Network Working Group A. Vassilev
Internet-Draft Axalto
Intended status: Standards Track J. Martinsson
Expires: February 19, 2007 PortWise
M. Pei
VeriSign
P. Hoyer
ActivIdentity
S. Machani
Diversinet
August 18, 2006
Portable Symmetric Key Container
draft-vassilev-portable-symmetric-key-container-01.txt
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Abstract
This document specifies a shared secret token format for transport
and provisioning of shared secrets (One Time Password (OTP) keys or
symmetric cryptographic keys) to different types of strong
authentication devices. The standard token format enables
enterprises to deploy best-of-breed solutions combining components
from different vendors into the same infrastructure.
This work is a joint effort by the members of OATH (Initiative for
Open AuTHentication) to specify a format that can be freely
distributed to the technical community. The authors believe that a
common and shared specification will facilitate adoption of two-
factor authentication on the Internet by enabling interoperability
between commercial and open-source implementations.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Conventions used in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Use Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1. Offline Use Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1.1. Credential migration by end-user . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1.2. Bulk import of new credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1.3. Bulk migration of existing credentials . . . . . . . . 6
3.1.4. Credential upload case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2. Online Use Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2.1. Online provisioning a credential to end-user's
authentication token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2.2. Server to server provisioning of credentials . . . . . 8
3.2.3. Online update of an existing authentication token
credential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5. Shared Secret Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1. Common Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.1. SecretAlgorithm (MANDATORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.2. Usage (MANDATORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.3. SecretId (MANDATORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.4. Issuer (MANDATORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.5. AccessRules (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.1.6. EncryptionMethod (MANDATORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.1.7. DigestMethod (MANDATORY when Digest is present) . . . 12
5.1.8. OTP and CR specific Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.1.9. Counter (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.1.10. Time (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.1.11. Challenge (MANDATORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.1.12. Response (MANDATORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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5.1.13. AppProfileId (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6. Secret container XML schema definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.1. XML Schema Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.1.1. SecretType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.1.2. UsageType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.1.3. DeviceType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.1.4. DeviceIdType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.1.5. UserType Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.1.6. SecretContainerType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1.7. EncryptionMethodType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.1.8. DigestMethodType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.1.9. OtpAlgorithmIdentifierType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.2. EncryptionAlgorithmType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.3. DigestAlgorithmType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.4. SecretAlgorithmType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.5. valueFormat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.6. Data elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.6.1. SecretContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7. Formal Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8.1. Payload confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
8.2. Payload integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8.3. Payload authenticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
9. Appendix A - Example Symmetric Key Containers . . . . . . . . 39
9.1. Symmetric Key Container with a single Non-Encrypted
HOTP Secret Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.2. Symmetric Key Container with a single Password-based
Encrypted HOTP Secret Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 44
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1. Introduction
With increasing use of symmetric key based authentication systems
such as systems based one time password (OTP) and challenge response
mechanisms, there is a need for vendor interoperability and a
standard format for importing, exporting or provisioning symmetric
key based credentials from one system to another. Traditionally
authentication server vendors and service providers have used
proprietary formats for importing, exporting and provisioning these
credentials into their systems making it hard to use tokens from
vendor A with a server from vendor B.
This Internet draft describes a standard format for serializing
symmetric key based credentials such as OTP shared secrets for system
import, export or network/protocol transport, promoted by [OATH].
The goal is that the format will facilitate dynamic provisioning of
OTP credentials using an OTP provisioning protocol to different
flavors of embedded tokens or allow customers to import new or
existing tokens in batch or single instances into a compliant system.
This draft also specifies the token attributes required for
interoperability such as the initial event counter used in the HOTP
algorithm [HOTP]. It is also applicable for other time-based or
propriatery algorithms.
To provide an analogy, in public key environments the PKCS#12 format
[PKCS12] is commonly used for importing and exporting private keys
and certificates between systems. In the environments outlined in
this document where OTP credentials may be transported directly down
to smartcards or devices with limited computing capabilities, a small
(size in bytes) and more shared secret oriented format is desirable,
avoiding the complexity in PKCS#12. One example of PKCS#12 limits is
that to carry the shared secret attributes used for OTP calculations
one would use the opaque data within PKCS#12, wherears a more
explicit attribute schema definition is desirable.
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2. Conventions used in this document
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].
In examples, "C:" and "S:" indicate lines sent by the client and
server respectively.
In the text below, OTP refers to one time password.
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3. Use Cases
This section describes a comprehensive list of use cases that
inspired the development of this specification. These requirements
were used to derive the primary requirement that drove the design.
These requirements are covered in the next section.
These use cases also help in understanding the applicability of this
specification to real world situations.
3.1. Offline Use Cases
This section describes the use cases relating to offline trasnport of
credentials from one system to another, using some form of export and
import model.
3.1.1. Credential migration by end-user
A user wants to migrate a credential from one authentication token
(container) to a different authentication token. For example, the
authentication token may be soft tokens on two different systems
(computers or mobile phones). User can export the credential in a
standard format for import into the other authentication token.
The key protection mechanism may rely on password-based encryption
for soft tokens, or a pre-placed hardware-protected transfer key
shared between the two systems if available.
3.1.2. Bulk import of new credentials
Tokens are manufactured in bulk and associated credentials (key
records) need to be loaded into the validation system through a file
on portable media. The manufacturer provides the credentials in the
form of a file containing records in standard format, typically on a
CD. Note that the token manufacturer and the vendor for the
validation system may be the same or different.
In this case the file usually is protected by a symmetric transport
key which was communicated separately outside of the file between the
two parties.
3.1.3. Bulk migration of existing credentials
An enterprise wants to port credentials from an existing validation
system A into a different validation system B. The existing
validation system provides the enterprise with a functionality that
enables export of credentials (OTP tokens) in a standard format.
