Network Working Group J. Richer, Ed.
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XYZ: Grant Negotiation Access Protocol
draft-richer-transactional-authz-09
Abstract
This document defines a mechanism for delegating authorization to a
piece of software, and conveying that delegation to the software.
This document is input into the GNAP working group and should be
referred to as "XYZ" to differentiate it from other proposals.
Requirements Language
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 RFC 2119 [RFC2119] RFC 8174 [RFC8174] when, and only when, they
appear in all capitals, as shown here.
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Table of Contents
1. Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1. Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2. Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Requesting Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1. Requesting Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.1. Requesting a Single Access Token . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.2. Requesting Multiple Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2. Requesting User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3. Identifying the Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.4. Identifying the User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.5. Interacting with the User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.1. Redirect to an Arbitrary URL . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5.2. Redirect to an Arbitrary Short URL . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5.3. Open an Application-specific URL . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5.4. Receive a Browser-based Callback . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.5. Receive an HTTP Direct Callback . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.5.6. Display a Short Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.5.7. Extending Interaction Capabilities . . . . . . . . . 18
2.6. Providing Displayable Client Information . . . . . . . . 18
2.7. Declaring Client Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.8. Referencing an Existing Grant Request . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.9. Extending The Grant Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3. Grant Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.1. Request Continuation Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.2. Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2.1. Single Access Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2.2. Multiple Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.3. Interaction Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.3.1. Redirection to an arbitrary URL . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3.2. Redirection to a short URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.3.3. Launch of an application URL . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3.4. Callback to a Client URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3.5. Push to a Client URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3.6. Display of a Short Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.3.7. Extending Interaction Capability Responses . . . . . 27
3.4. Returning User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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3.5. Returning Dynamically-bound Reference Handles . . . . . . 27
3.6. Error response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.7. Extending the Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4. Interaction at the AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.1. Interaction at a Redirected URI . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.2. Interaction at the User Code URI . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.3. Interaction through an Application URI . . . . . . . . . 30
4.4. Post-Interaction Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.4.1. Completing Interaction with a Callback URI . . . . . 31
4.4.2. Completing Interaction with a Pushback URI . . . . . 32
4.4.3. Calculating the interaction hash . . . . . . . . . . 33
5. Continuing a Grant Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.1. Continuing after a Finalized Interaction . . . . . . . . 35
5.2. Continuing after Tokens are Issued . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6. Token Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.1. Rotating the Access Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
6.2. Revoking the Access Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7. Sending Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8. Binding Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8.1. Detached JWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.2. Attached JWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.3. Mutual TLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.4. DPoP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.5. HTTP Signing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
8.6. OAuth PoP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9. Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10. Resource Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.1. Introspecting a Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.2. Deriving a downstream token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
10.3. Registering a Resource Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
10.4. Requesting a Resources Without a Token . . . . . . . . . 52
11. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
12. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
13. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
14. Privacy Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
15. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Appendix A. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Appendix B. Component Data Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Appendix C. Example Protocol Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
C.1. Redirect-Based User Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
C.2. Secondary Device Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
C.3. No User Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
C.4. Asynchronous Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
C.5. Applying OAuth 2 Scopes and Client IDs . . . . . . . . . 67
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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1. Protocol
This protocol allows a piece of software to request delegated
authorization to an API, protected by an authorization server usually
on behalf of a resource owner. The user operating the software may
interact with the authorization server to authenticate, provide
consent, and authorize the request.
1.1. Parties
The Authorization Server (AS) manages the requested delegations. It
is defined by its grant endpoint, a single URL that accepts a POST
request with a JSON payload. The AS MAY also have other endpoints,
including interaction endpoints and user code endpoints, and these
are introduced to the RC as needed during the transaction process.
The Resource Client (RC, aka "client") requests tokens from the AS
and uses tokens at the RS.
The Resource Server (RS) accepts tokens from the RC and validates
them (potentially at the AS).
The Resource Owner (RO) authorizes the request from the RC to the RS,
often interactively at the AS.
The Requesting Party (aka "user") operates the RC and may be the same
party as the RO.
1.2. Sequences
The RC requests access to an RS, and the AS determines that it needs
to interact with the user directly to get the RO's consent:
1. The RC creates a grant request and sends it to the AS (Section 2)
2. The AS processes the grant request and determines if the RO needs
to interact and sends its response (Section 3)
3. If interaction is required, the AS interacts with the RO
(Section 4), possibly by directing the RC to send the RO there
4. The RC continues the grant at the AS (Section 5)
5. The AS processes the transaction again, determining that a token
can be issued
6. The AS issues a token to the RC
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7. The RC uses the token with the RS
[[ Editor's note: More sequences and common connections are needed.
See Appendix C for more specific examples. ]]
2. Requesting Access
To start a request, the client sends JSON [RFC8259] document with an
object as its root. Each member of the request object represents a
different aspect of the client's request.
A non-normative example of a grant request is below:
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{
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"key": {
"proof": "jwsd",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeL...."
}
},
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
},
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"capabilities": ["ext1", "ext2"],
"subject": {
"sub_ids": ["iss-sub", "email"],
"assertions": ["oidc_id_token"]
}
}
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The request MUST be sent as a JSON object in the body of the HTTP
POST request with Content-Type "application/json", unless otherwise
specified by the signature mechanism.
2.1. Requesting Resources
If the client is requesting one or more access tokens for the purpose
of accessing an API, the client MUST include a resources element.
This element MUST be an array (for a single access token) or an
object (for multiple access tokens), as described in the following
sections.
2.1.1. Requesting a Single Access Token
When requesting a single access token, the client MUST send a
resources element containing a JSON array. The elements of the JSON
array represent rights of access that the client is requesting in the
access token. The requested access is the sum of all elements within
the array. These request elements MAY be sent by value as an object
or by reference as a string. A single resources array MAY contain
both object and string type resource requests.
The client declares what access it wants to associated with the
resulting access token using objects that describe multiple
dimensions of access. Each object contains a "type" property that
determines the type of API that the client is calling. The value of
this field is under the control of the AS and it MAY determine which
other fields allowed in the object. While it is expected that many
APIs will have its own properties, a set of common properties are
defined here. Specific API implementations SHOULD NOT re-use these
fields with different semantics or syntax. [[ Editor's note: this
will align with OAuth 2 RAR, but the details of how it aligns are TBD
]].
actions The types of actions the RC will take at the RS as an array
of strings. The values of the strings are determined by the API
being protected.
locations The location of the RS as an array of strings. These
strings are typically URIs, and are determined by the API being
protected.
datatypes Kinds of data available to the RC at the RS's API as an
array of strings. The values of the strings are determined by the
API being protected.
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identifier A string identifier indicating a specific resource at the
RS. The value of the string is determined by the API being
protected.
The following non-normative example shows the use of both common and
API-specific elements.
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
{
"type": "financial-transaction",
"actions": [
"withdraw"
],
"identifier": "account-14-32-32-3",
"currency": "USD"
}
]
Instead of sending an object, a client MAY send a string known to the
AS or RS representing the access being requested. Each string SHOULD
correspond to a specific expanded object representation at the AS. [[
Editor's note: we could describe more about how the expansion would
work. For example, expand into an object where the value of the
"type" field is the value of the string. Or we could leave it open
and flexible, since it's really up to the AS/RS to interpret. ]] This
value is opaque to the client and MAY be any valid JSON string, and
therefore could include spaces, unicode characters, and properly
escaped string sequences.
"resources": [
"read", "dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
]
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A single "resources" array MAY include both object-type and string-
type resource items.
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"read", "dolphin-metadata",
{
"type": "financial-transaction",
"actions": [
"withdraw"
],
"identifier": "account-14-32-32-3",
"currency": "USD"
},
"some other thing"
]
2.1.2. Requesting Multiple Access Tokens
When requesting multiple access tokens, the resources element is a
JSON object. The names of the JSON object elements are token
identifiers chosen by the client, and MAY be any valid string. The
values of the JSON object are JSON arrays representing a single
access token request, as specified in requesting a single access
token (Section 3.2.1).
The following non-normative example shows a request for two separate
access tokens, token1 and token2.
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"resources": {
"token1": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"token2": [
{
"type": "walrus-access",
"actions": [
"foo",
"bar"
],
"locations": [
"https://resource.other/"
],
"datatypes": [
"data",
"pictures",
"walrus whiskers"
]
}
]
}
2.2. Requesting User Information
If the client is requesting information about the current user from
the AS, it sends a subject element as a JSON object. This object MAY
contain the following fields (or additional fields defined in [[
registry TBD ]]).
sub_ids An array of subject identifier subject types requested for
the user, as defined by [I-D.ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers].
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assertions An array of requested assertion formats defined by [[
registry TBD ]].
"subject": {
"sub_ids": [ "iss-sub", "email" ],
"assertions": [ "oidc-id-token", "saml" ]
}
If the AS knows the identifier for the current user and has
permission to do so [[ editor's note: from the user's consent or a
policy or ... ]], the AS MAY return the user's information in its
response (Section 3.4).
The "sub-ids" and "assertions" request fields are independent of each
other, and a returned assertion MAY omit a requested subject
identifier. [[ Editor's note: we're potentially conflating these two
fields in the same structure, so perhaps these should be split. ]]
2.3. Identifying the Client
When sending an initial request to the AS, the client MUST identify
itself by including the key field in the request and by signing the
request as described in Section 8. This key MAY be sent by value or
by reference.
When sent by value, the key MUST be a public key in at least one
supported format and MUST contain a proof property that matches the
proofing mechanism used in the request. If the key is sent in
multiple formats, all the keys MUST be the same. The key presented
in this field MUST be the key used to sign the request.
proof The form of proof that the RC will use when presenting the key
to the AS. The valid values of this field and the processing
requirements for each are detailed in Section 8. This field is
REQUIRED.
jwk Value of the public key as a JSON Web Key. MUST contain an "alg"
field which is used to validate the signature. MUST contain the
"kid" field to identify the key in the signed object.
cert PEM serialized value of the certificate used to sign the
request, with optional internal whitespace.
cert#256 The certificate thumbprint calculated as per OAuth-MTLS
[RFC8705] in base64 URL encoding.
