IANA Registry Updates for TLS and DTLS
RFC 8447
| Document | Type | RFC - Proposed Standard (August 2018) Errata | |
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| Authors | Joseph A. Salowey , Sean Turner | ||
| Last updated | 2020-03-10 | ||
| Replaces | draft-sandj-tls-iana-registry-updates | ||
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| Document shepherd | Stephen Farrell | ||
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RFC 8447
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) J. Salowey
Request for Comments: 8447 Tableau Software
Updates: 3749, 5077, 4680, 5246, 5705, S. Turner
5878, 6520, 7301 sn3rd
Category: Standards Track August 2018
ISSN: 2070-1721
IANA Registry Updates for TLS and DTLS
Abstract
This document describes a number of changes to TLS and DTLS IANA
registries that range from adding notes to the registry all the way
to changing the registration policy. These changes were mostly
motivated by WG review of the TLS- and DTLS-related registries
undertaken as part of the TLS 1.3 development process.
This document updates the following RFCs: 3749, 5077, 4680, 5246,
5705, 5878, 6520, and 7301.
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/rfc8447.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Adding "TLS" to Registry Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Aligning with RFC 8126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Adding "Recommended" Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. Session Ticket TLS Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7. TLS ExtensionType Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8. TLS Cipher Suites Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9. TLS Supported Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10. TLS ClientCertificateType Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
11. New Session Ticket TLS Handshake Message Type . . . . . . . . 12
12. TLS Exporter Labels Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
13. Adding Missing Item to TLS Alerts Registry . . . . . . . . . 13
14. TLS Certificate Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
15. Orphaned Registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
16. Additional Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
17. Designated Expert Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
18. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
19. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
20. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
20.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
20.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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1. Introduction
Per this document, IANA has made changes to a number of IANA
registries related to Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram
Transport Layer Security (DTLS). These changes were almost entirely
motivated by the development of TLS 1.3 [RFC8446].
The changes introduced by this document range from simple, e.g.,
adding notes, to complex, e.g., changing a registry's registration
policy. Instead of listing the changes and their rationale here in
the introduction, each section provides rationale for the proposed
change(s).
This document proposes no changes to the registration policies for
TLS Alerts [RFC8446], TLS ContentType [RFC8446], TLS HandshakeType
[RFC8446], and TLS Certificate Status Types [RFC6961] registries; the
existing policies (Standards Action for the first three; IETF Review
for the last), are appropriate for these one-byte code points because
of their scarcity.
2. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in
BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
capitals, as shown here.
3. Adding "TLS" to Registry Names
For consistency amongst TLS registries, IANA has prepended "TLS" to
the following registries:
o Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN) Protocol IDs
[RFC7301],
o ExtensionType Values,
o Heartbeat Message Types [RFC6520], and
o Heartbeat Modes [RFC6520].
IANA has updated the reference for these four registries to also
refer to this document. The remainder of this document will use the
registry names with the "TLS" prefix.
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4. Aligning with RFC 8126
Many of the TLS-related IANA registries had the registration
procedure "IETF Consensus", which was changed to "IETF Review" by
[RFC8126]. To align with the new terminology, IANA has updated the
following registries to "IETF Review":
o TLS Authorization Data Formats [RFC4680]
o TLS Supplemental Data Formats (SupplementalDataType) [RFC5878]
This is not a universal change, as some registries originally defined
with "IETF Consensus" are undergoing other changes either as a result
of this document, [RFC8446], or [RFC8422].
IANA has updated the reference for these two registries to also refer
to this document.
5. Adding "Recommended" Column
Per this document, a "Recommended" column has been added to many of
the TLS registries to indicate parameters that are generally
recommended for implementations to support. Adding a "Recommended"
parameter (i.e., "Y") to a registry or updating a parameter to
"Recommended" status requires Standards Action. Not all parameters
defined in Standards Track documents need to be marked as
"Recommended".
