# Python CWT - A Python implementation of CWT/COSE
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Python CWT is a CBOR Web Token (CWT) and CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)
implementation compliant with:
- [RFC9052: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Structures and Process](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9052.html)
- [RFC9053: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Initial Algorithms](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9053.html)
- [RFC9338: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Countersignatures](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9338.html) - experimental
- [RFC8392: CWT (CBOR Web Token)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8392)
- [draft-04: Use of HPKE with COSE](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-cose-hpke-04.html) - experimental
- and related various specifications. See [Referenced Specifications](#referenced-specifications).
It is designed to make users who already know about [JWS](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7515)/[JWE](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7516)/[JWT](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519)
be able to use it in ease. Little knowledge of [CBOR](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7049)/[COSE](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8152)/[CWT](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8392)
is required to use it.
You can install Python CWT with pip:
```sh
$ pip install cwt
```
And then, you can use it as follows:
**COSE API**
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
# The sender side:
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
mac_key,
protected={"alg": "HS256"},
unprotected={"kid": "01"},
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, mac_key)
```
**CWT API**
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
# The sender side:
token = encode({1: "coaps://as.example", 2: "dajiaji", 7: b"123"}, mac_key)
# The recipient side:
decoded = decode(token, mac_key)
# decoded == {1: 'coaps://as.example', 2: 'dajiaji', 7: b'123', 4: 1620088759, 5: 1620085159, 6: 1620085159}
```
Various usage examples are shown in this README.
See [Documentation](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) for details of the APIs.
## Index
- [Installation](#installation)
- [COSE Usage Examples](#cose-usage-examples)
- [COSE MAC0](#cose-mac0)
- [MAC with HMAC with SHA256](#mac-with-hmac-with-sha256)
- [Countersign (MAC0)](#countersign-mac0)
- [COSE MAC](#cose-mac)
- [Direct Key Distribution](#direct-key-distribution-for-mac)
- [Direct Key with KDF](#direct-key-with-kdf-for-mac)
- [AES Key Wrap](#aes-key-wrap-for-mac)
- [Direct key Agreement](#direct-key-agreement-for-mac)
- [Key Agreement with Key Wrap](#key-agreement-with-key-wrap-for-mac)
- [Countersign (MAC)](#countersign-mac)
- [COSE-HPKE (MAC)](#cose-hpke-mac)
- [COSE Encrypt0](#cose-encrypt0)
- [Encryption with ChaCha20/Poly1305](#encryption-with-chacha20-poly1305)
- [Countersign (Encrypt0)](#countersign-encrypt0)
- [COSE-HPKE (Encrypt0)](#cose-hpke-encrypt0)
- [COSE Encrypt](#cose-encrypt)
- [Direct Key Distribution](#direct-key-distribution-for-encryption)
- [Direct Key with KDF](#direct-key-with-kdf-for-encryption)
- [AES Key Wrap](#aes-key-wrap-for-encryption)
- [Direct key Agreement](#direct-key-agreement-for-encryption)
- [Key Agreement with Key Wrap](#key-agreement-with-key-wrap-for-encryption)
- [Countersign (Encrypt)](#countersign-encrypt)
- [COSE-HPKE (Encrypt)](#cose-hpke-encrypt)
- [COSE Signature1](#cose-signature1)
- [Sign1 with EC P-256](#sign1-with-ec-p-256)
- [Countersign (Sign1)](#countersign-sign1)
- [COSE Signature](#cose-signature)
- [Sign with EC P-256](#sign-with-ec-p-256)
- [Countersign (Sign)](#countersign-sign)
- [CWT Usage Examples](#cwt-usage-examples)
- [MACed CWT](#maced-cwt)
- [Signed CWT](#signed-cwt)
- [Encrypted CWT](#encrypted-cwt)
- [Nested CWT](#nested-cwt)
- [CWT with User Settings (e.g., expires\_in)](#cwt-with-user-settings)
- [CWT with User-Defined Claims](#cwt-with-user-defined-claims)
- [CWT with PoP Key](#cwt-with-pop-key)
- [CWT with Private CA](#cwt-with-private-ca)
- [CWT for EUDCC (EU Digital COVID Certificate)](#cwt-for-eudcc-eu-digital-covid-certificate)
- [API Reference](#api-reference)
- [Supported CWT Claims](#supported-cwt-claims)
- [Supported COSE Algorithms](#supported-cose-algorithms)
- [Referenced Specifications](#referenced-specifications)
- [Tests](#tests)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
## Installation
Install with pip:
```
pip install cwt
```
## COSE Usage Examples
Followings are typical and basic examples which encode various types of COSE messages and decode them.
See [API Reference](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api.html#cwt.COSE).
### COSE MAC0
#### MAC with HMAC with SHA256
Create a COSE MAC0 message, verify and decode it as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
# The sender side:
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
mac_key,
protected={"alg": "HS256"},
unprotected={"kid": "01"},
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, mac_key)
```
Following two samples are other ways of writing the above example.
CBOR object can be used for `protected` and `unprotected` header parameters as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
# The sender side:
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
mac_key,
protected={1: 5},
unprotected={4: b"01"},
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, mac_key)
```
`alg_auto_inclusion` and `kid_auto_inclusion` can be used to omit to specify `alg` and `kid` header parameters respectively as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
# The sender side:
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True, kid_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
mac_key,
# protected={"alg": "HS256"},
# unprotected={"kid": "01"},
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, mac_key)
```
#### Countersign (MAC0)
`python-cwt` supports [RFC9338: COSE Countersignatures](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9338.html).
