Hi Chris,

I think so. (but am not 100% sure.)
Any other comments on this issue before we close it?

Thanks, Tobias


On 25/05/13 02:41, websec issue tracker wrote:
> #53: Clarify status of pin validation when used with private trust anchors
>
>
> Comment (by [email protected]):
>
>  The current draft has this text:
>
>   578 <t>If the connection has no errors, then the UA will determine
>  whether to
>   579 apply a new, additional correctness check: Pin Validation. A UA
>  SHOULD
>   580 perform Pin Validation whenever connecting to a Known Pinned Host,
>  but MAY
>   581 allow Pin Validation to be disabled for Hosts according to local
>  policy. For
>   582 example, a UA may disable Pin Validation for Pinned Hosts whose
>  validated
>   583 certificate chain terminates at a user-defined trust anchor, rather
>  than a
>   584 trust anchor built-in to the UA. However, if the Pinned Host Metadata
>   585 indicates that the Pinned Host is operating in "strict mode" (see
>   586 <xref target="strict"/>), then the UA MUST perform Pin
>  Validation.</t>
>
>  I believe this is the result of previous consensus. Is that correct, and
>  can I therefore close this issue?
>

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