OAuth Working Group                                       J. Richer, Ed.
Internet-Draft                                     The MITRE Corporation
Intended status: Standards Track                              J. Bradley
Expires: November 06, 2013                                 Ping Identity
                                                              M.B. Jones
                                                               Microsoft
                                                             M. Machulak
                                                    Newcastle University
                                                            May 05, 2013


             OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration Protocol
                      draft-ietf-oauth-dyn-reg-10

Abstract

   This specification defines an endpoint and protocol for dynamic
   registration of OAuth 2.0 Clients at an Authorization Server and
   methods for the dynamically registered client to manage its
   registration.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  Notational Conventions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Client Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     2.1.  Relationship Between Grant Types and Response Types . . .   7
     2.2.  Human Readable Client Metadata  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   3.  Client Registration Endpoint  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     3.1.  Client Registration Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     3.2.  Client Registration Response  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   4.  Client Configuration Endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     4.1.  Forming the Client Configuration Endpoint URL . . . . . .  12
     4.2.  Client Read Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     4.3.  Client Update Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     4.4.  Client Delete Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   5.  Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     5.1.  Client Information Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     5.2.  Client Registration Error Response  . . . . . . . . . . .  17
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   8.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
   Appendix A.  Acknowledgments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
   Appendix B.  Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24

1.  Introduction

   In some use-case scenarios, it is desirable or necessary to allow
   OAuth 2.0 clients to obtain authorization from an OAuth 2.0
   authorization server without requiring the two parties to interact
   beforehand.  Nevertheless, in order for the authorization server to
   accurately and securely represent to end-users which client is
   seeking authorization to access the end-user's resources, a method
   for automatic and unique registration of clients is needed.  The
   OAuth 2.0 authorization framework does not define how the
   relationship between the Client and the Authorization Server is
   initialized, or how a given client is assigned a unique Client
   Identifier.  Historically, this has happened out-of-band from the
   OAuth 2.0 protocol.  This draft provides a mechanism for a client to
   register itself with the Authorization Server, which can be used to
   dynamically provision a Client Identifier, and optionally a Client
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   As part of the registration process, this specification also defines
   a mechanism for the client to present the Authorization Server with a
   set of metadata, such as a display name and icon to be presented to
   the user during the authorization step.  This draft also provides a
   mechanism for the Client to read and update this information after
   the initial registration action.

1.1.  Notational Conventions

   The key words 'MUST', 'MUST NOT', 'REQUIRED', 'SHALL', 'SHALL NOT',
   'SHOULD', 'SHOULD NOT', 'RECOMMENDED', 'MAY', and 'OPTIONAL' in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].

   Unless otherwise noted, all the protocol parameter names and values
   are case sensitive.

1.2.  Terminology

   This specification uses the terms "Access Token", "Refresh Token",
   "Authorization Code", "Authorization Grant", "Authorization Server",
   "Authorization Endpoint", "Client", "Client Identifier", "Client
   Secret", "Protected Resource", "Resource Owner", "Resource Server",
   and "Token Endpoint" defined by OAuth 2.0 [RFC6749].

   This specification defines the following additional terms:

   o  Client Registration Endpoint: The OAuth 2.0 Endpoint through which
      a Client can request new registration.  The means of the Client
      obtaining the URL for this endpoint are out of scope for this
      specification.

   o  Client Configuration Endpoint: The OAuth 2.0 Endpoint through
      which a specific Client can manage its registration information,
      provided by the Authorization Server to the Client.  This URL for
      this endpoint is communicated to the client by the Authorization
      Server in the Client Information Response.

   o  Registration Access Token: An OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token issued by the
      Authorization Server through the Client Registration Endpoint
      which is used by the Client to authenticate itself during read,
      update, and delete operations.  This token is associated with a
      particular Client.









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2.  Client Metadata

   Clients generally have an array of metadata associated with their
   unique Client Identifier at the Authorization Server.  These can
   range from human-facing display strings, such as a client name, to
   items that impact the security of the protocol, such as the list of
   valid redirect URIs.

   The client metadata values serve two parallel purposes in the overall
   OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration protocol:

   o  the Client requesting its desired values for each parameter to the
      Authorization Server in a register (Section 3.1) or update
      (Section 4.3) request, and

   o  the Authorization Server informing the Client of the current
      values of each parameter that the Client has been registered to
      use through a client information response (Section 5.1).

   An Authorization Server MAY override any value that a Client requests
   during the registration process (including any omitted values) and
   replace the requested value with a default at the server's
   discretion.  The Authorization Server SHOULD provide documentation
   for any fields that it requires to be filled in by the client or to
   have particular values or formats.

