Skip to main content

Use of Hybrid Public-Key Encryption (HPKE) with CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)
draft-ietf-cose-hpke-05

The information below is for an old version of the document.
Document Type
This is an older version of an Internet-Draft whose latest revision state is "Expired".
Authors Hannes Tschofenig , Brendan Moran
Last updated 2023-04-13 (Latest revision 2023-03-13)
Replaces draft-tschofenig-cose-hpke
RFC stream Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Formats
Additional resources Mailing list discussion
Stream WG state WG Document
Document shepherd (None)
IESG IESG state I-D Exists
Consensus boilerplate Unknown
Telechat date (None)
Responsible AD (None)
Send notices to (None)
draft-ietf-cose-hpke-05
COSE                                                       H. Tschofenig
Internet-Draft                                                          
Intended status: Standards Track                                B. Moran
Expires: 15 October 2023                                     Arm Limited
                                                           13 April 2023

Use of Hybrid Public-Key Encryption (HPKE) with CBOR Object Signing and
                           Encryption (COSE)
                        draft-ietf-cose-hpke-05

Abstract

   This specification defines hybrid public-key encryption (HPKE) for
   use with CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE).  HPKE offers a
   variant of public-key encryption of arbitrary-sized plaintexts for a
   recipient public key.

   HPKE works for any combination of an asymmetric key encapsulation
   mechanism (KEM), key derivation function (KDF), and authenticated
   encryption with additional data (AEAD) function.  Authentication for
   HPKE in COSE is provided by COSE-native security mechanisms.

   This document defines the use of the HPKE base mode with COSE.  Other
   modes are supported by HPKE but not by this specification.

Status of This Memo

   This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the
   provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79.

   Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
   Task Force (IETF).  Note that other groups may also distribute
   working documents as Internet-Drafts.  The list of current Internet-
   Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/.

   Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months
   and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any
   time.  It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference
   material or to cite them other than as "work in progress."

   This Internet-Draft will expire on 15 October 2023.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (c) 2023 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
   document authors.  All rights reserved.

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 1]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

   This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
   Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (https://trustee.ietf.org/
   license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document.
   Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights
   and restrictions with respect to this document.  Code Components
   extracted from this document must include Revised BSD License text as
   described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are
   provided without warranty as described in the Revised BSD License.

   This document may contain material from IETF Documents or IETF
   Contributions published or made publicly available before November
   10, 2008.  The person(s) controlling the copyright in some of this
   material may not have granted the IETF Trust the right to allow
   modifications of such material outside the IETF Standards Process.
   Without obtaining an adequate license from the person(s) controlling
   the copyright in such materials, this document may not be modified
   outside the IETF Standards Process, and derivative works of it may
   not be created outside the IETF Standards Process, except to format
   it for publication as an RFC or to translate it into languages other
   than English.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Conventions and Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  HPKE for COSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.1.  Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
       3.1.1.  Single Recipient / One Layer Structure  . . . . . . .   5
       3.1.2.  Multiple Recipients / Two Layer Structure . . . . . .   6
   4.  HPKE Encryption and Decryption  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.1.  HPKE Encryption with SealBase . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     4.2.  HPKE Decryption with OpenBase . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     4.3.  AAD Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
       4.3.1.  AAD provided to HPKE for COSE_Encrypt0  . . . . . . .   9
       4.3.2.  AAD provided to HPKE for COSE_Encrypt at the Recipient
               Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
       4.3.3.  AAD provided to the AEAD cipher used for Content
               Encryption at Layer 0 by COSE_Encrypt . . . . . . . .  10
     4.4.  Info Parameter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   5.  Examples  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.1.  Single Recipient / One Layer Example  . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.2.  Multiple Recipients / Two Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   7.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     7.1.  COSE Algorithms Registry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     7.2.  COSE Header Algorithm Parameters  . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 2]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   Appendix A.  Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   Appendix B.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16

1.  Introduction

   Hybrid public-key encryption (HPKE) [RFC9180] is a scheme that
   provides public key encryption of arbitrary-sized plaintexts given a
   recipient's public key.  HPKE utilizes a non-interactive ephemeral-
   static Diffie-Hellman exchange to establish a shared secret.  The
   motivation for standardizing a public key encryption scheme is
   explained in the introduction of [RFC9180].

