Network Working Group S. Josefsson
Internet-Draft SJD AB
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Using EdDSA in the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
draft-josefsson-pkix-eddsa-01
Abstract
This document specify algorithm identifiers and ASN.1 encoding
formats for EdDSA digital signatures and subject public keys used in
the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKIX) for Certificates
and CRLs. Parameters for Ed25519 are defined.
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1. Introduction
In [Ed25519], an elliptic curve signature system EdDSA was
introduced, and a recommended choice of curve Ed25519 is chosen.
EdDSA and Ed25519 was designed with performance and security in mind.
Specification, test vectors and a sample implementation is available
in [I-D.josefsson-eddsa-ed25519].
This RFC defines ASN.1 object identifiers for EdDSA for use in the
Internet X.509 PKI [RFC5280], and parameters for Ed25519. This
document serves a similar role as [RFC3279] does for RSA (and more),
[RFC4055] for RSA-OAEP/PSS, and [RFC5758] for SHA2-based (EC)DSA.
2. Requirements Terminology
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].
3. EdDSA ASN.1 Object Identifier Tree
The root of the tree for the object identifiers defined in this
specification is given by:
id-EdDSA OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { 1.3.6.1.4.1.11591.4.12 }
[[TODO: Find a shorter OID. https://gitlab.com/jas/ietf-pkix-eddsa/
issues/4 ]]
4. Subject Public Key Information Fields
In the X.509 certificate, the subjectPublicKeyInfo field has the
SubjectPublicKeyInfo type, which has the following ASN.1 syntax:
SubjectPublicKeyInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
algorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,
subjectPublicKey BIT STRING
}
The fields in SubjectPublicKeyInfo have the following meanings:
o algorithm is the algorithm identifier and parameters for the
public key (see below).
o subjectPublicKey is the EdDSA public key.
The AlgorithmIdentifier type, which is included for convenience, is
defined as follows:
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AlgorithmIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {
algorithm OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
parameters ANY DEFINED BY algorithm OPTIONAL
}
The fields in AlgorithmIdentifier have the following meanings:
o algorithm identifies the cryptographic algorithm with an object
identifier. This is the EdDSA OID defined below.
o parameters, which are optional, are the associated parameters for
the algorithm identifier in the algorithm field.
5. EdDSA Public Keys
Certificates conforming to [RFC5280] may convey a public key for any
public key algorithm. The certificate indicates the algorithm
through an algorithm identifier. This algorithm identifier is an OID
and optionally associated parameters.
This section identify the OID and parameters for the EdDSA algorithm.
Conforming CAs MUST use the identified OIDs when issuing certificates
containing EdDSA public keys. Conforming applications supporting
EdDSA MUST, at a minimum, recognize the OID identified in this
section.
The id-EdDSAPublicKey OID is used for identifying EdDSA public keys.
id-EdDSAPublicKey OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-EdDSA 1 }
The id-EdDSAPublicKey OID is intended to be used in the algorithm
field of a value of type AlgorithmIdentifier.
EdDSA public keys use the parameter field to specify the particular
instantiation of EdDSA parameters. The parameters field have the
ASN.1 type EdDSAParameters as follows.
EdDSAParameters ::= ENUMERATED { ed25519 (1) }
The EdDSAParameters enumeration may be extended in the future.
The raw binary EdDSA public key is encoded directly in the
subjectPublicKey BIT STRING object.
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6. Key Usage Bits
The intended application for the key MAY be indicated in the keyUsage
certificate extension.
If the keyUsage extension is present in an end-entity certificate
that conveys an EdDSA public key with the id-EdDSAPublicKey object
identifier, then the keyUsage extension MUST contain one or both of
the following values:
nonRepudiation; and
digitalSignature.
If the keyUsage extension is present in a certification authority
certificate that conveys an EdDSA public key with the id-
EdDSAPublicKey object identifier, then the keyUsage extension MUST
contain one or more of the following values:
nonRepudiation;
digitalSignature;
keyCertSign; and
cRLSign.
7. EdDSA Signatures
Certificates and CRLs conforming to [RFC5280] may be signed with any
public key signature algorithm. The certificate or CRL indicates the
algorithm through an algorithm identifier which appears in the
signatureAlgorithm field within the Certificate or CertificateList.