   Extensions and profiles of this specification MAY expand this list,
   but Authorization Servers MUST accept or ignore all parameters on
   this list.  The Authorization Server MUST ignore any additional
   parameters sent by the Client that it does not understand.

   redirect_uris
      Array of redirect URIs for use in redirect-based flows such as the
      Authorization Code and Implicit grant types.  It is RECOMMENDED
      that clients using these flows register this parameter, and an
      Authorization Server SHOULD require registration of valid redirect
      URIs for all clients that use these grant types in order to
      protect against token and credential theft attacks.

   client_name
      Human-readable name of the Client to be presented to the user.  If
      omitted, the Authorization Server MAY display the raw "client_id"
      value to the user instead.  It is RECOMMENDED that clients always
      send this field.  The value of this field MAY be internationalized
      as described in Human Readable Client Metadata (Section 2.2).

   client_uri




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      URL of the homepage of the Client.  If present, the server SHOULD
      display this URL to the end user in a clickable fashion.  It is
      RECOMMENDED that clients always send this field.  The value of
      this field MAY be internationalized as described in Human Readable
      Client Metadata (Section 2.2).

   logo_uri
      URL that references a logo for the Client.  If present, the server
      SHOULD display this image to the end user during approval.  The
      value of this field MAY be internationalized as described in Human
      Readable Client Metadata (Section 2.2).

   contacts
      Array of email addresses for people responsible for this Client.
      The Authorization Server MAY make these addresses available to end
      users for support requests for the Client.  An Authorization
      Server MAY use these email addresses as identifiers for an
      administrative page for this client.

   tos_uri
      URL that points to a human-readable Terms of Service for the
      Client.  The Authorization Server SHOULD display this URL to the
      End-User if it is given.  The value of this field MAY be
      internationalized as described in Human Readable Client Metadata
      (Section 2.2).

   token_endpoint_auth_method
      The requested authentication type for the Token Endpoint.  Valid
      values are:

      *  "none": this is a public client as defined in OAuth 2.0 and
         does not have a client secret

      *  "client_secret_post": the client uses the HTTP POST parameters
         defined in OAuth 2.0 section 2.3.1

      *  "client_secret_basic": the client uses HTTP Basic defined in
         OAuth 2.0 section 2.3.1

      *  "client_secret_jwt": the client uses the JWT Assertion
         [OAuth.JWT] profile with a symmetric signature using the
         "client_secret" issued by the server

      *  "private_key_jwt": the client uses the JWT Assertion
         [OAuth.JWT] profile with its own private key, usually with its
         public key location indicated by the "jwks_uri" field





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      Other authentication methods may be defined by extension.  If
      unspecified or omitted, the default is "client_secret_basic",
      denoting HTTP Basic Authentication Scheme as specified in
      Section 2.3.1 of OAuth 2.0.  Other authentication methods MAY be
      supported by using an absolute URI as the value of this parameter.

   scope
      Space separated list of scope values (as described in OAuth 2.0
      Section 3.3 [RFC6749]) that the client can use when requesting
      access tokens.  The semantics of values in this list is service
      specific.  If omitted, an Authorization Server MAY register a
      Client with a default set of scopes.

   grant_types
      Array of OAuth 2.0 grant types that the Client may use.  These
      grant types are defined as follows:

      *  "authorization_code": The Authorization Code Grant described in
         OAuth 2.0 Section 4.1

      *  "implicit": The Implicit Grant described in OAuth 2.0
         Section 4.2

      *  "password": The Resource Owner Password Credentials Grant
         described in OAuth 2.0 Section 4.3

      *  "client_credentials": The Client Credentials Grant described in
         OAuth 2.0 Section 4.4

      *  "refresh_token": The Refresh Token Grant described in OAuth 2.0
         Section 6.

      *  "urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:jwt-bearer": The JWT Bearer
         grant type defined in OAuth JWT Bearer Token Profiles
         [OAuth.JWT].

      *  "urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:saml2-bearer": The SAML 2
         Bearer grant type defined in OAuth SAML 2 Bearer Token Profiles
         [OAuth.SAML2].

      Authorization Servers MAY allow for other values as defined in
      grant type extensions to OAuth 2.0.  The extension process is
      described in OAuth 2.0 Section 2.5, and the value of this
      parameter MUST be the same as the value of the "grant_type"
      parameter passed to the Token Endpoint defined in the extension.

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      Array of the OAuth 2.0 response types that the Client may use.
      These response types are defined as follows:

      *  "code": The Authorization Code response described in OAuth 2.0
         Section 4.1

      *  "token": The Implicit response described in OAuth 2.0
         Section 4.2

      Authorization Servers MAY allow for other values as defined in
      response type extensions to OAuth 2.0.  The extension process is
      described in OAuth 2.0 Section 2.5, and the value of this
      parameter MUST be the same as the value of the "response_type"
      parameter passed to the Authorization Endpoint defined in the
      extension.

   policy_uri
      A URL location that the Client provides to the End-User to read
      about the how the profile data will be used.  The Authorization
      Server SHOULD display this URL to the End-User if it is given.
      The value of this field MAY be internationalized as described in
      Human Readable Client Metadata (Section 2.2).

   jwks_uri
      URL for the Client's JSON Web Key Set [JWK] document that is used
      for signing requests, such as requests to the Token Endpoint using
      the "private_key_jwt" assertion client credential.  The keys MAY
      also be used for higher level protocols that require signing or
      encryption.