Since the OTP tokens are in the standard format, the enterprise can
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import the token records into the new validation system B and start
using the existing tokens. Note that the vendors for the two
validation systems may be the same or different.
In this case the file usually is protected by a symmetric transport
key which was communicated separately outside of the file between the
two validation systems.
3.1.4. Credential upload case
User wants to activate and use a new credential against a validation
system that is not aware of this credential. This credential may be
embedded in the authentication token (e.g. SD card, USB drive) that
the user has purchased at the local electronics retailer. Along with
the authentication token, the user may get the credential on a CD or
a floppy in a standard format. The user can now upload via a secure
online channel or import this credential into the new validation
system and start using the credential.
The key protection mechanism may rely on password-based encryption,
or a pre-placed hardware-protected transfer key shared between the
token manufacturer and the validation system(s) if available.
3.2. Online Use Cases
This section describes the use cases related to provisioning the
credentials using some form of a online provisioning protocol.
3.2.1. Online provisioning a credential to end-user's authentication
token
A mobile device user wants to obtain an HOTP credential (shared
secret) for use with an OTP soft token on the device. The soft token
client from vendor A initiates the provisioning process against a
provisioning system from vendor B using a standards-based
provisioning protocol as described in the OATH Reference Architecture
[OATHRefArch]. The provisioning system delivers an OTP credential in
a standard format that can be processed by the mobile device. The
user can download more than one credential in a single session if the
provisioning server holds multiple credentials for that user.
In a variation of the above, instead of the user's mobile phone, a
credential is provisioned in the user's soft token application on a
laptop using a network-based online protocol. As before, the
provisioning system delivers an OTP credential in a standard format
that can be processed by the soft token on the PC.
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3.2.2. Server to server provisioning of credentials
Sometimes, instead of importing token information from manufacturer
using a file, an OTP validation server may download the credential
seed records using an online protocol. The credentials can be
downloaded in a standard format that can be processed by a validation
system.
In another scenario, an OTA (over-the-air) credential provisioning
gateway that provisions credentials to mobile phones may obtain
credentials from the credential issuer using an online protocol. The
credentials are delivered in a standard format that can be processed
by the OTA credential provisioning gateway and subsequently sent to
the end-user's mobile phone.
3.2.3. Online update of an existing authentication token credential
The end-user or the credential issuer wants to update or configure an
existing credential in the authentication token and requests a
replacement credential container. The container may or may not
include a new secret key and may include new or updated secret key
attributes such as a new counter value in HOTP credential case, a new
logo, a modified response format or length, a new friendly name, etc.
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4. Requirements
This section outlines the most relevant requirements that are the
basis of this work. Several of the requirements were derived from
use cases described above.
R1: The format MUST support transport of multiple types of
symmetric key credentials including HOTP, other OTP, challenge-
response, etc.
R2: The format MUST handle the symmetric key itself as well of
attributes that are typically associated with symmetric keys.
Some of these attributes may be
* Unique Key Identifier
* Issuer information
* Algorithm ID
* Algorithm mode
* Issuer Name
* Issuer logo
* Credential friendly name
* Initial event counter value
R3: The format SHOULD support both offline and online scenarios.
That is it should be serializable to a file as well as it
should be possible to use this format in online provisioning
protocols
R4: The format SHOULD allow bulk representation of symmetric key
credentials.
R5: The format SHOULD be portable to various platforms.
Furthermore, it SHOULD be computationally efficient to process.
R6: The format MUST provide appropriate level of security in terms
of data encryption and data integrity.
R7: For online scenarios the format SHOULD NOT rely on transport
level security (e.g., SSL/TLS) for core security requirements.
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R8: The format SHOULD be extensible. It SHOULD enable extension
points allowing vendors to specify additional attributes in the
future.
R9: The format SHOULD allow for distribution of key derivation data
without the actual symmetric key itself. This is to support
symmetric key management schemes that rely on key derivation
algorithms based on a pre-placed master key. The key
derivation data typically consists of a reference to the key,
rather than the key value itself.
R10: The format SHOULD allow for additional lifecycle management
operations such as counter resynchronization. Such processes
require confidentiality between client and server, thus could
use a common secure container format, without the transfer of
key material.
R11: The format MUST support the use of pre-shared symmetric keys to
ensure confidentiality of sensitive data elements.
R12: The format MUST support a password-based encryption (PBE)
[PKCS5] scheme to ensure security of sensitive data elements.
This is a widely used method for various provisioning
scenarios.
R13: The format SHOULD support asymmetric encryption algorithms such
as RSA to ensure end-to-end security of sensitive data
elements. This is to support scenarios where a pre-set shared
encryption key is difficult to use.
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5. Shared Secret Attributes
The shared secret includes a number of data attributes that define
the type of the secret, its usage and associated meta-information
required during the provisioning, configuration, access or usage in
the host device.
5.1. Common Attributes
5.1.1. SecretAlgorithm (MANDATORY)
Defines the type of algorithm of the secret key and MUST be set to
one of the values defined in Section 6.4
5.1.2. Usage (MANDATORY)
Defines the intended usage of the shared secret and is a combination
of one or more of the following (set to true):
OTP, the shared secret will be used for OTP generation
CR, the shared secret will be used for Challenge/Response purposes
ENCRYPT, the shared secret will be used for data encryption
purposes
SIGN, the shared secret will be used to generate a signature or
keyed hashing for data integrity or authentication purposes.
UNLOCK, the shared secret will be used for an inverse challenge
response in the case a user has locked the device by entering a
wrong PIN too many times (for devices with PIN-input capability)
Additional attributes that are specific to the usage type MAY be
required. Section 6.1 describes OTP and CR specific attributes.
5.1.3. SecretId (MANDATORY)
A unique and global identifier of the shared secret. The identifier
is defined as a string of alphanumeric characters.
5.1.4. Issuer (MANDATORY)
The shared secret issuer name. The Issuer is defined as a String.
