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Network Working Group                                         R. HousleyRequest for Comments: 3852                                Vigil SecurityObsoletes:3369                                                July 2004Category: Standards TrackCryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)Status of this Memo   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.Copyright Notice   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).Abstract   This document describes the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS).  This   syntax is used to digitally sign, digest, authenticate, or encrypt   arbitrary message content.Table of Contents1.   Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31.1.   Evolution of the CMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31.1.1.  Changes Since PKCS #7 Version 1.5. . . . . . .31.1.2.  Changes SinceRFC 2630 . . . . . . . . . . . .41.1.3.  Changes SinceRFC 3369 . . . . . . . . . . . .41.2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51.3.  Version Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.   General Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53.   General Syntax  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64.   Data Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65.   Signed-data Content Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.1.   SignedData Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85.2.   EncapsulatedContentInfo Type . . . . . . . . . . . . .105.2.1.   Compatibility with PKCS #7. . . . . . . . . .115.3.   SignerInfo Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125.4.   Message Digest Calculation Process . . . . . . . . . .145.5.   Signature Generation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . .155.6.   Signature Verification Process . . . . . . . . . . . .156.   Enveloped-data Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166.1.   EnvelopedData Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Housley                     Standards Track                     [Page 1]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 20046.2.   RecipientInfo Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196.2.1.   KeyTransRecipientInfo Type. . . . . . . . . .206.2.2.   KeyAgreeRecipientInfo Type. . . . . . . . . .216.2.3.   KEKRecipientInfo Type . . . . . . . . . . . .246.2.4.   PasswordRecipientInfo Type. . . . . . . . . .256.2.5.   OtherRecipientInfo Type . . . . . . . . . . .266.3.   Content-encryption Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266.4.   Key-encryption Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277.   Digested-data Content Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278.   Encrypted-data Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289.   Authenticated-data Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299.1.   AuthenticatedData Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309.2.   MAC Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329.3.   MAC Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3310.  Useful Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3310.1.  Algorithm Identifier Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3310.1.1.  DigestAlgorithmIdentifier . . . . . . . . . .3410.1.2.  SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier. . . . . . . . .3410.1.3.  KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier. . . . . . .3410.1.4.  ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier. . . . .3410.1.5.  MessageAuthenticationCodeAlgorithm. . . . . .3510.1.6.  KeyDerivationAlgorithmIdentifier. . . . . . .3510.2.  Other Useful Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3510.2.1.  RevocationInfoChoices . . . . . . . . . . . .3510.2.2.  CertificateChoices. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3610.2.3.  CertificateSet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3710.2.4.  IssuerAndSerialNumber . . . . . . . . . . . .3710.2.5.  CMSVersion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3810.2.6.  UserKeyingMaterial. . . . . . . . . . . . . .3810.2.7.  OtherKeyAttribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3811.  Useful Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3811.1.  Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3911.2.  Message Digest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3911.3.  Signing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4011.4.  Countersignature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4112.  ASN.1 Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4212.1.  CMS ASN.1 Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4312.2.  Version 1 Attribute Certificate ASN.1 Module . . . . .5013.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5113.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5113.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5214.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5315.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5516.  Author's Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5517.  Full Copyright Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Housley                     Standards Track                     [Page 2]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 20041.  Introduction   This document describes the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS).  This   syntax is used to digitally sign, digest, authenticate, or encrypt   arbitrary message content.   The CMS describes an encapsulation syntax for data protection.  It   supports digital signatures and encryption.  The syntax allows   multiple encapsulations; one encapsulation envelope can be nested   inside another.  Likewise, one party can digitally sign some   previously encapsulated data.  It also allows arbitrary attributes,   such as signing time, to be signed along with the message content,   and provides for other attributes such as countersignatures to be   associated with a signature.   The CMS can support a variety of architectures for certificate-based   key management, such as the one defined by the PKIX working group   [PROFILE].   The CMS values are generated using ASN.1 [X.208-88], using BER-   encoding [X.209-88].  Values are typically represented as octet   strings.  While many systems are capable of transmitting arbitrary   octet strings reliably, it is well known that many electronic mail   systems are not.  This document does not address mechanisms for   encoding octet strings for reliable transmission in such   environments.1.1.  Evolution of the CMS   The CMS is derived from PKCS #7 version 1.5, which is documented inRFC 2315 [PKCS#7].  PKCS #7 version 1.5 was developed outside of the   IETF; it was originally published as an RSA Laboratories Technical   Note in November 1993.  Since that time, the IETF has taken   responsibility for the development and maintenance of the CMS.   Today, several important IETF standards-track protocols make use of   the CMS.   This section describes the changes that the IETF has made to the CMS   in each of the published versions.1.1.1.  Changes Since PKCS #7 Version 1.5RFC 2630 [CMS1] was the first version of the CMS on the IETF   standards track.  Wherever possible, backward compatibility with PKCS   #7 version 1.5 is preserved; however, changes were made to   accommodate version 1 attribute certificate transfer and to support   algorithm independent key management.  PKCS #7 version 1.5 includedHousley                     Standards Track                     [Page 3]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   support only for key transport.RFC 2630 adds support for key   agreement and previously distributed symmetric key-encryption key   techniques.1.1.2.  Changes SinceRFC 2630RFC 3369 [CMS2] obsoletesRFC 2630 [CMS1] andRFC 3211 [PWRI].   Password-based key management is included in the CMS specification,   and an extension mechanism to support new key management schemes   without further changes to the CMS is specified.  Backward   compatibility withRFC 2630 andRFC 3211 is preserved; however,   version 2 attribute certificate transfer is added, and the use of   version 1 attribute certificates is deprecated.   S/MIME v2 signatures [OLDMSG], which are based on PKCS#7 version 1.5,   are compatible with S/MIME v3 signatures [MSG], which are based onRFC 2630.  However, there are some subtle compatibility issues with   signatures based on PKCS #7 version 1.5.  These issues are discussed   insection 5.2.1.  These issues remain with the current version of   the CMS.   Specific cryptographic algorithms are not discussed in this document,   but they were discussed inRFC 2630.  The discussion of specific   cryptographic algorithms has been moved to a separate document   [CMSALG].  Separation of the protocol and algorithm specifications   allows the IETF to update each document independently.  This   specification does not require the implementation of any particular   algorithms.  Rather, protocols that rely on the CMS are expected to   choose appropriate algorithms for their environment.  The algorithms   may be selected from [CMSALG] or elsewhere.1.1.3.  Changes SinceRFC 3369   This document obsoletesRFC 3369 [CMS2].  As discussed in the   previous section,RFC 3369 introduced an extension mechanism to   support new key management schemes without further changes to the   CMS.  This document introduces a similar extension mechanism to   support additional certificate formats and revocation status   information formats without further changes to the CMS.  These   extensions are primarily documented insection 10.2.1 andsection10.2.2.  Backward compatibility with earlier versions of the CMS is   preserved.   The use of version numbers is described insection 1.3.   Since the publication ofRFC 3369, a few errata have been noted.   These errata are posted on the RFC Editor web site.  These errors   have been corrected in this document.Housley                     Standards Track                     [Page 4]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The text insection 11.4 that describes the counter signature   unsigned attribute is clarified.  Hopefully the revised text is   clearer about the portion of the SignerInfo signature that is covered   by a countersignature.1.2.  Terminology   In this document, the key words MUST, MUST NOT, REQUIRED, SHOULD,   SHOULD NOT, RECOMMENDED, MAY, and OPTIONAL are to be interpreted as   described in [STDWORDS].1.3.  Version Numbers   Each of the major data structures includes a version number as the   first item in the data structure.  The version numbers are intended   to avoid ASN.1 decode errors.  Some implementations do not check the   version number prior to attempting a decode, and if a decode error   occurs, then the version number is checked as part of the error   handling routine.  This is a reasonable approach; it places error   processing outside of the fast path.  This approach is also forgiving   when an incorrect version number is used by the sender.   Most of the initial version numbers were assigned in PKCS #7 version   1.5.  Others were assigned when the structure was initially created.   Whenever a structure is updated, a higher version number is assigned.   However, to ensure maximum interoperability the higher version number   is only used when the new syntax feature is employed.  That is, the   lowest version number that supports the generated syntax is used.2.  General Overview   The CMS is general enough to support many different content types.   This document defines one protection content, ContentInfo.   ContentInfo encapsulates a single identified content type, and the   identified type may provide further encapsulation.  This document   defines six content types: data, signed-data, enveloped-data,   digested-data, encrypted-data, and authenticated-data.  Additional   content types can be defined outside this document.   An implementation that conforms to this specification MUST implement   the protection content, ContentInfo, and MUST implement the data,   signed-data, and enveloped-data content types.  The other content   types MAY be implemented.   As a general design philosophy, each content type permits single pass   processing using indefinite-length Basic Encoding Rules (BER)   encoding.  Single-pass operation is especially helpful if content is   large, stored on tapes, or is "piped" from another process.  Single-Housley                     Standards Track                     [Page 5]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   pass operation has one significant drawback: it is difficult to   perform encode operations using the Distinguished Encoding Rules   (DER) [X.509-88] encoding in a single pass since the lengths of the   various components may not be known in advance.  However, signed   attributes within the signed-data content type and authenticated   attributes within the authenticated-data content type need to be   transmitted in DER form to ensure that recipients can verify a   content that contains one or more unrecognized attributes.  Signed   attributes and authenticated attributes are the only data types used   in the CMS that require DER encoding.3.  General Syntax   The following object identifier identifies the content information   type:      id-ct-contentInfo OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)         us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) smime(16) ct(1) 6 }   The CMS associates a content type identifier with a content.  The   syntax MUST have ASN.1 type ContentInfo:      ContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {        contentType ContentType,        content [0] EXPLICIT ANY DEFINED BY contentType }      ContentType ::= OBJECT IDENTIFIER   The fields of ContentInfo have the following meanings:      contentType indicates the type of the associated content.  It is      an object identifier; it is a unique string of integers assigned      by an authority that defines the content type.      content is the associated content.  The type of content can be      determined uniquely by contentType.  Content types for data,      signed-data, enveloped-data, digested-data, encrypted-data, and      authenticated-data are defined in this document.  If additional      content types are defined in other documents, the ASN.1 type      defined SHOULD NOT be a CHOICE type.4.  Data Content Type   The following object identifier identifies the data content type:      id-data OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)         us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 1 }Housley                     Standards Track                     [Page 6]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The data content type is intended to refer to arbitrary octet   strings, such as ASCII text files; the interpretation is left to the   application.  