Re: [saag] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash functions [was: Re: [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue CA certificate]
Sean Shen <sshen@huawei.com> Tue, 06 January 2009 03:33 UTC
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Subject: Re: [saag] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash functions [was: Re: [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue CA certificate]
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Hi, A draft in CSI work group gives some analysis on hash threats on CGA(RFC3972) and SeND(RFC3971). Hope it also provides valuable info. I will be happy to give review or other possible support for this valuable work. Best, Sean >-----Original Message----- >From: saag-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:saag-bounces@ietf.org] On >Behalf Of Sean Turner >Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 11:21 AM >To: David McGrew >Cc: cfrg@irtf.org; saag@ietf.org >Subject: Re: [saag] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash functions >[was: Re: [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue CA certificate] > >Dave, > >When the S/MIME WG penned >http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-smime-multisig-05 we >added an appendix that addresses where hashes are located in >CMS's SignedData and the attacks against those hashes. I'd be >willing to help craft any other wording necessary for S/MIME|CMS. > >spt > >David McGrew wrote: >> Hi Ran, >> >> I think it is a great idea to document the IETF applications/uses of >> hashing, and the attacks against particular uses of hashing. > It would >> make a great CFRG informational RFC, if we can find volunteers to >> contribute to and edit it. I offer to review it. >> >> David >> >> On Dec 31, 2008, at 7:48 AM, RJ Atkinson wrote: >> >>> >>> [Distribution trimmed slightly to reduce cross-posting and >improve SNR.] >>> >>> On 30 Dec 2008, at 20:20, Peter Gutmann wrote: >>>> The current MD5 attack is very cool but there's no need to >worry about >>>> bad guys doing much with it because it's much, much easier to get >>>> legitimate CA-issued certs the normal way, you buy them just like >>>> everyone else does (except that you use someone else's credit card >>>> and identity, obviously). >>> >>> >>> Two thoughts: >>> >>> 1) Protocol Issues >>> >>> The IETF ought to be thinking about a wide range of IETF protools >>> in the same way that Peter thinks about CA security issues above. >>> >>> For some IETF protocols, for example all of the IGP authentication >>> extensions (excepting RFC-2154, AFAICT), active non-cryptographic >>> attacks are feasible (if not yet seen in the deployed world, AFAICT) >>> that are much easier than *any* cryptographic attack. Again, and >>> only by way of example, RFC-4822 discusses some of these that are >>> specific to RIPv2 authentication. >>> >>> For protocols where non-cryptographic attacks are feasible AND >>> are lower cost than a cryptographic attack, really it does not make >>> much difference what cryptographic algorithm gets deployed by a user >>> -- and the IETF's focus should be on improving the underlying >>> authentication mechanism BEFORE worrying about which cryptographic >>> algorithms are being deployed. >>> >>> Attackers are generally both smart and lazy, so they won't waste >>> time on an expensive cryptographic attack when a lower effort >>> non-cryptographic attack exists. >>> >>> >>> 2) Hash algorithm analysis >>> >>> It would be very helpful if a *set* of mathematicians/cryptographers >>> could jointly put together a summary of the known attacks on all >>> the widely used hash algorithms (e.g. MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA-0, SHA-1, >>> SHA-2, others), *including references to the published literature*. >>> >>> Ideally, this analysis would also include discussion of >whether those >>> attacks apply for those same algorithms when used in the >modes employed >>> by various IETF protocols today (e.g. Keyed-Hash as used in >OSPFv2 MD5 >>> or RIPv2 MD5, HMAC-Hash, and so forth). >>> >>> This would be most useful to have as an Informational RFC, >>> and SOON, so that IETF WGs could have some "consensus" document >>> to refer to -- and to cite explicitly -- if any IETF WGs decide >>> to make hash algorithm recommendations or decisions. >>> >>> I don't understand IRTF process details perfectly, but perhaps >>> the CFRG chairs might undertake creating such a document as a >>> near-term official CFRG group project. >>> >>> Yours, >>> >>> Ran >>> rja@extremenetworks.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cfrg mailing list >>> Cfrg@irtf.org >>> https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/cfrg >> >> _______________________________________________ >> saag mailing list >> saag@ietf.org >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/saag >> >_______________________________________________ >saag mailing list >saag@ietf.org >https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/saag > _______________________________________________ saag mailing list saag@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/saag
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- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Jeffrey Hutzelman
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Eric Rescorla
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Russ Housley
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Paul Hoffman
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Eric Rescorla
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Jeffrey Hutzelman
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Russ Housley
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Yoav Nir
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Russ Housley
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Eric Rescorla
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Russ Housley
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Eric Rescorla
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Nicolas Williams
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Jeffrey Hutzelman
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Hugo Krawczyk
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Jeffrey Hutzelman
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Peter Gutmann
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Eric Rescorla
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… RJ Atkinson
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Vishwas Manral
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
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- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … RJ Atkinson
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Peter Gutmann
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Peter Gutmann
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Ben Laurie
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Eric Rescorla
- Re: [saag] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash functio… Sean Shen
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Paul Hoffman
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Ben Laurie
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Ben Laurie
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Robert Moskowitz
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Sean Shen
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Yoav Nir
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Paul Hoffman
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Yoav Nir
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Peter Gutmann
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Paul Hoffman
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Jeffrey Hutzelman
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Santosh Chokhani
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… RL 'Bob' Morgan
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Peter Hesse
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Blake Ramsdell
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Scott Rea
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
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- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Mike
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Dr Stephen Henson
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Philipp Guehring
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Mike
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Peter Hesse
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- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Yoav Nir
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- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… der Mouse
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… RJ Atkinson
- [saag] attacks on keyed-hash constructions [was: … David McGrew
- Re: [saag] attacks on keyed-hash constructions [w… RJ Atkinson
- [saag] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash functions [… David McGrew
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash … Paul Hoffman
- Re: [saag] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a rogue C… Jeffrey Hutzelman
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash … Vishwas Manral
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Stephen Kent
- Re: [saag] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash functio… Sean Turner
- Re: [saag] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash functio… David McGrew
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash … David McGrew
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] attacks on keyed-hash construct… Christian Rechberger
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash … Ran Canetti
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] Further MD5 breaks: Creating a … Timothy J. Miller
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash … David McGrew
- Re: [saag] [Cfrg] RFC analyzing IETF use of hash … Joseph Salowey (jsalowey)