SCIM                                                          D. Zollner
Internet-Draft                                                 Microsoft
Intended status: Informational                           22 October 2021
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                 SCIM Roles and Entitlements Extension
           draft-zollner-scim-roles-entitlements-extension-00

Abstract

   The System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) protocol's
   schema RFC RFC7643 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7643)
   defines the complex core schema attributes "roles" and
   "entitlements".  For both of these concepts, frequently only a
   predetermined set of values are accepted by a SCIM service provider.
   The values that are accepted may vary per customer or tenant based on
   customizable configuration in the service provider's application or
   based on other criteria such as what services have been purchased.
   This document defines an extension to the SCIM 2.0 standard to allow
   SCIM service providers to represent available data pertaining to
   roles and entitlements so that SCIM clients can consume this
   information and provide easier management of role and entitlement
   assignments.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Conventions and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  Roles and Entitlements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     4.1.  ServiceProviderConfig Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     4.2.  Roles Resource Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     4.3.  Entitlements Resource Schema  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     4.4.  Sample Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       4.4.1.  Retrieving all roles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       4.4.2.  Retrieving all entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   5.  Roles Schema BNF  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   6.  Entitlements Schema BNF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   7.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10

1.  Introduction

   The System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) protocol's
   schema RFC RFC7643 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7643)
   defines the complex core schema attributes "roles" and
   "entitlements".  For both of these concepts, frequently only a
   predetermined set of values are accepted by a SCIM service provider.
   Available roles and entitlements may change based on a variety of
   factors, such as what features are enabled or what customizations
   have been made in a specific instance of a multi-tenant application.
   The core SCIM 2.0 RFC documents (RFC7642, RFC7643 and RFC 7644) do
   not provide a method for retrieving the available roles or
   entitlements as part of the SCIM 2.0 standard.

   In order to allow for SCIM clients to avoid easily predictable errors
   when interacting with SCIM service providers, this document aims to
   provide a method for SCIM service providers to provide data on what
   roles and/or entitlements are available so that SCIM clients can
   consume this data to more efficiently manage resources between
   directories.




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2.  Conventions and Definitions

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP
   14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

3.  IANA Considerations

   This document has no IANA actions.

4.  Roles and Entitlements

   The Roles and Entitlements SCIM Extension consists of two new
   resource types, /Roles and /Entitlements, as well as accompanying
   ServiceProviderConfig details to advertise support for this
   extension.

4.1.  ServiceProviderConfig Extension

   SCIM endpoints that have implemented one or both of the endpoints
   from this extension MUST advertise which elements are implemented in
   the ServiceProviderConfig endpoint as defined:

   RolesAndEntitlements
       A complex type that specifies Roles and Entitlements extension
       configuration options. REQUIRED.

       roles
           A complex type that specifies configuration options
           related to the Roles resource type. REQUIRED.

           enabled
               A boolean type that indicates if the SCIM service
               provider supports the /Roles endpoint defined
               in this extension. REQUIRED.

           multipleRolesSupported
               A boolean type that indicates if the SCIM service
               provider supports multiple values for the "roles"
               attribute on the User resource. REQUIRED.

           primarySupported
               A boolean type that indicates if the SCIM service
               provider supports the "primary" sub-attribute for
               the "roles" attribute on the User resource. REQUIRED.




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           typeSupported
               A boolean type that indicates if the SCIM service
               provider supports the "type" sub-attribute for
               the "roles" attribute on the User resource. REQUIRED.

       entitlements
           A complex type that specifies configuration options
           related to the Entitlements resource type. REQUIRED.

           enabled
               A boolean type that indicates if the SCIM service
               provider supports the /Entitlements endpoint defined
               in this extension. REQUIRED.

           multipleEntitlementsSupported
               A boolean type that indicates if the SCIM service
               provider supports multiple values for the
               "entitlements" attribute on the User resource.
               REQUIRED.

           primarySupported
               A boolean type that indicates if the SCIM service
               provider supports the "primary" sub-attribute for
               the "entitlements" attribute on the User resource.
               REQUIRED.

           typeSupported
               A boolean type that indicates if the SCIM service
               provider supports the "type" sub-attribute for
               the "entitlements" attribute on the User resource.
               REQUIRED.

4.2.  Roles Resource Schema

   The /Roles resource type has a schema consisting of most of the
   attributes defined for the User resource's complex attribute "roles"
   in RFC7643 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7643), as well
   as an additional "Enabled" attribute so that SCIM service providers
   can indicate if the role is currently enabled and intended for use in
   their service.

   The following singular attributes are defined:









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   value
       The value of a role. REQUIRED.

   display
       A human-readable name, primarily used for display purposes.
       OPTIONAL.

   type
       A label indicating the role's function. OPTIONAL

   enabled
       A boolean type that indicates if the role is enabled and usable
       in the SCIM service provider's system. REQUIRED.

4.3.  Entitlements Resource Schema

   The /Entitlements resource type has a schema consisting of most of
   the attributes defined for the User resource's complex attribute
   "entitlements" in RFC7643 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/
   rfc7643), as well as an additional "Enabled" attribute so that SCIM
   service providers can indicate if the entitlement is currently
   enabled and intended for use in their service.

