draft-ietf-ace-cbor-web-token-05.txt | draft-ietf-ace-cbor-web-token-06.txt | |||
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ACE Working Group M. Jones | ACE Working Group M. Jones | |||
Internet-Draft Microsoft | Internet-Draft Microsoft | |||
Intended status: Standards Track E. Wahlstroem | Intended status: Standards Track E. Wahlstroem | |||
Expires: December 7, 2017 | Expires: December 31, 2017 | |||
S. Erdtman | S. Erdtman | |||
Spotify AB | Spotify AB | |||
H. Tschofenig | H. Tschofenig | |||
ARM Ltd. | ARM Ltd. | |||
June 5, 2017 | June 29, 2017 | |||
CBOR Web Token (CWT) | CBOR Web Token (CWT) | |||
draft-ietf-ace-cbor-web-token-05 | draft-ietf-ace-cbor-web-token-06 | |||
Abstract | Abstract | |||
CBOR Web Token (CWT) is a compact means of representing claims to be | CBOR Web Token (CWT) is a compact means of representing claims to be | |||
transferred between two parties. The claims in a CWT are encoded in | transferred between two parties. The claims in a CWT are encoded in | |||
the Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) and CBOR Object | the Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) and CBOR Object | |||
Signing and Encryption (COSE) is used for added application layer | Signing and Encryption (COSE) is used for added application layer | |||
security protection. A claim is a piece of information asserted | security protection. A claim is a piece of information asserted | |||
about a subject and is represented as a name/value pair consisting of | about a subject and is represented as a name/value pair consisting of | |||
a claim name and a claim value. CWT is derived from JSON Web Token | a claim name and a claim value. CWT is derived from JSON Web Token | |||
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Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
This Internet-Draft will expire on December 7, 2017. | This Internet-Draft will expire on December 31, 2017. | |||
Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2017 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
(http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
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include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of | include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of | |||
the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as | the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as | |||
described in the Simplified BSD License. | described in the Simplified BSD License. | |||
Table of Contents | Table of Contents | |||
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
1.1. CBOR Related Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1.1. CBOR Related Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
3. Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 3. Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
3.1. Claim Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 3.1. Registered Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
3.1.1. iss (Issuer) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 3.1.1. iss (Issuer) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
3.1.2. sub (Subject) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 3.1.2. sub (Subject) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
3.1.3. aud (Audience) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 3.1.3. aud (Audience) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
3.1.4. exp (Expiration Time) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 3.1.4. exp (Expiration Time) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
3.1.5. nbf (Not Before) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 3.1.5. nbf (Not Before) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
3.1.6. iat (Issued At) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 3.1.6. iat (Issued At) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
3.1.7. cti (CWT ID) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 3.1.7. cti (CWT ID) Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
4. Summary of the values, value types, and encoded claim keys . 6 | 4. Summary of the claim names, keys, and value types . . . . . . 6 | |||
5. CBOR Tags and Claim Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 5. CBOR Tags and Claim Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
6. CWT CBOR Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 6. CWT CBOR Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
7. Creating and Validating CWTs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 7. Creating and Validating CWTs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
7.1. Creating a CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 7.1. Creating a CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
7.2. Validating a CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | 7.2. Validating a CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
9. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 9. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
