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Authors Jeff Hodges , Giridhar Mandyam , Michael B. Jones
Last updated 2020-05-14
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draft-hodges-webauthn-registries-06
W3C WebAuthn Working Group                                     J. Hodges
Internet-Draft                                                    Google
Intended status: Informational                                G. Mandyam
Expires: November 15, 2020                    Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
                                                                M. Jones
                                                               Microsoft
                                                            May 14, 2020

              Registries for Web Authentication (WebAuthn)
                  draft-hodges-webauthn-registries-06

Abstract

   This specification defines IANA registries for W3C Web Authentication
   attestation statement format identifiers and extension identifiers.

Note to Readers

   _RFC EDITOR: please remove this section before publication_

   This is a work-in-progress.

   The issues list can be found at https://github.com/w3c/webauthn/
   issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aspec%3Awebauthn-registries [1].

   The most recent _published_ draft revision is at
   https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hodges-webauthn-registries [2].

   The editors' draft is at https://github.com/w3c/webauthn/blob/master/
   draft-hodges-webauthn-registries.txt [3]

   Changes in the editors' draft, both proposed and incorporated, are
   listed at https://github.com/w3c/webauthn/
   pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3Aspec%3Awebauthn-registries [4]

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.1.  WebAuthn Attestation Statement Format Identifier Registry   3
       2.1.1.  Registering Attestation Statement Format Identifiers    4
       2.1.2.  Registration Request Processing . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       2.1.3.  Initial WebAuthn Attestation Statement Format
               Identifier Registry Values  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.2.  WebAuthn Extension Identifier Registry  . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.2.1.  Registering Extension Identifiers . . . . . . . . . .   5
       2.2.2.  Registration Request Processing . . . . . . . . . . .   6
       2.2.3.  Initial WebAuthn Extension Identifier Registry Values   6
   3.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   4.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   5.  Document History  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   6.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     6.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     6.2.  URIs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9

1.  Introduction

   This specification establishes IANA registries for W3C Web
   Authentication [WebAuthn] attestation statement format identifiers
   and extension identifiers.  The initial values for these registries
   are in the IANA Considerations section of the [WebAuthn]
   specification.

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2.  IANA Considerations

   This specification establishes two registries:

   o  the "WebAuthn Attestation Statement Format Identifier" registry;
      see Section 2.1.
   o  the "WebAuthn Extension Identifier" registry; see Section 2.2.

   [[ Per discussions in an email thread between the authors and IANA (
   "[IANA #1154148]" ), it is requested that the registries be located
   at <https://www.iana.org/assignments/webauthn>.  RFC Editor - please
   delete this request after the registries have been created. ]]

   For both registries, the expert(s) and IANA will interact as outlined
   below:

   IANA will direct any incoming requests regarding either of these
   registries to this document and, if defined, the processes
   established by the expert(s); typically, this will mean referring
   them to the registry Web page.

2.1.  WebAuthn Attestation Statement Format Identifier Registry

   WebAuthn attestation statement format identifiers are strings whose
   semantic, syntactic, and string-matching criteria are specified in
   [WebAuthn] "Attestation Statement Format Identifiers" [5], along with
   the concepts of attestation and attestation statement formats.

   Registered attestation statement format identifiers are those that
   have been added to the registry by following the procedure in
   Section 2.1.1.

   Each attestation statement format identifier added to this registry
   MUST be unique amongst the set of registered attestation statement
   format identifiers.

   Registered attestation statement format identifiers MUST be a maximum
   of 32 octets in length and MUST consist only of printable USASCII
   characters, excluding backslash and doublequote, i.e., VCHAR as
   defined in [RFC5234] but without %x22 and %x5c.  Attestation
   statement format identifiers are case sensitive.  Attestation
   statement format identifiers may not match other registered
   identifiers in a case-insensitive manner unless the Designated
   Experts determine that there is a compelling reason to allow an
   exception.

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2.1.1.  Registering Attestation Statement Format Identifiers

   WebAuthn attestation statement format identifiers are registered
   using the Specification Required policy (see Section 4.6 of
   [RFC8126]).

