Hardware Based Secure Services Community Group created

The Hardware Based Secure Services Community Group has been launched:
  http://www.w3.org/community/hb-secure-services/

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Hardware token are offering secure services in the field of
cryptographic operation, citizen identity and payment to native
applications. This community group will analyze use cases where browser
(and web application developers) could benefit from those secure
services. The expected deliverables of this community group are (1)
documented use cases, (2) technical requirements for implementing those
secure services in user agents, (3) draft APIs, (4) group charter -
integrating suggested improvements received during the W3C Hardware
Security WG charter proposal review. 
Note : by hardware tokens, we mean technologies such as secure chips or
secure elements, trusted execution environment, TPM....

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To join:
  http://www.w3.org/community/hb-secure-services/join

If you do not have one already, you will need a W3C account to join:
  http://www.w3.org/accounts/request

This is a community initiative. W3C's hosting of this group does not
imply endorsement of the activities.

The group must now choose a chair:
 http://www.w3.org/community/about/faq/#how-do-we-choose-a-chair

For more information about getting started in the new group, see:
 http://www.w3.org/community/about/faq/#how-do-we-get-started-in-a-new-group

and good practice for running a group:
 http://www.w3.org/community/about/good-practice-for-running-a-group/

We invite you to share news of this new group in social media
and other channels.

If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires
the attention of the W3C staff, please email us at site-comments@w3.org

Thank you,
W3C Community Development Team

Received on Tuesday, 5 April 2016 18:31:23 UTC