Additional key types are defined in [[ registry TBD ]]. Proof types
are defined in a [[ registry TBD ]] and described in Section 8. [[
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Editor's note: we will eventually want to have fetchable keys, I
would guess. Things like DID for key identification are going to be
important. ]]
This non-normative example shows a single key presented in multiple
formats using a single proofing mechanism.
"key": {
"proof": "httpsig",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_JtffXyaSx8xY..."
},
"cert": "MIIEHDCCAwSgAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFA..."
}
The AS MAY associate policies with the client software identified by
this key, such as limiting which resources can be requested and which
interaction methods can be used.
If the client has a reference for its key, the client MAY send that
reference handle as a string. The format of this string is opaque to
the client.
{
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO"
}
If the key is passed by reference, the proofing mechanism associated
with that key reference MUST also be used. If the AS does not
recognize the key reference handle, the request MUST be rejected with
an error.
If the client identifies its key by reference, the referenced key MAY
be a symmetric key known to the AS. The client MUST NOT send a
symmetric key by value.
The AS MUST ensure that the key represented by this reference is the
same key used to sign the request as described in Section 8.
2.4. Identifying the User
If the client knows the identity of the current user or one or more
identifiers for the user, the client MAY send that information to the
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AS in the "user" field. The client MAY pass this information by
value or by reference.
sub_ids An array of subject identifiers for the user, as defined by
[I-D.ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers].
assertions An object containing assertions as values keyed on the
assertion type defined by [[ registry TBD ]]. [[ Editor's note:
should this be an array of objects with internal typing like the
sub-ids? Do we expect more than one assertion per user anyway? ]]
"user": {
"sub_ids": [ {
"subject_type": "email",
"email": "user@example.com"
} ],
"assertions": {
"oidc_id_token": "eyj..."
}
}
Subject identifiers are hints to the AS in determining the current
user and MUST NOT be taken as declarative statements that a
particular user is present at the client. Assertions SHOULD be
validated by the AS. [[ editor's note: assertion validation is
extremely specific to the kind of assertion in place ]]
If the identified user does not match the user present at the AS
during an interaction step, the AS SHOULD reject the request. [[
Editor's note: we're potentially conflating identification (sub-ids)
and provable presence (assertions and a trusted reference handle) in
the same structure, so perhaps these should be split. ]]
Additional user assertion formats are defined in [[ registry TBD --
probably the same registry as requesting formats ]].
If the client has a reference for the current user at this AS, the
client MAY pass that reference as a string. The format of this
string is opaque to the client.
"user": "XUT2MFM1XBIKJKSDU8QM"
If the AS trusts the client to present user information, it MAY
decide, based on its policy, to skip interaction with the user, even
if the client provides one or more interaction capabilities.
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2.5. Interacting with the User
If the client is capable of driving interaction with the user, the
client SHOULD declare the means that it can interact using the
"interact" field. This field is a JSON object with keys that declare
different interaction capabilities. A client MUST NOT declare an
interaction capability it does not support.
The client MAY send multiple capabilities in the same request. There
is no preference order specified in this request. An AS MAY respond
to any, all, or none of the presented interaction capabilities
(Section 3.3) in a request, depending on its capabilities and what is
allowed to fulfill the request.
The following sections detail requests for interaction capabilities.
Additional interaction capabilities are defined in [[ a registry TBD
]].
[[ Editor's note: there need to be more examples (Appendix C) that
knit together the interaction capabilities into common flows, like an
authz-code equivalent. But it's important for the protocol design
that these are separate pieces to allow such knitting to take place.
]]
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"user_code": true,
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
2.5.1. Redirect to an Arbitrary URL
If the client is capable of directing the user to a URL defined by
the AS at runtime, the client indicates this by sending the
"redirect" field with the boolean value "true". The means by which
the client will activate this URL is out of scope of this
specification, but common methods include an HTTP redirect, launching
a browser on the user's device, providing a scannable image encoding,
and printing out a URL to an interactive console.
"interact": {
"redirect": true
}
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If this interaction capability is supported for this client and
request, the AS returns a redirect interaction response
Section 3.3.1.
2.5.2. Redirect to an Arbitrary Short URL
If the client can redirect to a shortened URL defined by the AS at
runtime, the client indicates this by sending the "redirect" field
with the boolean value "true". The means by which the client will
activate this URL is out of scope of this specification, but common
methods include an HTTP redirect, launching a browser on the user's
device, providing a scannable image encoding, and printing out a URL
to an interactive console.
"interact": {
"redirect_short": true
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this client and
request, the AS returns a redirect interaction response with short
URL Section 3.3.2.
[[ Editor's note: I'm not sold on this structure as there's a lot of
overlap with the "redirect" capability, so maybe these should merge
somehow. Also, I'm not sure if we want additional parameters in
here, like a max length that the client can support? These could
also be folded into a general "redirect" pattern. ]]
2.5.3. Open an Application-specific URL
If the client can open a URL associated with an application on the
user's device, the client indicates this by sending the "app" field
with boolean value "true". The means by which the client determines
the application to open with this URL are out of scope of this
specification.
"interact": {
"app": true
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this client and
request, the AS returns an app interaction response with an app URL
payload Section 3.3.3.
[[ Editor's note: this is also similar to the "redirect" above today
as most apps use captured URLs, but there seems to be a desire for
splitting the web-based interaction and app-based interaction into
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different URIs. There's also the possibility of wanting more in the
payload than can be reasonably put into the URL. ]]
2.5.4. Receive a Browser-based Callback
If the client is capable of receiving a callback through the user's
browser at the completion of an interaction, the client indicates
this by sending the "callback" field. The value of this field is an
object containing the following members.
uri REQUIRED. Indicates the URI to send the RO to after
interaction. This URI MAY be unique per request and MUST be
hosted by or accessible by the RC. This URI MUST NOT contain any
fragment component. This URI MUST be protected by HTTPS, be
hosted on a server local to the user's browser ("localhost"), or
use an application-specific URI scheme. If the RC needs any state
information to tie to the front channel interaction response, it
MUST encode that into the callback URI. The allowable URIs and
URI patterns MAY be restricted by the AS based on the RC's
presented key information. The callback URI SHOULD be presented
to the RO during the interaction phase before redirect.
nonce REQUIRED. Unique value to be used in the calculation of the
"hash" query parameter on the callback URL, must be sufficiently
random to be unguessable by an attacker. MUST be generated by the
RC as a unique value for this request.
hash_method OPTIONAL. The hash calculation mechanism to be used for
the callback hash in Section 4.4.3. Can be one of sha3 or sha2.
If absent, the default value is sha3. [[ Editor's note: This
should be expandable via a registry of cryptographic options, and
it would be good if we didn't define our own identifiers here. ]]
"interact": {
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this client and
request, the AS returns a nonce for use in validating the callback
response (Section 3.3.4). Requests to the callback URI MUST be
processed as described in [[ processing interaction callbacks ]], and
the AS MUST require presentation of an interaction callback reference
as described in Section 4.4.1.
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Since the incoming request to the callback URL is from the user's
browser, the client MUST require the user to be present on the
connection. If used with the "pushback" parameter, the two URLs
SHOULD be different as they have different security properties.
Note that the means by which the user arrives at the AS is declared
separately from the user's return using this callback mechanism.
2.5.5. Receive an HTTP Direct Callback
If the client is capable of receiving an HTTP message directly from
the AS, the client indicates this by sending the "pushback" field.
The value of this field is an object containing the following
members.
uri REQUIRED. Indicates the URI to send a message to after the RO
is finished interacting. This URI MAY be unique per request and
MUST be hosted by or accessible by the RC. This URI MUST NOT
contain any fragment component. This URI MUST be protected by
HTTPS and MUST be reachable by the AS. The allowable URIs and URI
patterns MAY be restricted by the AS based on the RC's presented
key information.
nonce REQUIRED. Unique value to be used in the calculation of the
"hash" value sent to the pushback URL, must be sufficiently random
to be unguessable by an attacker. MUST be generated by the RC as
a unique value for this request.
hash_method OPTIONAL. The signature mechanism to be used for the
callback hash in Section 4.4.3. Can be one of sha3 or sha2. If
absent, the default value is sha3. [[ Editor's note: This should
be expandable via a registry of cryptographic options, and it
would be good if we didn't define our own identifiers here. ]]
"interact": {
"pushback": {
"uri": "https://client.example.net/push/554321",
"nonce": "82FX4T4QFZCLKLTI25DK"
}
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this client and
request, the AS returns a nonce for use in validating the pushback
response (Section 3.3.5). Requests to the pushback URI MUST be
processed as described in Section 4.4.2, and the AS MUST require
presentation of an interaction callback reference as described in [
interaction callback references ].
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Since the incoming request to the pushback URL is from the AS and not
from the user's browser, the client MUST NOT require the user to be
present. If used with the "callback" parameter, the two URLs SHOULD
be different as they have different security properties.
Note that the means by which the user arrives at the AS is declared
separately from the user's return using this mechanism.
2.5.6. Display a Short Code
If the client is capable of displaying or otherwise communicating a
short, human-entered code to the user, the client indicates this by
sending the "user_code" field with the boolean value "true". This
code is to be entered at a static URL that does not change at
runtime.
"interact": {
"user_code": true
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this client and
request, the AS returns a user code and interaction URL as specified
in Section 4.2.
2.5.7. Extending Interaction Capabilities
Additional interaction capabilities are defined in [[ a registry TBD
]].
[[ Editor's note: we should have guidance in here about how to define
other interaction capabilities. There's already interest in defining
message-based protocols and challenge-response protocols, for
example. ]]
2.6. Providing Displayable Client Information
If the client has additional information to display to the user
during any interactions at the AS, it MAY send that information in
the "display" field. This field is a JSON object that declares
information to present to the user during any interactive sequences.
name Display name of the RC software
uri User-facing web page of the RC software
logo_uri Display image to represent the RC software
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"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
}
Additional display fields are defined by [[ a registry TBD. ]]
The AS SHOULD use these values during interaction with the user. The
AS MAY restrict display values to specific clients, as identified by
their keys.
