Re: [jose] #7: Algorithm identifiers/parameters incompatible with WebCrypto

Richard Barnes <rlb@ipv.sx> Mon, 25 February 2013 21:30 UTC

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Cc: Richard Barnes <rbarnes@bbn.com>, Michael Jones <michael.jones@microsoft.com>, Nat Sakimura <sakimura@gmail.com>, "jose@ietf.org" <jose@ietf.org>, draft-ietf-jose-json-web-algorithms@tools.ietf.org
Subject: Re: [jose] #7: Algorithm identifiers/parameters incompatible with WebCrypto
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> Comment (by sakimura@gmail.com):
>
>  JOSE is providing small set of pre-determined parameters for use to
>  achieve the "easy interoperability" while WebCrypto is trying to be
>  generic. They are targeting different requirements.
>

I don't see this "small set of pre-determined parameters" anywhere in the
JOSE charter or use cases.



>  If needed, WebCrypto may adopt the JOSE algs names as shorthand, and this
>  does not hurt their purpose while adopting the WebCrypto way in JOSE would
>  not meet our requirements.
>

Please be specific about which requirements would not be met.