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| # component_architecture_authority.md — **Stella Ops Authority** (2025Q4) | ||||
|  | ||||
| > **Scope.** Implementation‑ready architecture for **Stella Ops Authority**: the on‑prem **OIDC/OAuth2** service that issues **short‑lived, sender‑constrained operational tokens (OpToks)** to first‑party services and tools. Covers protocols (DPoP & mTLS binding), token shapes, endpoints, storage, rotation, HA, RBAC, audit, and testing. This component is the trust anchor for *who* is calling inside a Stella Ops installation. (Entitlement is proven separately by **PoE** from the cloud Licensing Service; Authority does not issue PoE.) | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 0) Mission & boundaries | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Mission.** Provide **fast, local, verifiable** authentication for Stella Ops microservices and tools by minting **very short‑lived** OAuth2/OIDC tokens that are **sender‑constrained** (DPoP or mTLS‑bound). Support RBAC scopes, multi‑tenant claims, and deterministic validation for APIs (Scanner, Signer, Attestor, Excititor, Concelier, UI, CLI, Zastava). | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Boundaries.** | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Authority **does not** validate entitlements/licensing. That’s enforced by **Signer** using **PoE** with the cloud Licensing Service. | ||||
| * Authority tokens are **operational only** (2–5 min TTL) and must not be embedded in long‑lived artifacts or stored in SBOMs. | ||||
| * Authority is **stateless for validation** (JWT) and **optional introspection** for services that prefer online checks. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 1) Protocols & cryptography | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **OIDC Discovery**: `/.well-known/openid-configuration` | ||||
| * **OAuth2** grant types: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * **Client Credentials** (service↔service, with mTLS or private_key_jwt) | ||||
|   * **Device Code** (CLI login on headless agents; optional) | ||||
|   * **Authorization Code + PKCE** (browser login for UI; optional) | ||||
| * **Sender constraint options** (choose per caller or per audience): | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * **DPoP** (Demonstration of Proof‑of‑Possession): proof JWT on each HTTP request, bound to the access token via `cnf.jkt`. | ||||
|   * **OAuth 2.0 mTLS** (certificate‑bound tokens): token bound to client certificate thumbprint via `cnf.x5t#S256`. | ||||
| * **Signing algorithms**: **EdDSA (Ed25519)** preferred; fallback **ES256 (P‑256)**. Rotation is supported via **kid** in JWKS. | ||||
| * **Token format**: **JWT** access tokens (compact), optionally opaque reference tokens for services that insist on introspection. | ||||
| * **Clock skew tolerance**: ±60 s; issue `nbf`, `iat`, `exp` accordingly. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 2) Token model | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 2.1 Access token (OpTok) — short‑lived (120–300 s) | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Registered claims** | ||||
|  | ||||
| ``` | ||||
| iss   = https://authority.<domain> | ||||
| sub   = <client_id or user_id> | ||||
| aud   = <service audience: signer|scanner|attestor|concelier|excititor|ui|zastava> | ||||
| exp   = <unix ts>  (<= 300 s from iat) | ||||
| iat   = <unix ts> | ||||
| nbf   = iat - 30 | ||||
| jti   = <uuid> | ||||
| scope = "scanner.scan scanner.export signer.sign ..." | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Sender‑constraint (`cnf`)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **DPoP**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   ```json | ||||
|   "cnf": { "jkt": "<base64url(SHA-256(JWK))>" } | ||||
|   ``` | ||||
| * **mTLS**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   ```json | ||||
|   "cnf": { "x5t#S256": "<base64url(SHA-256(client_cert_der))>" } | ||||
|   ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Install/tenant context (custom claims)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| ``` | ||||
| tid          = <tenant id>               // multi-tenant | ||||
| inst         = <installation id>        // unique installation | ||||
| roles        = [ "svc.scanner", "svc.signer", "ui.admin", ... ] | ||||
| plan?        = <plan name>              // optional hint for UIs; not used for enforcement | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| > **Note**: Do **not** copy PoE claims into OpTok; OpTok ≠ entitlement. Only **Signer** checks PoE. | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 2.2 Refresh tokens (optional) | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Default **disabled**. If enabled (for UI interactive logins), pair with **DPoP‑bound** refresh tokens or **mTLS** client sessions; short TTL (≤ 8 h), rotating on use (replay‑safe). | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 2.3 ID tokens (optional) | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Issued for UI/browser OIDC flows (Authorization Code + PKCE); not used for service auth. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 3) Endpoints & flows | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 3.1 OIDC discovery & keys | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `GET /.well-known/openid-configuration` → endpoints, algs, jwks_uri | ||||
| * `GET /jwks` → JSON Web Key Set (rotating, at least 2 active keys during transition) | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 3.2 Token issuance | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `POST /oauth/token` | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * **Client Credentials** (service→service): | ||||
|  | ||||
| # component_architecture_authority.md — **Stella Ops Authority** (2025Q4) | ||||
