One document matched: draft-turner-encryptedkeypackagecontenttype-00.txt


Network Working Group                                   S. Turner, IECA 
Internet Draft                               R. Housley, Vigil Security 
Intended Status: Standard Track                      September 08, 2009 
Expires: March 08, 2010 
 
 
                                      
                    Encrypted Key Package Content Type 
            draft-turner-encryptedkeypackagecontenttype-00.txt 


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Abstract 

   This document defines the encrypted key package content type, which 
   can be used to encrypt a content that includes a key package, such as 
   a symmetric key package or an asymmetric key package.  It is 
   transport independent.  The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) can be 
   used to digitally sign, digest, authenticate, or further encrypt this 
   content type.  It is designed to be used with the CMS Content 
   Constraints extension, which does not constrain the EncryptedData, 
   EnvelopedData, and AuthEnvelopedData. 

1. Introduction 

   The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) specification [RFC3852] 
   defines means to digitally sign, digest, authenticate or encrypt 
   arbitrary message content.  Many specifications define content types 
   intended for use with CMS. [RFCTBD1] and [RFCTBD2] define symmetric 
   key package and asymmetric key package content types that can be 
   signed or encrypted using CMS.  CMS allows composition of complex 
   messages with an arbitrary number of layers.  CMS has been augmented 
   by several specifications ([RFC3274],[RFC4073] and [RFC5083]) that 
   define additional mechanisms to enable creation of messages of 
   arbitrary depth and breadth using a variety of authentication, 
   encryption and compression techniques. 

   The CMS Content Constraints (CCC) certificate extension [CCC] defines 
   an authorization mechanism that allows recipients to determine 
   whether the originator of an authenticated CMS content type is 
   authorized to produce messages of that type.  CCC is used to 
   authorize the innermost content type within a CMS-protected message.  
   CCC cannot be used to constrain the following structures that are 
   used to provide layers of protection: SignedData, EnvelopedData, 
   EncryptedData, DigestData, CompressedData, AuthenticatedData, 
   ContentCollection, ContentWithAttributes or AuthEnvelopedData. 

   Using the existing CMS mechanisms, producers of authenticated 
   plaintext key packages can be authorized by including a CCC extension 
   containing the appropriate content type in the producer's 
   certificate.  However, these mechanisms cannot be used to authorize 
   the producers of encrypted key material.  In some key management 
   systems, encrypted key packages are exchanged between entities that 
   cannot decrypt the key package.  The encrypted key package itself may 
   be authenticated and passed to another entity.  In these cases, 
   checking the authorization of the producer of the encrypted key 
   package may be desired at the intermediate points. 


 
 
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   This document defines the encrypted key package content type, which 
   can be used to encrypt a content that includes a key package, such as 
   a symmetric key package [RFCTBD1] or an asymmetric key package 
   [RFCTBD2].  It is transport independent.  The Cryptographic Message 
   Syntax (CMS) [RFC3852] can be used to digitally sign, digest, 
   authenticate, or further encrypt this content type. 

   The encrypted key package content type is designed for use with 
   [CCC].  To authorize an originator's public key to originate an 
   encrypted key package, the object identifier associated with the 
   encrypted key package content type is included in the originator's 
   public key certificate CCC certificate extension. For CCC to 
   function, originators encapsulate the encrypted key package in a 
   SignedData, EnvelopedData, or AuthEnvelopedData, and then during 
   certificate path validation the recipient determines whether the 
   originator is authorized to originate the encrypted key package. 