The notary below adds a countersignature to a MACed COSE message.
The recipinet has to call `counterverify` to verify the countersignature explicitly.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, COSEMessage
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
# The sender side:
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True, kid_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", mac_key)
# The notary side:
notary = Signer.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
"d": "L8JS08VsFZoZxGa9JvzYmCWOwg7zaKcei3KZmYsj7dc",
},
)
countersigned = COSEMessage.loads(encoded).countersign(notary).dumps()
# The recipient side:
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
},
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(countersigned, mac_key)
try:
sig = COSEMessage.loads(countersigned).counterverify(pub_key)
except Exception as err:
pytest.fail(f"failed to verify: {err}")
countersignature = COSEMessage.from_cose_signature(sig)
assert countersignature.protected[1] == -8 # alg: "EdDSA"
assert countersignature.unprotected[4] == b"01" # kid: b"01"
```
### COSE MAC
#### Direct Key Distribution for MAC
The direct key distribution shares a MAC key between the sender and the recipient that is used directly.
The follwing example shows the simplest way to make a COSE MAC message, verify and decode it with the direct
key distribution method.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS512", kid="01")
# The sender side:
r = Recipient.new(unprotected={"alg": "direct", "kid": mac_key.kid})
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", mac_key, protected={"alg": "HS512"}, recipients=[r])
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, mac_key)
```
#### Direct Key with KDF for MAC
```py
from secrets import token_bytes
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
shared_material = token_bytes(32)
shared_key = COSEKey.from_symmetric_key(shared_material, kid="01")
# The sender side:
r = Recipient.new(
unprotected={
"alg": "direct+HKDF-SHA-256",
"salt": "aabbccddeeffgghh",
},
context={"alg": "HS256"},
)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
shared_key,
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, shared_key, context={"alg": "HS256"})
```
#### AES Key Wrap for MAC
The AES key wrap algorithm can be used to wrap a MAC key as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
enc_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "oct",
"kid": "01",
"alg": "A128KW",
"k": "hJtXIZ2uSN5kbQfbtTNWbg", # A shared wrapping key
}
)
# The sender side:
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS512")
r = Recipient.new(unprotected={"alg": "A128KW"}, sender_key=enc_key)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", mac_key, recipients=[r])
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, enc_key)
```
#### Direct Key Agreement for MAC
The direct key agreement methods can be used to create a shared secret. A KDF (Key Distribution Function) is then
applied to the shared secret to derive a key to be used to protect the data.
The follwing example shows a simple way to make a COSE Encrypt message, verify and decode it with the direct key
agreement methods.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
# The sender side:
# The following key is provided by the recipient in advance.
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "Ze2loSV3wrroKUN_4zhwGhCqo3Xhu1td4QjeQ5wIVR0",
"y": "HlLtdXARY_f55A3fnzQbPcm6hgr34Mp8p-nuzQCE0Zw",
}
)
r = Recipient.new(
unprotected={"alg": "ECDH-ES+HKDF-256"},
recipient_key=pub_key,
context={"alg": "HS256"},
)
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
protected={"alg": "HS256"},
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
# The following key is the private key of the above pub_key.
priv_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"alg": "ECDH-ES+HKDF-256",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "Ze2loSV3wrroKUN_4zhwGhCqo3Xhu1td4QjeQ5wIVR0",
"y": "HlLtdXARY_f55A3fnzQbPcm6hgr34Mp8p-nuzQCE0Zw",
"d": "r_kHyZ-a06rmxM3yESK84r1otSg-aQcVStkRhA-iCM8",
}
)
recipient = COSE.new()
# The enc_key will be derived in decode() with priv_key and
# the sender's public key which is conveyed as the recipient
# information structure in the COSE Encrypt message (encoded).
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, priv_key, context={"alg": "HS256"})
```
#### Key Agreement with Key Wrap for MAC
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
# The sender side:
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256")
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"alg": "ECDH-ES+A128KW",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "Ze2loSV3wrroKUN_4zhwGhCqo3Xhu1td4QjeQ5wIVR0",
"y": "HlLtdXARY_f55A3fnzQbPcm6hgr34Mp8p-nuzQCE0Zw",
}
)
r = Recipient.new(
unprotected={"alg": "ECDH-ES+A128KW"},
recipient_key=pub_key,
context={"alg": "HS256"},
)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
mac_key,
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
priv_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"alg": "ECDH-ES+A128KW",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "Ze2loSV3wrroKUN_4zhwGhCqo3Xhu1td4QjeQ5wIVR0",
"y": "HlLtdXARY_f55A3fnzQbPcm6hgr34Mp8p-nuzQCE0Zw",
"d": "r_kHyZ-a06rmxM3yESK84r1otSg-aQcVStkRhA-iCM8",
}
)
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, priv_key, context={"alg": "HS256"})
```
#### Countersign (MAC)
`python-cwt` supports [RFC9338: COSE Countersignatures](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9338.html).
The notary below adds a countersignature to a MACed COSE message.
