Fwd: The W3C Web Cryptography API is a W3C Recommendation

Thanks to Virginie, MarkW, Ryan, Harry, and all the other contributors,
testers, and implementers of the WebCrypto API. Today, it's a Rec!

This WG will close at the end of January, per its charter. We will keep
the github repo open for issue-tracking, and plan to discuss errata and
updates, as needed, in the Web Security IG  -- feel free to join us
there, public-web-security@w3.org.

If you're wondering where you'll get your dose of W3C Web standards fun
in the future, I can also recommend the Web Application Security WG and
Web Authentication WG, as well as Web Payments or other upcoming work:
 https://www.w3.org/Security/

Thanks!
--Wendy

-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: The W3C Web Cryptography API is a W3C Recommendation
Resent-Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:18:54 +0000
Resent-From: w3c-ac-members@w3.org
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:18:45 +0100
From: Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org>
To: W3C Members <w3c-ac-forum@w3.org>
CC: chairs@w3.org

Dear Advisory Committee Representative,
Chairs,

I am authentically pleased to announce that the W3C Web Cryptography API
is now a W3C Recommendation:
  https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/REC-WebCryptoAPI-20170126/

This specification describes a JavaScript API for performing basic
cryptographic operations in web applications, such as hashing, signature
generation and verification, and encryption and decryption.
Additionally, it describes an API for applications to generate and/or
manage the keying material necessary to perform these operations. Uses
for this API range from user or service authentication, document or code
signing, and the confidentiality and integrity of communications.

All Members who responded to the Call for Review [1] of the Proposed
Recommendation showed support (one abstention), with several reviewers
indicating that they produce or expect to produce products that use this
specification. The specification has wide implementation and use helping
Web applications to secure the Open Web Platform.

Please join us in congratulating the W3C WebCrypto Working Group [2] on
this achievement.

This announcement follows section 7.1.2 [3] of the W3C Process Document.

Thank you,

For Tim Berners-Lee, Director,
Wendy Seltzer, WebCrypto WG Team Contact;
Coralie Mercier, Head of W3C Marketing & Communications

[1] https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/33280/webcrypto-2016/results
[2] https://www.w3.org/2012/webcrypto/
[3] https://www.w3.org/2015/Process-20150901/#ACReviewAfter

--
Coralie Mercier  -  W3C Marketing & Communications -  http://www.w3.org
mailto:coralie@w3.org +336 4322 0001 http://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/

Received on Thursday, 26 January 2017 16:47:02 UTC