Network Working Group                                 Sean Turner, IECA
Internet Draft                                          October 3, 2008
Intended Status: Informational Track
Expires: April 3, 2009



                        Clearance Sponsor Attribute
              draft-turner-clearancesponsor-attribute-00.txt


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Abstract

   This document defines the clearance sponsor attribute.  This
   attribute may be carried in a public key certificate in the Subject
   Directory Attributes extension, in an attribute certificate in the
   attribute field, in a directory as an attribute, or in protocols that
   support attributes.




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1. Introduction

   This document specifies the clearance sponsor attribute.  This
   attribute may be included in public key certificates [RFC5280],
   attribute certificates [RFC3281], directories [X.500]/[RFC4512], or
   locations that support attributes.  These attributes may be used in
   authorization decisions.

1.1. Terminology

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

1.2. ASN.1 Syntax Notation

   The attributes are defined using ASN.1 [X.680].

2. Clearance Sponsor

   The clearance sponsor attribute indicates the sponsor of the
   clearance of the object with which this attribute is associated.
   This attribute is only meaningful if the clearance attribute [ID1] is
   also present.  The clearance sponsor attribute is a UTF8 [RFC3629]
   string with a minimum size of 3 characters and a maximum of 15
   characters.

   The following object identifier identifies the sponsor attribute:

     id-aa-KP-clearanceSponsor OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {
       joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101)
       dod(2) infosec(1) attributes(5) 68
     }

   The ASN.1 syntax for the clearance sponsor attribute is as follows:

     clearanceSponsor ATTRIBUTE ::= {
       WITH SYNTAX    clearanceSponsor
       SINGLE VALUE   TRUE
       IDENTIFIED BY  id-clearanceSponsor
     }

     clearanceSponsor ::= UTF8String ( SIZE(1..32) )

   There must only be one value of clearanceSponsor associated with a
   particular object.


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   As per [RFC5280], all character sequences SHOULD be normalized
   according to Unicode normalization form C (NFC) [NFC]. Further, when
   performing matches the procedures in [RFC5280] must be followed.

3. Security Considerations

   If this attribute is used as part of an authorization process, the
   procedures employed by the entity that assigns each value must ensure
   that the correct value is applied.  Further, once applied to the
   object it must be bound to the object; this binding is normally
   performed by digitally signing over the object and the attribute to
   ensure data integrity.

4. IANA Considerations

   None: All identifiers are already registered.  Please remove this
   section prior to publication as an RFC.

5. References

5.1. Normative References

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

   [RFC3629]   Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO
               10646", RFC 3629, November 2003.

   [RFC3281]   Farrell, S., and R. Housley, "An Internet Attribute
               Certificate Profile for Authorization", RFC 3281, April
               2002.

   [RFC5280]   Cooper, D., et.al., "Internet X.509 Public Key
               Infrastructure Certificate and Certification Revocation
               List (CRL) Profile", RFC 5280, May 2008.

   [ID1]       Turner, S., and S. Chokhani, "Clearance Attribute and
               Authority Clearance Constraints Certificate Extension",
               work-in-progress.

   [X.680]     ITU-T Recommendation X.680: Information Technology -
               Abstract Syntax Notation One, 1997.






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5.2. Informative References

   [NFC]       Davis, M. and M. Duerst, "Unicode Standard Annex #15:
               Unicode Normalization Forms", October 2006,
               <http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr15/>.

   [RFC4512]   Sermersheim, J., "Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
               (LDAP): Directory Information Models", RFC 4512, June
               2006.

   [X.500]     ITU-T Recommendation X.500: Information Technology - Open
               Systems Interconnection - The Directory, 1993.




































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Appendix A. ASN.1 Module

   This appendix provides the normative ASN.1 [X.680] definition for the
   structure described in this specification.

   ClearanceSponsorAttribute-2008
     { joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101)
       dod(2) infosec(1) modules(0)
       id-clearanceSponsorAttribute-2008(35) }

   DEFINITIONS IMPLICT TAGS ::=

   BEGIN

   -- EXPORTS ALL --

   -- IMPORTS NOTHING --

   -- sponsor attribute OID and syntax

   id-aa-KP-clearanceSponsor OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {
     joint-iso-ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101)
     dod(2) infosec(1) attributes(5) 68
   }

   clearanceSponsor ATTRIBUTE ::= {
     WITH SYNTAX    ClearanceSponsor
     SINGLE VALUE   TRUE
     IDENTIFIED BY  id-clearanceSponsor
   }

   ClearanceSponsor ::= UTF8String ( SIZE(1..32) )
















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   ATTRIBUTE ::= CLASS {
     &derivation             ATTRIBUTE OPTIONAL,
     &Type                   OPTIONAL,
     -- either &Type or &derivation required
     &equality-match         MATCHING-RULE OPTIONAL,
     &ordering-match         MATCHING-RULE OPTIONAL,
     &substrings-match       MATCHING-RULE OPTIONAL,
     &single-valued          BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
     &collective             BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
     -- operational extensions
     &no-user-modification   BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
     &usage                  AttributeUsage DEFAULT userApplications,
     &id                     OBJECT IDENTIFIER UNIQUE }
   WITH SYNTAX {
     [ SUBTYPE OF               &derivation ]
     [ WITH SYNTAX              &Type ]
     [ EQUALITY MATCHING RULE   &equality-match ]
     [ ORDERING MATCHING RULE   &ordering-match ]
     [ SUBSTRINGS MATCHING RULE &substrings-match ]
     [ SINGLE VALUE             &single-valued ]
     [ COLLECTIVE               &collective ]
     [ NO USER MODIFICATION     &no-user-modification ]
     [ USAGE                    &usage ]
     ID                         &id }

   MATCHING-RULE ::= CLASS {
     &AssertionType             OPTIONAL,
     &id                        OBJECT IDENTIFIER UNIQUE }
   WITH SYNTAX {
     [ SYNTAX                   &AssertionType ]
     ID                         &id }

   AttributeType ::= ATTRIBUTE.&id

   AttributeValue ::= ATTRIBUTE.&Type

   AttributeUsage ::= ENUMERATED {
     userApplications          (0),
     directoryOperation        (1),
     distributedOperation      (2),
     dSAOperation              (3) }

   END





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Author's Addresses

   Sean Turner

   IECA, Inc.
   3057 Nutley Street, Suite 106
   Fairfax, VA 22031
   USA

   Email: turners@ieca.com






































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