GNAP J. Richer, Ed.
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Grant Negotiation Access Protocol
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Abstract
This document defines a mechanism for delegating authorization to a
piece of software, and conveying that delegation to the software.
This delegation can include access to a set of APIs as well as
information passed directly to the software.
This document has been prepared by the GNAP working group design team
of Kathleen Moriarty, Fabien Imbault, Dick Hard, Mike Jones, and
Justin Richer. This document is input into the GNAP working group.
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.
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Table of Contents
1. Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1. Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2. Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2.1. Redirect-based Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.2.2. User-code Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.2.3. Asynchronous Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2.4. Software-only Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.2.5. Refreshing an Expired Access Token . . . . . . . . . 15
2. Requesting Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.1. Requesting Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.1.1. Requesting a Single Access Token . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.1.2. Requesting Resources By Reference . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.1.3. Requesting Multiple Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2. Requesting User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.3. Identifying the RC by Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.3.1. Authenticating the RC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.3.2. Identifying the Client Key By Reference . . . . . . . 26
2.4. Identifying the User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.4.1. Identifying the User by Reference . . . . . . . . . . 28
2.5. Interacting with the User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.5.1. Redirect to an Arbitrary URL . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.5.2. Open an Application-specific URL . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.5.3. Receive a Callback After Interaction . . . . . . . . 31
2.5.4. Display a Short User Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.5.5. Indicate Desired Interaction Locales . . . . . . . . 34
2.5.6. Extending Interaction Capabilities . . . . . . . . . 34
2.6. Providing Displayable RC Information . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.7. Declaring RC Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.8. Referencing an Existing Grant Request . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.9. Requesting OpenID Connect Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.10. Extending The Grant Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3. Grant Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.1. Request Continuation Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.2. Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.2.1. Single Access Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.2.2. Multiple Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.3. Interaction Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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3.3.1. Redirection to an arbitrary URL . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.3.2. Launch of an application URL . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.3.3. Callback to URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.3.4. Display of a Short User Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.3.5. Extending Interaction Capability Responses . . . . . 44
3.4. Returning User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.5. Returning Dynamically-bound Reference Handles . . . . . . 45
3.6. Error response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3.7. Extending the Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4. Interaction at the AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.1. Interaction at a Redirected URI . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.2. Interaction at the User Code URI . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.3. Interaction through an Application URI . . . . . . . . . 49
4.4. Post-Interaction Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.4.1. Completing Interaction with a Browser Redirect to the
Callback URI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.4.2. Completing Interaction with a Direct HTTP Request
Callback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.4.3. Calculating the interaction hash . . . . . . . . . . 51
5. Continuing a Grant Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.1. Continuing after a Finalized Interaction . . . . . . . . 53
5.2. Continuing after Tokens are Issued . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6. Token Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.1. Rotating the Access Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.2. Revoking the Access Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
7. Using Access Tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8. Binding Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8.1. Detached JWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.2. Attached JWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
8.3. Mutual TLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.4. DPoP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8.5. HTTP Signing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.6. OAuth PoP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
9. Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
10. Resource Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
10.1. Introspecting a Token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
10.2. Deriving a downstream token . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10.3. Registering a Resource Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
10.4. Requesting a Resources With Insufficient Access . . . . 74
11. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
12. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
13. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
14. Privacy Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
15. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Appendix A. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Appendix B. Component Data Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Appendix C. Example Protocol Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
C.1. Redirect-Based User Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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C.2. Secondary Device Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Appendix D. No User Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
D.1. Asynchronous Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
D.2. Applying OAuth 2 Scopes and Client IDs . . . . . . . . . 90
Appendix E. JSON Structures and Polymorphism . . . . . . . . . . 91
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
1. Protocol
This protocol allows a piece of software to request delegated
authorization to an API, protected by an authorization server usually
on behalf of a resource owner. The user operating the software may
interact with the authorization server to authenticate, provide
consent, and authorize the request.
The process by which the delegation happens is known as a grant, and
the GNAP protocol allows for the negotiation of the grant process
over time by multiple parties.
This protocol solves many of the same use cases as OAuth 2.0
[RFC6749], OpenID Connect [OIDC], and the family of protocols that
have grown up around that ecosystem. However, GNAP is not an
extension of OAuth 2.0 and is not intended to be directly compatible
with OAuth 2.0. GNAP seeks to provide functionality and solve use
cases that OAuth 2.0 cannot easily or cleanly address. Even so, GNAP
and OAuth 2.0 will exist in parallel for many deployments, and
considerations have been taken to facilitate the mapping and
transition from legacy systems to GNAP. Some examples of these can
be found in Appendix D.2.
1.1. Roles
The parties in the GNAP protocol perform actions under different
roles. Roles are defined by the actions taken and the expectations
leveraged on the role by the overall protocol.
Authorization Server (AS) Manages the requested delegations for the
RO. The AS issues tokens and directly delegated information to
the RC. The AS is defined by its grant endpoint, a single URL
that accepts a POST request with a JSON payload. The AS could
also have other endpoints, including interaction endpoints and
user code endpoints, and these are introduced to the RC as needed
during the delegation process.
Resource Client (RC, aka "client") Requests tokens from the AS and
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uses tokens at the RS. The RC is identified by its key, and can
be known to the AS prior to the first request. The AS determines
which policies apply to a given RC, including what it can request
and on whose behalf.
Resource Server (RS) Accepts tokens from the RC issued by the AS and
serves delegated resources on behalf of the RO. There could be
multiple RSs protected by the AS that the RC will call.
Resource Owner (RO) Authorizes the request from the RC to the RS,
often interactively at the AS.
Requesting Party (RQ, aka "user") Operates and interacts with the
RC.
The GNAP protocol design does not assume any one deployment
architecture, but instead attempts to define roles that can be
fulfilled in a number of different ways for different use cases. As
long as a given role fulfills all of its obligations and behaviors as
defined by the protocol, GNAP does not make additional requirements
on its structure or setup.
Multiple roles can be fulfilled by the same party, and a given party
can switch roles in different instances of the protocol. For
example, the RO and RQ in many instances are the same person, where a
user is authorizing the RC to act on their own behalf at the RS. In
this case, one party fulfills both of the RO and RQ roles, but the
roles themselves are still defined separately from each other to
allow for other use cases where they are fulfilled by different
parties.
For another example, in some complex scenarios, an RS receiving
requests from one RC can act as an RC for a downstream secondary RS
in order to fulfill the original request. In this case, one piece of
software is both an RS and an RC from different perspectives, and it
fulfills these roles separately as far as the overall protocol is
concerned.
A single role need not be deployed as a monolithic service. For
example, An RC could have components that are installed on the RQ's
device as well as a back-end system that it communicates with. If
both of these components participate in the delegation protocol, they
are both considered part of the RC.
For another example, an AS could likewise be built out of many
constituent components in a distributed architecture. The component
that the RC calls directly could be different from the component that
the the RO interacts with to drive consent, since API calls and user
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interaction have different security considerations in many
environments. Furthermore, the AS could need to collect identity
claims about the RO from one system that deals with user attributes
while generating access tokens at another system that deals with
security rights. From the perspective of GNAP, all of these are
pieces of the AS and together fulfill the role of the AS as defined
by the protocol.
[[ Editor's note: The names for the roles are an area of ongoing
discussion within the working group, as is the appropriate precision
of what activities and expectations a particular role covers. In
particular, the AS might be formally decomposed into delegation
components, that the client talks to, and interaction components,
that the user talks to. ]]
1.2. Sequences
The GNAP protocol can be used in a variety of ways to allow the core
delegation process to take place. Many portions of this process are
conditionally present depending on the context of the deployments,
and not every step in this overview will happen in all circumstances.
Note that a connection between roles in this process does not
necessarily indicate that a specific protocol message is sent across
the wire between the components fulfilling the roles in question, or
that a particular step is required every time. In some
circumstances, the information needed at a given stage is
communicated out-of-band or is pre-configured between the components
or entities performing the roles. For example, one entity can fulfil
multiple roles, and so explicit communication between the roles is
not necessary within the protocol flow.
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+------------+ +------------+
| Requesting | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ | Resource |
| Party (RQ) | | Owner (RO) |
+------------+ +------------+
+ +
+ +
(A) (B)
+ +
+ +
+--------+ + +------------+
|Resource|--------------(1)-------+----->| Resource |
| Client | + | Server |
| (RC) | +---------------+ | (RS) |
| |--(2)->| Authorization | | |
| |<-(3)--| Server | | |
| | | (AS) | | |
| |--(4)->| | | |
| |<-(5)--| | | |
| |--------------(6)------------->| |
| | | |<-(7)--| |
| |<-------------(8)------------->| |
| |--(9)->| | | |
| |<-(10)-| | | |
| |--------------(11)------------>| |
| | | |<-(12)-| |
| |-(13)->| | | |
| | | | | |
+--------+ +---------------+ +------------+
Legend
+ + + indicates a possible interaction with a human
----- indicates an interaction between protocol roles
~ ~ ~ indicates a potential equivalence or communication between roles
* (A) The RQ interacts with the RC to indicate a need for resources
on behalf of the RO. This could identify the RS the RC needs to
call, the resources needed, or the RO that is needed to approve
the request. Note that the RO and RQ are often the same entity in
practice.
* (1) The RC attempts to call the RS (Section 10.4) to determine
what access is needed. The RS informs the RC that access can be
granted through the AS.
* (2) The RC requests access at the AS (Section 2).
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* (3) The AS processes the request and determines what is needed to
fulfill the request. The AS sends its response to the RC
(Section 3).
* (B) If interaction is required, the AS interacts with the RO
(Section 4) to gather authorization. The interactive component of
the AS can function using a variety of possible mechanisms
including web page redirects, applications, challenge/response
protocols, or other methods. The RO approves the request for the
RC being operated by the RQ. Note that the RO and RQ are often
the same entity in practice.
* (4) The RC continues the grant at the AS (Section 5).
* (5) If the AS determines that access can be granted, it returns a
response to the RC (Section 3) including an access token
(Section 3.2) for calling the RS and any directly returned
information (Section 3.4) about the RO.
* (6) The RC uses the access token (Section 7) to call the RS.
* (7) The RS determines if the token is sufficient for the request
by examining the token, potentially calling the AS (Section 10.1).
* (8) The RC to call the RS (Section 7) using the access token until
the RS or RC determine that the token is no longer valid.
* (9) When the token no longer works, the RC fetches an updated
access token (Section 6.1) based on the rights granted in (5).
* (10) The AS issues a new access token (Section 3.2) to the RC.
* (11) The RC uses the new access token (Section 7) to call the RS.
* (12) The RS determines if the new token is sufficient for the
request by examining the token, potentially calling the AS
(Section 10.1).
* (13) The RC disposes of the token (Section 6.2) once the RC has
completed its access of the RS.
The following sections and Appendix C contain specific guidance on
how to use the GNAP protocol in different situations and deployments.
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1.2.1. Redirect-based Interaction
In this example flow, the RC is a web application that wants access
to resources on behalf of the current user, who acts as both the
requesting party (RQ) and the resource owner (RO). Since the RC is
capable of directing the user to an arbitrary URL and receiving
responses from the user's browser, interaction here is handled
through front-channel redirects using the user's browser. The RC
uses a persistent session with the user to ensure the same user that
is starting the interaction is the user that returns from the
interaction.
+--------+ +--------+ +------+
| RC | | AS | | RO |
| | | | | + |
| |< (1) + Start Session + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +| RQ |
| | | | |(User)|
| |--(2)--- Request Access --------->| | | |
| | | | | |
| |<-(3)-- Interaction Needed -------| | | |
| | | | | |
| |+ (4) + Redirect for Interaction + + + + + + + + + > | |
| | | | | |
| | | |<+ (5) +>| |
| | | | AuthN | |
| | | | | |
| | | |<+ (6) +>| |
| | | | AuthZ | |
| | | | | |
| |< (7) + Redirect for Continuation + + + + + + + + + +| |
| | | | +------+
| |--(8)--- Continue Request ------->| |
| | | |
| |<-(9)----- Grant Access ----------| |
| | | |
+--------+ +--------+
1. The RC establishes a verifiable session to the user, in the role
of the RQ.
2. The RC requests access to the resource (Section 2). The RC
indicates that it can redirect to an arbitrary URL
(Section 2.5.1) and receive a callback from the browser
(Section 2.5.3). The RC stores verification information for its
callback in the session created in (1).
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3. The AS determines that interaction is needed and responds
(Section 3) with a URL to send the user to (Section 3.3.1) and
information needed to verify the callback (Section 3.3.3) in (7).
The AS also includes information the RC will need to continue the
request (Section 3.1) in (8). The AS associates this
continuation information with an ongoing request that will be
referenced in (4), (6), and (8).
4. The RC stores the verification and continuation information from
(3) in the session from (1). The RC then redirects the user to
the URL (Section 4.1) given by the AS in (3). The user's browser
loads the interaction redirect URL. The AS loads the pending
request based on the incoming URL generated in (3).
5. The user authenticates at the AS, taking on the role of the RO.
6. As the RO, the user authorizes the pending request from the RC.
7. When the AS is done interacting with the user, the AS redirects
the user back (Section 4.4.1) to the RC using the callback URL
provided in (2). The callback URL is augmented with an
interaction reference that the AS associates with the ongoing
request created in (2) and referenced in (4). The callback URL
is also augmented with a hash of the security information
provided in (2) and (3). The RC loads the verification
information from (2) and (3) from the session created in (1).
The RC calculates a hash (Section 4.4.3) based on this
information and continues only if the hash validates. Note that
the RC needs to ensure that the parameters for the incoming
request match those that it is expecting from the session created
in (1). The RC also needs to be prepared for the RQ never being
returned to the RC and handle time outs appropriately.
8. The RC loads the continuation information from (3) and sends the
interaction reference from (7) in a request to continue the
request (Section 5.1). The AS validates the interaction
reference ensuring that the reference is associated with the
request being continued.
9. If the request has been authorized, the AS grants access to the
information in the form of access tokens (Section 3.2) and direct
subject information (Section 3.4) to the RC.
An example set of protocol messages for this method can be found in
Appendix C.1.
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1.2.2. User-code Interaction
In this example flow, the RC is a device that is capable of
presenting a short, human-readable code to the user and directing the
user to enter that code at a known URL. The RC is not capable of
presenting an arbitrary URL to the user, nor is it capable of
accepting incoming HTTP requests from the user's browser. The RC
polls the AS while it is waiting for the RO to authorize the request.