9.1. CBOR Web Token (CWT) Claims Registry . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 9.1. CBOR Web Token (CWT) Claims Registry . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
9.1.1. Registration Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 9.1.1. Registration Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
9.1.2. Initial Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | 9.1.2. Initial Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
9.2. Media Type Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | 9.2. Media Type Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
9.2.1. Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 9.2.1. Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
9.3. CoAP Content-Formats Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 9.3. CoAP Content-Formats Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
9.3.1. Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 9.3.1. Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
9.4. CBOR Tag registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 9.4. CBOR Tag registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
9.4.1. Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | 9.4.1. Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
10. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | 10. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
10.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | 10.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
10.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | 10.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
Appendix A. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | Appendix A. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
A.1. Example CWT Claims Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | A.1. Example CWT Claims Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
A.2. Example keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | A.2. Example keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
A.2.1. 128-bit Symmetric Key as Hex Encoded String . . . . . 16 | A.2.1. 128-bit Symmetric Key as Hex Encoded String . . . . . 16 | |||
A.2.2. 256-bit Symmetric Key as Hex Encoded String . . . . . 16 | A.2.2. 256-bit Symmetric Key as Hex Encoded String . . . . . 16 | |||
A.2.3. ECDSA P-256 256-bit COSE Key . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | A.2.3. ECDSA P-256 256-bit COSE Key . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
A.3. Example Signed CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | A.3. Example Signed CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
A.4. Example MACed CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | A.4. Example MACed CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
A.5. Example Encrypted CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | A.5. Example Encrypted CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
A.6. Example Nested CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | A.6. Example Nested CWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 | |||
A.7. Example MACed CWT with a floating-point value . . . . . . 20 | A.7. Example MACed CWT with a floating-point value . . . . . . 21 | |||
Appendix B. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | Appendix B. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 | |||
Appendix C. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | Appendix C. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 | |||
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 | Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 | |||
1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
The JSON Web Token (JWT) [RFC7519] is a standardized security token | The JSON Web Token (JWT) [RFC7519] is a standardized security token | |||
format that has found use in OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect | format that has found use in OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect | |||
deployments, among other applications. JWT uses JSON Web Signature | deployments, among other applications. JWT uses JSON Web Signature | |||
(JWS) [RFC7515] and JSON Web Encryption (JWE) [RFC7516] to secure the | (JWS) [RFC7515] and JSON Web Encryption (JWE) [RFC7516] to secure the | |||
contents of the JWT, which is a set of claims represented in JSON. | contents of the JWT, which is a set of claims represented in JSON. | |||
The use of JSON for encoding information is popular for Web and | The use of JSON for encoding information is popular for Web and | |||
native applications, but it is considered inefficient for some | native applications, but it is considered inefficient for some | |||
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derived from JWT. To protect the claims contained in CWTs, the CBOR | derived from JWT. To protect the claims contained in CWTs, the CBOR | |||
Object Signing and Encryption (COSE) [I-D.ietf-cose-msg] | Object Signing and Encryption (COSE) [I-D.ietf-cose-msg] | |||
specification is used. | specification is used. | |||
