Re: [W3C Web Crypto WG] Rechartering discussion - Gemalto contribution

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Siva Narendra <siva@tyfone.com> wrote:

> Hi Anders. While traditional EMV on GP Smart Card does not easily allow
> for it, that is exactly what EMV Tokenization enables. Apple Pay implements
> EMV Tokenization on a GP Smart Card chip. Google Wallet can leverage EMV
> Tokenization independent of Apple for the same credit card number. And so
> can other independent GP hardware. Similar to Tokenization for EMV, atleast
> in the US even the government standards for CAC/PIV recently released what
> is called as Derived Credential. This space is rapidly evolving and we
> shouldn't get tied up with one approach such as FIDO assuming rest of the
> world will adopt it.
>
> Best,
> Siva
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Given the IPR situation with Global Platform, I think it's disingenuous to
dangerous to suggest it's a viable path for web standardization.

While this is ultimately speculative, since it depends precisely on if and
what the WG decides to pursue, I think it bears mentioning
http://www.globalplatform.org/specificationsipdisclaimers.asp