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draft-ietf-tls-rfc8447bis-02
Transport Layer Security J. Salowey
Internet-Draft Venafi
Obsoletes: 8447 (if approved) S. Turner
Updates: 3749, 5077, 4680, 5246, 5705, 5878, sn3rd
6520, 7301 (if approved) 24 October 2022
Intended status: Standards Track
Expires: 27 April 2023
IANA Registry Updates for TLS and DTLS
draft-ietf-tls-rfc8447bis-02
Abstract
This document describes a number of changes to TLS and DTLS IANA
registries that range from adding notes to the registry all the way
to changing the registration policy. These changes were mostly
motivated by WG review of the TLS- and DTLS-related registries
undertaken as part of the TLS 1.3 development process.
This document obsoletes RFC 8447 and updates the following RFCs:
3749, 5077, 4680, 5246, 5705, 5878, 6520, and 7301.
About This Document
This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC.
Status information for this document may be found at
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tls-rfc8447bis/.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Adding "TLS" to Registry Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Aligning with RFC 8126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Adding "Recommended" Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. Session Ticket TLS Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. TLS ExtensionType Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8. TLS Cipher Suites Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9. TLS Supported Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
10. TLS ClientCertificateType Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11. New Session Ticket TLS Handshake Message Type . . . . . . . . 11
12. TLS Exporter Labels Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
13. Adding Missing Item to TLS Alerts Registry . . . . . . . . . 13
14. TLS Certificate Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
15. Orphaned Registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
16. Additional Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
17. Designated Expert Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
18. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
19. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
20. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
20.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
20.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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1. Introduction
This document instructs IANA to make changes to a number of the IANA
registries related to Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram
Transport Layer Security (DTLS).
| NOTE for IANA: Where we make new changes we used [SHALL / has].
| Otherwise, we left it as has, i.e., it matches the text in
| [RFC8447].
Most of the instructions included herein and previously included in
[RFC8447], which this document obsoletes, were motivated by the
development of TLS 1.3 [RFC8446]. The changes ranged from simple,
e.g., adding notes, to complex, e.g., changing a registry's
registration policy. Instead of listing the changes and their
rationale here in the introduction, each section provides rationale
for the proposed change(s). The instructions in this document revise
the values of "Recommended" column, applies the new value to the
registries, and adds this column as noted in Section 15. There are
also instructions to update references, including replacing
references to [RFC8446] with [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis] and [RFC8447]
with [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis].
This document proposes no changes to the registration policies for
TLS Alerts [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis], TLS ContentType
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis], TLS HandshakeType
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis], and TLS Certificate Status Types [RFC6961]
registries; the existing policies (Standards Action for the first
three; IETF Review for the last), are appropriate for these one-byte
code points because of their scarcity.
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.
3. Adding "TLS" to Registry Names
For consistency amongst TLS registries, IANA has prepended "TLS" to
the following registries:
* Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN) Protocol IDs
[RFC7301],
* ExtensionType Values,
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* Heartbeat Message Types [RFC6520], and
* Heartbeat Modes [RFC6520].
IANA [SHALL update/has updated] the reference for these four
registries to also refer to this document. The remainder of this
document will use the registry names with the "TLS" prefix.
4. Aligning with RFC 8126
Many of the TLS-related IANA registries had the registration
procedure "IETF Consensus", which was changed to "IETF Review" by
[RFC8126]. To align with the new terminology, IANA has updated the
following registries to "IETF Review":
* TLS Authorization Data Formats [RFC4680]
* TLS Supplemental Data Formats (SupplementalDataType) [RFC5878]
This is not a universal change, as some registries originally defined
with "IETF Consensus" are undergoing other changes either as a result
of this document or [RFC8422].
IANA [SHALL update/has updated] the reference for these two
registries to also refer to this document.
5. Adding "Recommended" Column
The instructions in this document update the Recommended column,
originally added in [RFC8447] to add a third value, "D", indicating
that a value is "Discouraged". The permitted values are:
* Y: Indicates that the IETF has consensus that the item is
RECOMMENDED. This only means that the associated mechanism is fit
for the purpose for which it was defined. Careful reading of the
documentation for the mechanism is necessary to understand the
applicability of that mechanism. The IETF could recommend
mechanisms that have limited applicability, but will provide
applicability statements that describe any limitations of the
mechanism or necessary constraints on its use.