The user's interaction is assumed to occur on a secondary device. In
this example it is assumed that the user is both the RQ and RO,
though the user is not assumed to be interacting with the RC through
the same web browser used for interaction at the AS.
+--------+ +--------+ +------+
| RC | | AS | | RO |
| |--(1)--- Request Access --------->| | | + |
| | | | | RQ |
| |<-(2)-- Interaction Needed -------| | |(User)|
| | | | | |
| |+ (3) + + Display User Code + + + + + + + + + + + + >| |
| | | | | |
| | | |<+ (4) +>| |
| | | | Code | |
| |--(8)--- Continue Request (A) --->| | | |
| | | |<+ (5) +>| |
| |<-(9)-- Not Yet Granted (Wait) ---| | AuthN | |
| | | | | |
| | | |<+ (6) +>| |
| | | | AuthZ | |
| | | | | |
| | | |<+ (7) +>| |
| | | |Completed| |
| | | | | |
| |--(10)-- Continue Request (B) --->| | +------+
| | | |
| |<-(11)----- Grant Access ---------| |
| | | |
+--------+ +--------+
1. The RC requests access to the resource (Section 2). The RC
indicates that it can display a user code (Section 2.5.4).
2. The AS determines that interaction is needed and responds
(Section 3) with a user code to communicate to the user
(Section 3.3.4). This could optionally include a URL to direct
the user to, but this URL should be static and so could be
configured in the RC's documentation. The AS also includes
information the RC will need to continue the request
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(Section 3.1) in (8) and (10). The AS associates this
continuation information with an ongoing request that will be
referenced in (4), (6), (8), and (10).
3. The RC stores the continuation information from (2) for use in
(8) and (10). The RC then communicates the code to the user
(Section 4.1) given by the AS in (2).
4. The user's directs their browser to the user code URL. This URL
is stable and can be communicated via the RC's documentation,
the AS documentation, or the RC software itself. Since it is
assumed that the RO will interact with the AS through a
secondary device, the RC does not provide a mechanism to launch
the RO's browser at this URL. The user enters the code
communicated in (3) to the AS. The AS validates this code
against a current request in process.
5. The user authenticates at the AS, taking on the role of the RO.
6. As the RO, the user authorizes the pending request from the RC.
7. When the AS is done interacting with the user, the AS indicates
to the RO that the request has been completed.
8. Meanwhile, the RC loads the continuation information stored at
(3) and continues the request (Section 5). The AS determines
which ongoing access request is referenced here and checks its
state.
9. If the access request has not yet been authorized by the RO in
(6), the AS responds to the RC to continue the request
(Section 3.1) at a future time through additional polling. This
response can include refreshed credentials as well as
information regarding how long the RC should wait before calling
again. The RC replaces its stored continuation information from
the previous response (2). Note that the AS may need to
determine that the RO has not approved the request in a
sufficient amount of time and return an appropriate error to the
RC.
10. The RC continues to poll the AS (Section 5) with the new
continuation information in (9).
11. If the request has been authorized, the AS grants access to the
information in the form of access tokens (Section 3.2) and
direct subject information (Section 3.4) to the RC.
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An example set of protocol messages for this method can be found in
Appendix C.2.
1.2.3. Asynchronous Authorization
In this example flow, the RQ and RO roles are fulfilled by different
parties, and the RO does not interact with the RC. The AS reaches
out asynchronously to the RO during the request process to gather the
RO's authorization for the RC's request. The RC polls the AS while
it is waiting for the RO to authorize the request.
+--------+ +--------+ +------+
| RC | | AS | | RO |
| |--(1)--- Request Access --------->| | | |
| | | | | |
| |<-(2)-- Not Yet Granted (Wait) ---| | | |
| | | |<+ (3) +>| |
| | | | AuthN | |
| |--(6)--- Continue Request (A) --->| | | |
| | | |<+ (4) +>| |
| |<-(7)-- Not Yet Granted (Wait) ---| | AuthZ | |
| | | | | |
| | | |<+ (5) +>| |
| | | |Completed| |
| | | | | |
| |--(8)--- Continue Request (B) --->| | +------+
| | | |
| |<-(9)------ Grant Access ---------| |
| | | |
+--------+ +--------+
1. The RC requests access to the resource (Section 2). The RC does
not send any interactions capabilities to the server, indicating
that it does not expect to interact with the RO. The RC can also
signal which RO it requires authorization from, if known, by
using the user request section (Section 2.4).
2. The AS determines that interaction is needed, but the RC cannot
interact with the RO. The AS responds (Section 3) with the
information the RC will need to continue the request
(Section 3.1) in (6) and (8), including a signal that the RC
should wait before checking the status of the request again. The
AS associates this continuation information with an ongoing
request that will be referenced in (3), (4), (5), (6), and (8).
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3. The AS determines which RO to contact based on the request in
(1), through a combination of the user request (Section 2.4), the
resources request (Section 2.1), and other policy information.
The AS contacts the RO and authenticates them.
4. The RO authorizes the pending request from the RC.
5. When the AS is done interacting with the RO, the AS indicates to
the RO that the request has been completed.
6. Meanwhile, the RC loads the continuation information stored at
(3) and continues the request (Section 5). The AS determines
which ongoing access request is referenced here and checks its
state.
7. If the access request has not yet been authorized by the RO in
(6), the AS responds to the RC to continue the request
(Section 3.1) at a future time through additional polling. This
response can include refreshed credentials as well as information
regarding how long the RC should wait before calling again. The
RC replaces its stored continuation information from the previous
response (2). Note that the AS may need to determine that the RO
has not approved the request in a sufficient amount of time and
return an appropriate error to the RC.
8. The RC continues to poll the AS (Section 5) with the new
continuation information from (7).
9. If the request has been authorized, the AS grants access to the
information in the form of access tokens (Section 3.2) and direct
subject information (Section 3.4) to the RC.
An example set of protocol messages for this method can be found in
Appendix D.1.
1.2.4. Software-only Authorization
In this example flow, the AS policy allows the RC to make a call on
its own behalf, without the need for a RO to be involved at runtime
to approve the decision. Since there is no explicit RO, the RC does
not interact with an RO.
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+--------+ +--------+
| RC | | AS |
| |--(1)--- Request Access --------->| |
| | | |
| |<-(2)---- Grant Access -----------| |
| | | |
+--------+ +--------+
1. The RC requests access to the resource (Section 2). The RC does
not send any interactions capabilities to the server.
2. The AS determines that the request is been authorized, the AS
grants access to the information in the form of access tokens
(Section 3.2) and direct subject information (Section 3.4) to the
RC.
An example set of protocol messages for this method can be found in
Appendix D.
1.2.5. Refreshing an Expired Access Token
In this example flow, the RC receives an access token to access a
resource server through some valid GNAP process. The RC uses that
token at the RS for some time, but eventually the access token
expires. The RC then gets a new access token by rotating the expired
access token at the AS using the token's management URL.
+--------+ +--------+
| RC | | AS |
| |--(1)--- Request Access ----------------->| |
| | | |
| |<-(2)--- Grant Access --------------------| |
| | | |
| | +--------+ | |
| |--(3)--- Access Resource --->| RS | | |
| | | | | |
| |<-(4)--- Error Response -----| | | |
| | +--------+ | |
| | | |
| |--(5)--- Rotate Token ------------------->| |
| | | |
| |<-(6)--- Rotated Token -------------------| |
| | | |
+--------+ +--------+
1. The RC requests access to the resource (Section 2).
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2. The AS grants access to the resource (Section 3) with an access
token (Section 3.2) usable at the RS. The access token response
includes a token management URI.
3. The RC presents the token (Section 7) to the RS. The RS
validates the token and returns an appropriate response for the
API.
4. When the access token is expired, the RS responds to the RC with
an error.
5. The RC calls the token management URI returned in (2) to rotate
the access token (Section 6.1). The RC presents the access token
as well as the appropriate key.
6. The AS validates the rotation request including the signature and
keys presented in (5) and returns a new access token
(Section 3.2.1). The response includes a new access token and
can also include updated token management information, which the
RC will store in place of the values returned in (2).
2. Requesting Access
To start a request, the RC sends JSON [RFC8259] document with an
object as its root. Each member of the request object represents a
different aspect of the RC's request. Each field is described in
detail in a section below.
resources Describes the rights that the RC is requesting for one or
more access tokens to be used at RS's. Section 2.1
subject Describes the information about the RO that the RC is
requesting to be returned directly in the response from the AS.
Section 2.2
key Identifies the key that the RC will use to protect this request
and any continuation requests at the AS. Section 2.3
user Identifies the RQ to the AS in a manner that the AS can verify,
either directly or by interacting with the RQ to determine their
status as the RO. Section 2.4
interact Describes the capabilities that the RC has for allowing the
RO to interact with the AS. Section 2.5
display Describes the user-facing information about the RC used in
interactions at the AS. Section 2.6
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capabilities Identifies named extension capabilities that the RC can
use, signaling to the AS which extensions it can use. Section 2.7
existing_grant Identifies a previously-existing grant that the RC is
extending with this request. Section 2.8
claims Identifies the identity claims to be returned as part of an
OpenID Connect claims request. Section 2.9
Additional members of this request object can be defined by
extensions to this protocol as described in Section 2.10
A non-normative example of a grant request is below:
{
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"key": {
"proof": "jwsd",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeL...."
}
},
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
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"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
},
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"capabilities": ["ext1", "ext2"],
"subject": {
"sub_ids": ["iss-sub", "email"],
"assertions": ["id_token"]
}
}
The request MUST be sent as a JSON object in the body of the HTTP
POST request with Content-Type "application/json", unless otherwise
specified by the signature mechanism.
2.1. Requesting Resources
If the RC is requesting one or more access tokens for the purpose of
accessing an API, the RC MUST include a "resources" element. This
element MUST be an array (for a single access token (Section 2.1.1))
or an object (for multiple access tokens (Section 2.1.3)), as
described in the following sections.
2.1.1. Requesting a Single Access Token
When requesting an access token, the RC MUST send a "resources"
element containing a JSON array. The elements of the JSON array
represent rights of access that the RC is requesting in the access
token. The requested access is the sum of all elements within the
array.
The RC declares what access it wants to associated with the resulting
access token using objects that describe multiple dimensions of
access. Each object contains a "type" property that determines the
type of API that the RC is calling.
type The type of resource request as a string. This field MAY
define which other elements are allowed in the request. This
element is REQUIRED.
The value of this field is under the control of the AS. This field
MUST be compared using an exact byte match of the string value
against known types by the AS. The AS MUST ensure that there is no
collision between different authorization data types that it
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supports. The AS MUST NOT do any collation or normalization of data
types during comparison. It is RECOMMENDED that designers of
general-purpose APIs use a URI for this field to avoid collisions
between multiple API types protected by a single AS.
While it is expected that many APIs will have its own properties, a
set of common properties are defined here. Specific API
implementations SHOULD NOT re-use these fields with different
semantics or syntax. The available values for these properties are
determined by the API being protected at the RS.
[[ Editor's note: this will align with OAuth 2 RAR, but the details
of how it aligns are TBD ]].
actions The types of actions the RC will take at the RS as an array
of strings. For example, an RC asking for a combination of "read"
and "write" access.
locations The location of the RS as an array of strings. These
strings are typically URIs identifying the location of the RS.
datatypes The kinds of data available to the RC at the RS's API as
an array of strings. For example, an RC asking for access to raw
"image" data and "metadata" at a photograph API.
identifier A string identifier indicating a specific resource at the
RS. For example, a patient identifier for a medical API or a bank
account number for a financial API.
The following non-normative example shows the use of both common and
API-specific elements as part of two different access "type" values.
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"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
{
"type": "financial-transaction",
"actions": [
"withdraw"
],
"identifier": "account-14-32-32-3",
"currency": "USD"
}
]
If this request is approved, the resulting access token
(Section 3.2.1) will include the sum of both of the requested types
of access.
2.1.2. Requesting Resources By Reference
Instead of sending an object describing the requested resource
(Section 2.1.1), a RC MAY send a string known to the AS or RS
representing the access being requested. Each string SHOULD
correspond to a specific expanded object representation at the AS.
[[ Editor's note: we could describe more about how the expansion
would work. For example, expand into an object where the value of
the "type" field is the value of the string. Or we could leave it
open and flexible, since it's really up to the AS/RS to interpret. ]]
"resources": [
"read", "dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
]
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This value is opaque to the RC and MAY be any valid JSON string, and
therefore could include spaces, unicode characters, and properly
escaped string sequences. However, in some situations the value is
intended to be seen and understood be the RC developer. In such
cases, the API designer choosing any such human-readable strings
SHOULD take steps to ensure the string values are not easily confused
by a developer
This functionality is similar in practice to OAuth 2's "scope"
parameter [RFC6749], where a single string represents the set of
access rights requested by the RC. As such, the reference string
could contain any valid OAuth 2 scope value as in Appendix D.2. Note
that the reference string here is not bound to the same character
restrictions as in OAuth 2's "scope" definition.
A single "resources" array MAY include both object-type and string-
type resource items.
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"read",
"dolphin-metadata",
{
"type": "financial-transaction",
"actions": [
"withdraw"
],
"identifier": "account-14-32-32-3",
"currency": "USD"
},
"some other thing"
]
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[[ Editor's note: passing resource requests by reference really is
akin to a "scope", and we have many years of experience showing us
that the simplicity of giving a developer a set of strings to send is
a simple and powerful pattern. We could always require objects and
just use the "type" field as a scope value, but that's a lot of
complexity to pay for the simple case. Client developers will always
know which kind they need to send, because they're the ones picking
from the API's description. ]]
2.1.3. Requesting Multiple Access Tokens
When requesting multiple access tokens, the resources element is a
JSON object. The names of the JSON object elements are token
identifiers chosen by the RC, and MAY be any valid string. The
values of the JSON object are JSON arrays representing a single
access token request, as specified in requesting a single access
token (Section 2.1.1).
The following non-normative example shows a request for two separate
access tokens, "token1" and "token2".
