draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-oauth-09.txt | draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-oauth-10.txt | |||
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KITTEN W. Mills | KITTEN W. Mills | |||
Internet-Draft Yahoo! Inc. | Internet-Draft Yahoo! Inc. | |||
Intended status: Standards Track T. Showalter | Intended status: Standards Track T. Showalter | |||
Expires: June 20, 2013 | Expires: August 28, 2013 | |||
H. Tschofenig | H. Tschofenig | |||
Nokia Siemens Networks | Nokia Siemens Networks | |||
December 17, 2012 | February 24, 2013 | |||
A set of SASL and GSS-API Mechanisms for OAuth | A set of SASL and GSS-API Mechanisms for OAuth | |||
draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-oauth-09 | draft-ietf-kitten-sasl-oauth-10.txt | |||
Abstract | Abstract | |||
OAuth enables a third-party application to obtain limited access to a | OAuth enables a third-party application to obtain limited access to a | |||
protected resource, either on behalf of a resource owner by | protected resource, either on behalf of a resource owner by | |||
orchestrating an approval interaction, or by allowing the third-party | orchestrating an approval interaction, or by allowing the third-party | |||
application to obtain access on its own behalf. | application to obtain access on its own behalf. | |||
This document defines how an application client uses credentials | This document defines how an application client uses credentials | |||
obtained via OAuth over the Simple Authentication and Security Layer | obtained via OAuth over the Simple Authentication and Security Layer | |||
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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 June 20, 2013. | This Internet-Draft will expire on August 28, 2013. | |||
Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
Copyright (c) 2012 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 | |||
carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect | carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect | |||
to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must | to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must | |||
include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of | include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of | |||
the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as | the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as | |||
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1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | 2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 | |||
3. OAuth SASL Mechanism Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | 3. OAuth SASL Mechanism Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 | |||
3.1. Initial Client Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | 3.1. Initial Client Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 | |||
3.1.1. Reserved Key/Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 3.1.1. Reserved Key/Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
3.1.2. Use of the gs2-header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 3.1.2. Use of the gs2-header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
3.2. Server's Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | 3.2. Server's Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 | |||
3.2.1. OAuth Identifiers in the SASL Context . . . . . . . . 11 | 3.2.1. OAuth Identifiers in the SASL Context . . . . . . . . 11 | |||
3.2.2. Server Response to Failed Authentication . . . . . . . 11 | 3.2.2. Server Response to Failed Authentication . . . . . . . 11 | |||
3.2.3. Completing an Error Message Sequence . . . . . . . . . 12 | 3.2.3. Completing an Error Message Sequence . . . . . . . . . 12 | |||
3.3. OAuth Access Token Types using Digital Signatures and | 3.3. OAuth Access Token Types using Keyed Message Digests . . . 12 | |||
Keyed Message Digests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 | ||||
3.4. Channel Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | 3.4. Channel Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
4. GSS-API OAuth Mechanism Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | 4. GSS-API OAuth Mechanism Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
5. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 5. Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
5.1. Successful Bearer Token Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 5.1. Successful Bearer Token Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
5.2. OAuth 1.0a Authorization with Channel Binding . . . . . . 17 | 5.2. OAuth 1.0a Authorization with Channel Binding . . . . . . 17 | |||
5.3. Failed Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | 5.3. Failed Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 | |||
5.4. Failed Channel Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | 5.4. Failed Channel Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
5.5. SMTP Example of a Failed Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | 5.5. SMTP Example of a Failed Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 | |||
7. Internationalization Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 | 7. Internationalization Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 | |||
8. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 | 8. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 | |||
8.1. SASL Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 | 8.1. SASL Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 | |||
8.2. GSS-API Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 | 8.2. GSS-API Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 | |||
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 | 9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 | |||
9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 | 9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 | |||
9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 | 9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 | |||
Appendix A. Acknowlegements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 | Appendix A. Acknowlegements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 | |||