* N: Indicates that the item has not been evaluated by the IETF and
that the IETF has made no statement about the suitability of the
associated mechanism. This does not necessarily mean that the
mechanism is flawed, only that no consensus exists. The IETF
might have consensus to leave an items marked as "N" on the basis
of it having limited applicability or usage constraints.
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* D: Indicates that the item is discouraged and SHOULD NOT or MUST
NOT be used. This marking could be used to identify mechanisms
that might result in problems if they are used, such as a weak
cryptographic algorithm or a mechanism that might cause
interoperability problems in deployment.
Setting the Recommended item to "Y" or "D" or changing a item whose
current value is "Y" or "D" requires Standards Action [RFC8126]. Not
all items defined in Standards Track RFCs need to be marked as
Recommended. Changing the Recommended status of an item in a
Standards Track RFC requires Standards Action [RFC8126].
| Note: the registries in the rest of the document will need to
| have the recommended column updated appropriately, specifically
| to deprecate MD5 and SHA-1, etc.
6. Session Ticket TLS Extension
The nomenclature for the registry entries in the TLS ExtensionType
Values registry correspond to the presentation language field name
except for entry 35. To ensure that the values in the registry are
consistently identified in the registry, IANA:
* has renamed entry 35 to "session_ticket (renamed from
"SessionTicket TLS")" [RFC5077].
* [SHALL replace] the references to [RFC8447] with a reference to
this document in the "Reference" column for entry 35.
7. TLS ExtensionType Values
In order to refect the changes in the Recommended column allocation,
IANA SHALL update the TLS ExtensionType Values registry as follows:
* Change the registry policy to:
Values with the first byte in the range 0-254 (decimal) are assigned
via Specification Required [RFC8126]. Values with the first byte
255 (decimal) are reserved for Private Use [RFC8126]. Adding a value
Y to the "Recommended" column requires Standards Action {{RFC8126}}.
IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a Y->N, Y->D, and D->Y|N
"Recommended" column transitions.
* Add a reference to this document under the reference heading.
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* Update the "Recommended" column with the changes as listed below.
This table has been generated by keeping existing "Y" and "N"
entries except for "truncated_hmac" (4), "connection_id
(deprecated)" (53), "reserved" (40) and "Reserved" (46) as "D". A
reference to this document SHALL be added to these entries.
+===========+============================+===+
| Extension | Recommended | |
+===========+============================+===+
| 4 | truncated_hmac | D |
+-----------+----------------------------+---+
| 53 | connection_id (deprecated) | D |
+-----------+----------------------------+---+
| 40 | Reserved | D |
+-----------+----------------------------+---+
| 46 | Reserved | D |
+-----------+----------------------------+---+
Table 1
* Update the following note on the recommended column
Note: If "Recommended" column is set to "N", it does not necessarily
mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the item either
has not been through the IETF consensus process, has limited
applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases. If the
"Recommended" column is set to "D" the item is discouraged and
SHOULD NOT or MUST NOT be used.
8. TLS Cipher Suites Registry
| Note: Review in light of [I-D.ietf-tls-deprecate-obsolete-kex].
Experience has shown that the IETF Consensus registry policy for TLS
Cipher Suites was too strict. Based on WG consensus, the decision
was taken to change the TLS Cipher Suites registry's registration
policy to Specification Required while reserving a small part of the
code space for Experimental and Private Use [RFC8126]. Therefore,
IANA has updated the TLS Cipher Suites registry's policy as follows:
Values with the first byte in the range 0-254 (decimal) are
assigned via Specification Required [RFC8126]. Values with the
first byte 255 (decimal) are reserved for Private Use [RFC8126].
See Section 17 for additional information about the designated expert
pool.
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The TLS Cipher Suites registry has grown significantly and will
continue to do so. To better guide those not intimately involved in
TLS, IANA [SHALL update/has updated] the TLS Cipher Suites registry
as follows:
| The following text needs to be update to reflect the new
| recommended policy.
* Added a "Recommended" column to the TLS Cipher Suites registry.
The cipher suites that follow in the two tables are marked as "Y".