   The HPKE specification defines several features for use with public
   key encryption and a subset of those features is applied to COSE
   ([RFC9052], [RFC9053]).  Since COSE provides constructs for
   authentication, those are not re-used from the HPKE specification.
   This specification uses the "base" mode, as it is called in HPKE
   specification language.

2.  Conventions and 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.

   This specification uses the following abbreviations and terms:

   *  Content-encryption key (CEK), a term defined in CMS [RFC2630].

   *  Hybrid Public Key Encryption (HPKE) is defined in [RFC9180].

   *  pkR is the public key of the recipient, as defined in [RFC9180].

   *  skR is the private key of the recipient, as defined in [RFC9180].

   *  Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM), see [RFC9180].

   *  Key Derivation Function (KDF), see [RFC9180].

   *  Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD), see
      [RFC9180].

   *  Additional Authenticated Data (AAD), see [RFC9180].

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 3]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

3.  HPKE for COSE

3.1.  Overview

   This specification supports two uses of HPKE in COSE, namely

   *  HPKE in a single recipient setup.  This use cases uses a one layer
      COSE structure.  Section 3.1.1 provides the details.

   *  HPKE in a multiple recipient setup.  This use case requires a two
      layer COSE structure.  Section 3.1.2 provides the details.  While
      it is possible to support the single recipient use case with a two
      layer structure, the single layer setup is more efficient.

   HPKE in Base mode requires little information to be provided by the
   sender, namely

   *  algorithm information (KEM, KDF, and AEAD identifiers),

   *  an encapsulated key generated by the sender, and

   *  an identifier of the static recipient key.

   In the subsections below we explain how this information is carried
   inside the COSE_Encrypt0 and the COSE_Encrypt for the one layer and
   the two layer structure, respectively.

   In both cases a new structure is used to convey information about the
   HPKE sender, namely the HPKE sender information structure
   (HPKE_sender_info).

   When the alg value is set to 'HPKE-v1-BASE', the HPKE_sender_info
   structure MUST be present in the unprotected header parameter.

   The CDDL grammar describing the HPKE_sender_info structure is:

      HPKE_sender_info = [
          kem_id : uint,         ; kem identifier
          kdf_id : uint,         ; kdf identifier
          aead_id : uint,        ; aead identifier
          enc : bstr,            ; encapsulated key
      ]

   The fields have the following meaning:

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 4]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

      +---------+----------------+------------+-------------------+
      | Name    | CBOR Type      | Value      | Description       |
      |         |                | Registry   |                   |
      +---------+----------------+------------+-------------------+
      | kem_id  | uint           | HPKE       | Identifier for    |
      |         |                | KEM IDs    | the KEM           |
      |         |                | Registry   |                   |
      |         |                |            |                   |
      | kdf_id  | uint           | HPKE KDF   | Identifier for    |
      |         |                | IDs        | the KDF ID        |
      |         |                |            |                   |
      | aead_id | uint           | HPKE AEAD  | Identifier for    |
      |         |                | IDs        | the AEAD ID       |
      |         |                |            |                   |
      | enc     | bstr           |            | Encapsulated key  |
      |         |                |            | defined by HPKE   |
      +---------+----------------+------------+-------------------+

                    Figure 1: HPKE_sender_info structure

   kem_id: This parameter is used to identify the KEM.  The registry for
   KEM ids has been established with RFC 9180.

   kdf_id: This parameter contains the KDF identifier.  The registry
   containing the KDF ids has been established with RFC 9180.

   aead_id: This parameter contains the AEAD identifier.  The registry
   containing the AEAD ids has been established with RFC 9180.

   enc: This parameter contains the encapsulated key, which is output of
   the HPKE KEM.

3.1.1.  Single Recipient / One Layer Structure

   With the one layer structure the information carried inside the
   COSE_recipient structure is embedded inside the COSE_Encrypt0.

   HPKE is used to directly encrypt the plaintext.  The resulting
   ciphertext may be included in the COSE_Encrypt0 or may be detached.
   If a payload is transported separately then it is called "detached
   content".  A nil CBOR object is placed in the location of the
   ciphertext.  See Section 5 of [RFC9052] for a description of detached
   payloads.

   The sender MUST set the alg parameter in the protected header, which
   indicates the use of HPKE.