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"resources": {
"token1": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"token2": [
{
"type": "walrus-access",
"actions": [
"foo",
"bar"
],
"locations": [
"https://resource.other/"
],
"datatypes": [
"data",
"pictures",
"walrus whiskers"
]
}
]
}
Any approved access requests are returned in the multiple access
token response (Section 3.2.2) structure using the token identifiers
in the request.
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2.2. Requesting User Information
If the RC is requesting information about the RO from the AS, it
sends a "subject" element as a JSON object. This object MAY contain
the following fields (or additional fields defined in a registry TBD
(Section 12)).
sub_ids An array of subject identifier subject types requested for
the RO, as defined by [I-D.ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers].
assertions An array of requested assertion formats. Possible values
include "id_token" for an [OIDC] ID Token and "saml2" for a SAML 2
assertion. Additional assertion values are defined by a registry
TBD (Section 12). [[ Editor's note: These values are lifted from
[RFC8693]'s "token type identifiers" list, but is there a better
source?]]
"subject": {
"sub_ids": [ "iss-sub", "email" ],
"assertions": [ "id_token", "saml2" ]
}
The AS can determine the RO's identity and permission for releasing
this information through interaction with the RO (Section 4), AS
policies, or assertions presented by the RC (Section 2.4). If this
is determined positively, the AS MAY return the RO's information in
its response (Section 3.4) as requested.
Note: the "sub_ids" and "assertions" request fields are independent
of each other, and a returned assertion MAY omit a requested subject
identifier.
[[ Editor's note: we're potentially conflating these two types in the
same structure, so perhaps these should be split. There's also a
difference between user information and authentication event
information. ]]
2.3. Identifying the RC by Key
When sending a non-continuation request to the AS, the RC MUST
identify itself by including the "key" field in the request and by
signing the request as described in Section 8.
When sent by value, the key MUST be a public key in at least one
supported format and MUST contain a proof property that matches the
proofing mechanism used in the request. If the key is sent in
multiple formats, all the keys MUST be the same. The key presented
in this field MUST be the key used to sign the request.
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proof The form of proof that the RC will use when presenting the key
to the AS. The valid values of this field and the processing
requirements for each are detailed in Section 8. This field is
REQUIRED.
jwk Value of the public key as a JSON Web Key. MUST contain an "alg"
field which is used to validate the signature. MUST contain the
"kid" field to identify the key in the signed object.
cert PEM serialized value of the certificate used to sign the
request, with optional internal whitespace.
cert#256 The certificate thumbprint calculated as per OAuth-MTLS
[RFC8705] in base64 URL encoding.
Additional key types are defined in a registry TBD (Section 12).
[[ Editor's note: we will eventually want to have fetchable keys, I
would guess. Things like DID for key identification are going to be
important. ]]
This non-normative example shows a single key presented in multiple
formats using a single proofing mechanism.
"key": {
"proof": "httpsig",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_JtffXyaSx8xY..."
},
"cert": "MIIEHDCCAwSgAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFA..."
}
The RC MUST prove possession of any presented key by the "proof"
mechanism associated with the key in the request. Proof types are
defined in a registry TBD (Section 12) and an initial set are of
methods are described in Section 8.
Continuation requests (Section 5) MUST use the same key and proof
method as the initial request.
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[[ Editor's note: additional client attestation frameworks will
eventually need to be addressed here beyond the presentation of the
key. For example, the organization the client represents, or a
family of client software deployed in a cluster, or the posture of
the device the client is installed on. These all need to be
separable from the client's key and the key identifier. ]]
2.3.1. Authenticating the RC
If the presented key is known to the AS and is associated with a
single instance of the RC software, the process of presenting a key
and proving possession of that key is sufficient to authenticate the
RC to the AS. The AS MAY associate policies with the RC software
identified by this key, such as limiting which resources can be
requested and which interaction methods can be used. For example,
only specific RCs with certain known keys might be trusted with
access tokens without the AS interacting directly with the RO as in
Appendix D.
The presentation of a key allows the AS to strongly associate
multiple successive requests from the same RC with each other. This
is true when the AS knows the key ahead of time and can use the key
to authenticate the RC software, but also if the key is ephemeral and
created just for this request. As such the AS MAY allow for RCs to
make requests with unknown keys. This pattern allows for ephemeral
RCs, such as single-page applications, and RCs with many individual
instances, such as mobile applications, to generate their own key
pairs and use them within the protocol without having to go through a
separate registration step. The AS MAY limit which capabilities are
made available to RCs with unknown keys. For example, the AS could
have a policy saying that only previously-registered RCs can request
particular resources, or that all RCs with unknown keys have to be
interactively approved by an RO.
2.3.2. Identifying the Client Key By Reference
If the RC has a reference for its key, the RC MAY send that reference
handle as a string. The format of this string is determined by the
AS and is opaque to the RC.
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO"
If the key is passed by reference, the proofing mechanism associated
with that key reference MUST also be used by the RC, as described in
Section 8.
If the AS does not recognize the key reference handle, the request
MUST be rejected with an error.
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If the RC identifies its key by reference, the referenced key MAY be
a symmetric key known to the AS. The RC MUST NOT send a symmetric
key by value in the request, as doing so would expose the key
directly instead of proving possession of it.
[[ Editor's note: In many ways, passing a key identifier by reference
is analogous to OAuth 2's "client_id" parameter [RFC6749], especially
when coupled with a confidential client's registration and
authentication process. See Appendix D.2 for an example. Something
like this is required to make things easier for client developers in
the common case where the AS already knows the client's key, and to
allow symmetric keys. ]]
2.4. Identifying the User
If the RC knows the identity of the RQ through one or more
identifiers or assertions, the RC MAY send that information to the AS
in the "user" field. The RC MAY pass this information by value or by
reference.
sub_ids An array of subject identifiers for the RQ, as defined by
[I-D.ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers].
assertions An object containing assertions as values keyed on the
assertion type defined by a registry TBD (Section 12). Possible
keys include "id_token" for an [OIDC] ID Token and "saml2" for a
SAML 2 assertion. Additional assertion values are defined by a
registry TBD (Section 12). [[ Editor's note: These keys are
lifted from [RFC8693]'s "token type identifiers" list, but is
there a better source? Additionally: should this be an array of
objects with internal typing like the sub_ids? Do we expect more
than one assertion per user anyway? ]]
"user": {
"sub_ids": [ {
"subject_type": "email",
"email": "user@example.com"
} ],
"assertions": {
"id_token": "eyj..."
}
}
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Subject identifiers are hints to the AS in determining the RO and
MUST NOT be taken as declarative statements that a particular RO is
present at the RC and acting as the RQ. Assertions SHOULD be
validated by the AS. [[ editor's note: is this a MUST? Assertion
validation is extremely specific to the kind of assertion in place,
what other guidance and requirements can we put in place here? ]]
If the identified RQ does not match the RO present at the AS during
an interaction step, the AS SHOULD reject the request with an error.
[[ Editor's note: we're potentially conflating identification
(sub_ids) and provable presence (assertions and a trusted reference
handle) in the same structure, so perhaps these should be split. The
security parameters are pretty different here. ]]
If the AS trusts the RC to present verifiable assertions, the AS MAY
decide, based on its policy, to skip interaction with the RO, even if
the RC provides one or more interaction capabilities in its request.
2.4.1. Identifying the User by Reference
User reference identifiers can be dynamically issued by the AS
(Section 3.5) to allow the RC to represent the same RQ to the AS over
subsequent requests.
If the RC has a reference for the RQ at this AS, the RC MAY pass that
reference as a string. The format of this string is opaque to the
RC.
"user": "XUT2MFM1XBIKJKSDU8QM"
User reference identifiers are not intended to be human-readable user
identifiers or structured assertions. For the RC to send either of
these, use the full user request object (Section 2.4) instead.
[[ Editor's note: we might be able to fold this function into an
unstructured user assertion reference issued by the AS to the RC. We
could put it in as an assertion type of "gnap_reference" or something
like that. Downside: it's more verbose and potentially confusing to
the client developer to have an assertion-like thing that's internal
to the AS and not an assertion. ]]
If the AS does not recognize the user reference, it MUST return an
error.
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2.5. Interacting with the User
If the RC is capable of driving interaction with the RQ, and the
client presumes the RQ can act as the RO, the RC SHOULD declare the
means that it can interact using the "interact" field. This field is
a JSON object with keys that declare different interaction
capabilities. A RC MUST NOT declare an interaction capability it
does not support.
The RC MAY send multiple capabilities in the same request. There is
no preference order specified in this request. An AS MAY respond to
any, all, or none of the presented interaction capabilities
(Section 3.3) in a request, depending on its capabilities and what is
allowed to fulfill the request. This specification defines the
following interaction capabilities:
redirect Indicates that the RC can
direct the RQ to an arbitrary URL at the AS for interaction.
Section 2.5.1
app Indicates that the RC can launch an
application on the RQ's device for interaction. Section 2.5.2
callback Indicates that the RC can
receive a callback from the AS after interaction with the RO has
concluded. Section 2.5.3
user_code Indicates that the RC can
communicate a human-readable short code to the RQ for use with a
stable URL at the AS. Section 2.5.4
ui_locales Indicates the RQ's preferred
locales that the AS can use during interaction, particularly
before the RO has authenticated. Section 2.5.5
The following sections detail requests for interaction capabilities.
Additional interaction capabilities are defined in a registry TBD
(Section 12).
[[ Editor's note: there need to be more examples (Appendix C) that
knit together the interaction capabilities into common flows, like an
authz-code equivalent. But it's important for the protocol design
that these are separate pieces to allow such knitting to take place.
]]
In this non-normative example, the RC is indicating that it can
redirect (Section 2.5.1) the RQ to an arbitrary URL and can receive a
callback (Section 2.5.3) through a browser request.
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"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
In this non-normative example, the RC is indicating that it can
display a use code (Section 2.5.4) and direct the RQ to an arbitrary
URL of maximum length (Section 2.5.1.1) 255 characters, but it cannot
accept a callback.
"interact": {
"redirect": 255,
"user_code": true
}
If the RC does not provide a suitable interaction mechanism, the AS
cannot contact the RO asynchronously, and the AS determines that
interaction is required, then the AS SHOULD return an error since the
RC will be unable to complete the request without authorization.
The AS SHOULD apply suitable timeouts to any interaction mechanisms
provided, including user codes and redirection URLs. The RC SHOULD
apply suitable timeouts to any callback URLs.
2.5.1. Redirect to an Arbitrary URL
If the RC is capable of directing the RQ to a URL defined by the AS
at runtime, the RC indicates this by sending the "redirect" field
with the boolean value "true". The means by which the RC will
activate this URL is out of scope of this specification, but common
methods include an HTTP redirect, launching a browser on the RQ's
device, providing a scannable image encoding, and printing out a URL
to an interactive console.
"interact": {
"redirect": true
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this RC and request,
the AS returns a redirect interaction response Section 3.3.1.
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2.5.1.1. Redirect to an Arbitrary Shortened URL
If the RC would prefer to redirect to a shortened URL defined by the
AS at runtime, the RC indicates this by sending the "redirect" field
with an integer indicating the maximum character length of the
returned URL. The AS MAY use this value to decide whether to return
a shortened form of the response URL. If the AS cannot shorten its
response URL enough to fit in the requested size, the AS SHOULD
return an error. [[ Editor's note: Or maybe just ignore this part of
the interaction request? ]]
"interact": {
"redirect": 255
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this RC and request,
the AS returns a redirect interaction response with short URL
Section 3.3.1.
2.5.2. Open an Application-specific URL
If the RC can open a URL associated with an application on the RQ's
device, the RC indicates this by sending the "app" field with boolean
value "true". The means by which the RC determines the application
to open with this URL are out of scope of this specification.
"interact": {
"app": true
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this RC and request,
the AS returns an app interaction response with an app URL payload
Section 3.3.2.
[[ Editor's note: this is similar to the "redirect" above today as
most apps use captured URLs, but there seems to be a desire for
splitting the web-based interaction and app-based interaction into
different URIs. There's also the possibility of wanting more in the
payload than can be reasonably put into the URL, or at least having
separate payloads. ]]
2.5.3. Receive a Callback After Interaction
If the RC is capable of receiving a message from the AS indicating
that the RO has completed their interaction, the RC indicates this by
sending the "callback" field. The value of this field is an object
containing the following members.
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uri REQUIRED. Indicates the URI to send the RO to after
interaction. This URI MAY be unique per request and MUST be
hosted by or accessible by the RC. This URI MUST NOT contain any
fragment component. This URI MUST be protected by HTTPS, be
hosted on a server local to the RO's browser ("localhost"), or use
an application-specific URI scheme. If the RC needs any state
information to tie to the front channel interaction response, it
MUST use a unique callback URI to link to that ongoing state. The
allowable URIs and URI patterns MAY be restricted by the AS based
on the RC's presented key information. The callback URI SHOULD be
presented to the RO during the interaction phase before redirect.
nonce REQUIRED. Unique value to be used in the calculation of the
"hash" query parameter sent to the callback URL, must be
sufficiently random to be unguessable by an attacker. MUST be
generated by the RC as a unique value for this request.
method REQUIRED. The callback method that the AS will use to
contact the RC. Valid values include "redirect" Section 2.5.3.1
and "push" Section 2.5.3.2, with other values defined by a
registry TBD (Section 12).
hash_method OPTIONAL. The hash calculation mechanism to be used for
the callback hash in Section 4.4.3. Can be one of "sha3" or
"sha2". If absent, the default value is "sha3". [[ Editor's
note: This should be expandable via a registry of cryptographic
options, and it would be good if we didn't define our own
identifiers here. See also note about cryptographic functions in
Section 4.4.3. ]]
"interact": {
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this RC and request,
the AS returns a nonce for use in validating the callback response
(Section 3.3.3). Requests to the callback URI MUST be processed as
described in Section 4.4, and the AS MUST require presentation of an
interaction callback reference as described in Section 5.1.
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2.5.3.1. Receive an HTTP Callback Through the Browser
A callback "method" value of "redirect" indicates that the RC will
expect a call from the RO's browser using the HTTP method GET as
described in Section 4.4.1.
"interact": {
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
Requests to the callback URI MUST be processed by the RC as described
in Section 4.4.1.
Since the incoming request to the callback URL is from the RO's
browser, this method is usually used when the RO and RQ are the same
entity. As such, the RC MUST ensure the RQ is present on the request
to prevent substitution attacks.
