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| PRECIS P. Saint-Andre | PRECIS P. Saint-Andre | |||
| Internet-Draft Cisco Systems, Inc. | Internet-Draft Cisco Systems, Inc. | |||
| Obsoletes: 4013 (if approved) A. Melnikov | Obsoletes: 4013 (if approved) A. Melnikov | |||
| Intended status: Standards Track Isode Ltd | Intended status: Standards Track Isode Ltd | |||
| Expires: October 27, 2013 April 25, 2013 | Expires: January 13, 2014 July 12, 2013 | |||
| Preparation and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing | Preparation and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing | |||
| Simple User Names and Passwords | Simple User Names and Passwords | |||
| draft-ietf-precis-saslprepbis-02 | draft-ietf-precis-saslprepbis-03 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This document describes how to handle Unicode strings representing | This document describes how to handle Unicode strings representing | |||
| simple user names and passwords, primarily for purposes of | simple user names and passwords, primarily for purposes of | |||
| comparison. This profile is intended to be used by Simple | comparison. This profile is intended to be used by Simple | |||
| Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) mechanisms (such as PLAIN | Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) mechanisms (such as PLAIN | |||
| and SCRAM-SHA-1), as well as other protocols that exchange simple | and SCRAM-SHA-1), as well as other protocols that exchange simple | |||
| user names or passwords. This document obsoletes RFC 4013. | user names or passwords. This document obsoletes RFC 4013. | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 37 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 37 ¶ | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on October 27, 2013. | This Internet-Draft will expire on January 13, 2014. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
| This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
| Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
| (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
| publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
| skipping to change at page 2, line 18 ¶ | skipping to change at page 2, line 18 ¶ | |||
| Table of Contents | Table of Contents | |||
| 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 1.1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1.1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 1.2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1.2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 2. Simple User Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 2. Simple User Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
| 2.1. Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 2.1. Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
| 2.2. Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | 2.2. Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 3. Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 3. Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 3.1. Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 3.1. Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | |||
| 3.2. Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 | 3.2. Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 4. Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 4. Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 4.1. User Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 4.1. User Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
| 4.2. Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | 4.2. Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
| 5.1. Password/Passphrase Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 5.1. Password/Passphrase Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 5.2. Reuse of PRECIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 5.2. Identifier Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 5.3. Reuse of Unicode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 5.3. Reuse of PRECIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 5.4. Reuse of Unicode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | ||||
| 6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 6.1. Use of IdentifierClass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 6.1. Use of IdentifierClass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
| 6.2. Use of FreeformClass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 6.2. Use of FreeformClass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| 7. Open Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 7. Open Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| 8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | 8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| 8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | 8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
