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SERVER_SECRET

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In the base configuration, you will see something like this:

    OIDplus::baseConfig()->setValue("SERVER_SECRET", "................................");

This value is chosen randomly by the configuration file generator (setup).

Derivation of secrets and auth keys

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The usage of `OIDplus::baseConfig()->getValue("SERVER_SECRET")`

is deprecated due to security considerations.

Instead, please always use `OIDplus::authUtils()->makeSecret()`

with a unique `$data` argument (prefer a GUID)

if you need a secret that is derived from the server secret.

If you want to generate an authentication key (e.g. to send via an email),

use `OIDplus::authUtils()->makeAuthKey()`

with a unique `$data` argument (prefer a GUID)

in combination with `OIDplus::authUtils()->validateAuthKey()`.

An auth key is usually temporary; therefore `makeAuthKey` encodes a timestamp

which can be checked by `validateAuthKey` by providing

a validity period in seconds.

Where are makeAuthKey and makeSecret being used?

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System / Core:

- Auth content Store (OIDplusAuthContentStoreJWT.class.php):

  Key to sign JWT tokens (used for Automated AJAX requests, REST API and logins with "Remember me")

  * If a private/public key pair exists: Sign the JWT using that private key.

  * Otherwise sign it using PBKDF2+HMAC:

    `JWT = HS512(hash_pbkdf2("sha512", OIDplus::authUtils()->makeSecret(["0be35e52-f4ef-11ed-b67e-3c4a92df8582"]), "", 10000, 64/*256bit*/, false))`

- The JWT additionally contains a member `oidplus_ssh = OIDplus::authUtils()->makeSecret(["bb1aebd6-fe6a-11ed-a553-3c4a92df8582"]` (SSH = Server Secret Hash)

  with the sole purpose of allowing to invalidate all issued JWT by changing the server secret.

  (This would be more secure than the Blacklist feature, since changing the server secret)

  also invalidates JWT which might have been maliciously postdated).

- Session Handler (OIDplusSessionHandler.class.php):

  Encryption of session contents (regular logins)

  * if OpenSSL is installed:        sha512-pbkdf2 + AES-256-CBC + sha3-512-hmac

  * if OpenSSL is not installed:    sha3-512-hmac

  * In both cases, the key is `OIDplus::authUtils()->makeSecret(["b118abc8-f4ec-11ed-86ca-3c4a92df8582"])`.

Temporary auth keys (sent via email etc.):

* used at plugin forgot RA password (public/091):

  `makeAuthKey(["93a16dbe-f4fb-11ed-b67e-3c4a92df8582", email])`

* used at plugin ViaThinkSoft FreeOID activation (public/200):

  `makeAuthKey(["40c87e20-f4fb-11ed-86ca-3c4a92df8582", email])`

* used at plugin invite RA (ra/092):

  `makeAuthKey(["ed840c3e-f4fa-11ed-b67e-3c4a92df8582", email])`

* used at plugin change RA email (ra/102):

  `makeAuthKey(["5ef24124-f4fb-11ed-b67e-3c4a92df8582", old_email, new_email])`

Plugin OID-IP (public/100):

- Authentication token for hidden OIDs = `smallhash(OIDplus::authUtils()->makeSecret(["d8f44c7c-f4e9-11ed-86ca-3c4a92df8582", id]))`

Plugin VNag version check (admin/901):

- Webreader password = `OIDplus::authUtils()->makeSecret(["65d9f488-f4eb-11ed-b67e-3c4a92df8582"])`

Plugin RDAP (frdl):

- `OIDplus::authUtils()->makeSecret(["cee75760-f4f8-11ed-b67e-3c4a92df8582"])` is used to generate a cache filename

Plugin VTS Client Challenge Captcha:

- Challenge integrity : `OIDplus::authUtils()->makeAuthKey(["797bfc34-f4fa-11ed-86ca-3c4a92df8582", challenge])`

- Cache filename : `"vts_client_challenge_" + OIDplus::authUtils()->makeSecret(["461f4a9e-f4fa-11ed-86ca-3c4a92df8582", ipTarget, random]) + ".tmp"`

GUID Registry

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The "realm GUIDs" are documented at the [ViaThinkSoft OIDplus Registration Authority](https://oidplus.viathinksoft.com/oidplus/?goto=guid%3Aoidplus%2FauthRealms).