Command & Control Messages

Command and control of one entity from another is a common use-case. Examples include remote controls, software deployments, or distributed operations.

This communication occurs between peer-to-peer entities.

Request Properties

Security Property	API Return Value	Reason
Encryption Required	true	Messages may contains confidential and sensitive data.
Integrity Protection Required	true	Data modification may result in incorrect or invalid data being used for the operation, or unintended operations being executed.
Non-Replayable Required	true	Messages typically result in application state changes and should not be replayed.
Service Tokens Expected	false	No service tokens are expected.
User Associated	string UserAuthenticationData	The request is made on behalf of the specific user. User authentication data must be provided if a user ID token does not already exist.

Response Properties

Security Property	API Return Value	Reason
Encryption Required	true	The response may contain confidential or sensitive data.
Integrity Protection Required	true	Data modification may result in incorrect or invalid data being used for the operation, or unintended operations being executed.
Non-Replayable Required	true	Messages typically result in application state changes and should not be replayed. (An incremented message ID is not sufficient for non-replayability in a peer-to-peer network as either entity may initiate communication.)
Service Tokens Expected	false	No service tokens are expected.
User Associated	string UserAuthenticationData	The request is made on behalf of the specific user. User authentication data must be provided if a user ID token does not already exist.