I agree that JOSE should not allow non-AEAD algorithms to be registered.  I 
understand some people will want them.
In the words of Nancy Reagan "Just say No"  I think she also said something 
about your brain on non-AEAD.  Who an I to argue with Nancy:)

John B.


On Nov 10, 2013, at 6:36 PM, Jim Schaad <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ii mean that I would like to prohibit anyone from registering a non-AEAD 
> algorithm.
>  
> Good practice says that you should have an AEAD type algorithm for encrypting 
> a key so that it includes an integrity check as part of the decryption 
> process.  Any such algorithm would qualify as an AEAD algorithm.  AES-CBC and 
> AES-CTR do not have this property and therefore should be prohibited from 
> being registered and used.
>  
> Jim
>  
>  
> From: Mark Watson [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 5:37 PM
> To: Jim Schaad
> Cc: Michael Jones; [email protected]; 
> [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [jose] #187: Define algorithm names for symmetric keys in for JWK
>  
> Jim,
>  
> Do you mean that JOSE will not register non-AEAD algorithms in future or that 
> you would like to prohibit anyone from registering such algorithms ?
>  
> In W3C WebCrypto we support import / export of a WebCrypto Key object in JWK 
> format and so I believe we will need alg / use / other attributes to reflect 
> all the algorithms / usages and other properties that WebCrypto Key objects 
> can have.
>  
> ...Mark
>  
> 
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 5:30 AM, Jim Schaad <[email protected]> wrote:
> While I agree this item is appropriately addressed as Won't Fix.  I disagree
> that it would be appropriate for a later specification to define  non-AEAD
> algorithm for encryption purposes.  If you feel it is appropriate then I
> would like to make a change to the registration template to forbid it.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> > jose issue tracker
> > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:46 PM
> > To: [email protected];
> [email protected];
> > [email protected]
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [jose] #187: Define algorithm names for symmetric keys in for
> > JWK
> >
> > #187: Define algorithm names for symmetric keys in for JWK
> >
> >
> > Comment (by [email protected]):
> >
> >  A JOSE working group decision was made early on to only support
> > authenticated encryption algorithms.  Neither of AES CBC or AES CTR are
> > authenticated encryption algorithms.
> >
> >  There are registered algorithms for the composite AES-CBC-HMAC-SHA2
> > algorithms, which do provide authenticated encryption, which could be used
> > when applicable.
> >
> >  That being said, it would be fine for non-JOSE specifications to define
> and
> > register the values A{128,192,256}CTR and A{128,192,256}CBC.  For
> instance,
> > a W3C WebCrypto specification could do this.  But I believe that  JOSE
> specs
> > defining these values is out of scope.
> >
> >  Therefore, I believe that this issue should be closed as "wontfix".
> >
> > --
> > -------------------------+----------------------------------------------
> > -------------------------+---
> >  Reporter:               |       Owner:  draft-ietf-jose-json-web-
> >   [email protected]    |  [email protected]
> >      Type:  defect       |      Status:  new
> >  Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:
> > Component:  json-web-    |     Version:
> >   algorithms             |  Resolution:
> >  Severity:  -            |
> >  Keywords:               |
> > -------------------------+----------------------------------------------
> > -------------------------+---
> >
> > Ticket URL: <http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/jose/trac/ticket/187#comment:2>
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