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draft-ietf-ediint-compression-12.txt
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                   Compressed Data within an Internet EDI
               Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Message

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Abstract

   This document explains the rules and procedures for utilizing
   compression (RFC 3274) within an Internet EDI (Electronic Data
   Interchange) 'AS' message, as defined in RFCs 3335, 4130, and 4823.

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1.  Introduction

   Historically, electronic messages produced by systems following the
   guidelines as outlined in the IETF EDIINT working group Working Group
   specifications AS1[AS1], AS2[AS2] AS1 [AS1], AS2 [AS2], and AS3[AS3], AS3 [AS3] did not have a way
   to provide a standardized transport neutral mechanism for compressing
   large payloads.  However, with the development of RFC 3274 - Compressed 3274,
   "Compressed Data Content Type for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS),
   (CMS)", we now have a transport neutral transport-neutral mechanism for compressing
   large payloads.

   A typical EDIINT 'AS' message is a multi-layered MIME message,
   consisting of one or more of the following, following: payload layer, signature
   layer
   layer, and/or the encryption layer.  When an 'AS' message is received received, a
   Message Integrity Check(MIC) Check (MIC) value must be computed based upon
   defined rules within the EDIINT 'AS' RFCs and must be returned to the
   sender
         Compressed Data within an Internet EDI Message   February 2009 of the message via an a Message Disposition Notification(MDN). Notification (MDN).

   The addition of a new compression layer will require this document to
   outline new procedures for building/layering 'AS' messages and
   computing a MIC value that is returned in the MDN receipt.

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].

2.  Compressed Data MIME Layer

   The compressed-data CMS(Cryptographic CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) MIME entity as
   described in [COMPRESSED-DATA] may encapsulate a MIME entity
   which that
   consists of either an unsigned or signed business document.

   Implementers are to follow the appropriate specifications identified
   under "References"
   in [MIME-TYPES], the "MIME Media Types" registry [MIME-TYPES] maintained by IANA
   for the type of object being packaged.  For example, to package an
   XML object, the MIME media type of "application/xml" is used in the Content-type
   Content-Type MIME header field and the specifications for enveloping
   the object are contained in [XMLTYPES]; [XMLTYPES].

   MIME entity example:

   Content-type: application/xml; charset="utf-8"

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
   <!-- sample xml document -->

   The MIME entity will be compressed using [ZLIB] and placed inside a
   CMS compressed-data object as outlined in [COMPRESSED-DATA].  The
   compressed data
   compressed-data object will be MIME encapsulated according to details
   outlined in [S/MIME3.1], RFC 3851, Section 3.5.

   Example:

   Content-Type: application/pkcs7-mime; smime-type=compressed-data;
   name=smime.p7z
   Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
   Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=smime.p7z

   MIAGCyqGSIb3DQEJEAEJoIAwgAIBADANBgsqhkiG9w0BCRADCDCABgkqhkiG9w0BBwGg
   Hnic7ZRdb9owFIbvK/k/5PqVYPFXGK12YYyboVFASSp1vQtZGiLRACZE49/XHoUW7S/0
   fU5ivWnasml72XFb3gb5druui7ytN803M570nii7C5r8tfwR281hy/p/KSM3+jzH5s3+
   P3VT3QbLusnt8WPIuN5vN/vaA2+DulnXTXkXvNTr8j8ouZmkCmGI/UW+ZS/C8zP0bz2d
   UEk2M8mlaxjRMByAhZTj0RGYg4TvogiRASROsZgjpVcJCb1KV6QzQeDJ1XkoQ5Jm+C5P
   v+ORAcshOGeCcdFJyfgFxdtCdEcmOrbinc/+BBMzRThEYpwl+jEBpciSGWQkI0TSlREm
   SGLuESm/iKUFt1y4XHBO2a5oq0IKJKWLS9kUZTA7vC5LSxYmgVL46SIWxIfWBQd6Adrn
   vGxVibLqRCtIpp4g2qpdtqK1LiOeolpVK5wVQ5P7+QjZAlrh0cePYTx/gNZuB9Vhndtg
   W9ogK+3rnmg3YWygnTuF5GDS+Q/jIVLnCcYZFc6Kk/+c80wKwZjwdZIqDYWRH68MuBQS
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   3CAaYOBNJMliTl0X7eV5DnoKIFSKYdj3cRpD/cK/JWTHJRe76MUXnfBW8m7Hd5zhQ4ri
   +kV1/3AGSlJ32bFPd2BsQD8uSzIx6lObkjdz95c0AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

   Note: Content-Transfer-Encoding of base64 would only be required if
   the compressed-data MIME bodypart is transferred via a 7-bit protocol
   like SMTP and is visible in the outer layer of the MIME message.  If
   the compressed-data MIME bodypart is placed inside of an encrypted
   MIME bodypart, content-transfer-encoding would not be required on the
   compressed-data MIME bodypart, but would be required on the encrypted
   MIME bodypart.