[[ Editor's note: this might make sense to combine with the "key"
field, but some classes of more dynamic client vary those fields
separately. We should also consider things like signed statements
for client attestation, but that might fit better into a different
top-level field instead. ]]
2.7. Declaring Client Capabilities
If the client supports extension capabilities, it MAY present them to
the AS in the "capabilities" field. This field is an array of
strings representing specific extensions and capabilities, as defined
by [[ a registry TBD ]].
"capabilities": ["ext1", "ext2"]
2.8. Referencing an Existing Grant Request
If the client has a reference handle from a previously granted
request, it MAY send that reference in the "reference" field. This
field is a single string.
"existing_grant": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU"
The AS MUST dereference the grant associated with the reference and
process this request in the context of the referenced one.
[[ Editor's note: this basic capability is to allow for both step-up
authorization and downscoped authorization, but by explicitly
creating a new request and not modifying an existing one. What's the
best guidance for how an AS should process this? ]]
2.9. Extending The Grant Request
The request object MAY be extended by registering new items in [[ a
registry TBD ]]. Extensions SHOULD be orthogonal to other
parameters. Extensions MUST document any aspects where the
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[[ Editor's note: we should have more guidance and examples on what
possible top-level extensions would look like. Things like an OIDC
"claims" request or a VC query, for example. ]]
3. Grant Response
In response to a client's request, the AS responds with a JSON object
as the HTTP entity body.
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L"
},
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue"
},
"subject": {
"sub_ids": [ {
"subject_type": "email",
"email": "user@example.com",
} ]
}
}
3.1. Request Continuation Handle
If the AS determines that the request can be continued with
additional requests, it responds with the "continue" field. This
field contains a JSON object with the following properties.
handle REQUIRED. A unique reference for the grant request.
uri REQUIRED. The URI at which the client can make continuation
requests. This URI MAY vary per client or ongoing request, or MAY
be stable at the AS.
wait RECOMMENDED. The amount of time in integer seconds the client
SHOULD wait after receiving this continuation handle and calling
the URI.
expires_in OPTIONAL. The number of seconds in which the handle will
expire. The client MUST NOT use the handle past this time. The
handle MAY be revoked at any point prior to its expiration.
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{
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
The client can use the values of this field as described in
Section 5.
This field SHOULD be returned when interaction is expected, to allow
the client to follow up after interaction has been concluded.
3.2. Access Tokens
If the AS has successfully granted one or more access tokens, it
responds with one of these fields. The AS MUST NOT respond with both
fields.
[[ Editor's note: I really don't like the dichotomy between
"access_token" and "multiple_access_tokens" and their being mutually
exclusive, and I think we should design away from this pattern toward
something less error-prone. ]]
3.2.1. Single Access Token
If the client has requested a single access token and the AS has
granted that access token, the AS responds with the "access_token"
field. The value of this field is an object with the following
properties.
value REQUIRED. The value of the access token as a string. The
value is opaque to the client. The value SHOULD be limited to
ASCII characters to facilitate transmission over HTTP headers and
elements without additional encoding.
proof REQUIRED. The proofing presentation mechanism used for
presenting this access token to an RS. See the section on sending
access tokens (Section 7) for details on possible values to this
field and their requirements.
manage OPTIONAL. The management URI for this access token. If
provided, the client MAY manage its access token as described in
managing an access token lifecycle (Section 6). This URI MUST NOT
include the access token value and MAY be different for each
access token.
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resources OPTIONAL. A description of the rights associated with
this access token, as defined in requesting resource access
(Section 3.2.1). If included, this MUST reflect the rights
associated with the issued access token. These rights MAY vary
from what was requested by the client.
expires_in OPTIONAL. The number of seconds in which the access will
expire. The client MUST NOT use the access token past this time.
The access token MAY be revoked at any point prior to its
expiration.
key The key that the token is bound to, REQUIRED if the token is
sender-constrained. The key MUST be in a format described in
Section 2.3. [[ Editor's note: this isn't quite right, since the
request section includes a "proof" field that we already have
here. A possible solution would be to only have a "key" field as
defined above and its absence indicates a bearer token? ]]
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"read", "dolphin-metadata"
]
}
3.2.2. Multiple Access Tokens
If the client has requested multiple access tokens and the AS has
granted at least one of them, the AS responds with the
"multiple_access_tokens" field. The value of this field is a JSON
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object, and the property names correspond to the token identifiers
chosen by the client in the multiple access token request
(Section 2.1.2). The values of the properties of this object are
access tokens as described in Section 3.2.1.
"multiple_access_tokens": {
"token1": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L"
},
"token2": {
"value": "UFGLO2FDAFG7VGZZPJ3IZEMN21EVU71FHCARP4J1",
"proof": "bearer"
}
}
Each access token corresponds to the named resources arrays in the
client's request. The AS MAY not issue one or more of the requested
access tokens. In such cases all of the issued access tokens are
included without the omitted token. The multiple access token
response MUST be used when multiple access tokens are requested, even
if only one access token is issued.
If the client requested a single access token (Section 2.1.1), the AS
MUST NOT respond with multiple access tokens.
Each access token MAY have different proofing mechanisms. If used,
each access token MUST have different management URIs.
3.3. Interaction Capabilities
If the client has indicated a capability to interact with the user in
its request (Section 2.5), and the AS has determined that interaction
is both supported and necessary, the AS responds to the client with
any of the following values. There is no preference order for
interaction capabilities in the response, and it is up to the client
to determine which ones to use.
The AS MUST NOT respond with any interaction capability that the
client did not indicate in its request.
[[ Editor's note: Currently these are all in the root of the
response, but should they be bundled into an "interact" sub-object?
This would match the request pattern. ]]
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3.3.1. Redirection to an arbitrary URL
If the client indicates that it can redirect to an arbitrary URL
(Section 2.5.1) and the AS supports this capability for the client's
request, the AS responds with the "interaction_url" field, which is a
string containing the URL to direct the user to. This URL MUST be
unique for the request and MUST NOT contain any security-sensitive
information.
"interaction_url": "https://server.example.com/interact/4CF492MLVMSW9MKMXKHQ"
The client sends the user to the URL to interact with the AS. The
client MUST NOT alter the URL in any way. The means for the client
to send the user to this URL is out of scope of this specification,
but common methods include an HTTP redirect, launching the system
browser, displaying a scannable code, or printing out the URL in an
interactive console.
[[ Editor's note: should we rename this to "redirect" to match the
request? Downside: it conflicts with OAuth 2's "redirect_uri"
concept. ]]
3.3.2. Redirection to a short URL
If the client indicates that it can redirect to an arbitrary short
URL (Section 2.5.2) and the AS supports this capability for the
client's request, the AS responds with the "short_interaction_url"
field, which is a string containing the URL to direct the user to.
This URL MUST be unique for the request and MUST NOT contain any
security-sensitive information.
"short_interaction_url": "https://srv.ex/MXKHQ"
The client sends the user to the URL to interact with the AS. The
client MUST NOT alter the URL in any way. The means for the client
to send the user to this URL is out of scope of this specification,
but common methods include displaying a scannable code, or printing
out the URL in an interactive console.
[[ Editor's note: should we rename this to "short_redirect" to match
the request? Downside: it kinda conflicts with OAuth 2's
"redirect_uri" concept. This also could be folded into an object for
interaction URIs with multiple options instead. ]]
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3.3.3. Launch of an application URL
If the client indicates that it can launch an application URL
(Section 2.5.3) and the AS supports this capability for the client's
request, the AS responds with the "app" field, which is a string
containing the URL to direct the user to. This URL MUST be unique
for the request and MUST NOT contain any security-sensitive
information.
"app_url": "https://app.example.com/launch?tx=4CF492MLV"
The client launches the URL as appropriate on its platform, and the
means for the client to launch this URL is out of scope of this
specification. The client MUST NOT alter the URL in any way. The
client MAY attempt to detect if an installed application will service
the URL being sent.
[[ Editor's note: This will probably need to be expanded to an object
to account for other parameters needed in app2app use cases, like
addresses for distributed storage systems, server keys, and the like.
Details TBD as people build this out. ]]
3.3.4. Callback to a Client URL
If the client indicates that it can receive a post-interaction
callback on a URL (Section 2.5.4) and the AS supports this capability
for the client's request, the AS responds with a
"callback_server_nonce" that the client will use in validating the
callback as defined in Section 4.4.3.
"callback_server_nonce": "MBDOFXG4Y5CVJCX821LH"
If the AS returns a "callback_server_nonce", the client MUST NOT
continue a grant request before it receives the associated
interaction reference on the callback URI. If both the "callback"
and "pushback" capabilities are available, the client MAY use either
value.
[[ Editor's note: should we rename this "callback" and/or put it in
an object to match the request? That feels like an overfit to me,
though. ]]
3.3.5. Push to a Client URL
If the client indicates that it can receive a post-interaction push
on a URL (Section 2.5.5) and the AS supports this capability for the
client's request, the AS responds with a "pushback_server_nonce" that
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the client will use in validating the pushback call as defined in
Section 4.4.3.
"pushback_server_nonce": "MBDOFXG4Y5CVJCX821LH"
If the AS returns a "pushback_server_nonce", the client MUST NOT
continue a grant request before it receives the associated
interaction reference on the pushback URI. If both the "callback"
and "pushback" capabilities are available, the client MAY use either
value.
[[ Editor's note: should we rename this "pushback" and/or put it in
an object to match the request? That feels like an overfit to me,
though. ]]
3.3.6. Display of a Short Code
If the client indicates that it can display a short user-typable code
(Section 2.5.6) and the AS supports this capability for the client's
request, the AS responds with a "user_code" field. This field is an
object that contains the following members.
code REQUIRED. A unique short code that the user can type into an
authorization server. This string MUST be case-insensitive, MUST
consist of only easily typeable characters (such as letters or
numbers). The time in which this code will be accepted SHOULD be
short lived, such as several minutes. It is RECOMMENDED that this
code be no more than eight characters in length.
url RECOMMENDED. The interaction URL that the RC will direct the RO
to. This URL MUST be stable at the AS such that clients can be
statically configured with it.
