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v: 3 docname: draft-ietf-lamps-automation-keyusages-latest cat: std consensus: 'true' submissiontype: IETF lang: en pi: toc: 'true' tocdepth: '3' symrefs: 'true' sortrefs: 'false' title: X.509 Certificate Extended Key Usage (EKU) for Automation abbrev: EKU for Automation area: sec wg: LAMPS Working Group keyword:

normative: RFC2119: RFC5280: RFC8174: X.680: target: https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC.X.680 title: > Information Technology - Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Specification of basic notation author: org: ITU-T date: '2021-02' seriesinfo: ITU-T Recommendation X.680 X.690: target: https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC.X.690 title: > Information Technology - ASN.1 encoding rules: Specification of Basic Encoding Rules (BER), Canonical Encoding Rules (CER) and Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) author: org: ITU-T date: '2021-02' seriesinfo: ITU-T Recommendation X.690

informative: RFC5246: RFC7299: RFC8446: RFC9162: RFC9336: RFC9509: Directive-2016/797: target: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/797/2020-05-28 title: 'Directive 2016/797 - Interoperability of the rail system within the EU' author: org: European Parliament, Council of the European Union date: '2020-05-28' ERJU: target: https://rail-research.europa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ERJU_SP_CyberSecurity_Review3_Files.zip title: 'SP-Cybersecurity-SharedCybersecurityServices - Review 3 Final Draft Specs (V0.90)' author: org: Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking date: '2024-09-23' EU-CRA : target: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/cyber-resilience-act title: 'Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUCIL on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020' author: org: European Commission date: '2022-09-15' EU-STRATEGY: target: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/eus-cybersecurity-strategy-digital-decade-0 title: "The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade" author: org: European Commission date: '2020-12-16' NIS2: target: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/nis2-directive title: 'Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council' author: org: European Commission date: '2024-12-14' IEC.62443-4-2: target: https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/34421 title: 'Security for industrial automation and control systems - Part 4-2: Technical security requirements for IACS components' author: org: IEC date: '2019-02-27' seriesinfo: IEC 62443-4-2:2019 IEC.62443-3-3: target: https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/7033 title: 'Industrial communication networks - Network and system security - Part 3-3: System security requirements and security levels' author: org: IEC date: '2013-08-07' seriesinfo: IEC 62443-3-3:2013

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RFC 5280 specifies several extended key purpose identifiers (KeyPurposeIds) for X.509 certificates. This document defines KeyPurposeIds for general-purpose and trust anchor configuration files, for software and firmware update packages, and for safety-critical communication to be included in the Extended Key Usage (EKU) extension of X.509 v3 public key certificates used by industrial automation and the ERJU System Pillar.

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Introduction {#Intro}

Automation hardware and software products will strategically be more safe and secure by fulfilling mandatory, generic system requirements related to cyber security driven by federal offices like the European Union Cyber Resilience Act governed by the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Automation products connected to the internet would bear the CE marking to indicate they comply. Such regulation was announced in the 2020 EU Cybersecurity Strategy, and complements other legislation in this area, specifically the NIS2 Framework, Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union. 2020 EU Cybersecurity Strategy suggests to implement and extend international standards such as the Security for industrial automation and control systems - Part 4-2: Technical security requirements for IACS components and the Industrial communication networks - Network and system security - Part 3-3: System security requirements and security levels. Automation hardware and software products of diverse vendors that are connected on automation networks and the internet build a typical automation solution. Harmonized attributes would allow transparency of security properties and interoperability for vendors in context of secure software and firmware updates, general-purpose configuration, trust anchor configuration, and secure safety communication.

A concrete example for Automation is a Rail Automation system. The Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking System Pillar will deliver a unified operational concept and a functional, safe, and secure system architecture alongside with system requirements for Rail Automation. The deliverables include due consideration of cyber security aspects based on the IEC 62443 series of standards, focused on the European railway network to which Directive 2016/797 - Interoperability of the rail system within the EU applies.