2.1.  Relationship Between Grant Types and Response Types

   The "grant_types" and "response_types" values described above are
   partially orthogonal, as they refer to arguments passed to different
   endpoints in the OAuth protocol.  However, they are related in that
   the "grant_types" available to a client influence the
   "response_types" that the client is allowed to use, and vice versa.
   For instance, a "grant_types" value that includes
   "authorization_code" implies a "response_types" value that includes
   code, as both values are defined as part of the OAuth 2.0
   Authorization Code Grant.  As such, a server supporting these fields
   SHOULD take steps to ensure that a client cannot register itself into
   an inconsistent state.

   The correlation between the two fields is listed in the table below.

   +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------+
   | grant_types value includes:                   | response_types    |



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   |                                               | value includes:   |
   +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------+
   | authorization_code                            | code              |
   | implicit                                      | token             |
   | password                                      | (none)            |
   | client_credentials                            | (none)            |
   | refresh_token                                 | (none)            |
   | urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:jwt-bearer   | (none)            |
   +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------+


   Extensions and profiles of this document that introduce new values to
   either the "grant_types" or "response_types" parameter MUST document
   all correspondences between the parameter types.

2.2.  Human Readable Client Metadata

   Human-readable Client Metadata values and Client Metadata values that
   reference human-readable values MAY be represented in multiple
   languages and scripts.  For example, the values of fields such as
   "client_name", "tos_uri", "policy_uri", "logo_uri", and "client_uri"
   might have multiple locale-specific values in some Client
   registrations.

   To specify the languages and scripts, BCP47 [RFC5646] language tags
   are added to Client Metadata member names, delimited by a #
   character.  Since JSON member names are case sensitive, it is
   RECOMMENDED that language tag values used in Claim Names be spelled
   using the character case with which they are registered in the IANA
   Language Subtag Registry [IANA.Language].  In particular, normally
   language names are spelled with lowercase characters, region names
   are spelled with uppercase characters, and languages are spelled with
   mixed case characters.  However, since BCP47 language tag values are
   case insensitive, implementations SHOULD interpret the language tag
   values supplied in a case insensitive manner.  Per the
   recommendations in BCP47, language tag values used in Metadata member
   names should only be as specific as necessary.  For instance, using
   "fr" might be sufficient in many contexts, rather than "fr-CA" or
   "fr-FR".

   For example, a Client could represent its name in English as
   ""client_name#en": "My Client"" and its name in Japanese as
   ""client_name#ja-Jpan-JP":
   "クライアント名"" within
   the same registration request.  The Authorization Server MAY display
   any or all of these names to the Resource Owner during the
   authorization step, choosing which name to display based on system
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   If any human-readable field is sent without a language tag, parties
   using it MUST NOT make any assumptions about the language, character
   set, or script of the string value, and the string value MUST be used
   as-is wherever it is presented in a user interface.  To facilitate
   interoperability, it is RECOMMENDED that clients and servers use a
   human-readable field without any language tags in addition to any
   language-specific fields, and it is RECOMMENDED that any human-
   readable fields sent without language tags contain values suitable
   for display on a wide variety of systems.

   Implementer's Note: Many JSON libraries make it possible to reference
   members of a JSON object as members of an Object construct in the
   native programming environment of the library.  However, while the
   "#" character is a valid character inside of a JSON object's member
   names, it is not a valid character for use in an object member name
   in many programming environments.  Therefore, implementations will
   need to use alternative access forms for these claims.  For instance,
   in JavaScript, if one parses the JSON as follows, "var j =
   JSON.parse(json);", then the member "client_name#en-us" can be
   accessed using the JavaScript syntax "j["client_name#en-us"]".

3.  Client Registration Endpoint

   The Client Registration Endpoint is an OAuth 2.0 Endpoint defined in
   this document that is designed to allow a Client to register itself
   with the Authorization Server.  The Client Registration Endpoint MUST
   accept HTTP POST messages with request parameters encoded in the
   entity body using the "application/json" format.  The Client
   Registration Endpoint MUST be protected by a transport-layer security
   mechanism, and the server MUST support TLS 1.2 RFC 5246 [RFC5246] and
   /or TLS 1.0 [RFC2246] and MAY support additional transport-layer
   mechanisms meeting its security requirements.  When using TLS, the
   Client MUST perform a TLS/SSL server certificate check, per RFC 6125
   [RFC6125].