The recipinet has to call `counterverify` to verify the countersignature explicitly.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, COSEMessage, Recipient
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
# The sender side:
r = Recipient.new(unprotected={"alg": "direct", "kid": mac_key.kid})
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", mac_key, protected={"alg": "HS256"}, recipients=[r])
# The notary side:
notary = Signer.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
"d": "L8JS08VsFZoZxGa9JvzYmCWOwg7zaKcei3KZmYsj7dc",
},
)
countersigned = COSEMessage.loads(encoded).countersign(notary).dumps()
# The recipient side:
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
},
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(countersigned, mac_key)
try:
sig = COSEMessage.loads(countersigned).counterverify(pub_key)
except Exception as err:
pytest.fail(f"failed to verify: {err}")
countersignature = COSEMessage.from_cose_signature(sig)
assert countersignature.protected[1] == -8 # alg: "EdDSA"
assert countersignature.unprotected[4] == b"01" # kid: b"01"
```
#### COSE-HPKE (MAC)
**Experimental Implementation. DO NOT USE for production.**
Create a COSE-HPKE MAC message, verify and decode it as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
# The sender side:
mac_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256")
rpk = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
}
)
r = Recipient.new(
protected={
1: -1, # alg: "HPKE"
},
unprotected={
4: b"01", # kid: "01"
-4: [ # HPKE sender information
0x0010, # kem: DHKEM(P-256, HKDF-SHA256)
0x0001, # kdf: HKDF-SHA256
0x0001, # aead: AES-128-GCM
],
},
recipient_key=rpk,
)
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"This is the content.",
mac_key,
protected={1: 5}, # alg: HS256
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
rsk = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
"d": "V8kgd2ZBRuh2dgyVINBUqpPDr7BOMGcF22CQMIUHtNM",
}
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"This is the content." == recipient.decode(encoded, rsk)
```
### COSE Encrypt0
#### Encryption with ChaCha20/Poly1305
Create a COSE Encrypt0 message and decrypt it as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="ChaCha20/Poly1305", kid="01")
# The sender side:
nonce = enc_key.generate_nonce()
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True, kid_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", enc_key, unprotected={5: nonce})
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, enc_key)
```
The following sample is another way of writing the above:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="ChaCha20/Poly1305", kid="01")
# The sender side:
nonce = enc_key.generate_nonce()
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
enc_key,
protected={"alg": "ChaCha20/Poly1305"},
unprotected={"kid": "01", "iv": nonce},
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, enc_key)
```
#### Countersign (Encrypt0)
`python-cwt` supports [RFC9338: COSE Countersignatures](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9338.html).
The notary below adds a countersignature to an encrypted COSE message.
The recipinet has to call `counterverify` to verify the countersignature explicitly.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, COSEMessage
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="ChaCha20/Poly1305", kid="01")
# The sender side:
nonce = enc_key.generate_nonce()
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True, kid_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", enc_key, unprotected={5: nonce})
# The notary side:
notary = Signer.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
"d": "L8JS08VsFZoZxGa9JvzYmCWOwg7zaKcei3KZmYsj7dc",
},
)
countersigned = COSEMessage.loads(encoded).countersign(notary).dumps()
# The recipient side:
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
},
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(countersigned, enc_key)
try:
sig = COSEMessage.loads(countersigned).counterverify(pub_key)
except Exception as err:
pytest.fail(f"failed to verify: {err}")
countersignature = COSEMessage.from_cose_signature(sig)
assert countersignature.protected[1] == -8 # alg: "EdDSA"
assert countersignature.unprotected[4] == b"01" # kid: b"01"
```
#### COSE-HPKE (Encrypt0)
**Experimental Implementation. DO NOT USE for production.**
Create a COSE-HPKE Encrypt0 message and decrypt it as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey
# The sender side:
rpk = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
}
)
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"This is the content.",
rpk,
protected={
1: -1, # alg: "HPKE"
},
unprotected={
4: b"01", # kid: "01"
-4: [ # HPKE sender information
0x0010, # kem: DHKEM(P-256, HKDF-SHA256)
0x0001, # kdf: HKDF-SHA256
0x0001, # aead: AES-128-GCM
],
},
)
# The recipient side:
rsk = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
"d": "V8kgd2ZBRuh2dgyVINBUqpPDr7BOMGcF22CQMIUHtNM",
}
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"This is the content." == recipient.decode(encoded, rsk)
```
### COSE Encrypt
#### Direct Key Distribution for encryption
The direct key distribution shares a MAC key between the sender and the recipient that is used directly.
The follwing example shows the simplest way to make a COSE MAC message, verify and decode it with the direct
key distribution method.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="ChaCha20/Poly1305", kid="01")
# The sender side:
nonce = enc_key.generate_nonce()
r = Recipient.new(unprotected={"alg": "direct"})
# r = Recipient.new(unprotected={1: -6}) # is also acceptable.
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
enc_key,
protected={"alg": "ChaCha20/Poly1305"},
# protected={1: 24}, # is also acceptable.
unprotected={"kid": enc_key.kid, "iv": nonce},
# unprotected={4: enc_key.kid, 5: nonce}, # is also acceptable.
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, enc_key)
```
#### Direct Key with KDF for encryption
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
shared_material = token_bytes(32)
shared_key = COSEKey.from_symmetric_key(shared_material, kid="01")
# The sender side:
r = Recipient.new(
unprotected={
"alg": "direct+HKDF-SHA-256",
"salt": "aabbccddeeffgghh",
},
context={"alg": "A256GCM"},
)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
shared_key,
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, shared_key, context={"alg": "A256GCM"})
```
#### AES Key Wrap for encryption
The AES key wrap algorithm can be used to wrap a MAC key as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
wrapping_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "oct",
"alg": "A128KW",
"kid": "01",
"k": "hJtXIZ2uSN5kbQfbtTNWbg", # A shared wrapping key
}
)
# The sender side:
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="ChaCha20/Poly1305")
r = Recipient.new(
unprotected={"alg": "A128KW"},
sender_key=wrapping_key,
)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", key=enc_key, recipients=[r])
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, wrapping_key)
```
#### Direct Key Agreement for encryption
The direct key agreement methods can be used to create a shared secret. A KDF (Key Distribution Function) is then
applied to the shared secret to derive a key to be used to protect the data.