The ERJU System Pillar Cyber Security Working Group makes use of PKIs to generate X.509 PKI certificates. The certificates are used for the following purposes, among others:

  • Validating signatures of general-purpose software configuration files.

  • Validating signatures of trust anchor configuration files.

  • Validating signatures of software and firmware update packages.

  • Authenticating communication endpoints authorized for safety-critical communication.

{{RFC5280}} specifies several key usage extensions, defined via KeyPurposeIds, for X.509 certificates. Key usage extensions added to a certificate are meant to express intent as to the purpose of the named usage, for humans and for complying libraries. In addition, the IANA registry "SMI Security for PKIX Extended Key Purpose" {{RFC7299}} contains additional KeyPurposeIds. The use of the anyExtendedKeyUsage KeyPurposeId, as defined in {{Section 4.2.1.12 of RFC5280}}, is generally considered a poor practice. This is especially true for certificates, whether they are multi-purpose or single-purpose, within the context of ERJU System Pillar.

If the purpose of the issued certificates is not restricted, i.e., the type of operations for which a public key contained in the certificate can be used are not specified, those certificates could be used for another purpose than intended, increasing the risk of cross-protocol attacks. Failure to ensure proper segregation of duties means that an application or system that generates the public/private keys and applies for a certificate to the operator certification authority could obtain a certificate that can be misused for tasks that this application or system is not entitled to perform. For example, management of trust anchor is a particularly critical task. A device could potentially accept a trust anchor configuration file signed by a service that uses a certificate with no EKU or with the KeyPurposeId id-kp-codeSigning ({{Section 4.2.1.12 of RFC5280}}) or id-kp-documentSigning {{RFC9336}}. A device should only accept trust anchor configuration files if the file is signed with a certificate that has been explicitly issued for this purpose.

The KeyPurposeId id-kp-serverAuth ({{Section 4.2.1.12 of RFC5280}}) can be used to identify that the certificate is for a TLS WWW server, and the KeyPurposeId id-kp-clientAuth ({{Section 4.2.1.12 of RFC5280}}) can be used to identify that the certificate is for a TLS WWW client. However, there are currently no KeyPurposeIds for usage with X.509 certificates for safety-critical communication.

This document addresses the above problems by defining keyPurposeIds for the EKU extension of X.509 public key certificates. These certificates are either used for signing files (general-purpose configuration and trust anchor configuration files, software and firmware update packages) or are used for safety-critical communication.

Vendor-defined KeyPurposeIds used within a PKI governed by the vendor or a group of vendors typically do not pose interoperability concerns, as non-critical extensions can be safely ignored if unrecognized. However, using or misusing KeyPurposeIds outside of their intended vendor-controlled environment can lead to interoperability issues. Therefore, it is advisable not to rely on vendor-defined KeyPurposeIds. Instead, the specification defines standard KeyPurposeIds to ensure interoperability across various vendors and industries.

Although the specification focuses on use in industrial automation, the definitions are intentionally broad to allow the use of the KeyPurposeIds defined in this document in other deployments as well. Whether and how any of the KeyPurpose OIDs defined in this document must be described in more detail in the technical standards and certificate policies relevant to the application domain.

Conventions and Definitions {#conventions}

{::boilerplate bcp14-tagged}

Extended Key Purpose for Automation {#EKU}

This specification defines the KeyPurposeIds id-kp-configSigning, id-kp-trustanchorSigning, id-kp-updateSigning, and id-kp-safetyCommunication and uses these, respectively, for: signing general-purpose or trust anchor configuration files, signing software or firmware update packages, or authenticating communication peers for safety-critical communication. As described in {{Section 4.2.1.12 of RFC5280}}, "[i]f the [extended key usage] extension is present, then the certificate MUST only be used for one of the purposes indicated" and "[i]f multiple [key] purposes are indicated the application need not recognize all purposes indicated, as long as the intended purpose is present". None of the keyPurposeId's specified in this document are intrinsically mutually exclusive. Instead, the acceptable combinations of those KeyPurposeId's with others in this document and with other KeyPurposeId's specified elsewhere are left - properly - to the relying parties in a particular operational use domain. For example, an application domain may specify: 'The id-kp-safetyCommunication KeyPuposeId SHOULD not be included in an issued certificate together with one of the KeyPurposeId's id-kp-configSigning, id-kp-trustanchorSigning, or id-kp-updateSigning, and that a relying party in the association MUST ignore any of these KeyPurposeId's if id-kp-safetyCommunication is one of the specified key purposes in a certificate.' Other domains may specify other rules. Further consideration on prohibiting combinations of KeyPurposeIds is described in the Security Considerations section of this document.