   The WebAuthn attestation statement format identifiers registry is
   located at https://www.iana.org/assignments/webauthn [6].
   Registration requests can be made by following the instructions
   located there, or by sending an e-mail to the webauthn-reg-
   review@ietf.org mailing list.

   Registration requests consist of at least the following information:

   o  *WebAuthn Attestation Statement Format Identifier*: An identifier
      meeting the requirements given above in Section 2.1.
   o  *Description*: A relatively short description of the attestation
      format.
   o  *Reference*: Reference to the specification of the attestation
      statement format.
   o  Notes: [optional]

   Registrations MUST reference a freely available, stable
   specification, e.g., as described in Section 4.6 of [RFC8126].  This
   specification MUST include security and privacy considerations
   relevant to the attestation statement format.

   Note that WebAuthn attestation statement format identifiers can be
   registered by third parties (including the expert(s) themselves), if
   the expert(s) determine that an unregistered attestation statement
   format is widely deployed and not likely to be registered in a timely
   manner otherwise.  Such registrations still are subject to the
   requirements defined, including the need to reference a
   specification.

2.1.2.  Registration Request Processing

   As noted in Section 2.1.1, WebAuthn attestation statement format
   identifiers are registered using the Specification Required policy.

   The expert(s) will clearly identify any issues which cause a
   registration to be refused.

   When a request is approved, the expert(s) will inform IANA, and the
   registration will be processed.  The IESG is the arbiter of any
   objection.

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2.1.3.  Initial WebAuthn Attestation Statement Format Identifier
        Registry Values

   The initial values for the WebAuthn Attestation Statement Format
   Identifier Registry are to be populated from the values listed in
   "WebAuthn Attestation Statement Format Identifier Registrations" [7]
   of [WebAuthn].

2.2.  WebAuthn Extension Identifier Registry

   WebAuthn extension identifiers are strings whose semantic, syntactic,
   and string-matching criteria are specified in [WebAuthn] "Extension
   Identifiers" [8].

   Registered extension identifiers are those that have been added to
   the registry by following the procedure in Section 2.2.1.

   Each extension identifier added to this registry MUST be unique
   amongst the set of registered extension identifiers.

   Registered extension identifiers MUST be a maximum of 32 octets in
   length and MUST consist only of printable USASCII characters,
   excluding backslash and doublequote, i.e., VCHAR as defined in
   [RFC5234] but without %x22 and %x5c.  Extension identifiers are case
   sensitive.  Extension identifiers may not match other registered
   names in a case-insensitive manner unless the Designated Experts
   determine that there is a compelling reason to allow an exception.

2.2.1.  Registering Extension Identifiers

   WebAuthn extension identifiers registry are registered using the
   Specification Required policy (see Section 4.6 of [RFC8126]).

   The WebAuthn extension identifiers registry is located at
   https://www.iana.org/assignments/webauthn [9].  Registration requests
   can be made by following the instructions located there, or by
   sending an e-mail to the webauthn-reg-review@ietf.org mailing list.

   Registration requests consist of at least the following information:

   o  *WebAuthn Extension Identifier*: An identifier meeting the
      requirements given above in Section 2.2.
   o  *Description*: A relatively short description of the extension.
   o  *Reference*: Reference to the specification of the extension.
   o  Notes: [optional]

   Registrations MUST reference a freely available, stable
   specification, e.g., as described in Section 4.6 of [RFC8126].  This

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   specification MUST include security and privacy considerations
   relevant to the extension.

   Note that WebAuthn extensions can be registered by third parties
   (including the expert(s) themselves), if the expert(s) determine that
   an unregistered extension is widely deployed and not likely to be
   registered in a timely manner otherwise.  Such registrations still
   are subject to the requirements defined, including the need to
   reference a specification.

2.2.2.  Registration Request Processing

   As noted in Section 2.2.1, WebAuthn extension identifiers are
   registered using the Specification Required policy.

   The expert(s) will clearly identify any issues which cause a
   registration to be refused.

   When a request is approved, the expert(s) will inform IANA, and the
   registration will be processed.  The IESG is the arbiter of any
   objection.

