KEM-based pre-shared-key handshakes for TLS 1.3
draft-wiggers-tls-authkem-psk-01
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draft-wiggers-tls-authkem-psk-01
TLS Working Group T. Wiggers
Internet-Draft PQShield
Intended status: Informational S. Celi
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P. Schwabe
Radboud University and MPI-SP
D. Stebila
University of Waterloo
N. Sullivan
15 April 2024
KEM-based pre-shared-key handshakes for TLS 1.3
draft-wiggers-tls-authkem-psk-01
Abstract
This document gives a construction in which (long-term) KEM public
keys are used in the place of TLS PSK keys, avoiding concerns that
may affect systems that use symmetric-key-based PSK, such as
requiring key diversification and protection of symmetric-keys'
confidentiality.
This mechanism is inspired by AuthKEM (and could use AuthKEM
certificate public keys for resumption), but can be independently
implemented.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2. Related work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3. Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Conventions and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2. Key Encapsulation Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Abbreviated AuthKEM with pre-shared public KEM keys . . . . . 6
3.1. Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2. 0-RTT, forward secrecy and replay protection . . . . . . 8
4. Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.1. Negotiation of AuthKEM algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2. ClientHello and ServerHello extensions . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2.1. Stored Auth Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2.2. Early authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3. Protocol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.4. Cryptographic computations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.4.1. AuthKEM-PSK key schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.4.2. Computations of KEM shared secrets . . . . . . . . . 14
4.4.3. Explicit Authentication Messages . . . . . . . . . . 14
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5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.1. Server Anonymity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Appendix A. Open points of discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A.1. Alternative implementation based on the pre_shared_key
extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A.2. Interactions with DTLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A.3. Interaction with signing certificates . . . . . . . . . . 20
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1. Introduction
*Note:* This is a work-in-progress draft. We welcome discussion,
feedback and contributions through the IETF TLS working group mailing
list or directly on GitHub.
This document gives a construction for KEM-based, PSK-style
abbreviated TLS 1.3 [RFC8446] handshakes. It is similar in spirit to
[I-D.draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem], but can be independently
implemented.
The abbreviated handshake is appropriate for endpoints that have KEM
public keys, and where the client has the server's public key before
initiation of the connection. Though this is currently rare,
certificates can be issued with (EC)DH public keys as specified for
instance in [RFC8410], or using a delegation mechanism, such as
delegated credentials [I-D.ietf-tls-subcerts]. The public keys need
not necessarily be certificates, however. The client might be
provided with the public key as a matter of configuration.
In this proposal, we build on [RFC9180]. This standard currently
only covers Diffie-Hellman based KEMs, but the first post-quantum
algorithms have already been put forward
[I-D.draft-westerbaan-cfrg-hpke-xyber768d00]. This proposal uses
Kyber [KYBER] [I-D.draft-cfrg-schwabe-kyber], the first selected
algorithm for key exchange in the NIST post-quantum standardization
project [NISTPQC].
1.1. Revision history
*This section should be removed prior to publication of a final
version of this document.*
* Revision draft-wiggers-tls-authkem-psk-01
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- Revised abstract
- Minor edits
* Revision draft-wiggers-tls-authkem-psk-00
- Split PSK mechanism off from [I-D.draft-wiggers-tls-authkem]
* Revision draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem-01
- Significant Editing
- Use HPKE context
* Revision draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem-00
- Initial version
1.2. Related work
This proposal draws inspiration from [I-D.ietf-tls-semistatic-dh],
which is in turn based on the OPTLS proposal for TLS 1.3 [KW16].
However, these proposals require a non-interactive key exchange: they
combine the client's public key with the server's long-term key.
This imposes an extra requirement: the ephemeral and static keys MUST
use the same algorithm, which this proposal does not require.
Additionally, there are no post-quantum proposals for a non-
interactive key exchange currently considered for standardization,
while several KEMs are on the way.
