[webkit-dev] DOMCrypt

[Adam Barth]

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Michael Nordman <michaeln at google.com> wrote:
>> For example, the CryptoHash
>> interface can be implemented independently of the rest of the API and
>> provides value by itself.
>
> Moving forward on that part first sounds reasonable. I've been asked about
> that specifically by some app developers that really aren't interested in
> the other parts of the larger proposal.

Are they specifically interested in hashing blobs?  David and I have
been discussing what sort of types these functions should handle.

Adam


> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Sam Weinig <weinig at apple.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think we should let the spec mature a bit before diving in.
>>
>> -Sam
>>
>> On Jul 26, 2011, at 10:53 PM, Adam Barth wrote:
>>
>> > Hi webkit-dev,
>> >
>> > As some of you are probably aware, Mozilla is experimenting with
>> > exposing some basic cryptographic primitives to web applications:
>> >
>> > https://wiki.mozilla.org/Privacy/Features/DOMCryptAPISpec/Latest
>> >
>> > I wanted to get a sense from the WebKit community about how interested
>> > we are in implementing this feature.  My sense is that this API is
>> > fairly early in it's lifecycle, so one perspective is that we should
>> > wait for Mozilla to experiment for a bit longer and revisit this
>> > question once the design is further along (e.g., submitted to the W3C
>> > standards process).
>> >
>> > Another perspective is that there are some simple parts of the API
>> > that we should implement now, and we can grow into the more involved
>> > parts of the API as they mature.  For example, the CryptoHash
>> > interface can be implemented independently of the rest of the API and
>> > provides value by itself.
>> >
>> > Thoughts?
>> >
>> > Adam
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