Such strings need not have any internal structure   (although they could have their own ASN.1 definition or other   structure).   S/MIME uses id-data to identify MIME encoded content.  The use of   this content identifier is specified inRFC 2311 for S/MIME v2   [OLDMSG] andRFC 3851 for S/MIME v3.1 [MSG].   The data content type is generally encapsulated in the signed-data,   enveloped-data, digested-data, encrypted-data, or authenticated-data   content type.5.  Signed-data Content Type   The signed-data content type consists of a content of any type and   zero or more signature values.  Any number of signers in parallel can   sign any type of content.   The typical application of the signed-data content type represents   one signer's digital signature on content of the data content type.   Another typical application disseminates certificates and certificate   revocation lists (CRLs).   The process by which signed-data is constructed involves the   following steps:      1. For each signer, a message digest, or hash value, is computed         on the content with a signer-specific message-digest algorithm.         If the signer is signing any information other than the         content, the message digest of the content and the other         information are digested with the signer's message digest         algorithm (seeSection 5.4), and the result becomes the         "message digest."      2. For each signer, the message digest is digitally signed using         the signer's private key.      3. For each signer, the signature value and other signer-specific         information are collected into a SignerInfo value, as defined         inSection 5.3.  Certificates and CRLs for each signer, and         those not corresponding to any signer, are collected in this         step.Housley                     Standards Track                     [Page 7]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      4. The message digest algorithms for all the signers and the         SignerInfo values for all the signers are collected together         with the content into a SignedData value, as defined inSection5.1.   A recipient independently computes the message digest.  This message   digest and the signer's public key are used to verify the signature   value.  The signer's public key is referenced either by an issuer   distinguished name along with an issuer-specific serial number or by   a subject key identifier that uniquely identifies the certificate   containing the public key.  The signer's certificate can be included   in the SignedData certificates field.   This section is divided into six parts.  The first part describes the   top-level type SignedData, the second part describes   EncapsulatedContentInfo, the third part describes the per-signer   information type SignerInfo, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth parts   describe the message digest calculation, signature generation, and   signature verification processes, respectively.5.1.  SignedData Type   The following object identifier identifies the signed-data content   type:      id-signedData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)         us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 2 }   The signed-data content type shall have ASN.1 type SignedData:      SignedData ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,        digestAlgorithms DigestAlgorithmIdentifiers,        encapContentInfo EncapsulatedContentInfo,        certificates [0] IMPLICIT CertificateSet OPTIONAL,        crls [1] IMPLICIT RevocationInfoChoices OPTIONAL,        signerInfos SignerInfos }      DigestAlgorithmIdentifiers ::= SET OF DigestAlgorithmIdentifier      SignerInfos ::= SET OF SignerInfo   The fields of type SignedData have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  The appropriate value      depends on certificates, eContentType, and SignerInfo.  The      version MUST be assigned as follows:Housley                     Standards Track                     [Page 8]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004         IF ((certificates is present) AND            (any certificates with a type of other are present)) OR            ((crls is present) AND            (any crls with a type of other are present))         THEN version MUST be 5         ELSE            IF (certificates is present) AND               (any version 2 attribute certificates are present)            THEN version MUST be 4            ELSE               IF ((certificates is present) AND                  (any version 1 attribute certificates are present)) OR                  (any SignerInfo structures are version 3) OR                  (encapContentInfo eContentType is other than id-data)               THEN version MUST be 3               ELSE version MUST be 1      digestAlgorithms is a collection of message digest algorithm      identifiers.  There MAY be any number of elements in the      collection, including zero.  Each element identifies the message      digest algorithm, along with any associated parameters, used by      one or more signer.  The collection is intended to list the      message digest algorithms employed by all of the signers, in any      order, to facilitate one-pass signature verification.      Implementations MAY fail to validate signatures that use a digest      algorithm that is not included in this set.  The message digesting      process is described inSection 5.4.      encapContentInfo is the signed content, consisting of a content      type identifier and the content itself.  Details of the      EncapsulatedContentInfo type are discussed insection 5.2.      certificates is a collection of certificates.  It is intended that      the set of certificates be sufficient to contain certification      paths from a recognized "root" or "top-level certification      authority" to all of the signers in the signerInfos field.  There      may be more certificates than necessary, and there may be      certificates sufficient to contain certification paths from two or      more independent top-level certification authorities.  There may      also be fewer certificates than necessary, if it is expected that      recipients have an alternate means of obtaining necessary      certificates (e.g., from a previous set of certificates).  The      signer's certificate MAY be included.  The use of version 1      attribute certificates is strongly discouraged.      crls is a collection of revocation status information.  It is      intended that the collection contain information sufficient to      determine whether the certificates in the certificates field areHousley                     Standards Track                     [Page 9]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      valid, but such correspondence is not necessary.  Certificate      revocation lists (CRLs) are the primary source of revocation      status information.  There MAY be more CRLs than necessary, and      there MAY also be fewer CRLs than necessary.      signerInfos is a collection of per-signer information.  There MAY      be any number of elements in the collection, including zero.  The      details of the SignerInfo type are discussed insection 5.3.      Since each signer can employ a digital signature technique and      future specifications could update the syntax, all implementations      MUST gracefully handle unimplemented versions of SignerInfo.      Further, since all implementations will not support every possible      signature algorithm, all implementations MUST gracefully handle      unimplemented signature algorithms when they are encountered.5.2.  EncapsulatedContentInfo Type   The content is represented in the type EncapsulatedContentInfo:      EncapsulatedContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {        eContentType ContentType,        eContent [0] EXPLICIT OCTET STRING OPTIONAL }      ContentType ::= OBJECT IDENTIFIER   The fields of type EncapsulatedContentInfo have the following   meanings:      eContentType is an object identifier.  The object identifier      uniquely specifies the content type.      eContent is the content itself, carried as an octet string.  The      eContent need not be DER encoded.   The optional omission of the eContent within the   EncapsulatedContentInfo field makes it possible to construct   "external signatures."  In the case of external signatures, the   content being signed is absent from the EncapsulatedContentInfo value   included in the signed-data content type.  If the eContent value   within EncapsulatedContentInfo is absent, then the signatureValue is   calculated and the eContentType is assigned as though the eContent   value was present.   In the degenerate case where there are no signers, the   EncapsulatedContentInfo value being "signed" is irrelevant.  In this   case, the content type within the EncapsulatedContentInfo value being   "signed" MUST be id-data (as defined insection 4), and the content   field of the EncapsulatedContentInfo value MUST be omitted.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 10]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 20045.2.1.  Compatibility with PKCS #7   This section contains a word of warning to implementers that wish to   support both the CMS and PKCS #7 [PKCS#7] SignedData content types.   Both the CMS and PKCS #7 identify the type of the encapsulated   content with an object identifier, but the ASN.1 type of the content   itself is variable in PKCS #7 SignedData content type.   PKCS #7 defines content as:      content [0] EXPLICIT ANY DEFINED BY contentType OPTIONAL   The CMS defines eContent as:      eContent [0] EXPLICIT OCTET STRING OPTIONAL   The CMS definition is much easier to use in most applications, and it   is compatible with both S/MIME v2 and S/MIME v3.  S/MIME signed   messages using the CMS and PKCS #7 are compatible because identical   signed message formats are specified inRFC 2311 for S/MIME v2   [OLDMSG] andRFC 3851 for S/MIME v3.1 [MSG].  S/MIME v2 encapsulates   the MIME content in a Data type (that is, an OCTET STRING) carried in   the SignedData contentInfo content ANY field, and S/MIME v3 carries   the MIME content in the SignedData encapContentInfo eContent OCTET   STRING.  Therefore, in both S/MIME v2 and S/MIME v3, the MIME content   is placed in an OCTET STRING and the message digest is computed over   the identical portions of the content.  That is, the message digest   is computed over the octets comprising the value of the OCTET STRING,   neither the tag nor length octets are included.   There are incompatibilities between the CMS and PKCS #7 SignedData   types when the encapsulated content is not formatted using the Data   type.  For example, when anRFC 2634 [ESS] signed receipt is   encapsulated in the CMS SignedData type, then the Receipt SEQUENCE is   encoded in the SignedData encapContentInfo eContent OCTET STRING and   the message digest is computed using the entire Receipt SEQUENCE   encoding (including tag, length and value octets).  However, if anRFC 2634 signed receipt is encapsulated in the PKCS #7 SignedData   type, then the Receipt SEQUENCE is DER encoded [X.509-88] in the   SignedData contentInfo content ANY field (a SEQUENCE, not an OCTET   STRING).  Therefore, the message digest is computed using only the   value octets of the Receipt SEQUENCE encoding.   The following strategy can be used to achieve backward compatibility   with PKCS #7 when processing SignedData content types.  If the   implementation is unable to ASN.1 decode the SignedData type using   the CMS SignedData encapContentInfo eContent OCTET STRING syntax,Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 11]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   then the implementation MAY attempt to decode the SignedData type   using the PKCS #7 SignedData contentInfo content ANY syntax and   compute the message digest accordingly.   The following strategy can be used to achieve backward compatibility   with PKCS #7 when creating a SignedData content type in which the   encapsulated content is not formatted using the Data type.   Implementations MAY examine the value of the eContentType, and then   adjust the expected DER encoding of eContent based on the object   identifier value.  For example, to support Microsoft Authenticode   [MSAC], the following information MAY be included:      eContentType Object Identifier is set to { 1 3 6 1 4 1 311 2 1 4 }      eContent contains DER encoded Authenticode signing information5.3.  SignerInfo Type   Per-signer information is represented in the type SignerInfo:      SignerInfo ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,        sid SignerIdentifier,        digestAlgorithm DigestAlgorithmIdentifier,        signedAttrs [0] IMPLICIT SignedAttributes OPTIONAL,        signatureAlgorithm SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier,        signature SignatureValue,        unsignedAttrs [1] IMPLICIT UnsignedAttributes OPTIONAL }      SignerIdentifier ::= CHOICE {        issuerAndSerialNumber IssuerAndSerialNumber,        subjectKeyIdentifier [0] SubjectKeyIdentifier }      SignedAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute      UnsignedAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute      Attribute ::= SEQUENCE {        attrType OBJECT IDENTIFIER,        attrValues SET OF AttributeValue }      AttributeValue ::= ANY      SignatureValue ::= OCTET STRINGHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 12]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The fields of type SignerInfo have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  If the SignerIdentifier is      the CHOICE issuerAndSerialNumber, then the version MUST be 1.  If      the SignerIdentifier is subjectKeyIdentifier, then the version      MUST be 3.      sid specifies the signer's certificate (and thereby the signer's      public key).  The signer's public key is needed by the recipient      to verify the signature.  SignerIdentifier provides two      alternatives for specifying the signer's public key.  The      issuerAndSerialNumber alternative identifies the signer's      certificate by the issuer's distinguished name and the certificate      serial number; the subjectKeyIdentifier identifies the signer's      certificate by a key identifier.  When an X.509 certificate is      reference, the key identifier matches the X.509      subjectKeyIdentifier extension value.  When other certificate      formats are referenced, the documents that specify the certificate      format and their use with the CMS must include details on matching      the key identifier to the appropriate certificate field.      Implementations MUST support the reception of the      issuerAndSerialNumber and subjectKeyIdentifier forms of      SignerIdentifier.  When generating a SignerIdentifier,      implementations MAY support one of the forms (either      issuerAndSerialNumber or subjectKeyIdentifier) and always use it,      or implementations MAY arbitrarily mix the two forms.  