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Re: New Non-WG Mailing List: unbearable

Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com> Sat, 06 December 2014 19:19 UTC

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From: Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com>
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Subject: Re: New Non-WG Mailing List: unbearable
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Hi,

IETF Secretariat <ietf-secretariat@ietf.org> writes:

> A new IETF non-working group email list has been created.
>
> List address: unbearable@ietf.org
> Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/unbearable/
> To subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/unbearable
>
> Purpose:
>
> This list is for discussion of proposals for doing better than bearer
> tokens (e.g. HTTP cookies, OAuth tokens etc.) for web
> applications. The specific goal is chartering a WG focused on
> preventing security token export and replay attacks.


The OAUTH Working Group is already (and has been for a while!) looking
into "holder of key" protocols to improve upon Bearer Tokens.

I would suggest that this work happen there instead of creating a whole
new group for it.

-derek

> For additional information, please contact the list administrators.

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       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
       derek@ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
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