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5.1.5. AccessRules (OPTIONAL)
Defines a set of access rules and policies for the protection of the
shared secret on the host Device. Currently only the userPIN policy
is defined. The userPIN policy specifies whether the user MUST enter
a PIN (for devices with PIN input capability) in order to unlock or
authenticate to the device hosting the secret container. The userPIN
is defined as a Boolean (TRUE or FALSE). When the user PIN is
required, the policy MUST be set to TRUE. If the userPIN is NOT
provided, implementations SHALL default the value to FALSE.
5.1.6. EncryptionMethod (MANDATORY)
Identifies the encryption algorithm and possible parameters used to
protect the Secret Key data in the container and MUST be set to one
of the values defined in Section 6.2
When the value is set to NONE, implementations SHALL ensure the
privacy of the shared secret data through other standard mechanisms
e.g. transport level encryption.
When the SecretContainer contains more than one shared secret and
EncryptionMethod is different from NONE, the same encryption key MUST
be used to encrypt all the secret data elements in the container.
5.1.7. DigestMethod (MANDATORY when Digest is present)
Identifies the algorithm and possible parameters used to generate a
digest of the the Secret Key data. The digest guarantees the
integrity and the authenticity of the shared secret data. The Digest
algorithm MUST be set to one of the values defined in Section 6.3
See Section 6.1.8 for more information on Digest data value type.
5.1.8. OTP and CR specific Attributes
When the shared secret usage is set to OTP or CR, additional
attributes MUST be provided to support the OTP and/or the response
computation as required by the underlying algorithm and to customize
or configure the outcome of the computation (format, length and usage
modes).
5.1.9. Counter (OPTIONAL)
Defines the initial event counter value for OTP generation in counter
based OTP generation algorithm [HOTP] computation. When the Counter
attribute is specified, the value MUST be of type long integer and
MAY be set to any number that is greater than or equal to 0. When
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the Counter is NOT specified, implementations of HOTP algorithm SHALL
default the value to 0.
5.1.10. Time (OPTIONAL)
Defines the value of the time attribute used for a time based
algorithm. The attribute value MUST be:
Unsigned long (Number of seconds since 1970)
Implementation MAY use the Time attribute value to reset the clock on
the Device.
5.1.11. Challenge (MANDATORY)
The Challenge attribute defines the characteristics of the challenge
in a CR usage scenario. The Challenge attribute is defined by the
following sub-attributes:
1. Format (MANDATORY)
Defines the format of the challenge accepted by the device and
MUST be one of the values defined in Section 6.5
2. CheckDigit (OPTIONAL)
Defines if the device needs to check the appended Luhn check
digit contained in a provided challenge. Value MUST be:
TRUE device will check the appended Luhn check digit in a
provided challenge
FALSE device will not check appended Luhn check digit in
challenge
3. Min (MANDATORY)
Defines the minimum size of the challenge accepted by the
device for CR mode. Value MUST be:
Unsigned integer.
4. Max (MANDATORY)
Defines the maximum size of the challenge accepted by the
device for CR mode. Value MUST be:
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Unsigned integer.
5.1.12. Response (MANDATORY)
The Response attribute defines the characteristics of the result of a
computation. The Response attribute is defined by the following sub-
attributes:
1. Format (MANDATORY)
Defines the format of the response generated by the device and
MUST be one of the values defined in Section 6.5
2. CheckDigit (OPTIONAL)
Defines if the device needs to append a Luhn check digit to
the response. Value MUST be:
TRUE device will append a Luhn check digit to the response.
FALSE device will not append a Luhn check digit to the
response.
3. Length (MANDATORY)
Defines the lenght of the response generated by the device.
Value MUST be:
Unsigned integer.
5.1.13. AppProfileId (OPTIONAL)
Defines the application profile id related to attributes present on a
smart card that have influence when computing a response. An example
could be an EMV MasterCard CAP [CAP] application on a card that
contains attributes or uses fixed data for a specific batch of cards
such as:
IAF Internet authentication flag
CVN Cryptogram version number, for example (MCHIP2, MCHIP4, VISA
13, VISA14)
AIP (Application Interchange Profile), 2 bytes
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TVR Terminal Verification Result, 5 bytes
CVR The card verification result
AmountOther
TransactionDate
TerminalCountryCode
TransactionCurrencyCode
AmountAuthorised
IIPB
These values are not contained within attributes in the container but
are shared between the manufacturing and the validation service
through this unique AppProfileId.
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6. Secret container XML schema definitions
The portable shared secret container is defined by the following
entities:
1. SecretContainer entity
2. Device entity
3. Secret entity
4. User entity
A SecretContainer MAY contain one or more Device entities. A Device
MAY contain one or more Secret entities and may be associated to one
or more User entities.
6.1. XML Schema Types
The following types are defined to represent the portable shared
secret container entities and associated attributes.
6.1.1. SecretType
The SecretType represents the shared Secret entity in the
SecretContainer. The SecretType is defined as follows:
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<complexType name="SecretType">
<sequence>
<element name="Issuer" type="string"/>
<element name="Usage" type="oath-pskc:UsageType"/>
<element name="FriendlyName" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Data" type="oath-pskc:DataType" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="AccessRules" minOccurs="0">
<complexType>
<simpleContent>
<extension base="string">
<attribute name="userPIN" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
</extension>
</simpleContent>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="Logo" type="oath-logo:LogoType" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Expiry" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<attribute name="SecretId" type="string" use="required"/>
<attribute name="SecretAlgorithm" type=
"oath-pskc:SecretAlgorithmType" use="required"/>
</complexType>
The components of the SecretType have the following meanings (see
Section 5 for further information):
o <Usage> of type UsageType defines the usage of the Secret Key. The
Usage attribute is described in Section 5.1.2.
o <Issuer> identifies the issuer of the Secret Key. The Issuer
attribute is described in Section 5.1.4.
o <FriendlyName> is a user friendly name that is assigned to the
Secret Key for easy reference.
o <Data> conveys the Secret Key octet data in encrypted or non
encrypted format and a digest of the non-encrypted secret key
octet. The <Data> component is further described below.
o <AccessRules> Defines the rules for accessing the credential on
the device e.g. a password must be provided by the user to view
credential info or use the credential to generate an OTP response
o SecretId is a global identifier of the Secret Key. See
Section 5.1.3.
