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RFC 2595 Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP June 1999 STLS Arguments: none Restrictions: Only permitted in AUTHORIZATION state. Discussion: A TLS negotiation begins immediately after the CRLF at the end of the +OK response from the server. A -ERR response MAY result if a security layer is already active. Once a client issues a STLS command, it MUST NOT issue further commands until a server response is seen and the TLS negotiation is complete. The STLS command is only permitted in AUTHORIZATION state and the server remains in AUTHORIZATION state, even if client credentials are supplied during the TLS negotiation. The AUTH command [POP-AUTH] with the EXTERNAL mechanism [SASL] MAY be used to authenticate once TLS client credentials are successfully exchanged, but servers supporting the STLS command are not required to support the EXTERNAL mechanism. Once TLS has been started, the client MUST discard cached information about server capabilities and SHOULD re-issue the CAPA command. This is necessary to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks which alter the capabilities list prior to STLS. The server MAY advertise different capabilities after STLS. Possible Responses: +OK -ERR Examples: C: STLS S: +OK Begin TLS negotiation <TLS negotiation, further commands are under TLS layer> ... C: STLS S: -ERR Command not permitted when TLS activeNewman Standards Track [Page 6]RFC 2595 Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP June 19995. ACAP STARTTLS extension When the TLS extension is present in ACAP, "STARTTLS" is listed as a capability in the ACAP greeting. No arguments to this capability are defined at this time. This extension adds a single command, "STARTTLS" to the ACAP protocol which is used to begin a TLS negotiation.5.1. STARTTLS Command Arguments: none Responses: no specific responses for this command Result: OK - begin TLS negotiation BAD - command unknown or arguments invalid A TLS negotiation begins immediately after the CRLF at the end of the tagged OK response from the server. Once a client issues a STARTTLS command, it MUST NOT issue further commands until a server response is seen and the TLS negotiation is complete. The STARTTLS command is only valid in non-authenticated state. The server remains in non-authenticated state, even if client credentials are supplied during the TLS negotiation. The SASL [SASL] EXTERNAL mechanism MAY be used to authenticate once TLS client credentials are successfully exchanged, but servers supporting the STARTTLS command are not required to support the EXTERNAL mechanism. After the TLS layer is established, the server MUST re-issue an untagged ACAP greeting. This is necessary to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks which alter the capabilities list prior to STARTTLS. The client MUST discard cached capability information and replace it with the information from the new ACAP greeting. The server MAY advertise different capabilities after STARTTLS. The formal syntax for ACAP is amended as follows: command_any =/ "STARTTLS" Example: S: * ACAP (SASL "CRAM-MD5") (STARTTLS) C: a002 STARTTLS S: a002 OK "Begin TLS negotiation now" <TLS negotiation, further commands are under TLS layer> S: * ACAP (SASL "CRAM-MD5" "PLAIN" "EXTERNAL")Newman Standards Track [Page 7]RFC 2595 Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP June 19996. PLAIN SASL mechanism Clear-text passwords are simple, interoperate with almost all existing operating system authentication databases, and are useful for a smooth transition to a more secure password-based authentication mechanism. The drawback is that they are unacceptable for use over an unencrypted network connection. This defines the "PLAIN" SASL mechanism for use with ACAP and other protocols with no clear-text login command. The PLAIN SASL mechanism MUST NOT be advertised or used unless a strong encryption layer (such as the provided by TLS) is active or backwards compatibility dictates otherwise. The mechanism consists of a single message from the client to the server. The client sends the authorization identity (identity to login as), followed by a US-ASCII NUL character, followed by the authentication identity (identity whose password will be used), followed by a US-ASCII NUL character, followed by the clear-text password. The client may leave the authorization identity empty to indicate that it is the same as the authentication identity. The server will verify the authentication identity and password with the system authentication database and verify that the authentication credentials permit the client to login as the authorization identity. If both steps succeed, the user is logged in. The server MAY also use the password to initialize any new authentication