2.5.3.2. Receive an HTTP Direct Callback
A callback "method" value of "push" indicates that the RC will expect
a call from the AS directly using the HTTP method POST as described
in Section 4.4.2.
"interact": {
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
Requests to the callback URI MUST be processed by the RC as described
in Section 4.4.2.
Since the incoming request to the callback URL is from the AS and not
from the RO's browser, the RC MUST NOT require the RQ to be present
on incoming HTTP the request.
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2.5.4. Display a Short User Code
If the RC is capable of displaying or otherwise communicating a
short, human-entered code to the RO, the RC indicates this by sending
the "user_code" field with the boolean value "true". This code is to
be entered at a static URL that does not change at runtime, as
described in Section 3.3.4.
"interact": {
"user_code": true
}
If this interaction capability is supported for this RC and request,
the AS returns a user code and interaction URL as specified in
Section 4.2.
2.5.5. Indicate Desired Interaction Locales
If the RC knows the RQ's locale and language preferences, the RC can
send this information to the AS using the "ui_locales" field with an
array of locale strings as defined by [RFC5646].
"interact": {
"ui_locales": ["en_US", "fr_CA"]
}
If possible, the AS SHOULD use one of the locales in the array, with
preference to the first item in the array supported by the AS. If
none of the given locales are supported, the AS MAY use a default
locale.
2.5.6. Extending Interaction Capabilities
Additional interaction capabilities are defined in a registry TBD
(Section 12).
[[ Editor's note: we should have guidance in here about how to define
other interaction capabilities. There's already interest in defining
message-based protocols like DIDCOMM and challenge-response protocols
like FIDO, for example. ]]
2.6. Providing Displayable RC Information
If the RC has additional information to display to the RO during any
interactions at the AS, it MAY send that information in the "display"
field. This field is a JSON object that declares information to
present to the RO during any interactive sequences.
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name Display name of the RC software
uri User-facing web page of the RC software
logo_uri Display image to represent the RC software
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
}
[[ Editor's note: would we want to support pushing a display logo by
value? On the upside it allows for more dynamic detached clients and
doesn't require the AS to fetch information. On the downside, this
is harder for the AS to enforce a policy about and could lead to
potential exploits caused by sending binary image files. ]]
Additional display fields are defined by a registry TBD (Section 12).
The AS SHOULD use these values during interaction with the RO. The
values are for informational purposes only and MUST NOT be taken as
authentic proof of the RC's identity or source. The AS MAY restrict
display values to specific RC instances, as identified by their keys
in Section 2.3.
[[ Editor's note: this might make sense to combine with the "key"
field, but some classes of more dynamic client vary those fields
separately from the key material. We should also consider things
like signed statements for client attestation, but that might fit
better into a different top-level field instead of this "display"
field. ]]
2.7. Declaring RC Capabilities
If the RC supports extension capabilities, it MAY present them to the
AS in the "capabilities" field. This field is an array of strings
representing specific extensions and capabilities, as defined by a
registry TBD (Section 12).
"capabilities": ["ext1", "ext2"]
2.8. Referencing an Existing Grant Request
If the RC has a reference handle from a previously granted request,
it MAY send that reference in the "existing_grant" field. This field
is a single string consisting of the reference handle returned in a
previous request's continuation response (Section 3.1).
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"existing_grant": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU"
The AS MUST dereference the grant associated with the reference and
process this request in the context of the referenced one. The AS
MUST NOT alter the existing grant associated with the reference.
[[ Editor's note: this basic capability is to allow for both step-up
authorization and downscoped authorization, but by explicitly
creating a new request and not modifying an existing one. What's the
best guidance for how an AS should process this? ]]
2.9. Requesting OpenID Connect Claims
If the RC and AS both support OpenID Connect's claims query language
as defined in [OIDC] Section 5.5, the RC sends the value of the
OpenID Connect "claims" authorization request parameter as a JSON
object under the name "claims" in the root of the request.
"claims": {
"id_token" : {
"email" : { "essential" : true },
"email_verified" : { "essential" : true }
},
"userinfo" : {
"name" : { "essential" : true },
"picture" : null
}
}
The contents of the "claims" parameter have the same semantics as
they do in OpenID Connect's "claims" authorization request parameter,
including all extensions such as [OIDC4IA]. The AS MUST process the
claims object in the same way that it would with an OAuth 2 based
authorization request.
Note that because this is an independent query object, the "claims"
value can augment or alter other portions of the request, namely the
"resources" and "subject" fields. This query language uses the
fields in the top level of the object to indicate the target for any
requested claims. For instance, the "userinfo" target indicates that
an access token would grant access to the given claims at the
UserInfo Endpoint, while the "id_token" target indicates that the
claims would be returned in an ID Token as described in Section 3.4.
[[ Editor's note: I'm not a fan of GNAP defining how OIDC would work
and would rather that work be done by the OIDF in an extension.
However, I think it is important for discussion to see this kind of
thing in context with the rest of the protocol, for now. ]]
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2.10. Extending The Grant Request
The request object MAY be extended by registering new items in a
registry TBD (Section 12). Extensions SHOULD be orthogonal to other
parameters. Extensions MUST document any aspects where the extension
item affects or influences the values or behavior of other request
and response objects.
[[ Editor's note: we should have more guidance and examples on what
possible top-level extensions would look like. ]]
3. Grant Response
In response to a RC's request, the AS responds with a JSON object as
the HTTP entity body.
In this example, the AS is returning an interaction URL
(Section 3.3.1), a callback nonce (Section 3.3.3), and a continuation
handle (Section 3.1).
{
"interact": {
"redirect": "https://server.example.com/interact/4CF492MLVMSW9MKMXKHQ",
"callback": "MBDOFXG4Y5CVJCX821LH"
},
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/tx"
}
}
In this example, the AS is returning a bearer access token
(Section 3.2.1) with a management URL and a subject identifier
(Section 3.4) in the form of an email address.
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L"
},
"subject": {
"sub_ids": [ {
"subject_type": "email",
"email": "user@example.com",
} ]
}
}
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3.1. Request Continuation Handle
If the AS determines that the request can be continued with
additional requests, it responds with the "continue" field. This
field contains a JSON object with the following properties.
handle REQUIRED. A unique reference for continuing the request.
uri REQUIRED. The URI at which the RC can make continuation
requests. This URI MAY vary per RC or ongoing request, or MAY be
stable at the AS. The RC MUST use this value exactly as given
when making a continuation request (Section 5).
wait RECOMMENDED. The amount of time in integer seconds the RC
SHOULD wait after receiving this continuation handle and calling
the URI.
expires_in OPTIONAL. The number of seconds in which the handle will
expire. The RC MUST NOT use the handle past this time. The AS
MUST respond to an expired handle with an error. Note that the
handle MAY be revoked at any point prior to its expiration.
{
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
The RC can use the values of this field to continue the request as
described in Section 5.
This field SHOULD be returned when interaction is expected, to allow
the RC to follow up after interaction has been concluded.
[[ Editor's note: The combination of a "handle" and "uri" really
feels like the access token pattern. Perhaps the exact constructs
for tokens could be re-used here instead of something special for the
request continuation? Especially if we're using some kind of
directed access token mechanism. ]]
3.2. Access Tokens
If the AS has successfully granted one or more access tokens to the
RC, the AS responds with either the "access_token" or the
"multiple_access_token" field. The AS MUST NOT respond with both the
"access_token" and "multiple_access_token" fields.
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[[ Editor's note: I really don't like the dichotomy between
"access_token" and "multiple_access_tokens" and their being mutually
exclusive, and I think we should design away from this pattern toward
something less error-prone. ]]
3.2.1. Single Access Token
If the RC has requested a single access token and the AS has granted
that access token, the AS responds with the "access_token" field.
The value of this field is an object with the following properties.
value REQUIRED. The value of the access token as a string. The
value is opaque to the RC. The value SHOULD be limited to ASCII
characters to facilitate transmission over HTTP headers within
other protocols without requiring additional encoding.
proof REQUIRED. The proofing presentation mechanism used for
presenting this access token to an RS. See Section 7 for details
on possible values to this field and their requirements.
manage OPTIONAL. The management URI for this access token. If
provided, the RC MAY manage its access token as described in
Section 6. This management URI is a function of the AS and is
separate from the RS the RC is requesting access to. This URI
MUST NOT include the access token value and SHOULD be different
for each access token issued in a request.
resources OPTIONAL. A description of the rights associated with
this access token, as defined in Section 3.2.1. If included, this
MUST reflect the rights associated with the issued access token.
These rights MAY vary from what was requested by the RC.
expires_in OPTIONAL. The number of seconds in which the access will
expire. The RC MUST NOT use the access token past this time. An
RS MUST NOT accept an access token past this time. Note that the
access token MAY be revoked by the AS or RS at any point prior to
its expiration.
key The key that the token is bound to, REQUIRED if the token is
sender-constrained. The key MUST be in a format described in
Section 2.3. [[ Editor's note: this isn't quite right, since the
request section includes a "proof" field that we already have
here. A possible solution would be to only have a "key" field as
defined above and its absence indicates a bearer token? ]]
The following non-normative example shows a single bearer token with
a management URL that has access to three described resources.
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"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"read", "dolphin-metadata"
]
}
If the RC requested multiple access tokens (Section 2.1.3), the AS
MUST NOT respond with a single access token structure.
[[ Editor's note: There has been interest in describing a way for the
AS to tell the client both how and where to use the token. This kind
of directed access token could allow for some interesting deployment
patterns where the client doesn't know much]]
3.2.2. Multiple Access Tokens
If the RC has requested multiple access tokens and the AS has granted
at least one of them, the AS responds with the
"multiple_access_tokens" field. The value of this field is a JSON
object, and the property names correspond to the token identifiers
chosen by the RC in the multiple access token request
(Section 2.1.3). The values of the properties of this object are
access tokens as described in Section 3.2.1.
In this non-normative example, two bearer tokens are issued under the
names "token1" and "token2", and only the first token has a
management URL associated with it.
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"multiple_access_tokens": {
"token1": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L"
},
"token2": {
"value": "UFGLO2FDAFG7VGZZPJ3IZEMN21EVU71FHCARP4J1",
"proof": "bearer"
}
}
Each access token corresponds to the named resources arrays in the
RC's request. The AS MAY refuse to issue one or more of the
requested access tokens. In such cases all of the other issued
access tokens are included in the response except for the omitted
token. The multiple access token response MUST be used when multiple
access tokens are requested, even if only one access token is issued.
If the RC requested a single access token (Section 2.1.1), the AS
MUST NOT respond with multiple access tokens.
Each access token MAY have different proofing mechanisms. If
management is allowed, each access token SHOULD have different
management URIs.
[[ Editor's note: Do we need to specify that the management URIs are
different if we require the token to be presented? ]]
3.3. Interaction Capabilities
If the RC has indicated a capability to interact with the RO in its
request (Section 2.5), and the AS has determined that interaction is
both supported and necessary, the AS responds to the RC with any of
the following values in the "interact" field of the response. There
is no preference order for interaction capabilities in the response,
and it is up to the RC to determine which ones to use.
The AS MUST NOT respond with any interaction capability that the RC
did not indicate in its request.
3.3.1. Redirection to an arbitrary URL
If the RC indicates that it can redirect to an arbitrary URL
(Section 2.5.1) and the AS supports this capability for the RC's
request, the AS responds with the "redirect" field, which is a string
containing the URL to direct the RQ to. This URL MUST be unique for
the request and MUST NOT contain any security-sensitive information.
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"interact": {
"redirect": "https://interact.example.com/4CF492MLVMSW9MKMXKHQ"
}
The interaction URL returned represents a function of the AS but MAY
be completely distinct from the URL the RC uses to request access
(Section 2), allowing an AS to separate its user-interactive
functionality from its back-end security functionality.
[[ Editor's note: This is one aspect where the AS might actually be
two separate roles. Namely, a delegation server (back end) and
interaction server (user-facing).]]
The RC sends the RQ to the URL to interact with the AS. The RC MUST
NOT alter the URL in any way. The means for the RC to send the RQ to
this URL is out of scope of this specification, but common methods
include an HTTP redirect, launching the system browser, displaying a
scannable code, or printing out the URL in an interactive console.
3.3.2. Launch of an application URL
If the RC indicates that it can launch an application URL
(Section 2.5.2) and the AS supports this capability for the RC's
request, the AS responds with the "app" field, which is a string
containing the URL to direct the RQ to. This URL MUST be unique for
the request and MUST NOT contain any security-sensitive information.
"interact": {
"app": "https://app.example.com/launch?tx=4CF492MLV"
}
The RC launches the URL as appropriate on its platform, and the means
for the RC to launch this URL is out of scope of this specification.
The RC MUST NOT alter the URL in any way. The RC MAY attempt to
detect if an installed application will service the URL being sent
before attempting to launch the application URL.
[[ Editor's note: This will probably need to be expanded to an object
to account for other parameters needed in app2app use cases, like
addresses for distributed storage systems, server keys, and the like.
Details TBD as people build this out. ]]
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3.3.3. Callback to URL
If the RC indicates that it can receive a post-interaction callback
on a URL (Section 2.5.3) and the AS supports this capability for the
RC's request, the AS responds with a "callback" field containing a
nonce that the RC will use in validating the callback as defined in
Section 4.4.1.
"interact": {
"callback": "MBDOFXG4Y5CVJCX821LH"
}
[[ Editor's note: This is fairly parallel to the request but it kinda
hides the fact that this is a nonce from the AS, not the client. ]]
When the RO completes interaction at the AS, the AS MUST call the
RC's callback URL using the method indicated in the callback request
(Section 2.5.3) as described in Section 4.4.1.
If the AS returns a "callback" nonce, the RC MUST NOT continue a
grant request before it receives the associated interaction reference
on the callback URI.
3.3.4. Display of a Short User Code
If the RC indicates that it can display a short user-typeable code
(Section 2.5.4) and the AS supports this capability for the RC's
request, the AS responds with a "user_code" field. This field is an
object that contains the following members.
code REQUIRED. A unique short code that the user can type into an
authorization server. This string MUST be case-insensitive, MUST
consist of only easily typeable characters (such as letters or
numbers). The time in which this code will be accepted SHOULD be
short lived, such as several minutes. It is RECOMMENDED that this
code be no more than eight characters in length.
url RECOMMENDED. The interaction URL that the RC will direct the RO
to. This URL MUST be stable at the AS such that RCs can be
statically configured with it.
