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* New Validation API

Some guidelines in designing the new validation API

* Previously, the `Valid` method was placed on the claim, which was always not entirely semantically correct, since the validity is concerning the token, not the claims. Although the validity of the token is based on the processing of the claims (such as `exp`). Therefore, the function `Valid` was removed from the `Claims` interface and the single canonical way to retrieve the validity of the token is to retrieve the `Valid` property of the `Token` struct.
* The previous fact was enhanced by the fact that most claims implementations had additional exported `VerifyXXX` functions, which are now removed
* All validation errors should be comparable with `errors.Is` to determine, why a particular validation has failed
* Developers want to adjust validation options. Popular options include:
  * Leeway when processing exp, nbf, iat
  * Not verifying `iat`, since this is actually just an informational claim. When purely looking at the standard, this should probably the default
  * Verifying `aud` by default, which actually the standard sort of demands. We need to see how strong we want to enforce this
* Developers want to create their own claim types, mostly by embedding one of the existing types such as `RegisteredClaims`.
  * Sometimes there is the need to further tweak the validation of a token by checking the value of a custom claim. Previously, this was possibly by overriding `Valid`. However, this was error-prone, e.g., if the original `Valid` was not called. Therefore, we should provide an easy way for *additional* checks, without by-passing the necessary validations

This leads to the following two major changes:

* The `Claims` interface now represents a set of functions that return the mandatory claims represented in a token, rather than just a `Valid` function. This is also more semantically correct.
* All validation tasks are offloaded to a new (optional) `validator`, which can also be configured with appropriate options. If no custom validator was supplied, a default one is used.

Co-authored-by: Micah Parks <66095735+MicahParks@users.noreply.github.com>
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181 changes: 12 additions & 169 deletions claims.go
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package jwt

import (
"crypto/subtle"
"fmt"
"time"
)

// Claims must just have a Valid method that determines
// if the token is invalid for any supported reason
// Claims represent any form of a JWT Claims Set according to
// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4. In order to have a
// common basis for validation, it is required that an implementation is able to
// supply at least the claim names provided in
// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1 namely `exp`,
// `iat`, `nbf`, `iss` and `aud`.
type Claims interface {
Valid() error
}

// RegisteredClaims are a structured version of the JWT Claims Set,
// restricted to Registered Claim Names, as referenced at
// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1
//
// This type can be used on its own, but then additional private and
// public claims embedded in the JWT will not be parsed. The typical usecase
// therefore is to embedded this in a user-defined claim type.
//
// See examples for how to use this with your own claim types.
type RegisteredClaims struct {
// the `iss` (Issuer) claim. See https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.1
Issuer string `json:"iss,omitempty"`

// the `sub` (Subject) claim. See https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.2
Subject string `json:"sub,omitempty"`

// the `aud` (Audience) claim. See https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.3
Audience ClaimStrings `json:"aud,omitempty"`

// the `exp` (Expiration Time) claim. See https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.4
ExpiresAt *NumericDate `json:"exp,omitempty"`

// the `nbf` (Not Before) claim. See https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.5
NotBefore *NumericDate `json:"nbf,omitempty"`

// the `iat` (Issued At) claim. See https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.6
IssuedAt *NumericDate `json:"iat,omitempty"`

// the `jti` (JWT ID) claim. See https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519#section-4.1.7
ID string `json:"jti,omitempty"`
}

// Valid validates time based claims "exp, iat, nbf".
// There is no accounting for clock skew.
// As well, if any of the above claims are not in the token, it will still
// be considered a valid claim.
func (c RegisteredClaims) Valid() error {
vErr := new(ValidationError)
now := TimeFunc()