2.2.3.  Initial WebAuthn Extension Identifier Registry Values

   The initial values for the WebAuthn Extension Identifier Registry are
   to be populated from the values listed in "WebAuthn Extension
   Identifier Registrations" [10] of [WebAuthn].

3.  Security Considerations

   See [WebAuthn] for relevant security considerations.

4.  Acknowledgements

   Thanks to Mark Nottingham for valuable comments and suggestions.
   Thanks to Kathleen Moriarty and Benjamin Kaduk for their Area
   Director sponsorship of this specification.  Thanks to Sarah Banks,
   Paul Kyzivat, and Hilarie Orman for their reviews.

5.  Document History

   [[ to be removed by the RFC Editor before publication as an RFC ]]

   -06

   o  Addressed Gen-Art review comments by Paul Kyzivat by deleting text
      about designated experts defining additional registry fields.

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   o  Addressed Ops-Dir review comments by Sarah Banks by deleting text
      that duplicated requirements already specified in RFC 8126.
   o  Addressed Security review comments by Hilarie Orman by deleting
      unnecessary text about attestation statement formats lacking
      complete specifications.
   o  Replaced uses of the URL https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn/ with
      https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/REC-webauthn-1-20190304/ so that the
      reference remains stable after the level 2 WebAuthn specification
      is published.

   -05

   o  Updated to address the solicited IANA review comments, per
      discussions in an email thread between the authors and IANA (
      "[IANA #1154148]" ).

   -04

   o  Update per Benjamin Kaduk's further AD review: Remove 'final' wrt
      IESG arbitrating objections; Add explicit requirement for
      extension or attestation specs to include security and privacy
      considerations.
   o  Update per IANA review: Move "IANA considerations section up in
      doc to encompass (former) sections 2 and 3.

   -03

   o  Update per Benjamin Kaduk's AD review.  Align with RFC 8288,
      rather than draft-nottingham-rfc5988bis.

   -02

   o  Refresh now that the WebAuthn spec is at Recommendation (REC)
      maturity level.

   -01

   o  Refresh now that the WebAuthn Committee Recommendation (CR) draft
      is pending.

   -00

   o  Initial version, based on draft-nottingham-rfc5988bis.

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6.  References

6.1.  Normative References

   [RFC5234]  Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax
              Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC5234, January 2008,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5234>.

   [RFC8126]  Cotton, M., Leiba, B., and T. Narten, "Guidelines for
              Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26,
              RFC 8126, DOI 10.17487/RFC8126, June 2017,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8126>.

   [WebAuthn]
              Balfanz, D., Czeskis, A., Hodges, J., Jones, J., Jones,
              M., Kumar, A., Liao, A., Lindemann, R., and E. Lundberg,
              "Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key
              Credentials", World Wide Web Consortium
              (W3C) Recommendation, March 2019,
              <https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/REC-webauthn-1-20190304/>.

6.2.  URIs

   [1] https://github.com/w3c/webauthn/
       issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Aspec%3Awebauthn-registries

   [2] https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hodges-webauthn-registries

   [3] https://github.com/w3c/webauthn/blob/master/draft-hodges-
       webauthn-registries.txt

   [4] https://github.com/w3c/webauthn/
       pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3Aspec%3Awebauthn-registries

   [5] https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/REC-webauthn-1-20190304/#sctn-attstn-
       fmt-ids

   [6] https://www.iana.org/assignments/webauthn

   [7] https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/REC-webauthn-1-20190304/#sctn-att-fmt-
       reg

   [8] https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/REC-webauthn-1-20190304/#sctn-
       extension-id

   [9] https://www.iana.org/assignments/webauthn

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   [10] https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/REC-webauthn-1-20190304/#sctn-
        extensions-reg

Authors' Addresses

   Jeff Hodges
   Google
   1600 Amphitheater Parkway
   Mountain View, California  94043
   US

   Email: jdhodges@google.com
   URI:   https://kingsmountain.com/people/Jeff.Hodges/

   Giridhar Mandyam
   Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
   5775 Morehouse Drive
   San Diego, California  92121
   USA

   Phone: +1 858 651 7200
   Email: mandyam@qti.qualcomm.com

   Michael B. Jones
   Microsoft

   Email: mbj@microsoft.com
   URI:   https://self-issued.info/

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