"interact": {
"user_code": {
"code": "A1BC-3DFF",
"url": "https://srv.ex/device"
}
}
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The RC MUST communicate the "code" to the RQ in some fashion, such as
displaying it on a screen or reading it out audibly. The "code" is a
one-time-use credential that the AS uses to identify the pending
request from the RC. When the RO enters this code (Section 4.2) into
the AS, the AS MUST determine the pending request that it was
associated with. If the AS does not recognize the entered code, the
AS MUST display an error to the user. If the AS detects too many
unrecognized codes entered, it SHOULD display an error to the user.
The RC SHOULD also communicate the URL if possible to facilitate user
interaction, but since the URL should be stable, the RC should be
able to safely decide to not display this value. As this interaction
capability is designed to facilitate interaction via a secondary
device, it is not expected that the RC redirect the RQ to the URL
given here at runtime. Consequently, the URL needs to be stable
enough that a RC could be statically configured with it, perhaps
referring the RQ to the URL via documentation instead of through an
interactive means. If the RC is capable of communicating an
arbitrary URL to the RQ, such as through a scannable code, the RC can
use the "redirect" (Section 2.5.1) capability for this purpose
instead of or in addition to the user code capability.
The interaction URL returned represents a function of the AS but MAY
be completely distinct from the URL the RC uses to request access
(Section 2), allowing an AS to separate its user-interactive
functionality from its back-end security functionality.
[[ Editor's note: This is one aspect where the AS might actually be
two separate roles. Namely, a delegation server (back end) and
interaction server (user-facing).]]
3.3.5. Extending Interaction Capability Responses
Extensions to this specification can define new interaction
capability responses in a registry TBD (Section 12). Extensions MUST
document the corresponding interaction request.
3.4. Returning User Information
If information about the RO is requested and the AS grants the RC
access to that data, the AS returns the approved information in the
"subject" response field. This field is an object with the following
OPTIONAL properties.
sub_ids An array of subject identifiers for the RO, as defined by
[I-D.ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers]. [[ Editor's note: privacy
considerations are needed around returning identifiers. ]]
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assertions An object containing assertions as values keyed on the
assertion type defined by a registry TBD (Section 12). [[
Editor's note: should this be an array of objects with internal
typing like the sub_ids? Do we expect more than one assertion per
user anyway? ]]
updated_at Timestamp in integer seconds indicating when the
identified account was last updated. The RC MAY use this value to
determine if it needs to request updated profile information
through an identity API. The definition of such an identity API
is out of scope for this specification.
"subject": {
"sub_ids": [ {
"subject_type": "email",
"email": "user@example.com",
} ],
"assertions": {
"id_token": "eyj..."
}
}
Extensions to this specification MAY define additional response
properties in a registry TBD (Section 12).
3.5. Returning Dynamically-bound Reference Handles
Many parts of the RC's request can be passed as either a value or a
reference. The use of a reference in place of a value allows for a
client to optimize requests to the AS.
Some references, such as for the RC's keys (Section 2.3.2) or the
requested resources (Section 2.1.2), can be managed statically
through an admin console or developer portal provided by the AS or
RS. If desired, the AS MAY also generate and return some of these
references dynamically to the RC in its response to facilitate
multiple interactions with the same software. The RC SHOULD use
these references in future requests in lieu of sending the associated
data value. These handles are intended to be used on future
requests.
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Dynamically generated handles are string values that MUST be
protected by the RC as secrets. Handle values MUST be unguessable
and MUST NOT contain any sensitive information. Handle values are
opaque to the RC. [[ Editor's note: these used to be objects to allow
for expansion to future elements, like a management URI or different
presentation types or expiration, but those weren't used in practice.
Is that desirable anymore or is collapsing them like this the right
direction? ]]
All dynamically generated handles are returned as fields in the root
JSON object of the response. This specification defines the
following dynamic handle returns, additional handles can be defined
in a registry TBD (Section 12).
key_handle A value used to represent the information in the key
object that the RC can use in a future request, as described in
Section 2.3.2.
user_handle A value used to represent the current user. The RC can
use in a future request, as described in Section 2.4.1.
This non-normative example shows two handles along side an issued
access token.
{
"user_handle": "XUT2MFM1XBIKJKSDU8QM",
"key_handle": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer"
}
}
[[ Editor's note: the ability to dynamically return reference handles
allows for an inline version of dynamic registration without needing
to go through a discrete registration step, for clients where that
makes sense. Currently this is entirely up to the AS to decide when
to issue these, but maybe the client should signal that it can
receive these handles as part of the request? Since the client is
the component that will know if it's in a position to make use of
such reference handles in the future (like a mobile app) or if it's
just going to evaporate at the end of a session (like an SPA).
Ultimately we need to deal with a range of dynamism, not just the
"pre-registered" vs. "non-registered" use cases that OAuth forces us
in to. ]]
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3.6. Error response
If the AS determines that the request cannot be issued for any
reason, it responds to the RC with an error message.
error The error code.
{
"error": "user_denied"
}
The error code is one of the following, with additional values
available in a registry TBD (Section 12):
user_denied The RO denied the request.
too_fast The RC did not respect the timeout in the wait response.
unknown_handle The request referenced an unknown handle.
[[ Editor's note: I think we will need a more robust error mechanism,
and we need to be more clear about what error states are allowed in
what circumstances. Additionally, is the "error" parameter exclusive
with others in the return? ]]
3.7. Extending the Response
Extensions to this specification MAY define additional fields for the
grant response in a registry TBD (Section 12).
[[ Editor's note: what guidance should we give to designers on this?
]]
4. Interaction at the AS
If the RC indicates that it is capable of driving interaction with
the RO in its request (Section 2.5), and the AS determines that
interaction is required and responds to one or more of the RC's
interaction capabilities, the RC SHOULD initiate one of the returned
interaction capabilities in the response (Section 3.3).
When the RO is interacting with the AS, the AS MAY perform whatever
actions it sees fit, including but not limited to:
* authenticate the current user (who may be the RQ) as the RO
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* gather consent and authorization from the RO for access to
requested resources and direct information
* allow the RO to modify the parameters of the request (such as
disallowing some requested resources or specifying an account or
record)
* provide warnings to the RO about potential attacks or negative
effects of the requested information
[[ Editor's note: there are some privacy and security considerations
here but for the most part we don't want to be overly prescriptive
about the UX, I think. ]]
4.1. Interaction at a Redirected URI
When the RO is directed to the AS through the "redirect"
(Section 3.3.1) capability, the AS can interact with the RO through
their web browser to authenticate the user as an RO and gather their
consent. Note that since the RC does not add any parameters to the
URL, the AS MUST determine the grant request being referenced from
the URL value itself. If the URL cannot be associated with a
currently active request, the AS MUST display an error to the RO and
MUST NOT attempt to redirect the RO back to any RC even if a callback
is supplied (Section 2.5.3).
The interaction URL MUST be reachable from the RO's browser, though
note that the RO MAY open the URL on a separate device from the RC
itself. The interaction URL MUST be accessible from an HTTP GET
request, and MUST be protected by HTTPS or equivalent means.
With this method, it is common for the RO to be the same party as the
RQ, since the RC has to communicate the redirection URI to the RQ.
4.2. Interaction at the User Code URI
When the RO is directed to the AS through the "user_code"
(Section 3.3.4) capability, the AS can interact with the RO through
their web browser to collect the user code, authenticate the user as
an RO, and gather their consent. Note that since the URL itself is
static, the AS MUST determine the grant request being referenced from
the user code value itself. If the user code cannot be associated
with a currently active request, the AS MUST display an error to the
RO and MUST NOT attempt to redirect the RO back to any RC even if a
callback is supplied (Section 2.5.3).
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The user code URL MUST be reachable from the RO's browser, though
note that the RO MAY open the URL on a separate device from the RC
itself. The user code URL MUST be accessible from an HTTP GET
request, and MUST be protected by HTTPS or equivalent means.
While it is common for the RO to be the same party as the RQ, since
the RC has to communicate the user code to someone, there are cases
where the RQ and RO are separate parties and the authorization
happens asynchronously.
4.3. Interaction through an Application URI
When the RC successfully launches an application through the "app"
capability (Section 3.3.2), the AS interacts with the RO through that
application to authenticate the user as the RO and gather their
consent. The details of this interaction are out of scope for this
specification.
[[ Editor's note: Should we have anything to say about an app sending
information to a back-end to get details on the pending request? ]]
4.4. Post-Interaction Completion
Upon completing an interaction with the RO, if a "callback"
(Section 3.3.3) capability is available with the current request, the
AS MUST follow the appropriate method at the end of interaction to
allow the RC to continue. If this capability is not available, the
AS SHOULD instruct the RO to return to their RC software upon
completion. Note that these steps still take place in most error
cases, such as when the RO has denied access. This pattern allows
the RC to potentially recover from the error state without restarting
the request from scratch.
[[ Editor's note: there might be some other kind of push-based
notification or callback that the client can use, or an out-of-band
non-HTTP protocol. The AS would know about this if supported and
used, but the guidance here should be written in such a way as to not
be too restrictive in the next steps that it can take. Still, it's
important that the AS not expect or even allow clients to poll if the
client has stated it can take a callback of some form, otherwise that
sets up a potential session fixation attack vector that the client is
trying to and able to avoid. ]]
The AS MUST calculate a hash value as described in Section 4.4.3.
The RC will use this value to validate the return call from the AS.
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The AS MUST create an interaction reference and associate that
reference with the current interaction and the underlying pending
request. This value MUST be sufficiently random so as not to be
guessable by an attacker.
The AS then MUST send the hash and interaction reference based on the
interaction finalization capability as described in the following
sections.
4.4.1. Completing Interaction with a Browser Redirect to the Callback
URI
When using the "callback" interaction capability (Section 3.3.3) with
the "redirect" method, the AS signals to the RC that interaction is
complete and the request can be continued by directing the RO (in
their browser) back to the RC's callback URL sent in the callback
request (Section 2.5.3.1).
The AS secures this callback by adding the hash and interaction
reference as query parameters to the RC's callback URL.
hash REQUIRED. The interaction hash value as described in
Section 4.4.3.
interact_ref REQUIRED. The interaction reference generated for this
interaction.
The means of directing the RO to this URL are outside the scope of
this specification, but common options include redirecting the RO
from a web page and launching the system browser with the target URL.
https://client.example.net/return/123455
?hash=p28jsq0Y2KK3WS__a42tavNC64ldGTBroywsWxT4md_jZQ1R2HZT8BOWYHcLmObM7XHPAdJzTZMtKBsaraJ64A
&interact_ref=4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1
When receiving the request, the RC MUST parse the query parameters to
calculate and validate the hash value as described in Section 4.4.3.
If the hash validates, the RC sends a continuation request to the AS
as described in Section 5.1 using the interaction reference value
received here.
4.4.2. Completing Interaction with a Direct HTTP Request Callback
When using the "callback" interaction capability (Section 3.3.3) with
the "push" method, the AS signals to the RC that interaction is
complete and the request can be continued by sending an HTTP POST
request to the RC's callback URL sent in the callback request
(Section 2.5.3.2).
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The entity message body is a JSON object consisting of the following
two elements:
hash REQUIRED. The interaction hash value as described in
Section 4.4.3.
interact_ref REQUIRED. The interaction reference generated for this
interaction.
POST /push/554321 HTTP/1.1
Host: client.example.net
Content-Type: application/json
{
"hash": "p28jsq0Y2KK3WS__a42tavNC64ldGTBroywsWxT4md_jZQ1R2HZT8BOWYHcLmObM7XHPAdJzTZMtKBsaraJ64A",
"interact_ref": "4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1"
}
When receiving the request, the RC MUST parse the JSON object and
validate the hash value as described in Section 4.4.3. If the hash
validates, the RC sends a continuation request to the AS as described
in Section 5.1 using the interaction reference value received here.
4.4.3. Calculating the interaction hash
The "hash" parameter in the request to the RC's callback URL ties the
front channel response to an ongoing request by using values known
only to the parties involved. This security mechanism prevents
several kinds of session fixation attacks against the RC.
To calculate the "hash" value, the party doing the calculation first
takes the "nonce" value sent by the RC in the interaction section of
the initial request (Section 2.5.3), the AS's nonce value from the
callback response (Section 3.3.3), and the "interact_ref" sent to the
RC's callback URL. These three values are concatenated to each other
in this order using a single newline character as a separator between
the fields. There is no padding or whitespace before or after any of
the lines, and no trailing newline character.
VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO
MBDOFXG4Y5CVJCX821LH
4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1
The party then hashes this string with the appropriate algorithm
based on the "hash_method" parameter of the "callback". If the
"hash_method" value is not present in the RC's request, the algorithm
defaults to "sha3".
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[[ Editor's note: these hash algorithms should be pluggable, and
ideally we shouldn't redefine yet another crypto registry for this
purpose, but I'm not convinced an appropriate one already exists.
Furthermore, we should be following best practices here whether it's
a plain hash, a keyed MAC, an HMAC, or some other form of
cryptographic function. I'm not sure what the defaults and options
ought to be, but SHA512 and SHA3 were picked based on what was
available to early developers. ]]
4.4.3.1. SHA3-512
The "sha3" hash method consists of hashing the input string with the
512-bit SHA3 algorithm. The byte array is then encoded using URL
Safe Base64 with no padding. The resulting string is the hash value.
p28jsq0Y2KK3WS__a42tavNC64ldGTBroywsWxT4md_jZQ1R2HZT8BOWYHcLmObM7XHPAdJzTZMtKBsaraJ64A
4.4.3.2. SHA2-512
The "sha2" hash method consists of hashing the input string with the
512-bit SHA2 algorithm. The byte array is then encoded using URL
Safe Base64 with no padding. The resulting string is the hash value.
62SbcD3Xs7L40rjgALA-ymQujoh2LB2hPJyX9vlcr1H6ecChZ8BNKkG_HrOKP_Bpj84rh4mC9aE9x7HPBFcIHw
5. Continuing a Grant Request
If the RC receives a "continue" element in its response Section 3.1,
the RC can make an HTTP POST call to the continuation URI with a JSON
object. The RC MUST send the handle reference from the continuation
element in its request as a top-level JSON parameter.