However,      subjectKeyIdentifier MUST be used to refer to a public key      contained in a non-X.509 certificate.      digestAlgorithm identifies the message digest algorithm, and any      associated parameters, used by the signer.  The message digest is      computed on either the content being signed or the content      together with the signed attributes using the process described insection 5.4.  The message digest algorithm SHOULD be among those      listed in the digestAlgorithms field of the associated SignerData.      Implementations MAY fail to validate signatures that use a digest      algorithm that is not included in the SignedData digestAlgorithms      set.      signedAttrs is a collection of attributes that are signed.  The      field is optional, but it MUST be present if the content type of      the EncapsulatedContentInfo value being signed is not id-data.      SignedAttributes MUST be DER encoded, even if the rest of the      structure is BER encoded.  Useful attribute types, such as signing      time, are defined inSection 11.  If the field is present, it MUST      contain, at a minimum, the following two attributes:Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 13]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004         A content-type attribute having as its value the content type         of the EncapsulatedContentInfo value being signed.Section11.1 defines the content-type attribute.  However, the         content-type attribute MUST NOT be used as part of a         countersignature unsigned attribute as defined insection 11.4.         A message-digest attribute, having as its value the message         digest of the content.Section 11.2 defines the message-digest         attribute.      signatureAlgorithm identifies the signature algorithm, and any      associated parameters, used by the signer to generate the digital      signature.      signature is the result of digital signature generation, using the      message digest and the signer's private key.  The details of the      signature depend on the signature algorithm employed.      unsignedAttrs is a collection of attributes that are not signed.      The field is optional.  Useful attribute types, such as      countersignatures, are defined inSection 11.   The fields of type SignedAttribute and UnsignedAttribute have the   following meanings:      attrType indicates the type of attribute.  It is an object      identifier.      attrValues is a set of values that comprise the attribute.  The      type of each value in the set can be determined uniquely by      attrType.  The attrType can impose restrictions on the number of      items in the set.5.4.  Message Digest Calculation Process   The message digest calculation process computes a message digest on   either the content being signed or the content together with the   signed attributes.  In either case, the initial input to the message   digest calculation process is the "value" of the encapsulated content   being signed.  Specifically, the initial input is the   encapContentInfo eContent OCTET STRING to which the signing process   is applied.  Only the octets comprising the value of the eContent   OCTET STRING are input to the message digest algorithm, not the tag   or the length octets.   The result of the message digest calculation process depends on   whether the signedAttrs field is present.  When the field is absent,   the result is just the message digest of the content as describedHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 14]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   above.  When the field is present, however, the result is the message   digest of the complete DER encoding of the SignedAttrs value   contained in the signedAttrs field.  Since the SignedAttrs value,   when present, must contain the content-type and the message-digest   attributes, those values are indirectly included in the result.  The   content-type attribute MUST NOT be included in a countersignature   unsigned attribute as defined insection 11.4.  A separate encoding   of the signedAttrs field is performed for message digest calculation.   The IMPLICIT [0] tag in the signedAttrs is not used for the DER   encoding, rather an EXPLICIT SET OF tag is used.  That is, the DER   encoding of the EXPLICIT SET OF tag, rather than of the IMPLICIT [0]   tag, MUST be included in the message digest calculation along with   the length and content octets of the SignedAttributes value.   When the signedAttrs field is absent, only the octets comprising the   value of the SignedData encapContentInfo eContent OCTET STRING (e.g.,   the contents of a file) are input to the message digest calculation.   This has the advantage that the length of the content being signed   need not be known in advance of the signature generation process.   Although the encapContentInfo eContent OCTET STRING tag and length   octets are not included in the message digest calculation, they are   protected by other means.  The length octets are protected by the   nature of the message digest algorithm since it is computationally   infeasible to find any two distinct message contents of any length   that have the same message digest.5.5.  Signature Generation Process   The input to the signature generation process includes the result of   the message digest calculation process and the signer's private key.   The details of the signature generation depend on the signature   algorithm employed.  The object identifier, along with any   parameters, that specifies the signature algorithm employed by the   signer is carried in the signatureAlgorithm field.  The signature   value generated by the signer MUST be encoded as an OCTET STRING and   carried in the signature field.5.6.  Signature Verification Process   The input to the signature verification process includes the result   of the message digest calculation process and the signer's public   key.  The recipient MAY obtain the correct public key for the signer   by any means, but the preferred method is from a certificate obtained   from the SignedData certificates field.  The selection and validation   of the signer's public key MAY be based on certification pathHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 15]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   validation (see [PROFILE]) as well as other external context, but is   beyond the scope of this document.  The details of the signature   verification depend on the signature algorithm employed.   The recipient MUST NOT rely on any message digest values computed by   the originator.  If the SignedData signerInfo includes   signedAttributes, then the content message digest MUST be calculated   as described insection 5.4.  For the signature to be valid, the   message digest value calculated by the recipient MUST be the same as   the value of the messageDigest attribute included in the   signedAttributes of the SignedData signerInfo.   If the SignedData signerInfo includes signedAttributes, then the   content-type attribute value MUST match the SignedData   encapContentInfo eContentType value.6.  Enveloped-data Content Type   The enveloped-data content type consists of an encrypted content of   any type and encrypted content-encryption keys for one or more   recipients.  The combination of the encrypted content and one   encrypted content-encryption key for a recipient is a "digital   envelope" for that recipient.  Any type of content can be enveloped   for an arbitrary number of recipients using any of the supported key   management techniques for each recipient.   The typical application of the enveloped-data content type will   represent one or more recipients' digital envelopes on content of the   data or signed-data content types.   Enveloped-data is constructed by the following steps:      1. A content-encryption key for a particular content-encryption         algorithm is generated at random.      2. The content-encryption key is encrypted for each recipient.         The details of this encryption depend on the key management         algorithm used, but four general techniques are supported:         key transport:  the content-encryption key is encrypted in the         recipient's public key;         key agreement:  the recipient's public key and the sender's         private key are used to generate a pairwise symmetric key, then         the content-encryption key is encrypted in the pairwise         symmetric key;Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 16]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004         symmetric key-encryption keys:  the content-encryption key is         encrypted in a previously distributed symmetric key-encryption         key; and         passwords: the content-encryption key is encrypted in a key-         encryption key that is derived from a password or other shared         secret value.      3. For each recipient, the encrypted content-encryption key and         other recipient-specific information are collected into a         RecipientInfo value, defined inSection 6.2.      4. The content is encrypted with the content-encryption key.         Content encryption may require that the content be padded to a         multiple of some block size; seeSection 6.3.      5. The RecipientInfo values for all the recipients are collected         together with the encrypted content to form an EnvelopedData         value as defined inSection 6.1.      A recipient opens the digital envelope by decrypting one of the      encrypted content-encryption keys and then decrypting the      encrypted content with the recovered content-encryption key.      This section is divided into four parts.  The first part describes      the top-level type EnvelopedData, the second part describes the      per-recipient information type RecipientInfo, and the third and      fourth parts describe the content-encryption and key-encryption      processes.6.1.  EnvelopedData Type   The following object identifier identifies the enveloped-data content   type:      id-envelopedData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)          us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 3 }   The enveloped-data content type shall have ASN.1 type EnvelopedData:    EnvelopedData ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,     originatorInfo [0] IMPLICIT OriginatorInfo OPTIONAL,     recipientInfos RecipientInfos,     encryptedContentInfo EncryptedContentInfo,     unprotectedAttrs [1] IMPLICIT UnprotectedAttributes OPTIONAL }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 17]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004    OriginatorInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     certs [0] IMPLICIT CertificateSet OPTIONAL,     crls [1] IMPLICIT RevocationInfoChoices OPTIONAL }    RecipientInfos ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF RecipientInfo    EncryptedContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     contentType ContentType,     contentEncryptionAlgorithm ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,     encryptedContent [0] IMPLICIT EncryptedContent OPTIONAL }    EncryptedContent ::= OCTET STRING    UnprotectedAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute   The fields of type EnvelopedData have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  The appropriate value      depends on originatorInfo, RecipientInfo, and unprotectedAttrs.      The version MUST be assigned as follows:         IF (originatorInfo is present) AND            ((any certificates with a type of other are present) OR            (any crls with a type of other are present))         THEN version is 4         ELSE            IF ((originatorInfo is present) AND               (any version 2 attribute certificates are present)) OR               (any RecipientInfo structures include pwri) OR               (any RecipientInfo structures include ori)            THEN version is 3            ELSE               IF (originatorInfo is absent) OR                  (unprotectedAttrs is absent) OR                  (all RecipientInfo structures are version 0)               THEN version is 0               ELSE version is 2      originatorInfo optionally provides information about the      originator.  It is present only if required by the key management      algorithm.  It may contain certificates and CRLs:         certs is a collection of certificates.  certs may contain         originator certificates associated with several different key         management algorithms.  certs may also contain attribute         certificates associated with the originator.  The certificates         contained in certs are intended to be sufficient for all         recipients to build certification paths from a recognizedHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 18]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004         "root" or "top-level certification authority."  However, certs         may contain more certificates than necessary, and there may be         certificates sufficient to make certification paths from two or         more independent top-level certification authorities.         Alternatively, certs may contain fewer certificates than         necessary, if it is expected that recipients have an alternate         means of obtaining necessary certificates (e.g., from a         previous set of certificates).         crls is a collection of CRLs.  It is intended that the set         contain information sufficient to determine whether or not the         certificates in the certs field are valid, but such         correspondence is not necessary.  There MAY be more CRLs than         necessary, and there MAY also be fewer CRLs than necessary.      recipientInfos is a collection of per-recipient information.      There MUST be at least one element in the collection.      encryptedContentInfo is the encrypted content information.      unprotectedAttrs is a collection of attributes that are not      encrypted.  The field is optional.  Useful attribute types are      defined inSection 11.   The fields of type EncryptedContentInfo have the following meanings:      contentType indicates the type of content.      contentEncryptionAlgorithm identifies the content-encryption      algorithm, and any associated parameters, used to encrypt the      content.  The content-encryption process is described inSection6.3.  The same content-encryption algorithm and content-encryption      key are used for all recipients.      encryptedContent is the result of encrypting the content.  The      field is optional, and if the field is not present, its intended      value must be supplied by other means.   The recipientInfos field comes before the encryptedContentInfo field   so that an EnvelopedData value may be processed in a single pass.6.2.  RecipientInfo Type   Per-recipient information is represented in the type RecipientInfo.   