Systems or applications that verify the signature of a general-purpose or trust anchor configuration file, the signature of a software or firmware update package, or the authentication of a communication peer for safety-critical communication SHOULD require that corresponding KeyPurposeIds be specified by the EKU extension. If the certificate requester knows the certificate users are mandated to use these KeyPurposeIds, it MUST enforce their inclusion. Additionally, such a certificate requester MUST ensure that the KeyUsage extension be set to digitalSignature or nonRepudiation (also designated as contentCommitment) for signature verification and if needed to keyEncipherment for secret key encryption and/or keyAgreement for key agreement.

Including the Extended Key Purpose in Certificates {#include-EKU}

{{RFC5280}} specifies the EKU X.509 certificate extension for use on end entity certificates. The extension indicates one or more purposes for which the certified public key is valid. The EKU extension can be used in conjunction with the Key Usage (KU) extension, which indicates the set of basic cryptographic operations for which the certified key may be used. The EKU extension syntax is repeated here for convenience:

   ExtKeyUsageSyntax  ::=  SEQUENCE SIZE (1..MAX) OF KeyPurposeId

   KeyPurposeId  ::=  OBJECT IDENTIFIER

As described in {{RFC5280}}, the EKU extension may, at the option of the certificate issuer, be either critical or non-critical. The inclusion of KeyPurposeIds id-kp-configSigning, id-kp-trustanchorSigning, id-kp-updateSigning, and id-kp-safetyCommunication in a certificate indicates that the public key encoded in the certificate has been certified for the following usages:

  • id-kp-configSigning

A public key contained in a certificate containing the KeyPurposeId id-kp-configSigning may be used for verifying signatures of general-purpose configuration files of various formats (for example XML, YAML, or JSON). Configuration files are used to configure hardware or software.

  • id-kp-trustanchorSigning

A public key contained in a certificate containing the KeyPurposeId id-kp-trustanchorSigning may be used for verifying signatures of trust anchor configuration files of various formats (for example XML, YAML, or JSON). Trust anchor configuration files are used to add or remove trust anchors to the trust store of a device.

  • id-kp-updateSigning

A public key contained in a certificate containing the KeyPurposeId id-kp-updateSigning may be used for verifying signatures of secure software or firmware update packages. Update packages are used to install software (including bootloader, firmware, safety-related applications, and others) on systems.

  • id-kp-safetyCommunication

A public key contained in a certificate containing the KeyPurposeId id-kp-safetyCommunication may be used to authenticate a communication peer for safety-critical communication based on TLS or other protocols.

   id-kp  OBJECT IDENTIFIER  ::=
       { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
         security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7) 3 }

   id-kp-configSigning        OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-kp TBD2 }
   id-kp-trustanchorSigning   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-kp TBD3 }
   id-kp-updateSigning        OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-kp TBD4 }
   id-kp-safetyCommunication  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-kp TBD5 }

Implications for a Certification Authority {#ca-implication}

The procedures and practices employed by a certification authority MUST ensure that the correct values for the EKU extension as well as the KU extension are inserted in each certificate that is issued. The inclusion of the id-kp-configSigning, id-kp-trustanchorSigning, id-kp-updateSigning, and id-kp-safetyCommunication KeyPurposeIds does not preclude the inclusion of other KeyPurposeIds.