|  | ||||
| > **Scope.** Implementation‑ready architecture for **Stella Ops Authority**: the on‑prem **OIDC/OAuth2** service that issues **short‑lived, sender‑constrained operational tokens (OpToks)** to first‑party services and tools. Covers protocols (DPoP & mTLS binding), token shapes, endpoints, storage, rotation, HA, RBAC, audit, and testing. This component is the trust anchor for *who* is calling inside a Stella Ops installation. (Entitlement is proven separately by **PoE** from the cloud Licensing Service; Authority does not issue PoE.) | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 0) Mission & boundaries | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Mission.** Provide **fast, local, verifiable** authentication for Stella Ops microservices and tools by minting **very short‑lived** OAuth2/OIDC tokens that are **sender‑constrained** (DPoP or mTLS‑bound). Support RBAC scopes, multi‑tenant claims, and deterministic validation for APIs (Scanner, Signer, Attestor, Excititor, Concelier, UI, CLI, Zastava). | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Boundaries.** | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Authority **does not** validate entitlements/licensing. That’s enforced by **Signer** using **PoE** with the cloud Licensing Service. | ||||
| * Authority tokens are **operational only** (2–5 min TTL) and must not be embedded in long‑lived artifacts or stored in SBOMs. | ||||
| * Authority is **stateless for validation** (JWT) and **optional introspection** for services that prefer online checks. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 1) Protocols & cryptography | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **OIDC Discovery**: `/.well-known/openid-configuration` | ||||
| * **OAuth2** grant types: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * **Client Credentials** (service↔service, with mTLS or private_key_jwt) | ||||
|   * **Device Code** (CLI login on headless agents; optional) | ||||
|   * **Authorization Code + PKCE** (browser login for UI; optional) | ||||
| * **Sender constraint options** (choose per caller or per audience): | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * **DPoP** (Demonstration of Proof‑of‑Possession): proof JWT on each HTTP request, bound to the access token via `cnf.jkt`. | ||||
|   * **OAuth 2.0 mTLS** (certificate‑bound tokens): token bound to client certificate thumbprint via `cnf.x5t#S256`. | ||||
| * **Signing algorithms**: **EdDSA (Ed25519)** preferred; fallback **ES256 (P‑256)**. Rotation is supported via **kid** in JWKS. | ||||
| * **Token format**: **JWT** access tokens (compact), optionally opaque reference tokens for services that insist on introspection. | ||||
| * **Clock skew tolerance**: ±60 s; issue `nbf`, `iat`, `exp` accordingly. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 2) Token model | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 2.1 Access token (OpTok) — short‑lived (120–300 s) | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Registered claims** | ||||
|  | ||||
| ``` | ||||
| iss   = https://authority.<domain> | ||||
| sub   = <client_id or user_id> | ||||
| aud   = <service audience: signer|scanner|attestor|concelier|excititor|ui|zastava> | ||||
| exp   = <unix ts>  (<= 300 s from iat) | ||||
| iat   = <unix ts> | ||||
| nbf   = iat - 30 | ||||
| jti   = <uuid> | ||||
| scope = "scanner.scan scanner.export signer.sign ..." | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Sender‑constraint (`cnf`)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **DPoP**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   ```json | ||||
|   "cnf": { "jkt": "<base64url(SHA-256(JWK))>" } | ||||
|   ``` | ||||
| * **mTLS**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   ```json | ||||
|   "cnf": { "x5t#S256": "<base64url(SHA-256(client_cert_der))>" } | ||||
|   ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Install/tenant context (custom claims)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| ``` | ||||
| tid          = <tenant id>               // multi-tenant | ||||
| inst         = <installation id>        // unique installation | ||||
| roles        = [ "svc.scanner", "svc.signer", "ui.admin", ... ] | ||||
| plan?        = <plan name>              // optional hint for UIs; not used for enforcement | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| > **Note**: Do **not** copy PoE claims into OpTok; OpTok ≠ entitlement. Only **Signer** checks PoE. | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 2.2 Refresh tokens (optional) | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Default **disabled**. If enabled (for UI interactive logins), pair with **DPoP‑bound** refresh tokens or **mTLS** client sessions; short TTL (≤ 8 h), rotating on use (replay‑safe). | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 2.3 ID tokens (optional) | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Issued for UI/browser OIDC flows (Authorization Code + PKCE); not used for service auth. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 3) Endpoints & flows | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 3.1 OIDC discovery & keys | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `GET /.well-known/openid-configuration` → endpoints, algs, jwks_uri | ||||
| * `GET /jwks` → JSON Web Key Set (rotating, at least 2 active keys during transition) | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 3.2 Token issuance | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `POST /oauth/token` | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * **Client Credentials** (service→service): | ||||
|  | ||||
|     * **mTLS**: mutual TLS + `client_id` → bound token (`cnf.x5t#S256`) | ||||
