jose M. Jones Internet-Draft Self-Issued Consulting Intended status: Standards Track D. Waite Expires: 11 October 2025 J. Miller Ping Identity 9 April 2025 JSON Proof Algorithms draft-ietf-jose-json-proof-algorithms-latest Abstract The JSON Proof Algorithms (JPA) specification registers cryptographic algorithms and identifiers to be used with the JSON Web Proof, JSON Web Key (JWK), and COSE specifications. It defines IANA registries for these identifiers. Status of This Memo This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." This Internet-Draft will expire on 11 October 2025. Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2025 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (https://trustee.ietf.org/ license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Revised BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Revised BSD License. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Conventions and Definitions 3. Terminology 4. Background 5. Algorithm Basics 5.1. Issue 5.2. Confirm 5.3. Present 5.4. Verify 6. Algorithm Specifications 6.1. Single Use 6.1.1. JWS Algorithm 6.1.2. Holder Setup 6.1.3. Issuer Setup 6.1.4. Signing payloads 6.1.5. Issuer Protected Header 6.1.6. Payloads 6.1.7. Proof 6.1.8. Presentation Protected Header 6.1.9. Presentation 6.1.10. Verification 6.1.11. JPA Registration 6.2. BBS 6.2.1. JPA Algorithms 6.2.2. Key Format 6.2.3. Issuance 6.2.4. Issuance Proof Verification 6.2.5. Presentation 6.2.6. Presentation Verification 6.3. Message Authentication Code 6.3.1. Holder Setup 6.3.2. Issuer Setup 6.3.3. Combined MAC Representation 6.3.4. Issuer Proof 6.3.5. Presentation Protected Header 6.3.6. Presentation Proof 6.3.7. Verification of the Presentation Proof 6.3.8. JPA Registration 7. Security Considerations 8. IANA Considerations 8.1. JSON Web Proof Algorithms Registry 8.1.1. Registration Template 8.1.2. Initial Registry Contents 8.1.2.1. Single-Use JWP using ES256 Algorithm 8.1.2.2. Single-Use JWP using ES384 Algorithm 8.1.2.3. Single-Use JWP using ES512 Algorithm 8.1.2.4. BBS using SHA-256 Algorithm 8.1.2.5. MAC-H256 Algorithm 8.1.2.6. MAC-H384 Algorithm 8.1.2.7. MAC-H512 Algorithm 8.1.2.8. MAC-K25519 Algorithm 8.1.2.9. MAC-K448 Algorithm 8.1.2.10. MAC-H256K Algorithm 9. References 9.1. Normative References 9.2. Informative References Appendix A. Example JWPs A.1. Example JSON-Serialized Single-Use JWP A.2. Example CBOR-Serialized Single-Use CPT A.3. Example BBS JWP A.4. Example MAC JWP Appendix B. Acknowledgements Appendix C. Document History Authors' Addresses 1. Introduction The JSON Web Proof (JWP) [I-D.ietf-jose-json-web-proof] draft establishes a new secure container format that supports selective disclosure and unlinkability using Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) or other cryptographic algorithms. | Editor's Note: This draft is still early and incomplete. There | will be significant changes to the algorithms as currently defined | here. Please do not use any of these definitions or examples for | anything except personal experimentation and learning. | Contributions and feedback are welcomed at https://github.com/ | ietf-wg-jose/json-web-proof (https://github.com/ietf-wg-jose/json- | web-proof). 2. Conventions and Definitions The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here. The roles of "issuer", "holder", and "verifier" are used as defined by the VC Data Model [VC-DATA-MODEL-2.0]. The term "presentation" is also used as defined by this source, but the term "credential" is avoided in this specification to minimize confusion with other definitions. 3. Terminology The terms "JSON Web Signature (JWS)", "Base64url Encoding", "Header Parameter", "JOSE Header", "JWS Payload", "JWS Signature", and "JWS Protected Header" are defined by [RFC7515]. The terms "JSON Web Proof (JWP)", "JWP Payload", "JWP Proof", and "JWP Protected Header" are defined by [I-D.ietf-jose-json-web-proof]. These terms are defined by this specification: Stable Key: An asymmetric key-pair used by an issuer that is also shared via an out-of-band mechanism to a verifier to validate the signature. Ephemeral Key: An asymmetric key-pair that is generated for one-time use by an issuer and never stored or used again outside of the creation of a single JWP. Presentation Key: An asymmetric key-pair that is generated by a holder and used to ensure that a presentation is not able to be replayed by any other party. 4. Background JWP defines a container binding together a protected header, one or more payloads, and a cryptographic proof. It does not define any details about the interactions between an application and the cryptographic libraries that implement proof-supporting algorithms. Due to the nature of ZKPs, this specification also documents the subtle but important differences in proof algorithms versus those defined by the JSON Web Algorithms [RFC7518]. These differences help support more advanced capabilities such as blinded signatures and predicate proofs. 5. Algorithm Basics The four principal interactions that every proof algorithm MUST support are [issue](#issue), [confirm](#confirm), [present](#present), and [verify](#verify). 5.1. Issue The JWP is first created as the output of a JPA's issue operation. Every algorithm MUST support a JSON issuer protected header along with one or more octet string payloads. The algorithm MAY support using additional items provided by the holder for issuance such as blinded payloads, keys for replay prevention, etc. All algorithms MUST provide integrity protection for the issuer header and all payloads and MUST specify all digest and/or hash2curve methods used. 5.2. Confirm Performed by the holder to validate that the issued JWP is correctly formed and protected. Each algorithm MAY support using additional input items options, such as those sent to the issuer for issuance. After confirmation, an algorithm MAY return a modified JWP for serialized storage without the local state (such as with blinded payloads now unblinded). The algorithm MUST fully verify the issued proof value against the issuer protected header and all payloads. If given a presented JWP instead of an issued one, the confirm process MUST return an error. 5.3. Present Used to apply any selective disclosure choices and perform any unlinkability transformations, as well as to show binding. An algorithm MAY support additional input options from the requesting party, such as for predicate proofs and verifiable computation requests. Every algorithm MUST support the ability to hide any or all payloads. It MUST always include the issuer protected header unmodified in the presentation. The algorithm MUST replace the issued proof value and generate a new presented proof value. It also MUST include a new presentation protected header that provides replay protection. 5.4. Verify Performed by the verifier to verify the protected headers along with any disclosed payloads and/or assertions about them from the proving party, while also verifying they are the same payloads and ordering as witnessed by the issuer. The algorithm MUST verify the integrity of all disclosed payloads and MUST also verify the integrity of both the issuer and presentation protected headers. If the presented proof contains any assertions about the hidden payloads, the algorithm MUST also verify all of those assertions. It MAY support additional options, such as those sent to the holder to generate the presentation. If given an issued JWP for verification, the algorithm MUST return an error. 6. Algorithm Specifications This section defines how to use specific algorithms for JWPs. 6.1. Single Use The Single Use (SU) algorithm is based on composing multiple traditional asymmetric signatures into a single JWP proof. It enables a very simple form of selective disclosure without requiring any advanced cryptographic techniques. It does not support unlinkability if the same JWP is presented multiple times, therefore when privacy is required the holder will need to interact with the issuer again to receive new single-use JWPs (dynamically or in batches). 