Hi Hannes,

A) Authentication Mechanisms
Anders Rundgren is a caller in the desert for this for years:
http://webpki.org/
B) Authorization Interface
I think this is the point closest to oauth and that needs the most work.
C) Standardized JavaScript Crypto Library Support
This was discussed e.g. in the NSS group for years
https://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/
If I recollect the most common argument right it was:
"Developers will implement bad security if we give them the basic crypto
building blocks. Combining good crypto A with good crypto B will likely
yield bad crypto C"
D) Moving Crypto Into the Browser
Same comment as for item C. I think your paper should be more specific
to oauth's needs and propose what is needed for oauth and the
(preferrably) ONE way to use the parts.
http://daviddahl.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-which-author-explains-domcrypt-
in.html

I know of one javascript implementation of signed json web tokens in
Firefox. But I think that crypto in javascript is not secure (enough?
Besides speed). 

-Axel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
> On Behalf Of Hannes Tschofenig
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:06 PM
> To: OAuth WG
> Subject: [OAUTH-WG] Paper for the W3C Identity in the Browser 
> Workshop aboutOAuth
> 
> Hi guys, 
> 
> Barry, Blaine and I compiled a short position paper for the 
> upcoming W3C identity in the browser workshop. 
> Here is the call for participation: 
> http://www.tschofenig.priv.at/svn/w3c-browser-identity/
> 
> Here is the position paper: 
> http://www.tschofenig.priv.at/svn/w3c-browser-identity/oauth.pdf
> 
> Let us know if you have some comments. We are happy to 
> incorporate them.  The submission deadline is unfortunately 
> today. This is yet another one of these last minute things, I know. 
> 
> Ciao
> Hannes
> 
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