The follwing example shows a simple way to make a COSE Encrypt message, verify and decode it with the direct key
agreement methods.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
# The sender side:
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "Ze2loSV3wrroKUN_4zhwGhCqo3Xhu1td4QjeQ5wIVR0",
"y": "HlLtdXARY_f55A3fnzQbPcm6hgr34Mp8p-nuzQCE0Zw",
}
)
r = Recipient.new(
unprotected={"alg": "ECDH-ES+HKDF-256"},
recipient_key=pub_key,
context={"alg": "A128GCM"},
)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
priv_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"alg": "ECDH-ES+HKDF-256",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "Ze2loSV3wrroKUN_4zhwGhCqo3Xhu1td4QjeQ5wIVR0",
"y": "HlLtdXARY_f55A3fnzQbPcm6hgr34Mp8p-nuzQCE0Zw",
"d": "r_kHyZ-a06rmxM3yESK84r1otSg-aQcVStkRhA-iCM8",
}
)
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, priv_key, context={"alg": "A128GCM"})
```
#### Key Agreement with Key Wrap for encryption
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
# The sender side:
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="A128GCM")
nonce = enc_key.generate_nonce()
r_pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"crv": "P-256",
"kid": "meriadoc.brandybuck@buckland.example",
"x": "Ze2loSV3wrroKUN_4zhwGhCqo3Xhu1td4QjeQ5wIVR0",
"y": "HlLtdXARY_f55A3fnzQbPcm6hgr34Mp8p-nuzQCE0Zw",
}
)
s_priv_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"crv": "P-256",
"alg": "ECDH-SS+A128KW",
"x": "7cvYCcdU22WCwW1tZXR8iuzJLWGcd46xfxO1XJs-SPU",
"y": "DzhJXgz9RI6TseNmwEfLoNVns8UmvONsPzQDop2dKoo",
"d": "Uqr4fay_qYQykwcNCB2efj_NFaQRRQ-6fHZm763jt5w",
}
)
r = Recipient.new(
unprotected={"alg": "ECDH-SS+A128KW"},
sender_key=s_priv_key,
recipient_key=r_pub_key,
context={"alg": "A128GCM"},
)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
key=enc_key,
unprotected={5: nonce},
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
r_priv_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"crv": "P-256",
"alg": "ECDH-SS+A128KW",
"kid": "meriadoc.brandybuck@buckland.example",
"x": "Ze2loSV3wrroKUN_4zhwGhCqo3Xhu1td4QjeQ5wIVR0",
"y": "HlLtdXARY_f55A3fnzQbPcm6hgr34Mp8p-nuzQCE0Zw",
"d": "r_kHyZ-a06rmxM3yESK84r1otSg-aQcVStkRhA-iCM8",
}
)
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, r_priv_key, context={"alg": "A128GCM"})
```
#### Countersign (Encrypt)
`python-cwt` supports [RFC9338: COSE Countersignatures](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9338.html).
The notary below adds a countersignature to an encrypted COSE message.
The recipinet has to call `counterverify` to verify the countersignature explicitly.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, COSEMessage, Recipient
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="ChaCha20/Poly1305", kid="01")
# The sender side:
nonce = enc_key.generate_nonce()
r = Recipient.new(unprotected={"alg": "direct"})
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"Hello world!",
enc_key,
protected={"alg": "ChaCha20/Poly1305"},
unprotected={"kid": enc_key.kid, "iv": nonce},
recipients=[r],
)
# The notary side:
notary = Signer.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
"d": "L8JS08VsFZoZxGa9JvzYmCWOwg7zaKcei3KZmYsj7dc",
},
)
countersigned = COSEMessage.loads(encoded).countersign(notary).dumps()
# The recipient side:
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
},
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(countersigned, enc_key)
try:
sig = COSEMessage.loads(countersigned).counterverify(pub_key)
except Exception as err:
pytest.fail(f"failed to verify: {err}")
countersignature = COSEMessage.from_cose_signature(sig)
assert countersignature.protected[1] == -8 # alg: "EdDSA"
assert countersignature.unprotected[4] == b"01" # kid: b"01"
```
#### COSE-HPKE (Encrypt)
**Experimental Implementation. DO NOT USE for production.**
Create a COSE-HPKE Encrypt message and decrypt it as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Recipient
# The sender side:
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="A128GCM")
rpk = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
}
)
r = Recipient.new(
protected={
1: -1, # alg: "HPKE"
},
unprotected={
4: b"01", # kid: "01"
-4: [ # HPKE sender information
0x0010, # kem: DHKEM(P-256, HKDF-SHA256)
0x0001, # kdf: HKDF-SHA256
0x0001, # aead: AES-128-GCM
],
},
recipient_key=rpk,
)
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(
b"This is the content.",
enc_key,
protected={
1: 1, # alg: "A128GCM"
},
recipients=[r],
)
# The recipient side:
rsk = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
"d": "V8kgd2ZBRuh2dgyVINBUqpPDr7BOMGcF22CQMIUHtNM",
}
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"This is the content." == recipient.decode(encoded, rsk)
```
### COSE Signature1
#### Sign1 with EC P-256
Create a COSE Signature1 message, verify and decode it as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Signer
# The sender side:
priv_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
"d": "V8kgd2ZBRuh2dgyVINBUqpPDr7BOMGcF22CQMIUHtNM",
}
)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True, kid_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", priv_key)
# The recipient side:
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
}
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, pub_key)
```
#### Countersign (Sign1)
`python-cwt` supports [RFC9338: COSE Countersignatures](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9338.html).