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o SecretAlgorithm defines the algorithm used with the Secret Key.
The type values are defined in Section 6.4.
o Logo of type LogoType associates display logos with this Secret
Key
o Expiry defines the expiry date of the Secret Key in format DD/MM/
YYYY
The <Data> element is of type <DataType> and is defined as follows:
<complexType name="DataType">
<sequence>
<element name="Value" type="base64Binary"/>
<element name="ValueDigest" type="base64Binary" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
The <Value> element in the SecretType conveys the secret key octets
in base 64 encoding. The secret data MAY be encrypted or in clear
text as per the EncryptionMethod data element in the SecretContainer
(see Section 6.1.6 for details about SecretContainerType). When the
secret data is encrypted, the Digest value MUST be provided. The
digest MUST be calculated on the unencrypted secret data and MUST use
one of the Digest algorithms specified in DigestMethodType element of
the SecretContainer. When the secret data is in clear text, the
SecretContaier payload signature MAY be used to check the integrity
of the secret octets.
6.1.2. UsageType
The UsageType defines the usage attribute of the shared secret
entity. The UsageType is defined as follows:
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<complexType name="UsageType">
<sequence>
<element name="AI" type="oath-pskc:OtpAlgorithmIdentifierType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Counter" type="integer" default="0"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Response">
<complexType>
<attribute name="format" type="oath-pskc:valueFormat"
use="required"/>
<attribute name="length" type="unsignedInt"
use="required"/>
<attribute name="checkDigits" type="boolean"
use="optional" default="false"/>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="Challenge" minOccurs="0">
<complexType>
<attribute name="format" type="oath-pskc:valueFormat"
use="required"/>
<attribute name="min" type="unsignedInt" use="required"/>
<attribute name="max" type="unsignedInt" use="required"/>
<attribute name="checkDigits" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="Time" type="unsignedLong" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="AppProfileId" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<attribute name="otp" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="cr" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="sign" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="encrypt" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="unlock" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
</complexType>
The UsageType components have the following meanings:
o <Usage> defines the way the Secret key is used.
o <AI> the AI bit string in [MutualAuth]].
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o <Counter> sets the initial moving factor in HOTP or other event
based algorithms computation.
o <Time> sets the moving factor in time based OTP or other time
based algorithms computation. Unsigned long (Number of seconds
since 1970)
o <Challenge> sets the challenge attributes in CR based algorithm
computations.
o <Response> sets the algorithm response attributes.
o <AccessRules> defines a set of access rules and policies for the
shared secret once provisioned on the Device. Currently only the
userPIN attribute is defined. The userPIN indicates weather the
user MUST provide a PIN to unlock the secret.
o <AppProfileId> Is the unique shared identifier for out of band
shared common parameters.
6.1.3. DeviceType
The DeviceType type represents the Device entity in the Container. A
shared secret MUST be bound to one Device only. A Device MAY be
bound to a user and MAY contain more than one shared secrets.
The DeviceType is defined as follows:
<complexType name="DeviceType">
<sequence>
<element name="DeviceId" type="oath-pskc:DeviceIdType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Secret" type="oath-pskc:SecretType"
maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<element name="User" type="oath-pskc:UserType" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
The components of the DeviceType have the following meanings:
o <DeviceId>, a unique identifier for the device, defined by the
DeviceId type.
o <Secret>, represents the shared secret entity defined by the
SecretType.
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o <User>, optionally identifies the owner or the user of the Device,
as defined by the UserType .
6.1.4. DeviceIdType
The DeviceId type represents the identifying criteria to uniquely
identify the device that contains the associated shared secrets.
Since OATH devices can come in different form factors such as
hardware tokens, smartcards, soft tokens in a mobile phone or PC etc
this type allows different criteria to be used. Combined though the
criteria MUST identify uniquely the device.
The DeviceIdType is defined as follows:
<complexType name="DeviceIdType">
<sequence>
<element name="Manufacturer" type="string"/>
<element name="SerialNo" type="string"/>
<element name="Model" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="IssueNo" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Expiry" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
The components of the DeviceId type have the following meanings:
o <Manufacturer>, the manufacturer of the device.
o <Model>, the model of the device (e.g one-button-OATH-token-V1)
o <SerialNo>, the serial number of the device or the PAN (primary
account number) in case of EMV (Europay-MasterCard-Visa) smart
cards.
o <IssueNo>, the issue number in case of smart cards with the same
PAN, equivalent to a PSN (PAN Sequence Number).
o <ExpiryDate>, the expiry date of a device (sunch as the one on an
EMV card,used when issue numbers are not printed on cards). In
format DD/MM/YYYY
6.1.5. UserType Type
The UserType represents the identifying criteria to uniquely identify
the user who is bound to this device.
The UserType is defined as follows:
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<complexType name="UserType">
<sequence>
<sequence>
<element name="UserId" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="FirstName" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="LastName" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<element name="Org" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
The components of the UserType type have the following meanings:
o <FirstName>, user first name.
o <LastName>, user last name.
o <UserId>, user id (UID) or user name.
o <Org>, user organization name.
6.1.6. SecretContainerType
The SecretContainerType represents the shared secret container
entity. A Container MAY contain more than one Device entity; each
Device entity MAY contain more than one Shared Secret entity.