{
"handle": "tghji76ytghj9876tghjko987yh"
}
The RC MAY include other parameters as described here or as defined a
registry TBD (Section 12).
[[ Editor's note: We probably want to allow other parameters, like
modifying the resources requested or providing more user information.
We'll certainly have some kinds of specific challenge-response
protocols as there's already been interest in that kind of thing, and
the continuation request is the place where that would fit. ]]
If a "wait" parameter was included in the continuation response, the
RC MUST NOT call the continuation URI prior to waiting the number of
seconds indicated. If no "wait" period is indicated, the RC SHOULD
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wait at least 5 seconds [[ Editor's note: what's a reasonable amount
of time so as not to DOS the server?? ]]. If the RC does not respect
the given wait period, the AS MUST return an error.
The response from the AS is a JSON object and MAY contain any of the
elements described in Section 3, with the following variations:
If the AS determines that the RC can make a further continuation
request, the AS MUST include a new "continue" response element
(Section 3.1). The returned handle value MUST NOT be the same as
that used to make the continuation request, and the continuation URI
MAY remain the same. If the AS does not return a new "continue"
response element, the RC MUST NOT make an additional continuation
request. If a RC does so, the AS MUST return an error.
If the AS determines that the RC still needs to drive interaction
with the RQ, the AS MAY return appropriate responses for any of the
interaction mechanisms (Section 3.3) the RC indicated in its initial
request (Section 2.5). Unique values such as interaction URIs and
nonces SHOULD be re-generated and not re-used.
The RC MUST present proof of the same key identified in the initial
request (Section 2.3) by signing the request as described in
Section 8. This requirement is in place whether or not the AS had
previously registered the RC's key as described in Section 2.3.1.
5.1. Continuing after a Finalized Interaction
If the RC has received an interaction reference from a "callback"
(Section 4.4.1) message, the RC MUST include the "interaction_ref" in
its continuation request. The RC MUST validate the hash before
making the continuation request, but note that the RC does not send
the hash back to the AS in the request.
{
"handle": "tghji76ytghj9876tghjko987yh",
"interact_ref": "4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1"
}
5.2. Continuing after Tokens are Issued
A request MAY be continued even after access tokens have been issued,
so long as the handle is valid. The AS MAY respond to such a
continuation request with new access tokens as described in
Section 3.2 based on the RC's original request. The AS SHOULD revoke
existing access tokens. If the AS determines that the RC can make a
further continuation request in the future, the AS MUST include a new
"continue" response element (Section 3.1). The returned handle value
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MUST NOT be the same as that used to make the continuation request,
and the continuation URI MAY remain the same. If the AS does not
return a new "continue" response element, the RC MUST NOT make an
additional continuation request. If the RC does so, the AS MUST
return an error.
[[ Editor's note: There is significant overlap here with the
functionality that allows the rotation of an individual access token
in the next main section. It seems like this would still be needed
to modify the entire request, but for the common case where you've
got a single access token in the response, you've got two ways to do
almost the same thing, which is confusing for client developers. We
need to discuss how best to manage these patterns in concert with
each other. ]]
6. Token Management
If an access token response includes the "manage" parameter as
described in Section 3.2.1, the RC MAY call this URL to manage the
access token with any of the actions defined in the following
sections. Other actions are undefined by this specification.
The access token being managed acts as the access element for its own
management API. The RC MUST present proof of an appropriate key
along with the access token.
If the token is sender-constrained (i.e., not a bearer token), it
MUST be sent with the appropriate binding for the access token
(Section 7).
If the token is a bearer token, the RC MUST present proof of the same
key identified in the initial request (Section 2.3) as described in
Section 8.
The AS MUST validate the proof and assure that it is associated with
either the token itself or the RC the token was issued to, as
appropriate for the token's presentation type.
6.1. Rotating the Access Token
The RC makes an HTTP POST to the token management URI, sending the
access token in the appropriate header and signing the request with
the appropriate key.
POST /token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Authorization: GNAP OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0
Detached-JWS: eyj0....
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The AS validates that the token presented is associated with the
management URL, that the AS issued the token to the given RC, and
that the presented key is appropriate to the token.
If the access token has expired, the AS SHOULD honor the rotation
request to the token management URL since it is likely that the RC is
attempting to refresh the expired token. To support this, the AS MAY
apply different lifetimes for the use of the token in management vs.
its use at an RS. An AS MUST NOT honor a rotation request for an
access token that has been revoked, either by the AS or by the RC
through the token management URI (Section 6.2).
If the token is validated and the key is appropriate for the request,
the AS MUST invalidate the current access token associated with this
URL, if possible, and return a new access token response as described
in Section 3.2.1. The value of the access token MUST NOT be the same
as the current value of the access token used to access the
management API. The response MAY include an updated access token
management URL as well, and if so, the RC MUST use this new URL to
manage the new access token.
{
"access_token": {
"value": "FP6A8H6HY37MH13CK76LBZ6Y1UADG6VEUPEER5H2",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"read", "dolphin-metadata"
]
}
}
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[[ Editor's note: If the client is using its own key as the proof,
like with a bearer access token, the AS is going to need to know if
the client's key has been rotated. We don't have a mechanism for
rotating the token's key or the client's key yet either - so that
could occur through this management function as well. ]]
6.2. Revoking the Access Token
If the RC wishes to revoke the access token proactively, such as when
a user indicates to the RC that they no longer wish for it to have
access or the RC application detects that it is being uninstalled,
the RC can use the token management URI to indicate to the AS that
the AS should invalidate the access token for all purposes.
The RC makes an HTTP DELETE request to the token management URI,
signing the request with its key.
DELETE /token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Authorization: GNAP OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0
Detached-JWS: eyj0....
If the token was issued to the RC identified by the key, the AS MUST
invalidate the access token, if possible, and return an HTTP 204
response code.
204 No Content
If the access token has expired, the AS SHOULD honor the revocation
request to the token management URL as valid, since the end result is
still the token not being usable.
Though the AS MAY revoke an access token at any time for any reason,
the token management function is specifically for the RC's use.
7. Using Access Tokens
The method the RC uses to send an access token to the RS depends on
the value of the "proof" parameter in the access token response
(Section 3.2.1).
If this value is "bearer", the access token is sent using the HTTP
Header method defined in [RFC6750].
Authorization: Bearer OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0
The form parameter and query parameter methods of [RFC6750] MUST NOT
be used.
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If the "proof" value is any other string, the access token is sent
using the HTTP authorization scheme "GNAP" along with a key proof as
described in Section 8 for the key bound to the access token. For
example, a "jwsd"-bound access token is sent as follows:
Authorization: GNAP OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0
Detached-JWS: eyj0....
[[ Editor's note: I don't actually like the idea of using only one
header type for differently-bound access tokens. Perhaps instead
these values should somehow reflect the key binding types. Maybe
there can be multiple fields after the "GNAP" keyword using
structured headers? Or a set of derived headers like GNAP-mtls?
This might also be better as a separate specification, like it was in
OAuth 2. ]]
8. Binding Keys
Any keys presented by the RC to the AS or RS MUST be validated as
part of the request in which they are presented. The type of binding
used is indicated by the proof parameter of the key section in the
initial request Section 2.3. Values defined by this specification
are as follows:
jwsd A detached JWS signature header
jws Attached JWS payload
mtls Mutual TLS certificate verification
dpop OAuth Demonstration of Proof-of-Possession key proof header
httpsig HTTP Signing signature header
oauthpop OAuth PoP key proof authentication header
Additional proofing methods are defined by a registry TBD
(Section 12).
All key binding methods used by this specification MUST cover all
relevant portions of the request, including anything that would
change the nature of the request, to allow for secure validation of
the request by the AS. Relevant aspects include the URI being
called, the HTTP method being used, any relevant HTTP headers and
values, and the HTTP message body itself. The recipient of the
signed message MUST validate all components of the signed message to
ensure that nothing has been tampered with or substituted in a way
that would change the nature of the request.
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When used in the GNAP delegation protocol, these key binding
mechanisms allow the AS to ensure that the keys presented by the RC
in the initial request are in control of the party calling any
follow-up or continuation requests. To facilitate this requirement,
all keys in the initial request Section 2.3 MUST be proved in all
continuation requests Section 5 and token management requests
Section 6. The AS MUST validate all keys presented by the RC
(Section 2.3) or referenced in an ongoing request for each call
within that request.
[[ Editor's note: We are going to need a way for a client to rotate
its keys securely, even while an ongoing grant is in effect. ]]
8.1. Detached JWS
This method is indicated by "jwsd" in the "proof" field. A JWS
[RFC7515] signature object is created as follows:
The header of the JWS MUST contain the "kid" field of the key bound
to this RC for this request. The JWS header MUST contain an "alg"
field appropriate for the key identified by kid and MUST NOT be
"none".
To protect the request, the JWS header MUST contain the following
additional fields.
htm The HTTP Method used to make this request, as an uppercase ASCII
string.
htu The HTTP URI used for this request, including all path and query
components.
ts A timestamp of the request in integer seconds
[[ Editor's note: It's not the usual practice to put additional
information into the header of a JWS, but this keeps us from having
to normalize the body serialization. ]]
The payload of the JWS object is the serialized body of the request,
and the object is signed according to detached JWS [RFC7797].
The RC presents the signature in the Detached-JWS HTTP Header field.
[[ Editor's Note: this is a custom header field, do we need this? ]]
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
Detached-JWS: eyJiNjQiOmZhbHNlLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Inh5ei0xIn0.
.Y287HMtaY0EegEjoTd_04a4GC6qV48GgVbGKOhHdJnDtD0VuUlVjLfwne8AuUY3U7e8
9zUWwXLnAYK_BiS84M8EsrFvmv8yDLWzqveeIpcN5_ysveQnYt9Dqi32w6IOtAywkNUD
ZeJEdc3z5s9Ei8qrYFN2fxcu28YS4e8e_cHTK57003WJu-wFn2TJUmAbHuqvUsyTb-nz
YOKxuCKlqQItJF7E-cwSb_xULu-3f77BEU_vGbNYo5ZBa2B7UHO-kWNMSgbW2yeNNLbL
C18Kv80GF22Y7SbZt0e2TwnR2Aa2zksuUbntQ5c7a1-gxtnXzuIKa34OekrnyqE1hmVW
peQ
{
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "jwsd",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_JtffXyaSx8
xYJCNaOKNJn_Oz0YhdHbXTeWO5AoyspDWJbN5w_7bdWDxgpD-y6jnD1u9YhBOCWObNPF
vpkTM8LC7SdXGRKx2k8Me2r_GssYlyRpqvpBlY5-ejCywKRBfctRcnhTTGNztbbDBUyD
SWmFMVCHe5mXT4cL0BwrZC6S-uu-LAx06aKwQOPwYOGOslK8WPm1yGdkaA1uF_FpS6LS
63WYPHi_Ap2B7_8Wbw4ttzbMS_doJvuDagW8A1Ip3fXFAHtRAcKw7rdI4_Xln66hJxFe
kpdfWdiPQddQ6Y1cK2U3obvUg7w"
}
}
}
When the server (AS or RS) receives the Detached-JWS header, it MUST
parse its contents as a detached JWS object. The HTTP Body is used
as the payload for purposes of validating the JWS, with no
transformations.
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[[ Editor's note: this is a potentially fragile signature mechanism.
It doesn't protect the method or URL of the request in the signature,
but it's simple to calculate and useful for body-driven requests,
like the client to the AS. We might want to remove this in favor of
general-purpose HTTP signing. ]]
8.2. Attached JWS
This method is indicated by "jwsd" in the "proof" field. A JWS
[RFC7515] signature object is created as follows:
The header of the JWS MUST contain the "kid" field of the key bound
to this RC for this request. The JWS header MUST contain an "alg"
field appropriate for the key identified by kid and MUST NOT be
"none".
To protect the request, the JWS header MUST contain the following
additional fields.
htm The HTTP Method used to make this request, as an uppercase ASCII
string.
htu The HTTP URI used for this request, including all path and query
components.
ts A timestamp of the request in integer seconds
[[ Editor's note: It's not the usual practice to put additional
information into the header of a JWS, but this keeps us from having
to modify the body to use this signature method. ]]
The payload of the JWS object is the JSON serialized body of the
request, and the object is signed according to JWS and serialized
into compact form [RFC7515].
The RC presents the JWS as the body of the request along with a
content type of "application/jose". The AS MUST extract the payload
of the JWS and treat it as the request body for further processing.
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/jose
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ntQ5c7a1-gxtnXzuIKa34OekrnyqE1hmVWpeQ
[[ Editor's note: A downside to this method is that it requires the
content type to be something other than application/json, and it
doesn't work against an RS without additional profiling since it
requires things to be sent in the body. Additionally it is
potentially fragile like a detached JWS since a multi-tier system
could parse the payload and pass the parsed payload downstream with
potential transformations. Furthermore, it doesn't protect the
method or URL of the request in the signature. We might want to
remove this in favor of general-purpose HTTP signing. ]]
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8.3. Mutual TLS
This method is indicated by "mtls" in the "proof" field. The RC
presents its client certificate during TLS negotiation with the
server (either AS or RS). The AS or RS takes the thumbprint of the
client certificate presented during mutual TLS negotiation and
compares that thumbprint to the thumbprint presented by the RC
application as described in [RFC8705] section 3.
POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
SSL_CLIENT_CERT: MIIEHDCCAwSgAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBmjE3MDUGA1UEAwwuQmVz
cG9rZSBFbmdpbmVlcmluZyBSb290IENlcnRpZmljYXRlIEF1dGhvcml0eTELMAkG
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{
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.foo",
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"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "mtls",
"cert": "MIIEHDCCAwSgAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBmjE3
MDUGA1UEAwwuQmVzcG9rZSBFbmdpbmVlcmluZyBSb290IENlcnRpZmljYXRlIEF1d
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}
}
[[ Editor's note: ]]
8.4. DPoP
This method is indicated by "dpop" in the "proof" field. The RC
creates a Demonstration of Proof-of-Possession signature header as
described in [I-D.ietf-oauth-dpop] section 2. In addition to the
required fields, the DPoP body MUST also contain a digest of the
request body:
digest Digest of the request body as the value of the Digest header
defined in [RFC3230].
