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Internet Engineering Task Force L. Velvindron Internet Engineering Task Force L. Velvindron
Internet-Draft cyberstorm.mu Internet-Draft cyberstorm.mu
Updates: 5246 7525 (if approved) K. Moriarty Updates: 5246 7525 (if approved) K. Moriarty
Intended status: Standards Track Dell EMC Intended status: Standards Track Dell EMC
Expires: July 25, 2020 A. Ghedini Expires: November 15, 2020 A. Ghedini
Cloudflare Inc. Cloudflare Inc.
January 22, 2020 May 14, 2020
Deprecating MD5 and SHA-1 signature hashes in TLS 1.2 Deprecating MD5 and SHA-1 signature hashes in TLS 1.2
draft-ietf-tls-md5-sha1-deprecate-02 draft-ietf-tls-md5-sha1-deprecate-03
Abstract Abstract
The MD5 and SHA-1 hashing algorithms are steadily weakening in The MD5 and SHA-1 hashing algorithms are steadily weakening in
strength and their deprecation process should begin for their use in strength and their deprecation process should begin for their use in
TLS 1.2 digital signatures. However, this document does not TLS 1.2 digital signatures. However, this document does not
deprecate SHA-1 in HMAC for record protection. deprecate SHA-1 in HMAC for record protection.
Status of This Memo Status of This Memo
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Table of Contents Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1. Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Signature Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Signature Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Certificate Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Certificate Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Server Key Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. Server Key Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5. Certificate Verify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5. Certificate Verify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6. Updates to RFC5246 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6. Updates to RFC5246 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
7. Updates to RFC7525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7. Updates to RFC7525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
9. Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9. Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
10. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
10.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
10.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 10.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1. Introduction 1. Introduction
The usage of MD5 and SHA-1 for signature hashing in TLS 1.2 is The usage of MD5 and SHA-1 for signature hashing in TLS 1.2 is
specified in RFC 5246 [RFC5246]. MD5 and SHA-1 have been proven to specified in RFC 5246 [RFC5246]. MD5 and SHA-1 have been proven to
be insecure, subject to collision attacks. RFC 6151 [RFC6151] be insecure, subject to collision attacks. RFC 6151 [RFC6151]
details the security considerations, including collision attacks for details the security considerations, including collision attacks for
MD5, published in 2011. NIST formally deprecated use of SHA-1 in MD5, published in 2011. NIST formally deprecated use of SHA-1 in
2011 [NISTSP800-131A-R2] and disallowed its use for digital 2011 [NISTSP800-131A-R2] and disallowed its use for digital
signatures at the end of 2013, based on both the Wang, et. al, attack signatures at the end of 2013, based on both the Wang, et. al, attack
and the potential for brute-force attack. Further, in 2017, and the potential for brute-force attack. In 2016, researchers from
researchers from Google and CWI Amsterdam [SHA-1-Collision] proved INRIA identified a new class of transcript collision attacks on TLS
SHA-1 collision attacks were practical. This document updates (and other protocols) that rely on efficient collision-finding
RFC 5246 [RFC5246] and RFC7525 [RFC7525] in such as way that MD5 and algorithms on the underlying hash constructions
SHA-1 MUST NOT be used for digital signatures. However, this [Transcript-Collision]. Further, in 2017, researchers from Google
document does not deprecate SHA-1 in HMAC for record protection. and CWI Amsterdam [SHA-1-Collision] proved SHA-1 collision attacks
were practical. This document updates RFC 5246 [RFC5246] and RFC7525
[RFC7525] in such a way that MD5 and SHA-1 MUST NOT be used for
digital signatures. However, this document does not deprecate SHA-1
in HMAC for record protection.
1.1. Requirements Language 1.1. Requirements Language
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119]. document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].