|       * `security.senderConstraints.mtls.enforceForAudiences` forces the mTLS path when requested `aud`/`resource` values intersect high-value audiences (defaults include `signer`). Authority rejects clients attempting to use DPoP/basic secrets for these audiences. | ||||
|       * Stored `certificateBindings` are authoritative: thumbprint, subject, issuer, serial number, and SAN values are matched against the presented certificate, with rotation grace applied to activation windows. Failures surface deterministic error codes (e.g. `certificate_binding_subject_mismatch`). | ||||
|     * **private_key_jwt**: JWT‑based client auth + **DPoP** header (preferred for tools and CLI) | ||||
|   * **Device Code** (CLI): `POST /oauth/device/code` + `POST /oauth/token` poll | ||||
|   * **Authorization Code + PKCE** (UI): standard | ||||
|  | ||||
| **DPoP handshake (example)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| 1. Client prepares **JWK** (ephemeral keypair). | ||||
| 2. Client sends **DPoP proof** header with fields: | ||||
|  | ||||
|    ``` | ||||
|    htm=POST | ||||
|    htu=https://authority.../oauth/token | ||||
|    iat=<now> | ||||
|    jti=<uuid> | ||||
|    ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
|    signed with the DPoP private key; header carries JWK. | ||||
| 3. Authority validates proof; issues access token with `cnf.jkt=<thumbprint(JWK)>`. | ||||
| 4. Client uses the same DPoP key to sign **every subsequent API request** to services (Signer, Scanner, …). | ||||
|  | ||||
| **mTLS flow** | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Mutual TLS at the connection; Authority extracts client cert, validates chain; token carries `cnf.x5t#S256`. | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 3.3 Introspection & revocation (optional) | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `POST /oauth/introspect` → `{ active, sub, scope, aud, exp, cnf, ... }` | ||||
| * `POST /oauth/revoke` → revokes refresh tokens or opaque access tokens. | ||||
| * **Replay prevention**: maintain **DPoP `jti` cache** (TTL ≤ 10 min) to reject duplicate proofs when services supply DPoP nonces (Signer requires nonce for high‑value operations). | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 3.4 UserInfo (optional for UI) | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `GET /userinfo` (ID token context). | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 4) Audiences, scopes & RBAC | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 4.1 Audiences | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `signer` — only the **Signer** service should accept tokens with `aud=signer`. | ||||
| * `attestor`, `scanner`, `concelier`, `excititor`, `ui`, `zastava` similarly. | ||||
|  | ||||
| Services **must** verify `aud` and **sender constraint** (DPoP/mTLS) per their policy. | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 4.2 Core scopes | ||||
|  | ||||
| | Scope                              | Service            | Operation                  | | ||||
| | ---------------------------------- | ------------------ | -------------------------- | | ||||
| | `signer.sign`                      | Signer             | Request DSSE signing       | | ||||
| | `attestor.write`                   | Attestor           | Submit Rekor entries       | | ||||
| | `scanner.scan`                     | Scanner.WebService | Submit scan jobs           | | ||||
| | `scanner.export`                   | Scanner.WebService | Export SBOMs               | | ||||
| | `scanner.read`                     | Scanner.WebService | Read catalog/SBOMs         | | ||||
| | `vex.read` / `vex.admin`           | Excititor              | Query/operate              | | ||||
| | `concelier.read` / `concelier.export`  | Concelier            | Query/exports              | | ||||
| | `ui.read` / `ui.admin`             | UI                 | View/admin                 | | ||||
| | `zastava.emit` / `zastava.enforce` | Scanner/Zastava    | Runtime events / admission | | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Roles → scopes mapping** is configured centrally (Authority policy) and pushed during token issuance. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 5) Storage & state | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Configuration DB** (PostgreSQL/MySQL): clients, audiences, role→scope maps, tenant/installation registry, device code grants, persistent consents (if any). | ||||
| * **Cache** (Redis): | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * DPoP **jti** replay cache (short TTL) | ||||
|   * **Nonce** store (per resource server, if they demand nonce) | ||||
|   * Device code pollers, rate limiting buckets | ||||
| * **JWKS**: key material in HSM/KMS or encrypted at rest; JWKS served from memory. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 6) Key management & rotation | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Maintain **at least 2 signing keys** active during rotation; tokens carry `kid`. | ||||
| * Prefer **Ed25519** for compact tokens; maintain **ES256** fallback for FIPS contexts. | ||||
| * Rotation cadence: 30–90 days; emergency rotation supported. | ||||
| * Publish new JWKS **before** issuing tokens with the new `kid` to avoid cold‑start validation misses. | ||||
| * Keep **old keys** available **at least** for max token TTL + 5 minutes. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 7) HA & performance | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Stateless issuance** (except device codes/refresh) → scale horizontally behind a load‑balancer. | ||||
| * **DB** only for client metadata and optional flows; token checks are JWT‑local; introspection endpoints hit cache/DB minimally. | ||||
| * **Targets**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * Token issuance P95 ≤ **20 ms** under warm cache. | ||||
|   * DPoP proof validation ≤ **1 ms** extra per request at resource servers (Signer/Scanner). | ||||
