How to use FAPI feature


Overview


This document explains how to use Financial-grade API (FAPI) feature in Authlete.



Introduction


FAPI defines two types of security profiles. One is read-only API profile (specified in FAPI part1) and the other one is read-and-write API profile (specified in FAPI part2). Requirements for authorization servers in both profiles are different, thus the behavior of authorization servers varies depending on which security profile it is based on. To enable FAPI feature in Authlete, you need to configure your service and client so that they satisfy the requirements in either of the profiles above. Additionally, request parameters that your client sends to your service (authorization server) also need to be configured appropriately because Authlete determines whether FAPI feature is enabled or not at runtime. This means FAPI feature is not enabled in Authlete when request parameters are not configured properly even if the configurations of your service and client meet FAPI requirements. The following steps briefly explain how Authlete determines whether to enable FAPI or not at runtime:

1. Extract scopes that are contained in the request or associated with the request
2. Check the scope attributes (see Appendix 1) associated with each scope as follows:
Condition
Authelte behavior
When the scope has a fapi read-only attribute ("key = fapi" and "value = r")
Authlete behaves based on read-only API profile.
When the scope has a fapi read-and-write attribute ("key = fapi" and "value = rw")
Authlete behaves based on read-and-write API profile.
Otherwise
Authlete bahaves based on regular OAuth2.0/OIDC flows. 

In the following sections, we will see more details of how to configure a service, a client and request parameters for both profiles.

Service configurations


This section explains how to configure a service to support FAPI profiles.

Configurations for read-only API profile


Configure a service as below.
Property
Configuration
Supported Service Profiles
Choose FAPI.
Supported Client Authentication Methods
Choose at least one of the followings.

  • TLS_CLIENT_AUTH
  • SELF_SIGNED_TLS_CLIENT_AUTH
  • CLIENT_SECRET_JWT
  • PRIVATE_KEY_JWT

Note: If all the FAPI clients communicating with this service are public clients, this configuration is not mandatory.
Supported Scopes
Create at least a scope that has an "read-only" attribute.

Configurations for read-and-write API profile


To support read-and-write API profile, you need to configure a service according to the configurations for read-only API profile and the following additional configurations. (Some configurations for read-only API profile are overridden.)
Property
Configuration
Supported Authentication Context Class References
Set an appropriate value.
(e.g. urn:mace:incommon:iap:silver)
Supported Response Types
Choose at least one of the followings.

  • CODE_ID_TOKEN
  • CODE_ID_TOKEN_TOKEN

Note: If all the FAPI clients communicating with this service use JARM (See Appendix 2), this configuration is not mandatory.
Supported Client Authentication Methods
Choose at least one of the followings.

  • TLS_CLIENT_AUTH
  • SELF_SIGNED_TLS_CLIENT_AUTH
  • PRIVATE_KEY_JWT

Note: If all the FAPI clients communicating with this service are public clients, this configuration is not mandatory.
TLS Client Certificate Bound Access Tokens
Choose Supported.
Supported Scopes
Create at least a scope that has an "read-and-write" attribute.

Client configurations


This section explains how to configure a client to support FAPI profiles.

Configurations for read-only API profile


Configure a client as below.
Property
Configuration
Client Authentication Method
If this client is a confidential client, choose one of the followings.

  • TLS_CLIENT_AUTH
  • SELF_SIGNED_TLS_CLIENT_AUTH
  • CLIENT_SECRET_JWT
  • PRIVATE_KEY_JWT
Redirect Uris
Set a URI starting with https.
JWK Set Content
Note: this configuration is not mandatory if "JWK Set URI" is used.

If this client uses PRIVATE_KEY_JWT as its client authentication method, the value of this property must contain a public key for verifying assertion signature and the key must satisfy the requirements in Appendix 3.
JWK Set URI
Note: this configuration is not mandatory if "JWK Set Content" is used.

If this client uses PRIVATE_KEY_JWT as its client authentication method, the value of the JWK set pointed by this property must contain a public key for verifying assertion signature and the key must satisfy the requirements in Appendix 3.

Configurations for read-and-write API profile


To support read-and-write API profile, you need to configure a client according to the configurations for read-only API profile and the following additional configurations. (Some configurations for read-only API profile are overridden.)
Property
Configuration
Response Type
Choose at least one of the followings.