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 5]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

   The sender MUST place the HPKE_sender_info structure into the
   unprotected header.  Although the use of the kid parameter in
   COSE_Encrypt0 is discouraged by RFC 9052, this specification allows
   profiles of this specification to use the kid parameter (or other
   parameters) to identify the static recipient public key used by the
   sender.  If the COSE_Encrypt0 contains the kid then the recipient may
   use it to select the appropriate private key.

   Figure 2 shows the COSE_Encrypt0 CDDL structure.

   COSE_Encrypt0_Tagged = #6.16(COSE_Encrypt0)

   ; Layer 0
   COSE_Encrypt0 = [
       Headers,
       ciphertext : bstr / nil,
   ]

           Figure 2: CDDL for HPKE-based COSE_Encrypt0 Structure

   The COSE_Encrypt0 MAY be tagged or untagged.

   An example is shown in Section 5.1.

3.1.2.  Multiple Recipients / Two Layer Structure

   With the two layer structure the HPKE information is conveyed in the
   COSE_recipient structure, i.e. one COSE_recipient structure per
   recipient.

   In this approach the following layers are involved:

   *  Layer 0 (corresponding to the COSE_Encrypt structure) contains the
      content (plaintext) encrypted with the CEK.  This ciphertext MAY
      be detached.  If not detached, then it is included in the
      COSE_Encrypt structure.

   *  Layer 1 (corresponding to a recipient structure) contains
      parameters needed for HPKE to generate a shared secret used to
      encrypt the CEK.  This layer conveys the encrypted CEK in the
      encCEK structure.  The protected header MUST contain the HPKE alg
      parameter and the unprotected header MUST contain the
      HPKE_sender_info structure.  The unprotected header MAY contain
      the kid parameter to identify the static recipient public key the
      sender has been using with HPKE.

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 6]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

   This two-layer structure is used to encrypt content that can also be
   shared with multiple parties at the expense of a single additional
   encryption operation.  As stated above, the specification uses a CEK
   to encrypt the content at layer 0.  For example, the content
   encrypted at layer 0 may be a firmware image.  The same encrypted
   firmware image may need to be sent to many recipients; however, each
   recipient uses their own private key to obtain the CEK.

   The COSE_recipient structure, shown in Figure 3, is repeated for each
   recipient.

   COSE_Encrypt_Tagged = #6.96(COSE_Encrypt)

   / Layer 0 /
   COSE_Encrypt = [
     Headers,
     ciphertext : bstr / nil,
     recipients : + COSE_recipient
   ]

   / Layer 1 /
   COSE_recipient = [
     protected   : bstr .cbor header_map,
     unprotected : header_map,
     encCEK      : bstr,
   ]

   header_map = {
     Generic_Headers,
     * label => values,
   }

            Figure 3: CDDL for HPKE-based COSE_Encrypt Structure

   The COSE_Encrypt MAY be tagged or untagged.

   An example is shown in Section 5.2.

4.  HPKE Encryption and Decryption

4.1.  HPKE Encryption with SealBase

   The SealBase(pkR, info, aad, pt) function is used to encrypt a
   plaintext pt to a recipient's public key (pkR).

   Two cases of plaintext need to be distinguished:

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 7]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

   *  For use in COSE_Encrypt, the plaintext "pt" passed into
      SealBase is the CEK.  The CEK is a random byte sequence of length
      appropriate for the encryption algorithm selected in layer 0.  For
      example, AES-128-GCM requires a 16 byte key and the CEK would
      therefore be 16 bytes long.

   *  In case of COSE_Encrypt0, the plaintext "pt" passed into SealBase
      is the content to be encrypted.  Hence, there is no intermediate
      layer utilizing a CEK.

   The "aad" and the "info" parameters are described in Section 4.3 and
   Section 4.4, respectively.

   If SealBase() is successful, it will output a ciphertext "ct" and an
   encapsulated key "enc".

4.2.  HPKE Decryption with OpenBase

   The recipient will use the OpenBase(enc, skR, info, aad, ct) function
   with the "enc" and the "ct" parameters received from the sender.  The
   "aad" and the "info" parameters are assumed to be constructed from
   the context and described in Section 4.3 and Section 4.4,
   respectively.