The notary below adds a countersignature to a signed COSE message.
The recipinet has to call `counterverify` to verify the countersignature explicitly.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, COSEMessage
# The sender side:
priv_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
"d": "V8kgd2ZBRuh2dgyVINBUqpPDr7BOMGcF22CQMIUHtNM",
}
)
sender = COSE.new(alg_auto_inclusion=True, kid_auto_inclusion=True)
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", priv_key)
# The notary side:
notary = Signer.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
"d": "L8JS08VsFZoZxGa9JvzYmCWOwg7zaKcei3KZmYsj7dc",
},
)
countersigned = COSEMessage.loads(encoded).countersign(notary).dumps()
# The recipient side:
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
}
)
notary_pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
},
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(countersigned, pub_key)
try:
sig = COSEMessage.loads(countersigned).counterverify(notary_pub_key)
except Exception as err:
pytest.fail(f"failed to verify: {err}")
countersignature = COSEMessage.from_cose_signature(sig)
assert countersignature.protected[1] == -8 # alg: "EdDSA"
assert countersignature.unprotected[4] == b"01" # kid: b"01"
```
### COSE Signature
#### Sign with EC P-256
Create a COSE Signature message, verify and decode it as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, Signer
# The sender side:
signer = Signer.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
"d": "V8kgd2ZBRuh2dgyVINBUqpPDr7BOMGcF22CQMIUHtNM",
},
)
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", signers=[signer])
# The recipient side:
recipient = COSE.new()
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
}
)
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, pub_key)
```
#### Countersign (Sign)
`python-cwt` supports [RFC9338: COSE Countersignatures](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9338.html).
The notary below adds a countersignature to a signed COSE message.
The recipinet has to call `counterverify` to verify the countersignature explicitly.
```py
from cwt import COSE, COSEKey, COSEMessage, Signer
# The sender side:
signer = Signer.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
"d": "V8kgd2ZBRuh2dgyVINBUqpPDr7BOMGcF22CQMIUHtNM",
},
)
sender = COSE.new()
encoded = sender.encode(b"Hello world!", signers=[signer])
# The notary side:
notary = Signer.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
"d": "L8JS08VsFZoZxGa9JvzYmCWOwg7zaKcei3KZmYsj7dc",
},
)
countersigned = COSEMessage.loads(encoded).countersign(notary).dumps()
# The recipient side:
pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"kid": "01",
"crv": "P-256",
"x": "usWxHK2PmfnHKwXPS54m0kTcGJ90UiglWiGahtagnv8",
"y": "IBOL-C3BttVivg-lSreASjpkttcsz-1rb7btKLv8EX4",
}
)
notary_pub_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"alg": "EdDSA",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
},
)
recipient = COSE.new()
assert b"Hello world!" == recipient.decode(encoded, pub_key)
try:
sig = COSEMessage.loads(countersigned).counterverify(notary_pub_key)
except Exception as err:
pytest.fail(f"failed to verify: {err}")
countersignature = COSEMessage.from_cose_signature(sig)
assert countersignature.protected[1] == -8 # alg: "EdDSA"
assert countersignature.unprotected[4] == b"01" # kid: b"01"
```
## CWT Usage Examples
Followings are typical and basic examples which encode various types of CWTs, verify and decode them.
[CWT API](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api.html) in the examples are built
on top of [COSE API](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api.html#cwt.COSE).
See [API Reference](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api.html).
### MACed CWT
Create a MACed CWT with `HS256`, verify and decode it as follows:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import Claims, COSEKey
try:
key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
token = {"iss": "coaps://as.example", "sub": "dajiaji", "cti": "123"}, key)
decoded = decode(token, key)
# If you want to treat the result like a JWT;
readable = Claims.new(decoded)
assert readable.iss == 'coaps://as.example'
assert readable.sub == 'dajiaji'
assert readable.cti == '123'
# readable.exp == 1620088759
# readable.nbf == 1620085159
# readable.iat == 1620085159
except Exception as err:
# All the other examples in this document omit error handling but this CWT library
# can throw following errors:
# ValueError: Invalid arguments.
# EncodeError: Failed to encode.
# VerifyError: Failed to verify.
# DecodeError: Failed to decode.
print(err)
```
A raw CWT structure (Dict[int, Any]) can also be used as follows:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
token = cwt.encode({1: "coaps://as.example", 2: "dajiaji", 7: b"123"}, key)
decoded = decode(token, key)
```
MAC algorithms other than `HS256` are listed in
[Supported COSE Algorithms](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/algorithms.html).