1.3. Organization
After covering preliminaries, we introduce the abbreviated AuthKEM-
PSK handshake, and its opportunistic client authentication mechanism.
In the remainder of the draft, we will discuss the necessary
implementation mechanics, such as code points, extensions, new
protocol messages and the new key schedule.
2. Conventions and definitions
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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2.1. Terminology
The following terms are used as they are in [RFC8446]
client: The endpoint initiating the TLS connection.
connection: A transport-layer connection between two endpoints.
endpoint: Either the client or server of the connection.
handshake: An initial negotiation between client and server that
establishes the parameters of their subsequent interactions within
TLS.
peer: An endpoint. When discussing a particular endpoint, "peer"
refers to the endpoint that is not the primary subject of
discussion.
receiver: An endpoint that is receiving records.
sender: An endpoint that is transmitting records.
server: The endpoint that responded to the initiation of the TLS
connection. i.e. the peer of the client.
2.2. Key Encapsulation Mechanisms
As this proposal relies heavily on KEMs, which are not originally
used by TLS, we will provide a brief overview of this primitive.
Other cryptographic operations will be discussed later.
This definition matches the one from
[I-D.draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem].
A Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM) is a cryptographic primitive that
defines the methods Encapsulate and Decapsulate. In this draft, we
extend these operations with context separation strings:
Encapsulate(pkR, context_string):
Takes a public key, and produces a shared secret and
encapsulation.
Decapsulate(enc, skR, context_string):
Takes the encapsulation and the private key. Returns the shared
secret.
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We implement these methods through the KEMs defined in [RFC9180] to
export shared secrets appropriate for using with key schedule in TLS
1.3:
def Encapsulate(pk, context_string):
enc, ctx = HPKE.SetupBaseS(pk, "tls13 auth-kem")
ss = ctx.Export(context_string, HKDF.Length)
return (enc, ss)
def Decapsulate(enc, sk, context_string):
return HPKE.SetupBaseR(enc, sk, "tls13 auth-kem")
.Export(context_string, HKDF.Length)
Keys are generated and encoded for transmission following the
conventions in [RFC9180]. The values of context_string are defined
in Section 4.4.2.
*Open question:* Should we keep using HPKE, or just use "plain" KEMs,
as in the original KEMTLS works? Please see the discussion at Issue
#32 (https://github.com/kemtls/draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem/
issues/32).
3. Abbreviated AuthKEM with pre-shared public KEM keys
When the client already has the server's long-term public key, we can
do a more efficient handshake. The client will send the
encapsulation to the server's long-term public key in a ClientHello
extension. An overview of the abbreviated AuthKEM handshake is given
in Figure 3.
A client that already knows the server, might also already know that
it will be required to present a client certificate. This is
expected to be especially useful in server-to-server scenarios. The
abbreviated handshake allows to encrypt the certificate and send it
similarly to early data.
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Client Server
Key ^ ClientHello
Exch | + key_share
& | + stored_auth_key
Auth | + signature_algorithms
| + early_auth*
| + early_data*
| (Certificate*)
| (Application Data*) --------> ServerHello ^
| + key_share |
| + stored_auth_key | Key
| + early_auth* | Exch,
| + early_data* | Auth &
| {EncryptedExtensions} | Server
| {KEMEncapsulation*} | Params
| <-------- {Finished} v
| <-------- [Application Data*]
| (EndOfEarlyData)
v {Finished} -------->
[Application Data] <-------> [Application Data]
+ Indicates noteworthy extensions sent in the
previously noted message.
* Indicates optional or situation-dependent
messages/extensions that are not always sent.
<> Indicates messages protected using keys
derived from a
client_early_handshake_traffic_secret.
() Indicates messages protected using keys derived
from a client_early_traffic_secret.
{} Indicates messages protected using keys
derived from a
[sender]_handshake_traffic_secret.
[] Indicates messages protected using keys
derived from [sender]_application_traffic_secret_N.
Figure 3: Abbreviated AuthKEM handshake, with optional
opportunistic client authentication.