   The OpenBase function will, if successful, decrypt "ct".  When
   decrypted, the result will be either the CEK (when COSE_Encrypt is
   used), or the content (if COSE_Encrypt0 is used).  The CEK is the
   symmetric key used to decrypt the ciphertext at layer 0.

4.3.  AAD Parameter

   HPKE requires an "aad" parameter to be provided to the SealBase and
   OpenBase functions.  Note that there are three types of additional
   authenticated data used by this specification:

   *  AAD provided to HPKE for COSE_Encrypt0.

   *  AAD provided to HPKE for COSE_Encrypt at the recipient layer.

   *  AAD provided to the AEAD cipher used for content encryption at
      layer 0 by COSE_Encrypt.

   We describe the three variants in the subsections below.

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 8]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

4.3.1.  AAD provided to HPKE for COSE_Encrypt0

   When COSE_Encrypt0 is used then there is no separate AEAD function at
   the content encryption layer provided by COSE natively and HPKE
   offers this functionality.

   The "aad" parameter provided to the SealBase and OpenBase functions
   is constructed as follows:

   Enc_structure = [
       context : "Encrypt0",
       protected : empty_or_serialized_map,
       external_aad : bstr
   ]

   The protected field in the Enc_structure contains the protected
   attributes from the COSE_Encrypt0 structure at layer 0, encoded in a
   bstr type.

   The external_aad field in the Enc_structure contains the Externally
   Supplied Data described in Section 4.3 and Section 5.3 in RFC 9052.
   If this field is not supplied, it defaults to a zero-length byte
   string.

4.3.2.  AAD provided to HPKE for COSE_Encrypt at the Recipient Layer

   The AAD used at the recipient layer re-uses Enc_structure from
   [RFC9052] and populates it with the following content:

   Enc_structure = [
       context : "Enc_Recipient",
       protected : empty_or_serialized_map,
       external_aad : bstr
   ]

   The protected field in the Enc_structure contains the protected
   attributes from the COSE_recipient structure at layer 1, encoded in a
   bstr type.

   The external_aad field in the Enc_structure contains the Externally
   Supplied Data described in Section 4.3 and Section 5.3 in RFC 9052.
   In the COSE_Encrypt case this AAD information is also input to the
   AAD at layer 0, if an AEAD cipher is used at layer 0.  If this field
   is not supplied, it defaults to a zero-length byte string.

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023                [Page 9]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

4.3.3.  AAD provided to the AEAD cipher used for Content Encryption at
        Layer 0 by COSE_Encrypt

   The construction of AAD is defined in Section 5.3 of [RFC9052] (see
   Enc_structure structure).

4.4.  Info Parameter

   The HPKE specification defines the "info" parameter as a context
   information structure that is used to ensure that the derived keying
   material is "bound" to the context of the transaction.

   This section provides a suggestion for constructing the info
   structure, when used with SealBase() and OpenBase().  HPKE leaves the
   info parameter for these two functions as optional.  Application
   profiles of this specification MAY populate the fields of the
   COSE_KDF_Context structure or MAY use a different structure as input
   to the "info" parameter.  If no content for the "info" parameter is
   not supplied, it defaults to a zero-length byte string.

   This specification re-uses the context information structure defined
   in [RFC9053] as a foundation for the info structure.  This payload
   becomes the content of the info parameter for the HPKE functions,
   when utilized.  For better readability of this specification the
   COSE_KDF_Context structure is repeated in Figure 4.

      PartyInfo = (
          identity : bstr / nil,
          nonce : bstr / int / nil,
          other : bstr / nil
      )

      COSE_KDF_Context = [
          AlgorithmID : int / tstr,
          PartyUInfo : [ PartyInfo ],
          PartyVInfo : [ PartyInfo ],
          SuppPubInfo : [
              keyDataLength : uint,
              protected : empty_or_serialized_map,
              ? other : bstr
          ],
          ? SuppPrivInfo : bstr
      ]

     Figure 4: COSE_KDF_Context Data Structure as 'info' Parameter for
                                    HPKE

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023               [Page 10]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

5.  Examples

5.1.  Single Recipient / One Layer Example

   This example assumes that a sender wants to communicate an encrypted
   payload to a single recipient in the most efficient way.

   An example of the COSE_Encrypt0 structure using the HPKE scheme is
   shown in Figure 5.  Line breaks and comments have been inserted for
   better readability.