RecipientInfo has a different format for each of the supported key   management techniques.  Any of the key management techniques can beHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 19]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   used for each recipient of the same encrypted content.  In all cases,   the encrypted content-encryption key is transferred to one or more   recipients.   Since all implementations will not support every possible key   management algorithm, all implementations MUST gracefully handle   unimplemented algorithms when they are encountered.  For example, if   a recipient receives a content-encryption key encrypted in their RSA   public key using RSA-OAEP and the implementation only supports RSA   PKCS #1 v1.5, then a graceful failure must be implemented.   Implementations MUST support key transport, key agreement, and   previously distributed symmetric key-encryption keys, as represented   by ktri, kari, and kekri, respectively.  Implementations MAY support   the password-based key management as represented by pwri.   Implementations MAY support any other key management technique as   represented by ori.  Since each recipient can employ a different key   management technique and future specifications could define   additional key management techniques, all implementations MUST   gracefully handle unimplemented alternatives within the RecipientInfo   CHOICE, all implementations MUST gracefully handle unimplemented   versions of otherwise supported alternatives within the RecipientInfo   CHOICE, and all implementations MUST gracefully handle unimplemented   or unknown ori alternatives.            RecipientInfo ::= CHOICE {              ktri KeyTransRecipientInfo,              kari [1] KeyAgreeRecipientInfo,              kekri [2] KEKRecipientInfo,              pwri [3] PasswordRecipientinfo,              ori [4] OtherRecipientInfo }            EncryptedKey ::= OCTET STRING6.2.1.  KeyTransRecipientInfo Type   Per-recipient information using key transport is represented in the   type KeyTransRecipientInfo.  Each instance of KeyTransRecipientInfo   transfers the content-encryption key to one recipient.      KeyTransRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,  -- always set to 0 or 2        rid RecipientIdentifier,        keyEncryptionAlgorithm KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,        encryptedKey EncryptedKey }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 20]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      RecipientIdentifier ::= CHOICE {        issuerAndSerialNumber IssuerAndSerialNumber,        subjectKeyIdentifier [0] SubjectKeyIdentifier }   The fields of type KeyTransRecipientInfo have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  If the RecipientIdentifier      is the CHOICE issuerAndSerialNumber, then the version MUST be 0.      If the RecipientIdentifier is subjectKeyIdentifier, then the      version MUST be 2.      rid specifies the recipient's certificate or key that was used by      the sender to protect the content-encryption key.  The content-      encryption key is encrypted with the recipient's public key.  The      RecipientIdentifier provides two alternatives for specifying the      recipient's certificate, and thereby the recipient's public key.      The recipient's certificate must contain a key transport public      key.  Therefore, a recipient X.509 version 3 certificate that      contains a key usage extension MUST assert the keyEncipherment      bit.  The issuerAndSerialNumber alternative identifies the      recipient's certificate by the issuer's distinguished name and the      certificate serial number; the subjectKeyIdentifier identifies the      recipient's certificate by a key identifier.  When an X.509      certificate is referenced, the key identifier matches the X.509      subjectKeyIdentifier extension value.  When other certificate      formats are referenced, the documents that specify the certificate      format and their use with the CMS must include details on matching      the key identifier to the appropriate certificate field.  For      recipient processing, implementations MUST support both of these      alternatives for specifying the recipient's certificate.  For      sender processing, implementations MUST support at least one of      these alternatives.      keyEncryptionAlgorithm identifies the key-encryption algorithm,      and any associated parameters, used to encrypt the content-      encryption key for the recipient.  The key-encryption process is      described inSection 6.4.      encryptedKey is the result of encrypting the content-encryption      key for the recipient.6.2.2.  KeyAgreeRecipientInfo Type   Recipient information using key agreement is represented in the type   KeyAgreeRecipientInfo.  Each instance of KeyAgreeRecipientInfo will   transfer the content-encryption key to one or more recipients that   use the same key agreement algorithm and domain parameters for that   algorithm.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 21]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      KeyAgreeRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,  -- always set to 3        originator [0] EXPLICIT OriginatorIdentifierOrKey,        ukm [1] EXPLICIT UserKeyingMaterial OPTIONAL,        keyEncryptionAlgorithm KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,        recipientEncryptedKeys RecipientEncryptedKeys }      OriginatorIdentifierOrKey ::= CHOICE {        issuerAndSerialNumber IssuerAndSerialNumber,        subjectKeyIdentifier [0] SubjectKeyIdentifier,        originatorKey [1] OriginatorPublicKey }      OriginatorPublicKey ::= SEQUENCE {        algorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,        publicKey BIT STRING }      RecipientEncryptedKeys ::= SEQUENCE OF RecipientEncryptedKey      RecipientEncryptedKey ::= SEQUENCE {        rid KeyAgreeRecipientIdentifier,        encryptedKey EncryptedKey }      KeyAgreeRecipientIdentifier ::= CHOICE {        issuerAndSerialNumber IssuerAndSerialNumber,        rKeyId [0] IMPLICIT RecipientKeyIdentifier }      RecipientKeyIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {        subjectKeyIdentifier SubjectKeyIdentifier,        date GeneralizedTime OPTIONAL,        other OtherKeyAttribute OPTIONAL }      SubjectKeyIdentifier ::= OCTET STRING   The fields of type KeyAgreeRecipientInfo have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  It MUST always be 3.      originator is a CHOICE with three alternatives specifying the      sender's key agreement public key.  The sender uses the      corresponding private key and the recipient's public key to      generate a pairwise key.  The content-encryption key is encrypted      in the pairwise key.  The issuerAndSerialNumber alternative      identifies the sender's certificate, and thereby the sender's      public key, by the issuer's distinguished name and the certificate      serial number.  The subjectKeyIdentifier alternative identifies      the sender's certificate, and thereby the sender's public key, by      a key identifier.  When an X.509 certificate is referenced, the      key identifier matches the X.509 subjectKeyIdentifier extensionHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 22]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      value.  When other certificate formats are referenced, the      documents that specify the certificate format and their use with      the CMS must include details on matching the key identifier to the      appropriate certificate field.  The originatorKey alternative      includes the algorithm identifier and sender's key agreement      public key.  This alternative permits originator anonymity since      the public key is not certified.  Implementations MUST support all      three alternatives for specifying the sender's public key.      ukm is optional.  With some key agreement algorithms, the sender      provides a User Keying Material (UKM) to ensure that a different      key is generated each time the same two parties generate a      pairwise key.  Implementations MUST accept a KeyAgreeRecipientInfo      SEQUENCE that includes a ukm field.  Implementations that do not      support key agreement algorithms that make use of UKMs MUST      gracefully handle the presence of UKMs.      keyEncryptionAlgorithm identifies the key-encryption algorithm,      and any associated parameters, used to encrypt the content-      encryption key with the key-encryption key.  The key-encryption      process is described inSection 6.4.      recipientEncryptedKeys includes a recipient identifier and      encrypted key for one or more recipients.  The      KeyAgreeRecipientIdentifier is a CHOICE with two alternatives      specifying the recipient's certificate, and thereby the      recipient's public key, that was used by the sender to generate a      pairwise key-encryption key.  The recipient's certificate must      contain a key agreement public key.  Therefore, a recipient X.509      version 3 certificate that contains a key usage extension MUST      assert the keyAgreement bit.  The content-encryption key is      encrypted in the pairwise key-encryption key.  The      issuerAndSerialNumber alternative identifies the recipient's      certificate by the issuer's distinguished name and the certificate      serial number; the RecipientKeyIdentifier is described below.  The      encryptedKey is the result of encrypting the content-encryption      key in the pairwise key-encryption key generated using the key      agreement algorithm.  Implementations MUST support both      alternatives for specifying the recipient's certificate.   The fields of type RecipientKeyIdentifier have the following   meanings:      subjectKeyIdentifier identifies the recipient's certificate by a      key identifier.  When an X.509 certificate is referenced, the key      identifier matches the X.509 subjectKeyIdentifier extension value.      When other certificate formats are referenced, the documents thatHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 23]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      specify the certificate format and their use with the CMS must      include details on matching the key identifier to the appropriate      certificate field.      date is optional.  When present, the date specifies which of the      recipient's previously distributed UKMs was used by the sender.      other is optional.  When present, this field contains additional      information used by the recipient to locate the public keying      material used by the sender.6.2.3.  KEKRecipientInfo Type   Recipient information using previously distributed symmetric keys is   represented in the type KEKRecipientInfo.  Each instance of   KEKRecipientInfo will transfer the content-encryption key to one or   more recipients who have the previously distributed key-encryption   key.      KEKRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,  -- always set to 4        kekid KEKIdentifier,        keyEncryptionAlgorithm KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,        encryptedKey EncryptedKey }      KEKIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {        keyIdentifier OCTET STRING,        date GeneralizedTime OPTIONAL,        other OtherKeyAttribute OPTIONAL }   The fields of type KEKRecipientInfo have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  It MUST always be 4.      kekid specifies a symmetric key-encryption key that was previously      distributed to the sender and one or more recipients.      keyEncryptionAlgorithm identifies the key-encryption algorithm,      and any associated parameters, used to encrypt the content-      encryption key with the key-encryption key.  The key-encryption      process is described inSection 6.4.      encryptedKey is the result of encrypting the content-encryption      key in the key-encryption key.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 24]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The fields of type KEKIdentifier have the following meanings:      keyIdentifier identifies the key-encryption key that was      previously distributed to the sender and one or more recipients.      date is optional.  When present, the date specifies a single key-      encryption key from a set that was previously distributed.      other is optional.  When present, this field contains additional      information used by the recipient to determine the key-encryption      key used by the sender.6.2.4.  PasswordRecipientInfo Type   Recipient information using a password or shared secret value is   represented in the type PasswordRecipientInfo.  Each instance of   PasswordRecipientInfo will transfer the content-encryption key to one   or more recipients who possess the password or shared secret value.   The PasswordRecipientInfo Type is specified inRFC 3211 [PWRI].  The   PasswordRecipientInfo structure is repeated here for completeness.      PasswordRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,   -- Always set to 0        keyDerivationAlgorithm [0] KeyDerivationAlgorithmIdentifier                                     OPTIONAL,        keyEncryptionAlgorithm KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,        encryptedKey EncryptedKey }   The fields of type PasswordRecipientInfo have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  It MUST always be 0.      keyDerivationAlgorithm identifies the key-derivation algorithm,      and any associated parameters, used to derive the key-encryption      key from the password or shared secret value.  If this field is      absent, the key-encryption key is supplied from an external      source, for example a hardware crypto token such as a smart card.      keyEncryptionAlgorithm identifies the encryption algorithm, and      any associated parameters, used to encrypt the content-encryption      key with the key-encryption key.      encryptedKey is the result of encrypting the content-encryption      key with the key-encryption key.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 25]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 20046.2.5.  OtherRecipientInfo Type   Recipient information for additional key management techniques are   represented in the type OtherRecipientInfo.  The OtherRecipientInfo   type allows key management techniques beyond key transport, key   agreement, previously distributed symmetric key-encryption keys, and   password-based key management to be specified in future documents.   An object identifier uniquely identifies such key management   techniques.      OtherRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {        oriType OBJECT IDENTIFIER,        oriValue ANY DEFINED BY oriType }   The fields of type OtherRecipientInfo have the following meanings:      oriType identifies the key management technique.      