Re: [pkix] possible new pkix and/or smime work

On 2016-03-23 21:35, Stephen Farrell wrote:
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> Folks,
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> I'm finding it hard to evaluate the discussion as to whether
> there's new work folks want to do here that'd justify forming
> a (coherent) WG and that'd result in likely implementation and
> deployment. I expect others may be similarly uncertain.

This discussion lacks an important element; the browser vendors' deprecation of client-side certificates.
Microsoft have already removed support for on-line provisioning of certificates in Edge (the successor of Internet Explorer) and now Google and Mozilla have also joined the club:

https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2016Mar/0001.html

Anders

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> Would someone be willing to volunteer to act in a slightly
> chair-like manner and try to summarise the discussion in a
> way that might help us judge the above?
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> I think that might help us to e.g. organise a bit of a bar
> BoF or collective chat amongst those interested while a bunch
> of us are in B-A and on the list prior to that.
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> Thanks,
> S.
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> PS; If you are willing to do that but shy, feel free to send to
> me offlist and I can pretend I did the work:-)
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