   The Client Registration Endpoint MAY accept an initial authorization
   credential in the form of an OAuth 2.0 [RFC6749] access token in
   order to limit registration to only previously authorized parties.
   The method by which this access token is obtained by the registrant
   is generally out-of-band and is out of scope of this specification.

   In order to support open registration and facilitate wider
   interoperability, the Client Registration Endpoint SHOULD allow
   initial registration requests with no authentication.  These requests
   MAY be rate-limited or otherwise limited to prevent a denial-of-
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   In order to facilitate registered clients updating their information,
   the Client Registration Endpoint issues a Request Access Token for
   clients to securely identify themselves in future connections to the
   Client Configuration Endpoint (Section 4).  As such, the Client
   Configuration Endpoint MUST accept requests with OAuth 2.0 Bearer
   Tokens [RFC6750] for these operations, whether or not the initial
   registration call requires authentication of some form.

   The Client Registration Endpoint MUST ignore all parameters it does
   not understand.

3.1.  Client Registration Request

   This operation registers a new Client to the Authorization Server.
   The Authorization Server assigns this client a unique Client
   Identifier, optionally assigns a Client Secret, and associates the
   metadata given in the request with the issued Client Identifier.  The
   request includes any parameters described in Client Metadata
   (Section 2) that the client wishes to specify for itself during the
   registration.  The Authorization Server MAY provision default values
   for any items omitted in the Client Metadata.

   The Client sends an HTTP POST to the Client Registration Endpoint
   with a content type of "application/json".  The HTTP Entity Payload
   is a JSON [RFC4627] document consisting of a JSON object and all
   parameters as top-level members of that JSON object.

   For example, a client could send the following open registration
   request to the Client Registration Endpoint:

   Following is a non-normative example request (with line wraps for
   display purposes only):

   POST /register HTTP/1.1
   Content-Type: application/json
   Accept: application/json
   Host: server.example.com

   {
    "redirect_uris":["https://client.example.org/callback",
       "https://client.example.org/callback2"]
    "client_name":"My Example Client",
    "token_endpoint_auth_method":"client_secret_basic",
    "scope":"read write dolphin",
    "logo_uri":"https://client.example.org/logo.png",
    "jwks_uri":"https://client.example.org/my_public_keys.jwks"
   }




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   Alternatively, if the client has been provisioned with an initial
   authorization credential, it could send the following registration
   request to the Client Registration Endpoint:

   Following is a non-normative example request (with line wraps for
   display purposes only):

   POST /register HTTP/1.1
   Content-Type: application/json
   Accept: application/json
   Authorization: Bearer ey23f2.adfj230.af32-developer321
   Host: server.example.com

   {
    "redirect_uris":["https://client.example.org/callback",
       "https://client.example.org/callback2"]
    "client_name":"My Example Client",
    "token_endpoint_auth_method":"client_secret_basic",
    "scope":"read write dolphin",
    "logo_uri":"https://client.example.org/logo.png",
    "jwks_uri":"https://client.example.org/my_public_keys.jwks"
   }


3.2.  Client Registration Response

   Upon successful registration, the Authorization Server generates a
   new Client Identifier for the client.  This Client Identifier MUST be
   unique at the server and MUST NOT be in use by any other client.  The
   server responds with an HTTP 201 Created code and a body of type
   "application/json" with content described in Client Information
   Response (Section 5.1).

   Upon an unsuccessful registration, the Authorization Server responds
   with an error as described in Client Registration Error
   (Section 5.2).

4.  Client Configuration Endpoint

   The Client Configuration Endpoint is an OAuth 2.0 protected endpoint
   that is provisioned by the server for a specific client to be able to
   view and update its registered information.  The Client MUST include
   its Registration Access Token in all calls to this endpoint as an
   OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token [RFC6750].

   Operations on this endpoint are switched through the use of different
   HTTP methods [RFC2616].




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4.1.  Forming the Client Configuration Endpoint URL

   The Authorization Server MUST provide the client with the fully
   qualified URL in the "registration_client_uri" element of the Client
   Information Response (Section 5.1).  The Authorization Server MUST
   NOT expect the client to construct or discover this URL on its own.
   The Client MUST use the URL as given by the server and MUST NOT
   construct this URL from component pieces.

   Depending on deployment characteristics, the Client Configuration
   Endpoint URL may take any number of forms.  It is RECOMMENDED that
   this endpoint URL be formed through the use of a server-constructed
   URL string which combines the Client Registration Endpoint's URL and
   the issued client_id for this Client, with the latter as either a
   path parameter or a query parameter.  For example, a Client with the
   Client ID "s6BhdRkqt3" could be given a Client Configuration Endpoint
   URL of "https://server.example.com/register/s6BhdRkqt3" (path
   parameter) or of "https://server.example.com/
   register?client_id=s6BhdRkqt3" (query parameter).  In both of these
   cases, the client simply follows the URL as given.

