Re: getUserMedia() and authenticated origins

On 10/09/14 11:29, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Stefan Håkansson LK
> <stefan.lk.hakansson@ericsson.com> wrote:
>> It is a long time ago, and I can't recollect all details on why we did
>> arrive on allowing http sites to access. I think it was a combination of
>>
>> a) follow the geoLocation example
>> b) the expressed wish to allow for secure communication when the app is
>> from untrusted sites (using PeerIdentity) - these perhaps temporary
>> sites could deliver over http
>
> a) set a bad precedent. I don't think we considered the implications
> at the time. I don't understand how b) is feasible. How can you
> communicate securely if the piece of software you just got could have
> been manipulated by a third party?

I think this is outlined in the documents I referred to, and if not 
there are several presentations by Ekr in the IETF folders. Ekr or 
Martin, you might want to step in here.

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