Appendix B. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 | Appendix B. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 | |||
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 | Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 | |||
1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
OAuth [RFC6749] enables a third-party application to obtain limited | OAuth 1.0a [RFC5849] and OAuth 2.0 [RFC6749] are protocol frameworks | |||
access to a protected resource, either on behalf of a resource owner | that enable a third-party application to obtain limited access to a | |||
by orchestrating an approval interaction, or by allowing the third- | protected resource, either on behalf of a resource owner by | |||
party application to obtain access on its own behalf. The core OAuth | orchestrating an approval interaction, or by allowing the third-party | |||
2.0 specification [RFC6749] does not define the interaction between | application to obtain access on its own behalf. | |||
the client and the resource server with the access to a protected | ||||
resource using an Access Token. This functionality is described in | ||||
separate specifications, for example bearer tokens [RFC6750], OAuth | ||||
2.0 MAC tokens [I-D.ietf-oauth-v2-http-mac]. OAuth 1.0a [RFC5849], | ||||
the predecessor of OAuth 2.0, has a similar design. The main use | ||||
cases for OAuth 2.0 and OAuth 1.0 have so far focused on an HTTP- | ||||
based environment only. | ||||
Figure 1 shows the abstract message flow as shown in Figure 1 of | The core OAuth 2.0 specification [RFC6749] does not define the | |||
OAuth 2.0 [RFC6749]. | interaction between the OAuth client and the resource server for the | |||
access to a protected resource using an Access Token. Instead, this | ||||
functionality is described in separate specifications, such as the | ||||
bearer token specification [RFC6750]. OAuth 1.0a included the | ||||
communication between the OAuth client and the resource server in | ||||
[RFC5849]. | ||||
+--------+ +---------------+ | The main use cases for OAuth 2.0 and OAuth 1.0a have so far focused | |||
| |--(A)- Authorization Request ->| Resource | | on an HTTP-based environment only. This document integrates OAuth | |||
| | | Owner | | 1.0a and OAuth 2.0 into non-HTTP-based applications using the | |||
| |<-(B)-- Authorization Grant ---| | | integration into SASL and the GSS-API. Hence, this document takes | |||
| | +---------------+ | advantage of the OAuth protocol and its deployment base to provide a | |||
| | | way to use SASL [RFC4422] and the GSS-API [RFC2743] to gain access to | |||
| | +---------------+ | resources when using non-HTTP-based protocols, such as the Internet | |||
| |--(C)-- Authorization Grant -->| Authorization | | Message Access Protocol (IMAP) [RFC3501] and SMTP [RFC5321], which is | |||
| Client | | Server | | what this memo uses in the examples. | |||
| |<-(D)----- Access Token -------| | | ||||
| | +---------------+ | ||||
| | | ||||
| | +---------------+ | ||||
| |--(E)----- Access Token ------>| Resource | | ||||
| | | Server | | ||||
| |<-(F)--- Protected Resource ---| | | ||||
+--------+ +---------------+ | ||||
Figure 1: Abstract OAuth 2.0 Protocol Flow | To illustrate the impact of integrating this specification into an | |||
OAuth-enabled application environment Figure 1 shows the abstract | ||||
message flow of OAuth 2.0 [RFC6749]. As indicated in the figure, | ||||
this document impacts the exchange of messages (E) and (F) since SASL | ||||
or the GSS-API is used for interaction between the client and the | ||||
resource server instead of HTTP. | ||||
This document takes advantage of the OAuth protocol and its | ----+ | |||
deployment base to provide a way to use SASL [RFC4422] as well as the | +--------+ +---------------+ | | |||
GSS-API [RFC2743] to gain access to resources when using non-HTTP- | | |--(A)-- Authorization Request --->| Resource | | | |||
based protocols, such as the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) | | | | Owner | |Plain | |||
[RFC3501] and SMTP [RFC5321], which is what this memo uses in the | | |<-(B)------ Access Grant ---------| | |OAuth | |||
examples. | | | +---------------+ |2.0 | |||
| | | | ||||
| | Client Credentials & +---------------+ | | ||||
| |--(C)------ Access Grant -------->| Authorization | | | ||||
| Client | | Server | | | ||||
| |<-(D)------ Access Token ---------| | | | ||||
| | (w/ Optional Refresh Token) +---------------+ | | ||||
| | ----+ | ||||
| | ----+ | ||||
| | +---------------+ | | ||||
| | | | |OAuth | ||||
| |--(E)------ Access Token -------->| Resource | |over | ||||
| | | Server | |SASL/ | ||||
| |<-(F)---- Protected Resource -----| | |GSS- | ||||
| | | | |API | ||||
+--------+ +---------------+ | | ||||
----+ | ||||
Figure 1: OAuth 2.0 Protocol Flow | ||||
The Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) is a framework | The Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) is a framework | |||
for providing authentication and data security services in | for providing authentication and data security services in | |||
connection-oriented protocols via replaceable mechanisms. It | connection-oriented protocols via replaceable mechanisms. It | |||
provides a structured interface between protocols and mechanisms. | provides a structured interface between protocols and mechanisms. | |||
The resulting framework allows new protocols to reuse existing | The resulting framework allows new protocols to reuse existing | |||
mechanisms and allows old protocols to make use of new mechanisms. | mechanisms and allows old protocols to make use of new mechanisms. | |||
The framework also provides a protocol for securing subsequent | The framework also provides a protocol for securing subsequent | |||
protocol exchanges within a data security layer. | protocol exchanges within a data security layer. | |||
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(D) The authorization server authenticates the client and | (D) The authorization server authenticates the client and | |||
validates the authorization grant, and if valid issues an access | validates the authorization grant, and if valid issues an access | |||
token. | token. | |||