All other cipher suites are marked as "N". The "Recommended"
column is assigned a value of "N" unless explicitly requested, and
adding a value with a "Recommended" value of "Y" requires
Standards Action [RFC8126]. IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a Y->N
transition.
The cipher suites that follow are Standards Track server-
authenticated (and optionally client-authenticated) cipher suites
that are currently available in TLS 1.2.
RFC EDITOR: The previous paragraph is for document reviewers and is
not meant for the registry.
Cipher Suite Name | Value
----------------------------------------------+------------
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0x00,0x9E}
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0x00,0x9F}
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0xC0,0x2B}
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0xC0,0x2C}
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0xC0,0x2F}
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0xC0,0x30}
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CCM | {0xC0,0x9E}
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CCM | {0xC0,0x9F}
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xA8}
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xA9}
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xAA}
The cipher suites that follow are Standards Track ephemeral pre-
shared key cipher suites that are available in TLS 1.2.
RFC EDITOR: The previous paragraph is for document reviewers and is
not meant for the registry.
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Cipher Suite Name | Value
----------------------------------------------+------------
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0x00,0xAA}
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0x00,0xAB}
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CCM | {0xC0,0xA6}
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CCM | {0xC0,0xA7}
TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0xD0,0x01}
TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0xD0,0x02}
TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CCM_SHA256 | {0xD0,0x05}
TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xAC}
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xAD}
The TLS 1.3 cipher suites specified by [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis] are
not listed here; that document provides for their "Recommended"
status.
Despite the following behavior being misguided, experience has shown
that some customers use the IANA registry as a checklist against
which to measure an implementation's completeness, and some
implementers blindly implement cipher suites. Therefore, IANA has
added the following warning to the registry:
WARNING: Cryptographic algorithms and parameters will be broken or
weakened over time. Blindly implementing cipher suites listed
here is not advised. Implementers and users need to check that
the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to provide the
expected level of security.
IANA has added the following note to ensure that those that focus on
IANA registries are aware that TLS 1.3 [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis] uses
the same registry but defines ciphers differently:
Note: Although TLS 1.3 uses the same cipher suite space as previous
versions of TLS, TLS 1.3 cipher suites are defined differently,
only specifying the symmetric ciphers and hash functions, and
cannot be used for TLS 1.2. Similarly, TLS 1.2 and lower cipher
suite values cannot be used with TLS 1.3.
IANA [SHALL add/has added] the following notes to document the rules
for populating the "Recommended" column:
Note: CCM_8 cipher suites are not marked as "Recommended". These
cipher suites have a significantly truncated authentication tag
that represents a security trade-off that may not be appropriate
for general environments.
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
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necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
IANA [SHALL add/has added] the following notes for additional
information:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis]. The designated expert [RFC8126]
ensures that the specification is publicly available. It is
sufficient to have an Internet-Draft (that is posted and never
published as an RFC) or a document from another standards body,
industry consortium, university site, etc. The expert may provide
more in-depth reviews, but their approval should not be taken as
an endorsement of the cipher suite.
Note: As specified in [RFC8126], assignments made in the Private Use
space are not generally useful for broad interoperability. It is
the responsibility of those making use of the Private Use range to
ensure that no conflicts occur (within the intended scope of use).
For widespread experiments, temporary reservations are available.
IANA [SHALL update/has updated] the reference for this registry to
refer to this document instead of [RFC8447].
9. TLS Supported Groups
Similar to cipher suites, supported groups have proliferated over
time, and some use the registry to measure implementations.
Therefore, IANA [SHALL add/has added] a "Recommended" column with a
"Y" for secp256r1, secp384r1, x25519, and x448, while all others are
"N". These "Y" groups are taken from Standards Track RFCs; [RFC8422]
elevates secp256r1 and secp384r1 to Standards Track. Not all groups
from [RFC8422], which is Standards Track, are marked as "Y"; these
groups apply to TLS 1.3 [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis] and previous
versions of TLS. The "Recommended" column is assigned a value of "N"
unless explicitly requested, and adding a value with a "Recommended"
value of "Y" requires Standards Action [RFC8126]. IESG Approval is
REQUIRED for a Y->N transition.