|   * 99.9% uptime; HPA on CPU/latency. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 8) Security posture | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Strict TLS** (1.3 preferred); HSTS; modern cipher suites. | ||||
| * **mTLS** enabled where required (Signer/Attestor paths). | ||||
| * **Replay protection**: DPoP `jti` cache, nonce support for **Signer** (add `DPoP-Nonce` header on 401; clients re‑sign). | ||||
| * **Rate limits** per client & per IP; exponential backoff on failures. | ||||
| * **Secrets**: clients use **private_key_jwt** or **mTLS**; never basic secrets over the wire. | ||||
| * **CSP/CSRF** hardening on UI flows; `SameSite=Lax` cookies; PKCE enforced. | ||||
| * **Logs** redact `Authorization` and DPoP proofs; store `sub`, `aud`, `scopes`, `inst`, `tid`, `cnf` thumbprints, not full keys. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 9) Multi‑tenancy & installations | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Tenant (`tid`)** and **Installation (`inst`)** registries define which audiences/scopes a client can request. | ||||
| * Cross‑tenant isolation enforced at issuance (disallow rogue `aud`), and resource servers **must** check that `tid` matches their configured tenant. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 10) Admin & operations APIs | ||||
|  | ||||
| All under `/admin` (mTLS + `authority.admin` scope). | ||||
|  | ||||
| ``` | ||||
| POST /admin/clients                 # create/update client (confidential/public) | ||||
| POST /admin/audiences               # register audience resource URIs | ||||
| POST /admin/roles                   # define role→scope mappings | ||||
| POST /admin/tenants                 # create tenant/install entries | ||||
| POST /admin/keys/rotate             # rotate signing key (zero-downtime) | ||||
| GET  /admin/metrics                 # Prometheus exposition (token issue rates, errors) | ||||
| GET  /admin/healthz|readyz          # health/readiness | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| Declared client `audiences` flow through to the issued JWT `aud` claim and the token request's `resource` indicators. Authority relies on this metadata to enforce DPoP nonce challenges for `signer`, `attestor`, and other high-value services without requiring clients to repeat the audience parameter on every request. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 11) Integration hard lines (what resource servers must enforce) | ||||
|  | ||||
| Every Stella Ops service that consumes Authority tokens **must**: | ||||
|  | ||||
| 1. Verify JWT signature (`kid` in JWKS), `iss`, `aud`, `exp`, `nbf`. | ||||
| 2. Enforce **sender‑constraint**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|    * **DPoP**: validate DPoP proof (`htu`, `htm`, `iat`, `jti`) and match `cnf.jkt`; cache `jti` for replay defense; honor nonce challenges. | ||||
|    * **mTLS**: match presented client cert thumbprint to token `cnf.x5t#S256`. | ||||
| 3. Check **scopes**; optionally map to internal roles. | ||||
| 4. Check **tenant** (`tid`) and **installation** (`inst`) as appropriate. | ||||
| 5. For **Signer** only: require **both** OpTok and **PoE** in the request (enforced by Signer, not Authority). | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 12) Error surfaces & UX | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Token endpoint errors follow OAuth2 (`invalid_client`, `invalid_grant`, `invalid_scope`, `unauthorized_client`). | ||||
| * Resource servers use RFC 6750 style (`WWW-Authenticate: DPoP error="invalid_token", error_description="…", dpop_nonce="…" `). | ||||
| * For DPoP nonce challenges, clients retry with the server‑supplied nonce once. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 13) Observability & audit | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Metrics**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * `authority.tokens_issued_total{grant,aud}` | ||||
|   * `authority.dpop_validations_total{result}` | ||||
|   * `authority.mtls_bindings_total{result}` | ||||
|   * `authority.jwks_rotations_total` | ||||
|   * `authority.errors_total{type}` | ||||
| * **Audit log** (immutable sink): token issuance (`sub`, `aud`, `scopes`, `tid`, `inst`, `cnf thumbprint`, `jti`), revocations, admin changes. | ||||
| * **Tracing**: token flows, DB reads, JWKS cache. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 14) Configuration (YAML) | ||||
|  | ||||
| ```yaml | ||||
| authority: | ||||
|   issuer: "https://authority.internal" | ||||
|   signing: | ||||
|     enabled: true | ||||
|     activeKeyId: "authority-signing-2025" | ||||
|     keyPath: "../certificates/authority-signing-2025.pem" | ||||
|     algorithm: "ES256" | ||||
|     keySource: "file" | ||||
|   security: | ||||
|     rateLimiting: | ||||
|       token: | ||||
|         enabled: true | ||||
|         permitLimit: 30 | ||||
|         window: "00:01:00" | ||||
|         queueLimit: 0 | ||||
|       authorize: | ||||
|         enabled: true | ||||
|         permitLimit: 60 | ||||
|         window: "00:01:00" | ||||
|         queueLimit: 10 | ||||
|       internal: | ||||
|         enabled: false | ||||
|         permitLimit: 5 | ||||
|         window: "00:01:00" | ||||
|         queueLimit: 0 | ||||
|     senderConstraints: | ||||
|       dpop: | ||||
|         enabled: true | ||||
|         allowedAlgorithms: [ "ES256", "ES384" ] | ||||
|         proofLifetime: "00:02:00" | ||||
|         allowedClockSkew: "00:00:30" | ||||
|         replayWindow: "00:05:00" | ||||
|         nonce: | ||||
|           enabled: true | ||||
|           ttl: "00:10:00" | ||||
|           maxIssuancePerMinute: 120 | ||||
|           store: "redis" | ||||
|           redisConnectionString: "redis://authority-redis:6379?ssl=false" | ||||
|           requiredAudiences: | ||||
|             - "signer" | ||||
|             - "attestor" | ||||
