From ead5b511755860cefc793257120338a44a08c9dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Schanzenbach, Martin" Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2018 11:51:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add some reclaim --- doc/documentation/chapters/user.texi | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/documentation/chapters/user.texi b/doc/documentation/chapters/user.texi index e91812500..0a62c5fdb 100644 --- a/doc/documentation/chapters/user.texi +++ b/doc/documentation/chapters/user.texi @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ always welcome. * First steps - Using the GNUnet VPN:: * File-sharing:: * The GNU Name System:: +* reclaim:: * Using the Virtual Public Network:: @end menu @@ -1790,6 +1791,98 @@ is thus advisable to disable the namecache by setting the option ``DISABLE'' to ``YES'' in section ``[namecache]''. +@node reclaim +@section re:claim Identity Provider + +The re:claim Identity Provider (IdP) is a decentralized IdP service. +It allows its users to manage and authorize third parties to access their identity attributes such as email or shipping addresses. + +It basically mimics the concepts of centralized IdPs, such as those offered by Google or Facebook. +Like other IdPs, re:claim features an (optional) OpenID-Connect 1.0-compliant protocol layer that can be used for websites to integrate re:claim as an Identity Provider with little effort. + +@menu +* reclaim-Attributes:: +* reclaim-Authorization:: +* reclaim-Revocation:: +* reclaim-OpenID:: +@end menu + +@node reclaim-Attributes +@subsection Managing Attributes + +Before adding attributes to an identity, you must first create an ego: + +@example +$ gnunet-identity -C "username" +@end example + +Henceforth, you can manage a new user profile of the user ``username''. + +To add an email address to your user profile, simply use the @command{gnunet-idp} command line tool:: + +@example +$ gnunet-idp -e "username" -a "email" -V "username@@example.gnunet" +@end example + +All of your attributes can be listed using the @command{gnunet-idp} +command line tool as well: + +@example +$ gnunet-idp -e "username" -D +@end example + +Currently, and by default, attribute values are interpreted as plain text. +In the future there might be more value types such as X.509 certificate credentials. + +@node reclaim-Authorization +@subsection Sharing Attributes with Third Parties + +If you want to allow a third party such as a website or friend to access to your attributes (or a subset thereof) execute: + +@example +$ gnunet-idp -e "username" -r "PKEY" -i "attribute1,attribute2,..." +@end example + +Where "PKEY" is the public key of the third party and "attribute1,attribute2,..." is a comma-separated list of attribute names, such as "email", that you want to share. + +The command will return a "ticket" string. +You must give this "ticket" to the requesting third party. + +The third party can then retrieve your shared identity attributes using: + +@example +$ gnunet-idp -e "friend" -C "ticket" +@end example + +This will retrieve and list the shared identity attributes. +The above command will also work if the user "username" is currently offline since the attributes are retrieved from GNS. +Further, the "ticket" can be re-used later to retrieve up-to-date attributes in case "username" has changed the value(s). For instance, becasue his email address changed. + +To list all given authorizations (tickets) you can execute: +@example +$ gnunet-idp -e "friend" -T (TODO there is only a REST API for this ATM) +@end example + + +@node reclaim-Revocation +@subsection Revoking Authorizations of Third Parties + +If you want to revoke the access of a third party to your attributes you can execute: + +@example +$ gnunet-idp -e "username" -R "ticket" +@end example + +This will prevent the third party from accessing the attribute in the future. +Please note that if the third party has previously accessed the attribute, there is not way in which the system could have prevented the thiry party from storing the data. +As such, only access to updated data in the future can be revoked. +This behaviour is _exactly the same_ as with other IdPs. + +@node reclaim-OpenID +@subsection Using the OpenID-Connect IdP + +TODO: Document setup and REST endpoints + @node Using the Virtual Public Network @section Using the Virtual Public Network -- 2.25.1