oriValue contains the protocol data elements needed by a recipient      using the identified key management technique.6.3.  Content-encryption Process   The content-encryption key for the desired content-encryption   algorithm is randomly generated.  The data to be protected is padded   as described below, then the padded data is encrypted using the   content-encryption key.  The encryption operation maps an arbitrary   string of octets (the data) to another string of octets (the   ciphertext) under control of a content-encryption key.  The encrypted   data is included in the EnvelopedData encryptedContentInfo   encryptedContent OCTET STRING.   Some content-encryption algorithms assume the input length is a   multiple of k octets, where k is greater than one.  For such   algorithms, the input shall be padded at the trailing end with k-(lth   mod k) octets all having value k-(lth mod k), where lth is the length   of the input.  In other words, the input is padded at the trailing   end with one of the following strings:                     01 -- if lth mod k = k-1                  02 02 -- if lth mod k = k-2                      .                      .                      .            k k ... k k -- if lth mod k = 0Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 26]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The padding can be removed unambiguously since all input is padded,   including input values that are already a multiple of the block size,   and no padding string is a suffix of another.  This padding method is   well defined if and only if k is less than 256.6.4.  Key-encryption Process   The input to the key-encryption process -- the value supplied to the   recipient's key-encryption algorithm -- is just the "value" of the   content-encryption key.   Any of the aforementioned key management techniques can be used for   each recipient of the same encrypted content.7.  Digested-data Content Type   The digested-data content type consists of content of any type and a   message digest of the content.   Typically, the digested-data content type is used to provide content   integrity, and the result generally becomes an input to the   enveloped-data content type.   The following steps construct digested-data:      1. A message digest is computed on the content with a message-         digest algorithm.      2. The message-digest algorithm and the message digest are         collected together with the content into a DigestedData value.   A recipient verifies the message digest by comparing the message   digest to an independently computed message digest.   The following object identifier identifies the digested-data content   type:      id-digestedData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)          us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 5 }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 27]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The digested-data content type shall have ASN.1 type DigestedData:      DigestedData ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,        digestAlgorithm DigestAlgorithmIdentifier,        encapContentInfo EncapsulatedContentInfo,        digest Digest }      Digest ::= OCTET STRING   The fields of type DigestedData have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  If the encapsulated content      type is id-data, then the value of version MUST be 0; however, if      the encapsulated content type is other than id-data, then the      value of version MUST be 2.      digestAlgorithm identifies the message digest algorithm, and any      associated parameters, under which the content is digested.  The      message-digesting process is the same as inSection 5.4 in the      case when there are no signed attributes.      encapContentInfo is the content that is digested, as defined insection 5.2.      digest is the result of the message-digesting process.   The ordering of the digestAlgorithm field, the encapContentInfo   field, and the digest field makes it possible to process a   DigestedData value in a single pass.8.  Encrypted-data Content Type   The encrypted-data content type consists of encrypted content of any   type.  Unlike the enveloped-data content type, the encrypted-data   content type has neither recipients nor encrypted content-encryption   keys.  Keys MUST be managed by other means.   The typical application of the encrypted-data content type will be to   encrypt the content of the data content type for local storage,   perhaps where the encryption key is derived from a password.   The following object identifier identifies the encrypted-data content   type:      id-encryptedData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)          us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 6 }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 28]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The encrypted-data content type shall have ASN.1 type EncryptedData:      EncryptedData ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,        encryptedContentInfo EncryptedContentInfo,        unprotectedAttrs [1] IMPLICIT UnprotectedAttributes OPTIONAL }   The fields of type EncryptedData have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  If unprotectedAttrs is      present, then version MUST be 2.  If unprotectedAttrs is absent,      then version MUST be 0.      encryptedContentInfo is the encrypted content information, as      defined inSection 6.1.      unprotectedAttrs is a collection of attributes that are not      encrypted.  The field is optional.  Useful attribute types are      defined inSection 11.9.  Authenticated-data Content Type   The authenticated-data content type consists of content of any type,   a message authentication code (MAC), and encrypted authentication   keys for one or more recipients.  The combination of the MAC and one   encrypted authentication key for a recipient is necessary for that   recipient to verify the integrity of the content.  Any type of   content can be integrity protected for an arbitrary number of   recipients.   The process by which authenticated-data is constructed involves the   following steps:      1. A message-authentication key for a particular message-         authentication algorithm is generated at random.      2. The message-authentication key is encrypted for each recipient.         The details of this encryption depend on the key management         algorithm used.      3. For each recipient, the encrypted message-authentication key         and other recipient-specific information are collected into a         RecipientInfo value, defined inSection 6.2.      4. Using the message-authentication key, the originator computes a         MAC value on the content.  If the originator is authenticating         any information in addition to the content (seeSection 9.2), a         message digest is calculated on the content, the message digestHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 29]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004         of the content and the other information are authenticated         using the message-authentication key, and the result becomes         the "MAC value."9.1.  AuthenticatedData Type   The following object identifier identifies the authenticated-data   content type:      id-ct-authData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)         us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs-9(9) smime(16)         ct(1) 2 }   The authenticated-data content type shall have ASN.1 type   AuthenticatedData:      AuthenticatedData ::= SEQUENCE {        version CMSVersion,        originatorInfo [0] IMPLICIT OriginatorInfo OPTIONAL,        recipientInfos RecipientInfos,        macAlgorithm MessageAuthenticationCodeAlgorithm,        digestAlgorithm [1] DigestAlgorithmIdentifier OPTIONAL,        encapContentInfo EncapsulatedContentInfo,        authAttrs [2] IMPLICIT AuthAttributes OPTIONAL,        mac MessageAuthenticationCode,        unauthAttrs [3] IMPLICIT UnauthAttributes OPTIONAL }      AuthAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute      UnauthAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute      MessageAuthenticationCode ::= OCTET STRING   The fields of type AuthenticatedData have the following meanings:      version is the syntax version number.  The version MUST be      assigned as follows:         IF (originatorInfo is present) AND            ((any certificates with a type of other are present) OR            (any crls with a type of other are present))         THEN version is 3         ELSE            IF ((originatorInfo is present) AND               (any version 2 attribute certificates are present))            THEN version is 1            ELSE version is 0Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 30]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      originatorInfo optionally provides information about the      originator.  It is present only if required by the key management      algorithm.  It MAY contain certificates, attribute certificates,      and CRLs, as defined inSection 6.1.      recipientInfos is a collection of per-recipient information, as      defined inSection 6.1.  There MUST be at least one element in the      collection.      macAlgorithm is a message authentication code (MAC) algorithm      identifier.  It identifies the MAC algorithm, along with any      associated parameters, used by the originator.  Placement of the      macAlgorithm field facilitates one-pass processing by the      recipient.      digestAlgorithm identifies the message digest algorithm, and any      associated parameters, used to compute a message digest on the      encapsulated content if authenticated attributes are present.  The      message digesting process is described inSection 9.2.  Placement      of the digestAlgorithm field facilitates one-pass processing by      the recipient.  If the digestAlgorithm field is present, then the      authAttrs field MUST also be present.      encapContentInfo is the content that is authenticated, as defined      insection 5.2.      authAttrs is a collection of authenticated attributes.  The      authAttrs structure is optional, but it MUST be present if the      content type of the EncapsulatedContentInfo value being      authenticated is not id-data.  If the authAttrs field is present,      then the digestAlgorithm field MUST also be present.  The      AuthAttributes structure MUST be DER encoded, even if the rest of      the structure is BER encoded.  Useful attribute types are defined      inSection 11.  If the authAttrs field is present, it MUST      contain, at a minimum, the following two attributes:         A content-type attribute having as its value the content type         of the EncapsulatedContentInfo value being authenticated.Section 11.1 defines the content-type attribute.         A message-digest attribute, having as its value the message         digest of the content.Section 11.2 defines the message-digest         attribute.      mac is the message authentication code.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 31]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      unauthAttrs is a collection of attributes that are not      authenticated.  The field is optional.  To date, no attributes      have been defined for use as unauthenticated attributes, but other      useful attribute types are defined inSection 11.9.2.  MAC Generation   The MAC calculation process computes a message authentication code   (MAC) on either the content being authenticated or a message digest   of content being authenticated together with the originator's   authenticated attributes.   If authAttrs field is absent, the input to the MAC calculation   process is the value of the encapContentInfo eContent OCTET STRING.   Only the octets comprising the value of the eContent OCTET STRING are   input to the MAC algorithm; the tag and the length octets are   omitted.  This has the advantage that the length of the content being   authenticated need not be known in advance of the MAC generation   process.   If authAttrs field is present, the content-type attribute (as   described inSection 11.1) and the message-digest attribute (as   described insection 11.2) MUST be included, and the input to the MAC   calculation process is the DER encoding of authAttrs.  A separate   encoding of the authAttrs field is performed for message digest   calculation.  The IMPLICIT [2] tag in the authAttrs field is not used   for the DER encoding, rather an EXPLICIT SET OF tag is used.  That   is, the DER encoding of the SET OF tag, rather than of the IMPLICIT   [2] tag, is to be included in the message digest calculation along   with the length and content octets of the authAttrs value.   The message digest calculation process computes a message digest on   the content being authenticated.  The initial input to the message   digest calculation process is the "value" of the encapsulated content   being authenticated.  Specifically, the input is the encapContentInfo   eContent OCTET STRING to which the authentication process is applied.   Only the octets comprising the value of the encapContentInfo eContent   OCTET STRING are input to the message digest algorithm, not the tag   or the length octets.  This has the advantage that the length of the   content being authenticated need not be known in advance.  Although   the encapContentInfo eContent OCTET STRING tag and length octets are   not included in the message digest calculation, they are still   protected by other means.  The length octets are protected by the   nature of the message digest algorithm since it is computationally   infeasible to find any two distinct contents of any length that have   the same message digest.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 32]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The input to the MAC calculation process includes the MAC input data,   defined above, and an authentication key conveyed in a recipientInfo   structure.  The details of MAC calculation depend on the MAC   algorithm employed (e.g., HMAC).  The object identifier, along with   any parameters, that specifies the MAC algorithm employed by the   originator is carried in the macAlgorithm field.  The MAC value   generated by the originator is encoded as an OCTET STRING and carried   in the mac field.9.3.  MAC Verification   The input to the MAC verification process includes the input data   (determined based on the presence or absence of the authAttrs field,   as defined in 9.2), and the authentication key conveyed in   recipientInfo.  The details of the MAC verification process depend on   the MAC algorithm employed.   The recipient MUST NOT rely on any MAC values or message digest   values computed by the originator.  The content is authenticated as   described insection 9.2.  If the originator includes authenticated   attributes, then the content of the authAttrs is authenticated as   described insection 9.2.  