2. Signature Algorithms 2. Signature Algorithms
Clients SHOULD NOT include MD5 and SHA-1 in the signature_algorithms Clients MUST NOT include MD5 and SHA-1 in the signature_algorithms
extension. If a client does not send a signature_algorithms extension. If a client does not send a signature_algorithms
extension, then the server MUST abort the handshake and send a extension, then the server MUST abort the handshake and send a
handshake_failure alert, except when digital signatures are not used handshake_failure alert, except when digital signatures are not used
(for example, when using PSK ciphers). (for example, when using PSK ciphers).
3. Certificate Request 3. Certificate Request
Servers SHOULD NOT include MD5 and SHA-1 in CertificateRequest Servers SHOULD NOT include MD5 and SHA-1 in CertificateRequest
message. messages.
4. Server Key Exchange 4. Server Key Exchange
Servers MUST NOT include MD5 and SHA-1 in ServerKeyExchange message. Servers MUST NOT include MD5 and SHA-1 in ServerKeyExchange messages.
If client does receive a MD5 or SHA-1 signature in the If a client receives a MD5 or SHA-1 signature in a ServerKeyExchange
ServerKeyExchange message and it sent one in signature_algorithms message it MUST abort the connection with the illegal_parameter
extensions it MUST abort the connection with handshake_failure or alert.
insufficient_security alert. If client did not send MD5 nor SHA-1
hash algorithm in signature_algorithms extension and it receives a
MD5 or SHA-1 signature in the ServerKeyExchange it MUST abort the
connection with the illegal_parameter alert.
5. Certificate Verify 5. Certificate Verify
Clients MUST NOT include MD5 and SHA-1 in CertificateVerify message. Clients MUST NOT include MD5 and SHA-1 in CertificateVerify messages.
If the server receives a CertificateVerify message with MD5 or SHA-1 If a server receives a CertificateVerify message with MD5 or SHA-1 it
it MUST abort the connection with handshake_failure or MUST abort the connection with handshake_failure or
insufficient_security alert. insufficient_security alert.
6. Updates to RFC5246 6. Updates to RFC5246
RFC5246 [RFC5246], The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol RFC5246 [RFC5246], The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol
Version 1.2, suggests that implementations can assume support for MD5 Version 1.2, suggests that implementations can assume support for MD5
and SHA-1 by their peer. This update changes the suggestion to and SHA-1 by their peer. This update changes the suggestion to
assume support for SHA-256 instead, due to MD5 and SHA-1 being assume support for SHA-256 instead, due to MD5 and SHA-1 being
deprecated. deprecated.
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[RFC6151] Turner, S. and L. Chen, "Updated Security Considerations [RFC6151] Turner, S. and L. Chen, "Updated Security Considerations
for the MD5 Message-Digest and the HMAC-MD5 Algorithms", for the MD5 Message-Digest and the HMAC-MD5 Algorithms",
RFC 6151, DOI 10.17487/RFC6151, March 2011, RFC 6151, DOI 10.17487/RFC6151, March 2011,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6151>. <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6151>.
[SHA-1-Collision] [SHA-1-Collision]
Stevens, M., Bursztein, E., Karpman, P., Albertini, A., Stevens, M., Bursztein, E., Karpman, P., Albertini, A.,
and Y. Markov, "The first collision for full SHA-1", March and Y. Markov, "The first collision for full SHA-1", March
2019, <http://shattered.io/static/shattered.pdf>. 2019, <http://shattered.io/static/shattered.pdf>.
[Transcript-Collision]
Bhargavan, K. and G. Leurent, "Transcript Collision
Attacks: Breaking Authentication in TLS, IKE, and SSH",
February 2016, <https://www.mitls.org/downloads/
transcript-collisions.pdf>.
Authors' Addresses Authors' Addresses
Loganaden Velvindron Loganaden Velvindron
cyberstorm.mu cyberstorm.mu
Rose Hill Rose Hill
MU MU
Phone: +230 59762817 Phone: +230 59762817
Email: logan@cyberstorm.mu Email: logan@cyberstorm.mu
Kathleen Moriarty Kathleen Moriarty
Dell EMC Dell EMC
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