   It uses the following algorithm combination: - KEM: DHKEM(P-256,
   HKDF-SHA256) - KDF: HKDF-SHA256 - AEAD: AES-128-GCM

   // payload: "This is the content", aad: ""
   //
   16([
       h'a10120',  // alg = HPKE-v1-BASE
       {
           4: h'3031', // kid
           -4: [       // HPKE_sender_info
               16,     // kem = DHKEM(P-256, HKDF-SHA256)
               1,      // kdf = HKDF-SHA256
               1,      // aead = AES-128-GCM
               h'048c6f75e463a773082f3cb0d3a701348a578c67
                 80aba658646682a9af7291dfc277ec93c3d58707
                 818286c1097825457338dc3dcaff367e2951342e
                 9db30dc0e7',  // enc
           ],
       },
       / encrypted plaintext /
       h'ee22206308e478c279b94bb071f3a5fbbac412a6effe34195f7
         c4169d7d8e81666d8be13',
   ])

                  Figure 5: COSE_Encrypt0 Example for HPKE

5.2.  Multiple Recipients / Two Layer

   In this example we assume that a sender wants to transmit a payload
   to two recipients using the two-layer structure.  Note that it is
   possible to send two single-layer payloads, although it will be less
   efficient.

   An example of the COSE_Encrypt structure using the HPKE scheme is
   shown in Figure 6.  Line breaks and comments have been inserted for
   better readability.

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023               [Page 11]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

   It uses the following algorithm combination:

   *  At layer 0 AES-128-GCM is used for encryption of the plaintext
      "This is the content.".  In our example, the ciphertext is
      detached.

   *  At the recipient structure at layer 1, DHKEM(P-256, HKDF-SHA256)
      (as the KEM), with AES-128-GCM (as the AEAD) and HKDF-SHA256 (as
      the KDF) is used.

   The algorithm selection is based on the registry of the values
   offered by the alg parameters (see Section 7).

   // plaintext: "This is the content.", aad: ""
   96_0([
       h'a10101',  // alg = AES-128-GCM (1)
       {5: h'67303696a1cc2b6a64867096'},  // iv
       h'',        // detached ciphertext
       [
           [
               h'a10120',  // alg = HPKE-v1-BASE (-1 #TBD)
               {
                   4: h'3031', // kid
                   -4: [       // HPKE_sender_info
                       16,     // kem = DHKEM(P-256, HKDF-SHA256)
                       1,      // kdf = HKDF-SHA256
                       1,      // aead = AES-128-GCM
                       / enc output /
                       h'0421ccd1b00dd958d77e10399c
                            97530fcbb91a1dc71cb3bf41d9
                            9fd39f22918505c973816ecbca
                            6de507c4073d05cceff73e0d35
                            f60e2373e09a9433be9e95e53c',
                   ],
               },
               // ciphertext containing encrypted CEK
               h'bb2f1433546c55fb38d6f23f5cd95e1d72eb4
                 c129b99a165cd5a28bd75859c10939b7e4d',
           ],

           [
               h'a10120',  // alg = HPKE-v1-BASE (-1 #TBD)
               {
                   4: h'313233', // kid
                   -4: [       // HPKE_sender_info
                       16,     // kem = DHKEM(P-256, HKDF-SHA256)
                       1,      // kdf = HKDF-SHA256
                       1,      // aead = AES-128-GCM

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023               [Page 12]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

                       / enc output /
                          h'6de507c4073d05cceff73e0d35
                            f60e2373e09a9433be9e95e53c
                            9fd39f22918505c973816ecbca
                            6de507c4073d05cceff73e0d35
                            f60e2373e09a9433be9e95e53c',
                   ],
               },
               // ciphertext containing encrypted CEK
               h'c4169d7d8e81666d8be13bb2f1433546c55fb
                 c129b99a165cd5a28bd75859c10939b7e4d',
           ]
       ],
   ])

                  Figure 6: COSE_Encrypt Example for HPKE

   To offer authentication of the sender the payload in Figure 6 is
   signed with a COSE_Sign1 wrapper, which is shown in Figure 7.  The
   payload in Figure 7 corresponds to the content shown in Figure 6.