6.1.1. JWS Algorithm The Single Use algorithm is based on using multiple signatures to cover the individual payloads, all of which are generated with the same Asymmetric JSON Web Algorithm (JWA). The internal signing algorithm to use is part of the registration for a new Single Use algorithm identifier. The chosen JWA MUST be an asymmetric signing algorithm so that each signature can be verified without sharing any private values between the parties. This ensures that the verifier cannot brute force any non-disclosed payloads based only on their disclosed individual signatures. 6.1.2. Holder Setup In order to support the protection of a presentation by a holder to a verifier, the holder MUST use a Presentation Key during the issuance and the presentation of every Single Use JWP. This Presentation Key MUST be generated and used for only one JWP. The issuer MUST verify that the holder has possession of this key. The holder-issuer communication to exchange this information is out of scope of this specification, but can be accomplished by the holder using this key to generate a JWS that signs a value the issuer can verify as unique. 6.1.3. Issuer Setup To create a Single Use JWP, the issuer first generates a unique Ephemeral Key using the selected internal algorithm. This key-pair will be used to sign each of the payloads of a single JWP and then discarded. 6.1.4. Signing payloads Each individual payload is signed using the selected internal algorithm using the Ephemeral Key. 6.1.5. Issuer Protected Header The issuer's Ephemeral Key MUST be included in the issuer protected header via the Proof Key header parameter. The holder's Presentation Key MUST be included in issuer protected header via the Presentation Key header parameter. The issuer protected header is signed using the given JWA and the issuer's Stable Key. 6.1.6. Payloads Each JWP payload is processed in order and signed using the given JWA using the issuer's Ephemeral Key. 6.1.7. Proof The proof value is an octet string array. The first entry is the octet string of the issuer protected header signature, with an additional entry for each payload signature. 6.1.8. Presentation Protected Header To generate a new presentation, the holder first creates a presentation protected header that is specific to the verifier being presented to. This header MUST contain a parameter that both the holder and verifier trust as being unique and non-replayable. Use of the nonce header parameter is RECOMMENDED for this purpose. This specification registers the nonce header parameter for the presentation protected header that contains a string value either generated by the verifier or derived from values provided by the verifier. When present, the verifier MUST ensure the nonce value matches during verification. The presentation protected header MAY contain other header parameters that are either provided by the verifier or by the holder. These presentation header parameters SHOULD NOT contain values that are common across multiple presentations and SHOULD be unique to a single presentation and verifier. 6.1.9. Presentation | Editor's Note: The current definition here is incomplete, the | holder's signature needs to also incorporate the presented proof. The holder derives a new proof as part of presentation. The presented proof value will always contain the issuer's Stable Key signature for the issuer protected header as the first element. The second element of the presented proof is the holder's signature of the presentation protected header using the holder's presentation key. This signature is constructed using the same algorithm described in generating the issuer's signature over the issuer protected header. Signing only the presentation header with the Presentation Key is sufficient to protect the entire presentation since that key is private to the holder and only the contents of the presentation header are used for replay prevention. For each payload which is to be disclosed, the corresponding payload signature (from the issued JWP) is included in the proof. If a payload is omitted from the presented JWP, the signature value will NOT be includeed, and the presentation proof will have one less part. For example, if the second and fifth of five payloads are not disclosed, then the holder's derived proof would consist of the issuer's signature over the issuer protected header, the holder's signature over the holder's protected header, the ephemeral key signature over the first, third and fourth payloads. Since the individual signatures in the proof value are unique and remain unchanged across multiple presentations, a Single Use JWP SHOULD only be presented a single time to each verifier in order for the holder to remain unlinkable across multiple presentations. 6.1.10. Verification The verifier MUST verify the issuer protected header octets against the first part in the proof using the issuer's Stable Key. It MUST also verify the presentation protected header octets against the second part in the proof value using the holder's Presentation Key, as provided in the Presentation Key header parameter. With the headers verified, the Proof Key header parameter can then be used to verify each of the disclosed payload signatures. 6.1.11. JPA Registration The proposed JWP alg value is of the format "SU-" appended with the relevant JWS alg value for the chosen public and ephemeral key-pair algorithm, for example "SU-ES256". 6.2. BBS The BBS Signature Scheme [I-D.irtf-cfrg-bbs-signatures] is under active development within the CRFG. This algorithm supports both selective disclosure and unlinkability, enabling the holder to generate multiple presentations from one issued JWP without a verifier being able to correlate those presentations together based on the proof. 6.2.1. JPA Algorithms The BBS algorithm corresponds to a ciphersuite identifier of BBS_BLS12381G1_XMD:SHA-256_SSWU_RO_. 6.2.2. Key Format The key used for the BBS algorithm is an elliptic curve-based key pair, specifically against the G_2 subgroup of a pairing friendly curve. Additional details on key generation can be found in Section 3.4. The JWK and Cose Key Object representations of the key are detailed in [I-D.ietf-cose-bls-key-representations]. There is no additional holder presentation key necessary for presentation proofs. 6.2.3. Issuance Issuance is performed using the Sign operation from Section 3.5.1 of [I-D.irtf-cfrg-bbs-signatures]. This operation utilizes the issuer's BLS12-381 G2 key pair as SK and PK, along with desired protected header and payloads as the octets header and the octets array messages. The octets resulting from this operation form a single octet string in the issuance proof array, to be used along with the protected header and payloads to serialize the JWP. 6.2.4. Issuance Proof Verification Holder verification of the signature on issuance form is performed using the Verify operation from Section 3.5.2 of [I-D.irtf-cfrg-bbs-signatures]. This operation utilizes the issuer's public key as PK, the proof as signature, the protected header octets as header and the array of payload octets as messages. 6.2.5. Presentation Derivation of a presentation is done by the holder using the ProofGen operation from Section 3.5.3 of [I-D.irtf-cfrg-bbs-signatures]. This operation utilizes the issuer's public key as PK, the issuer protected header as header, the issuance proof as signature, the issuance payloads as messages, and the holder's presentation protected header as ph. The operation also takes a vector of indexes into messages, describing which payloads the holder wishes to disclose. All payloads are required for proof generation, but only these indicated payloads will be required to be disclosed for later proof verification. The output of this operation is the presentation proof, as a single octet string. Presentation serialization leverages the two protected headers and presentation proof, along with the disclosed payloads. Non-disclosed payloads are represented with the absent value of null in CBOR serialization and a zero-length string in compact serialization. 