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======
PyKMIP
======
PyKMIP is a Python implementation of the Key Management Interoperability
Protocol (KMIP) specification, supporting version 1.1 of the KMIP standard.
KMIP is an OASIS standard specifying a client/server-based protocol to perform
key, certificate, or generic object management relating generally to storage
and maintenance operations. The PyKMIP library currently provides a KMIP
client and server supporting the following operations for the KMIP
SymmetricKey managed object:
* create
* register
* get
* destroy
Note that KMIP specifies profiles that tailor the standard to specific use
cases. The KMIP Profile Support section below includes several profiles that
need to be developed for PyKMIP to more fully support the symmetric key storage
and generation capabilities. A list of operations necessary for these profiles
are also included.
The PyKMIP software-based KMIP server is intended for use only in testing and
demonstration environments. Note that the PyKMIP server is NOT intended to be
a substitute for secured, hardware-based KMIP appliances. The PyKMIP client
should be used for operational purposes only with a hardware-based KMIP server.
Version
=======
Earlier versions of PyKMIP are not intended to support KMIP profiles. Work
to further mature PyKMIP to add support for basic profiles is underway (see
below.) For more information on KMIP profiles, see the OASIS documentation
in the reference section.
Note that development of the PyKMIP client and server should take place in
parallel to facilitate testing of each operation as it is developed.
Platform
========
PyKMIP has been tested and runs on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
KMIP Profile Support
====================
The KMIP standard includes various profiles that tailor the standard for
specific use cases, such as for symmetric key storage with TLS1.2 specified.
These profiles specify conformance to certain operations and attributes. The
operations listed directly below are needed to support symmetric key profiles
also listed below. We would appreciate help in the development of these
operations, and have listed our recommended order of development prioritization
to consider. This list is in order of decending priority. Since development
is already underway, and code will be merged, please check the code base to
assess the status of operations prior to development. Note that these operations
support KMIP Profiles that are listed at the end of this document.
KMIP Operations to add to PyKMIP, in our recommended order of priority:
- Discover Versions
- Locate
- Check
- Revoke
- Get Attributes
- Get Attribute List
- Add Attribute
- Modify Attribute
- Delete Attribute
- Activate
- Query
Note that Create, Register, Get, and Destroy operations were completed with the
initial version of PyKMIP to allow very basic KMIP symmetric key operations.
Profiles that support KMIP symmetric key opererations (see link in references
section):
4.2* "Basic Baseline Server KMIP Profile" (includes TLS 1.0+)
Client to Server Operations needed for this (See 5.2*):
Required operations include Locate, Check, Get, Get Attributes, Get Attribute
List, Add Attribute, Modify Attribute, Delete Attribute, Activate, Revoke,
Destroy, Query, and Discover Versions (but not Register or Create)
4.14* "Symmetric Key Store and Server TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile"
Client to Server Operations needed for this (See 5.4*)
- All operations from *4.2 and also Register operation
4.15* "Symmetric Key Foundry and Server TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP profile"
Client to Server Operations needed for this (See 5.5*)
- All operations from *4.2 and also Create operation
4.22* "Basic Baseline Client KMIP Profile" (includes TLS 1.0+)
Client to Server Operations needed for this (See 5.12*):
Required operations include Locate, Check, Get, Get Attributes, Get Attribute
List, Add Attribute, Modify Attribute, Delete Attribute, Activate, Revoke,
Destroy, Query, and Discover Versions (but not Register or Create)
4.34* "Symmetric Key Store Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile"
Client to Server Operations needed for this (See 5.14*)
- All operations from *4.22 and also Register operation
4.35* "Symmetric Key Foundry Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP profile"
Client to Server Operations needed for this (See 5.15*)
- All operations from *4.22 and also Create operation
4.42* "Storage Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile"
Client to Server Operations needed for this (See 5.21*)
- All operations from *4.22, Register from *4.34, and Create from *4.35
* This designator points to a section in the Key Management Interoperability
Profiles Version 1.1. The link to this document is in the references section
below.
References
==========
For more information on the KMIP specification, see the `OASIS documentation
for KMIP
<http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/spec/v1.1/os/kmip-spec-v1.1-os.html>`_.
<http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html>`_.
Contributors
============
Many thanks to the developers who created PyKMIP:
Nathan Reller <nathan.reller@jhuapl.edu>
Peter Hamilton <peter.hamilton@jhuapl.edu>
Kaitlin Farr <kaitlin.farr@jhuapl.edu>
------
PyKMIP
------
PyKMIP is a Python implementation of the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) specification, supporting version 1.1 of the KMIP standard. The KMIP standard is governed by the `Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards`_ (OASIS) and specifies a client/server-based protocol to perform key, certificate, and secret object management, including storage and maintenance operations.
The PyKMIP library currently provides a KMIP client and server supporting the following operations for the KMIP SymmetricKey managed object:
* Create
* Register
* Get
* Destroy
Note that KMIP specifies profiles that tailor the standard to specific use cases. The `KMIP Profile Support`_ section includes several profiles that need to be developed for PyKMIP to fully support symmetric key storage and generation capabilities. A list of operations necessary for these profiles is included.
The PyKMIP software-based KMIP server is intended for use only in testing and demonstration environments. Note that the PyKMIP server is **NOT** intended to be a substitute for secured, hardware-based KMIP appliances. The PyKMIP client should be used for operational purposes only with a hardware-based KMIP server. The development of the PyKMIP client and server should take place in parallel to facilitate testing of each operation as it is developed.
