]> Mandatory-to-Implement Algorithms for Authors and Recipients of Software Update for the Internet of Things manifests Arm Limited
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Security SUIT Internet-Draft This document specifies algorithm profiles for SUIT manifest parsers and authors to ensure better interoperability. These profiles apply specifically to a constrained node software update use case.
Introduction Mandatory algorithms may change over time due to an evolving threat landscape. Algorithms are grouped into algorithm profiles to account for this. Profiles may be deprecated over time. SUIT will define five choices of MTI profile specifically for constrained node software update. These profiles are: One Symmetric MTI profile Two "Current" Constrained Asymmetric MTI profiles Two "Current" AEAD Asymmetric MTI profiles One "Future" Constrained Asymmetric MTI profile At least one MTI algorithm in each category MUST be FIPS qualified. Because SUIT presents an asymmetric communication profile, with powerful/complex manifest authors and constrained manifest recipients, the requirements for Recipients and Authors are different. Recipients MAY choose which MTI profile they wish to implement. It is RECOMMENDED that they implement the "Future" Asymmetric MTI profile. Recipients MAY implement any number of other profiles. Authors MUST implement all MTI profiles. Authors MAY implement any number of other profiles. AEAD is preferred over un-authenticated encryption. Where possible an AEAD profile SHOULD be selected. Certain constrained IoT applications require streaming decryption, which necessitates a non-AEAD ecryption algorithm. If the application is not a constrained device, the two AEAD profiles are RECOMMENDED. Other use-cases of SUIT MAY define their own MTI algorithms.
Algorithms The algorithms that form a part of the profiles defined in this document are grouped into: Digest Algorithms Authentication Algorithms Key Exchange Algorithms Encryption Algorithms
Profiles Recognized profiles are defined below.
 Symmetric MTI profile: suit-sha256-hmac-a128kw-a128ctr Algorithm Type Algorithm COSE Key Digest SHA-256 -16 Authentication HMAC-256 5 Key Exchange A128KW Key Wrap -3 Encryption A128CTR -65534
Current Constrained Asymmetric MTI Profile 1: suit-sha256-es256-ecdh-a128ctr Algorithm Type Algorithm COSE Key Digest SHA-256 -16 Authentication ES256 -7 Key Exchange ECDH-ES + A128KW -29 Encryption A128CTR -65534
Current Constrained Asymmetric MTI Profile 2: suit-sha256-eddsa-ecdh-a128ctr Algorithm Type Algorithm COSE Key Digest SHA-256 -16 Authentication EDDSA -8 Key Exchange ECDH-ES + A128KW -29 Encryption A128CTR -65534
Current AEAD Asymmetric MTI Profile 1: suit-sha256-es256-ecdh-a128gcm Algorithm Type Algorithm COSE Key Digest SHA-256 -16 Authentication ES256 -7 Key Exchange ECDH-ES + A128KW -29 Encryption A128GCM 1
Current AEAD Asymmetric MTI Profile 2: suit-sha256-eddsa-ecdh-chacha-poly Algorithm Type Algorithm COSE Key Digest SHA-256 -16 Authentication EDDSA -8 Key Exchange ECDH-ES + A128KW -29 Encryption ChaCha20/Poly1305 24
Future Constrained Asymmetric MTI Profile 1: suit-sha256-hsslms-a256kw-a256ctr Algorithm Type Algorithm COSE Key Digest SHA-256 -16 Authentication HSS-LMS -46 Key Exchange A256KW -5 Encryption A256CTR -65532
Reporting Profiles When using reverse-direction communication, particularly data structures that are designed for reporting of update capabilities, status, progress, or success, the same profile as the is used on the SUIT manifest SHOULD be used. There are cases where this is not possible, such as suit-sha256-hsslms-a256kw-a256ctr. In this case, the closest equivalent profile SHOULD be used, for example suit-sha256-es256-ecdh-a128ctr.
Security Considerations For the avoidance of doubt, there are scenarios where payload or manifest encryption are not required. In these scenarios, the encryption element of the selected profile is simply not used. AES-CTR mode is specified, see . All of the AES-CTR security considerations in apply. A non-AEAD encryption mode is specified in this draft due to the following mitigating circumstances: Streaming decryption must be supported. Therefore, there is no difference between AEAD and plaintext hash verification. Out-of-order decryption must be supported. Therefore, we must use a stream cipher that supports random access. There are no chosen plaintext attacks: the plaintext is authenticated prior to encryption. Content Encryption Keys MUST be used to encrypt only once. See . As a result of these mitigating circumstances, AES-CTR is the most appropriate cipher for typical software/firmware delivery scenarios.