Security Considerations {#security}

The Security Considerations of {{RFC5280}} are applicable to this document. These extended key usage key purposes do not introduce new security risks but instead reduces existing security risks by providing the means to identify if the certificate is generated to verify the signature of a general-purpose or trust anchor configuration file, the signature of a software or firmware update package, or the authentication of a communication peer for safety-critical communication.

To reduce the risk of specific cross-protocol attacks, the relying party or the relying party software may additionally prohibit use of specific combinations of KeyPurposeIds. The procedure for allowing or disallowing combinations of KeyPurposeIds using excluded KeyPurposeId and permitted KeyPurposeId, as carried out by a relying party, is defined in {{Section 4 of RFC9336}}. The technical standards and certificate policies of the application domain should specify concrete requirements for excluded or permitted EKUs or their combinations. An example of excluded KeyPurposeIds can be the presence of the anyExtendedKeyUsage KeyPurposeId. Examples of allowed KeyPurposeIds combinations can be the presence of id-kp-safetyCommunication together with id-kp-clinetAuth or id-kp-serverAuth.

Privacy Considerations {#privacy}

In some security protocols, such as TLS 1.2, certificates are exchanged in the clear. In other security protocols, such as TLS 1.3, the certificates are encrypted. The inclusion of the EKU extension can help an observer determine the purpose of the certificate. In addition, if the certificate is issued by a public certification authority, the inclusion of an EKU extension can help an attacker to monitor the Certificate Transparency logs {{RFC9162}} to identify the purpose of the certificate.

IANA Considerations {#iana}

IANA is requested to register the following ASN.1 {{X.680}} module OID in the "SMI Security for PKIX Module Identifier" registry (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.0). This OID is defined in {{asn1}}.

Decimal Description References
TBD1 id-mod-automation-eku This-RFC

IANA is also requested to register the following OIDs in the "SMI Security for PKIX Extended Key Purpose" registry (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3). These OIDs are defined in {{include-EKU}}.

Decimal Description References
TBD2 id-kp-configSigning This-RFC
TBD3 id-kp-trustanchorSigning This-RFC
TBD4 id-kp-updateSigning This-RFC
TBD5 id-kp-safetyCommunication This-RFC

Acknowledgments {#acknow}

We would like to thank the authors of {{RFC9336}} and {{RFC9509}} for their excellent template.

We also thank all reviewers of this document for their valuable feedback.

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ASN.1 Module {#asn1}

The following module adheres to ASN.1 specifications {{X.680}} and {{X.690}}.

<CODE BEGINS>

Automation-EKU
  { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
    security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7) id-mod(0)
    id-mod-eu-automation-eku (TBD1) }

DEFINITIONS IMPLICIT TAGS ::=
BEGIN

-- OID Arc

id-kp OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
  { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1)
    security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7) kp(3) }

-- Extended Key Usage Values

id-kp-configSigning        OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-kp TBD2 }
id-kp-trustanchorSigning   OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-kp TBD3 }
id-kp-updateSigning        OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-kp TBD4 }
id-kp-safetyCommunication  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { id-kp TBD5 }

END


<CODE ENDS>

History of Changes {#history}

[RFC Editor: Please remove this appendix in the release version of the document.]

Changes from 01 -> 02:

  • Updates Sections 3 and 6 addressing Carl's last call comments (see "WG Last Call for draft-ietf-lamps-automation-keyusages-01")

Changes from 00 -> 01:

  • Fixed some minor nids and wording issues

draft-ietf-lamps-automation-keyusages version 00:

  • Updated document and filename after WG adoption

Changes from 00 -> 01:

  • Updated last paragraph of Section 1 addressing WG adoption comments by Rich and Russ

  • Updated name and OID of ASN.1 module

draft-brockhaus-lamps-automation-keyusages version 00:

  • Broadened the scope to general automation use case and use ERJU as an example.

  • Fixed some nits reported.

draft-brockhaus-lamps-eu-rail-keyusages version 00:

  • Initial version of the document following best practices from RFC 9336 and RFC 9509