database, such as one suitable for CRAM-MD5 [CRAM-MD5]. Non-US-ASCII characters are permitted as long as they are represented in UTF-8 [UTF-8]. Use of non-visible characters or characters which a user may be unable to enter on some keyboards is discouraged. The formal grammar for the client message using Augmented BNF [ABNF] follows. message = [authorize-id] NUL authenticate-id NUL password authenticate-id = 1*UTF8-SAFE ; MUST accept up to 255 octets authorize-id = 1*UTF8-SAFE ; MUST accept up to 255 octets password = 1*UTF8-SAFE ; MUST accept up to 255 octets NUL = %x00 UTF8-SAFE = %x01-09 / %x0B-0C / %x0E-7F / UTF8-2 / UTF8-3 / UTF8-4 / UTF8-5 / UTF8-6 UTF8-1 = %x80-BF UTF8-2 = %xC0-DF UTF8-1 UTF8-3 = %xE0-EF 2UTF8-1Newman Standards Track [Page 8]RFC 2595 Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP June 1999 UTF8-4 = %xF0-F7 3UTF8-1 UTF8-5 = %xF8-FB 4UTF8-1 UTF8-6 = %xFC-FD 5UTF8-1 Here is an example of how this might be used to initialize a CRAM-MD5 authentication database for ACAP: Example: S: * ACAP (SASL "CRAM-MD5") (STARTTLS) C: a001 AUTHENTICATE "CRAM-MD5" S: + "<1896.697170952@postoffice.reston.mci.net>" C: "tim b913a602c7eda7a495b4e6e7334d3890" S: a001 NO (TRANSITION-NEEDED) "Please change your password, or use TLS to login" C: a002 STARTTLS S: a002 OK "Begin TLS negotiation now" <TLS negotiation, further commands are under TLS layer> S: * ACAP (SASL "CRAM-MD5" "PLAIN" "EXTERNAL") C: a003 AUTHENTICATE "PLAIN" {21+} C: <NUL>tim<NUL>tanstaaftanstaaf S: a003 OK CRAM-MD5 password initialized Note: In this example, <NUL> represents a single ASCII NUL octet.7. imaps and pop3s ports Separate "imaps" and "pop3s" ports were registered for use with SSL. Use of these ports is discouraged in favor of the STARTTLS or STLS commands. A number of problems have been observed with separate ports for "secure" variants of protocols. This is an attempt to enumerate some of those problems. - Separate ports lead to a separate URL scheme which intrudes into the user interface in inappropriate ways. For example, many web pages use language like "click here if your browser supports SSL." This is a decision the browser is often more capable of making than the user. - Separate ports imply a model of either "secure" or "not secure." This can be misleading in a number of ways. First, the "secure" port may not in fact be acceptably secure as an export-crippled cipher suite might be in use. This can mislead users into a false sense of security. Second, the normal port might in fact be secured by using a SASL mechanism which includes a security layer. Thus the separate port distinction makes the complex topic of security policy even more confusing. One common result of this confusion is that firewall administrators are often misled intoNewman Standards Track [Page 9]RFC 2595 Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP June 1999 permitting the "secure" port and blocking the standard port. This could be a poor choice given the common use of SSL with a 40-bit key encryption layer and plain-text password authentication is less secure than strong SASL mechanisms such as GSSAPI with Kerberos 5. - Use of separate ports for SSL has caused clients to implement only two security policies: use SSL or don't use SSL. The desirable security policy "use TLS when available" would be cumbersome with the separate port model, but is simple with STARTTLS. - Port numbers are a limited resource. While they are not yet in short supply, it is unwise to set a precedent that could double (or worse) the speed of their consumption.8. IANA Considerations This constitutes registration of the "STARTTLS" and "LOGINDISABLED" IMAP capabilities as required by section 7.2.1 of RFC 2060 [IMAP]. The registration for the POP3 "STLS" capability follows: CAPA tag: STLS Arguments: none Added commands: STLS Standard commands affected: May enable USER/PASS as a side-effect. CAPA command SHOULD be re-issued after successful completion. Announced states/Valid states: AUTHORIZATION state only. Specification reference: this memo The registration for the ACAP "STARTTLS" capability follows: Capability name: STARTTLS Capability keyword: STARTTLS Capability arguments: none Published Specification(s): this memo Person and email address for further information: see author's address section below The registration for the PLAIN SASL mechanism follows: SASL mechanism name: PLAIN Security Considerations: See section 9 of this memo Published specification: this memo Person & email address to contact for further information: see author's address section below Intended usage: COMMON Author/Change controller: see author's address section belowNewman Standards Track [Page 10]RFC 2595 Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP June 1999
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