The suggested pronunciation of CWT is the same as the English word | The suggested pronunciation of CWT is the same as the English word | |||
"cot". | "cot". | |||
1.1. CBOR Related Terminology | 1.1. CBOR Related Terminology | |||
In JSON, maps are called objects and only have one kind of map key: a | In JSON, maps are called objects and only have one kind of map key: a | |||
string. In COSE, we use strings, negative integers, and unsigned | string. CBOR uses strings, negative integers, and unsigned integers | |||
integers as map keys. The integers are used for compactness of | as map keys. The integers are used for compactness of encoding and | |||
encoding and easy comparison. The inclusion of strings allows for an | easy comparison. The inclusion of strings allows for an additional | |||
additional range of short encoded values to be used as well. | range of short encoded values to be used. | |||
2. Terminology | 2. Terminology | |||
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | |||
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and | "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and | |||
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in | "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in | |||
"Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels" [RFC2119]. | "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels" [RFC2119]. | |||
This document reuses terminology from JWT [RFC7519] and COSE | This document reuses terminology from JWT [RFC7519] and COSE | |||
[I-D.ietf-cose-msg]. | [I-D.ietf-cose-msg]. | |||
StringOrURI: | StringOrURI | |||
The "StringOrURI" term has the same meaning, syntax, and | The "StringOrURI" term has the same meaning, syntax, and | |||
processing rules as the "StringOrUri" term defined in Section 2 of | processing rules as the "StringOrUri" term defined in Section 2 of | |||
JWT [RFC7519], except that it uses a CBOR text string instead of a | JWT [RFC7519], except that it uses a CBOR text string instead of a | |||
JSON string value. | JSON string value. | |||
NumericDate: | NumericDate | |||
The "NumericDate" term has the same meaning, syntax, and | The "NumericDate" term has the same meaning, syntax, and | |||
processing rules as the "NumericDate" term defined in Section 2 of | processing rules as the "NumericDate" term defined in Section 2 of | |||
JWT [RFC7519], except that the CBOR numeric date representation | JWT [RFC7519], except that the CBOR numeric date representation | |||
(from Section 2.4.1 of [RFC7049]) is used. The encoding is | (from Section 2.4.1 of [RFC7049]) is used. The encoding is | |||
modified so that the leading tag (6.1 or 0xC1) MUST be omitted. | modified so that the leading tag 1 (epoch-based date/time) MUST be | |||
omitted. | ||||
CBOR encoded claim key: | Claim Name | |||
The key used to identify a claim value. | The human-readable name used to identify a claim. | |||
Claim Key | ||||
The CBOR map key used to identify a claim. | ||||
Claim Value | ||||
The CBOR map value representing the value of the claim. | ||||
CWT Claims Set | CWT Claims Set | |||
A CBOR map that contains the claims conveyed by the CWT. | The CBOR map that contains the claims conveyed by the CWT. | |||
3. Claims | 3. Claims | |||
The set of claims that a CWT must contain to be considered valid is | The set of claims that a CWT must contain to be considered valid is | |||
context dependent and is outside the scope of this specification. | context dependent and is outside the scope of this specification. | |||
Specific applications of CWTs will require implementations to | Specific applications of CWTs will require implementations to | |||
understand and process some claims in particular ways. However, in | understand and process some claims in particular ways. However, in | |||
the absence of such requirements, all claims that are not understood | the absence of such requirements, all claims that are not understood | |||
by implementations MUST be ignored. | by implementations MUST be ignored. | |||
To keep CWTs as small as possible, the CBOR encoded claim keys are | To keep CWTs as small as possible, the Claim Keys are represented | |||
represented using integers or text strings. Section 4 summarizes all | using integers or text strings. Section 4 summarizes all keys used | |||
keys used to identify the claims defined in this document. | to identify the claims defined in this document. | |||
3.1. Claim Names | 3.1. Registered Claims | |||
None of the claims defined below are intended to be mandatory to use | None of the claims defined below are intended to be mandatory to use | |||
or implement. They rather provide a starting point for a set of | or implement. They rather provide a starting point for a set of | |||
useful, interoperable claims. Applications using CWTs should define | useful, interoperable claims. Applications using CWTs should define | |||
which specific claims they use and when they are required or | which specific claims they use and when they are required or | |||