If an item is not marked as "Recommended" (i.e., "N"), it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
6. Session Ticket TLS Extension
The nomenclature for the registry entries in the TLS ExtensionType
Values registry correspond to the presentation language field name
except for entry 35. To ensure that the values in the registry are
consistently identified in the registry, IANA:
o has renamed entry 35 to "session_ticket (renamed from
"SessionTicket TLS")" [RFC5077].
o has added a reference to this document in the "Reference" column
for entry 35.
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7. TLS ExtensionType Values
Experience has shown that the IETF Review registry policy for TLS
extensions was too strict. Based on WG consensus, the decision was
taken to change the registration policy to Specification Required
[RFC8126] while reserving a small part of the code space for private
use. Therefore, IANA has updated the TLS ExtensionType Values
registry as follows:
o Changed the registry policy to:
Values with the first byte in the range 0-254 (decimal) are
assigned via Specification Required [RFC8126]. Values with the
first byte 255 (decimal) are reserved for Private Use [RFC8126].
o Updated the "Reference" to also refer to this document.
See Section 17 for additional information about the designated expert
pool.
Despite wanting to "loosen" the registration policies for TLS
extensions, it is still useful to indicate in the IANA registry which
extensions the WG recommends be supported. Therefore, IANA has
updated the TLS ExtensionType Values registry as follows:
o Added a "Recommended" column with the contents as listed below.
This table has been generated by marking Standards Track RFCs as
"Y" and all others as "N". The "Recommended" column is assigned a
value of "N" unless explicitly requested, and adding a value with
a "Recommended" value of "Y" requires Standards Action [RFC8126].
IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a Y->N transition.
+----------------------------------------+-------------+
| Extension | Recommended |
+----------------------------------------+-------------+
| server_name | Y |
| | |
| max_fragment_length | N |
| | |
| client_certificate_url | Y |
| | |
| trusted_ca_keys | Y |
| | |
| truncated_hmac | Y |
| | |
| status_request | Y |
| | |
| user_mapping | Y |
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+----------------------------------------+-------------+
| Extension | Recommended |
+----------------------------------------+-------------+
| client_authz | N |
| | |
| server_authz | N |
| | |
| cert_type | N |
| | |
| supported_groups | Y |
| | |
| ec_point_formats | Y |
| | |
| srp | N |
| | |
| signature_algorithms | Y |
| | |
| use_srtp | Y |
| | |
| heartbeat | Y |
| | |
| application_layer_protocol_negotiation | Y |
| | |
| status_request_v2 | Y |
| | |
| signed_certificate_timestamp | N |
| | |
| client_certificate_type | Y |
| | |
| server_certificate_type | Y |
| | |
| padding | Y |
| | |
| encrypt_then_mac | Y |
| | |
| extended_master_secret | Y |
| | |
| cached_info | Y |
| | |
| session_ticket | Y |
| | |
| renegotiation_info | Y |
+----------------------------------------+-------------+
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IANA has added the following notes:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in RFC 8447.
The designated expert [RFC8126] ensures that the specification is
publicly available. It is sufficient to have an Internet-Draft
(that is posted and never published as an RFC) or a document from
another standards body, industry consortium, university site, etc.
The expert may provide more in-depth reviews, but their approval
should not be taken as an endorsement of the extension.
Note: As specified in [RFC8126], assignments made in the Private Use
space are not generally useful for broad interoperability. It is
the responsibility of those making use of the Private Use range to
ensure that no conflicts occur (within the intended scope of use).
For widespread experiments, temporary reservations are available.
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
The extensions added by [RFC8446] are omitted from the above table;
additionally, token_binding is omitted, since [TOKBIND] specifies the
value of the "Recommended" column for this extension.