The SecretContainerType is defined as follows:
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<complexType name="SecretContainerType">
<sequence>
<element name="EncryptionMethod">
<complexType>
<complexContent>
<extension base="oath-pskc:EncryptionMethodType"/>
</complexContent>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="DigestMethod">
<complexType>
<complexContent>
<extension base="oath-pskc:DigestMethodType"/>
</complexContent>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="Device" type="oath-pskc:DeviceType"
maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<element name="Signature" type="ds:SignatureType"
minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<attribute name="version" type="oath-pskc:VersionType"
use="required"/>
</complexType>
The components of the SecretContainer have the following meanings:
o Version, the version number for the portable shared secret
container format (the XML schema defined in this document).
o <EncryptionMethod>, the encryption method used to protect the
Secret Key data
o <DigestMethod>, the digest method used to sign the unencrypted the
Secret Key data
o <Device>, the host Device for one or more Shared Secrets.
o <Signature>, contains the signature value of the Container. When
the signature is applied to the entire container, it MUST use XML
Signature methods as defined in [XMLSIG]. The signature is
enveloped.
6.1.7. EncryptionMethodType
The EncryptionMethodType defines the algorithm and parameters used to
encrypt the Secret Key data in the Container. The encryption is
applied on each individual Secret Key data in the Container. The
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encryption method MUST be the same for all Secret Key data in the
container.
The EncryptionMethodType is defined as follows:
<complexType name="EncryptionMethodType">
<sequence>
<element name="EncKeyLabel" minOccurs="0"/>
<choice>
<element name="KeyInfo" type="ds:KeyInfoType" minOccurs="0"/>
<sequence>
<element name="PBESalt" type="base64Binary" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="PBEIterationCount" type="int" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</choice>
</sequence>
<attribute name="algorithm" type="oath-pskc:EncryptionAlgorithmType"
use="required"/>
</complexType>
The components of the EncryptionMethodType have the following
meanings:
o algorithm, identifies the encryption algorithm used to protect the
Secret Key data. When NONE is specified, implementations MUST
guarantee the privacy of the Secret Key Data through other
mechanisms e.g. through transport level security. Please see
EncryptionAlgorithmType for more information on supported
algorithms
o <PBESalt>, conveys the Salt when [PKCS5] password-based encryption
is applied.
o <PBEIterationsCount>: conveys the iteration count value in [PKCS5]
password-based encryption if it is different from the default
value.
o <EncKeyLabel>: identifies a unique label for a pre-shared
encryption key.
o <KeyInfo>: conveys the information of the key if an RSA algorithm
has been used.
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6.1.8. DigestMethodType
The DigestMethodType defines the algorithm and parameters used to
create the digest on the unencrypted Secret Key data in the
Container. The digest is applied on each individual Secret Key data
in the Container before encryption. The digest method MUST be the
same for all Secret Key data in the container. Unless a different
digest key is specified it is assumed that keyed digest algorithms
will use the same key as for encryption
The DigestMethodType is defined as follows:
<complexType name="DigestMethodType">
<sequence>
<element name="DigestKeyLabel" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<attribute name="algorithm" type="oath-pskc:DigestAlgorithmType"
use="required"/>
</complexType>
The components of the DigestMethodType have the following meanings:
o algorithm, identifies the digest algorithm used to protect the
Secret Key data. Please see DigestAlgorithmType for more
information on supported algorithms
o <DigestKeyLabel>: identifies a unique label for a pre-shared
digest key.
6.1.9. OtpAlgorithmIdentifierType
The OtpAlgorithmIdentiferType defines the OTP Algorithm identifier
(AI) specified in [MutualAuth].
The OtpAlgorithmIdentifierType is defines as follows:
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<attribute name="type" use="required">
<simpleType>
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1-NO-TRUNC"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1-TRUNC-6DIGITS"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1-TRUNC-7DIGITS"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1-TRUNC-8DIGITS"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
</attribute>
<attribute name="pinHash" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="counter" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="time" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="random" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="mode" use="required">
<simpleType>
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="PLAIN-SINGLE"/>
<enumeration value="PLAIN-DUAL"/>
<enumeration value="CHAINED-SINGLE"/>
<enumeration value="CHAINED-DUAL"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
</attribute>
See [MutualAuth] for a full description of the components of the
OtpAlgorithmIdentifierType.
6.2. EncryptionAlgorithmType
The EncryptionAlgorithmType defines the allowed algorithms for
encrypting the Secret Key data in the Container.
The EncryptionAlgorithmType is defined as follows:
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<simpleType name="EncryptionAlgorithmType">
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="NONE"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-3DES112-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-3DES168-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-AES128-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-AES256-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-AES192-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="3DES112-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="3DES168-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="AES128-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="AES192-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="AES256-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="RSA1024"/>
<enumeration value="RSA2048"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
NONE when no encryption is applied on the shared secret
PBE-3DES112-CBC when password-based encryption is applied using a
112-bit 3DES key in CBC mode
PBE-3DES168-CBC when password-based encryption is applied using a
168-bit 3DES key in CBC mode
PBE-AES128-CBC when password-based encryption is applied using a
128-bit AES key in CBC mode
PBE-AES192-CBC when password-based encryption is applied using a
192-bit AES key in CBC mode is applied.
PBE-AES256-CBC password-based encryption is applied using a 256-
bit AES key in CBC mode is applied.
3DES112-CBC encryption using a pre-shared 112-bit 3DES key in CBC
mode is applied.
3DES168-CBC encryption using a pre-shared 168-bit 3DES key in CBC
mode is applied.
AES128-CBC encryption using a pre-shared 128-bit AES key in CBC
mode is applied.
AES192-CBC encryption using a pre-shared 192-bit AES key in CBC
mode is applied.
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AES256-CBC encryption using a pre-shared 256-bit AES key in CBC
mode is applied.
6.3. DigestAlgorithmType
The DigestAlgorithmType defines the allowed algorithms for generating
a digest on the unencrypted Secret Key data in the Container.