optional. | optional. | |||
3.1.1. iss (Issuer) Claim | 3.1.1. iss (Issuer) Claim | |||
The "iss" (issuer) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and processing | The "iss" (issuer) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and processing | |||
rules as the "iss" claim defined in Section 4.1.1 of JWT [RFC7519], | rules as the "iss" claim defined in Section 4.1.1 of JWT [RFC7519], | |||
except that the format MUST be a StringOrURI. The CBOR encoded claim | except that the value is of type StringOrURI. The Claim Key 1 is | |||
key 1 MUST be used to identify this claim. | used to identify this claim. | |||
3.1.2. sub (Subject) Claim | 3.1.2. sub (Subject) Claim | |||
The "sub" (subject) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | The "sub" (subject) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | |||
processing rules as the "sub" claim defined in Section 4.1.2 of JWT | processing rules as the "sub" claim defined in Section 4.1.2 of JWT | |||
[RFC7519], except that the format MUST be a StringOrURI. The CBOR | [RFC7519], except that the value is of type StringOrURI. The Claim | |||
encoded claim key 2 MUST be used to identify this claim. | Key 2 is used to identify this claim. | |||
3.1.3. aud (Audience) Claim | 3.1.3. aud (Audience) Claim | |||
The "aud" (audience) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | The "aud" (audience) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | |||
processing rules as the "aud" claim defined in Section 4.1.3 of JWT | processing rules as the "aud" claim defined in Section 4.1.3 of JWT | |||
[RFC7519], except that the format MUST be a StringOrURI. The CBOR | [RFC7519], except that the value is of type StringOrURI. The Claim | |||
encoded claim key 3 MUST be used to identify this claim. | Key 3 is used to identify this claim. | |||
3.1.4. exp (Expiration Time) Claim | 3.1.4. exp (Expiration Time) Claim | |||
The "exp" (expiration time) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | The "exp" (expiration time) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | |||
processing rules as the "exp" claim defined in Section 4.1.4 of JWT | processing rules as the "exp" claim defined in Section 4.1.4 of JWT | |||
[RFC7519], except that the format MUST be a NumericDate. The CBOR | [RFC7519], except that the value is of type NumericDate. The Claim | |||
encoded claim key 4 MUST be used to identify this claim. | Key 4 is used to identify this claim. | |||
3.1.5. nbf (Not Before) Claim | 3.1.5. nbf (Not Before) Claim | |||
The "nbf" (not before) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | The "nbf" (not before) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | |||
processing rules as the "nbf" claim defined in Section 4.1.5 of JWT | processing rules as the "nbf" claim defined in Section 4.1.5 of JWT | |||
[RFC7519], except that the format MUST be a NumericDate. The CBOR | [RFC7519], except that the value is of type NumericDate. The Claim | |||
encoded claim key 5 MUST be used to identify this claim. | Key 5 is used to identify this claim. | |||
3.1.6. iat (Issued At) Claim | 3.1.6. iat (Issued At) Claim | |||
The "iat" (issued at) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | The "iat" (issued at) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and | |||
processing rules as the "iat" claim defined in Section 4.1.6 of JWT | processing rules as the "iat" claim defined in Section 4.1.6 of JWT | |||
[RFC7519], except that the format MUST be a NumericDate. The CBOR | ||||
encoded claim key 6 MUST be used to identify this claim. | [RFC7519], except that the value is of type NumericDate. The Claim | |||
Key 6 is used to identify this claim. | ||||
3.1.7. cti (CWT ID) Claim | 3.1.7. cti (CWT ID) Claim | |||
The "cti" (CWT ID) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and processing | The "cti" (CWT ID) claim has the same meaning, syntax, and processing | |||
rules as the "jti" claim defined in Section 4.1.7 of JWT [RFC7519], | rules as the "jti" claim defined in Section 4.1.7 of JWT [RFC7519], | |||
except that the format MUST be binary string. The CBOR encoded claim | except that the value is of type binary string. The Claim Key 7 is | |||
key 7 MUST be used to identify this claim. | used to identify this claim. | |||
4. Summary of the values, value types, and encoded claim keys | 4. Summary of the claim names, keys, and value types | |||
/---------+-----+----------------------------------\ | /---------+-----+----------------------------------\ | |||
| Name | Key | Value type | | | Name | Key | Value type | | |||
|---------+-----+----------------------------------| | |---------+-----+----------------------------------| | |||
| iss | 1 | text string | | | iss | 1 | text string | | |||
| sub | 2 | text string | | | sub | 2 | text string | | |||
| aud | 3 | text string | | | aud | 3 | text string | | |||
| exp | 4 | integer or floating-point number | | | exp | 4 | integer or floating-point number | | |||
| nbf | 5 | integer or floating-point number | | | nbf | 5 | integer or floating-point number | | |||
