Also for reference:
Discussion about removing SHA-224 from Web Crypto (it was in earlier drafts)
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webcrypto/2014Feb/0051.html
Removal of SHA-224 from the spec:
https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webcrypto-api/rev/3f7df730b2c7
On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 2:27 AM, Calvin Metcalf <calvin.metcalf@gmail.com>
wrote:
> ok thanks I didn't see anything when I googled around, I'm working on a
> library that attempts to wrap node crypto or this api behind a single api.
> So I may have some more questions and I'll definitely have some feedback.
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 2:30 AM Ryan Sleevi <sleevi@google.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Oct 19, 2015 10:50 PM, "Calvin Metcalf" <calvin.metcalf@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > sha-224 was omitted from the spec. Is this intentional and if so why?
>>
>> Yes, this is intentional.
>>
>> Because it is not widely supported, nor were there many use cases for it
>> (as also evidenced by the lack of wide support).
>>
>