IANA Considerations IANA is requested to create a page for COSE Algorithm Profiles within the category for Software Update for the Internet of Things (SUIT) IANA is also requested to create a registry for COSE Alforithm Profiles within this page. The initial content of the registry is: Profile Status Digest Auth Key Exchange Encryption Descriptor Array Reference suit-sha256-hmac-a128kw-a128ctr MANDATORY -16 5 -3 -65534 [-16, 5, -3, -65534] suit-sha256-es256-ecdh-a128ctr MANDATORY -16 -7 -29 -65534 [-16, -7, -29, -65534] suit-sha256-eddsa-ecdh-a128ctr MANDATORY -16 -8 -29 -65534 [-16, -8, -29, -65534] suit-sha256-es256-ecdh-a128gcm MANDATORY -16 -7 -29 1 [-16, -7, -29, 1] suit-sha256-eddsa-ecdh-chacha-poly MANDATORY -16 -8 -29 24 [-16, -8, -29, 24] suit-sha256-hsslms-a256kw-a256ctr MANDATORY -16 -46 -5 -65532 [-16, -46, -5, -65532] New entries to this registry require standards action. -- back
A. Full CDDL The following CDDL creates a subset of COSE for use with SUIT. Both tagged and untagged messages are defined. SUIT only uses tagged COSE messages, but untagged messages are also defined for use in protocols that share a ciphersuite with SUIT. To be valid, the following CDDL MUST have the COSE CDDL appended to it. The COSE CDDL can be obtained by following the directions in .
.and COSE_Messages SUIT_COSE_Profile_ES256_ECDH_A128CTR = SUIT_COSE_Profile<-7,-65534> .and COSE_Messages SUIT_COSE_Profile_EDDSA_ECDH_A128CTR = SUIT_COSE_Profile<-8,-65534> .and COSE_Messages SUIT_COSE_Profile_ES256_ECDH_A128GCM = SUIT_COSE_Profile<-7,1> .and COSE_Messages SUIT_COSE_Profile_EDDSA_ECDH_CHACHA20_POLY1304 = SUIT_COSE_Profile<-8,24> .and COSE_Messages SUIT_COSE_Profile_HSSLMS_A256KW_A256CTR = SUIT_COSE_Profile<-46,-65532> .and COSE_Messages SUIT_COSE_Profile = SUIT_COSE_Messages SUIT_COSE_Messages = SUIT_COSE_Untagged_Message / SUIT_COSE_Tagged_Message SUIT_COSE_Untagged_Message = SUIT_COSE_Sign / SUIT_COSE_Sign1 / SUIT_COSE_Encrypt / SUIT_COSE_Encrypt0 / SUIT_COSE_Mac / SUIT_COSE_Mac0 SUIT_COSE_Tagged_Message = SUIT_COSE_Sign_Tagged / SUIT_COSE_Sign1_Tagged / SUIT_COSE_Encrypt_Tagged / SUIT_COSE_Encrypt0_Tagged / SUIT_COSE_Mac_Tagged / SUIT_COSE_Mac0_Tagged ; Note: This is not the same definition as is used in COSE. ; It restricts a COSE header definition further without ; repeating the COSE definition. It should be merged ; with COSE by using the CDDL .and operator. SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers = ( protected : bstr .cbor SUIT_COSE_alg_map, unprotected : SUIT_COSE_header_map ) SUIT_COSE_alg_map = { 1 => algid, * int => any } SUIT_COSE_header_map = { * int => any } SUIT_COSE_Sign_Tagged = #6.98(SUIT_COSE_Sign) SUIT_COSE_Sign = [ SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers, payload : bstr / nil, signatures : [+ SUIT_COSE_Signature] ] SUIT_COSE_Signature = [ SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers, signature : bstr ] SUIT_COSE_Sign1_Tagged = #6.18(SUIT_COSE_Sign1) SUIT_COSE_Sign1 = [ SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers, payload : bstr / nil, signature : bstr ] SUIT_COSE_Encrypt_Tagged = #6.96(SUIT_COSE_Encrypt) SUIT_COSE_Encrypt = [ SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers, ciphertext : bstr / nil, recipients : [+SUIT_COSE_recipient] ] SUIT_COSE_recipient = [ SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers, ciphertext : bstr / nil, ? recipients : [+SUIT_COSE_recipient] ] SUIT_COSE_Encrypt0_Tagged = #6.16(SUIT_COSE_Encrypt0) SUIT_COSE_Encrypt0 = [ SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers, ciphertext : bstr / nil, ] SUIT_COSE_Mac_Tagged = #6.97(SUIT_COSE_Mac) SUIT_COSE_Mac = [ SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers, payload : bstr / nil, tag : bstr, recipients :[+SUIT_COSE_recipient] ] SUIT_COSE_Mac0_Tagged = #6.17(SUIT_COSE_Mac0) SUIT_COSE_Mac0 = [ SUIT_COSE_Profile_Headers, payload : bstr / nil, tag : bstr, ] ]]>
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