### Signed CWT
Create an `Ed25519` key pair:
```sh
$ openssl genpkey -algorithm ed25519 -out private_key.pem
$ openssl pkey -in private_key.pem -pubout -out public_key.pem
```
Create a Signed CWT with `Ed25519`, verify and decode it with the key pair as follows:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
# The sender side:
with open("./private_key.pem") as key_file:
private_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="01")
token = encode(
{"iss": "coaps://as.example", "sub": "dajiaji", "cti": "123"}, private_key
)
# The recipient side:
with open("./public_key.pem") as key_file:
public_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="01")
decoded = decode(token, public_key)
```
JWKs can also be used instead of the PEM-formatted keys as follows:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
# The sender side:
private_key = COSEKey.from_jwk({
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"key_ops": ["sign"],
"alg": "EdDSA",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
"d": "L8JS08VsFZoZxGa9JvzYmCWOwg7zaKcei3KZmYsj7dc",
})
token =
{"iss": "coaps://as.example", "sub": "dajiaji", "cti": "123"}, private_key
)
# The recipient side:
public_key = COSEKey.from_jwk({
"kid": "01",
"kty": "OKP",
"key_ops": ["verify"],
"crv": "Ed25519",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
})
decoded = decode(token, public_key)
```
Signing algorithms other than `Ed25519` are listed in
[Supported COSE Algorithms](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/algorithms.html).
### Encrypted CWT
Create an encrypted CWT with `ChaCha20/Poly1305` and decrypt it as follows:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="ChaCha20/Poly1305", kid="01")
token = {"iss": "coaps://as.example", "sub": "dajiaji", "cti": "123"}, enc_key)
decoded = decode(token, enc_key)
```
Encryption algorithms other than `ChaCha20/Poly1305` are listed in
[Supported COSE Algorithms](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/algorithms.html).
### Nested CWT
Create a signed CWT and encrypt it, and then decrypt and verify the nested CWT as follows.
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
# A shared encryption key.
enc_key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="ChaCha20/Poly1305", kid="enc-01")
# Creates a CWT with ES256 signing.
with open("./private_key.pem") as key_file:
private_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="sig-01")
token =
{"iss": "coaps://as.example", "sub": "dajiaji", "cti": "123"}, private_key
)
# Encrypts the signed CWT.
nested = token, enc_key)
# Decrypts and verifies the nested CWT.
with open("./public_key.pem") as key_file:
public_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="sig-01")
decoded = decode(nested, [enc_key, public_key])
```
### CWT with User Settings
The `cwt` in `cwt.encode()` and `cwt.decode()` above is a global `CWT` class instance created
with default settings in advance. The default settings are as follows:
- `expires_in`: `3600` seconds. This is the default lifetime in seconds of CWTs.
- `leeway`: `60` seconds. This is the default leeway in seconds for validating `exp` and `nbf`.
If you want to change the settings, you can create your own `CWT` class instance as follows:
```py
from cwt import COSEKey, CWT
key = COSEKey.generate_symmetric_key(alg="HS256", kid="01")
mycwt = CWT.new(expires_in=3600*24, leeway=10)
token = my{"iss": "coaps://as.example", "sub": "dajiaji", "cti": "123"}, key)
decoded = mydecode(token, key)
```
### CWT with User-Defined Claims
You can use your own claims as follows:
Note that such user-defined claim's key should be less than -65536.
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
# The sender side:
with open("./private_key.pem") as key_file:
private_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="01")
token =
{
1: "coaps://as.example", # iss
2: "dajiaji", # sub
7: b"123", # cti
-70001: "foo",
-70002: ["bar"],
-70003: {"baz": "qux"},
-70004: 123,
},
private_key,
)
# The recipient side:
with open("./public_key.pem") as key_file:
public_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="01")
raw = decode(token, public_key)
assert raw[-70001] == "foo"
assert raw[-70002][0] == "bar"
assert raw[-70003]["baz"] == "qux"
assert raw[-70004] == 123
readable = Claims.new(raw)
assert readable.get(-70001) == "foo"
assert readable.get(-70002)[0] == "bar"
assert readable.get(-70003)["baz"] == "qux"
assert readable.get(-70004) == 123
```
User-defined claims can also be used with JSON-based claims as follows:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import Claims, COSEKey
with open("./private_key.pem") as key_file:
private_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="01")
my_claim_names = {
"ext_1": -70001,
"ext_2": -70002,
"ext_3": -70003,
"ext_4": -70004,
}
set_private_claim_names(my_claim_names)
token =
{
"iss": "coaps://as.example",
"sub": "dajiaji",
"cti": b"123",
"ext_1": "foo",
"ext_2": ["bar"],
"ext_3": {"baz": "qux"},
"ext_4": 123,
},
private_key,
)
with open("./public_key.pem") as key_file:
public_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="01")
raw = decode(token, public_key)
readable = Claims.new(
raw,
private_claims_names=my_claim_names,
)
assert readable.get("ext_1") == "foo"
assert readable.get("ext_2")[0] == "bar"
assert readable.get("ext_3")["baz"] == "qux"
assert readable.get("ext_4") == 123
```
### CWT with PoP Key
Python CWT supports [Proof-of-Possession Key Semantics for CBOR Web Tokens (CWTs)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8747).
A CWT can include a PoP key as follows:
On the issuer side:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
# Prepares a signing key for CWT in advance.
with open("./private_key_of_issuer.pem") as key_file:
private_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="issuer-01")
# Sets the PoP key to a CWT for the presenter.
token =
{
"iss": "coaps://as.example",
"sub": "dajiaji",
"cti": "123",
"cnf": {
"jwk": { # Provided by the CWT presenter.
"kty": "OKP",
"use": "sig",
"crv": "Ed25519",
"kid": "presenter-01",
"x": "2E6dX83gqD_D0eAmqnaHe1TC1xuld6iAKXfw2OVATr0",
"alg": "EdDSA",
},
},
},
private_key,
)
# Issues the token to the presenter.
```
On the CWT presenter side:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import COSEKey
# Prepares a private PoP key in advance.
with open("./private_pop_key.pem") as key_file:
pop_key_private = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="presenter-01")
# Receives a message (e.g., nonce) from the recipient.
msg = b"could-you-sign-this-message?" # Provided by recipient.