6.2.6. Presentation Verification Verification of a presentation is done by the verifier using the ProofVerify operation from Section 3.5.4. This operation utilizes the issuer's public key as PK, the issuer protected header as header, the issuance proof as signature, the holder's presentation protected header as ph, and the payloads as disclosed_messages. In addition, the disclosed_indexes scalar array is calculated from the payloads provided. Values disclosed in the presented payloads have a zero-based index in this array, while the indices of absent payloads are omitted. 6.3. Message Authentication Code The Message Authentication Code (MAC) JPA uses a MAC to both generate ephemeral keys and compute authentication codes to protect the issuer header and each payload individually. Like the the Single Use algorithm family, it also does not support unlinkability if the same JWP is presented multiple times. and requires an individually issued JWP for each presentation in order to fully protect privacy. When compared to the JWS approach, using a MAC requires less computation but can result in potentially larger presentation proof values. The design is intentionally minimal and only involves using a single standardized MAC method instead of a mix of MAC/hash methods or a custom hash-based construct. It is able to use any published cryptographic MAC method such as HMAC [RFC2104] or KMAC (https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/ NIST.SP.800-185.pdf). It uses traditional public-key based signatures to verify the authenticity of the issuer and holder. 6.3.1. Holder Setup Prior to the issuer creating a new JWP, the issuer MUST have a presentation public key provided by the holder. The holder's presentation key MUST be included in the issuer's protected header using the Presentation Key header parameter. 6.3.2. Issuer Setup To use the MAC algorithm, the issuer must have a stable public key pair to perform signing. To start the issuance process, a single 32-byte random Shared Secret must first be generated. This value will be shared privately to the holder as part of the issuer's JWP proof value. The Shared Secret is used by both the issuer and holder as the MAC method's key to generate a new set of unique ephemeral keys. These keys are then used as the input to generate a MAC that protects each payload. 6.3.3. Combined MAC Representation The combined MAC representation is a single octet string representing the MAC values of the issuer protected header, along with each payload provided by the issuer. This representation is signed by the issuer, but not shared - parties will recreate this octet string and verify the signature to verify the integrity of supplied issuer protected header and the integrity of any disclosed payloads. The issuer protected header is included in this value as a MAC created using the fixed key "issuer_header" in UTF-8 encoded octets. The value is the issuer header JSON as a UTF-8 encoded octet string. A unique key is generated for each payload using a MAC, with the Shared Secret as the key and a value of "payload_X" as UTF-8 encoded octets, where "X" is replaced by the zero-based array index of the payload, for example "payload_0", "payload_1", etc. Each payload then itself has a corresponding MAC, using the above per-payload key and the payload octet string. The combined MAC representation is the octet string formed by the the concatentation of the issuer protected header MAC output, along with each payload MAC output. 6.3.4. Issuer Proof The issuer proof consists of two octet strings. The first octet string is the issuer signature over the combined MAC representation. The issuer signs the JWS using its stable public key, and a fixed header containing the alg associated with signing algorithm in use. jws_header = '{"alg":"ES256"}' The signature value of the JWS is extracted and base64url-decoded into an octet string. The second octet string is the Shared Secret used to generate the per-payload keys for the combined representation. 6.3.5. Presentation Protected Header See the JWS Presentation Protected Header (#presentation-protected- header) section. 6.3.6. Presentation Proof | Editor's Note: The current definition here is incomplete, the | holder's signature needs to also incorporate the presented proof. The first value in the presentation proof is the presentation signature. This is a signature over the presentation protected header, using the key specified by the Presentation Key header parameter in the issuer protected header. The second value is the issuer signature over the Combined MAC Representation provided with the issued form. The remaining values are used by the verifier to reconstruct the combined MAC representation without access to the Shared Secret. There is one value corresponding to each payload, whether it has been disclosed or not. If a payload is disclosed, the unique per-payload key derived from the shared secret is used as the payload's entry in the proof array. If a payload is not disclosed, the payload's MAC in the combined MAC representation is used as the payload's entry in the proof array. 6.3.7. Verification of the Presentation Proof The verifier must recreate the Combined MAC Representation from the presentation proof to verify integrity over the disclosed information. The issuer protected header MAC is recreated using the same mechanism described above. For each payload in the presentation: * If the payload is disclosed, then the presentation proof contains the unique per-payload key. The corresponding payload MAC can be computed by performing the MAC operation with this key and the corresponding payload. * If the payload is not disclosed, then the presentation proof contains the payload MAC, which can be used directly The concatenation of the octets of the issuer protected header MAC and each payload MAC forms the Combined MAC Representation. The issuer signature in the proof is then verified by converting these values to a JWS as described above, and verifying that JWS. 6.3.8. JPA Registration Proposed JWP alg value is of the format "MAC-" appended with a unique identifier for the set of MAC and signing algorithms used. Below are the initial registrations: * MAC-H256 uses HMAC SHA-256 as the MAC and ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256 for the signatures * MAC-H384 uses HMAC SHA-384 as the MAC and ECDSA using P-384 and SHA-384 for the signatures * MAC-H512 uses HMAC SHA-512 as the MAC and ECDSA using P-521 and SHA-512 for the signatures * MAC-K25519 uses KMAC SHAKE128 as the MAC and EdDSA using Curve25519 for the signatures * MAC-K448 uses KMAC SHAKE256 as the MAC and EdDSA using Curve448 for the signatures * MAC-H256K uses HMAC SHA-256 as the MAC and ECDSA using secp256k1 and SHA-256 for the signatures 7. Security Considerations | Editor's Note: This will follow once the algorithms defined here | have become more stable. * Data minimization of the proof value * Unlinkability of the protected header contents 8. IANA Considerations The following registration procedure is used for all the registries established by this specification. Values are registered on a Specification Required [RFC5226] basis after a three-week review period on the jose-reg-review@ietf.org mailing list, on the advice of one or more Designated Experts. However, to allow for the allocation of values prior to publication, the Designated Experts may approve registration once they are satisfied that such a specification will be published. Registration requests sent to the mailing list for review should use an appropriate subject (e.g., "Request to register JWP algorithm: example"). Within