The DigestAlgorithmType is defined as follows:
<simpleType name="DigestAlgorithmType">
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA256"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA512"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
HMAC-SHA1
HMAC-SHA192
HMAC-SHA256
6.4. SecretAlgorithmType
The SecretAlgorithmType defines the algorithms in which the Secret
Key data is used.
The SecretAlgorithmType is defined as follows:
<simpleType name="SecretAlgorithmType">
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="DES"/>
<enumeration value="3DES112"/>
<enumeration value="3DES168"/>
<enumeration value="AES128"/>
<enumeration value="AES192"/>
<enumeration value="AES256"/>
<enumeration value="HOTP"/>
<enumeration value="MKEYLABEL"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
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HOTP, as defined in [HOTP]
MKEYNAME, master key name or label when an embedded device key is
used to derive the Shared Secret
DES, a standard DES key
3DES112, a 112-bit 3DES key (a.k.a. two-key 3DES)
3DES168, a 168-bit parity-checked 3DES key
AES128, a 128-bit AES key
AES192, a 192-bit AES key
AES256, a 256-bit AES key
6.5. valueFormat
The valueFormat defines allowed formats for challenges or responses
in the OTP algorithms.
The valueFormat is defined as follows:
<simpleType name="valueFormat">
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="DECIMAL"/>
<enumeration value="HEXADECIMAL"/>
<enumeration value="ALPHANUMERIC"/>
<enumeration value="BASE64"/>
<enumeration value="BINARY"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
DECIMAL Only numerical digits
HEXADECIMAL Hexadecimal response
ALPHANUMERIC All letters and numbers (case sensitive)
BASE64 Base 64 encoded
BINARY Binary data, this is mainly used in case of connected
devices
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6.6. Data elements
6.6.1. SecretContainer
The SecretContainer data element is defined as:
<element name="SecretContainer" type="oath-pskc:SecretContainerType"/>
The SecretContainer data element is of type SecretContainerType
defined in Section 6.1.6.
The EncryptionMethod data element in the SecretContainer defines the
encryption algorithm used to protect the Shared Secret data. In a
multi-secret SecretContainer, the same encryption method and the same
encryption key MUST be used for all secret data elements.
The SecretContainer data element MAY contain multiple Device data
elements, allowing for bulk provisioning of shared secrets.
The Signature data element is of type <ds:Signature> as defined in
[XMLSIG] and MAY be omitted in the SecretContainer data element when
application layer provisioning or transport layer provisioning
protocols provide the integrity and authenticity of the payload
between the sender and the recipient of the container. When
required, this specification recommends using a symmetric key based
signature with the same key used in the encryption of the secret
data. The signature is enveloped.
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7. Formal Syntax
The following syntax specification uses the widely adopted XML schema
format as defined by a W3C recommendation
(http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/). It is a complete syntax
definition in the XML Schema Definition format (XSD)
All implentations of this standard must comply with the schema below.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- edited with XMLSpy v2006 rel. 3 sp1 (http://www.altova.com)
by Philip Hoyer (ActivIdentity) -->
<schema xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:oath-pskc="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/PSKC"
xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
xmlns:oath-logo="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/Logo"
targetNamespace="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/PSKC"
elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">
<import namespace="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-xmldsig-core-20020212/
xmldsig-core-schema.xsd"/>
<import namespace="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/Logo"
schemaLocation="oath_logotype_v1.0.xsd"/>
<complexType name="SecretContainerType">
<sequence>
<element name="EncryptionMethod">
<complexType>
<complexContent>
<extension base="oath-pskc:EncryptionMethodType"/>
</complexContent>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="DigestMethod">
<complexType>
<complexContent>
<extension base="oath-pskc:DigestMethodType"/>
</complexContent>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="Device" type="oath-pskc:DeviceType"
maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<element name="Signature" type="ds:SignatureType"
minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<attribute name="version" type="oath-pskc:VersionType"
use="required"/>
</complexType>
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<complexType name="OtpAlgorithmIdentifierType">
<attribute name="type" use="required">
<simpleType>
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1-NO-TRUNC"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1-TRUNC-6DIGITS"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1-TRUNC-7DIGITS"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1-TRUNC-8DIGITS"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
</attribute>
<attribute name="pinHash" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="counter" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="time" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="random" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="mode" use="required">
<simpleType>
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="PLAIN-SINGLE"/>
<enumeration value="PLAIN-DUAL"/>
<enumeration value="CHAINED-SINGLE"/>
<enumeration value="CHAINED-DUAL"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
</attribute>
</complexType>
<complexType name="SecretType">
<sequence>
<element name="Issuer" type="string"/>
<element name="Usage" type="oath-pskc:UsageType"/>
<element name="FriendlyName" type="string"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Data" type="oath-pskc:DataType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="AccessRules" minOccurs="0">
<complexType>
<simpleContent>
<extension base="string">
<attribute name="userPIN" type="boolean"
use="optional" default="false"/>
</extension>
</simpleContent>
</complexType>
</element>
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<element name="Logo" type="oath-logo:LogoType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Expiry" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<attribute name="SecretId" type="string" use="required"/>
<attribute name="SecretAlgorithm"
type="oath-pskc:SecretAlgorithmType" use="required"/>
</complexType>
<complexType name="DeviceIdType">
<sequence>
<element name="Manufacturer" type="string"/>
<element name="SerialNo" type="string"/>
<element name="Model" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="IssueNo" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Expiry" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
<complexType name="DeviceType">
<sequence>
<element name="DeviceId" type="oath-pskc:DeviceIdType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Secret" type="oath-pskc:SecretType"
maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<element name="User" type="oath-pskc:UserType"
minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
<complexType name="UserType">
<sequence>
<sequence>
<element name="UserId" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="FirstName" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="LastName" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<element name="Org" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
<complexType name="UsageType">
<sequence>
<element name="AI"
type="oath-pskc:OtpAlgorithmIdentifierType" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Counter" type="integer" default="0"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="Response">
<complexType>
<attribute name="format" type="oath-pskc:valueFormat"
use="required"/>
