Re: Last call for public comments on Web Crypto charter

On Nov 21, 2011, at 3:21 AM, Thomas Roessler wrote:

> On 2011-11-20, at 16:47 +0100, Harry Halpin wrote:
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>> The reason why we try to have explicit scoping in the charter is because
>> that:
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>> 1) IP for W3C RFF is scoped to the charter originally.
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> It's a little more complicated:  commitments are made to the recommendations that eventually result from the process.  As those documents typically don't exist initially, companies typically evaluate the scope in the charter as a good proxy.  Therefore, having a reasonably narrow charter early on tends to be a good idea.
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>> 2) To prevent the group from going down long, winding paths - so the chairs
>> can rely on the charter to say "out of scope".
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> +1
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>>> In identifying use-cases, the group shall consider the primary objective
>>> of meeting the schedule outlined below and may therefore exclude use-cases
>>> requiring capabilities expected to cause excessive schedule risk. As
>>> guidance it is expected that access control beyond the same-origin policy,
>>> management and validation of certificates and device-specific access to
>>> keying material."
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> The last sentence here seems incomplete. "… is out of scope"?

Yes, that's what I meant.

...Mark

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