3.1. Negotiation
*In an Appendix A.1, we sketch a variant based on the PSK extension.*
A client that knows a server's long-term KEM public key MAY choose to
attempt the abbreviated AuthKEM handshake. If it does so, it MUST
include the stored_auth_key extension in the ClientHello message.
This message MUST contain the encapsulation against the long-term KEM
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public key. Details of the extension are described below. The
shared secret resulting from the encapsulation is mixed in to the
EarlySecret computation.
The client MAY additionally choose to send a certificate to the
server. It MUST know what ciphersuites the server accepts before it
does so. If it chooses to do so, it MUST send the early_auth
extension to the server. The Certificate is encrypted with the
client_early_handshake_traffic_secret.
The server MAY accept the abbreviated AuthKEM handshake. If it does,
it MUST reply with a stored_auth_key extension. If it does not
accept the abbreviated AuthKEM handshake, for instance because it
does not have access to the correct secret key anymore, it MUST NOT
reply with a stored_auth_key extension. The server, if it accepts
the abbreviated AuthKEM handshake, MAY additionally accept the
Certificate message. If it does, it MUST reply with a early_auth
extension.
If the client, who sent a stored_auth_key extension, receives a
ServerHello without stored_auth_key extension, it MUST recompute
EarlySecret without the encapsulated shared secret.
If the client sent a Certificate message, it MUST drop that message
from its transcript. The client MUST then continue with a full
AuthKEM handshake.
3.2. 0-RTT, forward secrecy and replay protection
The client MAY send 0-RTT data, as in [RFC8446] 0-RTT mode. The
Certificate MUST be sent before the 0-RTT data.
As the EarlySecret is derived only from a key encapsulated to a long-
term secret, it does not have forward secrecy. Clients MUST take
this into consideration before transmitting 0-RTT data or opting in
to early client auth. Certificates and 0-RTT data may also be
replayed.
This will be discussed in full under Security Considerations.
4. Implementation
In this section we will discuss the implementation details such as
extensions and key schedule.
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4.1. Negotiation of AuthKEM algorithms
Clients and servers indicate support for AuthKEM authentication by
negotiating it as if it were a signature scheme (part of the
signature_algorithms extension). We thus add these new signature
scheme values (even though, they are not signature schemes) for the
KEMs defined in [RFC9180] Section 7.1. Note that we will be only
using their internal KEM's API defined there.
enum {
dhkem_p256_sha256 => TBD,
dhkem_p384_sha384 => TBD,
dhkem_p521_sha512 => TBD,
dhkem_x25519_sha256 => TBD,
dhkem_x448_sha512 => TBD,
kem_x25519kyber768 => TBD, /*draft-westerbaan-cfrg-hpke-xyber768d00*/
}
This matches the definition in [I-D.draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem].
*Please give feedback on which KEMs should be included*
When present in the signature_algorithms extension, these values
indicate AuthKEM support with the specified key exchange mode. These
values MUST NOT appear in signature_algorithms_cert, as this
extension specifies the signing algorithms by which certificates are
signed.
4.2. ClientHello and ServerHello extensions
A number of AuthKEM messages contain tag-length-value encoded
extensions structures. We are adding those extensions to the
ExtensionType list from TLS 1.3.
enum {
...
stored_auth_key (TBD), /* RFC TBD */
early_auth (TBD), /* RFC TBD */
(65535)
} ExtensionType;
The table below indicates the messages where a given extension may
appear:
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+---------------------------------------+-------------+
| Extension | KEM-Auth |
+---------------------------------------+-------------+
| stored_auth_key [RFCTBD] | CH, SH |
| | |
| early_auth [RFCTBD] | CH, SH |
| | |
+---------------------------------------+-------------+
4.2.1. Stored Auth Key
To transmit the early authentication encapsulation in the abbreviated
AuthKEM handshake, this document defines a new extension type
(stored_auth_key (TBD)). It is used in ClientHello and ServerHello
messages.