   These common patterns can help the Server to more easily determine
   the client to which the request pertains, which MUST be matched
   against the client to which the Registration Access Token was issued.
   If desired, the server MAY simply return the Client Registration
   Endpoint URL as the Client Configuration Endpoint URL and change
   behavior based on the authentication context provided by the
   Registration Access Token.

4.2.  Client Read Request

   In order to read the current configuration of the Client on the
   Authorization Server, the Client makes an HTTP GET request to the
   Client Configuration Endpoint, authenticating with its Registration
   Access Token.

   Following is a non-normative example request (with line wraps for
   display purposes only):

   GET /register/s6BhdRkqt3 HTTP/1.1
   Accept: application/json
   Host: server.example.com
   Authorization: Bearer reg-23410913-abewfq.123483



   Upon successful read of the information for a currently active
   Client, the Authorization Server responds with an HTTP 200 OK with



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   content type of "application/json" and a payload as described in
   Client Information Response (Section 5.1).

   If the client does not exist on this server, the server MUST respond
   with HTTP 401 Unauthorized and the Registration Access Token used to
   make this request SHOULD be immediately revoked.

   If the Client does not have permission to read its record, the server
   MUST return an HTTP 403 Forbidden.

4.3.  Client Update Request

   This operation updates a previously-registered client with new
   metadata at the Authorization Server.  This request is authenticated
   by the Registration Access Token issued to the client.

   The Client sends an HTTP PUT to the Client Configuration Endpoint
   with a content type of "application/json".  The HTTP Entity Payload
   is a JSON [RFC4627] document consisting of a JSON object and all
   parameters as top- level members of that JSON object.

   This request MUST include all fields described in Client Metadata
   (Section 2) as returned to the Client from a previous register, read,
   or update operation.  The Client MUST NOT include the
   "registration_access_token", "registration_client_uri", "expires_at",
   or "issued_at" fields described in Client Information Response
   (Section 5.1).

   Valid values of Client Metadata fields in this request MUST replace,
   not augment, the values previously associated with this Client.
   Omitted fields MUST be treated as null or empty values by the server.

   The Client MUST include its "client_id" field in the request, and it
   MUST be the same as its currently-issued Client Identifier.  If the
   client includes the "client_secret" field in the request, the value
   of this field MUST match the currently-issued Client Secret for that
   Client.  The Client MUST NOT be allowed to overwrite its existing
   Client Secret with its own chosen value.

   For all metadata fields, the Authorization Server MAY replace any
   invalid values with suitable default values, and it MUST return any
   such fields to the Client in the response.

   For example, a client could send the following request to the Client
   Registration Endpoint to update the client registration in the above
   example with new information:





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   Following is a non-normative example request (with line wraps for
   display purposes only):

   PUT /register/s6BhdRkqt3 HTTP/1.1
   Accept: application/json
   Host: server.example.com
   Authorization: Bearer reg-23410913-abewfq.123483

   {
    "client_id":"s6BhdRkqt3",
    "client_secret": "cf136dc3c1fc93f31185e5885805d",
    "redirect_uris":["https://client.example.org/callback",
       "https://client.example.org/alt"],
    "scope": "read write dolphin",
    "grant_types": ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"]
    "token_endpoint_auth_method": "client_secret_basic",
    "jwks_uri": "https://client.example.org/my_public_keys.jwks"
    "client_name":"My New Example",
    "logo_uri":"https://client.example.org/newlogo.png"
   }


   Upon successful update, the Authorization Server responds with an
   HTTP 200 OK Message with content type "application/json" and a
   payload as described in Client Information Response (Section 5.1).
   The Authorization Server MAY include a new Client Secret and/or
   Registration Access Token in its response.  If so, the Client MUST
   immediately discard its previous Client Secret and/or Registration
   Access Token.

   If the client does not exist on this server, the server MUST respond
   with HTTP 401 Unauthorized, and the Registration Access Token used to
   make this request SHOULD be immediately revoked.

   If the Client is not allowed to update its records, the server MUST
   respond with HTTP 403 Forbidden.

   If the Client attempts to set an invalid metadata field and the
   Authorization Server does not set a default value, the Authorization
   Server responds with an error as described in Client Registration
   Error Response (Section 5.2).

4.4.  Client Delete Request

   In order to deprovision itself on the Authorization Server, the
   Client makes an HTTP DELETE request to the Client Configuration
   Endpoint.  This request is authenticated by the Registration Access
   Token issued to the client.



