- From: Harry Halpin <hhalpin@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:09:23 -0400
- To: Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com>, "public-web-security@w3.org" <public-web-security@w3.org>
x On 10/11/2015 10:18 AM, Anders Rundgren wrote: > https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn904640(v=vs.85).aspx > > So apparently Internet Explorer which is the only Microsoft-browser > available for Windows 7-8.X still doesn't support the published > WebCrypto API. Edge does, as do Mozilla and Chrome. The future is not likely Windows 7-8.X nor should we expect older browsers to support new APIs. > > The only reasonable conclusion is that WebCrypto is not the "final > solution" to client-side crypto for the Web. I'm sure folks can keep working on this. That being said, I am not interested in final solutions of any kind. > > A more practical approach had been to reuse the already deployed > native crypto support which also had put an end to the discussions > around secure key-storage. > > Will the announced Hardware Security WG do better? I (FWIW) wouldn't > hold my breath on that. > > Anders >
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