[RFC8446] also uses the TLS ExtensionType Values registry originally
created in [RFC4366]. The following text is from [RFC8446] and is
included here to ensure alignment between these specifications.
o IANA has updated this registry to include the "key_share",
"pre_shared_key", "psk_key_exchange_modes", "early_data",
"cookie", "supported_versions", "certificate_authorities",
"oid_filters", "post_handshake_auth", and
"signature_algorithms_cert" extensions with the values defined in
[RFC8446] and the "Recommended" value of "Y".
o IANA has updated this registry to include a "TLS 1.3" column that
lists the messages in which the extension may appear. This column
has been initially populated from the table in Section 4.2 of
[RFC8446] with any extension not listed there marked as "-" to
indicate that it is not used by TLS 1.3.
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8. TLS Cipher Suites Registry
Experience has shown that the IETF Consensus registry policy for TLS
Cipher Suites was too strict. Based on WG consensus, the decision
was taken to change the TLS Cipher Suites registry's registration
policy to Specification Required [RFC8126] while reserving a small
part of the code space for private use. Therefore, IANA has updated
the TLS Cipher Suites registry's policy as follows:
Values with the first byte in the range 0-254 (decimal) are
assigned via Specification Required [RFC8126]. Values with the
first byte 255 (decimal) are reserved for Private Use [RFC8126].
See Section 17 for additional information about the designated expert
pool.
The TLS Cipher Suites registry has grown significantly and will
continue to do so. To better guide those not intimately involved in
TLS, IANA has updated the TLS Cipher Suites registry as follows:
o Added a "Recommended" column to the TLS Cipher Suites registry.
The cipher suites that follow in the two tables are marked as "Y".
All other cipher suites are marked as "N". The "Recommended"
column is assigned a value of "N" unless explicitly requested, and
adding a value with a "Recommended" value of "Y" requires
Standards Action [RFC8126]. IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a Y->N
transition.
The cipher suites that follow are Standards Track server-
authenticated (and optionally client-authenticated) cipher suites
that are currently available in TLS 1.2.
Cipher Suite Name | Value
----------------------------------------------+------------
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0x00,0x9E}
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0x00,0x9F}
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0xC0,0x2B}
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0xC0,0x2C}
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0xC0,0x2F}
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0xC0,0x30}
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CCM | {0xC0,0x9E}
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CCM | {0xC0,0x9F}
TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xA8}
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xA9}
TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xAA}
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The cipher suites that follow are Standards Track ephemeral pre-
shared key cipher suites that are available in TLS 1.2.
Cipher Suite Name | Value
----------------------------------------------+------------
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0x00,0xAA}
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0x00,0xAB}
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CCM | {0xC0,0xA6}
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_CCM | {0xC0,0xA7}
TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 | {0xD0,0x01}
TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 | {0xD0,0x02}
TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_AES_128_CCM_SHA256 | {0xD0,0x05}
TLS_ECDHE_PSK_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xAC}
TLS_DHE_PSK_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 | {0xCC,0xAD}
The TLS 1.3 cipher suites specified by [RFC8446] are not listed here;
that document provides for their "Recommended" status.
Despite the following behavior being misguided, experience has shown
that some customers use the IANA registry as a checklist against
which to measure an implementation's completeness, and some
implementers blindly implement cipher suites. Therefore, IANA has
added the following warning to the registry:
WARNING: Cryptographic algorithms and parameters will be broken or
weakened over time. Blindly implementing cipher suites listed
here is not advised. Implementers and users need to check that
the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to provide the
expected level of security.
IANA has added the following note to ensure that those that focus on
IANA registries are aware that TLS 1.3 [RFC8446] uses the same
registry but defines ciphers differently:
Note: Although TLS 1.3 uses the same cipher suite space as previous
versions of TLS, TLS 1.3 cipher suites are defined differently,
only specifying the symmetric ciphers and hash function, and
cannot be used for TLS 1.2. Similarly, TLS 1.2 and lower cipher
suite values cannot be used with TLS 1.3.
IANA has added the following notes to document the rules for
populating the "Recommended" column:
Note: CCM_8 cipher suites are not marked as "Recommended". These
cipher suites have a significantly truncated authentication tag
that represents a security trade-off that may not be appropriate
for general environments.