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   Following is a non-normative example request (with line wraps for
   display purposes only):

   DELETE /register/s6BhdRkqt3 HTTP/1.1
   Accept: application/json
   Host: server.example.com
   Authorization: Bearer reg-23410913-abewfq.123483



   A successful delete action will invalidate the client_id,
   client_secret, and registration_access_token for this client, thereby
   preventing the client_id from being used at either the Authorization
   Endpoint or Token Endpoint of the Authorization Server.  The
   Authorization Server SHOULD immediately invalidate all existing
   authorization grants and currently-active tokens associated with this
   Client.

   If a Client has been successfully deprovisioned, the Authorization
   Server responds with an HTTP 204 No Content message.

   If the server does not support the delete method, the server MUST
   respond with an HTTP 405 Not Supported.

   If the client does not exist on this server, the server MUST respond
   with HTTP 401 Unauthorized and the Registration Access Token used to
   make this request SHOULD be immediately revoked.

   If the client is not allowed to delete itself, the server MUST
   respond with HTTP 403 Forbidden.

   Following is a non-normative example response:

   HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
   Cache-Control: no-store
   Pragma: no-cache



5.  Responses

   In response to certain requests from the Client to either the Client
   Registration Endpoint or the Client Configuration Endpoint as
   described in this specification, the Authorization Server sends the
   following response bodies.

5.1.  Client Information Response




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   The response contains the Client Identifier as well as the Client
   Secret, if the Client is a confidential Client.  The response also
   contains the fully qualified URL to the Client Configuration Endpoint
   for this specific client that the client may use to obtain and update
   information about itself.  The response also contains a Registration
   Access Token that is to be used by the client to perform subsequent
   operations at the Client Configuration Endpoint.

   client_id
      REQUIRED.  The unique Client identifier, MUST NOT be currently
      valid for any other registered Client.

   client_secret
      OPTIONAL.  The Client secret.  If issued, this MUST be unique for
      each "client_id".  This value is used by confidential clients to
      authenticate to the Token Endpoint as described in OAuth 2.0
      Section 2.3.1.

   expires_at
      REQUIRED if "client_secret" is issued.  Time at which the
      "client_secret" will expire or 0 if it will not expire.  The time
      is represented as the number of seconds from 1970-01-01T0:0:0Z as
      measured in UTC until the date/time.

   issued_at
      OPTIONAL.  Time at which the Client Identifier was issued.  The
      time is represented as the number of seconds from
      1970-01-01T0:0:0Z as measured in UTC until the date/time.

   registration_access_token
      REQUIRED.  The Access token to be used by the client to perform
      actions on the Client Configuration Endpoint.

   registration_client_uri
      REQUIRED.  The fully qualified URL of the Client Configuration
      Endpoint for this client.  The Client MUST use this URL as given
      when communicating with the Client Configuration Endpoint.

   Additionally, the Authorization Server MUST return all registered
   metadata (Section 2) about this client, including any fields
   provisioned by the Authorization Server itself.  The Authorization
   Server MAY reject or replace any of the client's requested metadata
   values submitted during the registration or update requests and
   substitute them with suitable values.

   The response is an "application/json" document with all parameters as
   top-level members of a JSON object [RFC4627].




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   Following is a non-normative example response:

   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
   Content-Type: application/json
   Cache-Control: no-store
   Pragma: no-cache

   {
    "registration_access_token": "reg-23410913-abewfq.123483",
    "registration_client_uri":
          "https://server.example.com/register/s6BhdRkqt3",
    "client_id":"s6BhdRkqt3",
    "client_secret": "cf136dc3c1fc93f31185e5885805d",
    "expires_at":2893276800
    "redirect_uris":["https://client.example.org/callback",
       "https://client.example.org/callback2"]
    "scope": "read write dolphin",
    "grant_types": ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"]
    "token_endpoint_auth_method": "client_secret_basic",
    "logo_uri": "https://client.example.org/logo.png",
    "jwks_uri": "https://client.example.org/my_public_keys.jwks"
   }


5.2.  Client Registration Error Response

   When an OAuth 2.0 error condition occurs, such as the client
   presenting an invalid Registration Access Token, the Authorization
   Server returns an Error Response as defined in Section 5.2 of the
   OAuth 2.0 specification.

   When a registration error condition occurs, the Authorization Server
   returns an HTTP 400 status code with content type "application/json"
   consisting of a JSON object [RFC4627] describing the error in the
   response body.

   The JSON object contains two members:

   error
      The error code, a single ASCII string.

   error_description
      A human-readable text description of the error for debugging.

   This specification defines the following error codes:

   invalid_redirect_uri
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   invalid_client_metadata
      The value of one of the client metadata (Section 2) fields is
      invalid and the server has rejected this request.  Note that an
      Authorization server MAY choose to substitute a valid value for
      any requested parameter of a client's metadata.

   invalid_client_id
      Value of "client_id" is invalid.