<attribute name="length" type="unsignedInt" use="required"/>
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<attribute name="checkDigits" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="Challenge" minOccurs="0">
<complexType>
<attribute name="format" type="oath-pskc:valueFormat"
use="required"/>
<attribute name="min" type="unsignedInt" use="required"/>
<attribute name="max" type="unsignedInt" use="required"/>
<attribute name="checkDigits" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
</complexType>
</element>
<element name="Time" type="unsignedLong" minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="AppProfileId" type="string" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<attribute name="otp" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="cr" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="sign" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="encrypt" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
<attribute name="unlock" type="boolean" use="optional"
default="false"/>
</complexType>
<complexType name="AttributeType">
<simpleContent>
<extension base="string">
<attribute name="name" type="string" use="required"/>
</extension>
</simpleContent>
</complexType>
<complexType name="EncryptionMethodType">
<sequence>
<element name="EncKeyLabel" minOccurs="0"/>
<choice>
<element name="KeyInfo" type="ds:KeyInfoType"
minOccurs="0"/>
<sequence>
<element name="PBESalt" type="base64Binary"
minOccurs="0"/>
<element name="PBEIterationCount" type="int"
minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</choice>
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</sequence>
<attribute name="algorithm"
type="oath-pskc:EncryptionAlgorithmType" use="required"/>
</complexType>
<complexType name="DigestMethodType">
<sequence>
<element name="DigestKeyLabel" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
<attribute name="algorithm"
type="oath-pskc:DigestAlgorithmType" use="required"/>
</complexType>
<simpleType name="EncryptionAlgorithmType">
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="NONE"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-3DES112-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-3DES168-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-AES128-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-AES256-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="PBE-AES192-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="3DES112-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="3DES168-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="AES128-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="AES192-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="AES256-CBC"/>
<enumeration value="RSA1024"/>
<enumeration value="RSA2048"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
<simpleType name="DigestAlgorithmType">
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA1"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA256"/>
<enumeration value="HMAC-SHA512"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
<simpleType name="SecretAlgorithmType">
<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="DES"/>
<enumeration value="3DES112"/>
<enumeration value="3DES168"/>
<enumeration value="AES128"/>
<enumeration value="AES192"/>
<enumeration value="AES256"/>
<enumeration value="HOTP"/>
<enumeration value="MKEYLABEL"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
<simpleType name="valueFormat">
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<restriction base="string">
<enumeration value="DECIMAL"/>
<enumeration value="HEXADECIMAL"/>
<enumeration value="ALPHANUMERIC"/>
<enumeration value="BASE64"/>
<enumeration value="BINARY"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
<simpleType name="VersionType" final="restriction">
<restriction base="string">
<pattern value="\d{1,9}\.\d{0,9}"/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
<element name="SecretContainer"
type="oath-pskc:SecretContainerType"/>
<complexType name="DataType">
<sequence>
<element name="Value" type="base64Binary"/>
<element name="ValueDigest"
type="base64Binary" minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
</schema>
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8. Security Considerations
The portable shared secret container carries sensitive information
(e.g., cryptographic keys) and may be transported across the
boundaries of one secure perimeter to another. For example, a
container residing within the secure perimeter of a back-end
provisioning server in a secure room may be transported across the
internet to an end-user device attached to a personal computer. This
means that special care must be taken to ensure the confidentiality,
integrity, and authenticity of the information contained within.
8.1. Payload confidentiality
By design, the container allows two main approaches to guaranteeing
the confidentiality of the information it contains while transported.
First, the container shared secret key payload may be encrypted. In
this version of the specification, only shared secret key data is
encrypted. Other credential attributes such as event counter are not
encrypted.
In this case no transport layer security is required. If an
application requires those attributes transmitted in confidential
manner, the application should add such protection in the
communication channel (see bellow). However, standard security best
practices apply when selecting the strength of the cryptographic
algorithm for payload encryption. Symmetric cryptographic cipher
should be used - the longer the cryptographic key, the stronger the
protection. At the time of this writing both 3DES and AES are
recommended algorithms but 3DES may be dropped in the relatively near
future. Applications concerned with algorithm longevity are advised
to use AES. In cases where the exchange of encryption keys between
the sender and the receiver is not possible, asymmetric encryption of
the secret key payload may be employed. Similarly to symmetric key
cryptography, the stronger the asymmetric key, the more secure the
protection is.
If the payload is encrypted with a method that uses one of the
password-based encryption methods provided above, the payload may be
subjected to password dictionary attacks to break the encryption
password and recover the information. Standard security best
practices for selection of strong encryption passwords apply
[Schneier].
Practical implementations should use PBESalt and PBEIterationCount
when PBE encryption is used. Different PBESalt value per credential
record should be used for best protection.
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The second approach to protecting the confidentiality of the payload
is based on using transport layer security. The secure channel
established between the source secure perimeter (the provisioning
server from the example above) and the target perimeter (the device
attached to the end-user computer) utilizes encryption to transport
the messages that travel across. No payload encryption is required
in this mode. Secure channels that encrypt and digest each message
provide an extra measure of security, especially when the signature
of the payload does not encompass the entire payload.
Because of the fact that the plain text payload is protected only by
the transport layer security, practical implementation must ensure
protection against man-in-the-middle attacks [Schneier]. Validating
the secure channel end-points is critically important for eliminating
intruders that may compromise the confidentiality of the payload.
8.2. Payload integrity
The portable symmetric key container provides means for guaranteeing
the integrity of the information it contains through digital
signatures. For best security practices, the digital signature of
the container should encompass the entire payload. This provides
assurances for the integrity of all attributes. It also allows
verification of the integrity of a given payload even after the
container is delivered through the communication channel to the
target perimeter and channel message integrity check is no longer
possible.
