// Implements HTTP request and response signing and verification. Supports the // major MAC and asymmetric key signature algorithms. It has several safety // restrictions: One, none of the widely known non-cryptographically safe // algorithms are permitted; Two, the RSA SHA256 algorithms must be available in // the binary (and it should, barring export restrictions); Finally, the library // assumes either the 'Authorizationn' or 'Signature' headers are to be set (but // not both). package httpsig import ( "crypto" "fmt" "net/http" ) // Algorithm specifies a cryptography secure algorithm for signing HTTP requests // and responses. type Algorithm string const ( // MAC-based algoirthms. HMAC_SHA224 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha224String HMAC_SHA256 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha256String HMAC_SHA384 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha384String HMAC_SHA512 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha512String HMAC_RIPEMD160 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + ripemd160String HMAC_SHA3_224 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha3_224String HMAC_SHA3_256 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha3_256String HMAC_SHA3_384 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha3_384String HMAC_SHA3_512 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha3_512String HMAC_SHA512_224 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha512_224String HMAC_SHA512_256 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + sha512_256String HMAC_BLAKE2S_256 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + blake2s_256String HMAC_BLAKE2B_256 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + blake2b_256String HMAC_BLAKE2B_384 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + blake2b_384String HMAC_BLAKE2B_512 Algorithm = hmacPrefix + "-" + blake2b_512String BLAKE2S_256 Algorithm = blake2s_256String BLAKE2B_256 Algorithm = blake2b_256String BLAKE2B_384 Algorithm = blake2b_384String BLAKE2B_512 Algorithm = blake2b_512String // RSA-based algorithms. RSA_SHA224 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha224String // RSA_SHA256 is the default algorithm. RSA_SHA256 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha256String RSA_SHA384 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha384String RSA_SHA512 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha512String RSA_RIPEMD160 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + ripemd160String // Just because you can glue things together, doesn't mean they will // work. The following options are not supported. rsa_SHA3_224 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha3_224String rsa_SHA3_256 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha3_256String rsa_SHA3_384 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha3_384String rsa_SHA3_512 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha3_512String rsa_SHA512_224 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha512_224String rsa_SHA512_256 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + sha512_256String rsa_BLAKE2S_256 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + blake2s_256String rsa_BLAKE2B_256 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + blake2b_256String rsa_BLAKE2B_384 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + blake2b_384String rsa_BLAKE2B_512 Algorithm = rsaPrefix + "-" + blake2b_512String ) // HTTP Signatures can be applied to different HTTP headers, depending on the // expected application behavior. type SignatureScheme string const ( // Signature will place the HTTP Signature into the 'Signature' HTTP // header. Signature SignatureScheme = "Signature" // Authorization will place the HTTP Signature into the 'Authorization' // HTTP header. Authorization SignatureScheme = "Authorization" ) const ( // The HTTP Signatures specification uses the "Signature" auth-scheme // for the Authorization header. This is coincidentally named, but not // semantically the same, as the "Signature" HTTP header value. signatureAuthScheme = "Signature" ) // There are subtle differences to the values in the header. The Authorization // header has an 'auth-scheme' value that must be prefixed to the rest of the // key and values. func (s SignatureScheme) authScheme() string { switch s { case Authorization: return signatureAuthScheme default: return "" } } // Signers will sign HTTP requests or responses based on the algorithms and // headers selected at creation time. // // Signers are not safe to use between multiple goroutines. // // Note that signatures do set the deprecated 'algorithm' parameter for // backwards compatibility. type Signer interface { // SignRequest signs the request using a private key. The public key id // is used by the HTTP server to identify which key to use to verify the // signature. // // If the Signer was created using a MAC based algorithm, then the key // is expected to be of type []byte. If the Signer was created using an // RSA based algorithm, then the private key is expected to be of type // *rsa.PrivateKey. // // A Digest (RFC 3230) will be added to the request. The body