On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:47:48 AM UTC+1, Julien Wajsberg wrote:
> Le 25/03/2014 06:44, Anders Rundgren a écrit :
> 
> > As I understand Firefox OS reuses the Firefox desktop infrastructure for 
> > dealing with client keys (X.509 certificates).
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> >
> 
> > Although practical this part was designed 1995 and doesn't really match any 
> > serious usage including mobile banking.
> 
> >
> 
> > http://images.apple.com/ipad/business/docs/iOS_Security_Feb14.pdf
> 
> > https://www.samsungknox.com/en/solutions/knox/technical
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> >
> 
> > Unlike mobile banking applications for Android and iOS, Firefox OS doesn't 
> > appear to offer (or does it it?) a low-level non-webbish platform allowing 
> > you to bypass the limitations of the web platform.
> 
> 
> 
> In Firefox OS, we don't try to bypass the web platform but to make the
> 
> web platform evolve to cover the use cases you need.
> 
> 
> 
> Any idea about this?

Yes, I would start by listing possible requirements.

One such requirement is PIN-protected credentials.  This may sound like a 
trivial matter but it is not; it requires a fairly substantial rebuild of the 
provisioning/keystore system.

Cheers,
Anders

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> Julien
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