the review period, the Designated Experts will either approve or deny the registration request, communicating this decision to the review list and IANA. Denials should include an explanation and, if applicable, suggestions as to how to make the request successful. Registration requests that are undetermined for a period longer than 21 days can be brought to the IESG's attention (using the iesg@ietf.org mailing list) for resolution. Criteria that should be applied by the Designated Experts include determining whether the proposed registration duplicates existing functionality, whether it is likely to be of general applicability or useful only for a single application, and whether the registration description is clear. IANA must only accept registry updates from the Designated Experts and should direct all requests for registration to the review mailing list. It is suggested that multiple Designated Experts be appointed who are able to represent the perspectives of different applications using this specification, in order to enable broadly informed review of registration decisions. In cases where a registration decision could be perceived as creating a conflict of interest for a particular Expert, that Expert should defer to the judgment of the other Experts. 8.1. JSON Web Proof Algorithms Registry This specification establishes the IANA "JSON Web Proof Algorithms" registry for values of the JWP alg (algorithm) parameter in JWP Header Parameters. The registry records the algorithm name, the algorithm description, the algorithm usage locations, the implementation requirements, the change controller, and a reference to the specification that defines it. The same algorithm name can be registered multiple times, provided that the sets of usage locations are disjoint. It is suggested that the length of the key be included in the algorithm name when multiple variations of algorithms are being registered that use keys of different lengths and the key lengths for each need to be fixed (for instance, because they will be created by key derivation functions). This allows readers of the JSON text to more easily make security decisions. The Designated Experts should perform reasonable due diligence that algorithms being registered either are currently considered cryptographically credible or are being registered as Deprecated or Prohibited. The implementation requirements of an algorithm may be changed over time as the cryptographic landscape evolves, for instance, to change the status of an algorithm to Deprecated or to change the status of an algorithm from Optional to Recommended+ or Required. Changes of implementation requirements are only permitted on a Specification Required basis after review by the Designated Experts, with the new specification defining the revised implementation requirements level. 8.1.1. Registration Template Algorithm Name: Brief descriptive name of the algorithm (e.g., Single-Use JWP using ES256.) Descriptive names may not match other registered names unless the Designated Experts state that there is a compelling reason to allow an exception. Algorithm JSON Label: The string label requested (e.g., SU-ES256). This label is a case-sensitive ASCII string. JSON Labels may not match other registered labels in a case-insensitive manner unless the Designated Experts state that there is a compelling reason to allow an exception. Algorithm CBOR Label: The integer label requested (e.g. 1). CBOR Labels may not match other registered labels unless the Designated Experts state that there is a compelling reason to allow an exception. Algorithm Description: Optional additional information clarifying the algorithm. This may be used for example to document additional chosen parameters. Algorithm Usage Location(s): The algorithm usage locations, which should be one or more of the values Issued or Presented. Other values may be used with the approval of a Designated Expert. JWP Implementation Requirements: The algorithm implementation requirements for JWP, which must be one the words Required, Recommended, Optional, Deprecated, or Prohibited. Optionally, the word can be followed by a + or -. The use of + indicates that the requirement strength is likely to be increased in a future version of the specification. The use of - indicates that the requirement strength is likely to be decreased in a future version of the specification. Any identifiers registered for algorithms that are otherwise unsuitable for direct use as JWP algorithms must be registered as Prohibited. Change Controller: For Standards Track RFCs, list the "IETF". For others, give the name of the responsible party. Other details (e.g., postal address, email address, home page URI) may also be included. Specification Document(s): Reference to the document or documents that specify the parameter, preferably including URIs that can be used to retrieve copies of the documents. An indication of the relevant sections may also be included but is not required. Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): References to a publication or publications in well-known cryptographic conferences, by national standards bodies, or by other authoritative sources analyzing the cryptographic soundness of the algorithm to be registered. The Designated Experts may require convincing evidence of the cryptographic soundness of a new algorithm to be provided with the registration request unless the algorithm is being registered as Deprecated or Prohibited. Having gone through working group and IETF review, the initial registrations made by this document are exempt from the need to provide this information. 8.1.2. Initial Registry Contents 8.1.2.1. Single-Use JWP using ES256 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: Single-Use JWP using ES256 * Algorithm JSON Label: SU-ES256 * Algorithm CBOR Label: 1 * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Recommended * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.1.11 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.2. Single-Use JWP using ES384 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: Single-Use JWP using ES384 * Algorithm JSON Label: SU-ES384 * Algorithm CBOR Label: 2 * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Optional * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.1.11 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.3. Single-Use JWP using ES512 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: Single-Use JWP using ES512 * Algorithm JSON Label: SU-ES512 * Algorithm CBOR Label: 3 * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Optional * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.1.11 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.4. BBS using SHA-256 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: BBS using SHA-256 * Algorithm JSON Label: BBS * Algorithm CBOR Label: 4 * Algorithm Description: Corresponds to a ciphersuite identifier of BBS_BLS12381G1_XMD:SHA-256_SSWU_RO_H2G_HM2S_ * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Required * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.2.1 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.5. MAC-H256 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: MAC-H256 * Algorithm JSON Label: MAC-H256 * Algorithm CBOR Label: 5 * Algorithm Description: MAC-H256 uses HMAC SHA-256 as the MAC, and ECDSA using P-256 and SHA-256 for the signatures * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Optional * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.3.8 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.6. MAC-H384 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: MAC-H384 * Algorithm JSON Label: MAC-H384 * Algorithm CBOR Label: 6 * Algorithm Description: MAC-H384 uses HMAC SHA-384 as the MAC, and ECDSA using P-384 and SHA-384 for the signatures * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Optional * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.3.8 