(E) The client requests the protected resource from the resource | (E) The client requests the protected resource from the resource | |||
server and authenticates by presenting the access token. | server and authenticates by presenting the access token. | |||
(F) The resource server validates the access token, and if valid, | (F) The resource server validates the access token, and if valid, | |||
indicates a successful authentication. | indicates a successful authentication. | |||
Steps (E) and (F) are not defined in [RFC6749] and are the main | Again, steps (E) and (F) are not defined in [RFC6749] (but are | |||
functionality specified within this document. Consequently, the | described in [RFC6750] instead) and are the main functionality | |||
message exchange shown in Figure 2 is the result of this | specified within this document. Consequently, the message exchange | |||
specification. The client will generally need to determine the | shown in Figure 1 is the result of this specification. The client | |||
authentication endpoints (and perhaps the service endpoints) before | will generally need to determine the authentication endpoints (and | |||
the OAuth 2.0 protocol exchange messages in steps (A)-(D) are | perhaps the service endpoints) before the OAuth 2.0 protocol exchange | |||
executed. The discovery of the resource owner and authorization | messages in steps (A)-(D) are executed. The discovery of the | |||
server endpoints is outside the scope of this specification. The | resource owner and authorization server endpoints is outside the | |||
client must discover those endpoints using a discovery mechanisms | scope of this specification. The client must discover those | |||
such as Webfinger using host-meta [I-D.ietf-appsawg-webfinger]. In | endpoints using a discovery mechanisms, such as Webfinger using host- | |||
band discovery is not tenable if clients support the OAuth 2.0 | meta [I-D.ietf-appsawg-webfinger]. In band discovery is not tenable | |||
password grant. Once credentials are obtained the client proceeds to | if clients support the OAuth 2.0 password grant. Once credentials | |||
steps (E) and (F) defined in this specification. | are obtained the client proceeds to steps (E) and (F) defined in this | |||
specification. | ||||
----+ | ||||
+--------+ +---------------+ | | ||||
| |--(A)-- Authorization Request --->| Resource | | | ||||
| | | Owner | |Plain | ||||
| |<-(B)------ Access Grant ---------| | |OAuth | ||||
| | +---------------+ |2.0 | ||||
| | | | ||||
| | Client Credentials & +---------------+ | | ||||
| |--(C)------ Access Grant -------->| Authorization | | | ||||
| Client | | Server | | | ||||
| |<-(D)------ Access Token ---------| | | | ||||
| | (w/ Optional Refresh Token) +---------------+ | | ||||
| | ----+ | ||||
| | ----+ | ||||
| | +---------------+ | | ||||
| | | | |OAuth | ||||
| |--(E)------ Access Token -------->| Resource | |over | ||||
| | | Server | |SASL/ | ||||
| |<-(F)---- Protected Resource -----| | |GSS- | ||||
| | | | |API | ||||
+--------+ +---------------+ | | ||||
----+ | ||||
Figure 2: OAuth SASL Architecture | OAuth 1.0 follows a similar model but uses a different terminology | |||
and does not separate the resource server from the authorization | ||||
server. | ||||
2. Terminology | 2. Terminology | |||
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 [RFC2119]. | document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. | |||
The reader is assumed to be familiar with the terms used in the OAuth | The reader is assumed to be familiar with the terms used in the OAuth | |||
2.0 specification [RFC6749]. | 2.0 specification [RFC6749]. | |||
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Note that the IMAP SASL specification requires base64 encoding, see | Note that the IMAP SASL specification requires base64 encoding, see | |||
Section 4 of [RFC4648], not this memo. | Section 4 of [RFC4648], not this memo. | |||
3. OAuth SASL Mechanism Specifications | 3. OAuth SASL Mechanism Specifications | |||
SASL is used as an authentication framework in a variety of | SASL is used as an authentication framework in a variety of | |||
application layer protocols. This document defines the following | application layer protocols. This document defines the following | |||
SASL mechanisms for usage with OAuth: | SASL mechanisms for usage with OAuth: | |||
OAUTHBEARER: Authorization using OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens as | OAUTHBEARER: OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens, as described in [RFC6750]. | |||
described in [RFC6750]. | RFC 6750 uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure the | |||
protocol interaction between the client and the resource | ||||
server. | ||||
OAUTH10A: Authorization using OAuth 1.0a MAC tokens (using the | OAUTH10A: OAuth 1.0a MAC tokens (using the HMAC-SHA1 keyed | |||
HMAC-SHA1 keyed message digest) as described in Section 3.4.2 | message digest), as described in Section 3.4.2 of [RFC5849]. | |||
of [RFC5849]. | ||||
OAUTH10A-PLUS: Adds channel binding [RFC5056] capability to | OAUTH10A-PLUS: Adds channel binding [RFC5056] capability to | |||
OAUTH10A for protection against man-in-the-middle attacks. | OAUTH10A for protection against man-in-the-middle attacks. | |||
OAUTH10A-PLUS mandates the usage of Transport Layer Security | ||||
(TLS). | ||||
New extensions may be defined to add additional OAuth Access Token | New extensions may be defined to add additional OAuth Access Token | |||
Types. Such a new SASL OAuth mechanism can be added by simply | Types. Such a new SASL OAuth mechanism can be added by simply | |||
registering the new name(s) and citing this specification for the | registering the new name(s) and citing this specification for the | |||
further definition. New channel binding enabled "-PLUS" mechanisms | further definition. New channel binding enabled "-PLUS" mechanisms | |||
defined in this way MUST include message integrity protection. A | defined in this way MUST include message integrity protection. A | |||
newly defined mechanism would also need to register a new GS2 OID. | newly defined mechanism would also need to register a new GS2 OID. | |||
These mechanisms are client initiated and lock-step, the server | These mechanisms are client initiated and lock-step, the server | |||
