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Use of the SHA3 One-way Hash Functions in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
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draft-housley-lamps-cms-sha3-hash-01
Network Working Group                                         R. Housley
Internet-Draft                                            Vigil Security
Intended status: Standards Track                          2 October 2023
Expires: 4 April 2024

  Use of the SHA3 One-way Hash Functions in the Cryptographic Message
                              Syntax (CMS)
                  draft-housley-lamps-cms-sha3-hash-01

Abstract

   This document describes the conventions for using the four one-way
   hash functions in the SHA3 family with the Cryptographic Message
   Syntax (CMS).

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  ASN.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Message Digest Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Signature Algorithms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     3.1.  RSASSA PKCS#1 v1.5 with SHA3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.2.  ECDSA with SHA3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   4.  Message Authentication Codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   5.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   6.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     6.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     6.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   Appendix.  ASN.1 Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

1.  Introduction

   The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) [RFC5652] is used to digitally
   sign, digest, authenticate, or encrypt arbitrary message contents.
   This specification describes the use of the four one-way hash
   functions in the SHA3 family (SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3-384, and
   SHA3-512) [SHA3] with the CMS.  In addition, this specification
   describes the use of these four one-way hash functions with the
   RSASSA PKCS#1 version 1.5 signature algorithm [RFC8017] and the
   Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) [DSS] with the CMS
   signed-data content type.

1.1.  ASN.1

   CMS values are generated using ASN.1 [X.680], using the Basic
   Encoding Rules (BER) and the Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER)
   [X.690].

1.2.  Terminology

   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 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

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2.  Message Digest Algorithms

   One-way hash functions are also referred to as message digest
   algorithms.
   This section specifies the conventions employed by CMS
   implementations that support SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3-384, and
   SHA3-512 [SHA3].

   Digest algorithm identifiers are located in the SignedData
   digestAlgorithms field, the SignerInfo digestAlgorithm field, the
   DigestedData digestAlgorithm field, and the AuthenticatedData
   digestAlgorithm field.

   Digest values are located in the DigestedData digest field and the
   Message Digest authenticated attribute.  In addition, digest values
   are input to signature algorithms.

   SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3-384, and SHA3-512 produce output values with
   224, 256, 384, and 512 bits, respectively.  The object identifiers
   for these four one-way hash functions are as follows:

      hashAlgs OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16)
          us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3) nistAlgorithm(4) 2 }

      id-sha3-224 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hashAlgs 7 }

      id-sha3-256 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hashAlgs 8 }

      id-sha3-384 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hashAlgs 9 }

      id-sha3-512 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hashAlgs 10 }

   When using the id-sha3-224, id-sha3-s256, id-sha3-384, or id-sha3-512
   algorithm identifiers, the parameters field MUST be absent; not NULL
   but absent.

3.  Signature Algorithms

   This section specifies the conventions employed by CMS
   implementations that support the four SHA3 one-way hash functions
   with the RSASSA PKCS#1 version 1.5 signature algorithm [RFC8017] and
   the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) [DSS] with the
   CMS signed-data content type.

   Signature algorithm identifiers are located in the SignerInfo
   signatureAlgorithm field of SignedData.  Also, signature algorithm
   identifiers are located in the SignerInfo signatureAlgorithm field of
   countersignature attributes.

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   Signature values are located in the SignerInfo signature field of
   SignedData.  Also, signature values are located in the SignerInfo
   signature field of countersignature attributes.

3.1.  RSASSA PKCS#1 v1.5 with SHA3

   The RSASSA PKCS#1 v1.5 is defined in [RFC8017]}}.  When RSASSA PKCS#1
   v1.5 is used in conjunction with one of the SHA3 one-way hash
   functions, the object identifiers are:

      sigAlgs OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16)
          us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3) nistAlgorithm(4) 3 }

      id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-224 ::= { sigAlgs 13 }

      id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-256 ::= { sigAlgs 14 }

      id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-384 ::= { sigAlgs 15 }

      id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-512 ::= { sigAlgs 16 }

   The algorithm identifier for RSASSA PKCS#1 v1.5 subject public keys
   in certificates is specified in [RFC3279], and it is repeated here
   for convenience:

      rsaEncryption OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)
          us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs-1(1) 1 }

   When the rsaEncryption, id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-224, id-
   rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-256, id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-384,
   and id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-512 algorithm identifier is used,
   AlgorithmIdentifier parameters field MUST contain NULL.

   When the rsaEncryption algorithm identifier is used, the RSA public
   key, which is composed of a modulus and a public exponent, MUST be
   encoded using the RSAPublicKey type as specified in [RFC3279].  The
   output of this encoding is carried in the certificate subject public
   key.  The definition of RSAPublicKey is repeated here for
   convenience:

      RSAPublicKey ::= SEQUENCE {
         modulus INTEGER, -- n
         publicExponent INTEGER } -- e

   When signing, the RSASSA PKCS#1 v1.5 signature algorithm generates a
   single value, and that value is used directly as the signature value.

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3.2.  ECDSA with SHA3

   The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) is defined in
   [DSS].  When ECDSA is used in conjunction with one of the SHA3 one-
   way hash functions, the object identifiers are:

      sigAlgs OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16)
          us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3) nistAlgorithm(4) 3 }

      id-ecdsa-with-sha3-224 ::= { sigAlgs 9 }

      id-ecdsa-with-sha3-256 ::= { sigAlgs 10 }

      id-ecdsa-with-sha3-384 ::= { sigAlgs 11 }

      id-ecdsa-with-sha3-512 ::= { sigAlgs 12 }

   When using the id-ecdsa-with-sha3-224, id-ecdsa-with-sha3-256, id-
   ecdsa-with-sha3-384, and id-ecdsa-with-sha3-512 algorithm
   identifiers, the parameters field MUST be absent; not NULL but
   absent.

