Re: Drastically cutting primary features [was Re: Last call for public comments on Web Crypto charter] from David Dahl on 2011-11-24 (public-identity@w3.org from November 2011)

From: David Dahl <ddahl@mozilla.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:32:29 -0800 (PST)
To: Mark Watson <watsonm@netflix.com>
Cc: Stephen Farrell <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie>, public-identity <public-identity@w3.org>, Harry Halpin <hhalpin@w3.org>
Message-ID: <1406287942.175429.1322141549328.JavaMail.root@zimbra1.shared.sjc1.mozilla.com>

+1

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Watson" <watsonm@netflix.com>
> To: "Harry Halpin" <hhalpin@w3.org>
> Cc: "Stephen Farrell" <stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie>, "<public-identity@w3.org>" <public-identity@w3.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 10:48:03 AM
> Subject: Re: Drastically cutting primary features [was Re: Last call for public comments on Web Crypto charter]
> Harry,
> 
> The possibility to develop secure application protocols in Javascript,
> without using TLS, is exactly the one of the points of this API, at
> least for us. The possibility to use pre-provisioned keys is also an
> essential component. So I wouldn't be in favor of this change and I'm
> not even sure it's a "simplification".
> 
> ...Mark

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