| 8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 | 8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
| Appendix A. Differences from RFC 4013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | Appendix A. Differences from RFC 4013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| Appendix B. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | Appendix B. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| 1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
| 1.1. Overview | 1.1. Overview | |||
| User names and passwords are used pervasively in authentication and | User names and passwords are used pervasively in authentication and | |||
| authorization on the Internet. To increase the likelihood that the | authorization on the Internet. To increase the likelihood that the | |||
| input and comparison of user names and passwords will work in ways | input and comparison of user names and passwords will work in ways | |||
| that make sense for typical users throughout the world, this document | that make sense for typical users throughout the world, this document | |||
| skipping to change at page 3, line 30 ¶ | skipping to change at page 3, line 30 ¶ | |||
| The algorithms defined in this document assume that all strings are | The algorithms defined in this document assume that all strings are | |||
| comprised of characters from the Unicode character set [UNICODE]. | comprised of characters from the Unicode character set [UNICODE]. | |||
| The algorithms are designed for use in Simple Authentication and | The algorithms are designed for use in Simple Authentication and | |||
| Security Layer (SASL) [RFC4422] mechanisms, such as PLAIN [RFC4616] | Security Layer (SASL) [RFC4422] mechanisms, such as PLAIN [RFC4616] | |||
| and SCRAM-SHA-1 [RFC5802]. However, they might be applicable | and SCRAM-SHA-1 [RFC5802]. However, they might be applicable | |||
| wherever simple user names or passwords are used. This profile is | wherever simple user names or passwords are used. This profile is | |||
| not intended for use in preparing strings that are not simple user | not intended for use in preparing strings that are not simple user | |||
| names (e.g., email addresses, DNS domain names, LDAP distinguished | names (e.g., email addresses, DNS domain names, LDAP distinguished | |||
| names), nor in cases where identifiers or secrets are not strings | names), nor in cases where identifiers or secrets are not strings | |||
| (e.g., keys or certificates) or require different handling (e.g., | (e.g., keys or certificates) or require specialized handling (e.g., | |||
| case folding). | case folding). | |||
| This document builds upon the PRECIS framework defined in | This document builds upon the PRECIS framework defined in | |||
| [FRAMEWORK], which differs fundamentally from the stringprep | [I-D.ietf-precis-framework], which differs fundamentally from the | |||
| technology [RFC3454] used in SASLprep [RFC4013]. The primary | stringprep technology [RFC3454] used in SASLprep [RFC4013]. The | |||
| difference is that stringprep profiles allowed all characters except | primary difference is that stringprep profiles allowed all characters | |||
| those which were explicitly disallowed, whereas PRECIS profiles | except those which were explicitly disallowed, whereas PRECIS | |||
| disallow all characters except those which are explicitly allowed | profiles disallow all characters except those which are explicitly | |||
| (this "inclusion model" was originally used for internationalized | allowed (this "inclusion model" was originally used for | |||
| domain names in [RFC5891]; see [RFC5894] for further discussion). It | internationalized domain names in [RFC5891]; see [RFC5894] for | |||
| is important to keep this distinction in mind when comparing the | further discussion). It is important to keep this distinction in | |||
| technology defined in this document to SASLprep [RFC4013]. | mind when comparing the technology defined in this document to | |||
| SASLprep [RFC4013]. | ||||
| This document obsoletes RFC 4013. | This document obsoletes RFC 4013. | |||
| 1.2. Terminology | 1.2. Terminology | |||
| Many important terms used in this document are defined in | Many important terms used in this document are defined in | |||
| [FRAMEWORK], [RFC4422], [RFC5890], [RFC6365], and [UNICODE]. The | [I-D.ietf-precis-framework], [RFC4422], [RFC5890], [RFC6365], and | |||
| term "non-ASCII space" refers to any Unicode code point with a | [UNICODE]. The term "non-ASCII space" refers to any Unicode code | |||
| general category of "Zs", with the exception of U+0020 (here called | point with a general category of "Zs", with the exception of U+0020 | |||
| "ASCII space"). | (here called "ASCII space"). | |||