// The claims below are optional, by default, so if they are set to the
// default value in Go, let's not fail the verification for them.
if !c.VerifyExpiresAt(now, false) {
delta := now.Sub(c.ExpiresAt.Time)
vErr.Inner = fmt.Errorf("%s by %s", ErrTokenExpired, delta)
vErr.Errors |= ValidationErrorExpired
}

if !c.VerifyIssuedAt(now, false) {
vErr.Inner = ErrTokenUsedBeforeIssued
vErr.Errors |= ValidationErrorIssuedAt
}

if !c.VerifyNotBefore(now, false) {
vErr.Inner = ErrTokenNotValidYet
vErr.Errors |= ValidationErrorNotValidYet
}

if vErr.valid() {
return nil
}

return vErr
}

// VerifyAudience compares the aud claim against cmp.
// If required is false, this method will return true if the value matches or is unset
func (c *RegisteredClaims) VerifyAudience(cmp string, req bool) bool {
return verifyAud(c.Audience, cmp, req)
}

// VerifyExpiresAt compares the exp claim against cmp (cmp < exp).
// If req is false, it will return true, if exp is unset.
func (c *RegisteredClaims) VerifyExpiresAt(cmp time.Time, req bool) bool {
if c.ExpiresAt == nil {
return verifyExp(nil, cmp, req)
}

return verifyExp(&c.ExpiresAt.Time, cmp, req)
}

// VerifyIssuedAt compares the iat claim against cmp (cmp >= iat).
// If req is false, it will return true, if iat is unset.
func (c *RegisteredClaims) VerifyIssuedAt(cmp time.Time, req bool) bool {
if c.IssuedAt == nil {
return verifyIat(nil, cmp, req)
}

return verifyIat(&c.IssuedAt.Time, cmp, req)
}

// VerifyNotBefore compares the nbf claim against cmp (cmp >= nbf).
// If req is false, it will return true, if nbf is unset.
func (c *RegisteredClaims) VerifyNotBefore(cmp time.Time, req bool) bool {
if c.NotBefore == nil {
return verifyNbf(nil, cmp, req)
}

return verifyNbf(&c.NotBefore.Time, cmp, req)
}

// VerifyIssuer compares the iss claim against cmp.
// If required is false, this method will return true if the value matches or is unset
func (c *RegisteredClaims) VerifyIssuer(cmp string, req bool) bool {
return verifyIss(c.Issuer, cmp, req)
}

// ----- helpers

func verifyAud(aud []string, cmp string, required bool) bool {
if len(aud) == 0 {
return !required
}
// use a var here to keep constant time compare when looping over a number of claims
result := false

var stringClaims string
for _, a := range aud {
if subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(a), []byte(cmp)) != 0 {
result = true
}
stringClaims = stringClaims + a
}

// case where "" is sent in one or many aud claims
if len(stringClaims) == 0 {
return !required
}

return result
}

func verifyExp(exp *time.Time, now time.Time, required bool) bool {
if exp == nil {
return !required
}
return now.Before(*exp)
}

func verifyIat(iat *time.Time, now time.Time, required bool) bool {
if iat == nil {
return !required
}
return now.After(*iat) || now.Equal(*iat)
}

func verifyNbf(nbf *time.Time, now time.Time, required bool) bool {
if nbf == nil {
return !required
}
return now.After(*nbf) || now.Equal(*nbf)
}

func verifyIss(iss string, cmp string, required bool) bool {
if iss == "" {
return !required
}
return subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(iss), []byte(cmp)) != 0
GetExpirationTime() (*NumericDate, error)
GetIssuedAt() (*NumericDate, error)
GetNotBefore() (*NumericDate, error)
GetIssuer() (string, error)
GetSubject() (string, error)
GetAudience() (ClaimStrings, error)
}
4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion errors.go
Expand Up @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var (
ErrTokenExpired = errors.New("token is expired")
ErrTokenUsedBeforeIssued = errors.New("token used before issued")
ErrTokenInvalidIssuer = errors.New("token has invalid issuer")
ErrTokenInvalidSubject = errors.New("token has invalid subject")
ErrTokenNotValidYet = errors.New("token is not valid yet")
ErrTokenInvalidId = errors.New("token has invalid id")
ErrTokenInvalidClaims = errors.New("token has invalid claims")
Expand All @@ -29,11 +30,12 @@ const (
ValidationErrorUnverifiable // Token could not be verified because of signing problems
ValidationErrorSignatureInvalid // Signature validation failed

