Re: Web Crypto -- Named Curve Dictionary (adding secp256k1)

Melvin,

I would suggest you raise a bug to track this request. The link for raising
bugs is at the front of the WebCrypto document.

...Mark


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Melvin Carvalho
<melvincarvalho@gmail.com>wrote:

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> On 15 December 2013 20:53, Ryan Sleevi <sleevi@google.com> wrote:
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>> Also, please do not cross-post to non-W3C lists. Removed the bitcoin-dev
>> list for those who wish to reply.
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> Hi Ryan, apologies for cross posting, and thanks for the reply!
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> I've been super excited about web crypto even since I saw David Dahl's
> demo at TPAC, 2 years ago.  I think that at the time this group's charter
> was written, crypto currencies were relatively unknown.  However, over the
> last year they have exploded in popularity.  "Bitcoin" was one of the top
> 100 searches globally last year, and even has made it into the Oxford
> English Dictionary.
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> It would be fantastic  if this curve were able to make it into the
> registry, and User Agents were given an opportunity to implement.  The Free
> Software community could perhaps offer some code, where that applies.
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> I understand that it would be a feature at risk, thank you for at least
> taking the time to give it some consideration.  Please let me know if
> there's anything I can do that might help facilitate this.
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>> Cheers
>> On Dec 15, 2013 10:10 AM, "Melvin Carvalho" <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> Harry and David suggested I send a message to this group.  I was
>>> wondering if the crypto group may consider adding support for
>>> *secp256k1* in the browser Named Curve dictionary.
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>>> http://www.w3.org/TR/WebCryptoAPI/#EcKeyGenParams-dictionary
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>>> enum NamedCurve {
>>>   // NIST recommended curve P-256, also known as secp256r1.
>>>   "P-256",
>>>   // NIST recommended curve P-384, also known as secp384r1.
>>>   "P-384",
>>>   // NIST recommended curve P-521, also known as secp521r1.
>>>   "P-521"
>>> };
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>>> Over the last year, there has been a significant increase in deployment
>>> for this curve.  It's used in bitcoin and many other crypto currencies.
>>> Bitcoin deployment now numbers in the millions of users and hundreds of
>>> companies.  There are also free software implementations in most
>>> languages.
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>>> For more background on Koblitz curve used by bitcoin see:
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>>> https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=2699.0
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>>> I'm aware that the API tends to expose what's existing in NSS, but,
>>> imho, if it were possible to add support for this curve would be a great
>>> step to help to many people that already work with crypto currencies in the
>>> browser.
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