# Signs the message with the private PoP key.
sig = pop_key_private.sign(msg)
# Sends the msg and the sig with the CWT to the recipient.
```
On the CWT recipient side:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import Claims, COSEKey
# Prepares the public key of the issuer in advance.
with open("./public_key_of_issuer.pem") as key_file:
public_key = COSEKey.from_pem(key_file.read(), kid="issuer-01")
# Verifies and decodes the CWT received from the presenter.
raw = decode(token, public_key)
decoded = Claims.new(raw)
# Extracts the PoP key from the CWT.
extracted_pop_key = COSEKey.new(decoded.cnf) # = raw[8][1]
# Then, verifies the message sent by the presenter
# with the signature which is also sent by the presenter as follows:
extracted_pop_key.verify(msg, sig)
```
[Usage Examples](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/cwt_usage.html#cwt-with-pop-key)
shows other examples which use other confirmation methods for PoP keys.
### CWT with Private CA
Python CWT supports the case of using an arbitrary private CA as a root of trust.
In this case, a COSE message sender needs to specify the trust relationship chaining up to the root CA by using `x5chain` header parameter.
On the other hand, a COSE message receiver needs to specify trusted root CAs by using `ca_certs` parameter of CWT/COSE constructor (`CWT.new()` or `COSE.new()`).
```py
import cwt
from cwt import Claims, COSEKey
# The sernder side:
with open("./private_key_of_cert.pem")) as f:
private_key = COSEKey.from_pem(f.read(), kid="01")
token =
{"iss": "coaps://as.example", "sub": "dajiaji", "cti": "123"}, private_key
)
# The recipient side:
public_key = COSEKey.from_jwk(
{
"kty": "EC",
"use": "sig",
"crv": "P-256",
"kid": "P-256-01",
"x": "oONCv1QoiajIbcW21Dqy6EnGvBTuF26GU7dy6JzOfXk",
"y": "sl6k77K0TS36FW-TyEGLHY14ovZfdZ9DZWsbA8BTHGc",
"x5c": [
# The DER formatted X509 certificate which pairs with the private_key_of_cert.pem above.
"MIIClDCCAXygAwIBAgIBBDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADBmMQswCQYDVQQGEwJKUDEOMAwGA1UECAwFVG9reW8xEDAOBgNVBAoMB2RhamlhamkxEzARBgNVBAMMCnB5dGhvbi1jd3QxIDAeBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWEWRhamlhamlAZ21haWwuY29tMB4XDTIxMTAwMzEzMDE1MFoXDTMxMTAwMTEzMDE1MFowZDELMAkGA1UEBhMCSlAxDjAMBgNVBAgMBVRva3lvMQ0wCwYDVQQKDAR0ZXN0MRUwEwYDVQQDDAx0ZXN0LmV4YW1wbGUxHzAdBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWEHRlc3RAZXhhbXBsZS5jb20wWTATBgcqhkjOPQIBBggqhkjOPQMBBwNCAASg40K_VCiJqMhtxbbUOrLoSca8FO4XboZTt3LonM59ebJepO-ytE0t-hVvk8hBix2NeKL2X3WfQ2VrGwPAUxxnoxowGDAJBgNVHRMEAjAAMAsGA1UdDwQEAwIE8DANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAQEAZFfvFbaDk_DmG2cPGTwqwnFok1QnH2Tzkjk7p4vs1ycWzEDltkhyzcJxTSHoQGdykf7fG8NCrEqfi1G3hOyAtGxVIVcqsI-KIJCESp43zrNz5HsbwEY8l5rvcwohKGlE_idIFt5IuDTv7vsg_FaCIDeruw0NrXAACnLTwksawsxaCvtY12U0wsI2aC2Sb6V3HL-OLgcN6ZWzZ054L88JllckYnqJB8wCVBzzX2K2sZH3yeS39oRWZOVG6fwXsX4k0fHFx-Fn6KlrBU15pbjMLMn0ow0X3Y8e7FOgfkkph-N7e2SxceXNjrLiumOdclPm9yGSWoGsOJdId53dPvqAsQ",
