- From: Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:06:05 +0200
- To: Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
- CC: Web Payments CG <public-webpayments@w3.org>
On 2014-10-20 17:35, Manu Sporny wrote: > On 10/20/2014 02:36 AM, Anders Rundgren wrote: >> It is possible that the W3C work takes another route and that is >> using WebCrypto as a lever into the payment jungle. After all, huge >> resources and time have been invested in this work-item by the >> bowser-vendors and if WebCrypto can't do payments it would be close >> to a failure. > > I agree that if WebCrypto can't do payments that it would be a pretty > big failure. > > I don't understand what you mean by using WebCrypto "as a lever into the > payment jungle"? Could you outline a few scenarios that you're thinking of? Sure, it is essentially about using platform-resident keys for authorizing payments. The WebCrypto++ demo shows that a twisted WebCrypto API can do even more :-) > >> The outcome of WebCrypto.Next will be the tipping point. Currently >> there's nothing on the table so at this stage all bets are off. > > What would have to be on the table? That's what the current discussions in WebCrypto.Next are all about since there is no charter yet. I believe that a "reasonable" method for breaking free from the crippling SOP-scheme is a necessity for payments but there's no consensus about that. Anders > > -- manu >
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