IANA [SHALL add/has added] the following notes:
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended" it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in
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[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis]. The designated expert [RFC8126]
ensures that the specification is publicly available. It is
sufficient to have an Internet-Draft (that is posted and never
published as an RFC) or a document from another standards body,
industry consortium, university site, etc. The expert may provide
more in-depth reviews, but their approval should not be taken as
an endorsement of the supported groups.
Despite the following behavior being misguided, experience has shown
that some customers use the IANA registry as a checklist against
which to measure an implementation's completeness, and some
implementers blindly implement supported group. Therefore, IANA has
added the following warning to the registry:
WARNING: Cryptographic algorithms and parameters will be broken or
weakened over time. Blindly implementing supported groups listed
here is not advised. Implementers and users need to check that
the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to provide the
expected level of security.
IANA [SHALL update/has updated] the reference for this registry to
refer to this document instead of [RFC8447].
The value 0 (0x0000) has been marked as reserved.
10. TLS ClientCertificateType Identifiers
Experience has shown that the IETF Consensus registry policy for TLS
ClientCertificateType Identifiers is too strict. Based on WG
consensus, the decision was taken to change the registration policy
to Specification Required while reserving some of the code space for
Standards Track usage and a small part of the code space for Private
Use [RFC8126]. Therefore, IANA has updated the TLS
ClientCertificateType Identifiers registry's policy as follows:
Values in the range 0-63 are assigned via Standards Action [RFC8126].
Values 64-223 are assigned via Specification Required [RFC8126].
Values 224-255 are reserved for Private Use [RFC8126].
See Section 17 for additional information about the designated expert
pool.
IANA [SHALL add/has added] the following notes:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis]. The designated expert [RFC8126]
ensures that the specification is publicly available. It is
sufficient to have an Internet-Draft (that is posted and never
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published as an RFC) or a document from another standards body,
industry consortium, university site, etc. The expert may provide
more in-depth reviews, but their approval should not be taken as
an endorsement of the identifier.
Note: As specified in [RFC8126], assignments made in the Private Use
space are not generally useful for broad interoperability. It is
the responsibility of those making use of the Private Use range to
ensure that no conflicts occur (within the intended scope of use).
For widespread experiments, temporary reservations are available.
11. New Session Ticket TLS Handshake Message Type
To align with TLS implementations and to align the naming
nomenclature with other Handshake message types, IANA:
* has renamed entry 4 in the TLS HandshakeType registry to
"new_session_ticket (renamed from NewSessionTicket)" [RFC5077].
* [SHALL replace/has replaced] a reference to [RFC8447] with a
reference to this document in the "Reference" column for entry 4
in the TLS HandshakeType registry.
12. TLS Exporter Labels Registry
To aid those reviewers who start with the IANA registry, IANA [SHALL
add/has added]:
* The following note to the TLS Exporter Labels registry:
Note: [RFC5705] defines keying material exporters for TLS in
terms of the TLS PRF. [I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis] replaced the
PRF with HKDF, thus requiring a new construction. The exporter
interface remains the same; however, the value is computed
differently.
* A "Recommended" column to the TLS Exporter Labels registry. The
table that follows has been generated by marking Standards Track
RFCs as "Y" and all others as "N". The "Recommended" column is
assigned a value of "N" unless explicitly requested, and adding a
value with a "Recommended" value of "Y" requires Standards Action
[RFC8126]. IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a Y->N, Y->D, or D->Y|N
transitions.
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+=================================+=============+
| Exporter Value | Recommended |
+=================================+=============+
| client finished | Y |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| server finished | Y |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| master secret | Y |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| key expansion | Y |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| client EAP encryption | Y |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| ttls keying material | N |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| ttls challenge | N |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| EXTRACTOR-dtls_srtp | Y |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| EXPORTER_DTLS_OVER_SCTP | Y |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
| EXPORTER: teap session key seed | Y |
+---------------------------------+-------------+
Table 2
To provide additional information for the designated experts, IANA
[SHALL add/has added] the following notes:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis]. The designated expert [RFC8126]
ensures that the specification is publicly available. It is
sufficient to have an Internet-Draft (that is posted and never
published as an RFC) or a document from another standards body,
industry consortium, university site, etc. The expert may provide
more in-depth reviews, but their approval should not be taken as
an endorsement of the exporter label. The expert also verifies
that the label is a string consisting of printable ASCII
characters beginning with "EXPORTER". IANA MUST also verify that
one label is not a prefix of any other label. For example, labels
"key" or "master secretary" are forbidden.