| iat | 6 | integer or floating-point number | | | iat | 6 | integer or floating-point number | | |||
| cti | 7 | binary string | | | cti | 7 | binary string | | |||
\---------+-----+----------------------------------/ | \---------+-----+----------------------------------/ | |||
Figure 1: Summary of the values, value types, and encoded claim keys | Figure 1: Summary of the claim names, keys, and value types | |||
5. CBOR Tags and Claim Values | 5. CBOR Tags and Claim Values | |||
The claim values defined in this specification MUST NOT be prefixed | The claim values defined in this specification MUST NOT be prefixed | |||
with any CBOR tag. For instance, while CBOR tag 6.1 (seconds-since- | with any CBOR tag. For instance, while CBOR tag 1 (epoch-based date/ | |||
the-epoch) could logically be prefixed to values of the "exp", "nbf", | time) could logically be prefixed to values of the "exp", "nbf", and | |||
and "iat" claims, this is unnecessary, since the representation of | "iat" claims, this is unnecessary, since the representation of the | |||
the claim values is already specified by the claim definitions. | claim values is already specified by the claim definitions. Tagging | |||
Tagging claim values would only take up extra space without adding | claim values would only take up extra space without adding | |||
information. However, this does not prohibit future claim | information. However, this does not prohibit future claim | |||
definitions from requiring the use of CBOR tags for those specific | definitions from requiring the use of CBOR tags for those specific | |||
claims. | claims. | |||
6. CWT CBOR Tag | 6. CWT CBOR Tag | |||
How to determine that a CBOR data structure is a CWT is application- | How to determine that a CBOR data structure is a CWT is application- | |||
dependent. In some cases, this information is known from the | dependent. In some cases, this information is known from the | |||
application context, such as from the position of the CWT in a data | application context, such as from the position of the CWT in a data | |||
structure at which the value must be a CWT. One method of indicating | structure at which the value must be a CWT. One method of indicating | |||
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follow the steps specified in [I-D.ietf-cose-msg] Section 5 | follow the steps specified in [I-D.ietf-cose-msg] Section 5 | |||
(Encryption Objects) for validating a COSE_Encrypt/ | (Encryption Objects) for validating a COSE_Encrypt/ | |||
COSE_Encrypt0 object. Let the Message be the resulting | COSE_Encrypt0 object. Let the Message be the resulting | |||
plaintext. | plaintext. | |||
6. If the Message begins with a COSE CBOR tag, then the Message is a | 6. If the Message begins with a COSE CBOR tag, then the Message is a | |||
CWT that was the subject of nested signing, MACing, or encryption | CWT that was the subject of nested signing, MACing, or encryption | |||
operations. In this case, return to Step 1, using the Message as | operations. In this case, return to Step 1, using the Message as | |||
the CWT. | the CWT. | |||
7. Verify that the Message is a valid CBOR object; let the CWT | 7. Verify that the Message is a valid CBOR map; let the CWT Claims | |||
Claims Set be this CBOR object. | Set be this CBOR map. | |||
8. Security Considerations | 8. Security Considerations | |||
The security of the CWT relies upon on the protections offered by | The security of the CWT relies upon on the protections offered by | |||
COSE. Unless the claims in a CWT are protected, an adversary can | COSE. Unless the claims in a CWT are protected, an adversary can | |||
modify, add, or remove claims. | modify, add, or remove claims. | |||
Since the claims conveyed in a CWT may be used to make authorization | Since the claims conveyed in a CWT may be used to make authorization | |||
decisions, it is not only important to protect the CWT in transit but | decisions, it is not only important to protect the CWT in transit but | |||
also to ensure that the recipient can authenticate the party that | also to ensure that the recipient can authenticate the party that | |||
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Claim Description: | Claim Description: | |||
Brief description of the claim (e.g., "Issuer"). | Brief description of the claim (e.g., "Issuer"). | |||
JWT Claim Name: | JWT Claim Name: | |||
Claim Name of the equivalent JWT claim, as registered in | Claim Name of the equivalent JWT claim, as registered in | |||
[IANA.JWT.Claims]. CWT claims should normally have a | [IANA.JWT.Claims]. CWT claims should normally have a | |||
corresponding JWT claim. If a corresponding JWT claim would not | corresponding JWT claim. If a corresponding JWT claim would not | |||
make sense, the Designated Experts can choose to accept | make sense, the Designated Experts can choose to accept | |||
registrations for which the JWT Claim Name is listed as "N/A". | registrations for which the JWT Claim Name is listed as "N/A". | |||
CBOR Key Value: | Claim Key: | |||
