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RFC 9169: New ASN.1 Modules for the Evidence Record Syntax (ERS)

  • R. Housley,  
  • C. Wallace
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Abstract

The Evidence Record Syntax (ERS) and the conventions for including these evidence records in the Server-based Certificate Validation Protocol (SCVP) are expressed using ASN.1. This document offers alternative ASN.1 modules that conform to the 2002 version of ASN.1 and employ the conventions adopted in RFCs 5911, 5912, and 6268. There are no bits-on-the-wire changes to any of the formats; this is simply a change to the ASN.1 syntax.

Status of This Memo

This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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). Not all documents approved by the IESG are candidates for any level of Internet Standard; see 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/rfc9169.

1. Introduction

Some developers would like the IETF to use the latest version of ASN.1 in its standards. This document provides alternative ASN.1 modules to assist in that goal.

The Evidence Record Syntax (ERS) [RFC4998] provides two ASN.1 modules: one using the 1988 syntax [OLD-ASN1], which has been deprecated by the ITU-T, and another one using the newer syntax [NEW-ASN1], which continues to be maintained and enhanced. This document provides an alternative ASN.1 module that follows the conventions established in [RFC5911], [RFC5912], and [RFC6268].

In addition, [RFC5276] specifies the mechanism for conveying evidence records in the Server-based Certificate Validation Protocol (SCVP) [RFC5055]. There is only one ASN.1 module in [RFC5276], and it uses the 1988 syntax [OLD-ASN1]. This document provides an alternative ASN.1 module using the newer syntax [NEW-ASN1] and follows the conventions established in [RFC5911], [RFC5912], and [RFC6268]. Note that [RFC5912] already includes an alternative ASN.1 module for SCVP [RFC5055].

The original ASN.1 modules get some of their definitions from places outside the RFC series. Some of the referenced definitions are somewhat difficult to find. The alternative ASN.1 modules offered in this document stand on their own when combined with the modules in [RFC5911], [RFC5912], and [RFC6268].

The alternative ASN.1 modules produce the same bits on the wire as the original ones.

The alternative ASN.1 modules are informative; the original ones are normative.

2. ASN.1 Module for RFC 4998 

<CODE BEGINS>
   ERS-2021
     { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
       security(5) mechanisms(5) ltans(11) id-mod(0)
       id-mod-ers(1) id-mod-ers-v2(2) }

   DEFINITIONS IMPLICIT TAGS ::=
   BEGIN

   EXPORTS ALL;

   IMPORTS

   ContentInfo
     FROM CryptographicMessageSyntax-2010 -- in [RFC6268]
       { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1)
         pkcs-9(9) smime(16) modules(0) id-mod-cms-2009(58) }

   AlgorithmIdentifier{}, DIGEST-ALGORITHM
     FROM AlgorithmInformation-2009 -- in [RFC5912]
       { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
         security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7) id-mod(0)
         id-mod-algorithmInformation-02(58) }

   AttributeSet{}, ATTRIBUTE
     FROM PKIX-CommonTypes-2009 -- in [RFC5912]
       { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
         security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7) id-mod(0)
         id-mod-pkixCommon-02(57) }
   ;

   ltans OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) identified-organization(3)
     dod(6) internet(1) security(5) mechanisms(5) ltans(11) }

   EvidenceRecord ::= SEQUENCE {
     version  INTEGER { v1(1) },
     digestAlgorithms  SEQUENCE OF AlgorithmIdentifier
                         {DIGEST-ALGORITHM, {...}},
     cryptoInfos  [0] CryptoInfos OPTIONAL,
     encryptionInfo  [1] EncryptionInfo OPTIONAL,
     archiveTimeStampSequence  ArchiveTimeStampSequence }

   CryptoInfos ::= SEQUENCE SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute

   ArchiveTimeStamp ::= SEQUENCE {
     digestAlgorithm [0] AlgorithmIdentifier
                           {DIGEST-ALGORITHM, {...}} OPTIONAL,
     attributes      [1] Attributes OPTIONAL,
     reducedHashtree [2] SEQUENCE OF PartialHashtree OPTIONAL,
     timeStamp       ContentInfo }

   PartialHashtree ::= SEQUENCE OF OCTET STRING

   Attributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute

   ArchiveTimeStampChain ::= SEQUENCE OF ArchiveTimeStamp

   ArchiveTimeStampSequence ::= SEQUENCE OF ArchiveTimeStampChain

   EncryptionInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
     encryptionInfoType  ENCINFO-TYPE.&id
       ({SupportedEncryptionAlgorithms}),
     encryptionInfoValue  ENCINFO-TYPE.&Type
       ({SupportedEncryptionAlgorithms}{@encryptionInfoType}) }

   ENCINFO-TYPE ::= TYPE-IDENTIFIER

   SupportedEncryptionAlgorithms ENCINFO-TYPE ::= { ... }

   aa-er-internal ATTRIBUTE ::=
     { TYPE EvidenceRecord IDENTIFIED BY id-aa-er-internal }

   id-aa-er-internal  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)
     us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) smime(16) id-aa(2) 49 }

   aa-er-external ATTRIBUTE ::=
     { TYPE EvidenceRecord IDENTIFIED BY id-aa-er-external }

   id-aa-er-external  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)
     us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) smime(16) id-aa(2) 50 }