"user_code": {
"code": "A1BC-3DFF",
"url": "https://srv.ex/device"
}
The client MUST communicate the "code" to the user in some fashion,
such as displaying it on a screen or reading it out audibly. The
client SHOULD also communicate the URL if possible. As this
interaction capability is designed to facilitate interaction via a
secondary device, it is not expected that the client redirect the
user to the URL. If the client is capable of communicating an
arbitrary URL to the user, such as through a scannable code, the
client SHOULD use the "redirect" (Section 2.5.1) or "short_redirect"
(Section 2.5.2) capabilities for this purpose.
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3.3.7. Extending Interaction Capability Responses
Extensions to this specification can define new interaction
capability responses in [[ a registry TBD ]].
3.4. Returning User Information
If information about the current user is requested and the AS grants
the client access to that data, the AS returns the approved
information in the "subject" response field. This field is an object
with the following OPTIONAL properties.
sub_ids An array of subject identifiers for the user, as defined by
[I-D.ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers]. [[ Editor's note: privacy
considerations are needed around returning identifiers. ]]
assertions An object containing assertions as values keyed on the
assertion type defined by [[ registry TBD ]]. [[ Editor's note:
should this be an array of objects with internal typing like the
sub-ids? Do we expect more than one assertion per user anyway? ]]
updated_at Timestamp in integer seconds indicating when the
identified account was last updated. The client MAY use this
value to determine if it needs to request updated profile
information through an identity API.
"subject": {
"sub_ids": [ {
"subject_type": "email",
"email": "user@example.com",
} ],
"assertions": {
"oidc_id_token": "eyj..."
}
}
Extensions to this specification MAY define additional response
properties in [[ a registry TBD ]].
3.5. Returning Dynamically-bound Reference Handles
Many parts of the client's request can be passed as either a value or
a reference. Some of these references, such as for the client's keys
or the resources, can sometimes be managed statically through an
admin console or developer portal provided by the AS or RS. If
desired, the AS MAY also generate and return some of these references
dynamically to the client in its response to facilitate multiple
interactions with the same software. The client SHOULD use these
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references in future requests in lieu of sending the associated data
value. These handles are intended to be used on future requests.
Dynamically generated handles are string values that MUST be
protected by the client as secrets. Handle values MUST be
unguessable and MUST NOT contain any sensitive information. Handle
values are opaque to the client. [[ Editor's note: these used to be
objects to allow for expansion to future elements, like a management
URI or different presentation types or expiration, but those weren't
used in practice. Is that desirable anymore or is collapsing them
like this the right direction? ]]
All dynamically generated handles are returned as fields in the root
JSON object of the response. This specification defines the
following dynamic handle returns, additional handles can be defined
[[ in a registry TBD ]].
key_handle A value used to represent the information in the key
object that the client can use in a future request, as described
in Section 2.3.
display_handle A value used to represent the information in the
display object that the client can use in a future request, as
described in Section 2.6.
user_handle A value used to represent the current user. The client
can use in a future request, as described in Section 2.4.
This non-normative example shows two handles along side an issued
access token.
{
"user_handle": "XUT2MFM1XBIKJKSDU8QM",
"key_handle": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer"
}
}
3.6. Error response
If the AS determines that the request cannot be issued for any
reason, it responds to the RC with an error message.
error The error code.
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{
"error": "user_denied"
}
The error code is one of the following, with additional values
available in [[ a registry TBD ]]:
user_denied The RO denied the request.
too_fast The RC did not respect the timeout in the wait response.
unknown_handle The request referenced an unknown handle.
[[ Editor's note: I think we will need a more robust error mechanism,
and we need to be more clear about what error states are allowed in
what circumstances. Additionally, is the "error" parameter exclusive
with others in the return? ]]
3.7. Extending the Response
Extensions to this specification MAY define additional fields for the
grant response in [[ a registry TBD ]].
[[ Editor's note: what guidance should we give to designers on this?
]]
4. Interaction at the AS
If the client indicates that it is capable of driving interaction
with the user in its request (Section 2.5), and the AS determines
that interaction is required and responds to one or more of the
client's interaction capabilities, the client SHOULD initiate one of
the returned interaction capabilities in the response (Section 3.3).
When the RO is interacting with the AS, the AS MAY perform whatever
actions it sees fit, including but not limited to:
o authenticate the user as RO
o gather consent and authorization from the RO for access to
requested resources or the
o allow the RO to modify the parameters of the request (such as
disallowing some requested resources or specifying an account or
record)
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[[ Editor's note: there are some privacy and security considerations
here but for the most part we don't want to be overly prescriptive
about the UX, I think. ]]
4.1. Interaction at a Redirected URI
When the user is directed to the AS through the "interaction_url"
(Section 3.3.1) or "short_interaction_url" (Section 3.3.2)
capabilities, the AS can interact with the user through their web
browser to authenticate the user as an RO and gather their consent.
Note that since the client does not add any parameters to the URL,
the AS MUST determine the grant request being referenced from the URL
value itself. If the URL cannot be associated with a currently
active request, the AS MUST display an error to the user and MUST NOT
attempt to redirect the user back to any client.
The interaction URL MUST be reachable from the RO's browser, though
note that the RO MAY open the URL on a separate device from the RC
itself. The interaction URL MUST be accessible from an HTTP GET
request, and MUST be protected by HTTPS or equivalent means.
4.2. Interaction at the User Code URI
When the user is directed to the AS through the "user_code"
(Section 3.3.6) capability, the AS can interact with the user through
their web browser to collect the user code, authenticate the user as
an RO, and gather their consent. Note that since the URL itself is
static, the AS MUST determine the grant request being referenced from
the user code value itself. If the user code cannot be associated
with a currently active request, the AS MUST display an error to the
user and MUST NOT attempt to redirect the user back to any client.
The user code URL MUST be reachable from the RO's browser, though
note that the RO MAY open the URL on a separate device from the RC
itself. The user code URL MUST be accessible from an HTTP GET
request, and MUST be protected by HTTPS or equivalent means.
4.3. Interaction through an Application URI
When the user successfully launches an application through the "app"
capability (Section 3.3.3), the AS interacts with the user through
that application to authenticate the user as the RO and gather their
consent. The details of this interaction are out of scope for this
specification.
[[ Editor's note: Should we have anything to say about an app sending
information to a back-end to get details on the pending request? ]]
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4.4. Post-Interaction Completion
Upon completing an interaction with the user, if either a "callback"
(Section 3.3.4) or "pushback" (Section 3.3.5) capability is available
with the current request, the AS MUST follow the appropriate method
at the end of interaction to allow the client to continue. If
neither capability is available, the AS SHOULD instruct the user to
return to their client software upon completion. Note that these
steps still take place in most error cases, such as when the user has
denied access. This allows the client to potentially recover from
the error state without restarting.
[[ Editor's note: there might be some other kind of push-based
notification or callback that the client can use, or an out-of-band
non-HTTP protocol. The AS would know about this if supported and
used, but the guidance here should be written in such a way as to not
be too restrictive in the next steps that it can take. Still, it's
important that the AS not expect or even allow clients to poll if the
client has stated it can take a callback of some form, otherwise that
sets up a potential session fixation attack vector that the client is
trying to and able to avoid. ]]
The AS MUST calculate a hash value as described in Section 4.4.3.
The client will use this value to validate the return call from the
AS.
The AS MUST create an interaction reference and associate that
reference with the current interaction and the underlying pending
request. This value MUST be sufficiently random so as not to be
guessable by an attacker.
The AS then MUST send the hash and interaction reference based on the
interaction finalization capability as described in the following
sections. If both the "callback" and "pushback" capabilities are
available for the current request, the AS MUST choose only one. [[
Editor's note: is this restriction necessary? ]]
4.4.1. Completing Interaction with a Callback URI
When using the "callback" interaction capability (Section 3.3.4), the
AS signals to the client that interaction is complete and the request
can be continued by directing the user (in their browser) back to the
client's callback URL sent in the callback request (Section 2.5.4).
The AS secures this callback by adding the hash and interaction
reference as query parameters to the client's callback URL.
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hash REQUIRED. The interaction hash value as described in
Section 4.4.3.
interact_ref REQUIRED. The interaction reference generated for this
interaction.
The means of directing the user to this URL are outside the scope of
this specification, but common options include redirecting the user
from a web page and launching the system browser with the target URL.
https://client.example.net/return/123455
?hash=p28jsq0Y2KK3WS__a42tavNC64ldGTBroywsWxT4md_jZQ1R2HZT8BOWYHcLmObM7XHPAdJzTZMtKBsaraJ64A
&interact_ref=4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1
When receiving the request, the client MUST parse the query
parameters to calculate and validate the hash value as described in
Section 4.4.3. If the hash validates, the client sends a
continuation request to the AS as described in Section 5.1 using the
interaction reference value received here.
4.4.2. Completing Interaction with a Pushback URI
When using the "pushback" interaction capability (Section 3.3.5), the
AS signals to the client that interaction is complete and the request
can be continued by sending an HTTP POST request to the client's
pushback URL sent in the pushback request (Section 2.5.5).
The entity message body is a JSON object consisting of the following
two elements:
hash REQUIRED. The interaction hash value as described in
Section 4.4.3.
interact_ref REQUIRED. The interaction reference generated for this
interaction.
POST /push/554321 HTTP/1.1
Host: client.example.net
Content-Type: application/json
{
"hash": "p28jsq0Y2KK3WS__a42tavNC64ldGTBroywsWxT4md_jZQ1R2HZT8BOWYHcLmObM7XHPAdJzTZMtKBsaraJ64A",
"interact_ref": "4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1"
}
When receiving the request, the client MUST parse the JSON object and
validate the hash value as described in Section 4.4.3. If the hash
validates, the client sends a continuation request to the AS as
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described in Section 5.1 using the interaction reference value
received here.
4.4.3. Calculating the interaction hash
The "hash" parameter in the callback and pushback response ties the
front channel response to an ongoing request by using values known
only to the parties involved. This prevents several kinds of session
fixation attacks against the client.