The extension_data field of this extension, when included in the
ClientHello, MUST contain the StoredInformation structure.
struct {
select (type) {
case client:
opaque key_fingerprint<1..255>;
opaque ciphertext<1..2^16-1>
case server:
AcceptedAuthKey '1';
} body;
} StoredInformation
This extension MUST contain the following information when included
in ClientHello messages:
* The client indicates the public key encapsulated to by its
fingerprint
* The client submits the ciphertext
The server MUST send the extension back as an acknowledgement, if and
only if it wishes to negotiate the abbreviated AuthKEM handshake.
The fingerprint calculation proceeds this way:
1. Compute the SHA-256 hash of the input data. Note that the
computed hash only covers the input data structure (and not any
type and length information of the record layer).
2. Use the output of the SHA-256 hash.
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If this extension is not present, the client and the server MUST NOT
negotiate the abbreviated AuthKEM handshake.
The presence of the fingerprint might reveal information about the
identity of the server that the client has. This is discussed
further under Security Considerations (Section 5).
4.2.2. Early authentication
To indicate the client will attempt client authentication in the
abbreviated AuthKEM handshake, and for the server to indicate
acceptance of attempting this authentication mechanism, we define the
```early_auth (TDB)extension. It is used
inClientHelloandServerHello`` messages.
struct {} EarlyAuth
This is an empty extension.
It MUST NOT be sent if the stored_auth_key extension is not present.
4.3. Protocol messages
The handshake protocol is used to negotiate the security parameters
of a connection, as in TLS 1.3. It uses the same messages, except
for the addition of a KEMEncapsulation message and does not use the
CertificateVerify one.
Note that these definitions mirror
[I-D.draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem].
enum {
...
kem_encapsulation(tbd),
...
(255)
} HandshakeType;
struct {
HandshakeType msg_type; /* handshake type */
uint24 length; /* remaining bytes in message */
select (Handshake.msg_type) {
...
case kem_encapsulation: KEMEncapsulation;
...
};
} Handshake;
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Protocol messages MUST be sent in the order defined in Section 3. A
peer which receives a handshake message in an unexpected order MUST
abort the handshake with an "unexpected_message" alert.
The KEMEncapsulation message is defined as follows:
struct {
opaque certificate_request_context<0..2^8-1>
opaque encapsulation<0..2^16-1>;
} KEMEncapsulation;
The encapsulation field is the result of a Encapsulate() function.
The Encapsulate() function will also result in a shared secret (ssS
or ssC, depending on the peer) which is used to derive the AHS or MS
secrets.
If the KEMEncapsulation message is sent by a server, the
authentication algorithm MUST be one offered in the client's
signature_algorithms extension unless no valid certificate chain can
be produced without unsupported algorithms.
If sent by a client, the authentication algorithm used in the
signature MUST be one of those present in the
supported_signature_algorithms field of the signature_algorithms
extension in the CertificateRequest message.
In addition, the authentication algorithm MUST be compatible with the
key(s) in the sender's end-entity certificate.
The receiver of a KEMEncapsulation message MUST perform the
Decapsulate() operation by using the sent encapsulation and the
private key of the public key advertised in the end-entity
certificate sent. The Decapsulate() function will also result on a
shared secret (ssS or ssC, depending on the Server or Client
executing it respectively) which is used to derive the AHS or MS
secrets.
certificate_request_context is included to allow the recipient to
identify the certificate against which the encapsulation was
generated. It MUST be set to the value in the Certificate message to
which the encapsulation was computed.
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4.4. Cryptographic computations
The AuthKEM handshake establishes three input secrets which are
combined to create the actual working keying material, as detailed
below. The key derivation process incorporates both the input
secrets and the handshake transcript. Note that because the
handshake transcript includes the random values from the Hello
messages, any given handshake will have different traffic secrets,
even if the same input secrets are used.
4.4.1. AuthKEM-PSK key schedule
The AuthKEM-PSK handshake follows the [RFC8446] key schedule closely.