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Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
IANA has added the following notes for additional information:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in RFC 8447.
The designated expert [RFC8126] ensures that the specification is
publicly available. It is sufficient to have an Internet-Draft
(that is posted and never published as an RFC) or a document from
another standards body, industry consortium, university site, etc.
The expert may provide more in-depth reviews, but their approval
should not be taken as an endorsement of the cipher suite.
Note: As specified in [RFC8126], assignments made in the Private Use
space are not generally useful for broad interoperability. It is
the responsibility of those making use of the Private Use range to
ensure that no conflicts occur (within the intended scope of use).
For widespread experiments, temporary reservations are available.
IANA has updated the reference for this registry to also refer to
this document.
9. TLS Supported Groups
Similar to cipher suites, supported groups have proliferated over
time, and some use the registry to measure implementations.
Therefore, IANA has added a "Recommended" column with a "Y" for
secp256r1, secp384r1, x25519, and x448, while all others are "N".
These "Y" groups are taken from Standards Track RFCs; [RFC8422]
elevates secp256r1 and secp384r1 to Standards Track. Not all groups
from [RFC8422], which is Standards Track, are marked as "Y"; these
groups apply to TLS 1.3 [RFC8446] and previous versions of TLS. The
"Recommended" column is assigned a value of "N" unless explicitly
requested, and adding a value with a "Recommended" value of "Y"
requires Standards Action [RFC8126]. IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a
Y->N transition.
IANA has added the following notes:
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
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Note: The role of the designated expert is described in RFC 8447.
The designated expert [RFC8126] ensures that the specification is
publicly available. It is sufficient to have an Internet-Draft
(that is posted and never published as an RFC) or a document from
another standards body, industry consortium, university site, etc.
The expert may provide more in-depth reviews, but their approval
should not be taken as an endorsement of the supported group.
Despite the following behavior being misguided, experience has shown
that some customers use the IANA registry as a checklist against
which to measure an implementation's completeness, and some
implementers blindly implement supported groups. Therefore, IANA has
added the following warning to the registry:
WARNING: Cryptographic algorithms and parameters will be broken or
weakened over time. Blindly implementing supported groups listed
here is not advised. Implementers and users need to check that
the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to provide the
expected level of security.
IANA has updated the reference for this registry to also refer to
this document.
The value 0 (0x0000) has been marked as reserved.
10. TLS ClientCertificateType Identifiers
Experience has shown that the IETF Consensus registry policy for TLS
ClientCertificateType Identifiers is too strict. Based on WG
consensus, the decision was taken to change the registration policy
to Specification Required [RFC8126] while reserving some of the code
space for Standards Track usage and a small part of the code space
for private use. Therefore, IANA has updated the TLS
ClientCertificateType Identifiers registry's policy as follows:
Values in the range 0-63 are assigned via Standards Action.
Values 64-223 are assigned via Specification Required [RFC8126].
Values 224-255 are reserved for Private Use.
See Section 17 for additional information about the designated expert
pool.
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IANA has added the following notes:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in RFC 8447.
The designated expert [RFC8126] ensures that the specification is
publicly available. It is sufficient to have an Internet-Draft
(that is posted and never published as an RFC) or a document from
another standards body, industry consortium, university site, etc.
The expert may provide more in-depth reviews, but their approval
should not be taken as an endorsement of the identifier.
Note: As specified in [RFC8126], assignments made in the Private Use
space are not generally useful for broad interoperability. It is
the responsibility of those making use of the Private Use range to
ensure that no conflicts occur (within the intended scope of use).
For widespread experiments, temporary reservations are available.
11. New Session Ticket TLS Handshake Message Type
To align with TLS implementations and to align the naming
nomenclature with other Handshake message types, IANA:
o has renamed entry 4 in the TLS HandshakeType registry to
"new_session_ticket (renamed from NewSessionTicket)" [RFC5077].
o has added a reference to this document in the "Reference" column
for entry 4 in the TLS HandshakeType registry.
