CFRG Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) and Signatures in JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE)
RFC 8037
| Document | Type | RFC - Proposed Standard (January 2017; Errata) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Ilari Liusvaara | ||
| Last updated | 2018-04-19 | ||
| Replaces | draft-liusvaara-jose-cfrg-curves | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
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| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Jim Schaad | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2016-07-20) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 8037 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Action Holders |
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| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
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| Responsible AD | Kathleen Moriarty | ||
| Send notices to | "Jim Schaad" <ietf@augustcellars.com> | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) I. Liusvaara
Request for Comments: 8037 Independent
Category: Standards Track January 2017
ISSN: 2070-1721
CFRG Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) and Signatures
in JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE)
Abstract
This document defines how to use the Diffie-Hellman algorithms
"X25519" and "X448" as well as the signature algorithms "Ed25519" and
"Ed448" from the IRTF CFRG elliptic curves work in JSON Object
Signing and Encryption (JOSE).
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.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Key Type "OKP" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1. Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1.1. Signing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1.2. Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2. ECDH-ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2.1. Performing the ECDH Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Appendix A. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A.1. Ed25519 Private Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A.2. Ed25519 Public Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A.3. JWK Thumbprint Canonicalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A.4. Ed25519 Signing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
A.5. Ed25519 Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A.6. ECDH-ES with X25519 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A.7. ECDH-ES with X448 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1. Introduction
The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) Crypto Forum Research Group
(CFRG) selected new Diffie-Hellman algorithms ("X25519" and "X448";
[RFC7748]) and signature algorithms ("Ed25519" and "Ed448";
[RFC8032]) for asymmetric key cryptography. This document defines
how to use those algorithms in JOSE in an interoperable manner.
This document defines the conventions to use in the context of
[RFC7515], [RFC7516], and [RFC7517].
While the CFRG also defined two pairs of isogenous elliptic curves
that underlie these algorithms, these curves are not directly
exposed, as the algorithms laid on top are sufficient for the
purposes of JOSE and are much easier to use.
All inputs to and outputs from the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman
(ECDH) and signature functions are defined to be octet strings, with
the exception of outputs of verification functions, which are
booleans.
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1.1. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
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