To calculate the "hash" value, the party doing the calculation first
takes the "nonce" value sent by the RC in the interaction section of
the initial request (Section 2.5.4), the AS's nonce value, and the
"interact_ref" returned in the callback response. For a "callback"
return, the AS nonce is the "callback_server_nonce" value in the
callback response (Section 3.3.4), while for a "pushback" return the
AS nonce is the "pushback_server_nonce" value in the pushback
response (Section 3.3.5). These three values are concatenated to
each other in this order using a single newline character as a
separator between the fields. There is no padding or whitespace
before or after any of the lines, and no trailing newline character.
VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO
MBDOFXG4Y5CVJCX821LH
4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1
The party then hashes this string with the appropriate algorithm
based on the "hash_method" parameter of the "callback" or "pushback"
request. If the "hash_method" value is not present in the RC's
request, the algorithm defaults to "sha3". [[ Editor's note: these
hash algorithms should be pluggable, and ideally we shouldn't
redefine yet another crypto registry for this purpose, but I'm not
convinced an appropriate one already exists. ]]
4.4.3.1. SHA3
The "sha3" hash method consists of hashing the input string with the
512-bit SHA3 algorithm. The byte array is then encoded using URL
Safe Base64 with no padding. The resulting string is the hash value.
p28jsq0Y2KK3WS__a42tavNC64ldGTBroywsWxT4md_jZQ1R2HZT8BOWYHcLmObM7XHPAdJzTZMtKBsaraJ64A
4.4.3.2. SHA2
The "sha2" hash method consists of hashing the input string with the
512-bit SHA2 algorithm. The byte array is then encoded using URL
Safe Base64 with no padding. The resulting string is the hash value.
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62SbcD3Xs7L40rjgALA-ymQujoh2LB2hPJyX9vlcr1H6ecChZ8BNKkG_HrOKP_Bpj84rh4mC9aE9x7HPBFcIHw
5. Continuing a Grant Request
If the client receives a continuation element in its response
Section 3.1, the client can make an HTTP POST call to the
continuation URI with a JSON object. The client MUST send the handle
reference from the continuation element in its request as a top-level
JSON parameter.
{
"handle": "tghji76ytghj9876tghjko987yh"
}
The client MAY include other parameters as described here or as
defined [[ in a registry TBD ]]. [[ Editor's note: We probably want
to allow other parameters, like modifying the resources requested or
providing more user information. We'll certainly have some kinds of
specific challenge-response protocols as there's already been
interest in that kind of thing, and the continuation request is the
place where that would fit. ]]
If a "wait" parameter was included in the continuation response, the
client MUST NOT call the continuation URI prior to waiting the number
of seconds indicated. If no "wait" period is indicated, the client
SHOULD wait at least 5 seconds [[ Editor's note: what's a reasonable
amount of time so as not to DOS the server?? ]].
The response from the AS is a JSON object and MAY contain any of the
elements described in Section 3, with some variations:
If the AS determines that the client can make a further continuation
request, the AS MUST include a new "continue" response element
(Section 3.1). The returned handle value MUST NOT be the same as
that used to make the continuation request, and the continuation URI
MAY remain the same. If the AS does not return a new "continue"
response element, the client MUST NOT make an additional continuation
request. If a client does so, the AS MUST return an error.
If the AS determines that the client still needs to drive interaction
with the user, the AS MAY return appropriate responses for any of the
interaction mechanisms (Section 3.3) the client indicated in its
initial request (Section 2.5). Unique values such as interaction
URIs and nonces SHOULD be re-generated and not re-used.
The client MUST present proof of the same key identified in the
initial request (Section 2.3) by signing the request as described in
Section 8.
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5.1. Continuing after a Finalized Interaction
If the client has received an interaction reference from a "callback"
(Section 4.4.1) or "pushback" (Section 4.4.2) incoming message, the
client MUST include the "interaction_ref" in its continuation
request. Note that the client validates the hash before making the
continuation request, but the client does not send the hash back to
the AS.
{
"handle": "tghji76ytghj9876tghjko987yh",
"interact_ref": "4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1"
}
5.2. Continuing after Tokens are Issued
A request MAY be continued even after access tokens have been issued,
so long as the handle is valid.
6. Token Management
If an access token response includes the "manage" parameter as
described in Section 3.2.1, the client MAY call this URL to manage
the access token with any of the actions defined in the following
sections. Other actions are undefined by this specification.
The access token being managed acts as the access element for its own
management API. The client MUST present proof of an appropriate key
along with the access token.
If the token is sender-constrained (i.e., not a bearer token), it
MUST be sent with the appropriate binding for the access token
(Section 7).
If the token is a bearer token, the client MUST present proof of the
same key identified in the initial request (Section 2.3) as described
in Section 8.
The AS MUST validate the proof and assure that it is associated with
either the token itself or the client the token was issued to, as
appropriate for the token's presentation type.
6.1. Rotating the Access Token
The client makes an HTTP POST to the token management URI, sending
the access token in the appropriate header and signing the request
with the appropriate key.
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POST /token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Authorization: GNAP OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0
Detached-JWS: eyj0....
If the token is validated and the key is appropriate for the request,
the AS will invalidate the current access token associated with this
URL, if possible, and return a new access token response as described
in Section 3.2.1. The value of the access token MUST NOT be the same
as the current value of the access token used to access the
management API. The response MAY include an updated access token
management URL as well, and if so, the client MUST use this new URL
to manage the new access token.
{
"access_token": {
"value": "FP6A8H6HY37MH13CK76LBZ6Y1UADG6VEUPEER5H2",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"read", "dolphin-metadata"
]
}
}
6.2. Revoking the Access Token
The client makes an HTTP DELETE request to the token management URI,
signing the request with its key.
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DELETE /token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Authorization: GNAP OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0
Detached-JWS: eyj0....
If the token was issued to the client identified by the key, the AS
will invalidate the current access token associated with this URL, if
possible, and return an HTTP 204 response code.
204 No Content
7. Sending Access Tokens
The method used to send an access token depends on the value of the
"proof" parameter in the access token response (Section 3.2.1).
If this value is "bearer", the access token is sent using the HTTP
Header method defined in [RFC6750].
Authorization: Bearer OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0
If the "proof" value is any other string, the access token is sent
using the HTTP authorization scheme "GNAP" along with a key proof as
described in Section 8 for the key bound to the access token. For
example, a "jwsd"-bound access token is sent as follows:
Authorization: GNAP OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0
Detached-JWS: eyj0....
[[ Editor's note: I don't actually like the idea of using only one
header type for differently-bound access tokens, but instead these
values should somehow reflect the key binding types. Maybe there can
be multiple fields after the "GNAP" keyword using structured headers?
Or a set of derived headers like GNAP-mtls? This might also be
better as a separate specification, like OAuth 2. ]]
8. Binding Keys
Any keys presented by the RC to the AS or RS MUST be validated as
part of the request in which they are presented. The type of binding
used is indicated by the proof parameter of the key section in the
initial request Section 2.3. Values defined by this specification
are as follows:
jwsd A detached JWS signature header
jws Attached JWS payload
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mtls Mutual TLS certificate verification
dpop OAuth DPoP key proof header
httpsig HTTP Signing signature header
oauthpop OAuth PoP key proof authentication header
Additional values can be defined by [[ a registry TBD ]].
The keys presented by the RC in the requestSection 2 MUST be proved
in all continuation requestsSection 5 and token management requests
Section 6. The AS MUST validate all keys presented by the RC
(Section 2.3) or referenced in an ongoing transaction at each call.
8.1. Detached JWS
This method is indicated by "jwsd" in the "proof" field. To sign a
request, the RC takes the serialized body of the request and signs it
using detached JWS [RFC7797]. The header of the JWS MUST contain the
kid field of the key bound to this RC for this request. The JWS
header MUST contain an alg field appropriate for the key identified
by kid and MUST NOT be none.
The RC presents the signature in the Detached-JWS HTTP Header field.
[Editor's Note: this is a custom header field, do we need this?]
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
Detached-JWS: eyJiNjQiOmZhbHNlLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Inh5ei0xIn0.
.Y287HMtaY0EegEjoTd_04a4GC6qV48GgVbGKOhHdJnDtD0VuUlVjLfwne8AuUY3U7e8
9zUWwXLnAYK_BiS84M8EsrFvmv8yDLWzqveeIpcN5_ysveQnYt9Dqi32w6IOtAywkNUD
ZeJEdc3z5s9Ei8qrYFN2fxcu28YS4e8e_cHTK57003WJu-wFn2TJUmAbHuqvUsyTb-nz
YOKxuCKlqQItJF7E-cwSb_xULu-3f77BEU_vGbNYo5ZBa2B7UHO-kWNMSgbW2yeNNLbL
C18Kv80GF22Y7SbZt0e2TwnR2Aa2zksuUbntQ5c7a1-gxtnXzuIKa34OekrnyqE1hmVW
peQ
{
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "jwsd",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_JtffXyaSx8
xYJCNaOKNJn_Oz0YhdHbXTeWO5AoyspDWJbN5w_7bdWDxgpD-y6jnD1u9YhBOCWObNPF
vpkTM8LC7SdXGRKx2k8Me2r_GssYlyRpqvpBlY5-ejCywKRBfctRcnhTTGNztbbDBUyD
SWmFMVCHe5mXT4cL0BwrZC6S-uu-LAx06aKwQOPwYOGOslK8WPm1yGdkaA1uF_FpS6LS
63WYPHi_Ap2B7_8Wbw4ttzbMS_doJvuDagW8A1Ip3fXFAHtRAcKw7rdI4_Xln66hJxFe
kpdfWdiPQddQ6Y1cK2U3obvUg7w"
}
}
}
When the AS receives the Detached-JWS header, it MUST parse its
contents as a detached JWS object. The HTTP Body is used as the
payload for purposes of validating the JWS, with no transformations.
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[[ Editor's note: this is a potentially fragile signature mechanism
but it's simple to calculate and useful for body-driven requests,
like the client to the AS. We might want to remove this in favor of
general-purpose HTTP signing. ]]
8.2. Attached JWS
This method is indicated by "jws" in the "proof" field. To sign a
request, the RC takes the serialized body of the request JSON and
signs it using JWS [RFC7515]. The header of the JWS MUST contain the
kid field of the key bound to this RC during this request. The JWS
header MUST contain an alg field appropriate for the key identified
by kid and MUST NOT be none.
