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REFER. Are security mechanisms beyond those in bis-09 needed?. Problem. REFER sip:B Refer-To: sip:C Referred-By: <sip:A>. INVITE sip:C Referred-By: <sip:A>. Can C trust the Referred-By header? Should the header influence logic at C?. A. B. C. Problem. INVITE sip:C

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  1. REFER Are security mechanisms beyond those in bis-09 needed?

  2. Problem REFER sip:B Refer-To: sip:C Referred-By: <sip:A> INVITE sip:C Referred-By: <sip:A> • Can C trust the Referred-By header? • Should the header influence logic at C? A B C

  3. Problem INVITE sip:C Referred-By: <sip:A> • Can C trust the Referred-By header? • Should the header influence logic at C? B C • Referred-By <sip:unclaimed-prizes@lottery.state.tx.us • Referred-By <sip:chair@ietf.org> • Referred-By <sip:audits@irs.gov> • INVITE sip:C?Replaces=1234%40C%3Bto-tag=1234%3Bfrom-tag=3994%3B

  4. Choices for Path Forward • Remove Referred-By from REFER • Specify transfer specific mechanism in the transfer draft • Specify REFER specific mechanism in the REFER draft • Solve general problem of passing authorization tokens through intermediaries.

  5. Possible Mechanisms • Use Referred-By generic-params • Use Authorization header • Use S/MIME body parts • Have C directly contact A

  6. Use generic-params • Add a signature/hash over the information to protect to the Referred-By header • This was the original PGP-based proposal

  7. Use Authorization header • Refer-To: sip:C?Authorization=DIGEST&realm=… • How does A provide meaningful credentials? • Needs a challenge from C • Challenge can be carried from B to A using NOTIFY • How does challenge get from C to B?

  8. Use Authorization header A B C REFER INVITE 202 NOTIFY 4?? Authenticate Referror Refer-Authenticate: DIGEST (…) 4?? Authenticate Referror Refer-Authenticate: DIGEST (…) ACK 200 REFER Refer-To: sip:c?Authorization=DIGEST(…) INVITE Authorization: DIGEST(…)

  9. Use S/MIME Body Parts • Provide a S/MIME protected sipfrag containing Referred-By • In Refer-To URL as a ?body= component • In Body Part • REFER recipients add that part to the body of the triggered request (probably making it multipart). • Likely to be more efficient that challenge/response since both A and B’s identity can be proven to C in the initial message to C

  10. Using S/MIME Body Parts A B C REFER (A-signed part containing Refer-To, Referred-By) INVITE (B-signed part protecting entire INVITE (A-signed part containing Refer-To, Referred-By)) 202 200 OK NOTIFY ACK 200 OK 200

  11. Contact A directly • Have C send a request to A asking “Did you ask B to do this” • Use URI from Referred-By as RURI • C can authenticate A using bis-09 mechanisms B INVITE REFER VERIFY A C

  12. Taking Advantage of the Attended Transfer Triangle 1: Invite/Hold 2: Invite/Hold/Refer B A C 3: Invite

  13. Proposal • Add an S/MIME-based mechanism for carrying proof of identity and content of the Refer* headers from A to C • Add security discussion of some use cases (particularly the screening form of attended transfer)

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