Require HS256, HS384, or HS512 for EAB

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -59,6 +59,33 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone https://github.com/eggsampler/acme.git /tmp/eggsampler-acme
           cd /tmp/eggsampler-acme && make test
+  lego-eab-linux:
+    name: Test lego with EAB
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+      - name: Install lego cli
+        run: go install github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/cmd/lego@latest
+      - name: go install commands
+        run: go install -v ./cmd/...
+      - name: launch pebble
+        run: |
+          GORACE="halt_on_error=1" PEBBLE_VA_ALWAYS_VALID=1 \
+          pebble -config test/config/pebble-config-external-account-bindings.json &
+      - run: |
+          LEGO_CA_CERTIFICATES=./test/certs/pebble.minica.pem \
+          lego --accept-tos \
+               --server=https://localhost:14000/dir \
+               --email="pebble-test@example.letsencrypt.org" \
+               --domains=example.letsencrypt.org \
+               --eab \
+                 --kid kid-3 \
+                 --hmac=HjudV5qnbreN-n9WyFSH-t4HXuEx_XFen45zuxY-G1h6fr74V3cUM_dVlwQZBWmc \
+               --http --http.port=:5002 \
+               run
   go-linux:
     name: Run Go tests on Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

test/config/pebble-config-external-account-bindings.json

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "externalAccountBindingRequired": true,
     "externalAccountMACKeys": {
       "kid-1": "zWNDZM6eQGHWpSRTPal5eIUYFTu7EajVIoguysqZ9wG44nMEtx3MUAsUDkMTQ12W",
-      "kid-2": "b10lLJs8l1GPIzsLP0s6pMt8O0XVGnfTaCeROxQM0BIt2XrJMDHJZBM5NuQmQJQH"
+      "kid-2": "b10lLJs8l1GPIzsLP0s6pMt8O0XVGnfTaCeROxQM0BIt2XrJMDHJZBM5NuQmQJQH",
+      "kid-3": "HjudV5qnbreN-n9WyFSH-t4HXuEx_XFen45zuxY-G1h6fr74V3cUM_dVlwQZBWmc"
     },
     "certificateValidityPeriod": 157766400
   }

wfe/wfe.go

@@ -2786,14 +2786,18 @@ func (wfe *WebFrontEndImpl) verifyEAB(
 			fmt.Sprintf("failed to encode external account binding JSON structure: %s", err))
 	}
 
-	eab, err := jose.ParseSigned(string(eabBytes), goodJWSSignatureAlgorithms)
+	// The "alg" field MUST indicate a MAC-based algorithm
+	eabSignatureAlgorithms := []jose.SignatureAlgorithm{
+		jose.HS256, jose.HS384, jose.HS512,
+	}
+
+	eab, err := jose.ParseSigned(string(eabBytes), eabSignatureAlgorithms)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, acme.MalformedProblem(
 			fmt.Sprintf("failed to decode external account binding: %s", err))
 	}
 
 	// 2.  Verify that the JWS protected field meets the following criteria
-	// -  The "alg" field MUST indicate a MAC-based algorithm
 	// -  The "kid" field MUST contain the key identifier provided by the CA
 	// -  The "nonce" field MUST NOT be present
 	// -  The "url" field MUST be set to the same value as the outer JWS
@@ -2839,13 +2843,6 @@ func (wfe *WebFrontEndImpl) verifyEABPayloadHeader(innerJWS *jose.JSONWebSignatu
 	}
 
 	header := innerJWS.Signatures[0].Protected
-	switch header.Algorithm {
-	case "HS256", "HS384", "HS512":
-		break
-	default:
-		return "", acme.BadPublicKeyProblem(
-			fmt.Sprintf("the 'alg' field is set to %q, which is not valid for external account binding, valid values are: HS256, HS384 or HS512", header.Algorithm))
-	}
 	if len(header.Nonce) > 0 {
 		return "", acme.MalformedProblem(
 			"the 'nonce' field must be absent in external account binding")