|       mtls: | ||||
|         enabled: true | ||||
|         requireChainValidation: true | ||||
|         rotationGrace: "00:15:00" | ||||
|         enforceForAudiences: | ||||
|           - "signer" | ||||
|         allowedSanTypes: | ||||
|           - "dns" | ||||
|           - "uri" | ||||
|         allowedCertificateAuthorities: | ||||
|           - "/etc/ssl/mtls/clients-ca.pem" | ||||
|   clients: | ||||
|     - clientId: scanner-web | ||||
|       grantTypes: [ "client_credentials" ] | ||||
|       audiences: [ "scanner" ] | ||||
|       auth: { type: "private_key_jwt", jwkFile: "/secrets/scanner-web.jwk" } | ||||
|       senderConstraint: "dpop" | ||||
|       scopes: [ "scanner.scan", "scanner.export", "scanner.read" ] | ||||
|     - clientId: signer | ||||
|       grantTypes: [ "client_credentials" ] | ||||
|       audiences: [ "signer" ] | ||||
|       auth: { type: "mtls" } | ||||
|       senderConstraint: "mtls" | ||||
|       scopes: [ "signer.sign" ] | ||||
|     - clientId: notify-web-dev | ||||
|       grantTypes: [ "client_credentials" ] | ||||
|       audiences: [ "notify.dev" ] | ||||
|       auth: { type: "client_secret", secretFile: "/secrets/notify-web-dev.secret" } | ||||
|       senderConstraint: "dpop" | ||||
|       scopes: [ "notify.read", "notify.admin" ] | ||||
|     - clientId: notify-web | ||||
|       grantTypes: [ "client_credentials" ] | ||||
|       audiences: [ "notify" ] | ||||
|       auth: { type: "client_secret", secretFile: "/secrets/notify-web.secret" } | ||||
|       senderConstraint: "dpop" | ||||
|       scopes: [ "notify.read", "notify.admin" ] | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 15) Testing matrix | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **JWT validation**: wrong `aud`, expired `exp`, skewed `nbf`, stale `kid`. | ||||
| * **DPoP**: invalid `htu`/`htm`, replayed `jti`, stale `iat`, wrong `jkt`, nonce dance. | ||||
| * **mTLS**: wrong client cert, wrong CA, thumbprint mismatch. | ||||
| * **RBAC**: scope enforcement per audience; over‑privileged client denied. | ||||
| * **Rotation**: JWKS rotation while load‑testing; zero‑downtime verification. | ||||
| * **HA**: kill one Authority instance; verify issuance continues; JWKS served by peers. | ||||
| * **Performance**: 1k token issuance/sec on 2 cores with Redis enabled for jti caching. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 16) Threat model & mitigations (summary) | ||||
|  | ||||
| | Threat              | Vector           | Mitigation                                                                                 | | ||||
| | ------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ||||
| | Token theft         | Copy of JWT      | **Short TTL**, **sender‑constraint** (DPoP/mTLS); replay blocked by `jti` cache and nonces | | ||||
| | Replay across hosts | Reuse DPoP proof | Enforce `htu`/`htm`, `iat` freshness, `jti` uniqueness; services may require **nonce**     | | ||||
| | Impersonation       | Fake client      | mTLS or `private_key_jwt` with pinned JWK; client registration & rotation                  | | ||||
| | Key compromise      | Signing key leak | HSM/KMS storage, key rotation, audit; emergency key revoke path; narrow token TTL          | | ||||
| | Cross‑tenant abuse  | Scope elevation  | Enforce `aud`, `tid`, `inst` at issuance and resource servers                              | | ||||
| | Downgrade to bearer | Strip DPoP       | Resource servers require DPoP/mTLS based on `aud`; reject bearer without `cnf`             | | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 17) Deployment & HA | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Stateless** microservice, containerized; run ≥ 2 replicas behind LB. | ||||
| * **DB**: HA Postgres (or MySQL) for clients/roles; **Redis** for device codes, DPoP nonces/jtis. | ||||
| * **Secrets**: mount client JWKs via K8s Secrets/HashiCorp Vault; signing keys via KMS. | ||||
| * **Backups**: DB daily; Redis not critical (ephemeral). | ||||
| * **Disaster recovery**: export/import of client registry; JWKS rehydrate from KMS. | ||||
| * **Compliance**: TLS audit; penetration testing for OIDC flows. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 18) Implementation notes | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Reference stack: **.NET 10** + **OpenIddict 6** (or IdentityServer if licensed) with custom DPoP validator and mTLS binding middleware. | ||||
| * Keep the DPoP/JTI cache pluggable; allow Redis/Memcached. | ||||
| * Provide **client SDKs** for C# and Go: DPoP key mgmt, proof generation, nonce handling, token refresh helper. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 19) Quick reference — wire examples | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Access token (payload excerpt)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| ```json | ||||
| { | ||||
|   "iss": "https://authority.internal", | ||||
|   "sub": "scanner-web", | ||||
|   "aud": "signer", | ||||
|   "exp": 1760668800, | ||||
|   "iat": 1760668620, | ||||
|   "nbf": 1760668620, | ||||
|   "jti": "9d9c3f01-6e1a-49f1-8f77-9b7e6f7e3c50", | ||||
|   "scope": "signer.sign", | ||||
|   "tid": "tenant-01", | ||||
|   "inst": "install-7A2B", | ||||
|   "cnf": { "jkt": "KcVb2V...base64url..." } | ||||
| } | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| **DPoP proof header fields (for POST /sign/dsse)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| ```json | ||||
| { | ||||
|   "htu": "https://signer.internal/sign/dsse", | ||||
|   "htm": "POST", | ||||
|   "iat": 1760668620, | ||||
|   "jti": "4b1c9b3c-8a95-4c58-8a92-9c6cfb4a6a0b" | ||||
| } | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| Signer validates that `hash(JWK)` in the proof matches `cnf.jkt` in the token. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 20) Rollout plan | ||||
|  | ||||
