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Re: [TLS] X509 extension to specify use for only one origin?

Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Wed, 09 March 2016 16:10 UTC

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From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2016 08:01:05 -0800
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Subject: Re: [TLS] X509 extension to specify use for only one origin?
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This is not a TLS WG issue.

-Ekr


On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 6:36 AM, Henry Story <henry.story@bblfish.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>   The W3C TAG is working on a finding for Client Certificates that
> people here should find very interesting [1].
>
> One issue that comes up a lot in discussions is the use of certificates
> across origins [2], which some folks find problematic, even though it
> clearly has its uses [3].
>
>  It seems that this could be solved neatly with an X509 extension
> limiting usage to a certain origin or set of origins. I would not
> be surprised if this already exists. With browser chrome support this
> would allow the full range of uses from FIDO to cross origin ones
> whilst putting the user in control.
>
> Henry
>
>
> [1] https://github.com/w3ctag/client-certificates
> [2] https://github.com/w3ctag/client-certificates/issues/1
> [3]
> https://github.com/w3ctag/client-certificates/issues/1#issuecomment-194318303
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