RFC 3310
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Digest Authentication Using Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA)
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Network Working Group A. Niemi Request for Comments: 3310 Nokia Category: Informational J. Arkko V. Torvinen Ericsson September 2002 Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Digest Authentication Using Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.Abstract
This memo specifies an Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) based one-time password generation mechanism for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Digest access authentication. The HTTP Authentication Framework includes two authentication schemes: Basic and Digest. Both schemes employ a shared secret based mechanism for access authentication. The AKA mechanism performs user authentication and session key distribution in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks. AKA is a challenge- response based mechanism that uses symmetric cryptography.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction and Motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. AKA Mechanism Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Specification of Digest AKA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.1 Algorithm Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3.2 Creating a Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.3 Client Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.4 Synchronization Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.5 Server Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4. Example Digest AKA Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5.1 Authentication of Clients using Digest AKA . . . . . . . . . . 13 5.2 Limited Use of Nonce Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5.3 Multiple Authentication Schemes and Algorithms . . . . . . . . 14 5.4 Online Dictionary Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5.5 Session Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5.6 Replay Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5.7 Improvements to AKA Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6.1 Registration Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 A. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181. Introduction and Motivation
The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Authentication Framework, described in RFC 2617 [2], includes two authentication schemes: Basic and Digest. Both schemes employ a shared secret based mechanism for access authentication. The Basic scheme is inherently insecure in that it transmits user credentials in plain text. The Digest scheme improves security by hiding user credentials with cryptographic hashes, and additionally by providing limited message integrity. The Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) [6] mechanism performs authentication and session key distribution in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks. AKA is a challenge- response based mechanism that uses symmetric cryptography. AKA is typically run in a UMTS IM Services Identity Module (ISIM), which resides on a smart card like device that also provides tamper resistant storage of shared secrets.
This document specifies a mapping of AKA parameters onto HTTP Digest authentication. In essence, this mapping enables the usage of AKA as a one-time password generation mechanism for Digest authentication. As the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) [3] Authentication Framework closely follows the HTTP Authentication Framework, Digest AKA is directly applicable to SIP as well as any other embodiment of HTTP Digest.1.1 Terminology
This chapter explains the terminology used in this document. AKA Authentication and Key Agreement. AuC Authentication Center. The network element in mobile networks that can authorize users either in GSM or in UMTS networks. AUTN Authentication Token. A 128 bit value generated by the AuC, which together with the RAND parameter authenticates the server to the client. AUTS Authentication Token. A 112 bit value generated by the client upon experiencing an SQN synchronization failure. CK Cipher Key. An AKA session key for encryption. IK Integrity Key. An AKA session key for integrity check. ISIM IP Multimedia Services Identity Module. PIN Personal Identification Number. Commonly assigned passcodes for use with automatic cash machines, smart cards, etc. RAND Random Challenge. Generated by the AuC using the SQN. RES Authentication Response. Generated by the ISIM.
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module. GSM counter part for ISIM.
SQN
Sequence Number. Both AuC and ISIM maintain the value of the SQN.
UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.
XRES
Expected Authentication Response. In a successful authentication
this is equal to RES.
1.2 Conventions
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14, RFC 2119 [1].
2. AKA Mechanism Overview
This chapter describes the AKA operation in detail:
1. A shared secret K is established beforehand between the ISIM and
the Authentication Center (AuC). The secret is stored in the
ISIM, which resides on a smart card like, tamper resistant device.
2. The AuC of the home network produces an authentication vector AV,
based on the shared secret K and a sequence number SQN. The
authentication vector contains a random challenge RAND, network
authentication token AUTN, expected authentication result XRES, a
session key for integrity check IK, and a session key for
encryption CK.
3. The authentication vector is downloaded to a server. Optionally,
the server can also download a batch of AVs, containing more than
one authentication vector.
4. The server creates an authentication request, which contains the
random challenge RAND, and the network authenticator token AUTN.
5. The authentication request is delivered to the client.
6. Using the shared secret K and the sequence number SQN, the client
verifies the AUTN with the ISIM. If the verification is
successful, the network has been authenticated. The client then
produces an authentication response RES, using the shared secret K
and the random challenge RAND.
7. The authentication response, RES, is delivered to the server.
8. The server compares the authentication response RES with the
expected response, XRES. If the two match, the user has been
successfully authenticated, and the session keys, IK and CK, can
be used for protecting further communications between the client
and the server.
