Re: Accessibility Authentication - WCAG 2.2 status update

Hey Alastair,
Yeah, that's what i thought too. I don't mind going with whatever the group
prefers on this.

On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 11:49 AM Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>
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> Hi Wilco,
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> I think you are right, they are equivalent without the middle bit.
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> My only concern is that the current form is very explicit in what the
> solutions are:
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>    - Have an alternative form of authentication, and/or
>    - Have a support mechanism for that form of auth.
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> If we remove “at least one other authentication method is available that
> does not rely on a cognitive function test”, I can imagine a lot of people
> getting the impression it is requiring support mechanisms, and we’d end up
> putting a note underneath to the same effect.
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> I’m very close to it though, does anyone have fresh eyes/brain for this SC?
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> Cheers,
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> -Alastair
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> *From:* Wilco Fiers
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> Hey Alastair,
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> It strikes me that if an authentication process has both
> cognitive function test, and a test that is not a cognitive function, it
> does not "*rely on*" the cognitive function test. It seems the following
> requirement is identical to what has been proposed:
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> > For each step in an authentication process that relies on a cognitive
> function test, a mechanism is available to assist the user in completing
> the cognitive function test.
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> We use the phrase "rely solely on" in 1.3.1 Sensory Characteristics. It
> seems to me that if it's sufficient there for people to understand what
> that means, it would be okay here too.
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> Not a blocker, just my 2 cents.
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> On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 12:25 AM Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>
> wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> This is the first of several status updates on WCAG 2.2, essentially a
> notification of soon to be CFCed criteria.
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> Accessible Authentication:
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> https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/accessible-authentication.html
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> The SC text has changed since the first draft, as has the definition for
> cognitive function test.
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> All the open issues have been closed:
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> https://github.com/w3c/wcag/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+label%3A%223.3.7+Accessible+Authentication%22
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> (There is one open issue,  which is for consideration for WCAG 3.0.)
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> Please reply to this email if you have any concerns about the success
> criterion.
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> Kind regards,
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> -Alastair
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> --
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> *Wilco Fiers*
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> Axe-core product owner - Co-facilitator WCAG-ACT - Chair ACT-R
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