   ERSAttrSet ATTRIBUTE ::= { aa-er-internal | aa-er-external, ... }

   Attribute ::= AttributeSet {{ERSAttrSet}}

   END

<CODE ENDS>

3. ASN.1 Module for RFC 5276 

<CODE BEGINS>
   LTANS-SCVP-EXTENSION-2021
     { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
       security(5) mechanisms(5) ltans(11) id-mod(0)
       id-mod-ers-scvp(5) id-mod-ers-scvp-v2(2) }

   DEFINITIONS IMPLICIT TAGS ::=
   BEGIN

   EXPORTS ALL;

   IMPORTS

   id-swb, CertBundle, WANT-BACK, AllWantBacks
     FROM SCVP-2009 -- in [RFC5912]
       { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
         security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7) id-mod(0)
         id-mod-scvp-02(52) }

   EvidenceRecord
     FROM ERS-2021 -- in [RFC9169]
       { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
         security(5) mechanisms(5) ltans(11) id-mod(0)
         id-mod-ers(1) id-mod-ers-v2(2) }
  ;

   EvidenceRecordWantBack ::= SEQUENCE {
     targetWantBack  WANT-BACK.&id ({ExpandedWantBacks}),
     evidenceRecord  EvidenceRecord OPTIONAL }

   EvidenceRecordWantBacks ::= SEQUENCE SIZE (1..MAX) OF
                                 EvidenceRecordWantBack

   EvidenceRecords ::= SEQUENCE SIZE (1..MAX) OF EvidenceRecord

   ExpandedWantBacks WANT-BACK ::= { AllWantBacks |
                                     NewWantBacks |
                                     ERSWantBacks, ... }

   NewWantBacks WANT-BACK ::= { swb-partial-cert-path, ... }

   swb-partial-cert-path WANT-BACK ::=
     { CertBundle IDENTIFIED BY id-swb-partial-cert-path }

   id-swb-partial-cert-path OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-swb 15 }

   ERSWantBacks WANT-BACK ::= { swb-ers-pkc-cert |
                                swb-ers-best-cert-path |
                                swb-ers-partial-cert-path |
                                swb-ers-revocation-info |
                                swb-ers-all, ... }

   swb-ers-pkc-cert WANT-BACK ::=
     { EvidenceRecord IDENTIFIED BY id-swb-ers-pkc-cert }

   id-swb-ers-pkc-cert OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-swb 16 }

   swb-ers-best-cert-path WANT-BACK ::=
     { EvidenceRecord IDENTIFIED BY id-swb-ers-best-cert-path }

   id-swb-ers-best-cert-path OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-swb 17 }

   swb-ers-partial-cert-path WANT-BACK ::=
     { EvidenceRecord IDENTIFIED BY id-swb-ers-partial-cert-path }

   id-swb-ers-partial-cert-path OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-swb 18 }

   swb-ers-revocation-info WANT-BACK ::=
     { EvidenceRecords IDENTIFIED BY id-swb-ers-revocation-info }

   id-swb-ers-revocation-info OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-swb 19 }

   swb-ers-all WANT-BACK ::=
     { EvidenceRecordWantBacks IDENTIFIED BY id-swb-ers-all }

   id-swb-ers-all OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-swb 20 }

   END

<CODE ENDS>

4. IANA Considerations

IANA has assigned two object identifiers from the "SMI Security for LTANS Module Identifier" registry to identify the two ASN.1 modules in this document.

The following object identifiers have been assigned:

Table 1: IANA Object Identifiers
OID Value Description Reference
1.3.6.1.5.5.11.0.1.2 id-mod-ers-v2 RFC 9169
1.3.6.1.5.5.11.0.5.2 id-mod-ers-scvp-v2 RFC 9169

5. Security Considerations

Please see the security considerations in [RFC4998] and [RFC5276]. This document makes no changes to the security considerations in those documents. The ASN.1 modules in this document preserve bits on the wire as the ASN.1 modules that they replace.

6. References

6.1. Normative References

[NEW-ASN1]
ITU-T, "Information technology -- Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Specification of basic notation", ITU-T Recommendation X.680, ISO/IEC 8824-1:2021, , <https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.680>.
[RFC4998]
Gondrom, T., Brandner, R., and U. Pordesch, "Evidence Record Syntax (ERS)", RFC 4998, DOI 10.17487/RFC4998, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4998>.
[RFC5055]
Freeman, T., Housley, R., Malpani, A., Cooper, D., and W. Polk, "Server-Based Certificate Validation Protocol (SCVP)", RFC 5055, DOI 10.17487/RFC5055, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5055>.
[RFC5276]
Wallace, C., "Using the Server-Based Certificate Validation Protocol (SCVP) to Convey Long-Term Evidence Records", RFC 5276, DOI 10.17487/RFC5276, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5276>.
[RFC5911]
Hoffman, P. and J. Schaad, "New ASN.1 Modules for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and S/MIME", RFC 5911, DOI 10.17487/RFC5911, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5911>.
[RFC5912]
Hoffman, P. and J. Schaad, "New ASN.1 Modules for the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX)", RFC 5912, DOI 10.17487/RFC5912, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5912>.
[RFC6268]
Schaad, J. and S. Turner, "Additional New ASN.1 Modules for the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX)", RFC 6268, DOI 10.17487/RFC6268, , <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6268>.

6.2. Informative References

[OLD-ASN1]
CCITT, "Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)", CCITT Recommendation X.208, , <https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.208/en>.

Authors' Addresses

Russ Housley
Vigil Security, LLC
516 Dranesville Road
Herndon, VA 20170
United States of America
Carl Wallace
Red Hound Software, Inc.
5112 27th St. N
Arlington, VA 22207
United States of America
RFC 9169: New ASN.1 Modules for the Evidence Record Syntax (ERS)
Informational