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SdJwtVerifier previously only supported issuer keys from x5c, so SD-JWT VCs using a published JWK Set were rejected.

This PR adds the second Issuer Signature Mechanism from draft-ietf-oauth-sd-jwt-vc-10 §3.5.

Key resolution is now based on the iss claim:

  • HTTPS iss → resolve JWT VC Issuer Metadata from /.well-known/jwt-vc-issuer and require metadata issuer == iss
  • DID iss → resolve through DID, with kid required to be controlled by that DID
  • x5c → continues to take precedence when present

A DID in kid is not dereferenced when iss is HTTPS, preventing the credential from choosing its own resolution mechanism (§10.2).

Other changes

  • Hardened JWKS key selection:

    • reject duplicate kid matches
    • validate use, key_ops, and algorithm suitability
    • also applies to CwtVerifier via PublicKeyResolverFactory
  • Bounded all credential-controlled network requests with timeouts, response-size limits, redirect blocking, and non-public IP protection. Defaults can be relaxed through NetworkPolicy.

  • Centralized JWK member names in JwkParams.

  • Bumped com.authlete:sd-jwt 1.5 → 1.9. 1.5 ships Java 11 bytecode (class file major 55), which older Android toolchains cannot consume; 1.6 onward targets Java 8 (major 52). The Disclosure and SDJWT APIs we use are byte-identical across the bump.

Out of Scope

Not addressed in this PR:

  • x5c chain validation, SAN-to-iss binding, and certificate expiry validation (pre -existing) @swatigoel - we might need to harden this as well.
  • Trusted issuer policy — verification currently establishes signature validity, not issuer trust. We have allowed all supporting did types for interoperability, but did:key and did:jwk do not prove issuer trust.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added SD-JWT VC issuer key resolution through X.509 certificates, HTTPS issuer metadata/JWKS, and supported DID methods.
    • Added kid-based key selection with algorithm, key type, and usage validation.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved fallback verification when certificates are unavailable or empty.
  • Security
    • Added public-host validation, redirect protection, request timeouts, response-size limits, and decompression safeguards.
  • Documentation
    • Updated supported signature mechanisms and key-resolution guidance.
  • Tests
    • Expanded coverage for issuer resolution, JWKS validation, network protections, and status-list limits.

JWK member names and 'kty' values were repeated as string literals across the
resolvers and PresentationVerifier - 'OKP' alone appeared four times. Collect the
RFC 7517 vocabulary in JwkParams.

Signed-off-by: abhip2565 <paul.apaul.abhishek.ap@gmail.com>
Every URL fetched comes from credential content that has not been verified yet, yet
requests were unbounded, followed redirects including downgrades to plaintext, and
connected to any resolved address.

Route them through one client with timeouts, a response size cap, no redirects and
non-public addresses refused. draft-ietf-oauth-sd-jwt-vc-10 10.1 requires the time and
size bounds. Redirects and address restriction are configurable via NetworkPolicy.

Signed-off-by: abhip2565 <paul.apaul.abhishek.ap@gmail.com>
Selection used firstOrNull on 'kid', so a duplicate silently resolved the first match
and nothing checked the key was published for signature verification. Require an
unambiguous match plus use, key_ops and algorithm suitability; an unlabelled key stays
a candidate since RFC 7515 4.1.4 makes 'kid' a hint.

Duplicate 'kid' and non-verification keys are now rejected on the CwtVerifier path too.

Signed-off-by: abhip2565 <paul.apaul.abhishek.ap@gmail.com>
Only x5c was accepted, so any credential whose issuer publishes its keys as a JWK Set
was rejected. Select the mechanism from 'iss' as draft-ietf-oauth-sd-jwt-vc-10 3.5
requires: an HTTPS 'iss' resolves through JWT VC Issuer Metadata, a DID through DID
resolution, and x5c still wins when present.

A DID in 'kid' is never dereferenced when 'iss' is HTTPS, since 10.2 forbids letting a
credential choose the mechanism. DID resolution is an ecosystem addition 3.5 permits,
not part of the draft; a trusted issuer policy is still missing and a TODO records it.

Fixtures are real credentials and metadata from live issuers, replayed through a mock.

Signed-off-by: abhip2565 <paul.apaul.abhishek.ap@gmail.com>
The SD-JWT rows claimed JWT VC Issuer Metadata was unsupported. Record how the mechanism
is chosen, that DID resolution is an ecosystem addition rather than part of the draft,
and how NetworkPolicy relaxes the network restrictions.

Signed-off-by: abhip2565 <paul.apaul.abhishek.ap@gmail.com>
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Walkthrough

The verifier now supports SD-JWT issuer keys from x5c, HTTPS JWT VC issuer metadata, and supported DID methods. JWKS selection validates key suitability. Network requests enforce response, timeout, redirect, and public-address policies. Documentation and tests cover these flows.