12. TLS Exporter Labels Registry
To aid those reviewers who start with the IANA registry, IANA has
added:
o The following note to the TLS Exporter Labels registry:
Note: [RFC5705] defines keying material exporters for TLS in terms
of the TLS PRF. [RFC8446] replaced the PRF with HKDF, thus
requiring a new construction. The exporter interface remains the
same; however, the value is computed differently.
o A "Recommended" column to the TLS Exporter Labels registry. The
table that follows has been generated by marking Standards Track
RFCs as "Y" and all others as "N". The "Recommended" column is
assigned a value of "N" unless explicitly requested, and adding a
value with a "Recommended" value of "Y" requires Standards Action
[RFC8126]. IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a Y->N transition.
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Exporter Value | Recommended |
--------------------------------|-------------|
client finished | Y |
server finished | Y |
master secret | Y |
key expansion | Y |
client EAP encryption | Y |
ttls keying material | N |
ttls challenge | N |
EXTRACTOR-dtls_srtp | Y |
EXPORTER_DTLS_OVER_SCTP | Y |
EXPORTER: teap session key seed | Y |
To provide additional information for the designated experts, IANA
has added the following notes:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in RFC 8447.
The designated expert [RFC8126] ensures that the specification is
publicly available. It is sufficient to have an Internet-Draft
(that is posted and never published as an RFC) or a document from
another standards body, industry consortium, university site, etc.
The expert may provide more in-depth reviews, but their approval
should not be taken as an endorsement of the exporter label. The
expert also verifies that the label is a string consisting of
printable ASCII characters beginning with "EXPORTER". IANA MUST
also verify that one label is not a prefix of any other label.
For example, labels "key" or "master secretary" are forbidden.
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
IANA has updated the reference for this registry to also refer to
this document.
13. Adding Missing Item to TLS Alerts Registry
IANA has added the following entry to the TLS Alerts registry; the
entry was omitted from the IANA instructions in [RFC7301]:
120 no_application_protocol Y [RFC7301] [RFC8447]
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14. TLS Certificate Types
Experience has shown that the IETF Consensus registry policy for TLS
Certificate Types is too strict. Based on WG consensus, the decision
was taken to change registration policy to Specification Required
[RFC8126] while reserving a small part of the code space for private
use. Therefore, IANA has changed the TLS Certificate Types registry
as follows:
o Changed the registry policy to:
Values in the range 0-223 (decimal) are assigned via Specification
Required [RFC8126]. Values in the range 224-255 (decimal) are
reserved for Private Use [RFC8126].
o Added a "Recommended" column to the registry. X.509 and Raw
Public Key are "Y". All others are "N". The "Recommended" column
is assigned a value of "N" unless explicitly requested, and adding
a value with a "Recommended" value of "Y" requires Standards
Action [RFC8126]. IESG Approval is REQUIRED for a Y->N
transition.
See Section 17 for additional information about the designated expert
pool.
IANA has added the following notes:
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in RFC 8447.
The designated expert [RFC8126] ensures that the specification is
publicly available. It is sufficient to have an Internet-Draft
(that is posted and never published as an RFC) or a document from
another standards body, industry consortium, university site, etc.
The expert may provide more in-depth reviews, but their approval
should not be taken as an endorsement of the certificate type.
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
IANA has updated the reference for this registry to also refer this
document.
