On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 22:24:04 +0100, Richard Koerber wrote:
> > Your typical workflow, as I understand the specs, could be:
> > 
> > * Register an account with your CA, e.g. register on their website, using 
> > username + password.
> > * On their website click the "generate ACME key".
> > * Website displays a key_id (e.g. your username) and a random MAC.
> > * You create an asymmetric ACME account keypair (e.g. RSA or ECC).
> > * You create a JWS using your username + MAC.
> > * You call the newAccount endpoint using your new asymmetric keypair.
> >   Payload includes the JWS from previous step.
> > * For all subsequent operations you use your asymmetric acme account key
> >   pair. You can forget about your MAC.
> 
> What is the role of the "kid" field in the protected header, when using
> external account binding?
> 
> According to the specs, the "kid" field usually contains the account URL.
> 
> But what is it when the account is bound externally? Does the "kid" field
> contain the key identifier from CA (the same that was used in the
> externalAccountBinding subfield)? Or is it still the account URL?

Assuming you've created your account with externalAccountBinding, then
you received a new account URL from the ACME server.
You need to use that URL as the "kid" for all requests.

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