Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases with several ASs built along "Privacy by Design" (PbD)
Fabien Imbault <fabien.imbault@gmail.com> Wed, 12 August 2020 12:12 UTC
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Subject: Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases with several ASs built along "Privacy by Design" (PbD)
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Inline too :-) On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 1:51 PM Francis Pouatcha <fpo@adorsys.de> wrote: > Hello Fabian, inline > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 4:02 AM Fabien Imbault <fabien.imbault@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Francis, >> >> My comments are embedded into your email with FI. >> >> You're saying in a follow-up message: >> "- If you want privacy, *don't* expose RS identity to AS. >> - If you want transparency, expose RS identity to AS. >> You can't have both...." >> While that may seem a reasonable dichotomy at first sight, I believe the >> reality is actually more nuanced and depends on how we end up designing the >> system. >> >> Cheers, >> Fabien >> >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 11:27 PM Francis Pouatcha <fpo@adorsys.de> wrote: >> >>> Hello Fabian, >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 2:17 AM Fabien Imbault <fabien.imbault@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Francis, >>>> >>>> I think Denis points to the fact that, in the current situation, the AS >>>> receives the resource request from the Client and therefore knows what >>>> tokens are asked. >>>> >>> The token request must not mention any reference of the RS. >>> >> >> FI : yes we can do that, but as Tom commented, it's not a general rule. >> And for instance in XYZ you do describe the URL of the resource. See also >> the use case on directed tokens, which is an interesting topic which makes >> sense in many scenarios. >> > Yes. But disclosing the protected resource discloses the RS. > FI : yes of course. Which is why RS hiding may be a solution. > > But as soon as you include that possibility, it's fair to think that this >> capability could be used for surveillance purposes in some cases, unless >> you found a privacy by design scheme that applies by default. >> > Yes. THen default shall be using URI of resource description and not URL > to indicate resource location. > FI : yes > > Again this doesn't mean that transparency requirements aren't important >> too, but I think there are other ways it can be achieved (for instance, an >> inspiration is the certificate transparency project). Could be an extension >> to the protocol I believe. >> > The certificate transparency deals with something else. Does not fit in > this context at all. > > FI : It does, and has already been implemented by some projects in relationship with OAuth2, as an additional component. > >> >>> >>>> Then it also implements the consent interface (and possibly the login >>>> too) and so it also knows who validates and what is accepted or not. >>>> >>> Decoupling this does not change the privacy context, as the AS issues >>> the Token. AS needs to add a reference to the RC in the token. SO AS can >>> correlate on StudentId anyway. >>> >> >> FI : I disagree. It does change the privacy context, if as Denis >> suggested, the consent is made outside of the AS and if you don't send to >> the AS the information on the RS when it needs to issue the token. >> Correlation on StudentId is limited as long as it's a local identifier, >> i.e. not a public DID. >> > How local can the StudentId be? It is known to both universities and to > the AS. Without a public reference, you can not link information between > unrelated entities (AS, UNIV-0 and UNIV-1). Using VCs can help here. Then > you do not need central AS anymore. > FI : see keri or peer DID for instance, as examples of local ID. Again SSI/DID/VC doesn't mean you don't need AS, those technologies can be complementary. > >> As a concrete example: a user may want to use an application to access >> rs_domain/directory1 and rs_domain/directory2 in read and write, which are >> managed by a RO. >> What I suggested is that the Client may (optionally) carry out its >> consent through a decoupled IS server (separated from the AS), that >> displays the UI based on the RS requirements => the IS knows what >> information is used, but the IS may be chosen by the IS independently from >> the AS or even run by the Client itself. >> > What do you need an AS for? Then it can sign the claim to present to RS. > FI : to be sure, what is "it"? > > >> In this case, suppose the RO only provided consent for >> rs_domain/directory1 for read. >> We now need to get back to the AS to mint the access token. >> > If AS mint access token, AS will be able to correlate. Unless start > applying intransparent complex reference mapping techniques, wich might > even open room for new attack vectors. > FI : not necessarily with respect to correlation, see above. As for mapping techniques, this is the very reason of my question to Denis. > > >> If we want the AS to not know about the RS, we either : >> - don't supply the rs_domain at all -> the JWT says that directory1 in >> read access is authorized. The downside is that we actually cannot control >> to which URL the authorization applies. In that case I agree with your >> either or statement. >> > Yes > >> - or find a way to hide it (not sure if that's practical, hence my >> questions on RS hiding). This would have the benefit of still allowing >> directed tokens -> the JWT says that rs_petname/directory1 in read access >> is authorized. >> > More complexity. > FI : yes > >> Either way, the AS has not been provided any information as to where this >> token will effectively be used. >> > >>> >>>> I don't think the abstract flow deals with those privacy concerns. >>>> >>> To solve the privacy problem addressed in this thread, we need to go the >>> (SSI/DiD/VC) way. Then