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15. Orphaned Registries
To make it clear that (D)TLS 1.3 has orphaned certain registries
(i.e., they are only applicable to version of (D)TLS protocol
versions prior to 1.3), IANA:
o has added the following to the TLS Compression Method Identifiers
registry [RFC3749]:
Note: Value 0 (NULL) is the only value in this registry applicable
to (D)TLS protocol version 1.3 or later.
o has added the following to the TLS HashAlgorithm [RFC5246] and TLS
SignatureAlgorithm registries [RFC5246]:
Note: The values in this registry are only applicable to (D)TLS
protocol versions prior to 1.3. (D)TLS 1.3 and later versions'
values are registered in the TLS SignatureScheme registry.
o has updated the "Reference" field in the TLS Compression Method
Identifiers, TLS HashAlgorithm and TLS SignatureAlgorithm
registries to also refer to this document.
o has updated the TLS HashAlgorithm registry to list values 7 and
9-223 as "Reserved" and the TLS SignatureAlgorithm registry to
list values 4-6 and 9-223 as "Reserved".
o has added the following to the TLS ClientCertificateType
Identifiers registry [RFC5246]:
Note: The values in this registry are only applicable to (D)TLS
protocol versions prior to 1.3.
Despite the fact that the TLS HashAlgorithm and SignatureAlgorithm
registries are orphaned, it is still important to warn implementers
of pre-TLS1.3 implementations about the dangers of blindly
implementing cryptographic algorithms. Therefore, IANA has added the
following warning to the TLS HashAlgorithm and SignatureAlgorithm
registries:
WARNING: Cryptographic algorithms and parameters will be broken or
weakened over time. Blindly implementing the cryptographic
algorithms listed here is not advised. Implementers and users
need to check that the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to
provide the expected level of security.
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16. Additional Notes
IANA has added the following warning and note to the TLS
SignatureScheme registry:
WARNING: Cryptographic algorithms and parameters will be broken or
weakened over time. Blindly implementing signature schemes listed
here is not advised. Implementers and users need to check that
the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to provide the
expected level of security.
Note: As specified in [RFC8126], assignments made in the Private Use
space are not generally useful for broad interoperability. It is
the responsibility of those making use of the Private Use range to
ensure that no conflicts occur (within the intended scope of use).
For widespread experiments, temporary reservations are available.
IANA has added the following notes to the TLS PskKeyExchangeMode
registry:
Note: If an item is not marked as "Recommended", it does not
necessarily mean that it is flawed; rather, it indicates that the
item either has not been through the IETF consensus process, has
limited applicability, or is intended only for specific use cases.
Note: The role of the designated expert is described in RFC 8447.
The designated expert [RFC8126] ensures that the specification is
publicly available. It is sufficient to have an Internet-Draft
(that is posted and never published as an RFC) or a document from
another standards body, industry consortium, university site, etc.
The expert may provide more in depth reviews, but their approval
should not be taken as an endorsement of the key exchange mode.
17. Designated Expert Pool
Specification Required [RFC8126] registry requests are registered
after a three-week review period on the <tls-reg-review@ietf.org>
mailing list, on the advice of one or more designated experts.
However, to allow for the allocation of values prior to publication,
the designated experts may approve registration once they are
satisfied that such a specification will be published.
Registration requests sent to the mailing list for review SHOULD use
an appropriate subject (e.g., "Request to register value in TLS bar
registry").
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Within the review period, the designated experts will either approve
or deny the registration request, communicating this decision to the
review list and IANA. Denials SHOULD include an explanation and, if
applicable, suggestions as to how to make the request successful.
Registration requests that are undetermined for a period longer than
21 days can be brought to the IESG's attention (using the
<iesg@ietf.org> mailing list) for resolution.
Criteria that SHOULD be applied by the designated experts includes
determining whether the proposed registration duplicates existing
functionality, whether it is likely to be of general applicability or
useful only for a single application, and whether the registration
description is clear.
IANA MUST only accept registry updates from the designated experts
and SHOULD direct all requests for registration to the review mailing
list.
It is suggested that multiple designated experts be appointed who are
able to represent the perspectives of different applications using
this specification, in order to enable broadly informed review of
registration decisions. In cases where a registration decision could
be perceived as creating a conflict of interest for a particular
Expert, that Expert SHOULD defer to the judgment of the other
Experts.