provided // must match the body used in the request, and is allowed to be nil. // The Digest ensures the request body is not tampered with in flight, // and if the signer is created to also sign the "Digest" header, the // HTTP Signature will then ensure both the Digest and body are not both // modified to maliciously represent different content. SignRequest(pKey crypto.PrivateKey, pubKeyId string, r *http.Request, body []byte) error // SignResponse signs the response using a private key. The public key // id is used by the HTTP client to identify which key to use to verify // the signature. // // If the Signer was created using a MAC based algorithm, then the key // is expected to be of type []byte. If the Signer was created using an // RSA based algorithm, then the private key is expected to be of type // *rsa.PrivateKey. // // A Digest (RFC 3230) will be added to the response. The body provided // must match the body written in the response, and is allowed to be // nil. The Digest ensures the response body is not tampered with in // flight, and if the signer is created to also sign the "Digest" // header, the HTTP Signature will then ensure both the Digest and body // are not both modified to maliciously represent different content. SignResponse(pKey crypto.PrivateKey, pubKeyId string, r http.ResponseWriter, body []byte) error } // NewSigner creates a new Signer with the provided algorithm preferences to // make HTTP signatures. Only the first available algorithm will be used, which // is returned by this function along with the Signer. If none of the preferred // algorithms were available, then the default algorithm is used. The headers // specified will be included into the HTTP signatures. // // The Digest will also be calculated on a request's body using the provided // digest algorithm, if "Digest" is one of the headers listed. // // The provided scheme determines which header is populated with the HTTP // Signature. // // An error is returned if an unknown or a known cryptographically insecure // Algorithm is provided. func NewSigner(prefs []Algorithm, dAlgo DigestAlgorithm, headers []string, scheme SignatureScheme) (Signer, Algorithm, error) { for _, pref := range prefs { s, err := newSigner(pref, dAlgo, headers, scheme) if err != nil { continue } return s, pref, err } s, err := newSigner(defaultAlgorithm, dAlgo, headers, scheme) return s, defaultAlgorithm, err } // Verifier verifies HTTP Signatures. // // It will determine which of the supported headers has the parameters // that define the signature. // // Verifiers are not safe to use between multiple goroutines. // // Note that verification ignores the deprecated 'algorithm' parameter. type Verifier interface { // KeyId gets the public key id that the signature is signed with. // // Note that the application is expected to determine the algorithm // used based on metadata or out-of-band information for this key id. KeyId() string // Verify accepts the public key specified by KeyId and returns an // error if verification fails or if the signature is malformed. The // algorithm must be the one used to create the signature in order to // pass verification. The algorithm is determined based on metadata or // out-of-band information for the key id. // // If the signature was created using a MAC based algorithm, then the // key is expected to be of type []byte. If the signature was created // using an RSA based algorithm, then the public key is expected to be // of type *rsa.PublicKey. Verify(pKey crypto.PublicKey, algo Algorithm) error } const ( // host is treated specially because golang may not include it in the // request header map on the server side of a request. hostHeader = "Host" ) // NewVerifier verifies the given request. It returns an error if the HTTP // Signature parameters are not present in any headers, are present in more than // one header, are malformed, or are missing required parameters. It ignores // unknown HTTP Signature parameters. func NewVerifier(r *http.Request) (Verifier, error) { h := r.Header if _, hasHostHeader := h[hostHeader]; len(r.Host) > 0 && !hasHostHeader { h[hostHeader] = []string{r.Host} } return newVerifier(h, func(h http.Header, toInclude []string) (string, error) { return signatureString(h, toInclude, addRequestTarget(r)) }) } // NewResponseVerifier verifies the given response. It returns errors under the // same conditions as NewVerifier. func NewResponseVerifier(r *http.Response) (Verifier, error) { return newVerifier(r.Header, func(h http.Header, toInclude []string) (string, error) { return signatureString(h, toInclude, requestTargetNotPermitted) }) } func newSigner(algo Algorithm, dAlgo DigestAlgorithm, headers []string, scheme SignatureScheme) (Signer, error) { s, err := signerFromString(string(algo)) if err == nil { a := &asymmSigner{ s: s, dAlgo: dAlgo, headers: headers, targetHeader: scheme, prefix: scheme.authScheme(), } return a, nil } m, err := macerFromString(string(algo)) if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("no crypto implementation available for %q", algo) } c := &macSigner{ m: m, dAlgo: dAlgo, headers: headers, targetHeader: scheme, prefix: scheme.authScheme(), } return c, nil }