always replying to a client message. In the case where the client | always replying to a client message. In the case where the client | |||
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port: Contains the port number represented as a decimal positive | port: Contains the port number represented as a decimal positive | |||
integer string without leading zeros to which the client | integer string without leading zeros to which the client | |||
connected. | connected. | |||
qs: The HTTP query string. In non-channel binding mechanisms | qs: The HTTP query string. In non-channel binding mechanisms | |||
this is reserved, the client SHOUD NOT send it, and has the | this is reserved, the client SHOUD NOT send it, and has the | |||
default value of "". In "-PLUS" variants this carries a single | default value of "". In "-PLUS" variants this carries a single | |||
key value pair "cbdata" for the channel binding data payload | key value pair "cbdata" for the channel binding data payload | |||
formatted as an HTTP query string. | formatted as an HTTP query string. | |||
For OAuth Access Token Types that use digital signatures or keyed | For OAuth token types that use keyed message digests the client MUST | |||
message digests the client MUST send host and port number key/values, | send host and port number key/values, and the server MUST fail an | |||
and the server MUST fail an authorization request requiring | authorization request requiring keyed message digests that do not | |||
signatures or keyed message digests that do not have host and port | have host and port values. In OAuth 1.0a for example, the so-called | |||
values. For authorization schemes that require a URI scheme as part | "signature base string calculation" includes the reconstructed HTTP | |||
of the data being signed "http" is always used. In OAuth 1.0a for | URL. | |||
example, the so-called signature base string calculation includes the | ||||
reconstructed HTTP URL. | ||||
3.1.1. Reserved Key/Values | 3.1.1. Reserved Key/Values | |||
In these mechanisms values for path, query string and post body are | In these mechanisms values for path, query string and post body are | |||
assigned default values. OAuth authorization schemes MAY define | assigned default values. OAuth authorization schemes MAY define | |||
usage of these in the SASL context and extend this specification. | usage of these in the SASL context and extend this specification. | |||
For OAuth Access Token Types that use request signatures the default | For OAuth Access Token Types that use request keyed message digest | |||
values MUST be used unless explicit values are provided in the client | the default values MUST be used unless explicit values are provided | |||
response. The following key values are reserved for future use: | in the client response. The following key values are reserved for | |||
future use: | ||||
mthd (RESERVED): HTTP method for use in signatures, the default | mthd (RESERVED): HTTP method, the default value is "POST". | |||
value is "POST". | ||||
path (RESERVED): HTTP path data, the default value is "/". | path (RESERVED): HTTP path data, the default value is "/". | |||
post (RESERVED): HTTP post data, the default value is "". | post (RESERVED): HTTP post data, the default value is "". | |||
3.1.2. Use of the gs2-header | 3.1.2. Use of the gs2-header | |||
The OAuth scheme related mechanisms are also GSS-API mechanisms, see | The OAuth scheme related mechanisms are also GSS-API mechanisms, see | |||
Section 4 for further detail. The gs2-header is used as follows: | Section 4 for further detail. The gs2-header is used as follows: | |||
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In the non "-PLUS" mechanisms the "gs2-cb-flag" MUST be set to "n" | In the non "-PLUS" mechanisms the "gs2-cb-flag" MUST be set to "n" | |||
because channel-binding [RFC5056] data is not expected. In the | because channel-binding [RFC5056] data is not expected. In the | |||
OAUTH10A-PLUS mechanism (or other -PLUS variants based on this | OAUTH10A-PLUS mechanism (or other -PLUS variants based on this | |||
specification) the "gs2-cb-flag" MUST be set appropriately by the | specification) the "gs2-cb-flag" MUST be set appropriately by the | |||
client. | client. | |||
3.2. Server's Response | 3.2. Server's Response | |||
The server validates the response per the specification for the OAuth | The server validates the response per the specification for the OAuth | |||
Access Token Types used. If the OAuth Access Token Type utilizes a | Access Token Types used. If the OAuth Access Token Type utilizes a | |||
digital signature or a keyed message digest of the request parameters | keyed message digest of the request parameters then the client must | |||
then the client must provide a client response that satisfies the | provide a client response that satisfies the data requirements for | |||
data requirements for the scheme in use. | the scheme in use. | |||
In a "-PLUS" mechanism the server examines the channel binding data, | In a "-PLUS" mechanism the server examines the channel binding data, | |||
extracts the channel binding unique prefix, and extracts the raw | extracts the channel binding unique prefix, and extracts the raw | |||
channel biding data based on the channel binding type used. It then | channel biding data based on the channel binding type used. It then | |||
computes it's own copy of the channel binding payload and compares | computes it's own copy of the channel binding payload and compares | |||
that to the payload sent by the client in the cbdata key/value. | that to the payload sent by the client in the cbdata key/value. | |||
Those two must be equal for channel binding to succeed. | Those two must be equal for channel binding to succeed. | |||
The server responds to a successfully verified client message by | The server responds to a successfully verified client message by | |||
completing the SASL negotiation. The authenticated identity reported | completing the SASL negotiation. The authenticated identity reported | |||
by the SASL mechanism is the identity securely established for the | by the SASL mechanism is the identity securely established for the | |||
