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diff --git a/doc/protocol/rfc5081.txt b/doc/protocol/rfc5081.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0d2be0997d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/protocol/rfc5081.txt @@ -0,0 +1,451 @@ + + + + + + +Network Working Group N. Mavrogiannopoulos +Request for Comments: 5081 Independent +Category: Experimental November 2007 + + + Using OpenPGP Keys for Transport Layer Security (TLS) Authentication + +Status of This Memo + + This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet + community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. + Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested. + Distribution of this memo is unlimited. + +Abstract + + This memo proposes extensions to the Transport Layer Security (TLS) + protocol to support the OpenPGP key format. The extensions discussed + here include a certificate type negotiation mechanism, and the + required modifications to the TLS Handshake Protocol. + +Table of Contents + + 1. Introduction ....................................................2 + 2. Terminology .....................................................2 + 3. Changes to the Handshake Message Contents .......................2 + 3.1. Client Hello ...............................................2 + 3.2. Server Hello ...............................................3 + 3.3. Server Certificate .........................................3 + 3.4. Certificate Request ........................................4 + 3.5. Client Certificate .........................................5 + 3.6. Other Handshake Messages ...................................5 + 4. Security Considerations .........................................5 + 5. IANA Considerations .............................................6 + 6. Acknowledgements ................................................6 + 7. References ......................................................6 + 7.1. Normative References .......................................6 + 7.2. Informative References .....................................7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Mavrogiannopoulos Experimental [Page 1] + +RFC 5081 Using OpenPGP Keys November 2007 + + +1. Introduction + + The IETF has two sets of standards for public key certificates, one + set for use of X.509 certificates [PKIX] and one for OpenPGP + certificates [OpenPGP]. At the time of writing, TLS [TLS] standards + are defined to use only X.509 certificates. This document specifies + a way to negotiate use of OpenPGP certificates for a TLS session, and + specifies how to transport OpenPGP certificates via TLS. The + proposed extensions are backward compatible with the current TLS + specification, so that existing client and server implementations + that make use of X.509 certificates are not affected. + +2. Terminology + + The term "OpenPGP key" is used in this document as in the OpenPGP + specification [OpenPGP]. We use the term "OpenPGP certificate" to + refer to OpenPGP keys that are enabled for authentication. + + This document uses the same notation and terminology used in the TLS + Protocol specification [TLS]. + + The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", + "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this + document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. + +3. Changes to the Handshake Message Contents + + This section describes the changes to the TLS handshake message + contents when OpenPGP certificates are to be used for authentication. + +3.1. Client Hello + + In order to indicate the support of multiple certificate types, + clients MUST include an extension of type "cert_type" (see Section 5) + to the extended client hello message. The hello extension mechanism + is described in [TLSEXT]. + + This extension carries a list of supported certificate types the + client can use, sorted by client preference. This extension MUST be + omitted if the client only supports X.509 certificates. The + "extension_data" field of this extension contains a + CertificateTypeExtension structure. + + + + + + + + + +Mavrogiannopoulos Experimental [Page 2] + +RFC 5081 Using OpenPGP Keys November 2007 + + + enum { client, server } ClientOrServerExtension; + + enum { X.509(0), OpenPGP(1), (255) } CertificateType; + + struct { + select(ClientOrServerExtension) { + case client: + CertificateType certificate_types<1..2^8-1>; + case server: + CertificateType certificate_type; + } + } CertificateTypeExtension; + + No new cipher suites are required to use OpenPGP certificates. All + existing cipher suites that support a compatible, with the key, key + exchange method can be used in combination with OpenPGP certificates. + +3.2. Server Hello + + If the server receives a client hello that contains the "cert_type" + extension and chooses a cipher suite that requires a certificate, + then two outcomes are possible. The server MUST either select a + certificate type from the certificate_types field in the extended + client hello or terminate the connection with a fatal alert of type + "unsupported_certificate". + + The certificate type selected by the server is encoded in a + CertificateTypeExtension structure, which is included in the extended + server hello message using an extension of type "cert_type". Servers + that only support X.509 certificates MAY omit including the + "cert_type" extension in the extended server hello. + +3.3. Server Certificate + + The contents of the certificate message sent from server to client + and vice versa are determined by the negotiated certificate type and + the selected cipher suite's key exchange algorithm. + + If the OpenPGP certificate type is negotiated, then it is required to + present an OpenPGP certificate in the certificate message. The + certificate must contain a public key that matches the selected key + exchange algorithm, as shown below. + + + + + + + + + +Mavrogiannopoulos Experimental [Page 3] + +RFC 5081 Using OpenPGP Keys November 2007 + + + Key Exchange Algorithm OpenPGP Certificate Type + + RSA RSA public key that can be used for + encryption. + + DHE_DSS DSS public key that can be used for + authentication. + + DHE_RSA RSA public key that can be used for + authentication. + + An OpenPGP certificate appearing in the certificate message is sent + using the binary OpenPGP format. The certificate MUST contain all + the elements required by Section 11.1 of [OpenPGP]. + + The option is also available to send an OpenPGP fingerprint, instead + of sending the entire certificate. The process of fingerprint + generation is described in Section 12.2 of [OpenPGP]. The peer shall + respond with a "certificate_unobtainable" fatal alert if the + certificate with the given fingerprint cannot be found. The + "certificate_unobtainable" fatal alert is defined in Section 