| 1. **MVP**: Client Credentials (private_key_jwt + DPoP), JWKS, short OpToks, per‑audience scopes. | ||||
| 2. **Add**: mTLS‑bound tokens for Signer/Attestor; device code for CLI; optional introspection. | ||||
| 3. **Hardening**: DPoP nonce support; full audit pipeline; HA tuning. | ||||
| 4. **UX**: Tenant/installation admin UI; role→scope editors; client bootstrap wizards. | ||||
|   * **Device Code** (CLI): `POST /oauth/device/code` + `POST /oauth/token` poll | ||||
|   * **Authorization Code + PKCE** (UI): standard | ||||
|  | ||||
| **DPoP handshake (example)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| 1. Client prepares **JWK** (ephemeral keypair). | ||||
| 2. Client sends **DPoP proof** header with fields: | ||||
|  | ||||
|    ``` | ||||
|    htm=POST | ||||
|    htu=https://authority.../oauth/token | ||||
|    iat=<now> | ||||
|    jti=<uuid> | ||||
|    ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
|    signed with the DPoP private key; header carries JWK. | ||||
| 3. Authority validates proof; issues access token with `cnf.jkt=<thumbprint(JWK)>`. | ||||
| 4. Client uses the same DPoP key to sign **every subsequent API request** to services (Signer, Scanner, …). | ||||
|  | ||||
| **mTLS flow** | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Mutual TLS at the connection; Authority extracts client cert, validates chain; token carries `cnf.x5t#S256`. | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 3.3 Introspection & revocation (optional) | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `POST /oauth/introspect` → `{ active, sub, scope, aud, exp, cnf, ... }` | ||||
| * `POST /oauth/revoke` → revokes refresh tokens or opaque access tokens. | ||||
| * **Replay prevention**: maintain **DPoP `jti` cache** (TTL ≤ 10 min) to reject duplicate proofs when services supply DPoP nonces (Signer requires nonce for high‑value operations). | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 3.4 UserInfo (optional for UI) | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `GET /userinfo` (ID token context). | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 4) Audiences, scopes & RBAC | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 4.1 Audiences | ||||
|  | ||||
| * `signer` — only the **Signer** service should accept tokens with `aud=signer`. | ||||
| * `attestor`, `scanner`, `concelier`, `excititor`, `ui`, `zastava` similarly. | ||||
|  | ||||
| Services **must** verify `aud` and **sender constraint** (DPoP/mTLS) per their policy. | ||||
|  | ||||
| ### 4.2 Core scopes | ||||
|  | ||||
| | Scope                              | Service            | Operation                  | | ||||
| | ---------------------------------- | ------------------ | -------------------------- | | ||||
| | `signer.sign`                      | Signer             | Request DSSE signing       | | ||||
| | `attestor.write`                   | Attestor           | Submit Rekor entries       | | ||||
| | `scanner.scan`                     | Scanner.WebService | Submit scan jobs           | | ||||
| | `scanner.export`                   | Scanner.WebService | Export SBOMs               | | ||||
| | `scanner.read`                     | Scanner.WebService | Read catalog/SBOMs         | | ||||
| | `vex.read` / `vex.admin`           | Excititor              | Query/operate              | | ||||
| | `concelier.read` / `concelier.export`  | Concelier            | Query/exports              | | ||||
| | `ui.read` / `ui.admin`             | UI                 | View/admin                 | | ||||
| | `zastava.emit` / `zastava.enforce` | Scanner/Zastava    | Runtime events / admission | | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Roles → scopes mapping** is configured centrally (Authority policy) and pushed during token issuance. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 5) Storage & state | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Configuration DB** (PostgreSQL/MySQL): clients, audiences, role→scope maps, tenant/installation registry, device code grants, persistent consents (if any). | ||||
| * **Cache** (Redis): | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * DPoP **jti** replay cache (short TTL) | ||||
|   * **Nonce** store (per resource server, if they demand nonce) | ||||
|   * Device code pollers, rate limiting buckets | ||||
| * **JWKS**: key material in HSM/KMS or encrypted at rest; JWKS served from memory. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 6) Key management & rotation | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Maintain **at least 2 signing keys** active during rotation; tokens carry `kid`. | ||||
| * Prefer **Ed25519** for compact tokens; maintain **ES256** fallback for FIPS contexts. | ||||
| * Rotation cadence: 30–90 days; emergency rotation supported. | ||||
| * Publish new JWKS **before** issuing tokens with the new `kid` to avoid cold‑start validation misses. | ||||
| * Keep **old keys** available **at least** for max token TTL + 5 minutes. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 7) HA & performance | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Stateless issuance** (except device codes/refresh) → scale horizontally behind a load‑balancer. | ||||
| * **DB** only for client metadata and optional flows; token checks are JWT‑local; introspection endpoints hit cache/DB minimally. | ||||
| * **Targets**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * Token issuance P95 ≤ **20 ms** under warm cache. | ||||
|   * DPoP proof validation ≤ **1 ms** extra per request at resource servers (Signer/Scanner). | ||||
|   * 99.9% uptime; HPA on CPU/latency. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 8) Security posture | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Strict TLS** (1.3 preferred); HSTS; modern cipher suites. | ||||
| * **mTLS** enabled where required (Signer/Attestor paths). | ||||