client with the OAuth credential. The application, not the SASL | client with the OAuth credential. The application, not the SASL | |||
mechanism, based on local access policy determines whether the | mechanism, based on local access policy determines whether the | |||
identity reported by the mechanism is allowed access to the requested | identity reported by the mechanism is allowed access to the requested | |||
resource. Note that the semantics of the authz-id is specified by | resource. Note that the semantics of the authz-id is specified by | |||
the SASL framework [RFC4422]. | the SASL framework [RFC4422]. | |||
3.2.1. OAuth Identifiers in the SASL Context | 3.2.1. OAuth Identifiers in the SASL Context | |||
OAuth access tokens may carry the authenticated identifier of the | In the OAuth framework the client may be authenticated by the | |||
resource owner and client authentication provides the authenticated | authorization server and the resource owner is authenticated to the | |||
identity of the client issuing the request to the resource server. | authorization server. OAuth access tokens may contain information | |||
about the authentication of the resource owner and about the client | ||||
and may therefore make this information accessible to the resource | ||||
server. | ||||
If both identities are needed by an application the developer will | If both identifiers are needed by an application the developer will | |||
need to provide a way to communicate that from the SASL mechanism | need to provide a way to communicate that from the SASL mechanism | |||
back to the application such as a GSS-API [RFC2743] named type like | back to the application, such as a GSS-API [RFC2743] named type like | |||
GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME or a comparable newly defined GSS-API name type or | GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME or a comparable newly defined GSS-API name type or | |||
name attribute [RFC6680]. | name attribute [RFC6680]. | |||
3.2.2. Server Response to Failed Authentication | 3.2.2. Server Response to Failed Authentication | |||
For a failed authentication the server returns a JSON [RFC4627] | For a failed authentication the server returns a JSON [RFC4627] | |||
formatted error result, and fails the authentication. The error | formatted error result, and fails the authentication. The error | |||
result consists of the following values: | result consists of the following values: | |||
status (REQUIRED): The authorization error code. Valid error | status (REQUIRED): The authorization error code. Valid error | |||
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3.2.3. Completing an Error Message Sequence | 3.2.3. Completing an Error Message Sequence | |||
Section 3.6 of [RFC4422] explicitly prohibits additional information | Section 3.6 of [RFC4422] explicitly prohibits additional information | |||
in an unsuccessful authentication outcome. Therefore, the error | in an unsuccessful authentication outcome. Therefore, the error | |||
message is sent in a normal message. The client MUST then send an | message is sent in a normal message. The client MUST then send an | |||
additional client response consisting of a single %x01 (control A) | additional client response consisting of a single %x01 (control A) | |||
character to the server in order to allow the server to finish the | character to the server in order to allow the server to finish the | |||
exchange. | exchange. | |||
3.3. OAuth Access Token Types using Digital Signatures and Keyed | 3.3. OAuth Access Token Types using Keyed Message Digests | |||
Message Digests | ||||
OAuth Access Token Types may use digital signatures or keyed message | OAuth Access Token Types may use keyed message digests and the client | |||
digests. The client and the resource server need to perform a | and the resource server may need to perform a cryptographic | |||
cryptographic computation for integrity protection and data origin | computation for integrity protection and data origin authentication. | |||
authentication. | ||||
OAuth is designed for access to resources identified by URIs. SASL | OAuth is designed for access to resources identified by URIs. SASL | |||
is designed for user authentication, and has no facility for more | is designed for user authentication, and has no facility for more | |||
fine-grained access control. In this specification we require or | fine-grained access control. In this specification we require or | |||
define default values for the data elements from an HTTP request | define default values for the data elements from an HTTP request | |||
which allow the signature base string to be constructed properly. | which allow the signature base string to be constructed properly. | |||
The default HTTP path is "/" and the default post body is empty. | The default HTTP path is "/" and the default post body is empty. | |||
These atoms are defined as extension points so that no changes are | These atoms are defined as extension points so that no changes are | |||
needed if there is a revision of SASL which supports more specific | needed if there is a revision of SASL which supports more specific | |||
resource authorization, e.g., IMAP access to a specific folder or FTP | resource authorization, e.g., IMAP access to a specific folder or FTP | |||
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A1%26oauth_timestamp%3D137131201%26oauth_token%3Dkkk9d7dh3k39sjv7 | A1%26oauth_timestamp%3D137131201%26oauth_token%3Dkkk9d7dh3k39sjv7 | |||
3.4. Channel Binding | 3.4. Channel Binding | |||
The channel binding data is carried in the "qs" (query string) key | The channel binding data is carried in the "qs" (query string) key | |||
value pair formatted as a standard HTTP query parameter with the name | value pair formatted as a standard HTTP query parameter with the name | |||
"cbdata". Channel binding requires that the channel binding data be | "cbdata". Channel binding requires that the channel binding data be | |||
integrity protected end-to-end in order to protect against man-in- | integrity protected end-to-end in order to protect against man-in- | |||
the-middle attacks. All SASL OAuth mechanisms with a "-PLUS" postfix | the-middle attacks. All SASL OAuth mechanisms with a "-PLUS" postfix | |||