The RC presents the JWS as the body of the request along with a
content type of "application/jose". The AS MUST extract the payload
of the JWS and treat it as the request body for further processing.
POST /transaction HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/jose
eyJiNjQiOmZhbHNlLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Inh5ei0xIn0.ewogICAgIm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CiAgICAgICAgfQogICAgfQp9.Y287HMtaY0EegEjoTd_04a4GC6qV48GgVbGKOhHdJ
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5_ysveQnYt9Dqi32w6IOtAywkNUDZeJEdc3z5s9Ei8qrYFN2fxcu28YS4e8e_cHTK5
7003WJu-wFn2TJUmAbHuqvUsyTb-nzYOKxuCKlqQItJF7E-cwSb_xULu-3f77BEU_v
GbNYo5ZBa2B7UHO-kWNMSgbW2yeNNLbLC18Kv80GF22Y7SbZt0e2TwnR2Aa2zksuUb
ntQ5c7a1-gxtnXzuIKa34OekrnyqE1hmVWpeQ
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[[ Editor's note: A downside to this method is that it requires the
content type to be something other than application/json, and it
doesn't work against an RS without additional profiling since it
requires things to be sent in the body. Additionally it is
potentially fragile like a detached JWS since a multi-tier system
could parse the payload and pass it downstream with potential
transformations. ]]
8.3. Mutual TLS
This method is indicated by "mtls" in the "proof" field. The RC
presents its client certificate during TLS negotiation with the
server (either AS or RS). The AS or RS takes the thumbprint of the
client certificate presented during mutual TLS negotiation and
compares that thumbprint to the thumbprint presented by the RC
application as described in [RFC8705] section 3.
Client?AS
POST /transaction HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
SSL_CLIENT_CERT: MIIEHDCCAwSgAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBmjE3MDUGA1UEAwwuQmVz
cG9rZSBFbmdpbmVlcmluZyBSb290IENlcnRpZmljYXRlIEF1dGhvcml0eTELMAkG
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{
"client": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
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"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "mtls",
"cert": "MIIEHDCCAwSgAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBmjE3
MDUGA1UEAwwuQmVzcG9rZSBFbmdpbmVlcmluZyBSb290IENlcnRpZmljYXRlIEF1d
Ghvcml0eTELMAkGA1UECAwCTUExCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRkwFwYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFg
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LDANNVEkwHhcNMTkwNDEwMjE0MDI5WhcNMjQwNDA4MjE0MDI5WjB8MRIwEAYDVQQD
DAlsb2NhbGhvc3QxCzAJBgNVBAgMAk1BMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEgMB4GCSqGSIb3D
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JpbmcxDDAKBgNVBAsMA01USTCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggE
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9b+Tfn/daUbIDctxeJneq2anQyU2znBgQl6KILDSF4eaOqlBut/KNZHHazJh"
}
}
8.4. DPoP
This method is indicated by "dpop" in the "proof" field. The RC
creates a DPoP signature header as described in [I-D.ietf-oauth-dpop]
section 2.
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POST /transaction HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
DPoP: eyJ0eXAiOiJkcG9wK2p3dCIsImFsZyI6IlJTMjU2IiwiandrIjp7Imt0eSI6Il
JTQSIsImUiOiJBUUFCIiwia2lkIjoieHl6LWNsaWVudCIsImFsZyI6IlJTMjU2Iiwibi
I6Inp3Q1RfM2J4LWdsYmJIcmhlWXBZcFJXaVk5SS1uRWFNUnBablJySWpDczZiX2VteV
RrQmtEREVqU3lzaTM4T0M3M2hqMS1XZ3hjUGRLTkdaeUlvSDNRWmVuMU1LeXloUXBMSk
cxLW9MTkxxbTdwWFh0ZFl6U2RDOU8zLW9peXk4eWtPNFlVeU5aclJSZlBjaWhkUUNiT1
9PQzhRdWdtZzlyZ05ET1NxcHBkYU5lYXMxb3Y5UHhZdnhxcnoxLThIYTdna0QwMFlFQ1
hIYUIwNXVNYVVhZEhxLU9fV0l2WVhpY2c2STVqNlM0NFZOVTY1VkJ3dS1BbHluVHhRZE
1BV1AzYll4VlZ5NnAzLTdlVEpva3ZqWVRGcWdEVkRaOGxVWGJyNXlDVG5SaG5oSmd2Zj
NWakRfbWFsTmU4LXRPcUs1T1NEbEhUeTZnRDlOcWRHQ20tUG0zUSJ9fQ.eyJodHRwX21
ldGhvZCI6IlBPU1QiLCJodHRwX3VyaSI6Imh0dHA6XC9cL2hvc3QuZG9ja2VyLmludGV
ybmFsOjk4MzRcL2FwaVwvYXNcL3RyYW5zYWN0aW9uIiwiaWF0IjoxNTcyNjQyNjEzLCJ
qdGkiOiJIam9IcmpnbTJ5QjR4N2pBNXl5RyJ9.aUhftvfw2NoW3M7durkopReTvONng1
fOzbWjAlKNSLL0qIwDgfG39XUyNvwQ23OBIwe6IuvTQ2UBBPklPAfJhDTKd8KHEAfidN
B-LzUOzhDetLg30yLFzIpcEBMLCjb0TEsmXadvxuNkEzFRL-Q-QCg0AXSF1h57eAqZV8
SYF4CQK9OUV6fIWwxLDd3cVTx83MgyCNnvFlG_HDyim1Xx-rxV4ePd1vgDeRubFb6QWj
iKEO7vj1APv32dsux67gZYiUpjm0wEZprjlG0a07R984KLeK1XPjXgViEwEdlirUmpVy
T9tyEYqGrTfm5uautELgMls9sgSyE929woZ59elg
{
"client": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "dpop",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_JtffXyaSx8xYJCCNaOKNJn_Oz0YhdHbXTeWO5AoyspDWJbN5w_7bdWDxgpD-y6jnD1u9YhBOCWObNPFvpkTM8LC7SdXGRKx2k8Me2r_GssYlyRpqvpBlY5-ejCywKRBfctRcnhTTGNztbbDBUyDSWmFMVCHe5mXT4cL0BwrZC6S-uu-LAx06aKwQOPwYOGOslK8WPm1yGdkaA1uF_FpS6LS63WYPHi_Ap2B7_8Wbw4ttzbMS_doJvuDagW8A1Ip3fXFAHtRAcKw7rdI4_Xln66hJxFekpdfWdiPQddQ6Y1cK2U3obvUg7w"
}
}
}
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[[ Editor's note: this method requires duplication of the key in the
header and the request body, which is redundant and potentially
awkward. ]]
8.5. HTTP Signing
This method is indicated by "httpsig" in the "proof" field. The RC
creates an HTTP Signature header as described in
[I-D.ietf-httpbis-message-signatures] section 4. The RC MUST
calculate and present the Digest header as defined in [RFC3230].
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POST /transaction HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 716
Signature: keyId="xyz-client", algorithm="rsa-sha256",
headers="(request-target) digest content-length",
signature="TkehmgK7GD/z4jGkmcHS67cjVRgm3zVQNlNrrXW32Wv7d
u0VNEIVI/dMhe0WlHC93NP3ms91i2WOW5r5B6qow6TNx/82/6W84p5jqF
YuYfTkKYZ69GbfqXkYV9gaT++dl5kvZQjVk+KZT1dzpAzv8hdk9nO87Xi
rj7qe2mdAGE1LLc3YvXwNxuCQh82sa5rXHqtNT1077fiDvSVYeced0UEm
rWwErVgr7sijtbTohC4FJLuJ0nG/KJUcIG/FTchW9rd6dHoBnY43+3Dzj
CIthXpdH5u4VX3TBe6GJDO6Mkzc6vB+67OWzPwhYTplUiFFV6UZCsDEeu
Sa/Ue1yLEAMg=="]}
Digest: SHA=oZz2O3kg5SEFAhmr0xEBbc4jEfo=
{
"client": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "httpsig",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_J
tffXyaSx8xYJCCNaOKNJn_Oz0YhdHbXTeWO5AoyspDWJbN5w_7bdWDxgpD-
y6jnD1u9YhBOCWObNPFvpkTM8LC7SdXGRKx2k8Me2r_GssYlyRpqvpBlY5-
ejCywKRBfctRcnhTTGNztbbDBUyDSWmFMVCHe5mXT4cL0BwrZC6S-uu-LAx
06aKwQOPwYOGOslK8WPm1yGdkaA1uF_FpS6LS63WYPHi_Ap2B7_8Wbw4ttz
bMS_doJvuDagW8A1Ip3fXFAHtRAcKw7rdI4_Xln66hJxFekpdfWdiPQddQ6
Y1cK2U3obvUg7w"
}
}
}
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8.6. OAuth PoP
This method is indicated by "oauthpop" in the "proof" field. The RC
creates an HTTP Authorization PoP header as described in
[I-D.ietf-oauth-signed-http-request] section 4, with the following
additional requirements:
o The at (access token) field MUST be omitted [note: this is in
contrast to the requirements in the existing spec]
o The b (body hash) field MUST be calculated and supplied
POST /transaction HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
PoP: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImp3ayI6eyJrdHkiOiJSU0EiLCJlIjoi
QVFBQiIsImtpZCI6Inh5ei1jbGllbnQiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsIm4iO
iJ6d0NUXzNieC1nbGJiSHJoZVlwWXBSV2lZOUktbkVhTVJwWm5ScklqQ3
M2Yl9lbXlUa0JrRERFalN5c2kzOE9DNzNoajEtV2d4Y1BkS05HWnlJb0g
zUVplbjFNS3l5aFFwTEpHMS1vTE5McW03cFhYdGRZelNkQzlPMy1vaXl5
OHlrTzRZVXlOWnJSUmZQY2loZFFDYk9fT0M4UXVnbWc5cmdORE9TcXBwZ
GFOZWFzMW92OVB4WXZ4cXJ6MS04SGE3Z2tEMDBZRUNYSGFCMDV1TWFVYW
RIcS1PX1dJdllYaWNnNkk1ajZTNDRWTlU2NVZCd3UtQWx5blR4UWRNQVd
QM2JZeFZWeTZwMy03ZVRKb2t2allURnFnRFZEWjhsVVhicjV5Q1RuUmhu
aEpndmYzVmpEX21hbE5lOC10T3FLNU9TRGxIVHk2Z0Q5TnFkR0NtLVBtM
1EifX0.eyJwIjoiXC9hcGlcL2FzXC90cmFuc2FjdGlvbiIsImIiOiJxa0
lPYkdOeERhZVBTZnc3NnFjamtqSXNFRmxDb3g5bTU5NFM0M0RkU0xBIiw
idSI6Imhvc3QuZG9ja2VyLmludGVybmFsIiwiaCI6W1siQWNjZXB0Iiwi
Q29udGVudC1UeXBlIiwiQ29udGVudC1MZW5ndGgiXSwiVjQ2OUhFWGx6S
k9kQTZmQU5oMmpKdFhTd3pjSGRqMUloOGk5M0h3bEVHYyJdLCJtIjoiUE
9TVCIsInRzIjoxNTcyNjQyNjEwfQ.xyQ47qy8bu4fyK1T3Ru1Sway8wp6
5rfAKnTQQU92AUUU07I2iKoBL2tipBcNCC5zLH5j_WUyjlN15oi_lLHym
fPdzihtt8_Jibjfjib5J15UlifakjQ0rHX04tPal9PvcjwnyZHFcKn-So
Y3wsARn-gGwxpzbsPhiKQP70d2eG0CYQMA6rTLslT7GgdQheelhVFW29i
27NcvqtkJmiAG6Swrq4uUgCY3zRotROkJ13qo86t2DXklV-eES4-2dCxf
cWFkzBAr6oC4Qp7HnY_5UT6IWkRJt3efwYprWcYouOVjtRan3kEtWkaWr
G0J4bPVnTI5St9hJYvvh7FE8JirIg
{
"client": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
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"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "oauthpop",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_J
tffXyaSx8xYJCCNaOKNJn_Oz0YhdHbXTeWO5AoyspDWJbN5w_7bdWDxgpD-
y6jnD1u9YhBOCWObNPFvpkTM8LC7SdXGRKx2k8Me2r_GssYlyRpqvpBlY5-
ejCywKRBfctRcnhTTGNztbbDBUyDSWmFMVCHe5mXT4cL0BwrZC6S-uu-LAx
06aKwQOPwYOGOslK8WPm1yGdkaA1uF_FpS6LS63WYPHi_Ap2B7_8Wbw4ttz
bMS_doJvuDagW8A1Ip3fXFAHtRAcKw7rdI4_Xln66hJxFekpdfWdiPQddQ6
Y1cK2U3obvUg7w"
}
}
}
9. Discovery
By design, the protocol minimizes the need for any pre-flight
discovery. To begin a request, the RC only needs to know the
endpoint of the AS and which keys it will use to sign the request.