| As used here, the term "password" is not literally limited to a word; | As used here, the term "password" is not literally limited to a word; | |||
| i.e., a password could be a passphrase consisting of more than one | i.e., a password could be a passphrase consisting of more than one | |||
| word, perhaps separated by spaces or other such characters. | word, perhaps separated by spaces or other such characters. | |||
| The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | |||
| "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and | "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and | |||
| "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in | "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in | |||
| [RFC2119]. | [RFC2119]. | |||
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| Note also that common constructions such as "user@example.com" are | Note also that common constructions such as "user@example.com" are | |||
| allowed as simple user names when using software that conforms to | allowed as simple user names when using software that conforms to | |||
| this specification, as they were under [RFC4013]. | this specification, as they were under [RFC4013]. | |||
| 2.2. Preparation | 2.2. Preparation | |||
| A simple user name MUST NOT be zero bytes in length. This rule is to | A simple user name MUST NOT be zero bytes in length. This rule is to | |||
| be enforced after any normalization and mapping of code points. | be enforced after any normalization and mapping of code points. | |||
| Each simplepart of a simple user name MUST conform to the definition | Each simplepart of a simple user name MUST conform to the definition | |||
| of the PRECIS IdentifierClass provided in [FRAMEWORK], where the | of the PRECIS IdentifierClass provided in | |||
| width mapping, additional mapping, case mapping, normalization, and | [I-D.ietf-precis-framework], where the width mapping, additional | |||
| directionality rules are as described below. | mapping, case mapping, normalization, and directionality rules are as | |||
| described below. | ||||
| 1. Fullwidth and halfwidth characters MUST be mapped to their | 1. Fullwidth and halfwidth characters MUST be mapped to their | |||
| decomposition equivalents. | decomposition equivalents. | |||
| 2. Additional mappings MAY be applied, such as those defined in | 2. So-called additional mappings MAY be applied, such as those | |||
| [I-D.ietf-precis-mappings]. | defined in [I-D.ietf-precis-mappings]. | |||
| 3. Uppercase and titlecase characters MUST be mapped to their | 3. Uppercase and titlecase characters MAY be mapped to their | |||
| lowercase equivalents. | lowercase equivalents. | |||
| 4. Unicode Normalization Form C (NFC) MUST be applied to all | 4. Unicode Normalization Form C (NFC) MUST be applied to all | |||
| characters. | characters. | |||
| With regard to directionality, the "Bidi Rule" provided in [RFC5893] | With regard to directionality, the "Bidi Rule" provided in [RFC5893] | |||
| applies. | applies. | |||
| SASL mechanisms that directly re-use this profile MUST specify | ||||
| whether case mapping is to be applied to authentication IDs, and | ||||
| when. SASL mechanisms SHOULD delay any case mapping to the last | ||||
| possible moment, such as when doing a lookup by username, username | ||||
| comparisons, or generating a cryptographic salt from a username. | ||||
| Application protocols that use SASL (such as IMAP [RFC4616] and XMPP | ||||
| [RFC6120]) and that directly re-use this profile MUST specify whether | ||||
| case mapping is to be applied to authorization IDs. Such "SASL | ||||
| application protocols" SHOULD delay any case mapping of authorization | ||||
| IDs to the last possible moment, which happens to necessarily be on | ||||
| the server side. | ||||
| In keeping with RFC4422, SASL application protocols are not to apply | ||||
| this or any other profile to authentication IDs, and SASL mechanisms | ||||
| are not to apply this or any other profile to authorization IDs. | ||||
| 3. Passwords | 3. Passwords | |||
| 3.1. Definition | 3.1. Definition | |||
| For purposes of preparation and comparison of passwords, this | For purposes of preparation and comparison of passwords, this | |||
| document specifies that a password is a string of Unicode code points | document specifies that a password is a string of Unicode code points | |||
| [UNICODE], encoded using UTF-8 [RFC3629], and conformant to the | [UNICODE], encoded using UTF-8 [RFC3629], and conformant to the | |||
| PRECIS FreeformClass. | PRECIS FreeformClass. | |||
| Therefore the syntax for a password is defined as follows using the | Therefore the syntax for a password is defined as follows using the | |||
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| U+0056 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V (3) U+FB01 LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FI | U+0056 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V (3) U+FB01 LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FI | |||