4 of + [TLSEXT]. + + enum { + cert_fingerprint (0), cert (1), (255) + } OpenPGPCertDescriptorType; + + opaque OpenPGPCertFingerprint<16..20>; + + opaque OpenPGPCert<0..2^24-1>; + + struct { + OpenPGPCertDescriptorType descriptorType; + select (descriptorType) { + case cert_fingerprint: OpenPGPCertFingerprint; + case cert: OpenPGPCert; + } + } Certificate; + +3.4. Certificate Request + + The semantics of this message remain the same as in the TLS + specification. However, if this message is sent, and the negotiated + certificate type is OpenPGP, the "certificate_authorities" list MUST + be empty. + + + + + + +Mavrogiannopoulos Experimental [Page 4] + +RFC 5081 Using OpenPGP Keys November 2007 + + +3.5. Client Certificate + + This message is only sent in response to the certificate request + message. The client certificate message is sent using the same + formatting as the server certificate message, and it is also required + to present a certificate that matches the negotiated certificate + type. If OpenPGP certificates have been selected and no certificate + is available from the client, then a certificate structure that + contains an empty OpenPGPCert vector MUST be sent. The server SHOULD + respond with a "handshake_failure" fatal alert if client + authentication is required. + +3.6. Other Handshake Messages + + All the other handshake messages are identical to the TLS + specification. + +4. Security Considerations + + All security considerations discussed in [TLS], [TLSEXT], and + [OpenPGP] apply to this document. Considerations about the use of + the web of trust or identity and certificate verification procedure + are outside the scope of this document. These are considered issues + to be handled by the application layer protocols. + + The protocol for certificate type negotiation is identical in + operation to ciphersuite negotiation of the [TLS] specification with + the addition of default values when the extension is omitted. Since + those omissions have a unique meaning and the same protection is + applied to the values as with ciphersuites, it is believed that the + security properties of this negotiation are the same as with + ciphersuite negotiation. + + When using OpenPGP fingerprints instead of the full certificates, the + discussion in Section 6.3 of [TLSEXT] for "Client Certificate URLs" + applies, especially when external servers are used to retrieve keys. + However, a major difference is that although the + "client_certificate_url" extension allows identifying certificates + without including the certificate hashes, this is not possible in the + protocol proposed here. In this protocol, the certificates, when not + sent, are always identified by their fingerprint, which serves as a + cryptographic hash of the certificate (see Section 12.2 of + [OpenPGP]). + + The information that is available to participating parties and + eavesdroppers (when confidentiality is not available through a + previous handshake) is the number and the types of certificates they + hold, plus the contents of certificates. + + + +Mavrogiannopoulos Experimental [Page 5] + +RFC 5081 Using OpenPGP Keys November 2007 + + +5. IANA Considerations + + This document defines a new TLS extension, "cert_type", assigned a + value of 9 from the TLS ExtensionType registry defined in [TLSEXT]. + This value is used as the extension number for the extensions in both + the client hello message and the server hello message. The new + extension type is used for certificate type negotiation. + + The "cert_type" extension contains an 8-bit CertificateType field, + for which a new registry, named "TLS Certificate Types", is + established in this document, to be maintained by IANA. The registry + is segmented in the following way: + + 1. Values 0 (X.509) and 1 (OpenPGP) are defined in this document. + + 2. Values from 2 through 223 decimal inclusive are assigned via IETF + Consensus [RFC2434]. + + 3. Values from 224 decimal through 255 decimal inclusive are + reserved for Private Use [RFC2434]. + +6. Acknowledgements + + This document was based on earlier work made by Will Price and + Michael Elkins. + + The author wishes to thank Werner Koch, David Taylor, Timo Schulz, + Pasi Eronen, Jon Callas, Stephen Kent, Robert Sparks, and Hilarie + Orman for their suggestions on improving this document. + +7. References + +7.1. Normative References + + [TLS] Dierks, T. and E. Rescorla, "The TLS Protocol Version + 1.1", RFC 4346, April 2006. + + [OpenPGP] Callas, J., Donnerhacke, L., Finey, H., Shaw, D., and R. + Thayer, "OpenPGP Message Format", RFC 4880, November 2007. + + [TLSEXT] Blake-Wilson, S., Nystrom, M., Hopwood, D., Mikkelsen, J., + and T. Wright, "Transport Layer Security (TLS) + Extensions", RFC 4366, April 2006. + + [RFC2434] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an + IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", RFC 2434, + October 1998. + + + + +Mavrogiannopoulos Experimental [Page 6] + +RFC 5081 Using OpenPGP Keys November 2007 + + + [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate + Requirement Levels", RFC 2119, March 1997. + +7.2. Informative References + + [PKIX] Housley, R., Ford, W., Polk, W., and D. Solo, "Internet + X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and + Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile", RFC 3280, + April 2002. + +Author's Address + + Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos + Independent + Arkadias 8 + Halandri, Attiki 15234 + Greece + + EMail: nmav@gnutls.org + URI: http://www.gnutls.org/ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Mavrogiannopoulos Experimental [Page 7] + +RFC 5081 Using OpenPGP Keys November 2007 + + +Full Copyright Statement + + Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007). + + This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions + contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors + retain all their rights. + + This document and the information contained herein are provided on an + "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS + OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY, THE IETF TRUST AND + THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS + OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF + THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED + WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +Intellectual Property + + The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any + Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to + pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in + this document or the extent to which any license under such rights + might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has + made any independent effort to identify any such rights. 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