Everything else can be negotiated dynamically in the course of the
protocol.
However, the AS can have limits on its allowed functionality. If the
RC wants to optimize its calls to the AS before making a request, it
MAY send an HTTP OPTIONS request to the transaction endpoint to
retrieve the server's discovery information. The AS MUST respond
with a JSON document containing the following information:
grant_request_endpoint REQUIRED. The full URL of the AS's grant
request endpoint. This MUST match the URL the RC used to make the
discovery request.
capabilities OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's capabilities. The values
of this result MAY be used by the RC in the capabilities section
(Section 2.7) of the request.
interaction_methods OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's interaction
methods. The values of this list correspond to the possible
fields in the interaction section (Section 2.5) of the request.
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key_proofs OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's supported key proofing
mechanisms. The values of this list correspond to possible values
of the "proof" field of the key section (Section 2.3) of the
request.
sub-ids OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's supported identifiers. The
values of this list correspond to possible values of the subject
identifier section (Section 2.2) of the request.
assertions OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's supported assertion
formats. The values of this list correspond to possible values of
the subject assertion section (Section 2.2) of the request.
The information returned from this method is for optimization
purposes only. The AS MAY deny any request, or any portion of a
request, even if it lists a capability as supported. For example, a
given client can be registered with the "mtls" key proofing
mechanism, but the AS also returns other proofing methods, then the
AS will deny a request from that client using a different proofing
mechanism.
10. Resource Servers
In some deployments, a resource server will need to be able to call
the AS for a number of functions.
[[ Editor's note: This section is for discussion of possible advanced
functionality. It seems like it should be a separate document or set
of documents, and it's not even close to being well-baked. This also
adds additional endpoints to the AS, as this is separate from the
token request process, and therefore would require RS-facing
discovery or configuration information to make it work. Also-also,
it does presume the RS can sign requests in the same way that a
client does, but hopefully we can be more consistent with this than
RFC7662 was able to do. ]]
10.1. Introspecting a Token
When the RS receives an access token, it can call the introspection
endpoint at the AS to get token information. [[ Editor's note: this
isn't super different from the token management URIs, but the RS has
no way to get that URI, and it's bound to different keys. ]]
The RS signs the request with its own key and sends the access token
as the body of the request.
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POST /introspect HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"access_token": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
}
The AS responds with a data structure describing the token's current
state and any information the RS would need to validate the token's
presentation, such as its intended proofing mechanism and key
material.
Content-type: application/json
{
"active": true,
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
],
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
],
"proof": "httpsig",
"key": {
"proof": "jwsd",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeL...."
}
}
}
10.2. Deriving a downstream token
If the RS needs to derive a token from one presented to it, it can
request one from the AS by making a token request as described in
Section 2 and presenting the existing access token's value in the
"existing_access_token" field.
The RS MUST identify itself with its own key and sign the request.
[[ Editor's note: this is similar to but based on the access token
and not the grant. The fact that the keys presented are not the ones
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used for the access token should indicate that it's a different party
and a different kind of request. ]]
POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
{
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"existing_access_token": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0"
}
The AS responds with a token as described in Section 3.
10.3. Registering a Resource Handle
If the RS needs to, it can post a set of resources as described in
Section 2.1.1 to the AS's resource registration endpoint.
The RS MUST identify itself with its own key and sign the request.
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POST /resource HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
{
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO"
}
The AS responds with a handle appropriate to represent the resources
list that the RS presented.
Content-type: application/json
{
"resource_handle": "FWWIKYBQ6U56NL1"
}
The RS MAY make this handle available as part of a response to a
client (Section 10.4) or as documentation to developers.
[[ Editor's note: It's not an exact match here because the
"resource_handle" returned now represents a collection of objects
instead of a single one. Perhaps we should let this return a list of
strings instead? Or use a different syntax than the resource
request? Also, this borrows heavily from UMA 2's "distributed
authorization" model and, like UMA, might be better suited to an
extension than the core protocol. ]]
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10.4. Requesting a Resources Without a Token
If the client calls an RS without an access token, or with an invalid
access token, the RS MAY respond to the client with an authentication
header indicating that GNAP. The address of the GNAP endpoint MUST
be sent in the "as_uri" parameter. The RS MAY additionally return a
resource reference that the client MAY use in its resource request
(Section 2.1). This resource reference handle SHOULD be sufficient
for at least the action the client was attempting to take at the RS.
The RS MAY use the dynamic resource handle request (Section 10.3) to
register a new resource handle, or use a handle that has been pre-
configured to represent what the AS is protecting. The content of
this handle is opaque to the RS and the client.
WWW-Authenticate: GNAP as_uri=http://server.example/transaction,resource=FWWIKYBQ6U56NL1
The client then makes a call to the "as_uri" as described in
Section 2, with the value of "resource" as one of the members of a
"resources" array Section 2.1.1. The client MAY request additional
resources and other information, and MAY request multiple access
tokens.
[[ Editor's note: this borrows heavily from UMA 2's "distributed
authorization" model and, like UMA, might be better suited to an
extension than the core protocol. ]]
11. Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank the feedback of the GNAP working
group.
12. IANA Considerations
[[ TBD: There are a lot of items in the document that are expandable
through the use of value registries. ]]
13. Security Considerations
[[ TBD: There are a lot of security considerations to add. ]]
All requests have to be over TLS or equivalent. Many handles act as
shared secrets, though they can be combined with a requirement to
provide proof of a key as well.
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14. Privacy Considerations
[[ TBD: There are a lot of privacy considerations to add. ]]
Handles are passed between parties and therefore should not contain
any private data.
When user information is passed to the client, the AS needs to make
sure that it has the permission to do so.
15. Normative References
[BCP195] Sheffer, Y., Holz, R., and P. Saint-Andre,
"Recommendations for Secure Use of Transport Layer
Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security
(DTLS)", BCP 195, RFC 7525, DOI 10.17487/RFC7525, May
2015, <http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp195>.
[I-D.ietf-httpbis-message-signatures]
Backman, A., Richer, J., and M. Sporny, "Signing HTTP
Messages", draft-ietf-httpbis-message-signatures-00 (work
in progress), April 2020.
[I-D.ietf-oauth-dpop]
Fett, D., Campbell, B., Bradley, J., Lodderstedt, T.,
Jones, M., and D. Waite, "OAuth 2.0 Demonstration of
Proof-of-Possession at the Application Layer (DPoP)",
draft-ietf-oauth-dpop-01 (work in progress), May 2020.
[I-D.ietf-oauth-signed-http-request]
Richer, J., Bradley, J., and H. Tschofenig, "A Method for
Signing HTTP Requests for OAuth", draft-ietf-oauth-signed-
http-request-03 (work in progress), August 2016.
[I-D.ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers]
Backman, A. and M. Scurtescu, "Subject Identifiers for
Security Event Tokens", draft-ietf-secevent-subject-
identifiers-05 (work in progress), July 2019.
[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/info/rfc2119>.
[RFC3230] Mogul, J. and A. Van Hoff, "Instance Digests in HTTP",
RFC 3230, DOI 10.17487/RFC3230, January 2002,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3230>.
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[RFC6750] Jones, M. and D. Hardt, "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization
Framework: Bearer Token Usage", RFC 6750,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6750, October 2012,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6750>.