  • CODE_ID_TOKEN
  • CODE_ID_TOKEN_TOKEN

Note: If this client uses JARM (See Appendix 2), this configuration is not mandatory.
Supported Client Authentication Methods
If this client is a confidential client, choose one of the followings.

  • TLS_CLIENT_AUTH
  • SELF_SIGNED_TLS_CLIENT_AUTH
  • PRIVATE_KEY_JWT
TLS Client Certificate Bound Access Tokens
Choose Enabled.
Authorization Response Signature Algorithm
If this client uses JARM, choose one of the followings.

  • PS256
  • ES256
Assertion Signature Algorithm
If this client uses PRIVATE_KEY_JWT as its client authentication method, choose one of the followings.

  • PS256
  • ES256
Request Object Signature Algorithm
Choose one of the followings.

  • PS256
  • ES256
ID Token Signature Algorithm
If this client asks the authorization server for ID tokens, choose one of the followings.

  • PS256
  • ES256
User Info Signature Algorithm
If this client uses user info endpoint, choose one of the followings.

  • PS256
  • ES256


Request


This section explains how to configure request parameters (for authorization endpoint and token endpoint) to support FAPI profiles.

Authorization request


Authorization request for read-only API profile


Requirements for request parameters
Parameter
Requirement
redirect_uri
Set a URI that satisfies the following requirements.

  • Must exactly match one of the pre-registered redirect URIs.
  • Must start with https.
state
Required if 'openid' scope is not contained in the 'scope' request parameters.
code_challenge
Set a value that complies with PKCE (RFC 7636).
code_challenge_method
Must be 'S256'.
scope
Must include at least a scope that has an "read-only" attribute.


Example

#
# An example request from a public client.
#
# Note:
#   * scope: 'account' scope has a "read-only" attribute.
#   * state: Optional but recommended (OAuth 2.0).
#   * nonce: Required if the 'response_type' request parameter contains
#      'id_token' (OpenID Connect).
#
GET /api/authorization?

response_type=code+id_token&
client_id=285946231596&
redirect_uri=https://my-client.com/callback&
scope=openid+accounts&
code_challenge=E9Melhoa2OwvFrEMTJguCHaoeK1t8URWbuGJSstw-cM&
code_challenge_method=S256&
state=mystate&
nonce=mynonce

Authorization request for read-and-write API profile


Requirements for request parameters

To support read-and-write API profile, you need to configure request parameters according to the requirements for read-only API profile and the following additional requirements. (Some requirements for read-only API profile are overridden.)
Parameter
Requirements
request
Note: If 'request_uri' parameter is used, this requirement is not mandatory.

Set a request object that satisfy the requirements in Appendix 4.
request_uri
Note: If 'request' parameter is used, this requirement is not mandatory.

Set a URL pointing a request object that satisfy the requirements in Appendix 4.
response_type
Set 'code id_token' or 'code id_token token'.

Note: If this client always uses JARM, this requirement is not mandatory.
code_challenge
Set a value that complies with PKCE (RFC 7636) if this client is a public client.
code_challenge_method
Must be 'S256' if this client is a public client.
scope
Must include at least a scope that has an "read-and-write" attribute.
claims
Must include the 'acr' claim as an essential claim ("essential":true).

{
  "id_token": {
    "acr": {
      "essential":true,
      "values":["urn:mace:incommon:iap:silver"]
    }
  }
}


Example

#
# An example request from a confidential client.
#
# Note:
#   * scope: 'account' scope has a "read-and-write" attribute.
#   * state: Optional but recommended (OAuth 2.0).
#   * nonce: Required if the 'response_type' request parameter contains
#      'id_token' (OpenID Connect).
#
GET /api/authorization?

response_type=code+id_token&
client_id=291985138172&
scope=openid+payments&
redirect_uri=https://my-client.com/callback&
state=mystate&
nonce=mynonce&
claims={"id_token":{"acr":{"essential":true,"values":["urn:mace:incommon:iap:silver"]}}}&
request=eyJh...[省略]...nPQ

Token request


Token request for read-only API profile


Requirements for request parameters
Parameter
Requirement
client_assertion
If this client uses PRIVATE_KEY_JWT as its client authentication method, the value of this property must contain a public key for verifying assertion signature and the key must satisfy the requirements in Appendix 3.