This algorithm identifier is an OID and has optionally associated
parameters. For illustration the Certificate structure is reproduced
here:
Certificate ::= SEQUENCE {
tbsCertificate TBSCertificate,
signatureAlgorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,
signatureValue BIT STRING }
Recall the definition of the AlgorithmIdentifier type:
AlgorithmIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {
algorithm OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
parameters ANY DEFINED BY algorithm OPTIONAL
}
This document identify an AlgorithmIdentifier OID for EdDSA
signatures. No parameters are defined. The EdDSA parameters follow
from the public-key parameters.
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The data to be signed is prepared for EdDSA. Then, a private key
operation is performed to generate the signature value. This
signature value is then ASN.1 encoded as a BIT STRING and included in
the Certificate or CertificateList in the signatureValue field.
The id-EdDSASignature OID is used for identifying EdDSA signatures.
id-EdDSASignature OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-EdDSA 2 }
The id-EdDSASignature OID is intended to be used in the algorithm
field of a value of type AlgorithmIdentifier. The parameters field
MUST be absent. To further clarify how to encode the parameters
field, due to historical misunderstandings in this area, it MUST NOT
have an ASN.1 type NULL.
8. Examples
An example of a X.509v1 certificate using EdDSA would be:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIHpMIGTAgIAgDAOBgorBgEEAdpHBAwCBQAwEjEQMA4GA1UEAxMHRXhhbXBsZTAeFw0xNTA2MDgx
NDEzMTNaFw0xNTA5MDgxNDEzMTNaMBIxEDAOBgNVBAMTB0V4YW1wbGUwNTAOBgorBgEEAdpHBAwB
BQADIwAEIOWj2mfLDCaC9FMMddwIg9WxktAcusgNUUUSVaa2pNlAMA4GCisGAQQB2kcEDAIFAANB
AAZCIvRcw03Utgmf8Xmgx0lQbp5XBzDG3xNquT2urGD+GMfbJSAGmx/dDoDre1ZctxG2XLZ249ly
fGTaTn5Fiw8=
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
An example of a raw Ed25519 public key certificate:
MDUwDgYKKwYBBAHaRwQMAQUAAyMABCAu4FI+ME5I7qtL2Kh0nJryEqLjrM0kh4yJwU1QUYEdQg==
9. Acknowledgements
Text and/or inspiration were drawn from [RFC5280], [RFC3279],
[RFC4055], [RFC5480], and [RFC5639].
Thanks to Klaus Hartke and Ilari Liusvaara for fixes, ideas and
discussion.
10. IANA Considerations
None.
11. Security Considerations
The security considerations of [RFC5280] and
[I-D.josefsson-eddsa-ed25519] apply accordingly.
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12. References
12.1. Normative References
[I-D.josefsson-eddsa-ed25519]
Josefsson, S. and N. Moller, "EdDSA and Ed25519", draft-
josefsson-eddsa-ed25519-02 (work in progress), February
2015.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC5280] Cooper, D., Santesson, S., Farrell, S., Boeyen, S.,
Housley, R., and W. Polk, "Internet X.509 Public Key
Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List
(CRL) Profile", RFC 5280, May 2008.
12.2. Informative References
[RFC3279] Bassham, L., Polk, W., and R. Housley, "Algorithms and
Identifiers for the Internet X.509 Public Key
Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List
(CRL) Profile", RFC 3279, April 2002.
[RFC4055] Schaad, J., Kaliski, B., and R. Housley, "Additional
Algorithms and Identifiers for RSA Cryptography for use in
the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate
and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile", RFC 4055,
June 2005.
[RFC5480] Turner, S., Brown, D., Yiu, K., Housley, R., and T. Polk,
"Elliptic Curve Cryptography Subject Public Key
Information", RFC 5480, March 2009.
[RFC5639] Lochter, M. and J. Merkle, "Elliptic Curve Cryptography
(ECC) Brainpool Standard Curves and Curve Generation", RFC
5639, March 2010.
[RFC5758] Dang, Q., Santesson, S., Moriarty, K., Brown, D., and T.
Polk, "Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure:
Additional Algorithms and Identifiers for DSA and ECDSA",
RFC 5758, January 2010.
[Ed25519] Bernstein, J., Duif, , Lange, , Schwabe, , and Yang,
"Ed25519: High-speed high-security signatures", WWW
http://ed25519.cr.yp.to/ed25519-20110926.pdf, September
2011.
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Author's Address
Simon Josefsson
SJD AB
Email: simon@josefsson.org
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