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.7. MAC-H512 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: MAC-H512 * Algorithm JSON Label: MAC-H512 * Algorithm CBOR Label: 7 * Algorithm Description: MAC-H512 uses HMAC SHA-512 as the MAC, and ECDSA using P-521 and SHA-512 for the signatures * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Optional * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.3.8 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.8. MAC-K25519 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: MAC-K25519 * Algorithm JSON Label: MAC-K25519 * Algorithm CBOR Label: 8 * Algorithm Description: MAC-K25519 uses KMAC SHAKE128 as the MAC, and EdDSA using Curve25519 for the signatures * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Optional * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.3.8 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.9. MAC-K448 Algorithm * Algorithm Name: MAC-K448 * Algorithm JSON Label: MAC-K448 * Algorithm CBOR Label: 9 * Algorithm Description: MAC-K448 uses KMAC SHAKE256 as the MAC, and EdDSA using Curve448 for the signatures * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Optional * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.3.8 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 8.1.2.10. MAC-H256K Algorithm * Algorithm Name: MAC-H256K * Algorithm JSON Label: MAC-H256K * Algorithm CBOR Label: 10 * Algorithm Description: MAC-H256K uses HMAC SHA-256 as the MAC, and ECDSA using secp256k1 and SHA-256 for the signatures * Algorithm Usage Location(s): Issued, Presented * JWP Implementation Requirements: Optional * Change Controller: IETF * Specification Document(s): Section 6.3.8 of this specification * Algorithm Analysis Documents(s): n/a 9. References 9.1. Normative References [I-D.ietf-jose-json-web-proof] Waite, D., Jones, M. B., and J. Miller, "JSON Web Proof", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-jose-json- web-proof-latest, . [I-D.irtf-cfrg-bbs-signatures] Looker, T., Kalos, V., Whitehead, A., and M. Lodder, "The BBS Signature Scheme", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-irtf-cfrg-bbs-signatures-08, 3 March 2025, . [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, . [RFC7515] Jones, M., Bradley, J., and N. Sakimura, "JSON Web Signature (JWS)", RFC 7515, DOI 10.17487/RFC7515, May 2015, . [RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, May 2017, . 9.2. Informative References [I-D.ietf-cbor-edn-literals] Bormann, C., "CBOR Extended Diagnostic Notation (EDN)", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-cbor-edn- literals-16, 8 January 2025, . [I-D.ietf-cose-bls-key-representations] Looker, T. and M. B. Jones, "Barreto-Lynn-Scott Elliptic Curve Key Representations for JOSE and COSE", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-ietf-cose-bls-key- representations-06, 18 January 2025, . [I-D.maldant-spice-oidc-cwt] Maldant, B., "OpenID Connect standard claims registration for CBOR Web Tokens", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-maldant-spice-oidc-cwt-02, 17 March 2025, . [RFC2104] Krawczyk, H., Bellare, M., and R. Canetti, "HMAC: Keyed- Hashing for Message Authentication", RFC 2104, DOI 10.17487/RFC2104, February 1997, . [RFC5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", RFC 5226, DOI 10.17487/RFC5226, May 2008, . [RFC7518] Jones, M., "JSON Web Algorithms (JWA)", RFC 7518, DOI 10.17487/RFC7518, May 2015, . [VC-DATA-MODEL-2.0] Sporny, M., Jr, T. T., Herman, I., Jones, M. B., and G. Cohen, "Verifiable Credentials Data Model 2.0", 27 December 2023, . Appendix A. Example JWPs The following examples use algorithms defined in JSON Proof Algorithms and also contain the keys used, so that implementations can validate these samples. A.1. Example JSON-Serialized Single-Use JWP This example uses the Single-Use Algorithm as defined in JSON Proof Algorithms to create a JSON Proof Token. It demonstrates how to apply selective disclosure using an array of traditional JWS-based signatures. Unlinkability is only achieved by using each JWP one time, as multiple uses are inherently linkable via the traditional ECDSA signature embedded in the proof. To begin, we need two asymmetric keys for Single Use: one that represents the JPT Issuer's stable key and the other is an ephemeral key generated by the Issuer just for this JWP. This is the Issuer's stable private key used in this example in the JWK format: { "kty": "EC", "crv": "P-256", "x": "tF_Rm7YgqWiNty0z0S80HmB74gzB171YHKKIqQxWt-Q", "y": "XnW0TINOFCzim6HBOqG_JM_TPdkIerzJed3SCB8Iqrk", "d": "9XpADNLlgjk6zdSLQV-_0ZcgxNuXNwLBHU527QbDi0c" } Figure 1: Issuer Private Key (ES256 in JWK) This is the ephemeral private key used in this example in the JWK format: { "kty": "EC", "crv": "P-256", "x": "9DIYU9epJlbCRR6qtzqr-RCCzBASCh81PMK8pA_38Pg", "y": "SU_Qb0oyWeurbAz0PeW49FrMJdBTEkReP-PTkrPqUj0", "d": "aZJG66RSWGsGoACGSD6MZnEY72IVO0HFp7yWB6ApDfo" } Figure 2: Issuer Ephemeral Private Key (ES256 in JWK) This is the Holder's presentation private key used in this example in the JWK format: { "kty": "EC", "crv": "P-256", "x": "WLD58PxzhSsKWtTaKWhRCxAa6HK_J09blzzKqiwBhCQ", "y": "kEgluZxtpyXNQqOfsQXRYuhBDjurZ4DnJu3jnMi4RFk", "d": "Pw-U3ASDtQ2GEyPFr0JUAqoe4wrzvYVcMLaJJ_qCNIg" } Figure 3: Holder Presentation Private Key (ES256 in JWK) The JWP Protected Header declares that the data structure is a JPT and the JWP Proof Input is secured using the Single-Use ECDSA algorithm with the P-256 curve and SHA-256 digest. It also includes the ephemeral public key, the Holder's presentation public key and list of claims used for this JPT. { "alg": "SU-ES256", "typ": "JPT", "iss": "https://issuer.example", "claims": [ "iat", "exp", "family_name", "given_name", "email", "address", "age_over_21" ], "proof_key": { "kty": "EC", "crv": "P-256", "x": "9DIYU9epJlbCRR6qtzqr-RCCzBASCh81PMK8pA_38Pg", "y": "SU_Qb0oyWeurbAz0PeW49FrMJdBTEkReP-PTkrPqUj0" }, "presentation_key": { "kty": "EC", "crv": "P-256", "x": "WLD58PxzhSsKWtTaKWhRCxAa6HK_J09blzzKqiwBhCQ", "y": "kEgluZxtpyXNQqOfsQXRYuhBDjurZ4DnJu3jnMi4RFk" } } Figure 4: Issuer Protected header (SU-ES256, JSON) eyJhbGciOiJTVS1FUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpQVCIsImlzcyI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaXNzdWVyL mV4YW1wbGUiLCJjbGFpbXMiOlsiaWF0IiwiZXhwIiwiZmFtaWx5X25hbWUiLCJnaXZlbl 9uYW1lIiwiZW1haWwiLCJhZGRyZXNzIiwiYWdlX292ZXJfMjEiXSwicHJvb2Zfa2V5Ijp 7Imt0eSI6IkVDIiwiY3J2IjoiUC0yNTYiLCJ4IjoiOURJWVU5ZXBKbGJDUlI2cXR6cXIt UkNDekJBU0NoODFQTUs4cEFfMzhQZyIsInkiOiJTVV9RYjBveVdldXJiQXowUGVXNDlGc k1KZEJURWtSZVAtUFRrclBxVWowIn0sInByZXNlbnRhdGlvbl9rZXkiOnsia3R5IjoiRU MiLCJjcnYiOiJQLTI1NiIsIngiOiJXTEQ1OFB4emhTc0tXdFRhS1doUkN4QWE2SEtfSjA 5Ymx6ektxaXdCaENRIiwieSI6ImtFZ2x1Wnh0cHlYTlFxT2ZzUVhSWXVoQkRqdXJaNERu SnUzam5NaTRSRmsifX0 Figure 5: Encoded Issuer Protected Header (SU-ES256, JSON, encoded) The Single Use algorithm utilizes multiple individual JWS Signatures. Each signature value is generated by creating a JWS with a single Protected Header with the associated alg value. In this example, the fixed header used for each JWS is the serialized JSON Object {"alg":"ES256"}. This protected header will be used to generate a signature over each corresponding payload in the JWP. The corresponding octet value in the proof is the octet string (base64url-decoded) value of the signature. The final proof value from the Issuer is an array with the octets of the header signature, followed by entries for each payload signature. [ 1714521600, 1717199999, "Doe", "Jay", "jaydoe@example.org", { "formatted": "1234 Main St.