section‹The Otway-Rees Protocol: The Faulty BAN Version›
theory OtwayRees_Bad imports Public begin
text‹The FAULTY version omitting encryption of Nonce NB, as suggested on
247 of
Burrows, Abadi and Needham (1988). A Logic of Authentication.
Proc. Royal Soc. 426
file illustrates the consequences of such errors. We can still prove
-looking properties such as ‹Spy_not_see_encrypted_key›, yet
protocol is open to a middleperson attack. Attempting to prove some key
indicates the possibility of this attack.›
inductive_set otway :: "event list set" where
Nil: ― ‹The empty trace› "[] ∈ otway"
| Fake: ― ‹The Spy may say anything he can say. The sender field is correct,
but agents don't use that information.› "[evsf ∈ otway; X ∈ synth (analz (knows Spy evsf))] ==> Says Spy B X # evsf ∈ otway"
| Reception: ― ‹A message that has been sent can be received by the
intended recipient.› "[evsr ∈ otway; Says A B X ∈set evsr] ==> Gets B X # evsr ∈ otway"
| OR1: ― ‹Alice initiates a protocol run› "[evs1 ∈ otway; Nonce NA ∉ used evs1] ==> Says A B {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B, Crypt (shrK A) {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B}} # evs1 ∈ otway"
| OR2: ― ‹Bob's response to Alice's message.
This variant of the protocol does NOT encrypt NB.› "[evs2 ∈ otway; Nonce NB ∉ used evs2; Gets B {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B, X}∈ set evs2] ==> Says B Server {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B, X, Nonce NB, Crypt (shrK B) {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B}} # evs2 ∈ otway"
| OR3: ― ‹The Server receives Bob's message and checks that the three NAs
match. Then he sends a new session key to Bob with a packet for
forwarding to Alice.› "[evs3 ∈ otway; Key KAB ∉ used evs3; Gets Server {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B, Crypt (shrK A) {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B}, Nonce NB, Crypt (shrK B) {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B}} ∈ set evs3] ==> Says Server B {Nonce NA, Crypt (shrK A) {Nonce NA, Key KAB}, Crypt (shrK B) {Nonce NB, Key KAB}} # evs3 ∈ otway"
| OR4: ― ‹Bob receives the Server's (?) message and compares the Nonces with
those in the message he previously sent the Server.
Need term‹B ≠ Server› because we allow messages to self.› "[evs4 ∈ otway; B ≠ Server; Says B Server {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B, X', Nonce NB, Crypt (shrK B) {Nonce NA, Agent A, Agent B}} ∈ set evs4; Gets B {Nonce NA, X, Crypt (shrK B) {Nonce NB, Key K}} ∈ set evs4] ==> Says B A {Nonce NA, X} # evs4 ∈ otway"
| Oops: ― ‹This message models possible leaks of session keys. The nonces
identify the protocol run.› "[evso ∈ otway; Says Server B {Nonce NA, X, Crypt (shrK B) {Nonce NB, Key K}} ∈ set evso] ==> Notes Spy {Nonce NA, Nonce NB, Key K} # evso ∈ otway"
text‹A "possibility property": there are traces that reach the end› lemma"[B ≠ Server; Key K ∉ used []] ==>∃NA. ∃evs ∈ otway. Says B A {Nonce NA, Crypt (shrK A) {Nonce NA, Key K}} ∈ set evs" apply (intro exI bexI) apply (rule_tac [2] otway.Nil
[THEN otway.OR1, THEN otway.Reception, THEN otway.OR2, THEN otway.Reception, THEN otway.OR3, THEN otway.Reception, THEN otway.OR4]) apply (possibility, simp add: used_Cons) done
lemma Gets_imp_Says [dest!]: "[Gets B X ∈ set evs; evs ∈ otway]==>∃A. Says A B X ∈ set evs" apply (erule rev_mp) apply (erule otway.induct, auto) done
subsection‹For reasoning about the encrypted portion of messages›
lemma OR2_analz_knows_Spy: "[Gets B {N, Agent A, Agent B, X}∈ set evs; evs ∈ otway] ==> X ∈ analz (knows Spy evs)" by blast
lemma OR4_analz_knows_Spy: "[Gets B {N, X, Crypt (shrK B) X'}∈ set evs; evs ∈ otway] ==> X ∈ analz (knows Spy evs)" by blast
lemma Oops_parts_knows_Spy: "Says Server B {NA, X, Crypt K' {NB,K}}∈ set evs ==> K ∈ parts (knows Spy evs)" by blast
text‹Forwarding lemma: see comments in OtwayRees.thy› lemmas OR2_parts_knows_Spy =
OR2_analz_knows_Spy [THEN analz_into_parts]
text‹Theorems of the form term‹X ∉ parts (spies evs)› imply that
sends messages containing X!›
text‹Spy never sees a good agent's shared key!› lemma Spy_see_shrK [simp]: "evs ∈ otway ==> (Key (shrK A) ∈ parts (knows Spy evs)) = (A ∈ bad)" by (erule otway.induct, force,
drule_tac [4] OR2_parts_knows_Spy, simp_all, blast+)
lemma Spy_analz_shrK [simp]: "evs ∈ otway ==> (Key (shrK A) ∈ analz (knows Spy evs)) = (A ∈ bad)" by auto