   Following is a non-normative example of an error response (with line
   wraps for display purposes only):

   HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
   Content-Type: application/json
   Cache-Control: no-store
   Pragma: no-cache

   {
    "error":"invalid_redirect_uri",
    "error_description":"The redirect URI of http://sketchy.example.com
      is not allowed for this server."
   }


6.  IANA Considerations

   This document makes no requests of IANA.

7.  Security Considerations

   Since requests to the Client Registration Endpoint result in the
   transmission of clear-text credentials (in the HTTP request and
   response), the server MUST require the use of a transport-layer
   security mechanism when sending requests to the Registration
   Endpoint.  The server MUST support TLS 1.2 RFC 5246 [RFC5246] and/or
   TLS 1.0 [RFC2246] and MAY support additional transport-layer
   mechanisms meeting its security requirements.  When using TLS, the
   Client MUST perform a TLS/SSL server certificate check, per RFC 6125
   [RFC6125].

   As this endpoint is an OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource, requests to the
   Registration Endpoint SHOULD have some rate limiting on failures to
   prevent the Registration Access Token from being disclosed though
   repeated access attempts.

   For clients that use redirect-based grant types such as Authorization
   Code and Implicit, Authorization Servers SHOULD require clients to
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   help mitigate attacks where rogue actors inject and impersonate a
   validly registered client and intercept its authorization code or
   tokens through an invalid redirect URI.

   The authorization server MUST treat all client metadata as self-
   asserted.  A rogue Client might use the name and logo for the
   legitimate Client, which it is trying to impersonate.  An
   Authorization Server needs to take steps to mitigate this phishing
   risk, since the logo could confuse users into thinking they're
   logging in to the legitimate Client.  For instance, an Authorization
   Server could warn if the domain/site of the logo doesn't match the
   domain/site of redirect URIs.  An Authorization Server can also
   present warning messages to end users about untrusted Clients in all
   cases, especially if such clients have been dynamically registered
   and have not been trusted by any users at the Authorization Server
   before.

   In a situation where the Authorization Server is supporting open
   Client registration, it must be extremely careful with any URL
   provided by the Client that will be displayed to the user (e.g.
   "logo_uri" and "policy_uri").  A rogue Client could specify a
   registration request with a reference to a drive-by download in the
   "policy_uri".  The Authorization Server should check to see if the
   "logo_uri" and "policy_uri" have the same host as the hosts defined
   in the array of "redirect_uris".

   While the Client Secret can expire, the Registration Access Token
   should not expire while a client is still actively registered.  If
   this token were to expire, a Client could be left in a situation
   where it has no means of updating itself and must register itself
   anew.  As the Registration Access Tokens are long-term credentials,
   and since the Registration Access Token is a Bearer token and acts as
   the sole authentication for use at the Client Configuration Endpoint,
   it MUST be protected by the Client as described in OAuth 2.0 Bearer
   [RFC6750].

   If a Client is deprovisioned from a server, any outstanding
   Registration Access Tokens for that client MUST be invalidated at the
   same time.  Otherwise, this can lead to an inconsistent state wherein
   a Client could make requests to the Client Configuration Endpoint
   where the authentication would succeed but the action would fail
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8.  Normative References

   [IANA.Language]
              Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), "Language
              Subtag Registry", 2005.

   [JWK]      Jones, M.B., "JSON Web Key (JWK)", draft-ietf-jose-json-
              web-key (work in progress), April 2013.

   [OAuth.JWT]
              Jones, M.B., Campbell, B., and C. Mortimore, "JSON Web
              Token (JWT) Bearer Token Profiles for OAuth 2.0", draft-
              ietf-oauth-jwt-bearer (work in progress), March 2013.

   [OAuth.SAML2]
              Campbell, B., Mortimore, C., and M.B. Jones, "SAML 2.0
              Bearer Assertion Profiles for OAuth 2.0", draft-ietf-
              oauth-saml2-bearer (work in progress), March 2013.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC2246]  Dierks, T. and C. Allen, "The TLS Protocol Version 1.0",
              RFC 2246, January 1999.

   [RFC2616]  Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Frystyk, H.,
              Masinter, L., Leach, P., and T. Berners-Lee, "Hypertext
              Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1", RFC 2616, June 1999.

   [RFC4627]  Crockford, D., "The application/json Media Type for
              JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)", RFC 4627, July 2006.

   [RFC5246]  Dierks, T. and E. Rescorla, "The Transport Layer Security
              (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2", RFC 5246, August 2008.

   [RFC5646]  Phillips, A. and M. Davis, "Tags for Identifying
              Languages", BCP 47, RFC 5646, September 2009.

