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Insecure Transport: Missing Public Key Pinning
Abstract
Failure to include the Public-Key-Pins security header might result in a hostile pinning attack against a host as described in header RFC7469. Usage of the header provides a declarative way to implement public key pinning and provides protection against threats arising from rogue or compromised certificate authorities (CA).
Explanation
The application should configure the Public-Key-Pins response header to provide effective protection against man-in-the-middle attacks that take advantage of rogue or compromised certificate authorities.
The header takes the following format:
Public-Key-Pins: pin-sha256="base64"; max-age=expireTime [; includeSubdomains][; report-uri="reportURI"]
User-agents, upon encountering the header, would remember to inspect the trusted chain for presence of the public key pinned via this header for the duration specified in max-age. Chain is rejected as trusted if pin is not present. Applications can select either leaf node or a trusted intermediary CA's public key to be pinned. Failure may be reported to host at location specified in report-uri.
The header takes the following format:
Public-Key-Pins: pin-sha256="base64"; max-age=expireTime [; includeSubdomains][; report-uri="reportURI"]
User-agents, upon encountering the header, would remember to inspect the trusted chain for presence of the public key pinned via this header for the duration specified in max-age. Chain is rejected as trusted if pin is not present. Applications can select either leaf node or a trusted intermediary CA's public key to be pinned. Failure may be reported to host at location specified in report-uri.
References
[1] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 693
[2] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-000068, CCI-000185, CCI-001453, CCI-001941, CCI-001942, CCI-002418, CCI-002420, CCI-002421, CCI-002422, CCI-002890, CCI-003123
[3] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 CM, SC
[4] Standards Mapping - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Insufficient Data Protection
[5] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 AC-17 Remote Access (P1), IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) (P1), IA-5 Authenticator Management (P1), MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance (P2), SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity (P1)
[6] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 AC-17 Remote Access, IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users), IA-5 Authenticator Management, MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance, SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
[7] Standards Mapping - OWASP API 2023 API10 Unsafe Consumption of APIs
[8] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2014 M3 Insufficient Transport Layer Protection
[9] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2024 M5 Insecure Communication
[10] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 A3 Broken Authentication and Session Management
[11] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2007 A9 Insecure Communications
[12] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 A9 Insufficient Transport Layer Protection
[13] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2013 A5 Security Misconfiguration
[14] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A6 Security Misconfiguration
[15] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A02 Cryptographic Failures
[16] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 Requirement 4.1
[17] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 Requirement 4.1
[18] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 2.0 Requirement 4.1
[19] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.0 Requirement 4.1
[20] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.1 Requirement 4.1
[21] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 Requirement 4.1
[22] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 4.1
[23] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 4.2.1
[24] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 3.3 - Sensitive Data Retention, Control Objective 7.1 - Use of Cryptography
[25] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 3.3 - Sensitive Data Retention, Control Objective 7.1 - Use of Cryptography, Control Objective B.2.3 - Terminal Software Design
[26] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 3.3 - Sensitive Data Retention, Control Objective 7.1 - Use of Cryptography, Control Objective B.2.3 - Terminal Software Design
[27] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.1 APP3260.1 CAT II
[28] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.4 APP3260 CAT II
[29] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.5 APP3260 CAT II
[30] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.6 APP3260 CAT II
[31] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.7 APP3260 CAT II
[32] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.9 APP3260 CAT II
[33] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 3.10 APP3260 CAT II
[34] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.2 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[35] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.3 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[36] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.4 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[37] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.5 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[38] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.6 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[39] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.7 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[40] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.8 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[41] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[42] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[43] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[44] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.1 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[45] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[46] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[47] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-000160 CAT II, APSC-DV-000170 CAT II, APSC-DV-001620 CAT II, APSC-DV-001630 CAT II, APSC-DV-001810 CAT I, APSC-DV-001940 CAT II, APSC-DV-001950 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[48] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium Version 2.00 Insufficient Transport Layer Protection (WASC-04)
[49] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium 24 + 2 Information Leakage
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