolve the issue by wrapping the 'uses'
       statement in a container called, e.g.,
       'netconf-server-parameters'.  This model purposely does
       not do this itself so as to provide maximum flexibility
       to consuming models.";

    container client-identity-mappings {
      description
        "Specifies mappings through which NETCONF client X.509
         certificates are used to determine a NETCONF username,
         per RFC 7407.

         For TLS-based transports, if no matching and valid
         cert-to-name list entry can be found, then the NETCONF
         server MUST close the connection, and MUST NOT accept
         NETCONF messages over it, per Section 7 in RFC 7589.

         For SSH-based transports, a matching cert-to-name
         entry overrides the username provided by the SSH
         implementation, consistent with the second paragraph
         of Section 3 in RFC 6242.";
      reference
        "RFC 6242:
           Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell (SSH)
         RFC 7589:
           Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport Layer
           Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509 Authentication";
      uses x509c2n:cert-to-name {
        refine "cert-to-name/fingerprint" {
          mandatory false;
          description
            "A 'fingerprint' value does not need to be specified
             when the 'cert-to-name' mapping is independent of
             fingerprint matching.  A 'cert-to-name' having no
             fingerprint value will match any client certificate
             and therefore should only be present at the end of
             the user-ordered 'cert-to-name' list.";
        }
      }
    }
  }

