Re: [jose] #2: No key management for MAC

Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Tue, 22 January 2013 23:49 UTC

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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:48:50 -0800
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Subject: Re: [jose] #2: No key management for MAC
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I tend to agree with this, if only for symmetry reasons.

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:23 PM, jose issue tracker <
trac+jose@trac.tools.ietf.org> wrote:

> #2: No key management for MAC
>
>  The current JWS format does not provide real key management (key agreement
>  / key wrapping) for MAC-protected objects.  MAC can only be done  directly
>  under a pre-shared key.  JWS needs to add key management functions for
>  this case.
>
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>  Reporter:               |      Owner:  draft-ietf-jose-json-web-
>   rbarnes@bbn.com        |  signature@tools.ietf.org
>      Type:  defect       |     Status:  new
>  Priority:  critical     |  Milestone:
> Component:  json-web-    |    Version:
>   signature              |   Keywords:
>  Severity:  Active WG    |
>   Document               |
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