   In [CCC] terminology, the encrypted key package is a leaf node.  
   Additional authorization checks may be required once the key package 
   is decrypted.  For example, the key package shown below consists of a 
   SignedData layer that encapsulates an encrypted key package that 
   encapsulates a SignedData layer containing a symmetric key package.  
   A recipient capable of decrypting the key package would perform the 
   following steps prior to accepting the encapsulated symmetric key 
   material: 

    o Verify the signature on the SignedData layer per [RFC3852] 

    o Build and validate a certification path to the signer and confirm 
      the signer is authorized to produce the encrypted key package per 
      [RFC5280] and [CCC] 

    o Decrypt the encrypted key package 

    o Verify the signature on the SignedData layer per [RFC3852] 

    o Build and validate a certification path to the signer and confirm 
      the signer is authorized to produce the symmetric key package per 
     [RFC5280] and [CCC] 

    o Use the symmetric key material 






 
 
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            +--------------------------------------+ 
            | ContentInfo                          | 
            |                                      | 
            | +----------------------------------+ | 
            | | SignedData                       | | 
            | |                                  | | 
            | | +------------------------------+ | | 
            | | | EncryptedKeyPackage          | | | 
            | | |   (encrypted)                | | | 
            | | |                              | | | 
            | | | +-------------------------+  | | | 
            | | | | SignedData              |  | | | 
            | | | |                         |  | | | 
            | | | | +---------------------+ |  | | | 
            | | | | | SymmetricKeyPackage | |  | | | 
            | | | | +---------------------+ |  | | | 
            | | | +-------------------------+  | | | 
            | | +------------------------------+ | | 
            | +----------------------------------+ | 
            +--------------------------------------+ 

   In the example, authorization of the SymmetricKeyPackage originator 
   need not require an intermediate SignedData layer.  For example, if 
   the AuthEnvelopedData option within an EncryptedKeyPackage were used, 
   the second authorization check would be performed beginning with the 
   authEnveloped field. 

   This document also defines an unprotected attribute for use with one 
   of the key management options supported by the encrypted key package 
   content type. 

1.1. Terminology 

   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]. 

1.2. ASN.1 Syntax Notation 

   The key package is defined using the ASN.1 [X.680]. 

2. Encrypted Key Package 

   The encrypted key package content type is used to encrypt a content 
   that includes a key package.  This content type is usually used to 
   provide encryption of a key package or a signed key package.  This 
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   [RFC3852], the CMS EnvelopedData content type [RFC3852], or the CMS 
   AuthEnvelopedData content type [RFC5083] depending on the fields that 
   are needed for key management.  The difference between the encrypted 
   key package content type and these three protecting content types is 
   the object identifier and one tag; otherwise, the encrypted key 
   package content type is the same as the selected protecting content 
   type, which is either EncryptedData, EnvelopedData, or 
   AuthEnvelopedData. 

   The encrypted key package content type has the following syntax: 

     encrypted-key-package PKCS7-CONTENT-TYPE ::= 
       { EncryptedKeyPackage IDENTIFIED BY id-ct-KP-encryptedKeyPkg } 

     PKCS7-CONTENT-TYPE ::= TYPE-IDENTIFIER 

     id-ct-KP-encryptedKeyPkg OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=  
       { joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) 
         gov(101) dod(2) infosec(1) formats(2) 
         key-package-content-types(78) 2 } 

     EncryptedKeyPackage ::= CHOICE { 
       encrypted        EncryptedData, 
       enveloped        [0] EnvelopedData, 
       authEnveloped    [1] AuthEnvelopedData } 

   The EncryptedData structure is used for simple symmetric encryption, 
   where the sender and the receiver already share the necessary 
   encryption key.  The EncryptedData structure carries an encryption 
   algorithm identifier, and an unprotected attribute can be used to 
   carry an encryption key identifier if one is needed (see Section 3).  
   See [RFC3852] for further discussion of the EncryptedData fields. 

   The EnvelopedData structure is used for encryption, where transferred 
   key management information enables decryption by the receiver.  
   Encryption details depend on the key management algorithm used. In 
   addition to the key management information, the EnvelopedData 
   structure carries an encryption algorithm identifier.  See [RFC3852] 
   for further discussion of the EnvelopedData fields. 