18. Security Considerations
The change to Specification Required from IETF Review lowers the
amount of review provided by the WG for cipher suites and supported
groups. This change reflects reality in that the WG essentially
provided no cryptographic review of the cipher suites or supported
groups. This was especially true of national cipher suites.
Recommended algorithms are regarded as secure for general use at the
time of registration; however, cryptographic algorithms and
parameters will be broken or weakened over time. It is possible that
the "Recommended" status in the registry lags behind the most recent
advances in cryptanalysis. Implementers and users need to check that
the cryptographic algorithms listed continue to provide the expected
level of security.
Designated experts ensure the specification is publicly available.
They may provide more in-depth reviews. Their review should not be
taken as an endorsement of the cipher suite, extension, supported
group, etc.
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19. IANA Considerations
This document is entirely about changes to TLS-related IANA
registries.
20. References
20.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.
[RFC3749] Hollenbeck, S., "Transport Layer Security Protocol
Compression Methods", RFC 3749, DOI 10.17487/RFC3749, May
2004, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3749>.
[RFC4680] Santesson, S., "TLS Handshake Message for Supplemental
Data", RFC 4680, DOI 10.17487/RFC4680, October 2006,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4680>.
[RFC5077] Salowey, J., Zhou, H., Eronen, P., and H. Tschofenig,
"Transport Layer Security (TLS) Session Resumption without
Server-Side State", RFC 5077, DOI 10.17487/RFC5077,
January 2008, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5077>.
[RFC5246] Dierks, T. and E. Rescorla, "The Transport Layer Security
(TLS) Protocol Version 1.2", RFC 5246,
DOI 10.17487/RFC5246, August 2008,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5246>.
[RFC5705] Rescorla, E., "Keying Material Exporters for Transport
Layer Security (TLS)", RFC 5705, DOI 10.17487/RFC5705,
March 2010, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5705>.
[RFC5878] Brown, M. and R. Housley, "Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Authorization Extensions", RFC 5878, DOI 10.17487/RFC5878,
May 2010, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5878>.
[RFC6520] Seggelmann, R., Tuexen, M., and M. Williams, "Transport
Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security
(DTLS) Heartbeat Extension", RFC 6520,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6520, February 2012,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6520>.
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[RFC7301] Friedl, S., Popov, A., Langley, A., and E. Stephan,
"Transport Layer Security (TLS) Application-Layer Protocol
Negotiation Extension", RFC 7301, DOI 10.17487/RFC7301,
July 2014, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7301>.
[RFC8126] Cotton, M., Leiba, B., and T. Narten, "Guidelines for
Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26,
RFC 8126, DOI 10.17487/RFC8126, June 2017,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8126>.
[RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.
[RFC8446] Rescorla, E., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol
Version 1.3", RFC 8446, DOI 10.17487/RFC8446, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8446>.
20.2. Informative References
[RFC4366] Blake-Wilson, S., Nystrom, M., Hopwood, D., Mikkelsen, J.,
and T. Wright, "Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Extensions", RFC 4366, DOI 10.17487/RFC4366, April 2006,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4366>.
[RFC6961] Pettersen, Y., "The Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Multiple Certificate Status Request Extension", RFC 6961,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6961, June 2013,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6961>.
[RFC8422] Nir, Y., Josefsson, S., and M. Pegourie-Gonnard, "Elliptic
Curve Cryptography (ECC) Cipher Suites for Transport Layer
Security (TLS) Versions 1.2 and Earlier", RFC 8422,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8422, August 2018,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8422>.
[TOKBIND] Popov, A., Nystrom, M., Balfanz, D., and A. Langley,
"Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extension for Token
Binding Protocol Negotiation", Work in Progress,
draft-ietf-tokbind-negotiation-14, May 2018.
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Authors' Addresses
Joe Salowey
Tableau Software
Email: joe@salowey.net
Sean Turner
sn3rd
Email: sean@sn3rd.com
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