When verifying the AUTN, the client may detect that the sequence
numbers between the client and the server have fallen out of sync.
In this case, the client produces a synchronization parameter AUTS,
using the shared secret K and the client sequence number SQN. The
AUTS parameter is delivered to the network in the authentication
response, and the authentication can be tried again based on
authentication vectors generated with the synchronized sequence
number.
For a specification of the AKA mechanism and the generation of the
cryptographic parameters AUTN, RES, IK, CK, and AUTS, see reference
3GPP TS 33.102 [6].
3. Specification of Digest AKA
In general, the Digest AKA operation is identical to the Digest
operation in RFC 2617 [2]. This chapter specifies the parts in which
Digest AKA extends the Digest operation. The notation used in the
Augmented BNF definitions for the new and modified syntax elements in
this section is as used in SIP [3], and any elements not defined in
this section are as defined in SIP and the documents to which it
refers.
3.1 Algorithm Directive
In order to direct the client into using AKA for authentication
instead of the standard password system, the RFC 2617 defined
algorithm directive is overloaded in Digest AKA:
algorithm = "algorithm" EQUAL ( aka-namespace
/ algorithm-value )
aka-namespace = aka-version "-" algorithm-value
aka-version = "AKAv" 1*DIGIT
algorithm-value = ( "MD5" / "MD5-sess" / token )
algorithm
A string indicating the algorithm used in producing the digest and
the checksum. If the directive is not understood, the nonce
SHOULD be ignored, and another challenge (if one is present)
should be used instead. The default aka-version is "AKAv1".
Further AKA versions can be specified, with version numbers
assigned by IANA [7]. When the algorithm directive is not
present, it is assumed to be "MD5". This indicates, that AKA is
not used to produce the Digest password.
Example:
algorithm=AKAv1-MD5
If the entropy of the used RES value is limited (e.g., only 32
bits), reuse of the same RES value in authenticating subsequent
requests and responses is NOT RECOMMENDED. Such a RES value
SHOULD only be used as a one-time password, and algorithms such as
"MD5-sess", which limit the amount of material hashed with a
single key, by producing a session key for authentication, SHOULD
NOT be used.
3.2 Creating a Challenge
In order to deliver the AKA authentication challenge to the client in
Digest AKA, the nonce directive defined in RFC 2617 is extended:
nonce = "nonce" EQUAL ( aka-nonce
/ nonce-value )
aka-nonce = LDQUOT aka-nonce-value RDQUOT
aka-nonce-value = <base64 encoding of RAND, AUTN, and
server specific data>
nonce
A parameter, which is populated with the Base64 [4] encoding of
the concatenation of the AKA authentication challenge RAND, the
AKA AUTN token, and optionally some server specific data, as in
Figure 1.
Example:
nonce="MzQ0a2xrbGtmbGtsZm9wb2tsc2tqaHJzZXNy9uQyMzMzMzQK="
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
| RAND |
| |
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| |
| AUTN |
| |
| |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Server Data...
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Figure 1: Generating the nonce value.
If the server receives a client authentication containing the "auts"
parameter defined in Section 3.4, that includes a valid AKA AUTS
parameter, the server MUST use it to generate a new challenge to the
client. Note that when the AUTS is present, the included "response"
parameter is calculated using an empty password (password of ""),
instead of a RES.
3.3 Client Authentication
When a client receives a Digest AKA authentication challenge, it
extracts the RAND and AUTN from the "nonce" parameter, and assesses
the AUTN token provided by the server. If the client successfully
authenticates the server with the AUTN, and determines that the SQN
used in generating the challenge is within expected range, the AKA
algorithms are run with the RAND challenge and shared secret K.
The resulting AKA RES parameter is treated as a "password" when
calculating the response directive of RFC 2617.
3.4 Synchronization Failure
For indicating an AKA sequence number synchronization failure, and to
re-synchronize the SQN in the AuC using the AUTS token, a new
directive is defined for the "digest-response" of the "Authorization"
request header defined in RFC 2617:
auts = "auts" EQUAL auts-param
auts-param = LDQUOT auts-value RDQUOT
auts-value = <base64 encoding of AUTS>
auts
A string carrying a base64 encoded AKA AUTS parameter. This
directive is used to re-synchronize the server side SQN. If the
directive is present, the client doesn't use any password when
calculating its credentials. Instead, the client MUST calculate
its credentials using an empty password (password of "").