   The AuthEnvelopedData structure is used for authenticated encryption, 
   and it includes key management information in a manner similar to 
   EnvelopedData.  Encryption details depend on the key management 
   algorithm used. In addition to the key management information, the 
   AuthEnvelopedData structure carries a message authentication code 
   that covers the content as well as authenticated attributes.  See 
   [RFC5083] for further discussion of the AuthEnvelopedData fields. 
 
 
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   Implementations of this document MUST support the EnvelopedData 
   choice, SHOULD support the EncryptedData choice, and MAY support the 
   AuthEnvelopedData. 

   Implementations that encrypt data to encapsulate with this content 
   type MUST support an EncryptedKeyPackage that encapsulates either a 
   SignedData [RFC3852] that further encapsulates a SymmetricKeyPackage 
   [RFCTBD1] or a SignedData that further encapsulates an 
   AsymmetricKeyPackage [RFCTBD2].  Likewise, implementations that 
   process this content type to decrypt the encapsulated data MUST 
   support an EncryptedKeyPackage that encapsulates either a SignedData 
   that further encapsulates a SymmetricKeyPackage or a SignedData that 
   further encapsulates an AsymmetricKeyPackage.  An EncryptedKeyPackage 
   content type MUST contain at least one SymmetricKeyPackage or 
   AsymmetricKeyPackage. Implementations MAY support additional 
   encapsulating layers. 

   Note that interoperability between an originator and a recipient that 
   do not support the same inner-most content (e.g., originator supports 
   AsymmetricKeyPackage while recipient supports SymmetricKeyPackage) is 
   not a concern as originators should be aware of the recipient's 
   capabilities; however, the mechanism for the exchange of the 
   recipient's capabilities is beyond the scope of this document. 

3. Content Decryption Key Identifier 

   The content-decryption-key-identifier attribute can be used to 
   identify the symmetric keying material that is needed for decryption 
   of the EncryptedData content if there is any ambiguity.  The 
   ATTRIBUTE definition is taken from [RFCTBD3]. 

   The content-decryption-key-identifier attribute has the following 
   syntax: 

     content-decrypt-key-identifier ATTRIBUTE ::= { 
       WITH SYNTAX ContentDecryptKeyID 
       ID id-aa-KP-contentDecryptKeyID } 

     id-aa-KP-contentDecryptKeyID OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 
       joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) 
       dod(2) infosec(1) attributes(5) 66 } 

     ContentDecryptKeyID ::= OCTET STRING 

   The content decryption key identifier contains an octet string, and 
   this syntax does not impose any particular structure on the 
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   Due to multiple layers of encryption, the content-decryption-key-
   identifier attribute can appear in more than one location in the 
   overall key package.  When there are multiple occurrences of the 
   content-decryption-key-identifier attribute, each occurrence is 
   evaluated independently.  Each one is used to identify the needed 
   keying material for that layer of encryption. 

4. Security Considerations 

   The security considerations from [RFC3852], [RFC4073], [RFC5083], 
   [RFCTBD1], [RFCTBD2], and [CCC] apply. 

   The encrypted key package content type might not provide proof of 
   origin if the content encryption algorithm does not support 
   authenticated key exchange.  To provide proof of origin for this 
   content, another security protocol needs to be used.  This is the 
   reason that support for encapsulating the EncryptedKeyPackage with a 
   SignedData content type from [RFC3852] is required. 

5. IANA Considerations 

   None.  Please remove this section prior to publication as an RFC. 

6. References 

6.1. Normative References 

   [RFC2119]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate 
               Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. 

   [RFC3852]   Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)", RFC 
               3852, July 2004. 

   [RFC5083]   Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) 
               Authenticated-Enveloped-Data Content Type", RFC 5083, 
               November 2007. 

   [RFC5280]   Cooper, D., Santesson, S., Farrell, S., Boeyen, S., 
               Housley, R., and W. Polk, "Internet X.509 Public Key 
               Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation 
               List (CRL) Profile", RFC 5280, May 2008. 