# The root certificate which is used for signing the above certificate (optional).
"MIIDrzCCApegAwIBAgIUIK_CYzdq4BLLVXqSclNBgXy6mgswDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwZjELMAkGA1UEBhMCSlAxDjAMBgNVBAgMBVRva3lvMRAwDgYDVQQKDAdkYWppYWppMRMwEQYDVQQDDApweXRob24tY3d0MSAwHgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhFkYWppYWppQGdtYWlsLmNvbTAgFw0yMTEwMDIyMzU0NTZaGA8yMDcxMDkyMDIzNTQ1NlowZjELMAkGA1UEBhMCSlAxDjAMBgNVBAgMBVRva3lvMRAwDgYDVQQKDAdkYWppYWppMRMwEQYDVQQDDApweXRob24tY3d0MSAwHgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhFkYWppYWppQGdtYWlsLmNvbTCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBANFg4sw-uPWbPBbkJuohXc89O0gaqG1H2i1wzxxka32XNKIdwrxOJvsB2eALo3q7dTqLKCgzrjdd5N07gi0KzqjoIXIXqKpV5tm0fP5gCzEOWgxySCfBJOJyyvO6WvYXdvukEBnL-48D8RSjQH9fQEju5RG0taFZE-0nQ7n3P0J-Q-OfBUEoRiHvCd8oUx0s-fBpKdfhMAbD1sGAQ9CokUFeWc49em8inNqia5xljBtSYo6_2Zx9eb7B53wvBC0EmtS4SRyksR2emlr6GxMj_EZW7hcTfZCM4V2JYXliuAEdxA0sB7q-WqLg4OvltBQxCBgTTEXRCzxj3XXZy7QyUacCAwEAAaNTMFEwHQYDVR0OBBYEFA9id2cL_Chjv6liRN3HD849TARsMB8GA1UdIwQYMBaAFA9id2cL_Chjv6liRN3HD849TARsMA8GA1UdEwEB_wQFMAMBAf8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQADggEBAArIej5eJN1OmD3l3ef9QzosCxKThNwqNY55CoSSC3IRl-IAXy9Lvx7cgiliwBgCv99RbXZ1ZnptTHC_1kzMzPhPg9pGKDowFP-rywaB9-NTuHTWQ4hkKDsru5dpf75ILNI5PTUi1iiBM7TdgSerpEVroUWZiOpGAdlKkmE1h4gkR6eQY9Q0IvVXwagy_PPoQ1XO1i5Hyg3aXeDZBgkE7AuW9uxtYQHzg8JG2TNko_yp497yf_Ew4t6KzGDhSa8L1euMPtclALDWFhgl6WmYsHOqAOsyZOLwpsifWa533wI9mtTvLEg8TFKMOdU0sbAoQSbrrI9m4QS7mzDLchngj3E"
],
"alg": "ES256"
})
# The recipient can specify trusted CAs as follows:
decoder = CWT.new(ca_certs="/path/to/cacerts.pem")
decoded = decoder.decode(token, public_key)
assert 1 in decoded and decoded[1] == "coaps://as.example"
```
### CWT for EUDCC (EU Digital COVID Certificate)
Python CWT supports [Electronic Health Certificate Specification](https://github.com/ehn-dcc-development/hcert-spec/blob/main/hcert_spec.md)
and [EUDCC (EU Digital COVID Certificate)](https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/safe-covid-19-vaccines-europeans/eu-digital-covid-certificate_en) compliant with [Technical Specifications for Digital Green Certificates Volume 1](https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/default/files/ehealth/docs/digital-green-certificates_v1_en.pdf)
A following example shows how to verify an EUDCC:
```py
import cwt
from cwt import load_pem_hcert_dsc
# A DSC(Document Signing Certificate) issued by a CSCA
# (Certificate Signing Certificate Authority) quoted from:
# https://github.com/eu-digital-green-certificates/dgc-testdata/blob/main/AT/2DCode/raw/1.json
dsc = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\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\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
# An EUDCC (EU Digital COVID Certificate) quoted from:
# https://github.com/eu-digital-green-certificates/dgc-testdata/blob/main/AT/2DCode/raw/1.json
eudcc = bytes.fromhex(
"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"
)
public_key = load_pem_hcert_dsc(dsc)
decoded = decode(eudcc, keys=[public_key])
claims = Claims.new(decoded)
# claims.hcert[1] ==
# {
# 'v': [
# {
# 'dn': 1,
# 'ma': 'ORG-100030215',
# 'vp': '1119349007',
# 'dt': '2021-02-18',
# 'co': 'AT',
# 'ci': 'URN:UVCI:01:AT:10807843F94AEE0EE5093FBC254BD813#B',
# 'mp': 'EU/1/20/1528',
# 'is': 'Ministry of Health, Austria',
# 'sd': 2,
# 'tg': '840539006',
# }
# ],
# 'nam': {
# 'fnt': 'MUSTERFRAU<GOESSINGER',
# 'fn': 'Musterfrau-Gößinger',
# 'gnt': 'GABRIELE',
# 'gn': 'Gabriele',
# },
# 'ver': '1.0.0',
# 'dob': '1998-02-26',
# }
```
## API Reference
See [Documentation](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api.html).
## Supported CWT Claims
See [Documentation](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/claims.html).
## Supported COSE Algorithms
See [Documentation](https://python-cwt.readthedocs.io/en/stable/algorithms.html).
## Referenced Specifications
Python CWT is (partially) compliant with following specifications:
- [RFC9052: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Structures and Process](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9052.html)
- [RFC9053: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Initial Algorithms](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9053.html)
- [RFC9338: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Countersignatures](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9338.html) - experimental
- [RFC8812: COSE and JOSE Registrations for Web Authentication (WebAuthn) Algorithms](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8812)
- [RFC8747: Proof-of-Possession Key Semantics for CBOR Web Tokens (CWTs)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8747)
- [RFC8392: CWT (CBOR Web Token)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8392)
- [RFC8230: Using RSA Algorithms with COSE Messages](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8230)
- [RFC8152: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8152)
- [draft-04: Use of HPKE with COSE](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-cose-hpke-04.html) - experimental
- [Electronic Health Certificate Specification](https://github.com/ehn-dcc-development/hcert-spec/blob/main/hcert_spec.md)
- [Technical Specifications for Digital Green Certificates Volume 1](https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/default/files/ehealth/docs/digital-green-certificates_v1_en.pdf)
## Tests
You can run tests from the project root after cloning with:
```sh
$ tox
```
## Contributing
We welcome all kind of contributions, filing issues, suggesting new features or sending PRs.