[cabfpub] FW: [websec] #58: Should we pin only SPKI, or also names

[Rob Stradling]

Hi Jeremy.  Comodo would be happy to maintain this registry, if the 
WebSec WG decides that it's required.

On 12/08/13 20:54, Jeremy Rowley wrote:
> See below.  Is this a project of interest to the CA/Browser forum?  The
> Forum would be responsible for maintaining a registry of CAs and the mapping
> to their roots for the purpose of key pinning.
>
> Jeremy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: websec-bounces at ietf.org [mailto:websec-bounces at ietf.org] On Behalf Of
> Yoav Nir
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 12:50 PM
> To: Trevor Perrin
> Cc: websec
> Subject: Re: [websec] #58: Should we pin only SPKI, or also names
>
>
> On Aug 12, 2013, at 7:11 PM, Trevor Perrin <trevp at trevp.net> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 1:17 AM, Gervase Markham <gerv at mozilla.org> wrote:
>>> On 11/08/13 05:25, Trevor Perrin wrote:
>>>> Could we just say:
>>>> - The holder of a domain name is responsible for specifying the
>>>> SPKIs that it maps to.
>>>> - How the domain holder communicates this to the UA is out of scope.
>>>
>>> In other words "Don't set up a registry; just punt the problem and
>>> hope something works itself out organically"?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> If people hate this, someone should make a proposal for a registry:
>>
>> - Who maintains it?
>> - How are requests to add or remove CA names authenticated?
>> - Does the registry map CA names to actual keys?
>>    - If so, how are change requests authenticated?
>>    - What are the timing rules to ensure changes are propagated to
>> browsers as needed?
>> - How can the registry be monitored and double-checked to avoid it
>> becoming a single point of failure?
>> - Should these process details be defined in the HPKP spec or somewhere
> else?
>
> As you've said, before this is for the CAs and browsers to come up with such
> a solution (assuming they want it, and I'm not hearing this from either the
> Mozilla people or the Google people on this list). CAs and browers. Now, if
> only there was some forum where both of these come together...
>
> Joking aside, The CA/Browser forum is not currently in the business of
> running registries. IANA is, but I don't know how to specify in a draft an
> IANA policy that would include following mergers, acquisitions, and
> branding, and settling trademark disputes. Not do I have any reason to
> believe that IANA would be willing to do this. So unless the CA/Browser
> Forum agrees to take on this responsibility, and provide stable link for
> both machine and human readable mappings, I think this proposal should be
> shelved until we can find someone who will answer your questions above.
>
> Yoav
>
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