Platforms
=========
PyKMIP has been tested and runs on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
.. _KMIP Profile Support:
KMIP Profile Support
====================
The KMIP standard includes various profiles that tailor the standard for specific use cases (e.g., symmetric key storage with TLS 1.2). These profiles specify conformance to certain operations and attributes. The operations listed below are needed to support symmetric key profiles, which are also provided below. We would appreciate help in the development of these operations, and have listed our recommended order of development prioritization in descending order. Since active development of these features is already underway, please check the `code base`_ to assess the status of operations prior to development.
KMIP operations to add to PyKMIP:
* Discover Versions
* List
* Locate
* Check
* Revoke
* Get Attributes
* Get Attribute List
* Add Attribute
* Modify Attribute
* Delete Attribute
* Activate
* Query
Note that the Create, Register, Get, and Destroy operations were completed with the initial version of PyKMIP to allow very basic KMIP symmetric key operations.
Server Profiles
---------------
Server profiles that support KMIP symmetric key operations:
* `Basic Baseline Server KMIP Profile`_ (includes TLS 1.0+)
* Client-to-Server operations needed for this (see the `Baseline Server Clause`_) include:
* Locate
* Check
* Get
* Get Attributes
* Get Attribute
* List
* Add Attribute
* Modify Attribute
* Delete Attribute
* Activate
* Revoke
* Destroy
* Query
* Discover Versions
* `Symmetric Key Store and Server TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile`_
* Client-to-Server operations needed for this (see the `Symmetric Key Store and Server Conformance Clause`_) include all operations from the `Basic Baseline Server KMIP Profile`_ and also the Register operation.
* `Symmetric Key Foundry and Server TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP profile`_
* Client-to-Server operations needed for this (see the `Symmetric Key Foundry and Server Conformance Clause`_) include all operations from the `Basic Baseline Server KMIP Profile`_ and also the Create operation.
Client Profiles
---------------
Client profiles that support KMIP symmetric key operations:
* `Basic Baseline Client KMIP Profile`_ (includes TLS 1.0+)
* Client-to-Server operations needed for this (see the `Baseline Client Clause`_) include:
* Locate
* Check
* Get
* Get Attributes
* Get Attribute
* List
* Add Attribute
* Modify Attribute
* Delete Attribute
* Activate
* Revoke
* Destroy
* Query
* Discover Versions
* `Symmetric Key Store Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile`_
* Client-to-Server operations needed for this (see the `Symmetric Key Store Client Conformance Clause`_) include all operations from the `Basic Baseline Client KMIP Profile`_ and also the Register operation.
* `Symmetric Key Foundry Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile`_
* Client-to-Server operations needed for this (see the `Symmetric Key Foundry Client Conformance Clause`_) include all operations from the `Basic Baseline Client KMIP Profile`_ and also the Create operation.
* `Storage Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile`_
* Client-to-Server operations needed for this (see the `Storage Client Conformance Clauses`_) include all operations from the `Basic Baseline Client KMIP Profile`_, the Register operation from the `Symmetric Key Store Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile`_, and the Create operation from the `Symmetric Key Foundry Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile`_.
References
==========
The source code for PyKMIP is hosted on GitHub and the library is available for installation from the Python Package Index (PyPI):
* `GitHub <https://github.com/OpenKMIP/PyKMIP>`_
* `PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyKMIP>`_
For more information on KMIP version 1.1, see the following documentation:
* `Key Management Interoperability Protocol Specification Version 1.1`_
* `Key Management Interoperability Protocol Profiles Version 1.1`_
* `Key Management Interoperability Protocol Test Cases Version 1.1`_
Contributors
============
Many thanks to the developers who created PyKMIP:
* `Nathan Reller <nathan.reller@jhuapl.edu>`_
* `Peter Hamilton <peter.hamilton@jhuapl.edu>`_
* `Kaitlin Farr <kaitlin.farr@jhuapl.edu>`_
.. _code base: https://github.com/OpenKMIP/PyKMIP
.. _Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards: https://www.oasis-open.org/
.. _Key Management Interoperability Protocol Specification Version 1.1: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/spec/v1.1/os/kmip-spec-v1.1-os.html
.. _Key Management Interoperability Protocol Profiles Version 1.1: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html
.. _Key Management Interoperability Protocol Test Cases Version 1.1: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/testcases/v1.1/cn01/kmip-testcases-v1.1-cn01.html
.. _Basic Baseline Server KMIP Profile: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820691
.. _Symmetric Key Store and Server TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820703
.. _Symmetric Key Foundry and Server TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820704
.. _Basic Baseline Client KMIP Profile: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820711
.. _Symmetric Key Store Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820723
.. _Symmetric Key Foundry Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820724
.. _Storage Client TLS 1.2 Authentication KMIP Profile: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820731
.. _Baseline Server Clause: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820736
.. _Symmetric Key Store and Server Conformance Clause: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820742
.. _Symmetric Key Foundry and Server Conformance Clause: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820745
.. _Baseline Client Clause: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820766
.. _Symmetric Key Store Client Conformance Clause: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820772
.. _Symmetric Key Foundry Client Conformance Clause: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820775
.. _Storage Client Conformance Clauses: http://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/profiles/v1.1/os/kmip-profiles-v1.1-os.html#_Toc332820793