We change the computation of the EarlySecret as follows, and add a
computation for client_early_handshake_traffic_secret:
0
|
v
SSs -> HKDF-Extract = Early Secret
|
...
+--> Derive-Secret(., "c e traffic", ClientHello)
| = client_early_traffic_secret
|
+--> Derive-Secret(., "c e hs traffic", ClientHello)
| = client_early_handshake_traffic_secret
...
|
v
Derive-Secret(., "derived", "") = dES
...
We change the computation of Main Secret as follows:
Derive-Secret(., "derived", "") = dHS
|
v
SSc||0 * -> HKDF-Extract = Main Secret
|
...
SSc is included if client authentication is used; otherwise, the
value 0 is used.
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4.4.2. Computations of KEM shared secrets
As in [I-D.draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem], operations to compute SSs
or SSc from the client are:
SSs, encapsulation <- Encapsulate(public_key_server,
"server authentication")
SSc <- Decapsulate(encapsulation, private_key_client,
"client authentication")
The operations to compute SSs or SSc from the server are:
SSs <- Decapsulate(encapsulation, private_key_server
"server authentication")
SSc, encapsulation <- Encapsulate(public_key_client,
"client authentication")
4.4.3. Explicit Authentication Messages
AuthKEM upgrades implicit to explicit authentication through the
Finished message. With AuthKEM-PSK, the server achieves explicit
authentication when sending their Finished message and the client
when they send their Finished message.
The key used to compute the Finished message MUST be computed from
the MainSecret using HKDF. Specifically:
server/client_finished_key =
HKDF-Expand-Label(MainSecret,
server/client_label,
"", Hash.length)
server_label = "tls13 server finished"
client_label = "tls13 client finished"
The verify_data value is computed as follows:
server/client_verify_data =
HMAC(server/client_finished_key,
Transcript-Hash(Handshake Context,
Certificate*,
KEMEncapsulation*,
Finished**)
* Only included if present.
** The party who last sends the finished message in terms of flights
includes the other party's Finished message.
These computations match [I-D.draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem].
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See Section 3.1 for special considerations for the abbreviated
AuthKEM handshake.
Any records following a Finished message MUST be encrypted under the
appropriate application traffic key as described in TLS 1.3. In
particular, this includes any alerts sent by the server in response
to client Certificate and KEMEncapsulation messages.
5. Security Considerations
* Because the Main Secret is derived from both the ephemeral key
exchange, as well as from the key exchanges completed for server
and (optionally) client authentication, the MS secret always
reflects the peers' views of the authentication status correctly.
This is an improvement over TLS 1.3 for client authentication.
* The academic works proposing AuthKEM (KEMTLS) contains an in-depth
technical discussion of and a proof of the security of the
handshake protocol without client authentication ([SSW20],
[Wig24]).
* The work proposing the variant protocol ([SSW21], [Wig24]) with
pre-distributed public keys (the abbreviated AuthKEM handshake)
has a proof for both unilaterally and mutually authenticated
handshakes.
* We have machine-verified proofs of the security of KEMTLS and
KEMTLS-PDK in Tamarin. [CHSW22]
* When the client opportunistically sends its certificate, it is not
encrypted under a forward-secure key. This has similar
considerations and trade-offs as 0-RTT data. If it is a replayed
message, there are no expected consequences for security as the
malicious replayer will not be able to decapsulate the shared
secret.
* A client that opportunistically sends its certificate, SHOULD send
it encrypted with a ciphertext that it knows the server will
accept. Otherwise, it will fail.
* If AuthKEM-PSK client authentication is used, the resulting shared
secret is included in the key schedule. This ensures that both
peers have a consistent view of the authentication status, unlike
[RFC8446].
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5.1. Server Anonymity
The PDK extension identifies the public key to which the client has
encapsulated via a hash. This reveals some information about which
server identity the client has. [I-D.ietf-tls-esni] may help
alleviate this.