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
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IANA [SHALL update/has updated] the reference for this registry to
refer to refer to this document instead of [RFC8447].
13. Adding Missing Item to TLS Alerts Registry
IANA has added the following entry to the TLS Alerts registry; the
entry was omitted from the IANA instructions in [RFC7301]:
120 no_application_protocol Y [RFC7301][This-document]
14. TLS Certificate Types
Experience has shown that the IETF Consensus registry policy for TLS
Certificate Types is too strict. Based on WG consensus, the decision
was taken to change registration policy to Specification Required
while reserving a small part of the code space for Private Use
[RFC8126]. Therefore, IANA has changed the TLS Certificate Types
registry as follows:
* Changed the registry policy to:
Values in the range 0-223 (decimal) are assigned via Specification
Required [RFC8126]. Values in the range 224-255 (decimal) are
reserved for Private Use [RFC8126].
* Added a "Recommended" column to the registry. X.509 and Raw
Public Key are "Y". All others are "N". The "Recommended" column
is assigned a value of "N" unless explicitly requested, and adding
a value with a "Recommended" value of "Y" requires Standards
Action [RFC8126]. IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a Y->N, Y->D, and
D->Y|N transitions.
See Section 17 for additional information about the designated expert
pool.
IANA [SHALL add/has added] the following note:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis]. The designated expert [RFC8126]
ensures that the specification is publicly available. It is
sufficient to have an Internet-Draft (that is posted and never
published as an RFC) or a document from another standards body,
industry consortium, university site, etc. The expert may provide
more in-depth reviews, but their approval should not be taken as
an endorsement of the certificate type.
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
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necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
IANA [SHALL update/has updated] the reference for this registry to
refer this document instead of [RFC8447].
15. Orphaned Registries
To make it clear that (D)TLS 1.3 has orphaned certain registries
(i.e., they are only applicable to version of (D)TLS protocol
versions prior to 1.3), IANA:
* has added the following to the TLS Compression Method Identifiers
registry [RFC3749]:
Note: Value 0 (NULL) is the only value in this registry
applicable to (D)TLS protocol version 1.3 or later.
* has added the following to the TLS HashAlgorithm [RFC5246] and TLS
SignatureAlgorithm registries [RFC5246]:
Note: The values in this registry are only applicable to (D)TLS
protocol versions prior to 1.3. (D)TLS 1.3 and later versions'
values are registered in the TLS SignatureScheme registry.
* [SHALL update/has updated] the "Reference" field in the TLS
Compression Method Identifiers, TLS HashAlgorithm and TLS
SignatureAlgorithm registries to refer to this document instead of
[RFC8447].
* has updated the TLS HashAlgorithm registry to list values 7 and
9-223 as "Reserved" and the TLS SignatureAlgorithm registry to
list values 4-6 and 9-223 as "Reserved".
* has added the following to the TLS ClientCertificateType
Identifiers registry [RFC5246]:
Note: The values in this registry are only applicable to (D)TLS
protocol versions prior to 1.3.
Despite the fact that the TLS HashAlgorithm and SignatureAlgorithm
registries are orphaned, it is still important to warn implementers
of pre-TLS1.3 implementations about the dangers of blindly
implementing cryptographic algorithms. Therefore, IANA has added the
following warning to the TLS HashAlgorithm and SignatureAlgorithm
registries:
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WARNING: Cryptographic algorithms and parameters will be broken or
weakened over time. Blindly implementing the cryptographic
algorithms listed here is not advised. Implementers and users
need to check that the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to
provide the expected level of security.