lemma Spy_see_shrK_D [dest!]: "[Key (shrK A) ∈ parts (knows Spy evs); evs ∈ otway]==> A ∈ bad" by (blast dest: Spy_see_shrK)
subsection‹Proofs involving analz›
text‹Describes the form of K and NA when the Server sends this message. Also
for Oops case.› lemma Says_Server_message_form: "[Says Server B {NA, X, Crypt (shrK B) {NB, Key K}}∈ set evs; evs ∈ otway] ==> K ∉ range shrK ∧ (∃i. NA = Nonce i) ∧ (∃j. NB = Nonce j)" apply (erule rev_mp) apply (erule otway.induct, simp_all) done
text‹Session keys are not used to encrypt other session keys›
text‹The equality makes the induction hypothesis easier to apply› lemma analz_image_freshK [rule_format]: "evs ∈ otway ==> ∀K KK. KK ⊆ -(range shrK) ⟶ (Key K ∈ analz (Key`KK ∪ (knows Spy evs))) = (K ∈ KK | Key K ∈ analz (knows Spy evs))" apply (erule otway.induct) apply (frule_tac [8] Says_Server_message_form) apply (drule_tac [7] OR4_analz_knows_Spy) apply (drule_tac [5] OR2_analz_knows_Spy, analz_freshK, spy_analz, auto) done
lemma analz_insert_freshK: "[evs ∈ otway; KAB ∉ range shrK]==> (Key K ∈ analz (insert (Key KAB) (knows Spy evs))) = (K = KAB | Key K ∈ analz (knows Spy evs))" by (simp only: analz_image_freshK analz_image_freshK_simps)
text‹The Key K uniquely identifies the Server's message.› lemma unique_session_keys: "[Says Server B {NA, X, Crypt (shrK B) {NB, K}}∈ set evs; Says Server B' {NA',X',Crypt (shrK B') {NB',K}}∈ set evs; evs ∈ otway]==> X=X' ∧ B=B' ∧ NA=NA' ∧ NB=NB'" apply (erule rev_mp) apply (erule rev_mp) apply (erule otway.induct, simp_all) apply blast+ ― ‹OR3 and OR4› done
text‹Crucial secrecy property: Spy does not see the keys sent in msg OR3
Does not in itself guarantee security: an attack could violate
the premises, e.g. by having term‹A=Spy›› lemma secrecy_lemma: "[A ∉ bad; B ∉ bad; evs ∈ otway] ==> Says Server B {NA, Crypt (shrK A) {NA, Key K}, Crypt (shrK B) {NB, Key K}}∈ set evs ⟶ Notes Spy {NA, NB, Key K}∉ set evs ⟶ Key K ∉ analz (knows Spy evs)" apply (erule otway.induct, force) apply (frule_tac [7] Says_Server_message_form) apply (drule_tac [6] OR4_analz_knows_Spy) apply (drule_tac [4] OR2_analz_knows_Spy) apply (simp_all add: analz_insert_eq analz_insert_freshK pushes) apply spy_analz ― ‹Fake› apply (blast dest: unique_session_keys)+ ― ‹OR3, OR4, Oops› done
lemma Spy_not_see_encrypted_key: "[Says Server B {NA, Crypt (shrK A) {NA, Key K}, Crypt (shrK B) {NB, Key K}}∈ set evs; Notes Spy {NA, NB, Key K}∉ set evs; A ∉ bad; B ∉ bad; evs ∈ otway] ==> Key K ∉ analz (knows Spy evs)" by (blast dest: Says_Server_message_form secrecy_lemma)
subsection‹Attempting to prove stronger properties›
text‹Only OR1 can have caused such a part of a message to appear. The premise term‹A ≠ B› prevents OR2's similar-looking cryptogram from being picked
up. Original Otway-Rees doesn't need it.› lemma Crypt_imp_OR1 [rule_format]: "[A ∉ bad; A ≠ B; evs ∈ otway] ==> Crypt (shrK A) {NA, Agent A, Agent B}∈ parts (knows Spy evs) ⟶ Says A B {NA, Agent A, Agent B, Crypt (shrK A) {NA, Agent A, Agent B}}∈ set evs" by (erule otway.induct, force,
drule_tac [4] OR2_parts_knows_Spy, simp_all, blast+)
text‹Crucial property: If the encrypted message appears, and A has used NA
to start a run, then it originated with the Server!
The premise term‹A ≠ B› allows use of ‹Crypt_imp_OR1›› text‹Only it is FALSE. Somebody could make a fake message to Server
substituting some other nonce NA' for NB.› lemma"[A ∉ bad; A ≠ B; evs ∈ otway] ==> Crypt (shrK A) {NA, Key K}∈ parts (knows Spy evs) ⟶ Says A B {NA, Agent A, Agent B, Crypt (shrK A) {NA, Agent A, Agent B}} ∈ set evs ⟶ (∃B NB. Says Server B {NA, Crypt (shrK A) {NA, Key K}, Crypt (shrK B) {NB, Key K}}∈ set evs)" apply (erule otway.induct, force,
drule_tac [4] OR2_parts_knows_Spy, simp_all) apply blast ― ‹Fake› apply blast ― ‹OR1: it cannot be a new Nonce, contradiction.› txt‹OR3 and OR4› apply (simp_all add: ex_disj_distrib) prefer2apply (blast intro!: Crypt_imp_OR1) ― ‹OR4› txt‹OR3› apply clarify (*The hypotheses at this point suggest an attack in which nonce NB is used intwodifferentroles: GetsServer \<lbrace>NonceNA,AgentAa,AgentA, Crypt(shrKAa)\<lbrace>NonceNA,AgentAa,AgentA\<rbrace>,NonceNB, Crypt(shrKA)\<lbrace>NonceNA,AgentAa,AgentA\<rbrace>\<rbrace> \<in>setevs3 SaysAB \<lbrace>NonceNB,AgentA,AgentB, Crypt(shrKA)\<lbrace>NonceNB,AgentA,AgentB\<rbrace>\<rbrace> \<in>setevs3;
*)
(*Thus the key property A_can_trust probably fails too.*) oops
end
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