8.3. Payload authenticity
The digital signature of the payload is the primary way of showing
its authenticity. The recipient of the container may use the public
key associated with the signature to assert the authenticity of the
sender by tracing it back to a preloaded public key or certificate.
Note that the digital signature of the payload can be checked even
after the container has been delivered through the secure channel of
communication.
A weaker payload authenticity guarantee may be provided by the
transport layer if it is configured to digest each message it
transports. However, no authenticity verification is possible once
the container is delivered at the recipient end. This approach may
be useful in cases where the digital signature of the container does
not encompass the entire payload.
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9. Appendix A - Example Symmetric Key Containers
All examples are syntactically correct and compatible with the XML
schema in section 7. However, <Signature>, Secret <Value> and Secret
<ValueDigest> data values are fictitious
9.1. Symmetric Key Container with a single Non-Encrypted HOTP Secret
Key
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SecretContainer
xmlns="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/PSKC"
xmlns:oath-logo="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/Logo"
xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/PSKC
.\oath_pskc_schema_v1.1.xsd" version="1.1">
<EncryptionMethod algorithm="NONE"/>
<DigestMethod algorithm="HMAC-SHA1"></DigestMethod>
<Device>
<DeviceId>
<Manufacturer>Token Manufacturer</Manufacturer>
<SerialNo>98765432187</SerialNo>
<Expiry>01/01/2008</Expiry>
</DeviceId>
<Secret SecretAlgorithm="HOTP" SecretId="98765432187">
<Issuer>Credential Issuer</Issuer>
<Usage>
<Counter>101</Counter>
<Response format="DECIMAL" length="6"/>
</Usage>
<FriendlyName>MyFirstToken</FriendlyName>
<Data>
<Value>WldjTHZwRm9YTkhBRytseDMrUnc=</Value>
<ValueDigest>WldjTHZwRm9YTkhBRytseDM=</ValueDigest>
</Data>
</Secret>
</Device>
</SecretContainer>
9.2. Symmetric Key Container with a single Password-based Encrypted
HOTP Secret Key
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SecretContainer
xmlns="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/PSKC"
xmlns:oath-logo="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/Logo"
xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openauthentication.org/OATH/2006/08/PSKC
.\oath_pskc_schema_v1.1" version="1.1">
<EncryptionMethod algorithm="PBE-3DES112-CBC">
<PBESalt>y6TzckeLRQw=</PBESalt>
<PBEIterationCount>999</PBEIterationCount>
</EncryptionMethod>
<DigestMethod algorithm="HMAC-SHA1"></DigestMethod>
<Device>
<DeviceId>
<Manufacturer>Token Manufacturer</Manufacturer>
<SerialNo>98765432187</SerialNo>
<Expiry>01/01/2008</Expiry>
</DeviceId>
<Secret SecretAlgorithm="HOTP" SecretId="77654321870">
<Issuer>Credential Issuer</Issuer>
<Usage>
<Counter>101</Counter>
<Response format="DECIMAL" length="6"/>
</Usage>
<FriendlyName>MySecondToken</FriendlyName>
<Data>
<Value>7JHUyp3azOkqJENSsh6b2vxXzwGBYypzJxEr+ikQAa229KV/BgZhGA==</Value>
<ValueDigest>WldjTHZwRm9YTkhBRytseDMrUnc=</ValueDigest>
</Data>
</Secret>
</Device>
</SecretContainer>
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10. Normative References
[CAP] MasterCard International, "Chip Authentication Program
Functional Architecture", September 2004.
[HOTP] MRaihi, D., "HOTP: An HMAC-Based One Time Password
Algorithm", RFC 4226,
URL: http://rfc.sunsite.dk/rfc/rfc4226.html,
December 2005.
[MutualAuth]
MRaihi, D., "HOTP: Extensions for mutual authentication",
Internet Draft Informational, URL: http://www.ietf.org/
internet-drafts/
draft-mraihi-mutual-oath-hotp-variants-01.txt,
December 2005.
[OATH] "Initiative for Open AuTHentication",
URL: http://www.openauthentication.org.
[OATHRefArch]
OATH, "Reference Architecture",
URL: http://www.openauthentication.org, Version 1.0, 2005.
[PKCS12] RSA Laboratories, "PKCS #12: Personal Information Exchange
Syntax Standard", Version 1.0,
URL: ftp://ftp.rsasecurity.com/pub/pkcs/pkcs-12/.
[PKCS5] RSA Laboratories, "PKCS #5: Password-Based Cryptography
Standard", Version 2.0,
URL: ftp://ftp.rsasecurity.com/pub/pkcs/pkcs-5/,
March 1999.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[Schneier]
Schneier, B., "Secrets and Lies: Digitial Security in a
Networked World", Wiley Computer Publishing, ISBN 0-8493-
8253-7, 2000.
[XMLSIG] Eastlake, D., "XML-Signature Syntax and Processing",
URL: http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-xmldsig-core-20020212/,
W3C Recommendation, February 2002.
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Authors' Addresses
Apostol T. Vassilev
Axalto Inc.
8311 N. FM 620
Austin, TX 78726
USA
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Email: vassilev@axalto.com
Jon Martinsson
PortWise AB
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Kista, SE 164 21
Sweden
Phone: +46 8 562 914 55
Email: jon.martinsson@portwise.com
Mingliang Pei
VeriSign, Inc.
487 E. Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA
Phone: +1 650 426 5173
Email: mpei@verisign.com
Philip Hoyer
ActivIdenity, Inc.
109 Borough High Street
London, SE1 1NL
UK
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7744 6455
Email: Philip.Hoyer@actividentity.com
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Salah Machani
Diversinet, Inc.
2225 Sheppard Avenue East
Suite 1801
Toronto, Ontario M2J 5C2
Canada
Phone: +1 416 756 2324 Ext. 321
Email: smachani@diversinet.com
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