\nAnytown, CA 12345\nUSA", "street_address": "1234 Main St.", "locality": "Anytown", "region": "CA", "postal_code": 12345, "country": "USA" }, true ] Figure 6: Issuer payloads (JSON, as array) The compact serialization of the same JPT is: eyJhbGciOiJTVS1FUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpQVCIsImlzcyI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaXNzdWVyL mV4YW1wbGUiLCJjbGFpbXMiOlsiaWF0IiwiZXhwIiwiZmFtaWx5X25hbWUiLCJnaXZlbl 9uYW1lIiwiZW1haWwiLCJhZGRyZXNzIiwiYWdlX292ZXJfMjEiXSwicHJvb2Zfa2V5Ijp 7Imt0eSI6IkVDIiwiY3J2IjoiUC0yNTYiLCJ4IjoiOURJWVU5ZXBKbGJDUlI2cXR6cXIt UkNDekJBU0NoODFQTUs4cEFfMzhQZyIsInkiOiJTVV9RYjBveVdldXJiQXowUGVXNDlGc k1KZEJURWtSZVAtUFRrclBxVWowIn0sInByZXNlbnRhdGlvbl9rZXkiOnsia3R5IjoiRU MiLCJjcnYiOiJQLTI1NiIsIngiOiJXTEQ1OFB4emhTc0tXdFRhS1doUkN4QWE2SEtfSjA 5Ymx6ektxaXdCaENRIiwieSI6ImtFZ2x1Wnh0cHlYTlFxT2ZzUVhSWXVoQkRqdXJaNERu SnUzam5NaTRSRmsifX0.MTcxNDUyMTYwMA~MTcxNzE5OTk5OQ~IkRvZSI~IkpheSI~Imp heWRvZUBleGFtcGxlLm9yZyI~eyJmb3JtYXR0ZWQiOiIxMjM0IE1haW4gU3QuXG5Bbnl0 b3duLCBDQSAxMjM0NVxuVVNBIiwic3RyZWV0X2FkZHJlc3MiOiIxMjM0IE1haW4gU3QuI iwibG9jYWxpdHkiOiJBbnl0b3duIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiQ0EiLCJwb3N0YWxfY29kZSI6MT IzNDUsImNvdW50cnkiOiJVU0EifQ~dHJ1ZQ.3j9_ehpLWSEROIBnxkheVCCWUprmwkXYk D1T9ceHcD-e7bvqaJX9qkWzSaTM_GO4jugtdYcpR9Ow9N1ynyulAA~XJ08-iVBAlGsnTG gfQ6Mwo_oLfX9aBJt-5ec3RCY0rvmqJ8bmZyuk5w3ZnhjturF6sSewfwdCMaEU-D-LC_n 8w~SIwH9ERpYAh-JsC_UajCqimqELbI12vQPDdkncQZlmYS_p-q5DJnIru3527D0C9lyZ vFfJjj5Y6eWbMGOQCT6Q~oqt0xFlgKonoYBJc9BFysz7Orcn-fCFwcMWbLfaHw2qPzoV_ T3G-3HafOtYcBsY5BuEtwbJrCfaTEHUXD065nw~LG5zVV0zLvk4vItLAQsbRuSCF8ZczG PuqaOaJVB7DWPqXNYHvXTsdCdINRF6C2T-QoPJLfMtjbkAO2PSxxHYMg~d2hYFJPL9R5N yxymK3CQLl3JevWf0TkeuEbxP6Ci0q_rI1mxQs97_46R2p-ktaqmPbi_gcds6ZXXTsYD6 -d5Jw~t2r7z-7Elh_dj3_HwnnvMP-sDWqjTyEbIynUlNBIYg86emJqeBnzuecBNar5Epn Zk6sfV7UR682ySk0veaWIKg~JVdS-t25e6HP6RGhmpuvhQvldEjcioLl8iAr53DwDyMgY T2MkVo570laZNuqPZojZoWDB6eW2nrwGSdXbmfWPw Figure 7: Issued JWP (SU-ES256, JSON, Compact Serialization) To present this JPT, we first use the following presentation header with a nonce (provided by the Verifier): { "alg": "SU-ES256", "aud": "https://recipient.example.com", "nonce": "-TW9dft-eqyfsKFOdxqQ64XTgnt_0Y6xbCgAIcmyUYQ" } Figure 8: Presentation Header (SU-ES256, JSON) eyJhbGciOiJTVS1FUzI1NiIsImF1ZCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcmVjaXBpZW50LmV4YW1wbGUuY 29tIiwibm9uY2UiOiItVFc5ZGZ0LWVxeWZzS0ZPZHhxUTY0WFRnbnRfMFk2eGJDZ0FJY2 15VVlRIn0 Figure 9: Presentation Header (SU-ES256, JSON, Base64url-Encoded) When signed with the holder's presentation key, the resulting signature are: LohjmHJ30l58WGk5a10-g05GmW3vWcUqnUu85EOvBND3sDCx1UpNBvlp6HpRniCUDjC4O BpR2ssktO_-ag-Y3A | Figure: Holder Proof-of-Possession (SU-ES256, JSON) Then by applying selective disclosure of only the given name and age claims (family name and email hidden), we get the following presented JPT in compact serialization: eyJhbGciOiJTVS1FUzI1NiIsImF1ZCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcmVjaXBpZW50LmV4YW1wbGUuY 29tIiwibm9uY2UiOiItVFc5ZGZ0LWVxeWZzS0ZPZHhxUTY0WFRnbnRfMFk2eGJDZ0FJY2 15VVlRIn0.eyJhbGciOiJTVS1FUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpQVCIsImlzcyI6Imh0dHBzOi8 vaXNzdWVyLmV4YW1wbGUiLCJjbGFpbXMiOlsiaWF0IiwiZXhwIiwiZmFtaWx5X25hbWUi LCJnaXZlbl9uYW1lIiwiZW1haWwiLCJhZGRyZXNzIiwiYWdlX292ZXJfMjEiXSwicHJvb 2Zfa2V5Ijp7Imt0eSI6IkVDIiwiY3J2IjoiUC0yNTYiLCJ4IjoiOURJWVU5ZXBKbGJDUl I2cXR6cXItUkNDekJBU0NoODFQTUs4cEFfMzhQZyIsInkiOiJTVV9RYjBveVdldXJiQXo wUGVXNDlGck1KZEJURWtSZVAtUFRrclBxVWowIn0sInByZXNlbnRhdGlvbl9rZXkiOnsi a3R5IjoiRUMiLCJjcnYiOiJQLTI1NiIsIngiOiJXTEQ1OFB4emhTc0tXdFRhS1doUkN4Q WE2SEtfSjA5Ymx6ektxaXdCaENRIiwieSI6ImtFZ2x1Wnh0cHlYTlFxT2ZzUVhSWXVoQk RqdXJaNERuSnUzam5NaTRSRmsifX0.MTcxNDUyMTYwMA~MTcxNzE5OTk5OQ~IkRvZSI~I kpheSI~ImpheWRvZUBleGFtcGxlLm9yZyI~eyJmb3JtYXR0ZWQiOiIxMjM0IE1haW4gU3 QuXG5Bbnl0b3duLCBDQSAxMjM0NVxuVVNBIiwic3RyZWV0X2FkZHJlc3MiOiIxMjM0IE1 haW4gU3QuIiwibG9jYWxpdHkiOiJBbnl0b3duIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiQ0EiLCJwb3N0YWxf Y29kZSI6MTIzNDUsImNvdW50cnkiOiJVU0EifQ~dHJ1ZQ~~.3j9_ehpLWSEROIBnxkheV CCWUprmwkXYkD1T9ceHcD-e7bvqaJX9qkWzSaTM_GO4jugtdYcpR9Ow9N1ynyulAA~Loh jmHJ30l58WGk5a10-g05GmW3vWcUqnUu85EOvBND3sDCx1UpNBvlp6HpRniCUDjC4OBpR 2ssktO_-ag-Y3A~XJ08-iVBAlGsnTGgfQ6Mwo_oLfX9aBJt-5ec3RCY0rvmqJ8bmZyuk5 w3ZnhjturF6sSewfwdCMaEU-D-LC_n8w~SIwH9ERpYAh-JsC_UajCqimqELbI12vQPDdk ncQZlmYS_p-q5DJnIru3527D0C9lyZvFfJjj5Y6eWbMGOQCT6Q~oqt0xFlgKonoYBJc9B Fysz7Orcn-fCFwcMWbLfaHw2qPzoV_T3G-3HafOtYcBsY5BuEtwbJrCfaTEHUXD065nw~ LG5zVV0zLvk4vItLAQsbRuSCF8ZczGPuqaOaJVB7DWPqXNYHvXTsdCdINRF6C2T-QoPJL fMtjbkAO2PSxxHYMg~d2hYFJPL9R5NyxymK3CQLl3JevWf0TkeuEbxP6Ci0q_rI1mxQs9 7_46R2p-ktaqmPbi_gcds6ZXXTsYD6-d5Jw | Figure: Presentation (SU-ES256, JSON, Compact Serialization) A.2. Example CBOR-Serialized Single-Use CPT This example is meant to mirror the prior compact serialization, using RFC8392 (CWT) and claims from [I-D.maldant-spice-oidc-cwt], illustrated using [I-D.ietf-cbor-edn-literals] (EDN). To simplify this example, the same information is represented as the JPT example above, including the same public and private keys. { / protected header / 1: 1, / alg: "SU-ES256" / 3: 20, / typ: "JPT" (20CPA) / 5: "https://issuer.example", / iss: "https://issuer.example" / 6: [ / claims / 6, / "iat" / 4, / "exp" / 170, / "family_name" (I-D.maldant-spice-oidc-cwt TBD1) / 171, / "given_name" (I-D.maldant-spice-oidc-cwt TBD2) / 179, / "email" (I-D.maldant-spice-oidc-cwt TBD10) / 187, / "address" (I-D.maldant-spice-oidc-cwt TBD18) / "age_over_21" ], 8: { / proof key / 1: 2, / kty : "EC2" / -1: 1, / crv: "P-256" / -2: h'58b0f9f0fc73852b0a5ad4da2968510b101ae872bf274f5b973ccaaa' + h'2c018424', / x / -3: h'904825b99c6da725cd42a39fb105d162e8410e3bab6780e726ede39c' + h'c8b84459' / y / }, 9: { / presentation key / 1: 2, / kty: "EC2" / -1: 1, / crv: "P-256" / -2: h'f4321853d7a92656c2451eaab73aabf91082cc10120a1f353cc2bca4' + h'0ff7f0f8', / x / -3: h'494fd06f4a3259ebab6c0cf43de5b8f45acc25d05312445e3fe3d392' + h'b3ea523d' / y / } } | Figure: Issuer Protected Header (SU-ES256, CBOR) [ / payloads / / iat / 171452160, / exp / 171719999, / family_name / "Doe", / given_name / "Jay", / email / "jaydoe@example.org", / address / { / formatted / 1: "1234 Main St.\nAnytown, CA 12345\nUSA", / street / 2: "1234 Main St.", / locality / 3: "Anytown", / region / 4: "CA", / post code / 5: "90210", / country / 6: "USA" }, / age_over_21 / true ] | Figure: Issuer Payloads (as CBOR array) When signed and serialized, the CPT is represented by the following CBOR (in hex): 8358cda601010314057668747470733a2f2f6973737565722e6578616d706c65 0687060418aa18ab18b318bb6b6167655f6f7665725f323108a4010220012158 2058b0f9f0fc73852b0a5ad4da2968510b101ae872bf274f5b973ccaaa2c0184 24225820904825b99c6da725cd42a39fb105d162e8410e3bab6780e726ede39c c8b8445909a401022001215820f4321853d7a92656c2451eaab73aabf91082cc 10120a1f353cc2bca40ff7f0f8225820494fd06f4a3259ebab6c0cf43de5b8f4 5acc25d05312445e3fe3d392b3ea523d871a0a3827001a0a3c3d3f63446f6563 4a6179726a6179646f65406578616d706c652e6f7267a601782331323334204d 61696e2053742e0a416e79746f776e2c2043412031323334350a555341026d31 323334204d61696e2053742e0367416e79746f776e0462434105653930323130 0663555341f5885840dc76116fc1baf2f7c7dd144addb56e857f516fcae859f0 58c5c251a37e17740907f7ad4fc7f5fc4609529392a6e491660c1308c0842c55 f061b6a3db3e2576855840452b9a92b51e3d7f93ac5fa988d4769ca6bc463eac cd37e1d4502d69d8c209ea5a3287c9b89ba40671aa44a1b3701427cdf39c0c5b 9da623dec5eacf7c08c6a95840dd8fea9df456d64aa62e080fb1b52fcccef97c 81a4b4ccfea3b7af7a4ad8ef3050b8731e4afbfc52df39f8d476048e2a80b786 f62657f3e1bcd9eb0c7815f3ef5840b46f5cb9eaa9620c2a0e761cb923ca3be6 eaaeb6fc6488cb1bf4c275eda9629836a5fe640dbf4448bfaa75d3de42a69bd9 a0ea08b21b06336c04afb9f523b1975840a05e8f1027d98371b2184460a89a12 ca3df0a49de899caec024240df70d37c4cc966afede9e8f07bd2baae5d726425 b6d56eb14156a8dcb54e47180ce917594b58406c50f057b56d7c0c0d262594ff 2dc5364370a2cb0585a4c769bdd3034bf7dc0635ec6281fbdea59a4f76fba198 eed3b7460d39c598c4f04e658985a7395464c45840226d3d5b30a1e31cb41246 cdd45f0a2044c422a6d50d5de1b62ed00bc934891f83382e3e533e519a177dcf aae670a24f3bc5b9d6b72308b4326fec2fde5dab0958402d8f9749e2cca2e70d b64868947d8699067a595937b00b2932f539d858fb7c328f5619a895ad6c10e7 50785e583d9b872a752d9301636005a3cfb65f80936b44 | Fixtures: Issued Form (SU-ES256, CBOR) The presented form, similarly