| * **Replay protection**: DPoP `jti` cache, nonce support for **Signer** (add `DPoP-Nonce` header on 401; clients re‑sign). | ||||
| * **Rate limits** per client & per IP; exponential backoff on failures. | ||||
| * **Secrets**: clients use **private_key_jwt** or **mTLS**; never basic secrets over the wire. | ||||
| * **CSP/CSRF** hardening on UI flows; `SameSite=Lax` cookies; PKCE enforced. | ||||
| * **Logs** redact `Authorization` and DPoP proofs; store `sub`, `aud`, `scopes`, `inst`, `tid`, `cnf` thumbprints, not full keys. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 9) Multi‑tenancy & installations | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Tenant (`tid`)** and **Installation (`inst`)** registries define which audiences/scopes a client can request. | ||||
| * Cross‑tenant isolation enforced at issuance (disallow rogue `aud`), and resource servers **must** check that `tid` matches their configured tenant. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 10) Admin & operations APIs | ||||
|  | ||||
| All under `/admin` (mTLS + `authority.admin` scope). | ||||
|  | ||||
| ``` | ||||
| POST /admin/clients                 # create/update client (confidential/public) | ||||
| POST /admin/audiences               # register audience resource URIs | ||||
| POST /admin/roles                   # define role→scope mappings | ||||
| POST /admin/tenants                 # create tenant/install entries | ||||
| POST /admin/keys/rotate             # rotate signing key (zero-downtime) | ||||
| GET  /admin/metrics                 # Prometheus exposition (token issue rates, errors) | ||||
| GET  /admin/healthz|readyz          # health/readiness | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| Declared client `audiences` flow through to the issued JWT `aud` claim and the token request's `resource` indicators. Authority relies on this metadata to enforce DPoP nonce challenges for `signer`, `attestor`, and other high-value services without requiring clients to repeat the audience parameter on every request. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 11) Integration hard lines (what resource servers must enforce) | ||||
|  | ||||
| Every Stella Ops service that consumes Authority tokens **must**: | ||||
|  | ||||
| 1. Verify JWT signature (`kid` in JWKS), `iss`, `aud`, `exp`, `nbf`. | ||||
| 2. Enforce **sender‑constraint**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|    * **DPoP**: validate DPoP proof (`htu`, `htm`, `iat`, `jti`) and match `cnf.jkt`; cache `jti` for replay defense; honor nonce challenges. | ||||
|    * **mTLS**: match presented client cert thumbprint to token `cnf.x5t#S256`. | ||||
| 3. Check **scopes**; optionally map to internal roles. | ||||
| 4. Check **tenant** (`tid`) and **installation** (`inst`) as appropriate. | ||||
| 5. For **Signer** only: require **both** OpTok and **PoE** in the request (enforced by Signer, not Authority). | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 12) Error surfaces & UX | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Token endpoint errors follow OAuth2 (`invalid_client`, `invalid_grant`, `invalid_scope`, `unauthorized_client`). | ||||
| * Resource servers use RFC 6750 style (`WWW-Authenticate: DPoP error="invalid_token", error_description="…", dpop_nonce="…" `). | ||||
| * For DPoP nonce challenges, clients retry with the server‑supplied nonce once. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 13) Observability & audit | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Metrics**: | ||||
|  | ||||
|   * `authority.tokens_issued_total{grant,aud}` | ||||
|   * `authority.dpop_validations_total{result}` | ||||
|   * `authority.mtls_bindings_total{result}` | ||||
|   * `authority.jwks_rotations_total` | ||||
|   * `authority.errors_total{type}` | ||||
| * **Audit log** (immutable sink): token issuance (`sub`, `aud`, `scopes`, `tid`, `inst`, `cnf thumbprint`, `jti`), revocations, admin changes. | ||||
| * **Tracing**: token flows, DB reads, JWKS cache. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 14) Configuration (YAML) | ||||
|  | ||||
| ```yaml | ||||
| authority: | ||||
|   issuer: "https://authority.internal" | ||||
|   signing: | ||||
|     enabled: true | ||||
|     activeKeyId: "authority-signing-2025" | ||||
|     keyPath: "../certificates/authority-signing-2025.pem" | ||||
|     algorithm: "ES256" | ||||
|     keySource: "file" | ||||
|   security: | ||||
|     rateLimiting: | ||||
|       token: | ||||
|         enabled: true | ||||
|         permitLimit: 30 | ||||
|         window: "00:01:00" | ||||
|         queueLimit: 0 | ||||
|       authorize: | ||||
|         enabled: true | ||||
|         permitLimit: 60 | ||||
|         window: "00:01:00" | ||||
|         queueLimit: 10 | ||||
|       internal: | ||||
|         enabled: false | ||||
|         permitLimit: 5 | ||||
|         window: "00:01:00" | ||||
|         queueLimit: 0 | ||||
|     senderConstraints: | ||||
|       dpop: | ||||
|         enabled: true | ||||
|         allowedAlgorithms: [ "ES256", "ES384" ] | ||||
|         proofLifetime: "00:02:00" | ||||
|         allowedClockSkew: "00:00:30" | ||||
|         replayWindow: "00:05:00" | ||||
|         nonce: | ||||
|           enabled: true | ||||
|           ttl: "00:10:00" | ||||
|           maxIssuancePerMinute: 120 | ||||
|           store: "redis" | ||||
|           redisConnectionString: "redis://authority-redis:6379?ssl=false" | ||||
|           requiredAudiences: | ||||
|             - "signer" | ||||
|             - "attestor" | ||||
|       mtls: | ||||
|         enabled: true | ||||
|         requireChainValidation: true | ||||
|         rotationGrace: "00:15:00" | ||||
|         enforceForAudiences: | ||||
|           - "signer" | ||||
|         allowedSanTypes: | ||||
|           - "dns" | ||||
|           - "uri" | ||||
