From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
To: IETF-Announce <ietf-announce@ietf.org>
Cc: kitten WG <kitten@ietf.org>
Subject: WG Review: Common Authentication Technology Next Generation (kitten)
The Common Authentication Technology Next Generation (kitten) working
group in the Security Area of the IETF is undergoing rechartering. The
IESG has not made any determination yet. The following draft charter was
submitted, and is provided for informational purposes only. Please send
your comments to the IESG mailing list (iesg at ietf.org) by 2013-02-19.
Common Authentication Technology Next Generation (kitten)
------------------------------------------------
Current Status: Active Working Group
Chairs:
Shawn Emery <shawn.emery@oracle.com>
Josh Howlett <josh.howlett@ja.net>
Sam Hartman <hartmans-ietf@mit.edu>
Secretaries:
Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
Assigned Area Director:
Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie>
Mailing list
Address: kitten@ietf.org
To Subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/kitten
Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/kitten/
Charter of Working Group:
Description of Working Group:
------------------------------------------
The purpose of the Common Authentication Technology Next Generation
(Kitten) working group (WG) is to develop extensions/improvements to the
GSS-API and to the Kerberos authentication system, shepherd specific
GSS-API security mechanisms, and provide guidance for any new
SASL-related submissions.
This charter combines the work of the Kerberos WG and the kitten WG
(under the aegis of the kitten WG). In places, it identifies which WG
was previously home for that work.
The working group will develop extensions and/or updates to the GSS-API,
working on specific items regarding credential management, replay cache
avoidance, error reporting, and supporting stateless and/or distributed
acceptors.
The working group will also maintain and improve upon the Kerberos
protocol, working on items regarding internationalization, new initial
authentication types, authorization framework/data, replay cache
avoidance, cryptography advances, interop with 3rd party authentication,
and identity management.
In detail, both existing and new work items include:
Existing Working Group Items
---------------------------
SASL Mechanism for OAuth (draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-oauth)
SASL Mechansim for SAML-EC (draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-saml-ec)
GSS-API IANA Registry (draft-ietf-kitten-gssapi-extensions-iana)
KDC Model (draft-ietf-krb-wg-kdc-model)
PKINIT Hash Agility (draft-ietf-krb-wg-pkinit-alg-agility)
Kerberos IANA Registry (draft-ietf-kitten-kerberos-iana-registries)
Initial and Pass Through Authentication in Kerberos 5
(draft-ietf-krb-wg-iakerb)
Unencrypted Portion of Ticket Extensions
(draft-ietf-krb-wg-ticket-extensions)
GSS-API Related
---------------
Provide new interfaces for credential management, which include the
following:
initializing credentials
iterating credentials
exporting/importing credentials
Negotiable replay cache avoidance
Define interfaces for better error message reporting.
Specify an option for exporting partially-established security
contexts and possibly a utility function for exporting security
contexts in an encrypted form, as well as a corresponding utility
function to decrypt and import such security context tokens.
Specify one-time password / two-factor authentication needs for SASL
applications. This could be achieved through an explicit new
GSS-API/SASL mechanism (e.g.,
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-josefsson-kitten-crotp-00) or if
the consensus is that due to usability reasons, it is preferable
to do OTP/2FA through an higher level protocol
(Kerberos/OpenID/SAML/SAML20EC/EAP?) then prepare a
document explaining the usability problem and provide pointers
for implementers.
Kerberos Related
----------------
Prepare and advance one or more standards-track specifications which
update the Kerberos version 5 protocol to support non-ASCII
principal and realm names, salt strings, and passwords, and
localized error reporting. Maximizing backward compatibility is
strongly desired.
Prepare, review, and advance standards-track and informational
specifications defining new authorization data types for carrying
supplemental information about the client to which a Kerberos
ticket has been issued and/or restrictions on what the ticket can
be used for. To enhance this ongoing authorization data work, a
container format supporting the use cases of draft-ietf-krb-wg-pad
may be standardized.