3.  Structure of an EDI MIME compressed message Compressed Message

   When compressing a document which that will be signed, the application MAY
   compress the inner most innermost MIME body before signing, see Section signing (see Sections 3.2 and 3.5
   3.5), or it MAY compress the outer multipart/signed MIME
   body, see Section body (see
   Sections 3.3 and 3.6 3.6), but it MUST NOT do both within the same
   document.  The receiving application MUST support both methods of
   compression when unpackaging an inbound document.

   Note: The following sections 3.1 (3.1 - 3.6 3.6) show the individual layers
   of a properly formatted EDIINT EDI MIME message with a compressed data
   layer.  Please refer to the appropriate RFCs for the proper
   construction of the resulting MIME message.

3.1  "application/xxxxxxx" is
   used to indicate an application media subtype.

3.1.  No encryption, no signature

   -RFC2822/2045 Encryption, No Signature

   -RFC5322/2045
     -[COMPRESSED-DATA](application/pkcs7-mime)
       -[MIME-TYPES](application/xxxxxxx)(compressed)

   This section shows the layers of an unsigned, unencrypted compressed
   message.  The first line indicates that the MIME message conforms to
   RFCs 2822
   [RFC5322] and RFC 2045 [RFC2045] with a Content-Type of application/pkcs7-mime. application/pkcs7-
   mime.  Within the pkcs7-mime entity is a compressed MIME entity
   containing the electronic business document.

3.2

3.2.  No encryption, signature

   -RFC2822/2045 Encryption, Signature

   -RFC5322/2045
     -[RFC1847] (multipart/signed)
       -[COMPRESSED-DATA](application/pkcs7-mime)
         -[MIME-TYPES](application/xxxxxxx)(compressed)
       -RFC3851 (application/pkcs7-signature)

   This section shows the layers of a signed, unencrypted compressed
   message where the payload is compressed before being signed.

3.3

3.3.  No encryption, signature

   -RFC2822/2045
         Compressed Data within an Internet EDI Message   February 2009 Encryption, Signature

   -RFC5322/2045
     -[COMPRESSED-DATA](application/pkcs7-mime)
       -[RFC1847] (multipart/signed)(compressed)
         -[MIME-TYPES](application/xxxxxxx)(compressed)
         -RFC3851 (application/pkcs7-signature)(compressed)

   This section shows the layers of a signed, unencrypted compressed
   message where a signed payload is compressed.

3.4

3.4.  Encryption, no signature

   -RFC2822/2045 No Signature

   -RFC5322/2045
     -RFC3851 (application/pkcs7-mime)
       -[COMPRESSED-DATA](application/pkcs7-mime) (encrypted)
         -[MIME-TYPES](application/xxxxxxx)(compressed)(encrypted)

   This section shows the layers of an unsigned, encrypted compressed
   message where the payload is compressed before it is encrypted.

3.5

3.5.  Encryption, signature

   -RFC2822/2045 Signature

   -RFC5322/2045
     -RFC3851 (application/pkcs7-mime)
       -[RFC1847] (multipart/signed) (encrypted)
         -[COMPRESSED-DATA](application/pkcs7-mime) (encrypted)
           -[MIME-TYPES](application/xxxxxxx) (compressed)(encrypted)
         -RFC3851 (application/pkcs7-signature) (encrypted)

   This section shows the layers of an a signed, encrypted compressed
   message where the payload is compressed before being signed and
   encrypted.

3.6

3.6.  Encryption, signature

   -RFC2822/2045 Signature

   -RFC5322/2045
     -RFC3851 (application/pkcs7-mime)
       -[COMPRESSED-DATA](application/pkcs7-mime) (encrypted)
         -[RFC1847] (multipart/signed) (compressed)(encrypted)
           -[MIME-TYPES](application/xxxxxxx) (compressed)(encrypted)
           -RFC3851 (application/pkcs7-signature)(compressed)(encrypted)

   This section shows the layers of an a signed, encrypted compressed
   message where the payload is compressed signed before being signed compressed and
   encrypted.

4.  MIC Calculations For for Compressed Messages Requesting Signed Receipts

4.1

4.1.  MIC Calculation For for Signed Message

   For any signed message, the MIC to be returned is calculated over the
   same data that was signed in the original message as per [AS1].  The
   signed content will be a mime MIME bodypart that contains either
   compressed or uncompressed data.