Example:
auts="CjkyMzRfOiwg5CfkJ2UK="
Upon receiving the "auts" parameter, the server will check the
validity of the parameter value using the shared secret K. A valid
AUTS parameter is used to re-synchronize the SQN in the AuC. The
synchronized SQN is then used to generate a fresh authentication
vector AV, with which the client is then re-challenged.
3.5 Server Authentication
Even though AKA provides inherent mutual authentication with the AKA
AUTN token, mutual authentication mechanisms provided by Digest may
still be useful in order to provide message integrity.
In Digest AKA, the server uses the AKA XRES parameter as "password"
when calculating the "response-auth" of the "Authentication-Info"
header defined in RFC 2617.
4. Example Digest AKA Operation
Figure 2 below describes a message flow describing a Digest AKA
process of authenticating a SIP request, namely the SIP REGISTER
request.
Client Server | 1) REGISTER | |------------------------------------------------------>| | | | +-----------------------------+ | | Server runs AKA algorithms, | | | generates RAND and AUTN. | | +-----------------------------+ | | | 2) 401 Unauthorized | | WWW-Authenticate: Digest | | (RAND, AUTN delivered) | |<------------------------------------------------------| | | +------------------------------------+ | | Client runs AKA algorithms on ISIM,| | | verifies AUTN, derives RES | | | and session keys. | | +------------------------------------+ | | | | 3) REGISTER | | Authorization: Digest (RES is used) | |------------------------------------------------------>| | | | +------------------------------+ | | Server checks the given RES, | | | and finds it correct. | | +------------------------------+ | | | 4) 200 OK | | Authentication-Info: (XRES is used) | |<------------------------------------------------------| | | Figure 2: Message flow representing a successful authentication. 1) Initial request REGISTER sip:home.mobile.biz SIP/2.0
2) Response containing a challenge
SIP/2.0 401 Unauthorized
WWW-Authenticate: Digest
realm="RoamingUsers@mobile.biz",
nonce="CjPk9mRqNuT25eRkajM09uTl9nM09uTl9nMz5OX25PZz==",
qop="auth,auth-int",
opaque="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41",
algorithm=AKAv1-MD5
3) Request containing credentials
REGISTER sip:home.mobile.biz SIP/2.0
Authorization: Digest
username="jon.dough@mobile.biz",
realm="RoamingUsers@mobile.biz",
nonce="CjPk9mRqNuT25eRkajM09uTl9nM09uTl9nMz5OX25PZz==",
uri="sip:home.mobile.biz",
qop=auth-int,
nc=00000001,
cnonce="0a4f113b",
response="6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1",
opaque="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41"
4) Successful response
SIP/2.0 200 OK
Authentication-Info:
qop=auth-int,
rspauth="6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1",
cnonce="0a4f113b",
nc=00000001
Figure 3 below describes a message flow describing a Digest AKA authentication process, in which there is a synchronization failure. Client Server | 1) REGISTER | |------------------------------------------------------>| | | | +-----------------------------+ | | Server runs AKA algorithms, | | | generates RAND and AUTN. | | +-----------------------------+ | | | 2) 401 Unauthorized | | WWW-Authenticate: Digest | | (RAND, AUTN delivered) | |<------------------------------------------------------| | | +------------------------------------+ | | Client runs AKA algorithms on ISIM,| | | verifies the AUTN, but discovers | | | that it contains an invalid | | | sequence number. The client then | | | generates an AUTS token. | | +------------------------------------+ | | | | 3) REGISTER | | Authorization: Digest (AUTS is delivered) | |------------------------------------------------------>| | | | +-----------------------+ | | Server performs | | | re-synchronization | | | using AUTS and RAND. | | +-----------------------+ | | | 4) 401 Unauthorized | | WWW-Authenticate: Digest | | (re-synchronized RAND, | | AUTN delivered) | |<------------------------------------------------------| | | Figure 3: Message flow representing an authentication synchronization failure.