| is compatibility equivalent to U+0066 LATIN SMALL LETTER F and | is compatibility equivalent to U+0066 LATIN SMALL LETTER F and | |||
| U+0069 LATIN SMALL LETTER I. Under SASLprep, the use of NFKC also | U+0069 LATIN SMALL LETTER I. Under SASLprep, the use of NFKC also | |||
| handled the mapping of fullwidth and halfwidth code points to | handled the mapping of fullwidth and halfwidth code points to | |||
| their decomposition equivalents (see [I-D.ietf-precis-mappings]). | their decomposition equivalents (see [I-D.ietf-precis-mappings]). | |||
| Although it is expected that code points with compatibility | Although it is expected that code points with compatibility | |||
| equivalents are rare in existing user names, for migration | equivalents are rare in existing user names, for migration | |||
| purposes deployments might want to search their database of user | purposes deployments might want to search their database of user | |||
| names for Unicode code points with compatibility equivalents and | names for Unicode code points with compatibility equivalents and | |||
| map those code points to their compatibility equivalents. | map those code points to their compatibility equivalents. | |||
| o SASLprep mapped non-ASCII spaces to ASCII space (U+0020), whereas | o SASLprep mapped non-ASCII spaces to ASCII space (U+0020), whereas | |||
| the PRECIS IdentifierClass entirely disallows non-ASCII spaces. | the PRECIS IdentifierClass entirely disallows non-ASCII spaces. | |||
| The non-ASCII space characters are U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE, U+1680 | The non-ASCII space characters are U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACE, U+1680 | |||
| OGHAM SPACE MARK, U+180E MONGOLIAN VOWEL SEPARATOR, U+2000 EN QUAD | OGHAM SPACE MARK, U+180E MONGOLIAN VOWEL SEPARATOR, U+2000 EN QUAD | |||
| through U+200A HAIR SPACE, U+202F NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE, U+205F | through U+200A HAIR SPACE, U+202F NARROW NO-BREAK SPACE, U+205F | |||
| MEDIUM MATHEMATICAL SPACE, and U+3000 IDEOGRAPHIC SPACE. For | MEDIUM MATHEMATICAL SPACE, and U+3000 IDEOGRAPHIC SPACE. For | |||
| migration purposes, deployments might want to convert non-ASCII | migration purposes, deployments might want to convert non-ASCII | |||
| space characters to ASCII space in simple user names. | space characters to ASCII space in simple user names. | |||
| o SASLprep mapped the "characters commonly mapped to nothing" from | o SASLprep mapped the "characters commonly mapped to nothing" from | |||
| Appendix B.1 of [RFC3454]) to nothing, whereas the PRECIS | Appendix B.1 of [RFC3454]) to nothing, whereas the PRECIS | |||
| IdentifierClass entirely disallows most of these characters, which | IdentifierClass entirely disallows most of these characters, which | |||
| correspond to the code points from the "M" category defined under | correspond to the code points from the "M" category defined under | |||
| Section 6.13 of [FRAMEWORK] (with the exception of U+1806 | Section 6.13 of [I-D.ietf-precis-framework] (with the exception of | |||
| MONGOLIAN TODO SOFT HYPHEN, which was "commonly mapped to nothing" | U+1806 MONGOLIAN TODO SOFT HYPHEN, which was "commonly mapped to | |||
| in Unicode 3.2 but at the time of this writing does not have a | nothing" in Unicode 3.2 but at the time of this writing does not | |||
| derived property of Default_Ignorable_Code_Point in Unicode 6.1). | have a derived property of Default_Ignorable_Code_Point in Unicode | |||
| For migration purposes, deployments might want to remove code | 6.1). For migration purposes, deployments might want to remove | |||
| points contained in the PRECIS "M" category from simple user | code points contained in the PRECIS "M" category from simple user | |||
| names. | names. | |||
| o SASLprep allowed uppercase and titlecase characters, whereas this | o SASLprep allowed uppercase and titlecase characters, whereas this | |||
| usage of the PRECIS IdentifierClass maps uppercase and titlecase | usage of the PRECIS IdentifierClass maps uppercase and titlecase | |||
| characters to their lowercase equivalents. For migration | characters to their lowercase equivalents. For migration | |||
| purposes, deployments can either convert uppercase and titlecase | purposes, deployments can either convert uppercase and titlecase | |||
| characters to their lowercase equivalents in simple user names | characters to their lowercase equivalents in simple user names | |||
| (thus losing the case information) or preserve uppercase and | (thus losing the case information) or preserve uppercase and | |||
| titlecase characters and ignore the case difference when comparing | titlecase characters and ignore the case difference when comparing | |||
