- From: Mitch Zollinger <mzollinger@netflix.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:38:46 -0700
- To: <public-webcrypto@w3.org>
On 6/18/12 8:26 AM, Eric Rescorla wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:40 AM, David McGrew<mcgrew@cisco.com> wrote: >> Hi Ryan, >> >> On Jun 15, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Ryan Sleevi wrote: >> >> >> David, >> >> +1 to supporting AEAD. >> >> However, I'm not sure I'd agree with the statement that simplifies the API >> any, so I was hoping you could explain. >> >> >> good question. What I meant is that by using the same AEAD API for >> CBC-HMAC, we can provide the implementer with access to most of the >> encryption algorithms of interest through a uniform interface. But you are >> right that as long as raw CBC is present the API is not smaller. > I'm totally in favor of supporting AEAD, but I also want to be able to > interface with systems which don't expect AEAD, so I think it's > important to support the raw primitives as well. +1 It's a normal use case for us to integrate with whatever authentication mechanism has already been built. Mitch > -Ekr > >
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