1) Initial request
REGISTER sip:home.mobile.biz SIP/2.0
2) Response containing a challenge
SIP/2.0 401 Unauthorized
WWW-Authenticate: Digest
realm="RoamingUsers@mobile.biz",
qop="auth",
nonce="CjPk9mRqNuT25eRkajM09uTl9nM09uTl9nMz5OX25PZz==",
opaque="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41",
algorithm=AKAv1-MD5
3) Request containing credentials
REGISTER sip:home.mobile.biz SIP/2.0
Authorization: Digest
username="jon.dough@mobile.biz",
realm="RoamingUsers@mobile.biz",
nonce="CjPk9mRqNuT25eRkajM09uTl9nM09uTl9nMz5OX25PZz==",
uri="sip:home.mobile.biz",
qop=auth,
nc=00000001,
cnonce="0a4f113b",
response="4429ffe49393c02397450934607c4ef1",
opaque="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41",
auts="5PYxMuX2NOT2NeQ="
4) Response containing a new challenge
SIP/2.0 401 Unauthorized
WWW-Authenticate: Digest
realm="RoamingUsers@mobile.biz",
qop="auth,auth-int",
nonce="9uQzNPbk9jM05Pbl5Pbl5DIz9uTl9uTl9jM0NTHk9uXk==",
opaque="dcd98b7102dd2f0e8b11d0f600bfb0c093",
algorithm=AKAv1-MD5
5. Security Considerations
In general, Digest AKA is vulnerable to the same security threats as
HTTP authentication [2]. This chapter discusses the relevant
exceptions.
5.1 Authentication of Clients using Digest AKA
AKA is typically -- though this isn't a theoretical limitation -- run on an ISIM application that usually resides in a tamper resistant smart card. Interfaces to the ISIM exist, which enable the host device to request authentication to be performed on the card. However, these interfaces do not allow access to the long-term secret outside the ISIM, and the authentication can only be performed if the device accessing the ISIM has knowledge of a PIN code, shared between the user and the ISIM. Such PIN codes are typically obtained from user input, and are usually required when the device is powered on. The use of tamper resistant cards with secure interfaces implies that Digest AKA is typically more secure than regular Digest implementations, as neither possession of the host device nor Trojan Horses in the software give access to the long term secret. Where a PIN scheme is used, the user is also authenticated when the device is powered on. However, there may be a difference in the resulting security of Digest AKA, compared to traditional Digest implementations, depending of course on whether those implementations cache/store passwords that are received from the user.5.2 Limited Use of Nonce Values
The Digest scheme uses server-specified nonce values to seed the generation of the request-digest value. The server is free to construct the nonce in such a way, that it may only be used from a particular client, for a particular resource, for a limited period of time or number of uses, or any other restrictions. Doing so strengthens the protection provided against, for example, replay attacks. Digest AKA limits the applicability of a nonce value to a particular ISIM. Typically, the ISIM is accessible only to one client device at a time. However, the nonce values are strong and secure even though limited to a particular ISIM. Additionally, this requires that the server is provided with the client identity before an authentication challenge can be generated. If a client identity is not available, an additional round trip is needed to acquire it. Such a case is analogous to an AKA synchronization failure. A server may allow each nonce value to be used only once by sending a next-nonce directive in the Authentication-Info header field of every response. However, this may cause a synchronization failure, and consequently some additional round trips in AKA, if the same SQN space is also used for other access schemes at the same time.
5.3 Multiple Authentication Schemes and Algorithms
In HTTP authentication, a user agent MUST choose the strongest authentication scheme it understands and request credentials from the user, based upon that challenge. In general, using passwords generated by Digest AKA with other HTTP authentication schemes is not recommended even though the realm values or protection domains would coincide. In these cases, a password should be requested from the end-user instead. Digest AKA passwords MUST NOT be re-used with such HTTP authentication schemes, which send the password in clear. In particular, AKA passwords MUST NOT be re-used with HTTP Basic. The same principle must be applied within a scheme if several algorithms are supported. A client receiving an HTTP Digest challenge with several available algorithms MUST choose the strongest algorithm it understands. For example, Digest with "AKAv1-MD5" would be stronger than Digest with "MD5".5.4 Online Dictionary Attacks
Since user-selected passwords are typically quite simple, it has been proposed that servers should not accept passwords for HTTP Digest, which are in the dictionary [2]. This potential threat does not exist in HTTP Digest AKA because the algorithm will use ISIM originated passwords. However, the end-user must still be careful with PIN codes. Even though HTTP Digest AKA password requests are never displayed to the end-user, she will be authenticated to the ISIM via a PIN code. Commonly known initial PIN codes are typically installed to the ISIM during manufacturing and if the end-users do not change them, there is a danger that an unauthorized user may be able to use the device. Naturally this requires that the unauthorized user has access to the physical device, and that the end-user has not changed the initial PIN code. For this reason, end-users are strongly encouraged to change their PIN codes when they receive an ISIM.5.5 Session Protection
Digest AKA is able to generate additional session keys for integrity (IK) and confidentiality (CK) protection. Even though this document does not specify the use of these additional keys, they may be used for creating additional security within HTTP authentication or some other security mechanism.
