ISSUE-48: Does verify fulfill or rejectwhen a MAC/Signature does not verify

jimsch

Does verify fulfill or rejectwhen a MAC/Signature does not verify

State:
CLOSED
Product:
Web Cryptography API
Raised by:
Jim Schaad
Opened on:
2013-07-08
Description:
Raise issue to match mail list discussion so it gets documented.

It is not explicitly stated if verify returns true/false as the result or something else.

The correct answer for decrypt using AE algorithms would be a reject if the tags don't match as the result returned is an ArrayBuffer.

However verify is currently stated to return a boolean and thus false would seem to be an appropriate response.
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  1. Re: crypto-ISSUE-48 (jimsch): Does verify fulfill or rejectwhen a MAC/Signature does not verify [Web Cryptography API] (from sleevi@google.com on 2013-07-08)
  2. crypto-ISSUE-48 (jimsch): Does verify fulfill or rejectwhen a MAC/Signature does not verify [Web Cryptography API] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2013-07-08)

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Raised as a BUG rather than an ISSUE at https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=22596

Ryan Sleevi, 8 Jul 2013, 18:03:18

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