to the issued form above, is made with the holder conveying the same parameters and the same set of selectively disclosed payloads as the JPT above: { / protected header / 1: 1, / alg: "SU-ES256" / 6: "https://recipient.example.com", / aud / 7: h'f935bd75fb7e7aac9fb0a14e771a90eb85d3827b7fd18eb16c280021c9b25184', / nonce / } | Figure: Holder Protected Header (SU-ES256, CBOR) When the appropriate proof is generated, the CPT is serialized into the following CBOR (in hex): 845846a3010106781d68747470733a2f2f726563697069656e742e6578616d70 6c652e636f6d075820f935bd75fb7e7aac9fb0a14e771a90eb85d3827b7fd18e b16c280021c9b2518458cda601010314057668747470733a2f2f697373756572 2e6578616d706c650687060418aa18ab18b318bb6b6167655f6f7665725f3231 08a40102200121582058b0f9f0fc73852b0a5ad4da2968510b101ae872bf274f 5b973ccaaa2c018424225820904825b99c6da725cd42a39fb105d162e8410e3b ab6780e726ede39cc8b8445909a401022001215820f4321853d7a92656c2451e aab73aabf91082cc10120a1f353cc2bca40ff7f0f8225820494fd06f4a3259eb ab6c0cf43de5b8f45acc25d05312445e3fe3d392b3ea523d891a0a3827001a0a 3c3d3f63446f65634a6179726a6179646f65406578616d706c652e6f7267a601 782331323334204d61696e2053742e0a416e79746f776e2c2043412031323334 350a555341026d31323334204d61696e2053742e0367416e79746f776e046243 41056539303231300663555341f5f6f6875840dc76116fc1baf2f7c7dd144add b56e857f516fcae859f058c5c251a37e17740907f7ad4fc7f5fc4609529392a6 e491660c1308c0842c55f061b6a3db3e257685584093776f4692d6d3244acdcb 5610e233a66e88b32e0bcea4b8675366ee576394369569528b2d4a1f2498a0d0 0834ba35f34665cda68f7ed4497e632b3bb275168b5840452b9a92b51e3d7f93 ac5fa988d4769ca6bc463eaccd37e1d4502d69d8c209ea5a3287c9b89ba40671 aa44a1b3701427cdf39c0c5b9da623dec5eacf7c08c6a95840dd8fea9df456d6 4aa62e080fb1b52fcccef97c81a4b4ccfea3b7af7a4ad8ef3050b8731e4afbfc 52df39f8d476048e2a80b786f62657f3e1bcd9eb0c7815f3ef5840b46f5cb9ea a9620c2a0e761cb923ca3be6eaaeb6fc6488cb1bf4c275eda9629836a5fe640d bf4448bfaa75d3de42a69bd9a0ea08b21b06336c04afb9f523b1975840a05e8f 1027d98371b2184460a89a12ca3df0a49de899caec024240df70d37c4cc966af ede9e8f07bd2baae5d726425b6d56eb14156a8dcb54e47180ce917594b58406c 50f057b56d7c0c0d262594ff2dc5364370a2cb0585a4c769bdd3034bf7dc0635 ec6281fbdea59a4f76fba198eed3b7460d39c598c4f04e658985a7395464c4 | Figure: Presented Form (SU-ES256, CBOR) A.3. Example BBS JWP The following example uses the BBS algorithm. This is the Issuer's stable private key in the JWK format: { "kty": "EC2", "alg": "BBS", "use": "proof", "crv": "BLS12381G2", "x": "EI4S2msZh7e-ubdwrwqRwqZD8jZHVE7jBcwaZRLRTvdeavud8ZfNAl6ZAt1Nn EGPAzGGhrR2-CkcDKIQTQfQ2owbHHw7DJT_peLdBLN47SwgcdBdBIpBAvE64ub H7PJR", "y": "DlRD9MlzzNpZuM42nMSU0icsg2P0QH3NuoupuVMU_eSbilLyCYo1GMCgyP4b9 jcKBbFUnzr_QGP_LXIqaxxBdJr4q3mcT1d5uSJFardeiTLtOE3plc4k2JN5a_- _72Ai", "d": "Z1NAdNR7HgpvsSKnXHgdDin3J9U_ItcO8Drcjx1JkjM" } Figure 10: BBS private key in JWK format There is no additional holder key necessary for presentation proofs. For the following protected header and array of payloads: { "kid": "HjfcpyjuZQ-O8Ye2hQnNbT9RbbnrobptdnExR0DUjU8", "alg": "BBS" } Figure 11: Example issuer protected header These components are signed using the private issuer key previously given, which is then representable in the following serialization: eyJraWQiOiJIamZjcHlqdVpRLU84WWUyaFFuTmJUOVJiYm5yb2JwdGRuRXhSMERValU4I iwiYWxnIjoiQkJTIn0.MTcxNDUyMTYwMA~MTcxNzE5OTk5OQ~IkRvZSI~IkpheSI~Imph eWRvZUBleGFtcGxlLm9yZyI~eyJmb3JtYXR0ZWQiOiIxMjM0IE1haW4gU3QuXG5Bbnl0b 3duLCBDQSAxMjM0NVxuVVNBIiwic3RyZWV0X2FkZHJlc3MiOiIxMjM0IE1haW4gU3QuIi wibG9jYWxpdHkiOiJBbnl0b3duIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiQ0EiLCJwb3N0YWxfY29kZSI6MTI zNDUsImNvdW50cnkiOiJVU0EifQ~dHJ1ZQ.pbCRb1jPjFFrhYBGeHIYRW6L01i1ze4DBr zBIxp6ocq5sYOpHAx2kYzNsiN6ZsyOOI03m8yx7mA3_QJe1CW4AZmAh4CyZf0Uu7nOBAL Y2pw Figure 12: Issued JWP (BBS, JSON, Compact Serialization) For a presentation with the following presentation header: { "alg": "BBS", "aud": "https://recipient.example.com", "nonce": "wrmBRkKtXjQ" } Figure 13: Holder Presentation Header The holder decides to share all information other than the email address, and generates a proof. That proof is represented in the following serialization: eyJhbGciOiJCQlMiLCJhdWQiOiJodHRwczovL3JlY2lwaWVudC5leGFtcGxlLmNvbSIsI m5vbmNlIjoid3JtQlJrS3RYalEifQ.eyJraWQiOiJIamZjcHlqdVpRLU84WWUyaFFuTmJ UOVJiYm5yb2JwdGRuRXhSMERValU4IiwiYWxnIjoiQkJTIn0.MTcxNDUyMTYwMA~MTcxN zE5OTk5OQ~IkRvZSI~IkpheSI~~~.lgt1vDzDjr1v1IBmOa_uLBOQcqN8UQfR_laSyZbf 04Qe-jfTVHKLrqaik4wH4v0WubnNPjRo7aIcjogA2EoUpfdHkLRIqsEEj9uqEigvTg8gG Fa73usv0mM03qxmrgpLoAHHO-o8h8GUWlX6Xh1QxHEpASLFq0JYqIEIQ_J5DMHHFUVwWj lnt-S-29lZ09ZENE2vFDlbrZW61m_N67W2ceun5A_U4cCwQkBmDBLz1uhVz-r0mHvOxDR Yx8k7nehqKvEnB_IB7Xz6zcTcYA3e3irPcAB81CYoUiWkrXvtEBzc5g-ojZ8FxScbdBJ9 x2OCFiABcP-YchYsZME6CX4Bej45Fr3nwtF2LeVsMJ0TMcYjkcrXkIn6N4HgxfoP7YF5k Bwf3j5j9JNYMmlUdutpfDpY6RUau_btpk7oxXaIjBoLCWTuonD6fz1DlfuUmHS0BGirhz w867XFKlo0KorTP8Jy0Elg808qsF36hTt2lws Figure 14: Presentation JWP (BBS, JSON, Compact serialization) A.4. Example MAC JWP The following example uses the MAC-H256 algorithm. This is the Issuer's stable private key in the JWK format: { "kty": "EC", "crv": "P-256", "x": "tF_Rm7YgqWiNty0z0S80HmB74gzB171YHKKIqQxWt-Q", "y": "XnW0TINOFCzim6HBOqG_JM_TPdkIerzJed3SCB8Iqrk", "d": "9XpADNLlgjk6zdSLQV-_0ZcgxNuXNwLBHU527QbDi0c" } Figure 15: Issuer private key This is the Issuer's ephemerally generated shared secret: "VbdXMyIMXh4fbUUQeY3D6aiHMW1YLC_2cD2WDIIHYo8" Figure 16: Shared Secret This is the Holder's presentation private key in the JWK format: { "kty": "EC", "crv": "P-256", "x": "WLD58PxzhSsKWtTaKWhRCxAa6HK_J09blzzKqiwBhCQ", "y": "kEgluZxtpyXNQqOfsQXRYuhBDjurZ4DnJu3jnMi4RFk", "d": "Pw-U3ASDtQ2GEyPFr0JUAqoe4wrzvYVcMLaJJ_qCNIg" } Figure 17: Holder private key For the following protected header and array of payloads: { "alg": "MAC-H256", "typ": "JPT", "iss": "https://issuer.example", "claims": [ "iat", "exp", "family_name", "given_name", "email", "address", "age_over_21" ], "presentation_key": { "kty": "EC", "crv": "P-256", "use": "sign", "x": "WLD58PxzhSsKWtTaKWhRCxAa6HK_J09blzzKqiwBhCQ", "y": "kEgluZxtpyXNQqOfsQXRYuhBDjurZ4DnJu3jnMi4RFk" } } Figure 18: Example issuer protected header [ 1714521600, 1717199999, "Doe", "Jay", "jaydoe@example.org", { "formatted": "1234 Main St.\nAnytown, CA 12345\nUSA", "street_address": "1234 Main St.", "locality": "Anytown", "region": "CA", "postal_code": 12345, "country": "USA" }, true ] Figure 19: Example issuer payloads (as members of a JSON array) The first MAC is generated using the key issuer_header and a value of the issuer protected header as a UTF-8 encoded octet string. This results in the following MAC: 5jfk19WGDQi0XQ-ouRlzaUuvXe1xb_dVFdMhLFnnexA Figure 20: Issuer MAC of protected header (Base64url-Encoded) The issuer generates an array of derived keys with one for each payload by using the shared secret as the key, and the index of the payload (as payload_{n} in UTF-8 encoded octets) as the input in a HMAC operation. This results in the following set of derived keys: [ "ansM22fxNbbmFxbHmHVNhYKhQZjQ1LLhf8Y1wZq2yPs", "D2rtHQYHdDpiR2jF0rvevKHqGffka0uzSzlj0RdTYng", "JfjWa_13oLd18CwWbv2skHb7i1BEIOZXM7a3krmE7Dc", "6MB1jOIyydgeA0IZaqkVq-_cd0RiWPkl4njoeKt85NM", "GMmTGspMPPvvSGg2GfhFpRnwa7CH8hSHrfd-_WRX4FA", "tDo8UoWBtQMuAyMaJY6dc0QG8gGQwN-PYjUeLj77O2A", "aZDjXDa7icP9hTxNj98YkLjkWThg9y8yABU1FEpPQSk" ] Figure 21: Derived payload keys (Base64url-Encoded) A MAC is generated for each payload using the corresponding derived payload key. This results in the following set of MAC values: [ "jR6mrrgZFeHcXJ40HxF0Hj-FA1QR88L3_LBOMIpWr7A", "IaJKhcqxGnIsG4H2zOMUFCJxrxzUnFB_eigMBKKzcmU", "pDH7oWy8SKlrdviY0zGa2IIwnuJkZvOUa7FK1AdtZtY", "o9LKiAL9hNPcPDrcZSXLT4zrQZIHU2wTDgapDCYUiS8", "Dquh4bonXqwGMstI8dE5Y67f2un_6W5ge5nq11uo-Oc", "Dq48YlF54_6ZqUxyWUQ_zI6_bV9GRp0e8_NLM2O6690", "vGcXYMTa-X1WRKmq-C58R5eCe0JptL6HDEo0vd8tCm0" ] Figure 22: Payload MAC values (Base64url-Encoded) The issuer protected header MAC and the payload MAC octet strings are concatenated into a single