Though TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 were deprecated [RFC8996], TLS 1.2 will be
in use for some time. IANA [SHALL update/has updated] the TLS
HashAlgorithm, TLS SignatureAlgorithm, and TLS ClientCertificateTypes
registries to add a "Recommended" column as follows:
TLS HashAlgorithm registry:
+==============+=============+
| Descsription | Recommended |
+==============+=============+
| none | Y |
+--------------+-------------+
| md5 | D |
+--------------+-------------+
| sha1 | D |
+--------------+-------------+
| sha224 | D |
+--------------+-------------+
| sha256 | Y |
+--------------+-------------+
| sha384 | Y |
+--------------+-------------+
| sha512 | Y |
+--------------+-------------+
| Intrinsic | Y |
+--------------+-------------+
Table 3
TLS SignatureAlgorithm registry:
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+===================+=============+
| Descsription | Recommended |
+===================+=============+
| anonymous | N |
+-------------------+-------------+
| rsa | Y |
+-------------------+-------------+
| dsa | N |
+-------------------+-------------+
| ecdsa | Y |
+-------------------+-------------+
| ed25519 | Y |
+-------------------+-------------+
| ed448 | Y |
+-------------------+-------------+
| gostr34102012_256 | N |
+-------------------+-------------+
| gostr34102012_512 | N |
+-------------------+-------------+
Table 4
TLS ClientCertificateTypes registry:
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+===========================+=============+
| Descsription | Recommended |
+===========================+=============+
| rsa_sign | Y |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| dss_sign | N |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| rsa_fixed_dh | N |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| dss_fixed_dh | N |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| rsa_ephemeral_dh_RESERVED | D |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| dss_ephemeral_dh_RESERVED | D |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| fortezza_dms_RESERVED | D |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| ecdsa_sign | Y |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| rsa_fixed_ecdh | N |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| ecdsa_fixed_ecdh | N |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| gost_sign256 | N |
+---------------------------+-------------+
| gost_sign512 | N |
+---------------------------+-------------+
Table 5
In the TLS HashAlgorithm, TLS SignatureAlgorithm, and TLS
ClientCertificateTypes registries, all unassigned and reserved values
have a "Recommended" that is blank.
16. Additional Notes
IANA has added the following warning and note to the TLS
SignatureScheme registry:
WARNING: Cryptographic algorithms and parameters will be broken or
weakened over time. Blindly implementing signature schemes listed
here is not advised. Implementers and users need to check that
the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to provide the
expected level of security.
Note: As specified in [RFC8126], assignments made in the Private Use
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space are not generally useful for broad interoperability. It is
the responsibility of those making use of the Private Use range to
ensure that no conflicts occur (within the intended scope of use).
For widespread experiments, temporary reservations are available.
IANA [SHALL update/has updated] added the following notes to the TLS
PskKeyExchangeMode registry:
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis]. The designated expert [RFC8126]
ensures that the specification is publicly available. It is
sufficient to have an Internet-Draft (that is posted and never
published as an RFC) or a document from another standards body,
industry consortium, university site, etc. The expert may provide
more in depth reviews, but their approval should not be taken as
an endorsement of the key exchange mode.
17. Designated Expert Pool
Specification Required [RFC8126] registry requests are registered
after a three-week review period on the tls-reg-review@ietf.org
(mailto:tls-reg-review@ietf.org) mailing list, on the advice of one
or more designated experts. However, to allow for the allocation of
values prior to publication, the designated experts may approve
registration once they are satisfied that such a specification will
be published.
Registration requests sent to the mailing list for review SHOULD use
an appropriate subject (e.g., "Request to register value in TLS bar
registry").
Within the review period, the designated experts will either approve
or deny the registration request, communicating this decision to the
review list and IANA. Denials SHOULD include an explanation and, if
applicable, suggestions as to how to make the request successful.
Registration requests that are undetermined for a period longer than
21 days can be brought to the IESG's attention (using the
iesg@ietf.org (mailto:iesg@ietf.org) mailing list) for resolution.
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Criteria that SHOULD be applied by the designated experts includes
determining whether the proposed registration duplicates existing
functionality, whether it is likely to be of general applicability or
useful only for a single application, and whether the registration
description is clear.
IANA MUST only accept registry updates from the designated experts
and SHOULD direct all requests for registration to the review mailing
list.
It is suggested that multiple designated experts be appointed who are
able to represent the perspectives of different applications using
this specification, in order to enable broadly informed review of
registration decisions. In cases where a registration decision could
be perceived as creating a conflict of interest for a particular
Expert, that Expert SHOULD defer to the judgment of the other
Experts.
18. Security Considerations
The change to Specification Required from IETF Review lowers the
amount of review provided by the WG for cipher suites and supported
groups. This change reflects reality in that the WG essentially
provided no cryptographic review of the cipher suites or supported
groups. This was especially true of national cipher suites.