Integer values between -256 and 255 and strings of length 1 are | CBOR map key for the claim. Integer values between -256 and 255 | |||
designated as Standards Track Document required. Integer values | and strings of length 1 are designated as Standards Track Document | |||
from -65536 to 65535 and strings of length 2 are designated as | required. Integer values from -65536 to 65535 and strings of | |||
Specification Required. Integer values of greater than 65535 and | length 2 are designated as Specification Required. Integer values | |||
strings of length greater than 2 are designated as expert review. | of greater than 65535 and strings of length greater than 2 are | |||
Integer values less than -65536 are marked as private use. | designated as expert review. Integer values less than -65536 are | |||
marked as private use. | ||||
CBOR Major Type: | Claim Value Type(s): | |||
CBOR major type and optional tag for the claim. | CBOR types that can be used for the claim value. | |||
Change Controller: | Change Controller: | |||
For Standards Track RFCs, list the "IESG". For others, give the | For Standards Track RFCs, list the "IESG". For others, give the | |||
name of the responsible party. Other details (e.g., postal | name of the responsible party. Other details (e.g., postal | |||
address, email address, home page URI) may also be included. | address, email address, home page URI) may also be included. | |||
Specification Document(s): | Specification Document(s): | |||
Reference to the document or documents that specify the parameter, | Reference to the document or documents that specify the parameter, | |||
preferably including URIs that can be used to retrieve copies of | preferably including URIs that can be used to retrieve copies of | |||
the documents. An indication of the relevant sections may also be | the documents. An indication of the relevant sections may also be | |||
included but is not required. | included but is not required. | |||
9.1.2. Initial Registry Contents | 9.1.2. Initial Registry Contents | |||
o Claim Name: N/A | o Claim Name: (RESERVED) | |||
o Claim Description: This registration reserves the key value 0. | o Claim Description: This registration reserves the key value 0. | |||
o JWT Claim Name: N/A | o JWT Claim Name: N/A | |||
o CBOR Key Value: 0 | o Claim Key: 0 | |||
o CBOR Major Type: N/A | o Claim Value Type(s): N/A | |||
o Change Controller: IESG | o Change Controller: IESG | |||
o Specification Document(s): [[ this specification ]] | o Specification Document(s): [[ this specification ]] | |||
o Claim Name: "iss" | o Claim Name: "iss" | |||
o Claim Description: Issuer | o Claim Description: Issuer | |||
o JWT Claim Name: "iss" | o JWT Claim Name: "iss" | |||
o CBOR Key Value: 1 | o Claim Key: 1 | |||
o CBOR Major Type: 3 | o Claim Value Type(s): text string | |||
o Change Controller: IESG | o Change Controller: IESG | |||
o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.1 of [[ this specification | o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.1 of [[ this specification | |||
]] | ]] | |||
o Claim Name: "sub" | o Claim Name: "sub" | |||
o Claim Description: Subject | o Claim Description: Subject | |||
o JWT Claim Name: "sub" | o JWT Claim Name: "sub" | |||
o CBOR Key Value: 2 | o Claim Key: 2 | |||
o CBOR Major Type: 3 | o Claim Value Type(s): text string | |||
o Change Controller: IESG | o Change Controller: IESG | |||
o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.2 of [[ this specification | o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.2 of [[ this specification | |||
]] | ]] | |||
o Claim Name: "aud" | o Claim Name: "aud" | |||
o Claim Description: Audience | o Claim Description: Audience | |||
o JWT Claim Name: "aud" | o JWT Claim Name: "aud" | |||
o CBOR Key Value: 3 | o Claim Key: 3 | |||
o CBOR Major Type: 3 | o Claim Value Type(s): text string | |||
o Change Controller: IESG | o Change Controller: IESG | |||
o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.3 of [[ this specification | o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.3 of [[ this specification | |||
]] | ]] | |||
o Claim Name: "exp" | o Claim Name: "exp" | |||
o Claim Description: Expiration Time | o Claim Description: Expiration Time | |||
o JWT Claim Name: "exp" | o JWT Claim Name: "exp" | |||
o CBOR Key Value: 4 | o Claim Key: 4 | |||
o CBOR Major Type: 0, 1, or 7 with subtypes 25, 26, or 27 | o Claim Value Type(s): integer or floating-point number | |||
o Change Controller: IESG | o Change Controller: IESG | |||
o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.4 of [[ this specification | o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.4 of [[ this specification | |||
]] | ]] | |||
o Claim Name: "nbf" | o Claim Name: "nbf" | |||
o Claim Description: Not Before | o Claim Description: Not Before | |||
o JWT Claim Name: "nbf" | o JWT Claim Name: "nbf" | |||
o CBOR Key Value: 5 | o Claim Key: 5 | |||
o CBOR Major Type: 0, 1, or 7 with subtypes 25, 26, or 27 | o Claim Value Type(s): integer or floating-point number | |||