value known as the combined MAC representation. This representation is signed with the issuer's private key. The proof consists of two octet string values: the signature over the combined MAC representation, and the shared secret. [ "xX0bPdNRvIdcD2MGyZyqe_Yjt3R0OQjXdZogPxrEwy9RQlvluWzT607dED7xOGt7P4 IkrFf5yP_XHcVvSVmehw", "hqTCPw-ZyV7xykkS7oOzLKltewE9Rw60vjVAGXqGm9g" ] Figure 23: Issued Proof (Base64url-Encoded) The final issued JWP in compact serialization is: eyJhbGciOiJNQUMtSDI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpQVCIsImlzcyI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaXNzdWVyL mV4YW1wbGUiLCJjbGFpbXMiOlsiaWF0IiwiZXhwIiwiZmFtaWx5X25hbWUiLCJnaXZlbl 9uYW1lIiwiZW1haWwiLCJhZGRyZXNzIiwiYWdlX292ZXJfMjEiXSwicHJlc2VudGF0aW9 uX2tleSI6eyJrdHkiOiJFQyIsImNydiI6IlAtMjU2IiwidXNlIjoic2lnbiIsIngiOiJX TEQ1OFB4emhTc0tXdFRhS1doUkN4QWE2SEtfSjA5Ymx6ektxaXdCaENRIiwieSI6ImtFZ 2x1Wnh0cHlYTlFxT2ZzUVhSWXVoQkRqdXJaNERuSnUzam5NaTRSRmsifX0.MTcxNDUyMT YwMA~MTcxNzE5OTk5OQ~IkRvZSI~IkpheSI~ImpheWRvZUBleGFtcGxlLm9yZyI~eyJmb 3JtYXR0ZWQiOiIxMjM0IE1haW4gU3QuXG5Bbnl0b3duLCBDQSAxMjM0NVxuVVNBIiwic3 RyZWV0X2FkZHJlc3MiOiIxMjM0IE1haW4gU3QuIiwibG9jYWxpdHkiOiJBbnl0b3duIiw icmVnaW9uIjoiQ0EiLCJwb3N0YWxfY29kZSI6MTIzNDUsImNvdW50cnkiOiJVU0EifQ~d HJ1ZQ.xX0bPdNRvIdcD2MGyZyqe_Yjt3R0OQjXdZogPxrEwy9RQlvluWzT607dED7xOGt 7P4IkrFf5yP_XHcVvSVmehw~hqTCPw-ZyV7xykkS7oOzLKltewE9Rw60vjVAGXqGm9g Figure 24: Issued JWP (MAC-H256, JSON, Compact Serialization) Next, we show the presentation of the JWP with selective disclosure. For presentation with the following presentation protected header: { "alg": "MAC-H256", "aud": "https://recipient.example.com", "nonce": "-TW9dft-eqyfsKFOdxqQ64XTgnt_0Y6xbCgAIcmyUYQ" } Figure 25: Presentation Protected Header The holder will take the issuer proof (including shared secret) and derive the same individual payload MAC values (above). In this case, the holder has decided not to disclose the last three claims provided by the issuer (corresponding to email, address, and age_over_21) For the disclosed payloads, the holder will provide the corresponding derived key. For the non-disclosed payloads, the holder will provide the corresponding MAC value. The final presented proof value is an array of octet strings. The contents are presentation header signature, followed by the issuer signature, then the value disclosed by the holder for each payload. This results in the following proof: [ "CuizL7FTgP7ZFT-ly1s_dvSEYch01GHss9llgbrRU5FVcC4Iw_l9tr6QGUr7Q10973 FWMfONNvPIpBYCpE4XFw", "xX0bPdNRvIdcD2MGyZyqe_Yjt3R0OQjXdZogPxrEwy9RQlvluWzT607dED7xOGt7P4 IkrFf5yP_XHcVvSVmehw", "ansM22fxNbbmFxbHmHVNhYKhQZjQ1LLhf8Y1wZq2yPs", "D2rtHQYHdDpiR2jF0rvevKHqGffka0uzSzlj0RdTYng", "JfjWa_13oLd18CwWbv2skHb7i1BEIOZXM7a3krmE7Dc", "6MB1jOIyydgeA0IZaqkVq-_cd0RiWPkl4njoeKt85NM", "Dquh4bonXqwGMstI8dE5Y67f2un_6W5ge5nq11uo-Oc", "Dq48YlF54_6ZqUxyWUQ_zI6_bV9GRp0e8_NLM2O6690", "vGcXYMTa-X1WRKmq-C58R5eCe0JptL6HDEo0vd8tCm0" ] Figure 26: Presentation proof (Base64url-Encoded) The final presented JWP in compact serialization is: eyJhbGciOiJNQUMtSDI1NiIsImF1ZCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vcmVjaXBpZW50LmV4YW1wbGUuY 29tIiwibm9uY2UiOiItVFc5ZGZ0LWVxeWZzS0ZPZHhxUTY0WFRnbnRfMFk2eGJDZ0FJY2 15VVlRIn0.eyJhbGciOiJNQUMtSDI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpQVCIsImlzcyI6Imh0dHBzOi8 vaXNzdWVyLmV4YW1wbGUiLCJjbGFpbXMiOlsiaWF0IiwiZXhwIiwiZmFtaWx5X25hbWUi LCJnaXZlbl9uYW1lIiwiZW1haWwiLCJhZGRyZXNzIiwiYWdlX292ZXJfMjEiXSwicHJlc 2VudGF0aW9uX2tleSI6eyJrdHkiOiJFQyIsImNydiI6IlAtMjU2IiwidXNlIjoic2lnbi IsIngiOiJXTEQ1OFB4emhTc0tXdFRhS1doUkN4QWE2SEtfSjA5Ymx6ektxaXdCaENRIiw ieSI6ImtFZ2x1Wnh0cHlYTlFxT2ZzUVhSWXVoQkRqdXJaNERuSnUzam5NaTRSRmsifX0. MTcxNDUyMTYwMA~MTcxNzE5OTk5OQ~IkRvZSI~IkpheSI~~~.CuizL7FTgP7ZFT-ly1s_ dvSEYch01GHss9llgbrRU5FVcC4Iw_l9tr6QGUr7Q10973FWMfONNvPIpBYCpE4XFw~xX 0bPdNRvIdcD2MGyZyqe_Yjt3R0OQjXdZogPxrEwy9RQlvluWzT607dED7xOGt7P4IkrFf 5yP_XHcVvSVmehw~ansM22fxNbbmFxbHmHVNhYKhQZjQ1LLhf8Y1wZq2yPs~D2rtHQYHd DpiR2jF0rvevKHqGffka0uzSzlj0RdTYng~JfjWa_13oLd18CwWbv2skHb7i1BEIOZXM7 a3krmE7Dc~6MB1jOIyydgeA0IZaqkVq-_cd0RiWPkl4njoeKt85NM~Dquh4bonXqwGMst I8dE5Y67f2un_6W5ge5nq11uo-Oc~Dq48YlF54_6ZqUxyWUQ_zI6_bV9GRp0e8_NLM2O6 690~vGcXYMTa-X1WRKmq-C58R5eCe0JptL6HDEo0vd8tCm0 Figure 27: Presented JWP (MAC-H256, JSON, Compact Serialization) Appendix B. Acknowledgements This work was incubated in the DIF Applied Cryptography Working Group (https://identity.foundation/working-groups/crypto.html). We would like to thank Alberto Solavagione for his valuable contributions to this specification. The BBS examples were generated using the library at https://github.com/mattrglobal/pairing_crypto (https://github.com/mattrglobal/pairing_crypto) . Appendix C. Document History [[ To be removed from the final specification ]] -09 * Remove JSON serialization * Added CBOR (CPT) example to the appendix using SU-ES256 -08 * Made some additional references normative. * Corrected SU-ES256 issuer protected header including private keys -07 * Changing primary editor * Update registry template for algorithms to account for integer CBOR labels * Restylize initial registry entries for readability * Defer BBS key definition to [I-D.ietf-cose-bls-key-representations] * Modify example generation to use proof_key and presentation_key names * Change proof_jwk to proof_key and presentation_jwk to presentation_key to better represent that the key may be JSON or CBOR-formatted. * Moved the registry for proof_key and presentation_key to JWP where they are defined. Consolidated usage, purpose and requirements from algorith musage under these definitions. * Combined BBS-PROOF into BBS -06 * Update reference to new repository home * Fixed #77: Removed vestigial use of presentation_header. * Correct pjwk to presentation_jwk -05 * Update of appendix describing MAC-H256 to now also be generated by the build system from a common set of code and templates. * Update single use algorithm to use an array of octet values rather than requiring splitting an octet buffer into parts during generation of a presentation and during verification. * Update BBS algorithm description and examples to clarify the proof is an array with a single octet string. * Update MAC algorithm to use an array of octet values for the proof, rather than requiring splitting an octet buffer into parts. * Add new section on the Combined MAC Representation to clarify operations are serving to recreate this octet string value. * Correct reference to the latest BBS draft. * SU and MAC families now use raw JWA rather than JWS and synthesized headers * Change algorithms to not use base64url-encoding internally. Algorithms are meant to operate on octets, while base64url- encoding is used to represent those octets in JSON and compact serializations. -04 * Refactoring figures and examples to be built from a common set across all three documents * Move single-use example appendix from JWP to JPA * Change algorithm from BBS-DRAFT-5 to BBS, and from BBS-PROOF- DRAFT-5 to BBS-PROOF * Update BBS ciphersuite ID to BBS_BLS12381G1_XMD:SHA-256_SSWU_RO_ * Update to draft 5 BLS key representations -03 * Improvements resulting from a full proofreading. * Populated IANA Considerations section. * Updated to use BBS draft -05. * Updated examples. -02 * Add new BBS-DRAFT-3 and BBS-PROOF-DRAFT-3 algorithms based on draft-irtf-cfrg-bbs-signatures-03. * Remove prior BBS-X algorithm based on a particular implementation of earlier drafts. -01 * Correct cross-references within group * Describe issuer_header and presentation_header * Update BBS references to CFRG drafts * Rework reference to HMAC ( RFC2104 ) * Remove ZKSnark placeholder -00 * Created initial working group draft based on draft-jmiller-jose- json-proof-algorithms-01 Authors' Addresses Michael B. Jones Self-Issued Consulting Email: michael_b_jones@hotmail.com URI: https://self-issued.info/ David Waite Ping Identity Email: dwaite+jwp@pingidentity.com Jeremie Miller Ping Identity Email: jmiller@pingidentity.com