[OASIS Issue Tracker] Updated: (OFFICE-3703) Proposal: ODF 1.3Protection-Key Enhancements

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Dennis Hamilton updated OFFICE-3703:
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    Proposal: 
Version 1.00 body of the proposal is maintained at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=42871 , with specification of explicit changes to the text of these sections of ODF 1.2 for incorporation in ODF 1.3 CSD01:

               1. Front Page
               2. Section 19.697 table:protection-key
               3. Section 19.698 table:protection-key-digest-algorithm
               4. Section 19.850 text:protection-key
               5. Section 19.851 text:protection-key-digest-algorithm

Two new protection-key-digest-algorithm URIs are proposed.  One for sha1-salt with a 160 bit salt, one for secure160 with a 160 bit binary protection-key that is not dependent on a password and cannot be subjected to brute-force attack to obtain a password.

  was:
Version 1.00 body of the proposal is maintained at <http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=42871>, with specification of explicit changes to the text of these sections of ODF 1.2 for incorporation in ODF 1.3 CSD01:

               1. Front Page
               2. Section 19.697 table:protection-key
               3. Section 19.698 table:protection-key-digest-algorithm
               4. Section 19.850 text:protection-key
               5. Section 19.851 text:protection-key-digest-algorithm

Two new protection-key-digest-algorithm URIs are proposed.  One for sha1-salt with a 160 bit salt, one for secure160 with a 160 bit binary protection-key that is not dependent on a password and cannot be subjected to brute-force attack to obtain a password.


> Proposal: ODF 1.3 Protection-Key Enhancements
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>
>                 Key: OFFICE-3703
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/OFFICE-3703
>             Project: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Table, Text
>    Affects Versions: ODF 1.2
>         Environment: This is an enhancement, described in terms of changes to OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01.
>            Reporter: Dennis Hamilton
>             Fix For: ODF 1.3 CSD 01
>
>
>    The use of password hashes in easily-discovered XML element and attribute    values is subject to compromise of the hashed password.  Although the use    of increasingly-stronger digest algorithms may lengthen the time required    for carrying out a brute-force attack on the hash, memorable passwords    remain subject to compromise and the attack becomes easier as processor    technology advances.
>    
>    In addition, the presence of hashes in plain sight in XML documents allows the digest value to be easily compared with the same digest value elsewhere, revealing worthy targets to an adversary.  In addition, the digest value is easily removed/replaced.  And an extracted digest value can be repurposed for malicious purposes.
>    
>    This proposal introduces two protection-key digest algorithms that are intended to mitigate (but not eliminate) risks associated with use of digest algorithms and provision of the digests in plain view in XML documents.

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