- From: Ryan Sleevi <sleevi@google.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:58:41 -0700
- To: Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>
- Cc: WebCrypto Comments <public-webcrypto-comments@w3.org>
Received on Thursday, 25 June 2015 06:59:09 UTC
On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 2:40 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wouldn't the private key pose the same sort of information leaks? > The private key represents a strong fingerprint, and depending on who provisioned it, MAY represent a public information leak (e.g. if you know the private key was issued by a particular government entity, you can look up the public key for that private key and, from there, find the associated certificate) But unquestionably the certificates represent additional information above and beyond that of the key, and that's just not acceptable.
Received on Thursday, 25 June 2015 06:59:09 UTC