For authentication to succeed, the MAC   value calculated by the recipient MUST be the same as the value of   the mac field.  Similarly, for authentication to succeed when the   authAttrs field is present, the content message digest value   calculated by the recipient MUST be the same as the message digest   value included in the authAttrs message-digest attribute.   If the AuthenticatedData includes authAttrs, then the content-type   attribute value MUST match the AuthenticatedData encapContentInfo   eContentType value.10.  Useful Types   This section is divided into two parts.  The first part defines   algorithm identifiers, and the second part defines other useful   types.10.1.  Algorithm Identifier Types   All of the algorithm identifiers have the same type:   AlgorithmIdentifier.  The definition of AlgorithmIdentifier is taken   from X.509 [X.509-88].   There are many alternatives for each algorithm type.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 33]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 200410.1.1.  DigestAlgorithmIdentifier   The DigestAlgorithmIdentifier type identifies a message-digest   algorithm.  Examples include SHA-1, MD2, and MD5.  A message-digest   algorithm maps an octet string (the content) to another octet string   (the message digest).      DigestAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier10.1.2.  SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier   The SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier type identifies a signature   algorithm.  Examples include RSA, DSA, and ECDSA.  A signature   algorithm supports signature generation and verification operations.   The signature generation operation uses the message digest and the   signer's private key to generate a signature value.  The signature   verification operation uses the message digest and the signer's   public key to determine whether or not a signature value is valid.   Context determines which operation is intended.      SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier10.1.3.  KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier   The KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier type identifies a key-encryption   algorithm used to encrypt a content-encryption key.  The encryption   operation maps an octet string (the key) to another octet string (the   encrypted key) under control of a key-encryption key.  The decryption   operation is the inverse of the encryption operation.  Context   determines which operation is intended.   The details of encryption and decryption depend on the key management   algorithm used.  Key transport, key agreement, previously distributed   symmetric key-encrypting keys, and symmetric key-encrypting keys   derived from passwords are supported.      KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier10.1.4.  ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier   The ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier type identifies a content-   encryption algorithm.  Examples include Triple-DES and RC2.  A   content-encryption algorithm supports encryption and decryption   operations.  The encryption operation maps an octet string (the   plaintext) to another octet string (the ciphertext) under control ofHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 34]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   a content-encryption key.  The decryption operation is the inverse of   the encryption operation.  Context determines which operation is   intended.      ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier10.1.5.  MessageAuthenticationCodeAlgorithm   The MessageAuthenticationCodeAlgorithm type identifies a message   authentication code (MAC) algorithm.  Examples include DES-MAC and   HMAC-SHA-1.  A MAC algorithm supports generation and verification   operations.  The MAC generation and verification operations use the   same symmetric key.  Context determines which operation is intended.      MessageAuthenticationCodeAlgorithm ::= AlgorithmIdentifier10.1.6.  KeyDerivationAlgorithmIdentifier   The KeyDerivationAlgorithmIdentifier type is specified inRFC 3211   [PWRI].  The KeyDerivationAlgorithmIdentifier definition is repeated   here for completeness.   Key derivation algorithms convert a password or shared secret value   into a key-encryption key.      KeyDerivationAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier10.2.  Other Useful Types   This section defines types that are used other places in the   document.  The types are not listed in any particular order.10.2.1.  RevocationInfoChoices   The RevocationInfoChoices type gives a set of revocation status   information alternatives.  It is intended that the set contain   information sufficient to determine whether the certificates and   attribute certificates with which the set is associated are revoked.   However, there MAY be more revocation status information than   necessary or there MAY be less revocation status information than   necessary.  X.509 Certificate revocation lists (CRLs) [X.509-97] are   the primary source of revocation status information, but any other   revocation information format can be supported.  The   OtherRevocationInfoFormat alternative is provided to support any   other revocation information format without further modifications to   the CMS.  For example, Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)   Responses [OCSP] can be supported using the   OtherRevocationInfoFormat.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 35]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The CertificateList may contain a CRL, an Authority Revocation List   (ARL), a Delta CRL, or an Attribute Certificate Revocation List.  All   of these lists share a common syntax.   The CertificateList type gives a certificate revocation list (CRL).   CRLs are specified in X.509 [X.509-97], and they are profiled for use   in the Internet inRFC 3280 [PROFILE].   The definition of CertificateList is taken from X.509.      RevocationInfoChoices ::= SET OF RevocationInfoChoice      RevocationInfoChoice ::= CHOICE {        crl CertificateList,        other [1] IMPLICIT OtherRevocationInfoFormat }      OtherRevocationInfoFormat ::= SEQUENCE {        otherRevInfoFormat OBJECT IDENTIFIER,        otherRevInfo ANY DEFINED BY otherRevInfoFormat }10.2.2.  CertificateChoices   The CertificateChoices type gives either a PKCS #6 extended   certificate [PKCS#6], an X.509 certificate, a version 1 X.509   attribute certificate (ACv1) [X.509-97], a version 2 X.509 attribute   certificate (ACv2) [X.509-00], or any other certificate format.  The   PKCS #6 extended certificate is obsolete.  The PKCS #6 certificate is   included for backward compatibility, and PKCS #6 certificates SHOULD   NOT be used.  The ACv1 is also obsolete.  ACv1 is included for   backward compatibility, and ACv1 SHOULD NOT be used.  The Internet   profile of X.509 certificates is specified in the "Internet X.509   Public Key Infrastructure: Certificate and CRL Profile" [PROFILE].   The Internet profile of ACv2 is specified in the "An Internet   Attribute Certificate Profile for Authorization" [ACPROFILE].  The   OtherCertificateFormat alternative is provided to support any other   certificate format without further modifications to the CMS.   The definition of Certificate is taken from X.509.   The definitions of AttributeCertificate are taken from X.509-1997 and   X.509-2000.  The definition from X.509-1997 is assigned to   AttributeCertificateV1 (seesection 12.2), and the definition from   X.509-2000 is assigned to AttributeCertificateV2.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 36]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004      CertificateChoices ::= CHOICE {       certificate Certificate,       extendedCertificate [0] IMPLICIT ExtendedCertificate, -- Obsolete       v1AttrCert [1] IMPLICIT AttributeCertificateV1,       -- Obsolete       v2AttrCert [2] IMPLICIT AttributeCertificateV2,       other [3] IMPLICIT OtherCertificateFormat }      OtherCertificateFormat ::= SEQUENCE {       otherCertFormat OBJECT IDENTIFIER,       otherCert ANY DEFINED BY otherCertFormat }10.2.3.  CertificateSet   The CertificateSet type provides a set of certificates.  It is   intended that the set be sufficient to contain certification paths   from a recognized "root" or "top-level certification authority" to   all of the sender certificates with which the set is associated.   However, there may be more certificates than necessary, or there MAY   be fewer than necessary.   The precise meaning of a "certification path" is outside the scope of   this document.  However, [PROFILE] provides a definition for X.509   certificates.  Some applications may impose upper limits on the   length of a certification path; others may enforce certain   relationships between the subjects and issuers of certificates within   a certification path.      CertificateSet ::= SET OF CertificateChoices10.2.4.  IssuerAndSerialNumber   The IssuerAndSerialNumber type identifies a certificate, and thereby   an entity and a public key, by the distinguished name of the   certificate issuer and an issuer-specific certificate serial number.   The definition of Name is taken from X.501 [X.501-88], and the   definition of CertificateSerialNumber is taken from X.509 [X.509-97].      IssuerAndSerialNumber ::= SEQUENCE {        issuer Name,        serialNumber CertificateSerialNumber }      CertificateSerialNumber ::= INTEGERHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 37]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 200410.2.5.  CMSVersion   The CMSVersion type gives a syntax version number, for compatibility   with future revisions of this specification.      CMSVersion ::= INTEGER                     { v0(0), v1(1), v2(2), v3(3), v4(4), v5(5) }10.2.6.  UserKeyingMaterial   The UserKeyingMaterial type gives a syntax for user keying material   (UKM).  Some key agreement algorithms require UKMs to ensure that a   different key is generated each time the same two parties generate a   pairwise key.  The sender provides a UKM for use with a specific key   agreement algorithm.      UserKeyingMaterial ::= OCTET STRING10.2.7.  OtherKeyAttribute   The OtherKeyAttribute type gives a syntax for the inclusion of other   key attributes that permit the recipient to select the key used by   the sender.  The attribute object identifier must be registered along   with the syntax of the attribute itself.  Use of this structure   should be avoided since it might impede interoperability.      OtherKeyAttribute ::= SEQUENCE {        keyAttrId OBJECT IDENTIFIER,        keyAttr ANY DEFINED BY keyAttrId OPTIONAL }11.  Useful Attributes   This section defines attributes that may be used with signed-data,   enveloped-data, encrypted-data, or authenticated-data.  The syntax of   Attribute is compatible with X.501 [X.501-88] andRFC 3280 [PROFILE].   Some of the attributes defined in this section were originally   defined in PKCS #9 [PKCS#9]; others were originally defined in a   previous version of this specification [CMS1].  The attributes are   not listed in any particular order.   Additional attributes are defined in many places, notably the S/MIME   Version 3 Message Specification [MSG] and the Enhanced Security   Services for S/MIME [ESS], which also include recommendations on the   placement of these attributes.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 38]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 200411.1.  Content Type   The content-type attribute type specifies the content type of the   ContentInfo within signed-data or authenticated-data.  The content-   type attribute type MUST be present whenever signed attributes are   present in signed-data or authenticated attributes present in   authenticated-data.  The content-type attribute value MUST match the   encapContentInfo eContentType value in the signed-data or   authenticated-data.   The content-type attribute MUST be a signed attribute or an   authenticated attribute; it MUST NOT be an unsigned attribute,   unauthenticated attribute, or unprotected attribute.   The following object identifier identifies the content-type   attribute:      id-contentType OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)          us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) 3 }   Content-type attribute values have ASN.1 type ContentType:      ContentType ::= OBJECT IDENTIFIER   Even though the syntax is defined as a SET OF AttributeValue, a   content-type attribute MUST have a single attribute value; zero or   multiple instances of AttributeValue are not permitted.   The SignedAttributes and AuthAttributes syntaxes are each defined as   a SET OF Attributes.  The SignedAttributes in a signerInfo MUST NOT   include multiple instances of the content-type attribute.  Similarly,   the AuthAttributes in an AuthenticatedData MUST NOT include multiple   instances of the content-type attribute.11.2.  Message Digest   The message-digest attribute type specifies the message digest of the   encapContentInfo eContent OCTET STRING being signed in signed-data   (seesection 5.4) or authenticated in authenticated-data (seesection9.2).  For signed-data, the message digest is computed using the   signer's message digest algorithm.  For authenticated-data, the   message digest is computed using the originator's message digest   algorithm.   Within signed-data, the message-digest signed attribute type MUST be   present when there are any signed attributes present.  Within   authenticated-data, the message-digest authenticated attribute type   MUST be present when there are any authenticated attributes present.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 39]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The message-digest attribute MUST be a signed attribute or an   authenticated attribute; it MUST NOT be an unsigned attribute,   unauthenticated attribute, or unprotected attribute.   The following object identifier identifies the message-digest   attribute:      id-messageDigest OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)          us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) 4 }   Message-digest attribute values have ASN.1 type MessageDigest:      MessageDigest ::= OCTET STRING   A message-digest attribute MUST have a single attribute value, even   though the syntax is defined as a SET OF AttributeValue.  There MUST   NOT be zero or multiple instances of AttributeValue present.   The SignedAttributes syntax and AuthAttributes syntax are each   defined as a SET OF Attributes.  The SignedAttributes in a signerInfo   MUST include only one instance of the message-digest attribute.   Similarly, the AuthAttributes in an AuthenticatedData MUST include   only one instance of the message-digest attribute.11.3.  Signing Time   The signing-time attribute type specifies the time at which the   signer (purportedly) performed the signing process.  