Using Identity as Raw Public Key in Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)
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Internet Engineering Task Force                             H. Wang, Ed.
Internet-Draft                                                   Y. Yang
Intended status: Standards Track                                 X. Kang
Expires: July 25, 2019                    Huawei International Pte. Ltd.
                                                        January 21, 2019

 Using Identity as Raw Public Key in Transport Layer Security (TLS) and
                Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)
               draft-wang-tls-raw-public-key-with-ibc-07

Abstract

   This document specifies the use of identity as a raw public key in
   Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security
   (DTLS).  The TLS protocol procedures are kept unchanged, but
   signature algorithms are extended to support Identity-based signature
   (IBS).  A typical Identity-based signature algorithm, the ECCSI
   signature algorithm defined in RFC 6507, is supported in the current
   version.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   3.  Extension of RAW Public Key to IBC-based Public Key . . . . .   4
   4.  New Signature Algorithms for IBS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   5.  TLS Client and Server Handshake Behavior  . . . . . . . . . .   7
   6.  Examples  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     6.1.  TLS Client and Server Use IBS algorithm . . . . . . . . .   9
     6.2.  Combined Usage of Raw Public Keys and X.509 Certificates   10
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   8.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   9.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   10. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     10.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     10.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   Appendix A.  Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13

1.  Introduction

   DISCLAIMER: This is a personal draft and has not yet seen significant
   security analysis.

   Traditionally, TLS client and server exchange public keys endorsed by
   PKIX [PKIX] certificates.  It is considered complicated and may cause
   security weaknesses with the use of PKIX certificates Defeating-SSL
   [Defeating-SSL].  To simplify certificates exchange, using RAW public
   key with TLS/DTLS has been spcified in [RFC 7250] and has been
   included in the TLS 1.3[RFC 8446].  With RAW public key, instead of
   transmitting a full certificate or a certificate chain in the TLS
   messages, only public keys are exchanged between client and server.
   However, using RAW public key requires out-of-band mechanisms to bind
   the public key to the entity presenting the key.

   Recently, 3GPP has adopted the EAP authentication framework for 5G
   and EAP-TLS is considered as one of the candidate authentication
   methods for private networks, especially for networks with a large
   number of IoT devices.  For IoT networks, TLS/DTLS with RAW public
   key is particularly attractive, but binding identities with public
   keys might be challenging.  The cost to maintain a large table for
   identity and public key mapping at server side incurs additional