An alternative approach could be the use of trial decryption. If the
KEM used has anonymity, the ciphertext that the client sends is not
linkable to the server public key. Kyber offers post-quantum
anonymity [MX22].
6. References
6.1. 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>.
[RFC8410] Josefsson, S. and J. Schaad, "Algorithm Identifiers for
Ed25519, Ed448, X25519, and X448 for Use in the Internet
X.509 Public Key Infrastructure", RFC 8410,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8410, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8410>.
[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>.
[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>.
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[CHSW22] Celi, S., Hoyland, J., Stebila, D., and T. Wiggers, "A
tale of two models: formal verification of KEMTLS in
Tamarin", ESORICS 2022 , DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-17143-7_4,
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Sullivan, "KEM-based Authentication for TLS 1.3", Work in
Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem-
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[I-D.draft-wiggers-tls-authkem]
"*** BROKEN REFERENCE ***".
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Appendix A. Open points of discussion
The following are open points for discussion. The corresponding
GitHub issues will be linked.
A.1. Alternative implementation based on the pre_shared_key extension
*This is discussed in Issue #25 (https://github.com/kemtls/draft-
celi-wiggers-tls-authkem/issues/25).*
[RFC8446] defines a PSK handshake that can be used with symmetric
keys from e.g. session tickets. In this section, we sketch an
alternative approach to AuthKEM-PSK based on the pre_shared_key
extension.
A client needs to be set up with the following information:
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struct {
uint32 authkem_psk_config_version;
uint32 config_lifetime;
opaque KEMPublicKey;
} AuthKEMPSKConfig;
The client computes a KEM ciphertext and shared secret as follows:
SSs, encapsulation <- Encapsulate(public_key_server,
"server authentication")
SSs is used in place of PSK in the TLS 1.3 key schedule, and
binder_key is derived as follows:
0
|
v
SSc -> HKDF-Extract = Early Secret
|
+-----> Derive-Secret(., "ext binder" | "res binder", "")
| = binder_key
...
In the pre_shared_key extension's identities, the client sends the
following data:
struct {
uint32 authkem_psk_config_version;
opaque KEMCiphertext;
} AuthKEMPSKIdentity
The server computes the shared secret SSs from
AuthKEMPSKIdentity.KEMCiphertext as follows:
SSs <- Decapsulate(encapsulation,
private_key_server
"server authentication")
The PSK binder value is computed as specified in [RFC8446], section
4.2.11.2. The server MUST verify the binder before continuing and
abort the handshake if verification fails.
*To be determined: how to handle immediate client authentication.*
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A.2. Interactions with DTLS
It is currently open if there need to be made modifications to better
support integration with DTLS. Discussion is at Issue #23
(https://github.com/kemtls/draft-celi-wiggers-tls-authkem/issues/23).
A.3. Interaction with signing certificates
Tracked by Issue #20 (https://github.com/kemtls/draft-celi-wiggers-
tls-authkem/issues/20).
In the current state of the draft, we have not yet discussed
combining traditional signature-based authentication with KEM-based
authentication. One might imagine that the Client has a signing
certificate and the server has a KEM public key.
In the current draft, clients MUST use a KEM certificate algorithm if
the server negotiated AuthKEM.
Acknowledgements
This work has been supported by the European Research Council through
Starting Grant No. 805031 (EPOQUE).
Part of this work was supported by the NLNet NGI Assure theme fund
project "Standardizing KEMTLS" (https://nlnet.nl/project/KEMTLS/)
Authors' Addresses
Thom Wiggers
PQShield
Nijmegen
Email: thom@thomwiggers.nl
Sofía Celi
Brave Software
Lisbon
Portugal
Email: cherenkov@riseup.net
Peter Schwabe
Radboud University and MPI-SP
Email: peter@cryptojedi.org
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Douglas Stebila
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
Canada
Email: dstebila@uwaterloo.ca
Nick Sullivan
Email: nicholas.sullivan+ietf@gmail.com
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