Changes

SD-JWT verification and key resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Hardened network retrieval
vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/main/java/.../networkManager/*, .../LdpStatusChecker.kt, .../networkManager/*Test.kt
Network requests enforce timeouts, response-size limits, redirect rules, and public-address validation. Status-list retrieval uses bounded limits.
JWKS selection and issuer metadata
vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/main/java/.../keyResolver/*, .../constants/JwkParams.kt, .../keyResolver/types/jwks/*Test.kt, .../issuer_metadata/*
JWKS selection validates identifiers, algorithms, usage, operations, key types, curves, and private material. HTTPS issuer metadata supports inline and remote JWKS sources.
Verifier integration and coverage
.../SdJwtVerifier.kt, .../PresentationVerifier.kt, .../CredentialsVerifierTest.kt, .../SdJwtVerifierTest.kt, .../sd-jwt_vc/*
SD-JWT verification uses x5c first, then resolves keys from HTTPS issuers or supported DID methods. Tests cover certificate, metadata, DID, kid, and issuer validation paths.
Documentation and dependency alignment
README.md, doc/sdjwt-vc-verification-support.md, vc-verifier/kotlin/README.md, vc-verifier/kotlin/gradle/libs.versions.toml
Documentation lists the supported issuer key mechanisms. The Authlete SD-JWT dependency version changes from 1.5 to 1.9.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant SdJwtVerifier
  participant SdJwtVcIssuerMetadataResolver
  participant NetworkManagerClient
  participant JwksKeySelector
  SdJwtVerifier->>SdJwtVcIssuerMetadataResolver: Resolve issuer key from iss, kid, and alg
  SdJwtVcIssuerMetadataResolver->>NetworkManagerClient: Fetch issuer metadata or jwks_uri
  NetworkManagerClient-->>SdJwtVcIssuerMetadataResolver: Return bounded HTTPS response
  SdJwtVcIssuerMetadataResolver->>JwksKeySelector: Select validated JWK
  JwksKeySelector-->>SdJwtVerifier: Return PublicKey
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Keys find issuers through X.509, DID, and JWKS
Metadata guides each lookup
Timeouts guard requests
Public addresses constrain routes
Verified signatures complete the path

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In
`@vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/main/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/credentialverifier/statusChecker/LdpStatusChecker.kt`:
- Around line 142-146: Update decodeEncodedList and decompressGzip to enforce a
maximum decompressed status-list size while reading from GZIPInputStream,
aborting when the limit is exceeded. Add a test using a small compressed payload
whose decompressed content exceeds the configured limit, and verify it is
rejected without unbounded allocation.

In
`@vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/main/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/keyResolver/types/jwks/JwksKeySelector.kt`:
- Around line 101-104: Update validateVerificationKey to reject malformed JWK
key_ops values: require key_ops to be an array, require every array entry to be
a string, and require it to include JwkParams.KEY_OP_VERIFY; return the existing
validation error for invalid values. Add regression tests covering a scalar
key_ops value and an array containing mixed-type entries.

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`@vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/main/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/networkManager/NetworkManagerClient.kt`:
- Around line 36-44: Update sendHTTPRequest to use a client configured with
Proxy.NO_PROXY whenever NetworkPolicy.restrictToPublicHosts is enabled, while
preserving the default proxy routing otherwise; add a loopback regression test
using a local ProxySelector to verify restricted requests cannot bypass host
validation through a proxy.

In
`@vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/resources/sd-jwt_vc/sdJwtVcWithDidKeyIssuer.txt`:
- Line 1: Replace the signed SD-JWT fixtures with complete re-signed credentials
using fixed timestamps in the past: update iat in sdJwtVcWithDidKeyIssuer.txt
and sdJwtVcWithX5cMultipleSans.txt, and update both iat and nbf in
sdJwtVcResolvableByX5cAndKid.txt. Preserve each fixture’s claims and signatures
after reissuing.

Apply the same fix in
`@vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/resources/sd-jwt_vc/sdJwtVcWithX5cSanMatchingIss.txt`
at line 1: Affected by future-dated iat values.
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  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/main/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/keyResolver/types/jwks/SdJwtVcIssuerMetadataResolver.kt
  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/main/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/networkManager/NetworkManagerClient.kt
  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/CredentialsVerifierTest.kt
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  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/keyResolver/types/jwks/JwksPublicKeyResolverTest.kt
  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/keyResolver/types/jwks/SdJwtVcIssuerMetadataResolverTest.kt
  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/java/io/mosip/vercred/vcverifier/networkManager/NetworkManagerClientTest.kt
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  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/java/testutils/TestUtils.kt
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  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/resources/sd-jwt_vc/issuer_metadata/metadataWithInlineJwks.json
  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/resources/sd-jwt_vc/issuer_metadata/metadataWithJwksUri.json
  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/resources/sd-jwt_vc/sdJwtVcResolvableByX5cAndKid.txt
  • vc-verifier/kotlin/vcverifier/src/test/resources/sd-jwt_vc/sdJwtVcWithDidKeyIssuer.txt
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1.5 ships Java 11 bytecode (class file major 55), which older Android toolchains
cannot consume. 1.6 onward targets Java 8 (major 52).

The Disclosure and SDJWT APIs this library uses are byte-identical across the bump.

Signed-off-by: abhip2565 <paul.apaul.abhishek.ap@gmail.com>
Bound the decompressed status list. The response cap limits the compressed payload
only, and a status list is a sparse bitstring that deflates enormously, so a
compliant-looking response could still exhaust the heap.

Reject malformed 'key_ops'. A scalar such as "encrypt" failed the cast to List and
was treated as absent, skipping the verify check entirely and admitting the key.

Bypass any system proxy while the address guard is enabled. Through an HTTP proxy
only the proxy host is resolved by our Dns, so a public proxy could forward a private
origin and the guard would never see it.

Signed-off-by: abhip2565 <paul.apaul.abhishek.ap@gmail.com>
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abhip2565 force-pushed the feat/sdjwt-kid-issuer-key-resolution branch from 7599c84 to 4389ef4 Compare August 26, 2026 11:47
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