UNIV-0 (in his role of RS) will have to issue a VC >>> (Verifiable Credential) to the Student (in his role of RC). The Student >>> will then present this claim to UNIV-1 during his registration. In this >>> case we need no Grant negotiation and no AS. >>> >> >> FI : That may be useful but it's not enough. What you describe only works >> because you take a very specific use case, aka registration. This fits well >> into DID/VC without requiring authorization per say. However grant >> negotiation is still required for more general settings of authorization. >> > Please drop the next use case in the repo, so we can dive deeper into it > and see how to provide both central grant negotiation and privacy. > FI : will do. > > I've added a DID example to my implementation, will publish it soon. >> >> >>> Best regards. >>> /Francis >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> Then I agree with you on the audience field of the token, if left empty >>>> it simplifies part of the problem, although it removes a big part of the >>>> control you may want from directed tokens. That's why I'm willing to better >>>> develop the RS hiding idea. >>>> >>>> Fabien >>>> >>>> Le mar. 11 août 2020 à 05:58, Francis Pouatcha <fpo= >>>> 40adorsys.de@dmarc.ietf.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> Hello Denis, >>>>> >>>>> what you describe in the use case seems to be the default behavior of >>>>> the protocol. Let me map it with this abstract protocol flow: >>>>> >>>>> +-----------+ +--------------+ +-----------+ +----+ >>>>> +---------------------+ >>>>> | Requestor | | Orchestrator | | RS | | GS | | Resource >>>>> Controller | >>>>> | is UNIV-1 | | is UNIV-1 | | is UNIV-0 | | or | | >>>>> is | >>>>> | Staff | | Registr. App | | Server | | AS | | >>>>> Student | >>>>> +-----------+ +--------------+ +-----------+ +----+ >>>>> +---------------------+ >>>>> |(1) RegisterStudent | | | >>>>> | >>>>> |---------------------->| | | >>>>> | >>>>> | |(2) >>>>> RequestRecordIntent(RecordType,StudentId, >>>>> | | >>>>> OrchestratorId):AuthRequest[RecordType,StudentId] >>>>> | |<-------------->| | >>>>> | >>>>> | | | | >>>>> | >>>>> | |(3) >>>>> AuthZRequest(RecordType,StudentId,OrchestratorId) >>>>> | |--------------------------->| >>>>> | >>>>> | | | |(4) >>>>> ConsentRequest(RecordType, >>>>> | | | | >>>>> OrchestratorId):Consent >>>>> | | | >>>>> |<-------------->| >>>>> | >>>>> |(5) AuthZ[RecordType,StudentId,OrchestratorId] >>>>> | |<---------------------------| >>>>> | >>>>> | | | | >>>>> | >>>>> | |(2) >>>>> RequestRecord(RecordType,StudentId,OrchestratorId) >>>>> | | :RecordOf[StudentId] | >>>>> | >>>>> | |<-------------->| | >>>>> | >>>>> |(7) Registered | | | >>>>> | >>>>> |<----------------------| | | >>>>> | >>>>> + + + + >>>>> + >>>>> >>>>> we assume the authz request sent by "Client" to "AS" describes the >>>>> protected resource without referring to the authz server. An AS can issue >>>>> the authz to release the graduation record of a student >>>>> ((5) AuthZ[RecordType,StudentId,OrchestratorId]), without any reference to >>>>> the target university. >>>>> >>>>> What matters for this authz object is: >>>>> - StudentId: a reference to the student as known to the resource >>>>> server. >>>>> - RecordType: a reference to a resource of type graduation record as >>>>> understandable by the resource server. >>>>> - OrchestratorId: reference to the Orchestrator. Can be used to bind >>>>> authz to Orchestrator. >>>>> >>>>> But: >>>>> - RS must trust AS issued token. >>>>> - StudentId must be known to RS, AS and Orchestrator. >>>>> >>>>> Therefore, the AS does not need to know the RS. Keep the audience >>>>> field empty. >>>>> >>>>> Same principle applies for the second use case. >>>>> >>>>> What privacy problem do you see here? >>>>> >>>>> Best regards. >>>>> /Francis >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 5:08 AM Denis <denis.ietf@free.fr> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I tried my best twice to download three use cases in the Use cases >>>>>> directory, but I failed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Rather than failing a third time, here is the direct link of the >>>>>> second try: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://github.com/ietf-wg-gnap/general/wiki/Three-Client-Server-use-cases-with-several-ASs-built-along-%22Privacy-by-Design%22-(PbD) >>>>>> >>>>>> Denis >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- > Francis Pouatcha > Co-Founder and Technical Lead > adorsys GmbH & Co. KG > https://adorsys-platform.de/solutions/ >
- [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases with sever… Denis
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Fabien Imbault
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Francis Pouatcha
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Fabien Imbault
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Francis Pouatcha
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Tom Jones
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Francis Pouatcha
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Tom Jones
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Francis Pouatcha
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Dick Hardt
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Fabien Imbault
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Fabien Imbault
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Francis Pouatcha
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Fabien Imbault
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Denis
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Fabien Imbault
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Denis
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Fabien Imbault
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Justin Richer
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Francis Pouatcha
- Re: [GNAP] [Txauth] Three Client-Server use cases… Francis Pouatcha