   [RFCTBD1]   Housley, R. and S. Turner, "Symmetric Key package Content 
               Type", draft-ietf-keyprov-symmetrickeyformat-05.txt, 
               work-in-progress. 


 
 
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   [RFCTBD2]   Turner, S., "Asymmetric Key Packages", draft-turner-
               asymmetrickeyformat-01.txt, work-in-progress. 

   [RFCTBD3]   Schaad, J., and P. Hoffman, "New ASN.1 Modules for PKIX", 
               draft-ietf-pkix-new-asn1-07.txt, work-in-progress. 

   [X.680]     ITU-T Recommendation X.680 (2002) | ISO/IEC 8824-1:2002. 
               Information Technology - Abstract Syntax Notation One. 

6.2. Informative References 

   [RFC3274]   Gutmann, P., "Compressed Data Content Type for 
               Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)", RFC 3274, June 2002. 

   [RFC4073]   Housley, R., "Protecting Multiple Contents with the 
               Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)", RFC 4073, May 2005. 

   [CCC]       Wallace, C., and R. Housley, "Cryptographic Message 
               Syntax (CMS) Content Constraints X.509 Certificate 
               Extension", draft-housley-cms-content-constraints-extn-
               01.txt, work-in-progress. 

Appendix A. ASN.1 Module 

   This appendix provides the normative ASN.1 definitions for the 
   structures described in this specification using ASN.1 as defined in 
   X.680. 

   EncryptedKeyPackage { id-TBSL } 

   DEFINITIONS EXPLICIT TAGS ::= 

   BEGIN 

   -- EXPORTS ALL -- 

   IMPORTS 

   -- IMPORTS from CMS [RFC3852] 

   EncryptedData, EnvelopedData 
     FROM CryptographicMessageSyntax 
       { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs-9(9) 
         smime(16) modules(0) cms-2004(24) } 

   -- IMPORTS from CMS AuthEnvelopedData [RFC5083] 

 
 
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   AuthEnvelopedData 
     FROM CMS-AuthEnvelopedData-2007 
        { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) 
          pkcs-9(9) smime(16) modules(0) cms-authEnvelopedData(31) } 

   -- IMPORTS from PKIX ASN.1 [RFCTBD3] 

     ATTRIBUTE 
       FROM PKIX-CommonTypes-2009 
         { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) 
           security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7) id-mod(0) 
           id-mod-pkixCommon-02(57) } 

   ; 

   PKCS7-CONTENT-TYPE ::= TYPE-IDENTIFIER 

   KeyPackageContentTypes PKCS7-CONTENT-TYPE ::= { 
     encrypted-key-package, 
     ... -- Expect additional content types -- 
   } 

   encrypted-key-package PKCS7-CONTENT-TYPE ::= 
       { EncryptedKeyPackage IDENTIFIED BY id-ct-KP-encryptedKeyPkg } 

   id-ct-KP-encryptedKeyPkg OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= 
     { joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) 
       dod(2) infosec(1) formats(2) key-package-content-types(78) 2 } 

   EncryptedKeyPackage ::= CHOICE { 
       encrypted        EncryptedData, 
       enveloped        [0] EnvelopedData, 
       authEnveloped    [1] AuthEnvelopedData } 

   content-decrypt-key-identifier ATTRIBUTE ::= { 
       WITH SYNTAX ContentDecryptKeyID 
       ID id-aa-KP-contentDecryptKeyID } 

   id-aa-KP-contentDecryptKeyID OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 
     joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) 
     dod(2) infosec(1) attributes(5) 66 } 

   ContentDecryptKeyID ::= OCTET STRING 

   END 


 
 
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Authors' Addresses 

   Sean Turner 
   IECA, Inc. 
   3057 Nutley Street, Suite 106 
   Fairfax, VA 22031 
   USA 

   EMail: turners@ieca.com 

   Russ Housley 
   Vigil Security, LLC 
   918 Spring Knoll Drive 
   Herndon, VA 20170 
   USA  

   EMail: housley@vigilsec.com 






























 
 
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