|         allowedCertificateAuthorities: | ||||
|           - "/etc/ssl/mtls/clients-ca.pem" | ||||
|   clients: | ||||
|     - clientId: scanner-web | ||||
|       grantTypes: [ "client_credentials" ] | ||||
|       audiences: [ "scanner" ] | ||||
|       auth: { type: "private_key_jwt", jwkFile: "/secrets/scanner-web.jwk" } | ||||
|       senderConstraint: "dpop" | ||||
|       scopes: [ "scanner.scan", "scanner.export", "scanner.read" ] | ||||
|     - clientId: signer | ||||
|       grantTypes: [ "client_credentials" ] | ||||
|       audiences: [ "signer" ] | ||||
|       auth: { type: "mtls" } | ||||
|       senderConstraint: "mtls" | ||||
|       scopes: [ "signer.sign" ] | ||||
|     - clientId: notify-web-dev | ||||
|       grantTypes: [ "client_credentials" ] | ||||
|       audiences: [ "notify.dev" ] | ||||
|       auth: { type: "client_secret", secretFile: "/secrets/notify-web-dev.secret" } | ||||
|       senderConstraint: "dpop" | ||||
|       scopes: [ "notify.read", "notify.admin" ] | ||||
|     - clientId: notify-web | ||||
|       grantTypes: [ "client_credentials" ] | ||||
|       audiences: [ "notify" ] | ||||
|       auth: { type: "client_secret", secretFile: "/secrets/notify-web.secret" } | ||||
|       senderConstraint: "dpop" | ||||
|       scopes: [ "notify.read", "notify.admin" ] | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 15) Testing matrix | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **JWT validation**: wrong `aud`, expired `exp`, skewed `nbf`, stale `kid`. | ||||
| * **DPoP**: invalid `htu`/`htm`, replayed `jti`, stale `iat`, wrong `jkt`, nonce dance. | ||||
| * **mTLS**: wrong client cert, wrong CA, thumbprint mismatch. | ||||
| * **RBAC**: scope enforcement per audience; over‑privileged client denied. | ||||
| * **Rotation**: JWKS rotation while load‑testing; zero‑downtime verification. | ||||
| * **HA**: kill one Authority instance; verify issuance continues; JWKS served by peers. | ||||
| * **Performance**: 1k token issuance/sec on 2 cores with Redis enabled for jti caching. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 16) Threat model & mitigations (summary) | ||||
|  | ||||
| | Threat              | Vector           | Mitigation                                                                                 | | ||||
| | ------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ||||
| | Token theft         | Copy of JWT      | **Short TTL**, **sender‑constraint** (DPoP/mTLS); replay blocked by `jti` cache and nonces | | ||||
| | Replay across hosts | Reuse DPoP proof | Enforce `htu`/`htm`, `iat` freshness, `jti` uniqueness; services may require **nonce**     | | ||||
| | Impersonation       | Fake client      | mTLS or `private_key_jwt` with pinned JWK; client registration & rotation                  | | ||||
| | Key compromise      | Signing key leak | HSM/KMS storage, key rotation, audit; emergency key revoke path; narrow token TTL          | | ||||
| | Cross‑tenant abuse  | Scope elevation  | Enforce `aud`, `tid`, `inst` at issuance and resource servers                              | | ||||
| | Downgrade to bearer | Strip DPoP       | Resource servers require DPoP/mTLS based on `aud`; reject bearer without `cnf`             | | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 17) Deployment & HA | ||||
|  | ||||
| * **Stateless** microservice, containerized; run ≥ 2 replicas behind LB. | ||||
| * **DB**: HA Postgres (or MySQL) for clients/roles; **Redis** for device codes, DPoP nonces/jtis. | ||||
| * **Secrets**: mount client JWKs via K8s Secrets/HashiCorp Vault; signing keys via KMS. | ||||
| * **Backups**: DB daily; Redis not critical (ephemeral). | ||||
| * **Disaster recovery**: export/import of client registry; JWKS rehydrate from KMS. | ||||
| * **Compliance**: TLS audit; penetration testing for OIDC flows. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 18) Implementation notes | ||||
|  | ||||
| * Reference stack: **.NET 10** + **OpenIddict 6** (or IdentityServer if licensed) with custom DPoP validator and mTLS binding middleware. | ||||
| * Keep the DPoP/JTI cache pluggable; allow Redis/Memcached. | ||||
| * Provide **client SDKs** for C# and Go: DPoP key mgmt, proof generation, nonce handling, token refresh helper. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 19) Quick reference — wire examples | ||||
|  | ||||
| **Access token (payload excerpt)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| ```json | ||||
| { | ||||
|   "iss": "https://authority.internal", | ||||
|   "sub": "scanner-web", | ||||
|   "aud": "signer", | ||||
|   "exp": 1760668800, | ||||
|   "iat": 1760668620, | ||||
|   "nbf": 1760668620, | ||||
|   "jti": "9d9c3f01-6e1a-49f1-8f77-9b7e6f7e3c50", | ||||
|   "scope": "signer.sign", | ||||
|   "tid": "tenant-01", | ||||
|   "inst": "install-7A2B", | ||||
|   "cnf": { "jkt": "KcVb2V...base64url..." } | ||||
| } | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| **DPoP proof header fields (for POST /sign/dsse)** | ||||
|  | ||||
| ```json | ||||
| { | ||||
|   "htu": "https://signer.internal/sign/dsse", | ||||
|   "htm": "POST", | ||||
|   "iat": 1760668620, | ||||
|   "jti": "4b1c9b3c-8a95-4c58-8a92-9c6cfb4a6a0b" | ||||
| } | ||||
| ``` | ||||
|  | ||||
| Signer validates that `hash(JWK)` in the proof matches `cnf.jkt` in the token. | ||||
|  | ||||
| --- | ||||
|  | ||||
| ## 20) Rollout plan | ||||
|  | ||||
| 1. **MVP**: Client Credentials (private_key_jwt + DPoP), JWKS, short OpToks, per‑audience scopes. | ||||
| 2. **Add**: mTLS‑bound tokens for Signer/Attestor; device code for CLI; optional introspection. | ||||
| 3. **Hardening**: DPoP nonce support; full audit pipeline; HA tuning. | ||||
| 4. **UX**: Tenant/installation admin UI; role→scope editors; client bootstrap wizards. | ||||
|   | ||||
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