> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Ludwig Seitz
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 11:52 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [jose] More compact format
> 
> On 08/29/2013 07:33 PM, Richard Barnes wrote:
> > Out of curiosity, I encoded an example JWS object using a notional
> > serialization based on CBOR [1][2].  If you use a lightly optimized
> > format (cbor([unprotected, protected, payload, signature])), then you
> > actually end up being around 33% smaller than the compact
> > representation, around 10% smaller after base64url-encoding the CBOR.
> >   And if you don't support protected headers (and there's direct
> > signing), you don't need a base64 encoder/decoder because CBOR
> > supports octet strings natively.  Full results below.
> >
> > Just sayin'.
> >
> > --Richard
> 
> 
> Would there be interest in the WG (and would the charter cover this) to
> work on a constrained devices profile of JWS/JWE ?

As things are currently stated in the charter this would be out of scope.
It would need a charter change to do this although I think that you might
find support for doing so.

Jim

> 
> 
> /Ludwig
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