Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-04-01 Thread Anders Rundgren
Wan-Teh Chang wrote: Does anyone know why HTML5 specifies must use the md5WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm? Was the use of MD5 discussed when was standardized in HTML5? Eddy, does your CA accept a SignedPublicKeyAndChallenge (SPKAC) structure signed using sha1WithRSAEncryption? Wan-Teh

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-31 Thread Wan-Teh Chang
Does anyone know why HTML5 specifies must use the md5WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm? Was the use of MD5 discussed when was standardized in HTML5? Eddy, does your CA accept a SignedPublicKeyAndChallenge (SPKAC) structure signed using sha1WithRSAEncryption? Wan-Teh -- dev-tech-crypto mai

KeyGen-NG. Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-31 Thread Anders Rundgren
Since "keygen" & Co do not support smart cards in a reasonable way except for the creation of "administrator cards", I have played with something that is more in line with how *real* card management systems work while still using a browser. The following is an approximation of how this scheme. A

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-31 Thread Thomas Zangerl
Anders, On Mar 30, 10:57 pm, Anders Rundgren wrote: > > Good to hear, thanx. > > Doesn't that also mean that anybody can enumerate your CSPs without your > knowledge? no, IE still says "The site is attempting to perform a certificate operation, allow (yes/no)" when enumerating the CSPs. The onl

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Anders Rundgren
Thomas Zangerl wrote: On Mar 30, 12:53 pm, Anders Rundgren wrote: It might be interesting to note how this works in MSIE since few CAs can completely ignore MSIE even if they wanted to: "" a la Microsoft: It starts by the poor user trying to get the enroll ActiveX object to run *by reducing s

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Thomas Zangerl
On Mar 30, 4:39 pm, Thomas Zangerl wrote: > to do it (can be painful) and it create standard PKCS#7 CSRs. Keygen I meant "creates PKCS#10 CSRs". Need more coffee :) -- dev-tech-crypto mailing list dev-tech-crypto@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Thomas Zangerl
On Mar 30, 12:53 pm, Anders Rundgren wrote: > It might be interesting to note how this works in MSIE since few > CAs can completely ignore MSIE even if they wanted to: > > "" a la Microsoft: > > It starts by the poor user trying to get the enroll ActiveX object > to run *by reducing security until

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Eddy Nigg
On 03/30/2010 01:53 PM, Anders Rundgren: It might be interesting to note how this works in MSIE since few CAs can completely ignore MSIE even if they wanted to: The solution is really to define one standard, if that's keygen, so long...preferable it should be fairly simply with few flags poss

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Thomas Zangerl
On Mar 30, 12:23 pm, Jean-Marc Desperrier wrote: > The most adequate group for this discussion would be mozilla.dev.tech.crypto > > I agree than enhancing generateCRMFRequest to let it generate a more > usual format instead of only CRMF would be a big step forward. > > And making more obvious that

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Anders Rundgren
It might be interesting to note how this works in MSIE since few CAs can completely ignore MSIE even if they wanted to: "" a la Microsoft: It starts by the poor user trying to get the enroll ActiveX object to run *by reducing security until it starts*. Most people fail already at this stage. Th

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Jean-Marc Desperrier
Eddy Nigg wrote: On 03/30/2010 01:23 PM, Jean-Marc Desperrier: And making more obvious that keygen is not a good long term solution is a very good thing. Only in case the alternative will be supported by all or most browsers. The original message shows that the fact keygen imposes a text of

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Eddy Nigg
On 03/30/2010 01:23 PM, Jean-Marc Desperrier: And making more obvious that keygen is not a good long term solution is a very good thing. Only in case the alternative will be supported by all or most browsers. Regards Signer: Eddy Nigg, StartCom Ltd. XMPP:start...@startcom.org Blog:

Re: Using of HTML keygen element

2010-03-30 Thread Jean-Marc Desperrier
The most adequate group for this discussion would be mozilla.dev.tech.crypto I agree than enhancing generateCRMFRequest to let it generate a more usual format instead of only CRMF would be a big step forward. And making more obvious that keygen is not a good long term solution is a very good