[RFC7515] Jones, M., Bradley, J., and N. Sakimura, "JSON Web
Signature (JWS)", RFC 7515, DOI 10.17487/RFC7515, May
2015, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7515>.
[RFC7797] Jones, M., "JSON Web Signature (JWS) Unencoded Payload
Option", RFC 7797, DOI 10.17487/RFC7797, February 2016,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7797>.
[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/info/rfc8174>.
[RFC8259] Bray, T., Ed., "The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data
Interchange Format", STD 90, RFC 8259,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8259, December 2017,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8259>.
[RFC8705] Campbell, B., Bradley, J., Sakimura, N., and T.
Lodderstedt, "OAuth 2.0 Mutual-TLS Client Authentication
and Certificate-Bound Access Tokens", RFC 8705,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8705, February 2020,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8705>.
Appendix A. Document History
-09
o Major document refactoring based on request and response
capabilities.
o Changed from "claims" language to "subject identifier" language.
o Added "pushback" interaction capability.
o Removed DIDCOMM interaction (better left to extensions).
o Excised "transaction" language in favor of "Grant" where
appropriate.
o Added token management URLs.
o Added separate grant continuation URL to use continuation handle
with.
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o Added RS-focused functionality section.
o Added notion of extending a grant request based on a previous
grant.
-08
o Added attached JWS signature method.
o Added discovery methods.
-07
o Marked sections as being controlled by a future registry TBD.
-06
o Added multiple resource requests and multiple access token
response.
-05
o Added "claims" request and response for identity support.
o Added "capabilities" request for inline discovery support.
- 04
o Added crypto agility for callback return hash.
o Changed "interaction_handle" to "interaction_ref".
- 03
o Removed "state" in favor of "nonce".
o Created signed return parameter for front channel return.
o Changed "client" section to "display" section, as well as
associated handle.
o Changed "key" to "keys".
o Separated key proofing from key presentation.
o Separated interaction methods into booleans instead of "type"
field.
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- 02
o Minor editorial cleanups.
- 01
o Made JSON multimodal for handle requests.
o Major updates to normative language and references throughout
document.
o Allowed interaction to split between how the user gets to the AS
and how the user gets back.
- 00
o Initial submission.
Appendix B. Component Data Models
While different implementations of this protocol will have different
realizations of all the components and artifacts enumerated here, the
nature of the protocol implies some common structures and elements
for certain components. This appendix seeks to enumerate those
common elements.
TBD: Client has keys, allowed requested resources, identifier(s),
allowed requested subjects, allowed
TBD: AS has "grant endpoint", interaction endpoints, store of trusted
client keys, policies
TBD: Token has RO, user, client, resource list, RS list,
Appendix C. Example Protocol Flows
The protocol defined in this specification provides a number of
features that can be combined to solve many different kinds of
authentication scenarios. This section seeks to show examples of how
the protocol would be applied for different situations.
Some longer fields, particularly cryptographic information, have been
truncated for display purposes in these examples.
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C.1. Redirect-Based User Interaction
In this scenario, the user is the RO and has access to a web browser,
and the client can take front-channel callbacks on the same device as
the user. This combination is analogous to the OAuth 2 Authorization
Code grant type.
The client initiates the request to the AS. Here the client
identifies itself using its public key.
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
{
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
}
],
"key": {
"proof": "jwsd",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_JtffXyaSx8xY..."
}
},
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
}
The AS processes the request and determines that the RO needs to
interact. The AS returns the following response giving the client
the information it needs to connect. The AS has also indicated to
the client that it can use the given key handle to identify itself in
future calls.
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Content-type: application/json
{
"interaction_url": "https://server.example.com/interact/4CF492MLVMSW9MKMXKHQ",
"server_nonce": "MBDOFXG4Y5CVJCX821LH",
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue"
},
"key_handle": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO"
}
The client saves the response and redirects the user to the
interaction_url by sending the following HTTP message to the user's
browser.
HTTP 302 Found
Location: https://server.example.com/interact/4CF492MLVMSW9MKMXKHQ
The user's browser fetches the AS's interaction URL. The user logs
in, is identified as the RO for the resource being requested, and
approves the request. Since the AS has a callback parameter, the AS
generates the interaction reference, calculates the hash, and
redirects the user back to the client with these additional values
added as query parameters.
HTTP 302 Found
Location: https://client.example.net/return/123455
?hash=p28jsq0Y2KK3WS__a42tavNC64ldGTBroywsWxT4md_jZQ1R2HZT8BOWYHcLmObM7XHPAdJzTZMtKBsaraJ64A
&interact_ref=4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1
The client receives this request from the user's browser. The client
ensures that this is the same user that was sent out by validating
session information and retrieves the stored pending request. The
client uses the values in this to validate the hash parameter. The
client then calls the continuation URL and presents the handle and
interaction reference in the request body. The client signs the
request as above.
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POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"interact_ref": "4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and issues a
bearer access token and returns this to the client.
Content-type: application/json
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [{
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
}]
},
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue"
}
}
C.2. Secondary Device Interaction
In this scenario, the user does not have access to a web browser on
the device and must use a secondary device to interact with the AS.
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The client can display a user code or a printable QR code. The
client prefers a short URL if one is available.
The client initiates the request to the AS.
POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"short_redirect": true,
"user_code": true
}
}
The AS processes this and determines that the RO needs to interact.
The AS supports both long and short redirect URIs for interaction, so
it includes both. Since there is no "callback" the AS does not
include a nonce, but does include a "wait" parameter on the
continuation section because it expects the client to poll for
results.
Content-type: application/json
{
"interaction_url": "https://server.example.com/interact/4CF492MLVMSW9MKMXKHQ",
"short_interaction_url": "https://srv.ex/MXKHQ",
"user_code": {
"code": "A1BC-3DFF",
"url": "https://srv.ex/device"
},
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
The client saves the response and displays the user code visually on
its screen along with the static device URL. The client also
displays the short interaction URL as a QR code to be scanned. The
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client ignores the longer interaction URL because both the long and
short ones
If the user scans the code, they are taken to the interaction
endpoint and the AS looks up the current pending request based on the
incoming URL. If the user instead goes to the static page and enters
the code manually, the AS looks up the current pending request based
on the value of the user code. In both cases, the user logs in, is
identified as the RO for the resource being requested, and approves
the request. Once the request has been approved, the AS displays to
the user a message to return to their device.
Meanwhile, the client periodically polls the AS every 60 seconds at
the continuation URL.
POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and
determines that it has not yet been authorized. The AS indicates to
the client that no access token has yet been issued but it can
continue to call after another 60 second timeout.
Content-type: application/json
{
"continue": {
"handle": "BI9QNW6V9W3XFJK4R02D",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
Note that the continuation handle has been rotated since it was used
by the client to make this call. The client polls the continuation
URL after a 60 second timeout using the new handle.
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POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "BI9QNW6V9W3XFJK4R02D"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and
determines that it has been approved and it issues an access token.
Content-type: application/json
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
]
}
}
C.3. No User Involvement
In this scenario, the client is requesting access on its own behalf,
with no user to interact with.
The client creates a request to the AS, identifying itself with its
public key and using MTLS to make the request.
POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
{
"resources": [
"backend service", "nightly-routine-3"
],
"key": {
"proof": "mtls",
"cert#S256": "bwcK0esc3ACC3DB2Y5_lESsXE8o9ltc05O89jdN-dg2"
}
}
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The AS processes this and determines that the client can ask for the
requested resources and issues an access token.
Content-type: application/json
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
"backend service", "nightly-routine-3"
]
}
}
C.4. Asynchronous Authorization
In this scenario, the client is requesting on behalf of a specific
RO, but has no way to interact with the user. The AS can
asynchronously reach out to the RO for approval in this scenario.
The client starts the request at the AS by requesting a set of
resources. The client also identifies a particular user.
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"read", "dolphin-metadata",
{
"type": "financial-transaction",
"actions": [
"withdraw"
],
"identifier": "account-14-32-32-3",
"currency": "USD"
},
"some other thing"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"user": {
"sub-ids": [ {
"subject_type": "email",
"email": "user@example.com"
} ]
}
}
The AS processes this and determines that the RO needs to interact.
The AS determines that it can reach the identified user
asynchronously and that the identified user does have the ability to
approve this request. The AS indicates to the client that it can
poll for continuation.
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Content-type: application/json
{
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
The AS reaches out to the RO and prompts them for consent. In this
example, the AS has an application that it can push notifications in
to for the specified account.
Meanwhile, the client periodically polls the AS every 60 seconds at
the continuation URL.
POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and
determines that it has not yet been authorized. The AS indicates to
the client that no access token has yet been issued but it can
continue to call after another 60 second timeout.
Content-type: application/json
{
"continue": {
"handle": "BI9QNW6V9W3XFJK4R02D",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
Note that the continuation handle has been rotated since it was used
by the client to make this call. The client polls the continuation
URL after a 60 second timeout using the new handle.
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POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "BI9QNW6V9W3XFJK4R02D"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and
determines that it has been approved and it issues an access token.
Content-type: application/json
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
]
}
}
C.5. Applying OAuth 2 Scopes and Client IDs
In this scenario, the client developer has a client_id and set of
scope values from their OAuth 2 system and wants to apply them to the
new protocol. Traditionally, the OAuth 2 client developer would put
their client_id and scope values as parameters into a redirect
request to the authorization endpoint.
HTTP 302 Found
Location: https://server.example.com/authorize
?client_id=7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO
&scope=read%20write%20dolphin
&redirect_uri=https://client.example.net/return
&response_type=code
&state=123455
Now the developer wants to make an analogous request to the AS using
the new protocol. To do so, the client makes an HTTP POST and places
the OAuth 2 values in the appropriate places.
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
"read", "write", "dolphin"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return?state=123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
}
The client_id can be used to identify the client's keys that it uses
for authentication, the scopes represent resources that the client is
requesting, and the redirect_uri and state value are combined into a
callback URI that can be unique per request. The client additionally
creates a nonce to protect the callback, separate from the state
parameter that it has added to its return URL.
From here, the protocol continues as above.
Author's Address
Justin Richer (editor)
Bespoke Engineering
Email: ietf@justin.richer.org
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