The signing-time   attribute type is intended for use in signed-data.   The signing-time attribute MUST be a signed attribute or an   authenticated attribute; it MUST NOT be an unsigned attribute,   unauthenticated attribute, or unprotected attribute.   The following object identifier identifies the signing-time   attribute:      id-signingTime OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)          us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) 5 }   Signing-time attribute values have ASN.1 type SigningTime:      SigningTime ::= Time      Time ::= CHOICE {        utcTime UTCTime,        generalizedTime GeneralizedTime }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 40]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   Note: The definition of Time matches the one specified in the 1997   version of X.509 [X.509-97].   Dates between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 2049 (inclusive) MUST be   encoded as UTCTime.  Any dates with year values before 1950 or after   2049 MUST be encoded as GeneralizedTime.   UTCTime values MUST be expressed in Coordinated Universal Time   (formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and Zulu clock time) and   MUST include seconds (i.e., times are YYMMDDHHMMSSZ), even where the   number of seconds is zero.  Midnight MUST be represented as   "YYMMDD000000Z".  Century information is implicit, and the century   MUST be determined as follows:      Where YY is greater than or equal to 50, the year MUST be      interpreted as 19YY; and      Where YY is less than 50, the year MUST be interpreted as 20YY.   GeneralizedTime values MUST be expressed in Coordinated Universal   Time and MUST include seconds (i.e., times are YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ), even   where the number of seconds is zero.  GeneralizedTime values MUST NOT   include fractional seconds.   A signing-time attribute MUST have a single attribute value, even   though the syntax is defined as a SET OF AttributeValue.  There MUST   NOT be zero or multiple instances of AttributeValue present.   The SignedAttributes syntax and the AuthAttributes syntax are each   defined as a SET OF Attributes.  The SignedAttributes in a signerInfo   MUST NOT include multiple instances of the signing-time attribute.   Similarly, the AuthAttributes in an AuthenticatedData MUST NOT   include multiple instances of the signing-time attribute.   No requirement is imposed concerning the correctness of the signing   time, and acceptance of a purported signing time is a matter of a   recipient's discretion.  It is expected, however, that some signers,   such as time-stamp servers, will be trusted implicitly.11.4.  Countersignature   The countersignature attribute type specifies one or more signatures   on the contents octets of the signature OCTET STRING in a SignerInfo   value of the signed-data.  That is, the message digest is computed   over the octets comprising the value of the OCTET STRING, neither the   tag nor length octets are included.  Thus, the countersignature   attribute type countersigns (signs in serial) another signature.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 41]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   The countersignature attribute MUST be an unsigned attribute; it MUST   NOT be a signed attribute, an authenticated attribute, an   unauthenticated attribute, or an unprotected attribute.   The following object identifier identifies the countersignature   attribute:      id-countersignature OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)          us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) 6 }   Countersignature attribute values have ASN.1 type Countersignature:      Countersignature ::= SignerInfo   Countersignature values have the same meaning as SignerInfo values   for ordinary signatures, except that:      1. The signedAttributes field MUST NOT contain a content-type         attribute; there is no content type for countersignatures.      2. The signedAttributes field MUST contain a message-digest         attribute if it contains any other attributes.      3. The input to the message-digesting process is the contents         octets of the DER encoding of the signatureValue field of the         SignerInfo value with which the attribute is associated.   A countersignature attribute can have multiple attribute values.  The   syntax is defined as a SET OF AttributeValue, and there MUST be one   or more instances of AttributeValue present.   The UnsignedAttributes syntax is defined as a SET OF Attributes.  The   UnsignedAttributes in a signerInfo may include multiple instances of   the countersignature attribute.   A countersignature, since it has type SignerInfo, can itself contain   a countersignature attribute.  Thus, it is possible to construct an   arbitrarily long series of countersignatures.12.  ASN.1 ModulesSection 12.1 contains the ASN.1 module for the CMS, andsection 12.2   contains the ASN.1 module for the Version 1 Attribute Certificate.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 42]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 200412.1.  CMS ASN.1 Module   CryptographicMessageSyntax2004     { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) rsadsi(113549)       pkcs(1) pkcs-9(9) smime(16) modules(0) cms-2004(24) }   DEFINITIONS IMPLICIT TAGS ::=   BEGIN   -- EXPORTS All   -- The types and values defined in this module are exported for use   -- in the other ASN.1 modules.  Other applications may use them for   -- their own purposes.   IMPORTS     -- Imports fromRFC 3280 [PROFILE],Appendix A.1           AlgorithmIdentifier, Certificate, CertificateList,           CertificateSerialNumber, Name              FROM PKIX1Explicit88                   { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6)                     internet(1) security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7)                     mod(0) pkix1-explicit(18) }     -- Imports fromRFC 3281 [ACPROFILE],Appendix B           AttributeCertificate              FROM PKIXAttributeCertificate                   { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6)                     internet(1) security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7)                     mod(0) attribute-cert(12) }     -- Imports fromAppendix B of this document           AttributeCertificateV1              FROM AttributeCertificateVersion1                   { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) rsadsi(113549)                     pkcs(1) pkcs-9(9) smime(16) modules(0)                     v1AttrCert(15) } ;   -- Cryptographic Message Syntax   ContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     contentType ContentType,     content [0] EXPLICIT ANY DEFINED BY contentType }   ContentType ::= OBJECT IDENTIFIERHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 43]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   SignedData ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,     digestAlgorithms DigestAlgorithmIdentifiers,     encapContentInfo EncapsulatedContentInfo,     certificates [0] IMPLICIT CertificateSet OPTIONAL,     crls [1] IMPLICIT RevocationInfoChoices OPTIONAL,     signerInfos SignerInfos }   DigestAlgorithmIdentifiers ::= SET OF DigestAlgorithmIdentifier   SignerInfos ::= SET OF SignerInfo   EncapsulatedContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     eContentType ContentType,     eContent [0] EXPLICIT OCTET STRING OPTIONAL }   SignerInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,     sid SignerIdentifier,     digestAlgorithm DigestAlgorithmIdentifier,     signedAttrs [0] IMPLICIT SignedAttributes OPTIONAL,     signatureAlgorithm SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier,     signature SignatureValue,     unsignedAttrs [1] IMPLICIT UnsignedAttributes OPTIONAL }   SignerIdentifier ::= CHOICE {     issuerAndSerialNumber IssuerAndSerialNumber,     subjectKeyIdentifier [0] SubjectKeyIdentifier }   SignedAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute   UnsignedAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute   Attribute ::= SEQUENCE {     attrType OBJECT IDENTIFIER,     attrValues SET OF AttributeValue }   AttributeValue ::= ANY   SignatureValue ::= OCTET STRINGHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 44]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   EnvelopedData ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,     originatorInfo [0] IMPLICIT OriginatorInfo OPTIONAL,     recipientInfos RecipientInfos,     encryptedContentInfo EncryptedContentInfo,     unprotectedAttrs [1] IMPLICIT UnprotectedAttributes OPTIONAL }   OriginatorInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     certs [0] IMPLICIT CertificateSet OPTIONAL,     crls [1] IMPLICIT RevocationInfoChoices OPTIONAL }   RecipientInfos ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF RecipientInfo   EncryptedContentInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     contentType ContentType,     contentEncryptionAlgorithm ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,     encryptedContent [0] IMPLICIT EncryptedContent OPTIONAL }   EncryptedContent ::= OCTET STRING   UnprotectedAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute   RecipientInfo ::= CHOICE {     ktri KeyTransRecipientInfo,     kari [1] KeyAgreeRecipientInfo,     kekri [2] KEKRecipientInfo,     pwri [3] PasswordRecipientInfo,     ori [4] OtherRecipientInfo }   EncryptedKey ::= OCTET STRING   KeyTransRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,  -- always set to 0 or 2     rid RecipientIdentifier,     keyEncryptionAlgorithm KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,     encryptedKey EncryptedKey }   RecipientIdentifier ::= CHOICE {     issuerAndSerialNumber IssuerAndSerialNumber,     subjectKeyIdentifier [0] SubjectKeyIdentifier }   KeyAgreeRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,  -- always set to 3     originator [0] EXPLICIT OriginatorIdentifierOrKey,     ukm [1] EXPLICIT UserKeyingMaterial OPTIONAL,     keyEncryptionAlgorithm KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,     recipientEncryptedKeys RecipientEncryptedKeys }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 45]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   OriginatorIdentifierOrKey ::= CHOICE {     issuerAndSerialNumber IssuerAndSerialNumber,     subjectKeyIdentifier [0] SubjectKeyIdentifier,     originatorKey [1] OriginatorPublicKey }   OriginatorPublicKey ::= SEQUENCE {     algorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,     publicKey BIT STRING }   RecipientEncryptedKeys ::= SEQUENCE OF RecipientEncryptedKey   RecipientEncryptedKey ::= SEQUENCE {     rid KeyAgreeRecipientIdentifier,     encryptedKey EncryptedKey }   KeyAgreeRecipientIdentifier ::= CHOICE {     issuerAndSerialNumber IssuerAndSerialNumber,     rKeyId [0] IMPLICIT RecipientKeyIdentifier }   RecipientKeyIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {     subjectKeyIdentifier SubjectKeyIdentifier,     date GeneralizedTime OPTIONAL,     other OtherKeyAttribute OPTIONAL }   SubjectKeyIdentifier ::= OCTET STRING   KEKRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,  -- always set to 4     kekid KEKIdentifier,     keyEncryptionAlgorithm KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,     encryptedKey EncryptedKey }   KEKIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE {     keyIdentifier OCTET STRING,     date GeneralizedTime OPTIONAL,     other OtherKeyAttribute OPTIONAL }   PasswordRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,   -- always set to 0     keyDerivationAlgorithm [0] KeyDerivationAlgorithmIdentifier                                OPTIONAL,     keyEncryptionAlgorithm KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier,     encryptedKey EncryptedKey }   OtherRecipientInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     oriType OBJECT IDENTIFIER,     oriValue ANY DEFINED BY oriType }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 46]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   DigestedData ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,     digestAlgorithm DigestAlgorithmIdentifier,     encapContentInfo EncapsulatedContentInfo,     digest Digest }   Digest ::= OCTET STRING   EncryptedData ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,     encryptedContentInfo EncryptedContentInfo,     unprotectedAttrs [1] IMPLICIT UnprotectedAttributes OPTIONAL }   AuthenticatedData ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,     originatorInfo [0] IMPLICIT OriginatorInfo OPTIONAL,     recipientInfos RecipientInfos,     macAlgorithm MessageAuthenticationCodeAlgorithm,     digestAlgorithm [1] DigestAlgorithmIdentifier OPTIONAL,     encapContentInfo EncapsulatedContentInfo,     authAttrs [2] IMPLICIT AuthAttributes OPTIONAL,     mac MessageAuthenticationCode,     unauthAttrs [3] IMPLICIT UnauthAttributes OPTIONAL }   AuthAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute   UnauthAttributes ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF Attribute   MessageAuthenticationCode ::= OCTET STRING   DigestAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier   SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier   KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier   ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier   MessageAuthenticationCodeAlgorithm ::= AlgorithmIdentifier   KeyDerivationAlgorithmIdentifier ::= AlgorithmIdentifier   RevocationInfoChoices ::= SET OF RevocationInfoChoice   RevocationInfoChoice ::= CHOICE {     crl CertificateList,     other [1] IMPLICIT OtherRevocationInfoFormat }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 47]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   OtherRevocationInfoFormat ::= SEQUENCE {     otherRevInfoFormat OBJECT IDENTIFIER,     otherRevInfo ANY DEFINED BY otherRevInfoFormat }   CertificateChoices ::= CHOICE {     certificate Certificate,     extendedCertificate [0] IMPLICIT ExtendedCertificate,  -- Obsolete     v1AttrCert [1] IMPLICIT AttributeCertificateV1,        -- Obsolete     v2AttrCert [2] IMPLICIT AttributeCertificateV2,     other [3] IMPLICIT OtherCertificateFormat }   AttributeCertificateV2 ::= AttributeCertificate   OtherCertificateFormat ::= SEQUENCE {     otherCertFormat OBJECT IDENTIFIER,     otherCert ANY DEFINED BY otherCertFormat }   CertificateSet ::= SET OF CertificateChoices   IssuerAndSerialNumber ::= SEQUENCE {     issuer Name,     serialNumber CertificateSerialNumber }   CMSVersion ::= INTEGER  { v0(0), v1(1), v2(2), v3(3), v4(4), v5(5) }   UserKeyingMaterial ::= OCTET STRING   OtherKeyAttribute ::= SEQUENCE {     keyAttrId OBJECT IDENTIFIER,     keyAttr ANY DEFINED BY keyAttrId OPTIONAL }   -- Content Type Object Identifiers   id-ct-contentInfo OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) smime(16) ct(1) 6 }   id-data OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 1 }   id-signedData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 2 }   id-envelopedData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 3 }   id-digestedData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 5 }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 48]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   id-encryptedData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs7(7) 6 }   id-ct-authData OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs-9(9) smime(16) ct(1) 2 }   -- The CMS Attributes   MessageDigest ::= OCTET STRING   SigningTime  ::= Time   Time ::= CHOICE {     utcTime UTCTime,     generalTime GeneralizedTime }   Countersignature ::= SignerInfo   -- Attribute Object Identifiers   id-contentType OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) 3 }   id-messageDigest OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) 4 }   id-signingTime OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) 5 }   id-countersignature OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)       us(840) rsadsi(113549) pkcs(1) pkcs9(9) 6 }   -- Obsolete Extended Certificate syntax from PKCS#6   ExtendedCertificateOrCertificate ::= CHOICE {     certificate Certificate,     extendedCertificate [0] IMPLICIT ExtendedCertificate }   ExtendedCertificate ::= SEQUENCE {     extendedCertificateInfo ExtendedCertificateInfo,     signatureAlgorithm SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier,     signature Signature }Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 49]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   ExtendedCertificateInfo ::= SEQUENCE {     version CMSVersion,     certificate Certificate,     attributes UnauthAttributes }   Signature ::= BIT STRING   END -- of CryptographicMessageSyntax200412.2.  