MUST provide integrity protection. It should be noted that while the | MUST provide integrity protection. It should be noted that while the | |||
Bearer Access Token Type mandates TLS it does not create keying | OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token mandates TLS it does not create keying | |||
material at the application layer and is not suitable for use with | material at the application layer and is not suitable for use with | |||
channel bindings. | channel bindings. | |||
The channel binding data is computed by the client based on it's | The channel binding data is computed by the client based on it's | |||
choice of preferred channel binding type. As specified in [RFC5056], | choice of preferred channel binding type. As specified in [RFC5056], | |||
the channel binding information MUST start with the channel binding | the channel binding information MUST start with the channel binding | |||
unique prefix, followed by a colon (ASCII 0x3A), followed by a base64 | unique prefix, followed by a colon (ASCII 0x3A), followed by a base64 | |||
encoded channel binding payload. The channel binding payload is the | encoded channel binding payload. The channel binding payload is the | |||
raw data from the channel binding type. For example, if the client | raw data from the channel binding type. For example, if the client | |||
is using tls-unique for channel binding then the raw channel binding | is using tls-unique for channel binding then the raw channel binding | |||
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A SASL OAuth mechanism is also a GSS-API mechanism and the messages | A SASL OAuth mechanism is also a GSS-API mechanism and the messages | |||
described in Section 3 are the same with the following changes to the | described in Section 3 are the same with the following changes to the | |||
GS2 related elements: | GS2 related elements: | |||
1. the GS2 header on the client's first message is excluded when | 1. the GS2 header on the client's first message is excluded when | |||
used as a GSS-API mechanism. | used as a GSS-API mechanism. | |||
2. the initial context token header is prefixed to the client's | 2. the initial context token header is prefixed to the client's | |||
first authentication message (context token), as described in | first authentication message (context token), as described in | |||
Section 3.1 of RFC 2743, | Section 3.1 of RFC 2743 [RFC2743], | |||
The GSS-API mechanism OIDs are: | The GSS-API mechanism OIDs are: | |||
o OAUTHBEARER: [[TBD: IANA -- probably in the 1.3.6.1.5.5 tree]] | o OAUTHBEARER: [[TBD: IANA -- probably in the 1.3.6.1.5.5 tree]] | |||
o OAUTH10A: [[TBD: IANA -- probably in the 1.3.6.1.5.5 tree]] | o OAUTH10A: [[TBD: IANA -- probably in the 1.3.6.1.5.5 tree]] | |||
OAuth mechanims security contexts always have the mutual_state flag | o OAUTH10A-PLUS: [[TBD: IANA -- probably in the 1.3.6.1.5.5 tree]] | |||
(GSS_C_MUTUAL_FLAG) set to TRUE. OAuth supports credential | ||||
delegation, therefore security contexts may have the deleg_state flag | ||||
(GSS_C_DELEG_FLAG) set to either TRUE or FALSE. | ||||
The mutual authentication property of this mechanism relies on | The setting of the security context flags depends on the selected | |||
successfully comparing the TLS server identity with the negotiated | mechanism: | |||
target name. Since the TLS channel is managed by the application | ||||
outside of the GSS-API mechanism, the mechanism itself is unable to | o OAUTHBEARER: The mutual_state flag (GSS_C_MUTUAL_FLAG) MUST be set | |||
confirm the name while the application is able to perform this | to FALSE since the TLS protocol execution happens outside the | |||
comparison for the mechanism. For this reason, applications MUST | SASL/GSS-API method. Server-side authentication is accomplished | |||
match the TLS server identity with the target name using the | via the mandatory use of TLS at the application layer utilizing | |||
appropriate application profile, as discussed in [RFC6125]. For | SASL. Without TLS usage at the application layer protecting the | |||
example, when SASL OAuth is run over IMAP then the IMAP profile of | by OAuth Bearer Token this SASL method is insecure. | |||
RFC 6125 is used. | ||||
o OAUTH10A: The mutual_state flag (GSS_C_MUTUAL_FLAG) MUST be set to | ||||
FALSE since server authentication is not provided by this SASL/ | ||||
GSS-API method. Since the TLS channel is managed by the | ||||
application outside of the GSS-API mechanism, the OAUTH10A | ||||
mechanism itself is unable to confirm the name while the | ||||
application is able to perform this comparison for the mechanism. | ||||
For this reason, applications MUST match the TLS server identity | ||||
with the target name using the appropriate application profile, as | ||||
discussed in [RFC6125]. For example, when SASL OAuth is run over | ||||
IMAP then the IMAP profile of RFC 6125 is used. | ||||
o OAUTH10A-PLUS: The mutual_state flag (GSS_C_MUTUAL_FLAG) MUST be | ||||
set to FALSE since only the client demonstrates possession of the | ||||
session key by applying a keyed message digest function over | ||||
various fields of the request. TLS-based server-side | ||||
authentication MUST be provided by the application using SASL. | ||||
Credential delegation is not supported by any of the SASL/GSS-API | ||||
mechanisms with this specification. Therefore, security contexts | ||||
MUST have the deleg_state flag (GSS_C_DELEG_FLAG) set to FALSE. | ||||
OAuth mechanisms do not support per-message tokens or | OAuth mechanisms do not support per-message tokens or | |||
GSS_Pseudo_random. | GSS_Pseudo_random. | |||
OAuth supports a standard generic name syntax for acceptors, such as | OAuth supports a standard generic name syntax for acceptors, such as | |||
GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE (see [RFC2743], Section 4.1). These | GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE (see Section 4.1 of [RFC2743]). These | |||
service names MUST be associated with the "entityID" claimed by the | service names MUST be associated with the "entityID" claimed by the | |||
RP. OAuth mechanisms support only a single name type for initiators: | RP. | |||
OAuth mechanisms support only a single name type for initiators: | ||||
GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME. GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME is the default name type. | GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME. GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME is the default name type. | |||
The query, display, and exported name syntaxes for OAuth principal | The query, display, and exported name syntaxes for OAuth principal | |||
names are all the same. There is no OAuth-specific name syntax; | names are all the same. There is no OAuth-specific name syntax; | |||
applications SHOULD use generic GSS-API name types, such as | applications SHOULD use generic GSS-API name types, such as | |||
GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME and GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE (see [RFC2743], | GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME and GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE (see Section 4 of | |||
Section 4). The exported name token does, of course, conform to | [RFC2743]). The exported name token does, of course, conform to | |||
[RFC2743], Section 3.2, but the "NAME" part of the token should be | Section 3.2 of [RFC2743], but the "NAME" part of the token should be | |||
treated as a potential input string to the OAuth name normalization | treated as a potential input string to the OAuth name normalization | |||
rules. | rules. | |||
5. Examples | 5. Examples | |||
These examples illustrate exchanges between an IMAP and SMTP clients | These examples illustrate exchanges between an IMAP and SMTP clients | |||
and servers. | and servers. | |||
Note to implementers: The SASL OAuth method names are case | Note to implementers: The SASL OAuth method names are case | |||
insensitive. One example uses "Bearer" but that could as easily be | insensitive. One example uses "Bearer" but that could as easily be | |||
"bearer", "BEARER", or "BeArEr". | "bearer", "BEARER", or "BeArEr". | |||
5.1. Successful Bearer Token Exchange | 5.1. Successful Bearer Token Exchange | |||
This example shows a successful OAuth 2.0 bearer token exchange. | This example shows a successful OAuth 2.0 bearer token exchange. | |||
Note that line breaks are inserted for readability. | Note that line breaks are inserted for readability and the underlying | |||
TLS establishment is not shown either. | ||||
S: * OK IMAP4rev1 Server Ready | S: * OK IMAP4rev1 Server Ready | |||
C: t0 CAPABILITY | C: t0 CAPABILITY | |||
S: * CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 AUTH=OAUTHBEARER SASL-IR | S: * CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 AUTH=OAUTHBEARER SASL-IR | |||
S: t0 OK Completed | S: t0 OK Completed | |||
C: t1 AUTHENTICATE OAUTHBEARER bixhPXVzZXJAZXhhbXBsZS5jb20BaG9zdD1zZX | C: t1 AUTHENTICATE OAUTHBEARER bixhPXVzZXJAZXhhbXBsZS5jb20BaG9zdD1zZX | |||
J2ZXIuZXhhbXBsZS5jb20BcG9ydD0xNDMBYXV0aD1CZWFyZXIgdkY5ZGZ0NHFtV | J2ZXIuZXhhbXBsZS5jb20BcG9ydD0xNDMBYXV0aD1CZWFyZXIgdkY5ZGZ0NHFtV | |||
GMyTnZiM1JsY2tCaGJIUmhkbWx6ZEdFdVkyOXRDZz09AQE= | GMyTnZiM1JsY2tCaGJIUmhkbWx6ZEdFdVkyOXRDZz09AQE= | |||
S: t1 OK SASL authentication succeeded | S: t1 OK SASL authentication succeeded | |||
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S: 535 5.7.1 http://support.example.com/mail/oauth | S: 535 5.7.1 http://support.example.com/mail/oauth | |||
[connection continues...] | [connection continues...] | |||
The server returned an error message in the 334 SASL message, the | The server returned an error message in the 334 SASL message, the | |||
client responds with the required dummy response, and the server | client responds with the required dummy response, and the server | |||
finalizes the negotiation. | finalizes the negotiation. | |||
6. Security Considerations | 6. Security Considerations | |||
OAuth 1.0a and OAuth 2 allows for a variety of deployment scenarios, | OAuth 1.0a and OAuth 2 allows for a variety of deployment scenarios, | |||
and the security properties of these profiles vary. Application | and the security properties of these profiles vary. As shown in | |||
developers therefore need to understand the needs of their | Figure 1 this specification is aimed to be integrated into a larger | |||
applications before selecting a specific SASL OAuth mechanism. | OAuth deployment. Application developers therefore need to | |||
understand the needs of their security requirements based on a threat | ||||
assessment before selecting a specific SASL OAuth mechanism. For | ||||
OAuth 2.0 a detailed security document [RFC6819] provides guidance to | ||||
select those OAuth 2.0 components that help to mitigate threats for a | ||||
given deployment. For OAuth 1.0a Section 4 of RFC 5849 [RFC5849] | ||||
provides guidance specific to OAuth 1.0. | ||||
The channel binding in this mechanism has different properties based | This document specifies three SASL and GSS-API Mechanisms for OAuth | |||
on the Access Token Type used. | and each comes with different security properties. | |||
It is possible that SASL will be authenticating a connection and the | OAUTHBEARER: This mechanism borrows from OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens | |||
life of that connection may outlast the life of the access token used | [RFC6750]. It relies on the application using TLS to protect the | |||
to establish it. This is a common problem in application protocols | OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token exchange; without TLS usage at the | |||
where connections are long-lived, and not a problem with this | application layer this method is completely insecure. | |||
mechanism per se. Servers MAY unilaterally disconnect clients in | ||||
accordance with the application protocol. | ||||
The OAuth access token (and related keying material) is not | OAUTH10A: This mechanism re-uses OAuth 1.0a MAC tokens (using the | |||
equivalent to the user's long term password. As such, care has to be | HMAC-SHA1 keyed message digest), as described in Section 3.4.2 of | |||
taken when these OAuth credentials are used for actions like changing | [RFC5849]. To compute the keyed message digest in the same way | |||
passwords (as it is possible with some protocols, e.g., XMPP). The | was in RFC 5839 this specification conveys additional parameters | |||
