Transport Layer Security (TLS) Session Hash and Extended Master Secret Extension
RFC 7627
| Document | Type |
RFC - Proposed Standard
(September 2015; No errata)
Updates RFC 5246
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| Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
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| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Sean Turner | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2015-03-13) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 7627 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
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| Responsible AD | Stephen Farrell | ||
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| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) K. Bhargavan, Ed.
Request for Comments: 7627 A. Delignat-Lavaud
Updates: 5246 A. Pironti
Category: Standards Track Inria Paris-Rocquencourt
ISSN: 2070-1721 A. Langley
Google Inc.
M. Ray
Microsoft Corp.
September 2015
Transport Layer Security (TLS) Session Hash and
Extended Master Secret Extension
Abstract
The Transport Layer Security (TLS) master secret is not
cryptographically bound to important session parameters such as the
server certificate. Consequently, it is possible for an active
attacker to set up two sessions, one with a client and another with a
server, such that the master secrets on the two sessions are the
same. Thereafter, any mechanism that relies on the master secret for
authentication, including session resumption, becomes vulnerable to a
man-in-the-middle attack, where the attacker can simply forward
messages back and forth between the client and server. This
specification defines a TLS extension that contextually binds the
master secret to a log of the full handshake that computes it, thus
preventing such attacks.
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/rfc7627.
Bhargavan, et al. Standards Track [Page 1]
RFC 7627 TLS Session Hash Extension September 2015
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Requirements Notation ...........................................5
3. The TLS Session Hash ............................................5
4. The Extended Master Secret ......................................6
5. Extension Negotiation ...........................................6
5.1. Extension Definition .......................................6
5.2. Client and Server Behavior: Full Handshake .................7
5.3. Client and Server Behavior: Abbreviated Handshake ..........7
5.4. Interoperability Considerations ............................9
6. Security Considerations .........................................9
6.1. Triple Handshake Preconditions and Impact ..................9
6.2. Cryptographic Properties of the Hash Function .............11
6.3. Handshake Messages Included in the Session Hash ...........11
6.4. No SSL 3.0 Support ........................................12
7. IANA Considerations ............................................12
8. References .....................................................12
8.1. Normative References ......................................12
8.2. Informative References ....................................13
Acknowledgments ...................................................14
Authors' Addresses ................................................15
Bhargavan, et al. Standards Track [Page 2]
RFC 7627 TLS Session Hash Extension September 2015
1. Introduction
In TLS [RFC5246], every session has a "master_secret" computed as:
master_secret = PRF(pre_master_secret, "master secret",
ClientHello.random + ServerHello.random)
[0..47];
where the "pre_master_secret" is the result of some key exchange
protocol. For example, when the handshake uses an RSA ciphersuite,
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