RFC 9203 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2022

The Object Security for Constrained RESTful Environments Profile of the Authentication and Authorization for Constrained Environments Framework

Overview

RFC 9203, “The Object Security for Constrained RESTful Environments Profile of the Authentication and Authorization for Constrained Environments Framework”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2022 by F. Palombini, L. Seitz, G. Selander, M. Gunnarsson. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a profile for the Authentication and Authorization for Constrained Environments (ACE) framework. It utilizes Object Security for Constrained RESTful Environments (OSCORE) to provide communication security and proof-of-possession for a key owned by the client and bound to an OAuth 2.0 access token.

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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