server SHOULD ensure that actions taken in the authenticated channel | between the client and the server. This SASL/GSS-API mechanism | |||
are appropriate to the strength of the presented credential. | only supports client authentication. If server-side | |||
authentication is desireable then it must be provided by the | ||||
application underneath the SASL/GSS-API layer. | ||||
Access tokens have a lifetime. Reducing the lifetime of an access | OAUTH10A-PLUS: This mechanism adds the channel binding [RFC5056] | |||
token provides security benefits, as described in | capability to OAUTH10A for protection against man-in-the-middle | |||
[I-D.ietf-oauth-v2-threatmodel], and OAuth 2.0 introduces refresh | attacks. OAUTH10A-PLUS mandates the usage of Transport Layer | |||
tokens to obtain new access token on the fly. Additionally, a | Security (TLS) at the application layer. | |||
previously obtained access token MAY be revoked or rendered invalid | ||||
at any time. The client MAY request a new access token for each | ||||
connection to a resource server, but it SHOULD cache and re-use | ||||
access credentials that appear to be valid. | ||||
7. Internationalization Considerations | 7. Internationalization Considerations | |||
The identifer asserted by the OAuth authorization server about the | The identifer asserted by the OAuth authorization server about the | |||
resource owner inside the access token may be displayed to a human. | resource owner inside the access token may be displayed to a human. | |||
For example, when SASL is used in the context of IMAP the resource | For example, when SASL is used in the context of IMAP the resource | |||
server may assert the resource owner's email address to the IMAP | server may assert the resource owner's email address to the IMAP | |||
server for usage in an email-based application. The identifier may | server for usage in an email-based application. The identifier may | |||
therefore contain internationalized characters and an application | therefore contain internationalized characters and an application | |||
needs to ensure that the mapping between the identifier provided by | needs to ensure that the mapping between the identifier provided by | |||
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[RFC6749] Hardt, D., "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework", | [RFC6749] Hardt, D., "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework", | |||
RFC 6749, October 2012. | RFC 6749, October 2012. | |||
[RFC6750] Jones, M. and D. Hardt, "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization | [RFC6750] Jones, M. and D. Hardt, "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization | |||
Framework: Bearer Token Usage", RFC 6750, October 2012. | Framework: Bearer Token Usage", RFC 6750, October 2012. | |||
9.2. Informative References | 9.2. Informative References | |||
[I-D.ietf-appsawg-webfinger] | [I-D.ietf-appsawg-webfinger] | |||
Jones, P., Salgueiro, G., and J. Smarr, "WebFinger", | Jones, P., Salgueiro, G., and J. Smarr, "WebFinger", | |||
draft-ietf-appsawg-webfinger-07 (work in progress), | draft-ietf-appsawg-webfinger-10 (work in progress), | |||
December 2012. | February 2013. | |||
[I-D.ietf-oauth-json-web-token] | [I-D.ietf-oauth-json-web-token] | |||
Jones, M., Bradley, J., and N. Sakimura, "JSON Web Token | Jones, M., Bradley, J., and N. Sakimura, "JSON Web Token | |||
(JWT)", draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-05 (work in | (JWT)", draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-06 (work in | |||
progress), November 2012. | progress), December 2012. | |||
[I-D.ietf-oauth-v2-http-mac] | [I-D.ietf-oauth-v2-http-mac] | |||
Richer, J., Mills, W., and H. Tschofenig, "OAuth 2.0 | Richer, J., Mills, W., and H. Tschofenig, "OAuth 2.0 | |||
Message Authentication Code (MAC) Tokens", | Message Authentication Code (MAC) Tokens", | |||
draft-ietf-oauth-v2-http-mac-02 (work in progress), | draft-ietf-oauth-v2-http-mac-02 (work in progress), | |||
November 2012. | November 2012. | |||
[I-D.ietf-oauth-v2-threatmodel] | ||||
Lodderstedt, T., McGloin, M., and P. Hunt, "OAuth 2.0 | ||||
Threat Model and Security Considerations", | ||||
draft-ietf-oauth-v2-threatmodel-08 (work in progress), | ||||
October 2012. | ||||
[RFC3501] Crispin, M., "INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION | [RFC3501] Crispin, M., "INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION | |||
4rev1", RFC 3501, March 2003. | 4rev1", RFC 3501, March 2003. | |||
[RFC6819] Lodderstedt, T., McGloin, M., and P. Hunt, "OAuth 2.0 | ||||
Threat Model and Security Considerations", RFC 6819, | ||||
January 2013. | ||||
Appendix A. Acknowlegements | Appendix A. Acknowlegements | |||
The authors would like to thank the members of the Kitten working | The authors would like to thank the members of the Kitten working | |||
group, and in addition and specifically: Simon Josefson, Torsten | group, and in addition and specifically: Simon Josefson, Torsten | |||
Lodderstadt, Ryan Troll, Alexey Melnikov, and Nico Williams. | Lodderstadt, Ryan Troll, Alexey Melnikov, Jeffrey Hutzelman, and Nico | |||
Williams. | ||||
This document was produced under the chairmanship of Alexey Melnikov, | This document was produced under the chairmanship of Alexey Melnikov, | |||
Tom Yu, Shawn Emery, Josh Howlett, Sam Hartman. The area directors | Tom Yu, Shawn Emery, Josh Howlett, Sam Hartman. The supervising area | |||
included Stephen Farrell. | directors was Stephen Farrell. | |||
Appendix B. Document History | Appendix B. Document History | |||
[[ to be removed by RFC editor before publication as an RFC ]] | [[ to be removed by RFC editor before publication as an RFC ]] | |||
-10 | ||||
o Clarifications throughout the document in response to the feedback | ||||
from Jeffrey Hutzelman. | ||||
-09 | -09 | |||
o Incorporated review by Alexey and Hannes. | o Incorporated review by Alexey and Hannes. | |||
o Clarified the three OAuth SASL mechanisms. | o Clarified the three OAuth SASL mechanisms. | |||
o Updated references | o Updated references | |||
o Extended acknowledgements | o Extended acknowledgements | |||
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