   The following singular attributes are defined:

   value
       The value of an entitlement. REQUIRED.

   display
       A human-readable name, primarily used for display purposes.
       OPTIONAL.

   type
       A label indicating the entitlement's function. OPTIONAL.

   enabled
       A boolean type that indicates if the entitlement is enabled
       and usable in the SCIM service provider's system. REQUIRED.

4.4.  Sample Requests

4.4.1.  Retrieving all roles

4.4.1.1.  Request







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   GET /Roles
   Host: example.com
   Accept: application/scim+json
   Authorization: Bearer 123456abcd

4.4.1.2.  Response

   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
   Content-Type: application/scim+json

   {
       "schemas":["urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:ListResponse"],
       "totalResults":3",
       "itemsPerPage":100,
       "startIndex":1,
       "Resources":[
           {
               "value":"admin"
               "display":"Administrator"
               "enabled":True
           },
           {
               "value":"user"
               "display":"User"
               "enabled":True
           },
           {
               "value":"teamlead"
               "display":"Team Leader"
               "enabled":True
           }
       ]
   }

4.4.2.  Retrieving all entitlements

4.4.2.1.  Request

   GET /Entitlements
   Host: example.com
   Accept: application/scim+json
   Authorization: Bearer 123456abcd

4.4.2.2.  Response







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   HTTP/1.1 200 OK
   Content-Type: application/scim+json

   {
       "schemas":["urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:ListResponse"],
       "totalResults":4",
       "itemsPerPage":100,
       "startIndex":1,
       "Resources":[
           {
               "value":"1"
               "display":"Printing"
               "enabled":True
           },
           {
               "value":"2"
               "display":"Scanning"
               "enabled":True
           },
           {
               "value":"3"
               "display":"Copying"
               "enabled":True
           },
           {
               "value":"4"
               "display":"Collating"
           }
       ]
   }

5.  Roles Schema BNF

   [
       {
           "id" : "urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:2.0:Roles",
           "name" : "Role",
           "description" : "Roles available for use with the User
           resource's 'roles' attribute",
           "attributes" : [
               {
                   "name" : "value",
                   "type" : "string",
                   "multiValued" : false,
                   "description" : "The value of a role",
                   "required" : true,
                   "caseExact" : false,
                   "mutability" : "readOnly",



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                   "returned" : "default",
                   "uniqueness" : "server"
               },
               {
                   "name" : "display",
                   "type" : "string",
                   "multiValued" : false,
                   "description" : "A human-readable name, primarily
                   used for display purposes.",
                   "required" : false,
                   "caseExact" : false,
                   "mutability" : "readOnly",
                   "returned" : "default",
                   "uniqueness" : "server"
               },
               {
                   "name" : "type",
                   "type" : "string",
                   "multiValued" : false,
                   "description" : "A label indicating the role's
                   function.",
                   "required" : false,
                   "caseExact" : false,
                   "mutability" : "readOnly",
                   "returned" : "default",
                   "uniqueness" : "server"
               },
               {
                   "name" : "enabled",
                   "type" : "boolean",
                   "multiValued" : false,
                   "description" : "A boolean type that indicates if the
                   role is enabled and usable in the SCIM service
                   provider's system.",
                   "required" : true,
                   "caseExact" : false,
                   "mutability" : "readOnly",
                   "returned" : "default"
               }
           ]
       }
   ]

6.  Entitlements Schema BNF







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   [
       {
           "id" : "urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:2.0:Entitlements",
           "name" : "Entitlement",
           "description" : "Entitlements available for use with the User
           resource's 'entitlements' attribute",
           "attributes" : [
               {
                   "name" : "value",
                   "type" : "string",
                   "multiValued" : false,
                   "description" : "The value of an entitlement",
                   "required" : true,
                   "caseExact" : false,
                   "mutability" : "readOnly",
                   "returned" : "default",
                   "uniqueness" : "server"
               },
               {
                   "name" : "display",
                   "type" : "string",
                   "multiValued" : false,
                   "description" : "A human-readable name, primarily
                   used for display purposes.",
                   "required" : false,
                   "caseExact" : false,
                   "mutability" : "readOnly",
                   "returned" : "default",
                   "uniqueness" : "server"
               },
               {
                   "name" : "type",
                   "type" : "string",
                   "multiValued" : false,
                   "description" : "A label indicating the role's
                   function.",
                   "required" : false,
                   "caseExact" : false,
                   "mutability" : "readOnly",
                   "returned" : "default",
                   "uniqueness" : "server"
               },
               {
                   "name" : "enabled",
                   "type" : "boolean",
                   "multiValued" : false,
                   "description" : "A boolean type that indicates if the
                   role is enabled and usable in the SCIM service



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                   provider's system.",
                   "required" : true,
                   "caseExact" : false,
                   "mutability" : "readOnly",
                   "returned" : "default"
               }
           ]
       }
   ]

7.  Normative References

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

Acknowledgments

   TODO acknowledge.

Author's Address

   Danny Zollner
   Microsoft

   Email: danny@zollnerd.com




















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