Security Event Token (SET)
RFC 8417
| Document | Type | RFC - Proposed Standard (July 2018; No errata) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authors | Phil Hunt , Michael Jones , William Denniss , Morteza Ansari | ||
| Last updated | 2018-07-09 | ||
| Replaces | draft-hunt-idevent-token | ||
| Stream | Internent Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
| Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized (tools) htmlized bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Yaron Sheffer | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2018-03-05) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 8417 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Action Holders |
(None)
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| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Benjamin Kaduk | ||
| Send notices to | Yaron Sheffer <yaronf.ietf@gmail.com> | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | IANA OK - Actions Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) P. Hunt, Ed.
Request for Comments: 8417 Oracle
Category: Standards Track M. Jones
ISSN: 2070-1721 Microsoft
W. Denniss
Google
M. Ansari
Cisco
July 2018
Security Event Token (SET)
Abstract
This specification defines the Security Event Token (SET) data
structure. A SET describes statements of fact from the perspective
of an issuer about a subject. These statements of fact represent an
event that occurred directly to or about a security subject, for
example, a statement about the issuance or revocation of a token on
behalf of a subject. This specification is intended to enable
representing security- and identity-related events. A SET is a JSON
Web Token (JWT), which can be optionally signed and/or encrypted.
SETs can be distributed via protocols such as HTTP.
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 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8417.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1. Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. The Security Event Token (SET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1. Illustrative Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.1. SCIM Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.2. Logout Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1.3. Consent Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1.4. RISC Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2. Core SET Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3. Explicit Typing of SETs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4. Security Event Token Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3. Requirements for SET Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4. Preventing Confusion between SETs and Other JWTs . . . . . . 17
4.1. Distinguishing SETs from ID Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2. Distinguishing SETs from Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . 18
4.3. Distinguishing SETs from Other Kinds of JWTs . . . . . . 18
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.1. Confidentiality and Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2. Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3. Sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.4. Timing Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.5. Preventing Confusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6. Privacy Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.1. JSON Web Token Claims Registration . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.1.1. Registry Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.2. Structured Syntax Suffix Registration . . . . . . . . . . 22
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