  grouping netconf-server-listen-stack-grouping {
    description
      "A reusable grouping for configuring a NETCONF server
       'listen' protocol stack for listening on a single port.";
    choice transport {
      mandatory true;
      description
        "Selects between available transports.";
      case ssh {
        if-feature "ssh-listen";
        container ssh {
          description
            "TCP, SSH, and NETCONF configuration to listen
             for NETCONF over SSH connections.";
          container tcp-server-parameters {
            description
              "TCP-level server parameters to listen
               for NETCONF over SSH connections.";
            uses tcps:tcp-server-grouping {
              refine "local-bind/local-port" {
                default "830";
                description
                  "The NETCONF server will listen on the
                   IANA-assigned well-known port value
                   for 'netconf-ssh' (830) if no value
                   is specified.";
              }
            }
          }
          container ssh-server-parameters {
            description
              "SSH-level server parameters to listen
               for NETCONF over SSH connections.";
            uses sshs:ssh-server-grouping;
          }
          container netconf-server-parameters {
            description
              "NETCONF-level server parameters to listen
               for NETCONF over SSH connections.";
            uses ncs:netconf-server-grouping {
              refine "client-identity-mappings" {
                if-feature "sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs";
                description
                  "Adds in an 'if-feature' statement
                   ensuring the 'client-identity-mappings'
                   descendant is enabled only when SSH
                   supports X.509 certificates.";
              }
              augment "client-identity-mappings" {
                description
                  "Adds a flag indicating if a cert-to-name
                   is required.";
                leaf mapping-required {
                  type boolean;
                  description
                    "Indicates that the cert-to-name mapping
                     is required (i.e., the SSH-level username
                     is ignored).";
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
      case tls {
        if-feature "tls-listen";
        container tls {
          description
            "TCP, TLS, and NETCONF configuration to listen
             for NETCONF over TLS connections.";
          container tcp-server-parameters {
            description
              "TCP-level server parameters to listen
               for NETCONF over TLS connections.";
            uses tcps:tcp-server-grouping {
              refine "local-bind/local-port" {
                default "6513";
                description
                  "The NETCONF server will listen on the
                   IANA-assigned well-known port value
                   for 'netconf-tls' (6513) if no value
                   is specified.";
              }
            }
          }
          container tls-server-parameters {
            description
              "TLS-level server parameters to listen
               for NETCONF over TLS connections.";
            uses tlss:tls-server-grouping {
              refine "client-authentication" {
                must 'ca-certs or ee-certs';
                description
                  "NETCONF/TLS servers MUST validate client
                   certificates.  This configures certificates
                   at the socket-level (i.e. bags).  More
                   discriminating client-certificate checks
                   SHOULD be implemented by the application.";
                reference
                  "RFC 7589:
                    Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport Layer
                    Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509 Authentication";
              }
            }
          }
          container netconf-server-parameters {
            description
              "NETCONF-level server parameters to listen
               for NETCONF over TLS connections.";
            uses ncs:netconf-server-grouping {
              refine "client-identity-mappings/cert-to-name" {
                min-elements 1;
                description
                  "The TLS transport requires a mapping.";
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  grouping netconf-server-callhome-stack-grouping {
    description
      "A reusable grouping for configuring a NETCONF server
       'call-home' protocol stack, for a single outbound
       connection.";
    choice transport {
      mandatory true;
      description
        "Selects between available transports.";
      case ssh {
        if-feature "ssh-call-home";
        container ssh {
          description
            "TCP, SSH, and NETCONF configuration to initiate
             a NETCONF over SSH Call Home connection.";
          container tcp-client-parameters {
            description
              "TCP-level client parameters to initiate a
               NETCONF over SSH Call Home connection.";
            uses tcpc:tcp-client-grouping {
              refine "remote-port" {
                default "4334";
                description
                  "The NETCONF server will attempt to connect
                   to the IANA-assigned well-known port for
                   'netconf-ch-ssh' (4334) if no value is
                   specified.";
              }
            }
          }
          container ssh-server-parameters {
            description
              "SSH-level server parameters to initiate a
               NETCONF over SSH Call Home connection.";
            uses sshs:ssh-server-grouping;
          }
          container netconf-server-parameters {
            description
              "NETCONF-level server parameters to initiate a
               NETCONF over SSH Call Home connection.";
            uses ncs:netconf-server-grouping {
              refine "client-identity-mappings" {
                if-feature "sshcmn:ssh-x509-certs";
                description
                  "Adds in an 'if-feature' statement
                   ensuring the 'client-identity-mappings'
                   descendant is enabled only when SSH
                   supports X.509 certificates.";
              }
              augment "client-identity-mappings" {
                description
                  "Adds a flag indicating if a cert-to-name
                   is required.";
                leaf mapping-required {
                  type boolean;
                  description
                    "Indicates that the cert-to-name mapping
                     is required (i.e., the SSH-level username
                     is ignored).";
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
      case tls {
        if-feature "tls-call-home";
        container tls {
          description
            "TCP, TLS, and NETCONF configuration to initiate
             a NETCONF over TLS Call Home connection.";
          container tcp-client-parameters {
            description
              "TCP-level client parameters to initiate a
               NETCONF over TLS Call Home connection.";
            uses tcpc:tcp-client-grouping {
              refine "remote-port" {
                default "4335";
                description
                  "The NETCONF server will attempt to connect
                   to the IANA-assigned well-known port for
                   'netconf-ch-tls' (4335) if no value is
                   specified.";
              }
            }
          }
          container tls-server-parameters {
            description
              "TLS-level server parameters to initiate a
               NETCONF over TLS Call Home connection.";
            uses tlss:tls-server-grouping {
              refine "client-authentication" {
                must 'ca-certs or ee-certs';
                description
                  "NETCONF/TLS servers MUST validate client
                   certificates.  This configures certificates
                   at the socket-level (i.e. bags).  More
                   discriminating client-certificate checks
                   SHOULD be implemented by the application.";
                reference
                  "RFC 7589:
                    Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport Layer
                    Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509 Authentication";
              }
            }
          }
          container netconf-server-parameters {
            description
              "NETCONF-level server parameters to initiate a
               NETCONF over TLS Call Home connection.";
            uses ncs:netconf-server-grouping {
              refine "client-identity-mappings/cert-to-name" {
                min-elements 1;
                description
                  "The TLS transport requires a mapping.";
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  grouping netconf-server-app-grouping {
    description
      "A reusable grouping for configuring a NETCONF server
       application that supports both 'listen' and 'call-home'
       protocol stacks for a multiplicity of connections.";
    container listen {
      if-feature "ssh-listen or tls-listen";
      presence
        "Indicates that server-listening ports have been configured.
         This statement is present so the mandatory descendant
         nodes do not imply that this node must be configured.";
      description
        "Configures listen behavior";
      leaf idle-timeout {
        type uint16;
        units "seconds";
        default "180"; // three minutes
        description
          "Specifies the maximum number of seconds that a NETCONF
           session may remain idle. A NETCONF session will be
           dropped if it is idle for an interval longer than this
           number of seconds.  If set to zero, then the server
           will never drop a session because it is idle.";
      }
      container endpoints {
        description
          "Container for a list of endpoints.";
        list endpoint {
          key "name";
          min-elements 1;
          description
            "List of endpoints to listen for NETCONF connections.";
          leaf name {
            type string;
            description
              "An arbitrary name for the NETCONF listen endpoint.";
          }
          uses netconf-server-listen-stack-grouping;
        }
      }
    }
    container call-home {
      if-feature "ssh-call-home or tls-call-home";
      presence
        "Indicates that server-initiated call home connections have
         been configured.  This statement is present so the mandatory
         descendant nodes do not imply that this node must be
         configured.";
      description
        "Configures the NETCONF server to initiate the underlying
         transport connection to NETCONF clients.";
      list netconf-client {
        key "name";
        min-elements 1;
        description
          "List of NETCONF clients the NETCONF server is to
           maintain simultaneous call-home connections with.";
        leaf name {
          type string;
          description
            "An arbitrary name for the remote NETCONF client.";
        }
        container endpoints {
          description
            "Container for the list of endpoints.";
          list endpoint {
            key "name";
            min-elements 1;
            ordered-by user;
            description
              "A non-empty user-ordered list of endpoints for this
               NETCONF server to try to connect to in sequence.
               Defining more than one enables high-availability.";
            leaf name {
              type string;
              description
                "An arbitrary name for this endpoint.";
            }
            uses netconf-server-callhome-stack-grouping;
          }
        }
        container connection-type {
          description
            "Indicates the NETCONF server's preference for how the
             NETCONF connection is maintained.";
          choice connection-type {
            mandatory true;
            description
              "Selects between available connection types.";
            case persistent-connection {
              container persistent {
                presence
                  "Indicates that a persistent connection is to be
                   maintained.";
                description
                  "Maintain a persistent connection to the NETCONF
                   client. If the connection goes down, immediately
                   start trying to reconnect to the NETCONF client,
                   using the reconnection strategy.