| simple user names. | simple user names. | |||
| 4.2. Passwords | 4.2. Passwords | |||
| skipping to change at page 9, line 18 ¶ | skipping to change at page 9, line 35 ¶ | |||
| U+0049 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I and U+0056 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V | U+0049 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I and U+0056 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V | |||
| (3) U+FB01 LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FI is compatibility equivalent to | (3) U+FB01 LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FI is compatibility equivalent to | |||
| U+0066 LATIN SMALL LETTER F and U+0069 LATIN SMALL LETTER I. Under | U+0066 LATIN SMALL LETTER F and U+0069 LATIN SMALL LETTER I. Under | |||
| SASLprep, the use of NFKC also handled the mapping of fullwidth | SASLprep, the use of NFKC also handled the mapping of fullwidth | |||
| and halfwidth code points to their decomposition equivalents (see | and halfwidth code points to their decomposition equivalents (see | |||
| [I-D.ietf-precis-mappings]). Although it is expected that code | [I-D.ietf-precis-mappings]). Although it is expected that code | |||
| points with compatibility equivalents are rare in existing | points with compatibility equivalents are rare in existing | |||
| passwords, some passwords that matched when SASLprep was used | passwords, some passwords that matched when SASLprep was used | |||
| might no longer work when the rules in this specification are | might no longer work when the rules in this specification are | |||
| applied. | applied. | |||
| o SASLprep mapped the "characters commonly mapped to nothing" from | o SASLprep mapped the "characters commonly mapped to nothing" from | |||
| Appendix B.1 of [RFC3454]) to nothing, whereas the PRECIS | Appendix B.1 of [RFC3454]) to nothing, whereas the PRECIS | |||
| FreeformClass entirely disallows such characters, which correspond | FreeformClass entirely disallows such characters, which correspond | |||
| to the code points from the "M" category defined under Section | to the code points from the "M" category defined under Section | |||
| 6.13 of [FRAMEWORK] (with the exception of U+1806 MONGOLIAN TODO | 6.13 of [I-D.ietf-precis-framework] (with the exception of U+1806 | |||
| SOFT HYPHEN, which was commonly mapped to nothing in Unicode 3.2 | MONGOLIAN TODO SOFT HYPHEN, which was commonly mapped to nothing | |||
| but at the time of this writing is allowed by Unicode 6.1). In | in Unicode 3.2 but at the time of this writing is allowed by | |||
| practice, this change will probably have no effect on comparison, | Unicode 6.1). In practice, this change will probably have no | |||
| but user-oriented software might reject such code points instead | effect on comparison, but user-oriented software might reject such | |||
| of ignoring them during password preparation. | code points instead of ignoring them during password preparation. | |||
| 5. Security Considerations | 5. Security Considerations | |||
| 5.1. Password/Passphrase Strength | 5.1. Password/Passphrase Strength | |||
| The ability to include a wide range of characters in passwords and | The ability to include a wide range of characters in passwords and | |||
| passphrases can increase the potential for creating a strong password | passphrases can increase the potential for creating a strong password | |||
| with high entropy. However, in practice, the ability to include such | with high entropy. However, in practice, the ability to include such | |||
| characters ought to be weighed against the possible need to reproduce | characters ought to be weighed against the possible need to reproduce | |||
| them on various devices using various input methods. | them on various devices using various input methods. | |||
| 5.2. Reuse of PRECIS | 5.2. Identifier Comparison | |||
| The security considerations described in [FRAMEWORK] apply to the | The process of comparing identifiers (such as SASL simple user names, | |||
| "IdentifierClass" and "FreeformClass" base string classes used in | authentication identifiers, and authorization identifiers) can lead | |||
| this document for simple user names and passwords, respectively. | to either false negatives or false positives, both of which have | |||
| security implications. A more detailed discussion can be found in | ||||
| [RFC6943]. | ||||
| 5.3. Reuse of Unicode | 5.3. Reuse of PRECIS | |||
| The security considerations described in [I-D.ietf-precis-framework] | ||||
| apply to the "IdentifierClass" and "FreeformClass" base string | ||||
| classes used in this document for simple user names and passwords, | ||||
| respectively. | ||||
| 5.4. Reuse of Unicode | ||||
