css3-fonts: should not dictate usage policy with respect to origin

In [1], section 4.8, are specified constraints on use of css 3 fonts
features, and, in particular, mandate cross origin reference constraints and
the use of CORS.

Such constraints constitute policy requirements that are unrelated to the
definition of the underlying mechanisms defined by css3-fonts. Furthermore,
effective use of the defined mechanisms does not depend on such a policy.
Therefore, these policy requirements should be removed.

If a specification defining UA behavior makes reference to css3-fonts and
wishes to impose such a policy, then it may do so independently, and without
affecting the functionality of the css3-fonts mechanism itself. Note that
under a heading of "Security Issues", it may be indicated that such a policy
may need to be defined and enforced by an external mechanism, defined
outside of this specification.

Please consider this a formal comment (and objection) from Samsung to
imposing such policy constraints in this specification.

Regards,
Glenn Adams (for Samsung)

[1] http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-fonts/#same-origin-restriction

Received on Friday, 17 June 2011 21:34:04 UTC