Version 1 Attribute Certificate ASN.1 Module   AttributeCertificateVersion1       { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) rsadsi(113549)         pkcs(1) pkcs-9(9) smime(16) modules(0) v1AttrCert(15) }   DEFINITIONS EXPLICIT TAGS ::=   BEGIN   -- EXPORTS All   IMPORTS     -- Imports fromRFC 3280 [PROFILE],Appendix A.1           AlgorithmIdentifier, Attribute, CertificateSerialNumber,           Extensions, UniqueIdentifier              FROM PKIX1Explicit88                   { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6)                     internet(1) security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7)                     mod(0) pkix1-explicit(18) }     -- Imports fromRFC 3280 [PROFILE],Appendix A.2           GeneralNames              FROM PKIX1Implicit88                   { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6)                     internet(1) security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7)                     mod(0) pkix1-implicit(19) }     -- Imports fromRFC 3281 [ACPROFILE],Appendix B           AttCertValidityPeriod, IssuerSerial              FROM PKIXAttributeCertificate                   { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6)                     internet(1) security(5) mechanisms(5) pkix(7)                     mod(0) attribute-cert(12) } ;   -- Definition extracted from X.509-1997 [X.509-97], but   -- different type names are used to avoid collisions.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 50]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   AttributeCertificateV1 ::= SEQUENCE {     acInfo AttributeCertificateInfoV1,     signatureAlgorithm AlgorithmIdentifier,     signature BIT STRING }   AttributeCertificateInfoV1 ::= SEQUENCE {     version AttCertVersionV1 DEFAULT v1,     subject CHOICE {       baseCertificateID [0] IssuerSerial,         -- associated with a Public Key Certificate       subjectName [1] GeneralNames },         -- associated with a name     issuer GeneralNames,     signature AlgorithmIdentifier,     serialNumber CertificateSerialNumber,     attCertValidityPeriod AttCertValidityPeriod,     attributes SEQUENCE OF Attribute,     issuerUniqueID UniqueIdentifier OPTIONAL,     extensions Extensions OPTIONAL }   AttCertVersionV1 ::= INTEGER { v1(0) }   END -- of AttributeCertificateVersion113.  References13.1.  Normative References   [ACPROFILE]  Farrell, S. and R. Housley, "An Internet Attribute                Certificate Profile for Authorization",RFC 3281, April                2002.   [PROFILE]    Housley, R., Polk, W., Ford, W., and D. Solo, "Internet                X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and                Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile",RFC 3280,                April 2002.   [STDWORDS]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate                Requirement Levels",BCP 14,RFC 2119, March 1997.   [X.208-88]   CCITT.  Recommendation X.208: Specification of Abstract                Syntax Notation One (ASN.1).  1988.   [X.209-88]   CCITT.  Recommendation X.209: Specification of Basic                Encoding Rules for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1).                1988.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 51]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   [X.501-88]   CCITT.  Recommendation X.501: The Directory - Models.                1988.   [X.509-88]   CCITT.  Recommendation X.509: The Directory -                Authentication Framework.  1988.   [X.509-97]   ITU-T.  Recommendation X.509: The Directory -                Authentication Framework.  1997.   [X.509-00]   ITU-T.  Recommendation X.509: The Directory -                Authentication Framework.  2000.13.2.  Informative References   [CMS1]       Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax",RFC 2630,                June 1999.   [CMS2]       Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)",RFC3369, August 2002.   [CMSALG]     Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)                Algorithms",RFC 3370, August 2002.   [ESS]        Hoffman, P., "Enhanced Security Services for S/MIME",RFC 2634, June 1999.   [MSAC]       Microsoft Development Network (MSDN) Library,                "Authenticode", April 2004 Release.   [MSG]        Ramsdell, B., "S/MIME Version 3.1 Message                Specification",RFC 3851, July 2004.   [OCSP]       Myers, M., Ankney, R., Malpani, A., Galperin, S. and C.                Adams, "X.509 Internet Public Key Infrastructure Online                Certificate Status Protocol - OCSP",RFC 2560, June                1999.   [OLDMSG]     Dusse, S., Hoffman, P., Ramsdell, B., Lundblade, L., and                L. Repka, "S/MIME Version 2 Message Specification",RFC2311, March 1998.   [PKCS#6]     RSA Laboratories.  PKCS #6: Extended-Certificate Syntax                Standard, Version 1.5.  November 1993.   [PKCS#7]     Kaliski, B., "PKCS #7: Cryptographic Message Syntax                Version 1.5",RFC 2315, March 1998.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 52]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   [PKCS#9]     RSA Laboratories.  PKCS #9: Selected Attribute Types,                Version 1.1.  November 1993.   [PWRI]       Gutmann, P., "Password-based Encryption for CMS",RFC3211, December 2001.   [RANDOM]     Eastlake 3rd, D., Crocker, S., and J. Schiller,                "Randomness Recommendations for Security",RFC 1750,                December 1994.14.  Security Considerations   The Cryptographic Message Syntax provides a method for digitally   signing data, digesting data, encrypting data, and authenticating   data.   Implementations must protect the signer's private key.  Compromise of   the signer's private key permits masquerade.   Implementations must protect the key management private key, the   key-encryption key, and the content-encryption key.  Compromise of   the key management private key or the key-encryption key may result   in the disclosure of all contents protected with that key.   Similarly, compromise of the content-encryption key may result in   disclosure of the associated encrypted content.   Implementations must protect the key management private key and the   message-authentication key.  Compromise of the key management private   key permits masquerade of authenticated data.  Similarly, compromise   of the message-authentication key may result in undetectable   modification of the authenticated content.   The key management technique employed to distribute message-   authentication keys must itself provide data origin authentication,   otherwise the contents are delivered with integrity from an unknown   source.  Neither RSA [PKCS#1, NEWPKCS#1] nor Ephemeral-Static   Diffie-Hellman [DH-X9.42] provide the necessary data origin   authentication.  Static-Static Diffie-Hellman [DH-X9.42] does provide   the necessary data origin authentication when both the originator and   recipient public keys are bound to appropriate identities in X.509   certificates.   When more than two parties share the same message-authentication key,   data origin authentication is not provided.  Any party that knows the   message-authentication key can compute a valid MAC, therefore the   contents could originate from any one of the parties.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 53]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 2004   Implementations must randomly generate content-encryption keys,   message-authentication keys, initialization vectors (IVs), and   padding.  Also, the generation of public/private key pairs relies on   a random numbers.  The use of inadequate pseudo-random number   generators (PRNGs) to generate cryptographic keys can result in   little or no security.  An attacker may find it much easier to   reproduce the PRNG environment that produced the keys, searching the   resulting small set of possibilities, rather than brute force   searching the whole key space.  The generation of quality random   numbers is difficult.RFC 1750 [RANDOM] offers important guidance in   this area.   When using key agreement algorithms or previously distributed   symmetric key-encryption keys, a key-encryption key is used to   encrypt the content-encryption key.  If the key-encryption and   content-encryption algorithms are different, the effective security   is determined by the weaker of the two algorithms.  If, for example,   content is encrypted with Triple-DES using a 168-bit Triple-DES   content-encryption key, and the content-encryption key is wrapped   with RC2 using a 40-bit RC2 key-encryption key, then at most 40 bits   of protection is provided.  A trivial search to determine the value   of the 40-bit RC2 key can recover the Triple-DES key, and then the   Triple-DES key can be used to decrypt the content.  Therefore,   implementers must ensure that key-encryption algorithms are as strong   or stronger than content-encryption algorithms.   Implementers should be aware that cryptographic algorithms become   weaker with time.  As new cryptoanalysis techniques are developed and   computing performance improves, the work factor to break a particular   cryptographic algorithm will be reduced.  Therefore, cryptographic   algorithm implementations should be modular, allowing new algorithms   to be readily inserted.  That is, implementors should be prepared for   the set of algorithms that must be supported to change over time.   The countersignature unsigned attribute includes a digital signature   that is computed on the content signature value, thus the   countersigning process need not know the original signed content.   This structure permits implementation efficiency advantages; however,   this structure may also permit the countersigning of an inappropriate   signature value.  Therefore, implementations that perform   countersignatures should either verify the original signature value   prior to countersigning it (this verification requires processing of   the original content), or implementations should perform   countersigning in a context that ensures that only appropriate   signature values are countersigned.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 54]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 200415.  Acknowledgments   This document is the result of contributions from many professionals.   I appreciate the hard work of all members of the IETF S/MIME Working   Group.  I extend a special thanks to Rich Ankney, Simon Blake-Wilson,   Tim Dean, Steve Dusse, Carl Ellison, Peter Gutmann, Bob Jueneman,   Stephen Henson, Paul Hoffman, Scott Hollenbeck, Don Johnson, Burt   Kaliski, John Linn, John Pawling, Blake Ramsdell, Francois Rousseau,   Jim Schaad, Dave Solo, Paul Timmel, and Sean Turner for their efforts   and support.16.  Author's Address   Russell Housley   Vigil Security, LLC   918 Spring Knoll Drive   Herndon, VA 20170   USA   EMail: housley@vigilsec.comHousley                     Standards Track                    [Page 55]

RFC 3852              Cryptographic Message Syntax             July 200417.  Full Copyright Statement   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).  This document is subject   to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained inBCP 78, and   except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights.   This document and the information contained herein are provided on an   "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS   OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET   ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,   INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE   INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED   WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.Intellectual Property   The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any   Intellectual Property Rights or other rights that might be claimed to   pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in   this document or the extent to which any license under such rights   might or might not be available; nor does it represent that it has   made any independent effort to identify any such rights.  Information   on the procedures with respect to rights in RFC documents can be   found inBCP 78 andBCP 79.   Copies of IPR disclosures made to the IETF Secretariat and any   assurances of licenses to be made available, or the result of an   attempt made to obtain a general license or permission for the use of   such proprietary rights by implementers or users of this   specification can be obtained from the IETF on-line IPR repository athttp://www.ietf.org/ipr.   The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any   copyrights, patents or patent applications, or other proprietary   rights that may cover technology that may be required to implement   this standard.  Please address the information to the IETF at ietf-   ipr@ietf.org.Acknowledgement   Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the   Internet Society.Housley                     Standards Track                    [Page 56]

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