   [RFC6125]  Saint-Andre, P. and J. Hodges, "Representation and
              Verification of Domain-Based Application Service Identity
              within Internet Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509
              (PKIX) Certificates in the Context of Transport Layer
              Security (TLS)", RFC 6125, March 2011.

   [RFC6749]  Hardt, D., "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework", RFC
              6749, October 2012.





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   [RFC6750]  Jones, M. and D. Hardt, "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization
              Framework: Bearer Token Usage", RFC 6750, October 2012.

Appendix A.  Acknowledgments

   The authors thank the OAuth Working Group, the User-Managed Access
   Working Group, and the OpenID Connect Working Group participants for
   their input to this document.  In particular, the following
   individuals have been instrumental in their review and contribution
   to various versions of this document: Amanda Anganes, Tim Bray,
   Domenico Catalano, George Fletcher, Torsten Lodderstedt, Eve Maler,
   Nov Matake, Thomas Hardjono, Nat Sakimura, and Christian Scholz.

Appendix B.  Document History

   [[ to be removed by the RFC editor before publication as an RFC ]]

   -10

   o  Added language to point out that scope values are service-specific

   o  Clarified normative language around client metadata

   o  Added extensibility to token_endpoint_auth_method using absolute
      URIs

   o  Added security consideration about registering redirect URIs

   o  Changed erroneous 403 responses to 401's with notes about token
      handling

   o  Added example for initial registration credential

   -09

   o  Added method of internationalization for Client Metadata values

   o  Fixed SAML reference

   -08

   o  Collapsed jwk_uri, jwk_encryption_uri, x509_uri, and
      x509_encryption_uri into a single jwks_uri parameter

   o  Renamed grant_type to grant_types since it's a plural value

   o  Formalized name of "OAuth 2.0" throughout document




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   o  Added JWT Bearer Assertion and SAML 2 Bearer Assertion to example
      grant types

   o  Added response_types parameter and explanatory text on its use
      with and relationship to grant_types

   -07

   o  Changed registration_access_url to registration_client_uri

   o  Fixed missing text in 5.1

   o  Added Pragma: no-cache to examples

   o  Changed "no such client" error to 403

   o  Renamed Client Registration Access Endpoint to Client
      Configuration Endpoint

   o  Changed all the parameter names containing "_url" to instead use
      "_uri"

   o  Updated example text for forming Client Configuration Endpoint URL

   -06

   o  Removed secret_rotation as a client-initiated action, including
      removing client secret rotation endpoint and parameters.

   o  Changed _links structure to single value registration_access_url.

   o  Collapsed create/update/read responses into client info response.

   o  Changed return code of create action to 201.

   o  Added section to describe suggested generation and composition of
      Client Registration Access URL.

   o  Added clarifying text to PUT and POST requests to specify JSON in
      the body.

   o  Added Editor's Note to DELETE operation about its inclusion.

   o  Added Editor's Note to registration_access_url about alternate
      syntax proposals.

   -05




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   o  changed redirect_uri and contact to lists instead of space
      delimited strings

   o  removed operation parameter

   o  added _links structure

   o  made client update management more RESTful

   o  split endpoint into three parts

   o  changed input to JSON from form-encoded

   o  added READ and DELETE operations

   o  removed Requirements section

   o  changed token_endpoint_auth_type back to
      token_endpoint_auth_method to match OIDC who changed to match us

   -04

   o  removed default_acr, too undefined in the general OAuth2 case

   o  removed default_max_auth_age, since there's no mechanism for
      supplying a non-default max_auth_age in OAuth2

   o  clarified signing and encryption URLs

   o  changed token_endpoint_auth_method to token_endpoint_auth_type to
      match OIDC

   -03

   o  added scope and grant_type claims

   o  fixed various typos and changed wording for better clarity

   o  endpoint now returns the full set of client information

   o  operations on client_update allow for three actions on metadata:
      leave existing value, clear existing value, replace existing value
      with new value

   -02

   o  Reorganized contributors and references




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   o  Moved OAuth references to RFC

   o  Reorganized model/protocol sections for clarity

   o  Changed terminology to "client register" instead of "client
      associate"

   o  Specified that client_id must match across all subsequent requests

   o  Fixed RFC2XML formatting, especially on lists

   -01

   o  Merged UMA and OpenID Connect registrations into a single document

   o  Changed to form-paramter inputs to endpoint

   o  Removed pull-based registration

   -00

   o  Imported original UMA draft specification

Authors' Addresses

   Justin Richer (editor)
   The MITRE Corporation

   Email: jricher@mitre.org


   John Bradley
   Ping Identity

   Email: ve7jtb@ve7jtb.com


   Michael B. Jones
   Microsoft

   Email: mbj@microsoft.com


   Maciej Machulak
   Newcastle University

   Email: m.p.machulak@ncl.ac.uk
   URI:   http://ncl.ac.uk/



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