Prepare a standards-track protocol to solve the use cases addressed
by draft-hotz-kx509-01 including new support for digital
signatures.
Today Kerberos requires a replay cache to be used in AP exchanges in
almost all cases. Replay caches are quite complex to implement
correctly, particularly in clustered systems. High-performance
replay caches are even more difficult to implement. The WG
will pursue extensions to minimize the need for replay caching,
optimize replay caching, and/or elide the need for replay caching.
Prepare, review, and advance standards-track and informational
specifications defining use of new cryptographic algorithms in the
Kerberos protocol using the RFC3961 framework, on an ongoing basis.
Cryptographic algorithms intended for standards track status must
be of good quality, have broad international support, and fill a
definite need.
Prepare, review, and advance standards-track and informational
specifications of new pre-authentication types for the Kerberos
protocol, on an ongoing basis.
Prepare, review, and advance standards track updates and extensions to
RFC4121, as needed and on an ongoing basis.
Goals and Milestones
--------------------
Mar 2013 draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-oauth to IESG
Mar 2013 draft-ietf-krb-wg-pkinit-alg-agility to IESG
Apr 2013 draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-saml-ec to IESG
Apr 2013 draft-ietf-krb-wg-iakerb to IESG
May 2013 draft-ietf-kitten-gssapi-extensions-iana to IESG
May 2013 draft-ietf-krb-wg-cammac to IESG
Jun 2013 draft-ietf-kitten-kerberos-iana-registries to IESG
Jun 2013 draft-ietf-krb-wg-pad to IESG
Jul 2013 Adopt work on one or more items for GSS-API cred
management
Jul 2013 Adopt work on better error reporting in the GSS-API
Aug 2013 Adopt work on exporting partially-established GSS-API
contexts
Aug 2013 draft-ietf-krb-wg-ticket-extensions to IESG
Sep 2013 Adopt work on the GSS-API for replay cache avoidance
Milestones:
Jul 2011 - Submit SASL OpenID mechanism to the IESG as Proposed
Standard
Jul 2011 - Submit naming-exts to the IESG as Proposed Standard
Jul 2011 - WGLC on gssapi-extensions-iana
Aug 2011 - Submit SASL SAML mechanisms to the IESG as Proposed Standard
Sep 2011 - Submit gssapi-extensions-iana to the IESG as Proposed
Standard
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From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
To: IETF-Announce <ietf-announce@ietf.org>
Cc: kitten WG <kitten@ietf.org>
Subject: WG Action: Rechartered Common Authentication Technology Next Generation (kitten)
The Common Authentication Technology Next Generation (kitten) working
group in the Security Area of the IETF has been rechartered. For
additional information please contact the Area Directors or the WG
Chairs.
Common Authentication Technology Next Generation (kitten)
------------------------------------------------
Current Status: Active Working Group
Chairs:
Shawn Emery <shawn.emery@oracle.com>
Josh Howlett <josh.howlett@ja.net>
Sam Hartman <hartmans-ietf@mit.edu>
Secretaries:
Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
Assigned Area Director:
Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie>
Mailing list
Address: kitten@ietf.org
To Subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/kitten
Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/kitten/
Charter of Working Group:
The purpose of the Common Authentication Technology Next Generation
(Kitten) working group (WG) is to develop extensions/improvements to the
GSS-API and to the Kerberos authentication system, shepherd specific
GSS-API security mechanisms, and provide guidance for any new
SASL-related submissions.
This charter combines the work of the Kerberos WG and the kitten WG
(under the aegis of the kitten WG). In places, it identifies which WG
was previously home for that work.
The working group will develop extensions and/or updates to the GSS-API,
working on specific items regarding credential management, replay cache
avoidance, error reporting, and supporting stateless and/or distributed
acceptors.
The working group will also maintain and improve upon the Kerberos
protocol, working on items regarding internationalization considering
alignment with the precis work, new initial authentication types,
authorization framework/data, replay cache avoidance, cryptography
advances, interop with 3rd party authentication, and identity
management.