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
DPoP: eyJ0eXAiOiJkcG9wK2p3dCIsImFsZyI6IlJTMjU2IiwiandrIjp7Imt0eSI6Il
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{
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "dpop",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_JtffXyaSx8xYJ
CCNaOKNJn_Oz0YhdHbXTeWO5AoyspDWJbN5w_7bdWDxgpD-y6jnD1u9YhBOCWObNPFvpkTM
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1cK2U3obvUg7w"
}
}
}
[[ Editor's note: this method requires duplication of the key in the
header and the request body, which is redundant and potentially
awkward. The signature also doesn't protect the body of the request.
]]
8.5. HTTP Signing
This method is indicated by "httpsig" in the "proof" field. The RC
creates an HTTP Signature header as described in
[I-D.ietf-httpbis-message-signatures] section 4. The RC MUST
calculate and present the Digest header as defined in [RFC3230] and
include this header in the signature.
POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 716
Signature: keyId="xyz-client", algorithm="rsa-sha256",
headers="(request-target) digest content-length",
signature="TkehmgK7GD/z4jGkmcHS67cjVRgm3zVQNlNrrXW32Wv7d
u0VNEIVI/dMhe0WlHC93NP3ms91i2WOW5r5B6qow6TNx/82/6W84p5jqF
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CIthXpdH5u4VX3TBe6GJDO6Mkzc6vB+67OWzPwhYTplUiFFV6UZCsDEeu
Sa/Ue1yLEAMg=="]}
Digest: SHA=oZz2O3kg5SEFAhmr0xEBbc4jEfo=
{
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "push",
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
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}
},
"key": {
"proof": "httpsig",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_J
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}
}
}
When used to present an access token as in Section 7, the
Authorization header MUST be included in the signature.
8.6. OAuth PoP
This method is indicated by "oauthpop" in the "proof" field. The RC
creates an HTTP Authorization PoP header as described in
[I-D.ietf-oauth-signed-http-request] section 4, with the following
additional requirements:
* The at (access token) field MUST be omitted unless this method is
being used in conjunction with an access token as in Section 7.
[[ Editor's note: this is in contradiction to the referenced spec
which makes this field mandatory. ]]
* The b (body hash) field MUST be calculated and supplied
* All components of the URL MUST be calculated and supplied
* The m (method) field MUST be supplied
POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
PoP: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImp3ayI6eyJrdHkiOiJSU0EiLCJlIjoi
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{
"display": {
"name": "My Client Display Name",
"uri": "https://example.net/client"
},
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.foo",
"nonce": "VJLO6A4CAYLBXHTR0KRO"
}
},
"key": {
"proof": "oauthpop",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_J
tffXyaSx8xYJCCNaOKNJn_Oz0YhdHbXTeWO5AoyspDWJbN5w_7bdWDxgpD-
y6jnD1u9YhBOCWObNPFvpkTM8LC7SdXGRKx2k8Me2r_GssYlyRpqvpBlY5-
ejCywKRBfctRcnhTTGNztbbDBUyDSWmFMVCHe5mXT4cL0BwrZC6S-uu-LAx
06aKwQOPwYOGOslK8WPm1yGdkaA1uF_FpS6LS63WYPHi_Ap2B7_8Wbw4ttz
bMS_doJvuDagW8A1Ip3fXFAHtRAcKw7rdI4_Xln66hJxFekpdfWdiPQddQ6
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Y1cK2U3obvUg7w"
}
}
}
[[ Editor's note: This is a stale draft from the OAuth working group,
but it does at least provide some basic functionality for protecting
HTTP messages with a signature. This work is likely to be subsumed
by the general-purpose HTTP message signature mechanism in
Section 8.5. ]]
9. Discovery
By design, the protocol minimizes the need for any pre-flight
discovery. To begin a request, the RC only needs to know the
endpoint of the AS and which keys it will use to sign the request.
Everything else can be negotiated dynamically in the course of the
protocol.
However, the AS can have limits on its allowed functionality. If the
RC wants to optimize its calls to the AS before making a request, it
MAY send an HTTP OPTIONS request to the grant request endpoint to
retrieve the server's discovery information. The AS MUST respond
with a JSON document containing the following information:
grant_request_endpoint REQUIRED. The full URL of the AS's grant
request endpoint. This MUST match the URL the RC used to make the
discovery request.
capabilities OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's capabilities. The values
of this result MAY be used by the RC in the capabilities section
(Section 2.7) of the request.
interaction_methods OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's interaction
methods. The values of this list correspond to the possible
fields in the interaction section (Section 2.5) of the request.
key_proofs OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's supported key proofing
mechanisms. The values of this list correspond to possible values
of the "proof" field of the key section (Section 2.3) of the
request.
sub_ids OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's supported identifiers. The
values of this list correspond to possible values of the subject
identifier section (Section 2.2) of the request.
assertions OPTIONAL. A list of the AS's supported assertion
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formats. The values of this list correspond to possible values of
the subject assertion section (Section 2.2) of the request.
The information returned from this method is for optimization
purposes only. The AS MAY deny any request, or any portion of a
request, even if it lists a capability as supported. For example, a
given RC can be registered with the "mtls" key proofing mechanism,
but the AS also returns other proofing methods, then the AS will deny
a request from that RC using a different proofing mechanism.
10. Resource Servers
In some deployments, a resource server will need to be able to call
the AS for a number of functions.
[[ Editor's note: This section is for discussion of possible advanced
functionality. It seems like it should be a separate document or set
of documents, and it's not even close to being well-baked. This also
adds additional endpoints to the AS, as this is separate from the
token request process, and therefore would require RS-facing
discovery or configuration information to make it work. Also-also,
it does presume the RS can sign requests in the same way that a
client does, but hopefully we can be more consistent with this than
RFC7662 was able to do. ]]
10.1. Introspecting a Token
When the RS receives an access token, it can call the introspection
endpoint at the AS to get token information. [[ Editor's note: this
isn't super different from the token management URIs, but the RS has
no way to get that URI, and it's bound to the RS's keys instead of
the RC's or token's keys. ]]
+------+ +------+ +------+
| RC |--(1)->| RS | | AS |
| | | |--(2)->| |
| | | |<-(3)--| |
| | | | +------+
| |<-(4)--| |
+------+ +------+
1. The RC calls the RS with its access token.
2. The RS introspects the access token value at the AS. The RS
signs the request with its own key (not the RC's key or the
token's key).
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3. The AS validates the token value and the RC's request and returns
the introspection response for the token.
4. The RS fulfills the request from the RC.
The RS signs the request with its own key and sends the access token
as the body of the request.
POST /introspect HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"access_token": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
}
The AS responds with a data structure describing the token's current
state and any information the RS would need to validate the token's
presentation, such as its intended proofing mechanism and key
material.
Content-type: application/json
{
"active": true,
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
],
"proof": "httpsig",
"key": {
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeL...."
}
}
}
10.2. Deriving a downstream token
Some architectures require an RS to act as an RC and request a
derived access token for a secondary RS. This internal token is
issued in the context of the incoming access token.
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+------+ +-------+ +------+ +-------+
| RC |--(1)->| RS1 | | AS | | RS2 |
| | | |--(2)->| | | |
| | | |<-(3)--| | | |
| | | | +------+ | |
| | | | | |
| | | |-----------(4)------->| |
| | | |<----------(5)--------| |
| |<-(6)--| | | |
+------+ +-------+ +-------+
1. The RC calls RS1 with an access token.
2. RS1 presents that token to the AS to get a derived token for use
at RS2. RS1 indicates that it has no ability to interact with
the RO. RS1 signs its request with its own key, not the token's
key or the RC's key.
3. The AS returns a derived token to RS1 for use at RS2.
4. RS1 calls RS2 with the token from (3).
5. RS2 fulfills the call from RS1.
6. RS1 fulfills the call from RC.
If the RS needs to derive a token from one presented to it, it can
request one from the AS by making a token request as described in
Section 2 and presenting the existing access token's value in the
"existing_access_token" field.
The RS MUST identify itself with its own key and sign the request.
[[ Editor's note: this is similar to Section 2.8 but based on the
access token and not the grant. We might be able to re-use that
function: the fact that the keys presented are not the ones used for
the access token should indicate that it's a different party and a
different kind of request, but there might be some subtle security
issues there. ]]
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
{
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"existing_access_token": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0"
}
The AS responds with a token as described in Section 3.
10.3. Registering a Resource Handle
If the RS needs to, it can post a set of resources as described in
Section 2.1.1 to the AS's resource registration endpoint.
The RS MUST identify itself with its own key and sign the request.
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POST /resource HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
{
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"dolphin-metadata"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO"
}
The AS responds with a handle appropriate to represent the resources
list that the RS presented.
Content-type: application/json
{
"resource_handle": "FWWIKYBQ6U56NL1"
}
The RS MAY make this handle available as part of a response
(Section 10.4) or as documentation to developers.
[[ Editor's note: It's not an exact match here because the
"resource_handle" returned now represents a collection of objects
instead of a single one. Perhaps we should let this return a list of
strings instead? Or use a different syntax than the resource
request? Also, this borrows heavily from UMA 2's "distributed
authorization" model and, like UMA, might be better suited to an
extension than the core protocol. ]]
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10.4. Requesting a Resources With Insufficient Access
If the RC calls an RS without an access token, or with an invalid
access token, the RS MAY respond to the RC with an authentication
header indicating that GNAP. The address of the GNAP endpoint MUST
be sent in the "as_uri" parameter. The RS MAY additionally return a
resource reference that the RC MAY use in its resource request
(Section 2.1). This resource reference handle SHOULD be sufficient
for at least the action the RC was attempting to take at the RS. The
RS MAY use the dynamic resource handle request (Section 10.3) to
register a new resource handle, or use a handle that has been pre-
configured to represent what the AS is protecting. The content of
this handle is opaque to the RS and the RC.
WWW-Authenticate: GNAP as_uri=http://server.example/tx,resource=FWWIKYBQ6U56NL1
The RC then makes a call to the "as_uri" as described in Section 2,
with the value of "resource" as one of the members of a "resources"
array Section 2.1.1. The RC MAY request additional resources and
other information, and MAY request multiple access tokens.
[[ Editor's note: this borrows heavily from UMA 2's "distributed
authorization" model and, like UMA, might be better suited to an
extension than the core protocol. ]]
11. Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank the feedback of the following
individuals for their reviews, implementations, and contributions:
Aaron Parecki, Annabelle Backman, Dick Hardt, Dmitri Zagidulin,
Dmitry Barinov, Fabien Imbault, Francis Pouatcha, George Fletcher,
Haardik Haardik, Hamid Massaoud, Jacky Yuan, Joseph Heenan, Kathleen
Moriarty, Mike Jones, Mike Varley, Nat Sakimura, Takahiko Kawasaki,
Takahiro Tsuchiya.
In particular, the author would like to thank Aaron Parecki and Mike
Jones for insights into how to integrate identity and authentication
systems into the core protocol, and to Dick Hardt for the use cases,
diagrams, and insights provided in the XAuth proposal that have been
incorporated here. The author would like to especially thank Mike
Varley and the team at SecureKey for feedback and development of
early versions of the XYZ protocol that fed into this standards work.
12. IANA Considerations
[[ TBD: There are a lot of items in the document that are expandable
through the use of value registries. ]]
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13. Security Considerations
[[ TBD: There are a lot of security considerations to add. ]]
All requests have to be over TLS or equivalent as per [BCP195]. Many
handles act as shared secrets, though they can be combined with a
requirement to provide proof of a key as well.
14. Privacy Considerations
[[ TBD: There are a lot of privacy considerations to add. ]]
Handles are passed between parties and therefore should not contain
any private data.
When user information is passed to the RC, the AS needs to make sure
that it has the permission to do so.
15. Normative References
[BCP195] "Recommendations for Secure Use of Transport Layer
Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security
(DTLS)", 2015, .
[I-D.ietf-httpbis-message-signatures]
Backman, A., Richer, J., and M. Sporny, "Signing HTTP
Messages", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-
httpbis-message-signatures-00, April 10, 2020,
.
[I-D.ietf-oauth-dpop]
Fett, D., Campbell, B., Bradley, J., Lodderstedt, T.,
Jones, M., and D. Waite, "OAuth 2.0 Demonstration of
Proof-of-Possession at the Application Layer (DPoP)", Work
in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-oauth-dpop-01, May
1, 2020, .
[I-D.ietf-oauth-signed-http-request]
Richer, J., Bradley, J., and H. Tschofenig, "A Method for
Signing HTTP Requests for OAuth", Work in Progress,
Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-oauth-signed-http-request-03,
August 8, 2016, .
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[I-D.ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers]
Backman, A. and M. Scurtescu, "Subject Identifiers for
Security Event Tokens", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft,
draft-ietf-secevent-subject-identifiers-06, September 4,
2020, .
[OIDC] Sakimura, N., Bradley, J., Jones, M., de Medeiros, B., and
C. Mortimore, "OpenID Connect Core 1.0 incorporating
errata set 1", November 2014,
.
[OIDC4IA] Lodderstedt, T. and D. Fett, "OpenID Connect for Identity
Assurance 1.0", October 2019, .
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
.
[RFC3230] Mogul, J. and A. Van Hoff, "Instance Digests in HTTP",
RFC 3230, DOI 10.17487/RFC3230, January 2002,
.
[RFC5646] Phillips, A., Ed. and M. Davis, Ed., "Tags for Identifying
Languages", BCP 47, RFC 5646, DOI 10.17487/RFC5646,
September 2009, .
[RFC6749] Hardt, D., Ed., "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework",
RFC 6749, DOI 10.17487/RFC6749, October 2012,
.
[RFC6750] Jones, M. and D. Hardt, "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization
Framework: Bearer Token Usage", RFC 6750,
DOI 10.17487/RFC6750, October 2012,
.
[RFC7515] Jones, M., Bradley, J., and N. Sakimura, "JSON Web
Signature (JWS)", RFC 7515, DOI 10.17487/RFC7515, May
2015, .
[RFC7797] Jones, M., "JSON Web Signature (JWS) Unencoded Payload
Option", RFC 7797, DOI 10.17487/RFC7797, February 2016,
.
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[RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
May 2017, .
