[Bug 25985] WebCrypto should be inter-operable

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=25985

--- Comment #31 from Ryan Sleevi <sleevi@google.com> ---
(In reply to Web Cryptography Working Group from comment #27)
> The NIST curves are  widely deployed. Nonetheless, there is also demand for
> Curve25519. Ultimately, while browsers often do have local policy they have
> to deal with, the W3C needs to have an test-suite to prove interoperability
> over the API. We should test every algorithm that is listed as registered. 
> I see no reason why not to register Curve25519 given the demand and given
> that it can be specified, and if browsers don't implement it, that will show
> up in the CR test-suite report. The CR test-suite report for browsers, which
> will depend on underlying libraries, will then demonstrate from the
> interopeability that developers can expect and rely on.  

The support for Curve25519 is a separate bug. Let's keep it that way. If you
want to talk about lack of interoperability, specification, or maturity, that's
a great one to focus on exactly why we should not be including it in Web
Crypto.

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Received on Wednesday, 11 June 2014 09:11:24 UTC