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4.2

4.2.  MIC Calculation For for Encrypted, Unsigned Message

   For encrypted, unsigned messages, the MIC to be returned is
   calculated over the uncompressed data content including all MIME
   header fields and any applied Content-Transfer-Encoding.

4.3

4.3.  MIC Calculation For for Unencrypted, Unsigned Message

   For unsigned, unencrypted messages, the MIC is calculated over the
   uncompressed data content including all MIME header fields and any
   applied Content-Transfer-Encoding.

5.  Error Disposition Modifier

   For a received message where a receipt has been requested and
   decompression fails, the following disposition modifier will be
   returned in the signed MDN.

   "Error: decompression-failed" - the receiver could not decompress
                                   the message

6.  EDIINT Version Header Field

   Any application that supports the compression methods outlined within
   this document MUST use a version identifier value of "1.1" or greater
   within the AS2 or AS3 Version header field as describe in [AS2] and
   [AS3].

7.  Compression Formats

   Implementations MUST support ZLIB [ZLIB] [ZLIB], which utilizes
   DEFLATE[DEFLATE]. DEFLATE
   [DEFLATE].

8.  Security Considerations

   This document is not concerned with security, except for any security
   concerns mentioned in the referenced RFCs.

9. IANA Considerations

   This document has no actions for IANA.

Author's Addresses

   Terry Harding
   Axway
   Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
   tharding@us.axway.com

References  Normative References
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   [AS1] T.         Harding, R. T., Drummond, R., and C. Shih, MIME-based "MIME-based
                 Secure Peer-to-Peer Business Data Interchange over the Internet,
                 Internet", RFC 3335, Sept 2002 September 2002.

   [AS2] D.         Moberg, D. and R. Drummond, MIME-Based "MIME-Based Secure Peer-to-Peer Peer-
                 to-Peer Business Data Interchange Using HTTP,
                 Applicability Statement 2 (AS2), (AS2)", RFC 4130, July 2005.

   [AS3] T.         Harding, T. and R. Scott, FTP "FTP Transport for Secure
                 Peer-to-Peer
        EDI Business Data Interchange over the Internet,
                 Internet", RFC 4823, May April 2007.

   [ZLIB] RFC1950 ZLIB        Deutsch, P. and J-L. Gailly, "ZLIB Compressed Data
                 Format Specification version 3.3,
        P.Deutsch and J-L Gailly, 3.3", RFC 1950, May 1996.

   [DEFLATE] RFC1951 DEFLATE     Deutsch, P., "DEFLATE Compressed Data Format
                 Specification version
            1.3, P.Deutsch, 1.3", RFC 1951, May 1996.

   [MIME-TYPES]  "Media Types," http://www.isi.edu/in-
                notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types.  IANA, "MIME Media Types" registry, available from
                 http://www.iana.org.

   [RFC1847] Security     Galvin, J., Murphy, S., Crocker, S., and N. Freed,
                 "Security Multiparts for MIME: Multipart/Signed and
            Multipart/Encrypted, J. Galvin, S. Murphy, S. Crocker,
            N. Freed
                 Multipart/Encrypted", RFC 1847, October 1995.

   [RFC2045]     Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet
                 Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet
                 Message Bodies", RFC 2045, November 1996.

   [RFC2119] Key Words     Bradner, S., "Key words for Use use in RFC's RFCs to Indicate
                 Requirement Levels,
        S.Bradner, Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

  [S/MIME3.1]S/MIME

   [RFC5322]     Resnick, P., Ed., "Internet Message Format", RFC 5322,
                 October 2008.

   [S/MIME3.1]   Ramsdell, B., Ed., "Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail
                 Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Message Specification, B.Ramsdell, Specification",
                 RFC 3851, July 2004. RFC 3851

   [XMLTYPES]  M.    Murata, S. St.Laurent, M., St. Laurent, S., and D. Kohn, "XML Media
                 Types", RFC 3023, January 2001.

   [COMPRESSED-DATA]  Compressed
                 Gutmann, P., "Compressed Data Content Type for
                 Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS), P. Gutmann, (CMS)", RFC 3274, June
                 2002.

Acknowledgements

10.  Acknowledgments

   A number of the members of the EDIINT Working Group have also worked
   very hard and contributed to this document. The following people have
   made direct contributions to this document. document:

   David Fischer, Dale Moberg, Robert Asis Asis, and everyone involved in the
   AS1, AS2 Interop testing during 2002.

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Author's Address

   Terry Harding
   Axway
   Scottsdale, Arizona
   USA

   EMail: tharding@us.axway.com