Example

#
# An example request from a public client.
#
POST /api/token

client_id=285946231596&
grant_type=authorization_code&
code=_vaXlQ_ItUX4hiWzXgOT-Jp9-oVPKGQ6Q6QZu_P2GXw&
redirect_uri=https://my-client.com/callback&
code_verifier=dBjftJeZ4CVP-mB92K27uhbUJU1p1r_wW1gFWFOEjXk

Token request for read-and-write API profile


Requirements for request parameters

To support read-and-write API profile, you need to configure request parameters according to the requirements for read-only API profile and the following additional requirements. (Some requirements for read-only API profile are overridden.)
Parameter
Requirement
client_assertion
If this client uses PRIVATE_KEY_JWT as its client authentication method, the value of this peroperty must be signed with the algorithm specified as 'Assertion Signature Algorithm'.


Client certificate

The client needs to present a cleint certificate to the token endpont as 'TLS Client Certificate Bound Access Tokens' is enabled for the client,

Example

#
# An example request from a confidential client.
#
# Note:
#   * The client uses PRIVATE_KEY_JWT as its client authentication method.
#   * The client needs to present a cleint certificate to the token endpont,
#      as 'TLS Client Certificate Bound Access Tokens' is enabled for the client.
#
POST /api/token

client_id=291985138172&
grant_type=authorization_code&
code=YG-gD9v-vmnuKaHkRHcvWq1UxlxT_9vgj28ffxIAX40&
redirect_uri=https://my-client.com/callback&
client_assertion=eyJh...[omitted]...OWg&
client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer

Appendix


1. Scope attributes

2. JARM

3. Requirements for key size


FAPI Part1 says

Financial Services – Financial API - Part 1, 5.2.2. Authorization Server

  The authorization server,
  ...
  5. shall require a key of size 2048 bits or larger if RSA
    algorithms are used for the client authentication;
  6. shall require a key of size 160 bits or larger if elliptic
    curve algorithms are used for the client authentication;

Then, a public key for singing a client assertion (JWS) and a private key for verifying the signature must satisfy the following requirements.
Client assertion algorithm type
Requirements for key size
RSA algorithm
The key size must be equal to or larger than 2048 bits.
EC algorithm
The key size must be equal to or larger than 160 bits.
Otherwise
No requirements.


4. Requirements for request objects


FAPI Part2 says

Financial Services – Financial API - Part 2, 5.2.2. Authorization Server

  The authorization server,
  ...
  1. shall require the request or request_uri parameter to be passed as a JWS signed JWT as in clause 6 of [OIDC];
  ...
  10. shall require that all parameters are present inside the signed request object passed in the request or request_uri parameter;
  ...
  13. shall require the request object to contain an exp claim;
  ...
  15. shall require the aud claim in the request object to be, or to be an array containing, the OP's Issuer Identifier URL;

Additionally, the following requirements for JWS signature must be satisfied.

Financial Services – Financial API - Part 2, 8.6 JWS algorithm considerations

  Both clients and authorization servers:
    1. shall use PS256 or ES256 algorithms;
    2. should not use algorithms that use RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 (e.g. RS256);
    3. shall not use none;

In sum, in order to support read-and-write API profile, request objects

  • Must be signed with the algorithm specified as 'Request Object Signature Algorithm'.
  • Must include all the request paramters.
  • Must include the 'exp' claim
  • Must include the 'aud' claim and the value must be the value of 'Token Issuer Identifier'.

The following example shows the payload of a request object that satisfies the requirements.

{
  "response_type": "code id_token",
  "exp": 1554973000,
  "aud": "https://my-authz-server.com/",
  "client_id": "291985138172",
  "scope": "openid payments",
  "redirect_uri": "https://my-client.com/callback",
  "state": "mystate",
  "nonce": "mynonce",
  "claims": {
    "id_token": {
      "acr": {
        "values": ["urn:mace:incommon:iap:silver"],
        "essential": true
      }
    }
  }
}
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