   The conventions for ECDSA public keys is as specified in [RFC5480].
   The ECParameters associated with the ECDSA public key in the signers
   certificate SHALL apply to the verification of the signature.

   When signing, the ECDSA algorithm generates two values.  These values
   are commonly referred to as r and s.  To easily transfer these two
   values as one signature, they MUST be ASN.1 encoded using the ECDSA-
   Sig-Value defined in [RFC3279] and repeated here for convenience:

      ECDSA-Sig-Value ::= SEQUENCE {
          r  INTEGER,
          s  INTEGER }

4.  Message Authentication Codes

   This section specifies the conventions employed by CMS
   implementations that support the HMAC [RFC2104] with SHA3 message
   authentication code (MAC).

   MAC algorithm identifiers are located in the AuthenticatedData
   macAlgorithm field.

   MAC values are located in the AuthenticatedData mac field.

   When HMAC is used in conjunction with one of the SHA3 one-way hash
   functions, the object identifiers are:

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      hashAlgs OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2) country(16)
          us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3) nistAlgorithm(4) 2 }

      id-hmacWithSHA3-224 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hashAlgs 13 }

      id-hmacWithSHA3-256 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hashAlgs 14 }

      id-hmacWithSHA3-384 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hashAlgs 15 }

      id-hmacWithSHA3-512 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { hashAlgs 16 }

   When the id-hmacWithSHA3-224, id-hmacWithSHA3-256, id-
   hmacWithSHA3-384, and id-hmacWithSHA3-512 algorithm identifier is
   used, the parameters field MUST be absent; not NULL but absent.

5.  Security Considerations

   Implementations must protect the signer's private key.  Compromise of
   the signer's private key permits masquerade.

   When more than two parties share the same message-authentication key,
   data origin authentication is not provided.  Any party that knows the
   message-authentication key can compute a valid MAC, therefore the
   content could originate from any one of the parties.

   Implementations must randomly generate message-authentication keys
   and one-time values, such as the k value when generating a ECDSA
   signature.  In addition, the generation of public/private key pairs
   relies on a random numbers.  The use of inadequate pseudo-random
   number generators (PRNGs) to generate cryptographic such values can
   result in little or no security.  An attacker may find it much easier
   to reproduce the PRNG environment that produced the keys, searching
   the resulting small set of possibilities, rather than brute force
   searching the whole key space.  The generation of quality random
   numbers is difficult.  RFC 4086 [RFC4086] offers important guidance
   in this area, and Appendix 3 of FIPS Pub 186-4 [DSS] provides some
   PRNG techniques.

   Implementers should be aware that cryptographic algorithms become
   weaker with time.  As new cryptanalysis techniques are developed and
   computing performance improves, the work factor to break a particular
   cryptographic algorithm will reduce.  Therefore, cryptographic
   algorithm implementations should be modular allowing new algorithms
   to be readily inserted.  That is, implementers should be prepared to
   regularly update the set of algorithms in their implementations.

6.  References

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6.1.  Normative References

   [DSS]      National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Digital
              Signature Standard (DSS) version 4", FIPS PUB 186-4, July
              2013, <https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/
              NIST.FIPS.186-4.pdf>.

   [RFC2104]  Krawczyk, H., Bellare, M., and R. Canetti, "HMAC: Keyed-
              Hashing for Message Authentication", RFC 2104,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2104, February 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2104>.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119>.

   [RFC3279]  Bassham, L., Polk, W., and R. Housley, "Algorithms and
              Identifiers for the Internet X.509 Public Key
              Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List
              (CRL) Profile", RFC 3279, DOI 10.17487/RFC3279, April
              2002, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3279>.

   [RFC5480]  Turner, S., Brown, D., Yiu, K., Housley, R., and T. Polk,
              "Elliptic Curve Cryptography Subject Public Key
              Information", RFC 5480, DOI 10.17487/RFC5480, March 2009,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5480>.

   [RFC5652]  Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)", STD 70,
              RFC 5652, DOI 10.17487/RFC5652, September 2009,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5652>.

   [RFC8017]  Moriarty, K., Ed., Kaliski, B., Jonsson, J., and A. Rusch,
              "PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.2",
              RFC 8017, DOI 10.17487/RFC8017, November 2016,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8017>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8174>.

   [SHA3]     National Institute of Standards and Technology, "SHA-3
              Standard: Permutation-Based Hash and Extendable-Output
              Functions", FIPS PUB 202, August 2015,
              <http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.202.pdf>.

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   [X.680]    ITU-T, "Information technology -- Abstract Syntax Notation
              One (ASN.1): Specification of basic notation", ITU-T
              Recommendation X.680, ISO/IEC 8824-1:2021, February 2021,
              <https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.680>.

   [X.690]    ITU-T, "Information technology -- ASN.1 encoding rules:
              Specification of Basic Encoding Rules (BER), Canonical
              Encoding Rules (CER) and Distinguished Encoding Rules
              (DER)", ITU-T Recommendation X.690, ISO/IEC 8825-1:2021,
              February 2021, <https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.680>.

6.2.  Informative References

   [RFC4086]  Eastlake 3rd, D., Schiller, J., and S. Crocker,
              "Randomness Requirements for Security", BCP 106, RFC 4086,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC4086, June 2005,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4086>.

Appendix.  ASN.1 Module

   TBD

Author's Address

   Russ Housley
   Vigil Security, LLC
   Herndon, VA,
   United States of America
   Email: housley@vigilsec.com

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