5.6 Replay Protection
AKA allows sequence numbers to be tracked for each authentication, with the SQN parameter. This allows authentications to be replay protected even if the RAND parameter happened to be the same for two authentication requests. More importantly, this offers additional protection for the case where an attacker replays an old authentication request sent by the network. The client will be able to detect that the request is old, and refuse authentication. This proves liveliness of the authentication request even in the case where a MitM attacker tries to trick the client into providing an authentication response, and then replaces parts of the message with something else. In other words, a client challenged by Digest AKA is not vulnerable for chosen plain text attacks. Finally, frequent sequence number errors would reveal an attack where the tamper resistant card has been cloned and is being used in multiple devices. The downside of sequence number tracking is that servers must hold more information for each user than just their long-term secret, namely the current SQN value. However, this information is typically not stored in the SIP nodes, but in dedicated authentication servers instead.5.7 Improvements to AKA Security
Even though AKA is perceived as a secure mechanism, Digest AKA is able to improve it. More specifically, the AKA parameters carried between the client and the server during authentication may be protected along with other parts of the message by using Digest AKA. This is not possible with plain AKA.6. IANA Considerations
This document specifies an aka-version namespace in Section 3.1 which requires a central coordinating body. The body responsible for this coordination is the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). The default aka-version defined in this document is "AKAv1". Following the policies outlined in [5], versions above 1 are allocated as Expert Review. Registrations with the IANA MUST include the version number being registered, including the "AKAv" prefix. For example, a registration for "AKAv2" would potentially be a valid one, whereas a registration for "FOOv2" or "2" would not be valid. Further, the registration MUST include contact information for the party responsible for the registration.
As this document defines the default aka-version, the initial IANA registration for aka-version values will contain an entry for "AKAv1".6.1 Registration Template
To: ietf-digest-aka@iana.org Subject: Registration of a new AKA version Version identifier: (Must contain a valid aka-version value, as described in section 3.1.) Person & email address to contact for further information: (Must contain contact information for the person(s) responsible for the registration.)Normative References
[1] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [2] Franks, J., Hallam-Baker, P., Hostetler, J., Lawrence, S., Leach, P., Luotonen, A. and L. Stewart, "HTTP Authentication: Basic and Digest Access Authentication", RFC 2617, June 1999. [3] Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston, A., Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M. and E. Schooler, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol", RFC 3261, June 2002. [4] Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies", RFC 2045, November 1996.Informative References
[5] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 2434, October 1998. [6] 3rd Generation Partnership Project, "Security Architecture (Release 4)", TS 33.102, December 2001. [7] http://www.iana.org, "Assigned Numbers".
Appendix A. Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Sanjoy Sen, Jonathan Rosenberg, Pete McCann, Tao Haukka, Ilkka Uusitalo, Henry Haverinen, John Loughney, Allison Mankin and Greg Rose.Authors' Addresses
Aki Niemi Nokia P.O. Box 301 NOKIA GROUP, FIN 00045 Finland Phone: +358 50 389 1644 EMail: aki.niemi@nokia.com Jari Arkko Ericsson Hirsalantie 1 Jorvas, FIN 02420 Finland Phone: +358 40 5079256 EMail: jari.arkko@ericsson.com Vesa Torvinen Ericsson Joukahaisenkatu 1 Turku, FIN 20520 Finland Phone: +358 40 7230822 EMail: vesa.torvinen@ericsson.fi
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