o Change Controller: IESG | o Change Controller: IESG | |||
o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.5 of [[ this specification | o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.5 of [[ this specification | |||
]] | ]] | |||
o Claim Name: "iat" | o Claim Name: "iat" | |||
o Claim Description: Issued At | o Claim Description: Issued At | |||
o JWT Claim Name: "iat" | o JWT Claim Name: "iat" | |||
o CBOR Key Value: 6 | o Claim Key: 6 | |||
o CBOR Major Type: 0, 1, or 7 with subtypes 25, 26, or 27 | o Claim Value Type(s): integer or floating-point number | |||
o Change Controller: IESG | o Change Controller: IESG | |||
o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.6 of [[ this specification | o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.6 of [[ this specification | |||
]] | ]] | |||
o Claim Name: "cti" | o Claim Name: "cti" | |||
o Claim Description: CWT ID | o Claim Description: CWT ID | |||
o JWT Claim Name: "jti" | o JWT Claim Name: "jti" | |||
o CBOR Key Value: 7 | o Claim Key: 7 | |||
o CBOR Major Type: 2 | o Claim Value Type(s): binary string | |||
o Change Controller: IESG | o Change Controller: IESG | |||
o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.7 of [[ this specification | o Specification Document(s): Section 3.1.7 of [[ this specification | |||
]] | ]] | |||
9.2. Media Type Registration | 9.2. Media Type Registration | |||
This section registers the "application/cwt" media type in the "Media | This section registers the "application/cwt" media type in the "Media | |||
Types" registry [IANA.MediaTypes] in the manner described in RFC 6838 | Types" registry [IANA.MediaTypes] in the manner described in RFC 6838 | |||
[RFC6838], which can be used to indicate that the content is a CWT. | [RFC6838], which can be used to indicate that the content is a CWT. | |||
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(JWT)", RFC 7519, DOI 10.17487/RFC7519, May 2015, | (JWT)", RFC 7519, DOI 10.17487/RFC7519, May 2015, | |||
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7519>. | <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7519>. | |||
10.2. Informative References | 10.2. Informative References | |||
[IANA.JWT.Claims] | [IANA.JWT.Claims] | |||
IANA, "JSON Web Token Claims", | IANA, "JSON Web Token Claims", | |||
<http://www.iana.org/assignments/jwt>. | <http://www.iana.org/assignments/jwt>. | |||
[RFC5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an | [RFC5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an | |||
IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226, | IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", RFC 5226, | |||
DOI 10.17487/RFC5226, May 2008, | DOI 10.17487/RFC5226, May 2008, | |||
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5226>. | <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5226>. | |||
[RFC6838] Freed, N., Klensin, J., and T. Hansen, "Media Type | [RFC6838] Freed, N., Klensin, J., and T. Hansen, "Media Type | |||
Specifications and Registration Procedures", BCP 13, | Specifications and Registration Procedures", BCP 13, | |||
RFC 6838, DOI 10.17487/RFC6838, January 2013, | RFC 6838, DOI 10.17487/RFC6838, January 2013, | |||
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6838>. | <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6838>. | |||
[RFC7515] Jones, M., Bradley, J., and N. Sakimura, "JSON Web | [RFC7515] Jones, M., Bradley, J., and N. Sakimura, "JSON Web | |||
Signature (JWS)", RFC 7515, DOI 10.17487/RFC7515, May | Signature (JWS)", RFC 7515, DOI 10.17487/RFC7515, May | |||
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This specification is based on JSON Web Token (JWT) [RFC7519], the | This specification is based on JSON Web Token (JWT) [RFC7519], the | |||
authors of which also include Nat Sakimura and John Bradley. It also | authors of which also include Nat Sakimura and John Bradley. It also | |||
incorporates suggestions made by many people, notably Carsten | incorporates suggestions made by many people, notably Carsten | |||
Bormann, Jim Schaad, Ludwig Seitz, and Goeran Selander. | Bormann, Jim Schaad, Ludwig Seitz, and Goeran Selander. | |||
Appendix C. Document History | Appendix C. Document History | |||
[[ to be removed by the RFC Editor before publication as an RFC ]] | [[ to be removed by the RFC Editor before publication as an RFC ]] | |||
-06 | ||||
o Addressed review comments by Carsten Bormann and Jim Schaad. All | ||||
changes were editorial in nature. | ||||
-05 | -05 | |||
o Addressed working group last call comments with the following | o Addressed working group last call comments with the following | |||
changes: | changes: | |||
o Say that CWT is derived from JWT, rather than CWT is a profile of | o Say that CWT is derived from JWT, rather than CWT is a profile of | |||
JWT. | JWT. | |||
o Used CBOR type names in descriptions, rather than major/minor type | o Used CBOR type names in descriptions, rather than major/minor type | |||
numbers. | numbers. | |||
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