Re: [widgets] Comment on Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures - the Usage property

2009-02-24 Thread Frederick Hirsch
+1, I think the current Widget Signature draft reflects this point of view with the focus on author and distributor signatures and no usage or concern with updates specific to Widget Signature. That said, we may wish to review the update mechanism from a security point of view, but I don't

Re: [widgets] Comment on Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures - the Usage property

2009-02-13 Thread Marcos Caceres
2009/2/12 Priestley, Mark, VF-Group mark.priest...@vodafone.com: [mp] As a general comment, I think this is a pretty difficult problem to address in a secure manner. IMO the most reliable way of authorising an update would be through the use of an update signature however, HTTPS provides

RE: [widgets] Comment on Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures - the Usage property

2009-02-13 Thread Hillebrand, Rainer
Dear Marcos, From my point of view the current model as described by you is ok. The author of the update description document and the author of the widget resource that shall be updated are able to control the security level shall be reached. This is not mandated by the widget specifications

RE: [widgets] Comment on Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures - the Usage property

2009-02-12 Thread Priestley, Mark, VF-Group
- From: public-webapps-requ...@w3.org [mailto:public-webapps-requ...@w3.org] On Behalf Of Marcos Caceres Sent: Dienstag, 27. Januar 2009 11:56 To: Priestley, Mark, VF-Group; public-webapps@w3.org Subject: Re: [widgets] Comment on Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures - the Usage property Hi Mark

RE: [widgets] Comment on Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures - the Usage property

2009-02-11 Thread Hillebrand, Rainer
-webapps-requ...@w3.org] On Behalf Of Marcos Caceres Sent: Dienstag, 27. Januar 2009 11:56 To: Priestley, Mark, VF-Group; public-webapps@w3.org Subject: Re: [widgets] Comment on Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures - the Usage property Hi Mark, Some minor comments below. Bar a few clarifications, I mostly

Re: [widgets] Comment on Widgets 1.0: Digital Signatures - the Usage property

2009-01-27 Thread Marcos Caceres
Hi Mark, Some minor comments below. Bar a few clarifications, I mostly agree with your proposal. On 1/26/09 1:35 PM, Priestley, Mark, VF-Group mark.priest...@vodafone.com wrote: Hi All, The following email aims to clarify an idea that was discussed on a couple of WebApps calls, most