| The security considerations described in [UTR39] apply to the use of | The security considerations described in [UTR39] apply to the use of | |||
| Unicode characters in user names and passwords. | Unicode characters in user names and passwords. | |||
| 6. IANA Considerations | 6. IANA Considerations | |||
| 6.1. Use of IdentifierClass | 6.1. Use of IdentifierClass | |||
| The IANA shall add an entry to the PRECIS Usage Registry for reuse of | The IANA shall add an entry to the PRECIS Usage Registry for reuse of | |||
| the PRECIS IdentifierClass in SASL, as follows: | the PRECIS IdentifierClass in SASL, as follows: | |||
| Applicability: Usernames in SASL and Kerberos. | Applicability: Usernames in SASL and Kerberos. | |||
| Base Class: IdentifierClass. | Base Class: IdentifierClass. | |||
| Subclass: No. | Subclass: No. | |||
| Replaces: The SASLprep profile of Stringprep. | Replaces: The SASLprep profile of Stringprep. | |||
| Width Mapping: Map fullwidth and halfwidth characters to their | Width Mapping: Map fullwidth and halfwidth characters to their | |||
| decomposition equivalents. | decomposition equivalents. | |||
| Additional Mappings: None. | Additional Mappings: None. | |||
| Case Mapping: Map uppercase and titlecase characters to lowercase. | Case Mapping: To be defined by application protocols that use this | |||
| profile. | ||||
| Normalization: NFC. | Normalization: NFC. | |||
| Directionality: The "Bidi Rule" defined in RFC 5893 applies. | Directionality: The "Bidi Rule" defined in RFC 5893 applies. | |||
| Specification: RFC XXXX. [Note to RFC Editor: please change XXXX to | Specification: RFC XXXX. [Note to RFC Editor: please change XXXX to | |||
| the number issued for this specification.] | the number issued for this specification.] | |||
| 6.2. Use of FreeformClass | 6.2. Use of FreeformClass | |||
| The IANA shall add an entry to the PRECIS Usage Registry for reuse of | The IANA shall add an entry to the PRECIS Usage Registry for reuse of | |||
| the PRECIS FreeformClass in SASL, as follows: | the PRECIS FreeformClass in SASL, as follows: | |||
| skipping to change at page 11, line 9 ¶ | skipping to change at page 11, line 41 ¶ | |||
| applying the SASLprep rules with Unicode 3.2 data, then make sure | applying the SASLprep rules with Unicode 3.2 data, then make sure | |||
| that the PRECIS Working Group and KITTEN Working Group are | that the PRECIS Working Group and KITTEN Working Group are | |||
| comfortable with any changes to the Unicode characters that are | comfortable with any changes to the Unicode characters that are | |||
| allowed and disallowed. (See also the migration issues described | allowed and disallowed. (See also the migration issues described | |||
| under Section 4.) | under Section 4.) | |||
| 8. References | 8. References | |||
| 8.1. Normative References | 8.1. Normative References | |||
| [FRAMEWORK] | [I-D.ietf-precis-framework] | |||
| Saint-Andre, P. and M. Blanchet, "Precis Framework: | Saint-Andre, P. and M. Blanchet, "Precis Framework: | |||
| Handling Internationalized Strings in Protocols", | Handling Internationalized Strings in Protocols", | |||
| draft-ietf-precis-framework-07 (work in progress), | draft-ietf-precis-framework-09 (work in progress), | |||
| March 2013. | July 2013. | |||
| [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | |||
| Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. | Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. | |||
| [RFC3629] Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO | [RFC3629] Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO | |||
| 10646", STD 63, RFC 3629, November 2003. | 10646", STD 63, RFC 3629, November 2003. | |||
| [RFC5234] Crocker, D. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax | [RFC5234] Crocker, D. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax | |||
| Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, January 2008. | Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, January 2008. | |||
| [UNICODE] The Unicode Consortium, "The Unicode Standard, Version | [UNICODE] The Unicode Consortium, "The Unicode Standard, Version | |||
| 6.1", 2012, | 6.1", 2012, | |||
| <http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.1.0/>. | <http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.1.0/>. | |||
| 8.2. Informative References | 8.2. Informative References | |||
| [I-D.ietf-precis-mappings] | [I-D.ietf-precis-mappings] | |||
| YONEYA, Y. and T. NEMOTO, "Mapping characters for PRECIS | YONEYA, Y. and T. NEMOTO, "Mapping characters for PRECIS | |||
| classes", draft-ietf-precis-mappings-01 (work in | classes", draft-ietf-precis-mappings-02 (work in | |||
| progress), December 2012. | progress), May 2013. | |||
| [RFC3454] Hoffman, P. and M. Blanchet, "Preparation of | [RFC3454] Hoffman, P. and M. Blanchet, "Preparation of | |||