[RFC8259] Bray, T., Ed., "The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data
Interchange Format", STD 90, RFC 8259,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8259, December 2017,
.
[RFC8693] Jones, M., Nadalin, A., Campbell, B., Ed., Bradley, J.,
and C. Mortimore, "OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange", RFC 8693,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8693, January 2020,
.
[RFC8705] Campbell, B., Bradley, J., Sakimura, N., and T.
Lodderstedt, "OAuth 2.0 Mutual-TLS Client Authentication
and Certificate-Bound Access Tokens", RFC 8705,
DOI 10.17487/RFC8705, February 2020,
.
Appendix A. Document History
* -11
- Updated based on Design Team feedback and reviews.
- Removed oidc_ prefix from several values and used RFC8693
assertion types.
- Changed "client" to "RC" throughout.
- Changed "user" to "RQ" or "RO" as appropriate.
- Added expansions for request and response section
introductions.
- Added refresh examples.
- Added diagrams to RS examples.
- Added ui_locales hint to interaction block.
- Added section on JSON polymorphism.
- Added numerous editorial notes to describe why elements are in
place.
- Added discussion on composition of roles.
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- Added requirements for signature methods to cover all aspects
of request and mechanisms to do so.
* -10
- Switched to xml2rfc v3 and markdown source.
- Updated based on Design Team feedback and reviews.
- Added acknowledgements list.
- Added sequence diagrams and explanations.
- Collapsed "short_redirect" into regular redirect request.
- Separated pass-by-reference into subsections.
- Collapsed "callback" and "pushback" into a single mode-switched
method.
- Add OIDC Claims request object example.
* -09
- Major document refactoring based on request and response
capabilities.
- Changed from "claims" language to "subject identifier"
language.
- Added "pushback" interaction capability.
- Removed DIDCOMM interaction (better left to extensions).
- Excised "transaction" language in favor of "Grant" where
appropriate.
- Added token management URLs.
- Added separate continuation URL to use continuation handle
with.
- Added RS-focused functionality section.
- Added notion of extending a grant request based on a previous
grant.
- Simplified returned handle structures.
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* -08
- Added attached JWS signature method.
- Added discovery methods.
* -07
- Marked sections as being controlled by a future registry TBD.
* -06
- Added multiple resource requests and multiple access token
response.
* -05
- Added "claims" request and response for identity support.
- Added "capabilities" request for inline discovery support.
* -04
- Added crypto agility for callback return hash.
- Changed "interaction_handle" to "interaction_ref".
* -03
- Removed "state" in favor of "nonce".
- Created signed return parameter for front channel return.
- Changed "client" section to "display" section, as well as
associated handle.
- Changed "key" to "keys".
- Separated key proofing from key presentation.
- Separated interaction methods into booleans instead of "type"
field.
* -02
- Minor editorial cleanups.
* -01
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- Made JSON multimodal for handle requests.
- Major updates to normative language and references throughout
document.
- Allowed interaction to split between how the user gets to the
AS and how the user gets back.
* -00
- Initial submission.
Appendix B. Component Data Models
While different implementations of this protocol will have different
realizations of all the components and artifacts enumerated here, the
nature of the protocol implies some common structures and elements
for certain components. This appendix seeks to enumerate those
common elements.
TBD: Client has keys, allowed requested resources, identifier(s),
allowed requested subjects, allowed
TBD: AS has "grant endpoint", interaction endpoints, store of trusted
client keys, policies
TBD: Token has RO, user, client, resource list, RS list,
Appendix C. Example Protocol Flows
The protocol defined in this specification provides a number of
features that can be combined to solve many different kinds of
authentication scenarios. This section seeks to show examples of how
the protocol would be applied for different situations.
Some longer fields, particularly cryptographic information, have been
truncated for display purposes in these examples.
C.1. Redirect-Based User Interaction
In this scenario, the user is the RO and has access to a web browser,
and the client can take front-channel callbacks on the same device as
the user. This combination is analogous to the OAuth 2 Authorization
Code grant type.
The client initiates the request to the AS. Here the client
identifies itself using its public key.
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
{
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
}
],
"key": {
"proof": "jwsd",
"jwk": {
"kty": "RSA",
"e": "AQAB",
"kid": "xyz-1",
"alg": "RS256",
"n": "kOB5rR4Jv0GMeLaY6_It_r3ORwdf8ci_JtffXyaSx8xY..."
}
},
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return/123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
}
The AS processes the request and determines that the RO needs to
interact. The AS returns the following response giving the client
the information it needs to connect. The AS has also indicated to
the client that it can use the given key handle to identify itself in
future calls.
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Content-type: application/json
{
"interact": {
"redirect": "https://server.example.com/interact/4CF492MLVMSW9MKMXKHQ",
"callback": "MBDOFXG4Y5CVJCX821LH"
}
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue"
},
"key_handle": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO"
}
The client saves the response and redirects the user to the
interaction_url by sending the following HTTP message to the user's
browser.
HTTP 302 Found
Location: https://server.example.com/interact/4CF492MLVMSW9MKMXKHQ
The user's browser fetches the AS's interaction URL. The user logs
in, is identified as the RO for the resource being requested, and
approves the request. Since the AS has a callback parameter, the AS
generates the interaction reference, calculates the hash, and
redirects the user back to the client with these additional values
added as query parameters.
HTTP 302 Found
Location: https://client.example.net/return/123455
?hash=p28jsq0Y2KK3WS__a42tavNC64ldGTBroywsWxT4md_jZQ1R2HZT8BOWYHcLmObM7XHPAdJzTZMtKBsaraJ64A
&interact_ref=4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1
The client receives this request from the user's browser. The client
ensures that this is the same user that was sent out by validating
session information and retrieves the stored pending request. The
client uses the values in this to validate the hash parameter. The
client then calls the continuation URL and presents the handle and
interaction reference in the request body. The client signs the
request as above.
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POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"interact_ref": "4IFWWIKYBC2PQ6U56NL1"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and issues a
bearer access token and returns this to the client.
Content-type: application/json
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [{
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
}]
},
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue"
}
}
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C.2. Secondary Device Interaction
In this scenario, the user does not have access to a web browser on
the device and must use a secondary device to interact with the AS.
The client can display a user code or a printable QR code. The
client prefers a short URL if one is available, with a maximum of 255
characters in length. The is not able to accept callbacks from the
AS and needs to poll for updates while waiting for the user to
authorize the request.
The client initiates the request to the AS.
POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"interact": {
"redirect": 255,
"user_code": true
}
}
The AS processes this and determines that the RO needs to interact.
The AS supports both long and short redirect URIs for interaction, so
it includes both. Since there is no "callback" the AS does not
include a nonce, but does include a "wait" parameter on the
continuation section because it expects the client to poll for
results.
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Content-type: application/json
{
"interact": {
"redirect": "https://srv.ex/MXKHQ",
"user_code": {
"code": "A1BC-3DFF",
"url": "https://srv.ex/device"
}
},
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
The client saves the response and displays the user code visually on
its screen along with the static device URL. The client also
displays the short interaction URL as a QR code to be scanned.
If the user scans the code, they are taken to the interaction
endpoint and the AS looks up the current pending request based on the
incoming URL. If the user instead goes to the static page and enters
the code manually, the AS looks up the current pending request based
on the value of the user code. In both cases, the user logs in, is
identified as the RO for the resource being requested, and approves
the request. Once the request has been approved, the AS displays to
the user a message to return to their device.
Meanwhile, the client periodically polls the AS every 60 seconds at
the continuation URL.
POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and
determines that it has not yet been authorized. The AS indicates to
the client that no access token has yet been issued but it can
continue to call after another 60 second timeout.
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Content-type: application/json
{
"continue": {
"handle": "BI9QNW6V9W3XFJK4R02D",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
Note that the continuation handle has been rotated since it was used
by the client to make this call. The client polls the continuation
URL after a 60 second timeout using the new handle.
POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "BI9QNW6V9W3XFJK4R02D"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and
determines that it has been approved and it issues an access token.
Content-type: application/json
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
]
}
}
Appendix D. No User Involvement
In this scenario, the client is requesting access on its own behalf,
with no user to interact with.
The client creates a request to the AS, identifying itself with its
public key and using MTLS to make the request.
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
{
"resources": [
"backend service", "nightly-routine-3"
],
"key": {
"proof": "mtls",
"cert#S256": "bwcK0esc3ACC3DB2Y5_lESsXE8o9ltc05O89jdN-dg2"
}
}
The AS processes this and determines that the client can ask for the
requested resources and issues an access token.
Content-type: application/json
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
"backend service", "nightly-routine-3"
]
}
}
D.1. Asynchronous Authorization
In this scenario, the client is requesting on behalf of a specific
RO, but has no way to interact with the user. The AS can
asynchronously reach out to the RO for approval in this scenario.
The client starts the request at the AS by requesting a set of
resources. The client also identifies a particular user.
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POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
{
"type": "photo-api",
"actions": [
"read",
"write",
"dolphin"
],
"locations": [
"https://server.example.net/",
"https://resource.local/other"
],
"datatypes": [
"metadata",
"images"
]
},
"read", "dolphin-metadata",
{
"type": "financial-transaction",
"actions": [
"withdraw"
],
"identifier": "account-14-32-32-3",
"currency": "USD"
},
"some other thing"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"user": {
"sub_ids": [ {
"subject_type": "email",
"email": "user@example.com"
} ]
}
}
The AS processes this and determines that the RO needs to interact.
The AS determines that it can reach the identified user
asynchronously and that the identified user does have the ability to
approve this request. The AS indicates to the client that it can
poll for continuation.
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{
"continue": {
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
The AS reaches out to the RO and prompts them for consent. In this
example, the AS has an application that it can push notifications in
to for the specified account.
Meanwhile, the client periodically polls the AS every 60 seconds at
the continuation URL.
POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "80UPRY5NM33OMUKMKSKU"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and
determines that it has not yet been authorized. The AS indicates to
the client that no access token has yet been issued but it can
continue to call after another 60 second timeout.
Content-type: application/json
{
"continue": {
"handle": "BI9QNW6V9W3XFJK4R02D",
"uri": "https://server.example.com/continue",
"wait": 60
}
}
Note that the continuation handle has been rotated since it was used
by the client to make this call. The client polls the continuation
URL after a 60 second timeout using the new handle.
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POST /continue HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"handle": "BI9QNW6V9W3XFJK4R02D"
}
The AS retrieves the pending request based on the handle and
determines that it has been approved and it issues an access token.
Content-type: application/json
{
"access_token": {
"value": "OS9M2PMHKUR64TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1LT0",
"proof": "bearer",
"manage": "https://server.example.com/token/PRY5NM33OM4TB8N6BW7OZB8CDFONP219RP1L",
"resources": [
"dolphin-metadata", "some other thing"
]
}
}
D.2. Applying OAuth 2 Scopes and Client IDs
While the GNAP protocol is not designed to be directly compatible
with OAuth 2 [RFC6749], considerations have been made to enable the
use of OAuth 2 concepts and constructs more smoothly within the GNAP
protocol.
In this scenario, the client developer has a "client_id" and set of
"scope" values from their OAuth 2 system and wants to apply them to
the new protocol. Traditionally, the OAuth 2 client developer would
put their "client_id" and "scope" values as parameters into a
redirect request to the authorization endpoint.
HTTP 302 Found
Location: https://server.example.com/authorize
?client_id=7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO
&scope=read%20write%20dolphin
&redirect_uri=https://client.example.net/return
&response_type=code
&state=123455
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Now the developer wants to make an analogous request to the AS using
the new protocol. To do so, the client makes an HTTP POST and places
the OAuth 2 values in the appropriate places.
POST /tx HTTP/1.1
Host: server.example.com
Content-type: application/json
Detached-JWS: ejy0...
{
"resources": [
"read", "write", "dolphin"
],
"key": "7C7C4AZ9KHRS6X63AJAO",
"interact": {
"redirect": true,
"callback": {
"method": "redirect",
"uri": "https://client.example.net/return?state=123455",
"nonce": "LKLTI25DK82FX4T4QFZC"
}
}
}
The client_id can be used to identify the client's keys that it uses
for authentication, the scopes represent resources that the client is
requesting, and the "redirect_uri" and "state" value are pre-combined
into a "callback" URI that can be unique per request. The client
additionally creates a nonce to protect the callback, separate from
the state parameter that it has added to its return URL.
From here, the protocol continues as above.
Appendix E. JSON Structures and Polymorphism
The GNAP protocol makes use of polymorphism within the JSON [RFC8259]
structures used for the protocol. Each element of this protocol is
defined in terms of the JSON data type that its values can take,
whether it's a string, object, array, boolean, or number. For some
elements, different data types offer different descriptive
capabilities and are used in different situations for the same
element. Each data type provides a different syntax to express the
same underlying semantic protocol element, which allows for
optimization and simplification in many common cases.
In JSON, the named members of an object have no type associated with
them, and any data type can be used as the value for any member. In
practice, each member has a semantic type that needs to make sense to
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the parties creating and consuming the object. Within this protocol,
each object member is defined in terms of its semantic content, and
this semantic content might have expressions in different concrete
data types for different specific purposes. Since each object member
has exactly one value in JSON, each data type for an object member
field is naturally mutually exclusive with other data types within a
single JSON object.
For example, a resource request for a single access token is composed
of an array of resource request descriptions while a request for
multiple access tokens is composed of an object whose member values
are all arrays. Both of these represent requests for access, but the
difference in syntax allows the RC and AS to differentiate between
the two request types in the same request.
Another form of polymorphism in JSON comes from the fact that the
values within JSON arrays need not all be of the same JSON data type.
However, within this protocol, each element within the array needs to
be of the same kind of semantic element for the collection to make
sense.
For example, each aspect of a resource request can be described using
an object with multiple dimensional components, or the aspect can be
requested using a string. In both cases, the resource request is
being described in a way that the AS needs to interpret, but with
different levels of specificity and complexity for the RC to deal
with. An API designer can provide a set of common access scopes as
simple strings but still allow RC developers to specify custom access
when needed for more complex APIs.
Extensions to this specification can use different data types for
defined fields, but
Author's Address
Justin Richer (editor)
Bespoke Engineering
Email: ietf@justin.richer.org
URI: https://bspk.io/
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