In detail, both existing and new work items include:
Existing Working Group Items
---------------------------
SASL Mechanism for OAuth (draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-oauth)
SASL Mechansim for SAML-EC (draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-saml-ec)
GSS-API IANA Registry (draft-ietf-kitten-gssapi-extensions-iana)
KDC Model (draft-ietf-krb-wg-kdc-model)
PKINIT Hash Agility (draft-ietf-krb-wg-pkinit-alg-agility)
Kerberos IANA Registry (draft-ietf-kitten-kerberos-iana-registries)
Initial and Pass Through Authentication in Kerberos 5
(draft-ietf-krb-wg-iakerb)
Unencrypted Portion of Ticket Extensions
(draft-ietf-krb-wg-ticket-extensions)
GSS-API Related
---------------
Provide new interfaces for credential management, which include the
following:
initializing credentials
iterating credentials
exporting/importing credentials
Negotiable replay cache avoidance
Define interfaces for better error message reporting.
Specify an option for exporting partially-established security
contexts and possibly a utility function for exporting security
contexts in an encrypted form, as well as a corresponding utility
function to decrypt and import such security context tokens.
Specify one-time password / two-factor authentication needs for SASL
applications. This could be achieved through an explicit new
GSS-API/SASL mechanism (e.g.,
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-josefsson-kitten-crotp-00) or if
the consensus is that due to usability reasons, it is preferable
to do OTP/2FA through an higher level protocol
(Kerberos/OpenID/SAML/SAML20EC/EAP?) then prepare a document
explaining the usability problem and provide pointers for
implementers.
Kerberos Related
----------------
Prepare, review, and advance standards-track and informational
specifications defining new authorization data types for carrying
supplemental information about the client to which a Kerberos
ticket has been issued and/or restrictions on what the ticket can
be used for. To enhance this ongoing authorization data work, a
container format supporting the use cases of draft-ietf-krb-wg-pad
may be standardized.
Prepare a standards-track protocol to solve the use cases addressed
by draft-hotz-kx509-01 including new support for digital
signatures.
Today Kerberos requires a replay cache to be used in AP exchanges in
almost all cases. Replay caches are quite complex to implement
correctly, particularly in clustered systems. High-performance
replay caches are even more difficult to implement. The WG will
pursue extensions to minimize the need for replay caching,
optimize replay caching, and/or elide the need for replay caching.
Prepare, review, and advance standards-track and informational
specifications defining use of new cryptographic algorithms in the
Kerberos protocol using the RFC3961 framework, on an ongoing
basis. Cryptographic algorithms intended for standards track
status must be of good quality, have broad international support,
and fill a definite need.
Prepare, review, and advance standards-track and informational
specifications of new pre-authentication types for the Kerberos
protocol, on an ongoing basis.
Prepare, review, and advance standards track updates and extensions to
RFC4121, as needed and on an ongoing basis.
Milestones:
Mar 2013 - draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-oauth to IESG
Mar 2013 - draft-ietf-krb-wg-pkinit-alg-agility to IESG
Apr 2013 - draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-saml-ec to IESG
Apr 2013 - draft-ietf-krb-wg-iakerb to IESG
May 2013 - draft-ietf-kitten-gssapi-extensions-iana to IESG
May 2013 - draft-ietf-krb-wg-cammac to IESG
Jun 2013 - draft-ietf-kitten-kerberos-iana-registries to IESG
Jun 2013 - draft-ietf-krb-wg-pad to IESG
Jul 2013 - Adopt work on one or more items for GSS-API cred management
Jul 2013 - Adopt work on better error reporting in the GSS-API
Aug 2013 - Adopt work on exporting partially-established GSS-API
contexts
Aug 2013 - draft-ietf-krb-wg-ticket-extensions to IESG
Sep 2013 - Adopt work on the GSS-API for replay cache avoidance