| Internationalized Strings ("stringprep")", RFC 3454, | Internationalized Strings ("stringprep")", RFC 3454, | |||
| December 2002. | December 2002. | |||
| [RFC4013] Zeilenga, K., "SASLprep: Stringprep Profile for User Names | [RFC4013] Zeilenga, K., "SASLprep: Stringprep Profile for User Names | |||
| and Passwords", RFC 4013, February 2005. | and Passwords", RFC 4013, February 2005. | |||
| [RFC4422] Melnikov, A., Ed. and K. Zeilenga, Ed., "Simple | [RFC4422] Melnikov, A., Ed. and K. Zeilenga, Ed., "Simple | |||
| Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)", RFC 4422, | Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)", RFC 4422, | |||
| skipping to change at page 12, line 20 ¶ | skipping to change at page 13, line 5 ¶ | |||
| Applications (IDNA): Protocol", RFC 5891, August 2010. | Applications (IDNA): Protocol", RFC 5891, August 2010. | |||
| [RFC5893] Alvestrand, H. and C. Karp, "Right-to-Left Scripts for | [RFC5893] Alvestrand, H. and C. Karp, "Right-to-Left Scripts for | |||
| Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA)", | Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA)", | |||
| RFC 5893, August 2010. | RFC 5893, August 2010. | |||
| [RFC5894] Klensin, J., "Internationalized Domain Names for | [RFC5894] Klensin, J., "Internationalized Domain Names for | |||
| Applications (IDNA): Background, Explanation, and | Applications (IDNA): Background, Explanation, and | |||
| Rationale", RFC 5894, August 2010. | Rationale", RFC 5894, August 2010. | |||
| [RFC6120] Saint-Andre, P., "Extensible Messaging and Presence | ||||
| Protocol (XMPP): Core", RFC 6120, March 2011. | ||||
| [RFC6365] Hoffman, P. and J. Klensin, "Terminology Used in | [RFC6365] Hoffman, P. and J. Klensin, "Terminology Used in | |||
| Internationalization in the IETF", BCP 166, RFC 6365, | Internationalization in the IETF", BCP 166, RFC 6365, | |||
| September 2011. | September 2011. | |||
| [RFC6943] Thaler, D., "Issues in Identifier Comparison for Security | ||||
| Purposes", RFC 6943, May 2013. | ||||
| [UTR39] The Unicode Consortium, "Unicode Technical Report #39: | [UTR39] The Unicode Consortium, "Unicode Technical Report #39: | |||
| Unicode Security Mechanisms", August 2010, | Unicode Security Mechanisms", August 2010, | |||
| <http://unicode.org/reports/tr39/>. | <http://unicode.org/reports/tr39/>. | |||
| Appendix A. Differences from RFC 4013 | Appendix A. Differences from RFC 4013 | |||
| The following substantive modifications were made from RFC 4013. | The following substantive modifications were made from RFC 4013. | |||
| o A single SASLprep algorithm was replaced by two separate | o A single SASLprep algorithm was replaced by two separate | |||
| algorithms: one for simple user names and another for passwords. | algorithms: one for simple user names and another for passwords. | |||
| o The new preparation algorithms use PRECIS instead of a stringprep | o The new preparation algorithms use PRECIS instead of a stringprep | |||
| profile. The new algorithms work independenctly of Unicode | profile. The new algorithms work independenctly of Unicode | |||
| versions. | versions. | |||
| o As recommended in the PRECIS framwork, changed the Unicode | o As recommended in the PRECIS framwork, changed the Unicode | |||
| normalization form from NFKC to NFC. | normalization form to NFC (from NFKC). | |||
| o Some Unicode code points that were mapped to nothing in RFC 4013 | o Some Unicode code points that were mapped to nothing in RFC 4013 | |||
| are simply disallowed by PRECIS. | are simply disallowed by PRECIS. | |||
| Appendix B. Acknowledgements | Appendix B. Acknowledgements | |||
| Thanks to Yoshiro YONEYA and Takahiro NEMOTO for implementation | The following individuals provided helpful feedback on this document: | |||
| feedback. Thanks also to Marc Blanchet, Joe Hildebrand, Alan DeKok, | Marc Blanchet, Alan DeKok, Joe Hildebrand, Jeffrey Hutzelman, Simon | |||
| Simon Josefsson, Jonathan Lennox, Matt Miller, Chris Newman, Pete | Josefsson, Jonathan Lennox, Matt Miller, Chris Newman, Pete Resnick, | |||
| Resnick, Andrew Sullivan, and Nico Williams for their input. | Andrew Sullivan, and Nico Williams (Nico in particular provided text | |||
| that was used in Section 2.2). Thanks also to Yoshiro YONEYA and | ||||
| Takahiro NEMOTO for implementation feedback. | ||||
| This document borrows some text from RFC 4013 and RFC 6120. | This document borrows some text from [RFC4013] and [RFC6120]. | |||
| Authors' Addresses | Authors' Addresses | |||
| Peter Saint-Andre | Peter Saint-Andre | |||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Cisco Systems, Inc. | |||
| 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 600 | 1899 Wynkoop Street, Suite 600 | |||
| Denver, CO 80202 | Denver, CO 80202 | |||
| USA | USA | |||
| Phone: +1-303-308-3282 | Phone: +1-303-308-3282 | |||
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