// Standard Claim validation errors
// Registered Claim validation errors
ValidationErrorAudience // AUD validation failed
ValidationErrorExpired // EXP validation failed
ValidationErrorIssuedAt // IAT validation failed
ValidationErrorIssuer // ISS validation failed
ValidationErrorSubject // SUB validation failed
ValidationErrorNotValidYet // NBF validation failed
ValidationErrorId // JTI validation failed
ValidationErrorClaimsInvalid // Generic claims validation error
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60 changes: 58 additions & 2 deletions example_test.go
Expand Up @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func ExampleNewWithClaims_customClaimsType() {
//Output: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJpc3MiOiJ0ZXN0IiwiZXhwIjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.xVuY2FZ_MRXMIEgVQ7J-TFtaucVFRXUzHm9LmV41goM <nil>
}

// Example creating a token using a custom claims type. The StandardClaim is embedded
// Example creating a token using a custom claims type. The RegisteredClaims is embedded
// in the custom type to allow for easy encoding, parsing and validation of standard claims.
func ExampleParseWithClaims_customClaimsType() {
tokenString := "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJpc3MiOiJ0ZXN0IiwiYXVkIjoic2luZ2xlIn0.QAWg1vGvnqRuCFTMcPkjZljXHh8U3L_qUjszOtQbeaA"
Expand All @@ -93,7 +93,63 @@ func ExampleParseWithClaims_customClaimsType() {
// Output: bar test
}

// An example of parsing the error types using bitfield checks
// Example creating a token using a custom claims type and validation options. The RegisteredClaims is embedded
// in the custom type to allow for easy encoding, parsing and validation of standard claims.
func ExampleParseWithClaims_validationOptions() {
tokenString := "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJpc3MiOiJ0ZXN0IiwiYXVkIjoic2luZ2xlIn0.QAWg1vGvnqRuCFTMcPkjZljXHh8U3L_qUjszOtQbeaA"

type MyCustomClaims struct {
Foo string `json:"foo"`
jwt.RegisteredClaims
}

token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, &MyCustomClaims{}, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
return []byte("AllYourBase"), nil
}, jwt.WithLeeway(5*time.Second))

if claims, ok := token.Claims.(*MyCustomClaims); ok && token.Valid {
fmt.Printf("%v %v", claims.Foo, claims.RegisteredClaims.Issuer)
} else {
fmt.Println(err)
}

// Output: bar test
}

type MyCustomClaims struct {
Foo string `json:"foo"`
jwt.RegisteredClaims
}

func (m MyCustomClaims) CustomValidation() error {
if m.Foo != "bar" {
return errors.New("must be foobar")
}

return nil
}

// Example creating a token using a custom claims type and validation options.
// The RegisteredClaims is embedded in the custom type to allow for easy
// encoding, parsing and validation of standard claims and the function
// CustomValidation is implemented.
func ExampleParseWithClaims_customValidation() {
tokenString := "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJpc3MiOiJ0ZXN0IiwiYXVkIjoic2luZ2xlIn0.QAWg1vGvnqRuCFTMcPkjZljXHh8U3L_qUjszOtQbeaA"

token, err := jwt.ParseWithClaims(tokenString, &MyCustomClaims{}, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
return []byte("AllYourBase"), nil
}, jwt.WithLeeway(5*time.Second))

if claims, ok := token.Claims.(*MyCustomClaims); ok && token.Valid {
fmt.Printf("%v %v", claims.Foo, claims.RegisteredClaims.Issuer)
} else {
fmt.Println(err)
}

// Output: bar test
}

// An example of parsing the error types using errors.Is.
func ExampleParse_errorChecking() {
// Token from another example. This token is expired
var tokenString = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmb28iOiJiYXIiLCJleHAiOjE1MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJ0ZXN0In0.HE7fK0xOQwFEr4WDgRWj4teRPZ6i3GLwD5YCm6Pwu_c"
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