Recommended algorithms are regarded as secure for general use at the
time of registration; however, cryptographic algorithms and
parameters will be broken or weakened over time. It is possible that
the "Recommended" status in the registry lags behind the most recent
advances in cryptanalysis. Implementers and users need to check that
the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to provide the expected
level of security.
Designated experts ensure the specification is publicly available.
They may provide more in-depth reviews. Their review should not be
taken as an endorsement of the cipher suite, extension, supported
group, etc.
19. IANA Considerations
This document is entirely about changes to TLS-related IANA
registries.
20. References
20.1. Normative References
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[I-D.ietf-tls-deprecate-obsolete-kex]
Carrick, C. and N. Aviram, "Deprecating Obsolete Key
Exchange Methods in TLS", Work in Progress, Internet-
Draft, draft-ietf-tls-deprecate-obsolete-kex-00, 15 June
2022, <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-
tls-deprecate-obsolete-kex-00>.
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8446bis]
Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol
Version 1.3", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-
ietf-tls-rfc8446bis-04, 7 March 2022,
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-tls-
rfc8446bis-04>.
[I-D.ietf-tls-rfc8447bis]
Salowey, J. A. and S. Turner, "IANA Registry Updates for
TLS and DTLS", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-
ietf-tls-rfc8447bis-01, 7 July 2022,
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-tls-
rfc8447bis-01>.
[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>.
[RFC3749] Hollenbeck, S., "Transport Layer Security Protocol
Compression Methods", RFC 3749, DOI 10.17487/RFC3749, May
2004, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3749>.
[RFC4680] Santesson, S., "TLS Handshake Message for Supplemental
Data", RFC 4680, DOI 10.17487/RFC4680, October 2006,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4680>.
[RFC5077] Salowey, J., Zhou, H., Eronen, P., and H. Tschofenig,
"Transport Layer Security (TLS) Session Resumption without
Server-Side State", RFC 5077, DOI 10.17487/RFC5077,
January 2008, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5077>.
[RFC5246] Dierks, T. and E. Rescorla, "The Transport Layer Security
(TLS) Protocol Version 1.2", RFC 5246,
DOI 10.17487/RFC5246, August 2008,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5246>.
[RFC5705] Rescorla, E., "Keying Material Exporters for Transport
Layer Security (TLS)", RFC 5705, DOI 10.17487/RFC5705,
March 2010, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5705>.
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[RFC5878] Brown, M. and R. Housley, "Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Authorization Extensions", RFC 5878, DOI 10.17487/RFC5878,
May 2010, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5878>.
[RFC6520] Seggelmann, R., Tuexen, M., and M. Williams, "Transport
Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security
(DTLS) Heartbeat Extension", RFC 6520,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6520, February 2012,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6520>.
[RFC7301] Friedl, S., Popov, A., Langley, A., and E. Stephan,
"Transport Layer Security (TLS) Application-Layer Protocol
Negotiation Extension", RFC 7301, DOI 10.17487/RFC7301,
July 2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7301>.
[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/rfc/rfc8126>.
[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>.
[RFC8996] Moriarty, K. and S. Farrell, "Deprecating TLS 1.0 and TLS
1.1", BCP 195, RFC 8996, DOI 10.17487/RFC8996, March 2021,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8996>.
20.2. Informative References
[RFC6961] Pettersen, Y., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Multiple Certificate Status Request Extension", RFC 6961,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6961, June 2013,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6961>.
[RFC8422] Nir, Y., Josefsson, S., and M. Pegourie-Gonnard, "Elliptic
Curve Cryptography (ECC) Cipher Suites for Transport Layer
Security (TLS) Versions 1.2 and Earlier", RFC 8422,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8422, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8422>.
[RFC8446] Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol
Version 1.3", RFC 8446, DOI 10.17487/RFC8446, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8446>.
[RFC8447] Salowey, J. and S. Turner, "IANA Registry Updates for TLS
and DTLS", RFC 8447, DOI 10.17487/RFC8447, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8447>.
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Authors' Addresses
Joe Salowey
Venafi
Email: joe@salowey.net
Sean Turner
sn3rd
Email: sean@sn3rd.com
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