The PKCS #11 URI Scheme
RFC 7512
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) J. Pechanec
Request for Comments: 7512 D. Moffat
Category: Standards Track Oracle Corporation
ISSN: 2070-1721 April 2015
The PKCS #11 URI Scheme
Abstract
This memo specifies a PKCS #11 Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
Scheme for identifying PKCS #11 objects stored in PKCS #11 tokens and
also for identifying PKCS #11 tokens, slots, or libraries. The URI
scheme is based on how PKCS #11 objects, tokens, slots, and libraries
are identified in "PKCS #11 v2.20: Cryptographic Token Interface
Standard".
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7512.
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Pechanec & Moffat Standards Track [Page 1]
RFC 7512 The PKCS #11 URI Scheme April 2015
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................2
2. PKCS #11 URI Scheme Definition ..................................4
2.1. PKCS #11 URI Scheme Name ...................................4
2.2. PKCS #11 URI Scheme Status .................................4
2.3. PKCS #11 URI Scheme Syntax .................................4
2.4. PKCS #11 URI Scheme Query Attribute Semantics ..............9
2.5. PKCS #11 URI Matching Guidelines ..........................11
2.6. PKCS #11 URI Comparison ...................................12
2.7. Generating PKCS #11 URIs ..................................14
3. Examples of PKCS #11 URIs ......................................14
4. IANA Considerations ............................................17
4.1. URI Scheme Registration ...................................17
5. Internationalization Considerations ............................18
6. Security Considerations ........................................18
7. References .....................................................19
7.1. Normative References ......................................19
7.2. Informative References ....................................19
Contributors ......................................................20
Authors' Addresses ................................................20
1. Introduction
"PKCS #11 v2.20: Cryptographic Token Interface Standard" [PKCS11]
specifies an API, called Cryptoki, for devices that hold
cryptographic information and perform cryptographic functions.
Cryptoki (pronounced "crypto-key" and short for "cryptographic token
interface") follows a simple object-based approach, addressing the
goals of technology independence (any kind of device may be used) and
resource sharing (multiple applications may access multiple devices),
presenting applications with a common, logical view of the device --
a cryptographic token.
It is desirable for applications or libraries that work with PKCS #11
tokens to accept a common identifier that consumers could use to
identify an existing PKCS #11 storage object in a PKCS #11 token, an
existing token itself, a slot, or an existing Cryptoki library (also
called a producer, module, or provider). The set of storage object
types that can be stored in a PKCS #11 token includes a certificate;
a data object; and a public, private, or secret key. These objects
can be uniquely identifiable via the PKCS #11 URI scheme defined in
this document. The set of attributes describing a storage object can
contain an object label, its type, and its ID. The set of attributes
that identifies a PKCS #11 token can contain a token label,
manufacturer name, serial number, and token model. Attributes that
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