Thanks, Mike!  In-line...

On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Mike Jones <[email protected]>
wrote:

>  Replies inline…
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> *From:* Kathleen Moriarty [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 03, 2014 11:56 AM
>
> *To:* Mike Jones
> *Cc:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [OAUTH-WG] FW: JOSE -30 and JWT -24 drafts incorporating
> AD feedback on fifth spec of five
>
>
>
> Hello!
>
>
>
> Thank you for all of the updates to the JOSE drafts in the current bundle
> in review.  I appreciate all of the effort that went into the revisions!
>  As I understand it, there are a few general issues we need to work
> through, then a few nits/requests are included on specific drafts.
>
>
>
> Knowing how we move forward on the following items will be necessary as
> well as the shepherd/chair okay to progress the drafts to IETF last call.
>  As an FYI, since it was requested that the drafts progress as a set, I may
> need to delay on which telechat the drafts get placed.  Essentially, the
> set requires a lot of reading and I'd like to give the IESG enough time to
> do reviews.
>
>
>
> 1. McGrew draft (applies to JWA)
>
>    We are waiting on an updated version so that the JWA draft can refer to
> it as opposed to duplicating text from it.
>
>
>
> Mike>  I’d proposed specific changes to the authors in May and David
> McGrew had tentatively agreed with them and said that he’d produce an
> updated draft a few weeks ago.  This hasn’t happened yet.  I plan to stay
> engaged with this, including possibly producing a candidate draft to
> propose to the authors, if necessary.  (This won’t happen until sometime
> between the 4th and Toronto.)
>

OK, thanks for the status.

>
>
> 2. Alternate on text that applies to several of the drafts for the
> following:
>
>          Discussion on wording “or use a JSON parser that returns
>
>          only the lexically last duplicate member name, as specified
>
>          in Section 15.12 (The JSON Object) of ECMAScript 5.1
> [ECMAScript]”.
>
>
>
> Jim or others may have text suggestions.  This was discussed on list, but
> has not been resolved yet.
>
>
>
> Mike> I believe that it’s already unambiguous as worded, but would be
> open to even clearer wording, if someone supplies it.
>

OK, let's see if there are proposals or if Jim has a suggestion.

>
>
> 3. Use cases not met by current set of drafts
>
>      Documents do not meet all of the use cases laid out in the Use Cases
> document
>
>      Specifically section 5.8 since there is no key management for
>
>      MACs (5.8.1. – MAC based on ECDH-derived key)
>
> I'm not sure how this gets handled.  If it will be addressed in other
> drafts, let me know.
>
>
>
> Mike> This was issue #2 http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/jose/trac/ticket/2
> and was extensively discussed.  A formal consensus call on this was
> conducted by the chairs even prior to the attempt to re-open the issue by
> filing issue #2.  Jim’s resolution closing this was wontfix was “The
> working group has already considered this and has determined that it will
> not be addressed. Until a request for the feature comes in from a group
> such as the WebCrypto? group it will not be re-considered.”.
>
>
>
> That said, it’s well understood how this could be cleanly added in a
> backwards compatible way.  If a concrete need for this arises, I’d be glad
> to write up a quick draft, but since this is separable, I don’t believe
> that the possibility of doing this work in the future needs to have any
> impact on completing the drafts we already have, which intentionally
> address the most commonly occurring use cases.
>

OK, thank you.

>
>
> 4.  I don't recall seeing any internationalization considerations, is that
> something we need to worry about?
>
>
>
> Mike>  None of the 5 drafts define any strings intended for consumption by
> end-users, so I don’t think so.  Or if you prefer, I could explicitly say
> that, perhaps just in the JWT draft?  Your call…
>
No need then, if it comes up, I have an answer and that should be all I
need on this one.  Thanks.

>
>
> Nits/Comments for specific drafts:
>
>
>
> JWA:
>
> Security considerations section 8.2 Key Lifetimes
>
> Should there be a reference to NIST 800-57 to provide guidance on this
> topic.  If there is a better reference, that's fine too.  This is something
> that may get picked up on in other reviews.
>
>
>
> Mike> Will do
>
Thank you

>
>
> Thanks for reducing text by referring to other drafts for a good portion
> of the security considerations section.
>
>
>
> JWS:
>
> For typ and cty, the text could be more clear in the first paragraph
> sentence 2 and 4.  They read as if they are in conflict.   The specific
> usage is different in these sentences, but that is not made clear in the
> text.  It should just be a text adjustment.
>
>
>
> Mike>  Will do
>
Thank you

>
>
> Section 8: TLS requirements, second paragraph:
>
> For the second sentence, could you either include examples or a reference
> to where the reader can ascertain appropriate appropriate cipher suites?
>  This may be tough to address, but the way the sentence is written, it
> sounds like a reference or a recommendation is needed.  Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Mike>  I’d appreciate a specific reference.  I asked the TLS chairs for
> one yesterday, but haven’t heard back from them yet.
>
OK, thanks.

>
>
> JWK:
>
> Updates look good, thanks!
>
>
>
> JWE:
>
> Updates look good, thank you!
>
>
>
> Oauth JWT: Sent to Oauth list
>
>
>
> Mike> Thanks again for the thorough and useful reviews, Kathleen…
>
>
>
You're welcome and thanks for the quick responses!

Kathleen

>                                                                  -- Mike
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Kathleen Moriarty <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
>
>
> Thanks for the updated JWT draft.  I just read through it again and the
> changes look good.
>
>
>
> I noticed that privacy considerations were not mentioned.  Should there be
> any discussed for claims, claim sets, etc.?  This is bound to come up in
> the IESG review if it is not addressed.  Sorry I didn't catch that on the
> first review.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 9:11 PM, Mike Jones <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Mike Jones
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 01, 2014 6:11 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* JOSE -30 and JWT -24 drafts incorporating AD feedback on fifth
> spec of five
>
>
>
> JOSE -30 and JWT -24 drafts have been posted incorporating improvements
> resulting from Kathleen Moriarty’s JWE review.  At this point, actions
> requested in her reviews of the JWS, JWE, JWK, JWA, and JWT specifications
> have all been incorporated.  All changes in this release were strictly
> editorial in nature.
>
>
>
> The specifications are available at:
>
> ·         http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-signature-30
>
> ·
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-encryption-30
>
> ·         http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-key-30
>
> ·
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-algorithms-30
>
> ·         http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-24
>
>
>
> HTML formatted versions are available at:
>
> ·
> http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-signature-30.html
>
> ·
> http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-encryption-30.html
>
> ·
> http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-key-30.html
>
> ·
> http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-jose-json-web-algorithms-30.html
>
> ·
> http://self-issued.info/docs/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-24.html
>
>
>
>                                                             -- Mike
>
>
>
> P.S.  This notice was also posted at http://self-issued.info/?p=1245 and
> as @selfissued.
>
>
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> --
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>
> Best regards,
>
> Kathleen
>
>
>
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>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kathleen
>



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Best regards,
Kathleen
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