   18(
     [
       / protected / h'a10126' / {
               \ alg \ 1:-7 \ ECDSA 256 \
             } / ,
       / unprotected / {
             / kid / 4:'sender@example.com'
           },
       / payload /     h'AA19...B80C',
       / signature /   h'E3B8...25B8'
     ]
   )

                  Figure 7: COSE_Encrypt Example for HPKE

6.  Security Considerations

   This specification is based on HPKE and the security considerations
   of HPKE [RFC9180] are therefore applicable also to this
   specification.

   HPKE assumes the sender is in possession of the public key of the
   recipient and HPKE COSE makes the same assumptions.  Hence, some form
   of public key distribution mechanism is assumed to exist.

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023               [Page 13]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

   HPKE relies on a source of randomness to be available on the device.
   Additionally, with the two layer structure the CEK is randomly
   generated and the it MUST be ensured that the guidelines for random
   number generations are followed.

   The COSE_Encrypt structure MUST be authenticated using COSE
   constructs like COSE_Sign, COSE_Sign1, COSE_MAC, or COSE_MAC0.

   When COSE_Encrypt or COSE_Encrypt0 is used with a detached ciphertext
   then the subsequently applied integrity protection via COSE_Sign,
   COSE_Sign1, COSE_MAC, or COSE_MAC0 does not cover this detached
   ciphertext.  Implementers MUST ensure that the detached ciphertext
   also experiences integrity protection.  This is, for example, the
   case when an AEAD cipher is used to produce the detached ciphertext
   but may not be guaranteed by non-AEAD ciphers.

7.  IANA Considerations

   This document requests IANA to add new values to the 'COSE
   Algorithms' and to the 'COSE Header Algorithm Parameters' registries
   in the 'Standards Action With Expert Review category.

7.1.  COSE Algorithms Registry

   *  Name: HPKE-v1-BASE

   *  Value: TBD1 (Assumed: -1)

   *  Description: HPKE in version 1 in base mode for use with COSE

   *  Capabilities: [kty]

   *  Change Controller: IESG

   *  Reference: [[TBD: This RFC]]

   *  Recommended: Yes

7.2.  COSE Header Algorithm Parameters

   *  Name: HPKE_sender_info

   *  Label: TBD2 (Assumed: -4)

   *  Value type: HPKE_sender_info

   *  Value Registry: N/A

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023               [Page 14]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

   *  Description: HPKE Sender Information structure for the Base mode.

8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [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>.

   [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>.

   [RFC9052]  Schaad, J., "CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE):
              Structures and Process", STD 96, RFC 9052,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC9052, August 2022,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9052>.

   [RFC9053]  Schaad, J., "CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE):
              Initial Algorithms", RFC 9053, DOI 10.17487/RFC9053,
              August 2022, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9053>.

   [RFC9180]  Barnes, R., Bhargavan, K., Lipp, B., and C. Wood, "Hybrid
              Public Key Encryption", RFC 9180, DOI 10.17487/RFC9180,
              February 2022, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9180>.

8.2.  Informative References

   [RFC2630]  Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax", RFC 2630,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2630, June 1999,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2630>.

   [RFC8937]  Cremers, C., Garratt, L., Smyshlyaev, S., Sullivan, N.,
              and C. Wood, "Randomness Improvements for Security
              Protocols", RFC 8937, DOI 10.17487/RFC8937, October 2020,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8937>.

Appendix A.  Contributors

   We would like thank the following individuals for their contributions
   to the design of embedding the HPKE output into the COSE structure
   following a long and lively mailing list discussion.

   *  Daisuke Ajitomi

   *  Richard Barnes

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023               [Page 15]
Internet-Draft                  COSE HPKE                     April 2023

   *  Ilari Liusvaara

   Finally, we would like to thank Russ Housley for his contributions to
   the draft as a co-author of initial versions.

Appendix B.  Acknowledgements

   We would like to thank John Mattsson, Mike Prorock, Michael
   Richardson, Goeran Selander, Laurence Lundblade and Orie Steele for
   their review feedback.

Authors' Addresses

   Hannes Tschofenig
   Email: hannes.tschofenig@gmx.net

   Brendan Moran
   Arm Limited
   Email: Brendan.Moran@arm.com

Tschofenig & Moran       Expires 15 October 2023               [Page 16]