                   This connection type minimizes any NETCONF client
                   to NETCONF server data-transfer delay, albeit at
                   the expense of holding resources longer.";
              }
            }
            case periodic-connection {
              container periodic {
                presence "Indicates that a periodic connection is
                          to be maintained.";
                description
                  "Periodically connect to the NETCONF client.

                   This connection type decreases resource
                   utilization, albeit with increased delay in
                   NETCONF client to NETCONF server interactions.

                   The NETCONF client SHOULD gracefully close the
                   connection using <close-session> upon completing
                   planned activities.  If the NETCONF session is
                   not closed gracefully, the NETCONF server MUST
                   immediately attempt to reestablish the connection.

                   Connections are established at the same start
                   time regardless how long the previous connection
                   stayed open.

                   In the case that the previous connection is still
                   active (i.e., the NETCONF client has not closed
                   it yet), establishing a new connection is NOT
                   RECOMMENDED.";
                leaf period {
                  type uint16;
                  units "minutes";
                  default "60";
                  description
                    "Duration of time between periodic connections.";
                }
                leaf anchor-time {
                  type yang:date-and-time {
                    // constrained to minute-level granularity
                    pattern '[0-9]{4}-(1[0-2]|0[1-9])-(0[1-9]|[1-2]'
                          + '[0-9]|3[0-1])T(0[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-3]):['
                          + '0-5][0-9]:00(Z|[\+\-]((1[0-3]|0[0-9]):'
                          + '([0-5][0-9])|14:00))?';
                  }
                  description
                    "Designates a timestamp before or after which a
                     series of periodic connections are determined.
                     The periodic connections occur at a whole
                     multiple interval from the anchor time.

                     If an 'anchor-time' is not provided, then the
                     server may implicitly set it to the time when
                     this configuraton is applied (e.g., on boot).

                     For example, for an anchor time is 15 minutes
                     past midnight and a period interval of 24 hours,
                     then a periodic connection will occur 15 minutes
                     past midnight everyday.";
                }
                leaf idle-timeout {
                  type uint16;
                  units "seconds";
                  default "180"; // three minutes
                  description
                    "Specifies the maximum number of seconds that
                     a NETCONF session may remain idle. A NETCONF
                     session will be dropped if it is idle for an
                     interval longer than this number of seconds.
                     If set to zero, then the server will never
                     drop a session because it is idle.";
                }
              }
            } // case periodic-connection
          } // choice connection-type
        } // container connection-type
        container reconnect-strategy {
          description
            "The reconnection strategy directs how a NETCONF server
             reconnects to a NETCONF client, after discovering its
             connection to the client has dropped, even if due to a
             reboot.  The NETCONF server starts with the specified
             endpoint and tries to connect to it max-attempts times
             before trying the next endpoint in the list (round
             robin).";
          leaf start-with {
            type enumeration {
              enum first-listed {
                description
                  "Indicates that reconnections should start with
                   the first endpoint listed.";
              }
              enum last-connected {
                description
                  "Indicates that reconnections should start with
                   the endpoint last connected to, if known.  If
                   no previous connection is known, then the
                   first endpoint configured is used.";
              }
              enum random-selection {
                description
                  "Indicates that reconnections should start with
                   a random endpoint.";
              }
            }
            default "first-listed";
            description
              "Specifies which of the NETCONF client's endpoints
               the NETCONF server should start with when trying
               to connect to the NETCONF client.";
          }
          leaf max-wait {
            type uint16 {
              range "1..max";
            }
            units "seconds";
            default "5";
            description
              "Specifies the amount of time in seconds after which,
               if the connection is not established, an endpoint
               connection attempt is considered unsuccessful.";
          }
          leaf max-attempts {
            type uint8 {
              range "1..max";
            }
            default "3";
            description
              "Specifies the number times the NETCONF server tries
               to connect to a specific endpoint before moving on
               to the next endpoint in the list (round robin).";
          }
        } // container reconnect-strategy
      } // list netconf-client
    } // container call-home
  } // grouping netconf-server-app-grouping

  // Protocol accessible node for servers that implement this module.
  container netconf-server {
    if-feature central-netconf-server-supported;
    uses netconf-server-app-grouping;
    description
      "Top-level container for NETCONF server configuration.";
  }
}