[CORS] ISSUE-108: confused deputy problem

For those that may have missed it, during the November 2 CORS  
discussion, Issue-108 was created to capture the TAG's concern as  
articulated by Henry below:

  http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/issues/108

-Regards, Art Barstow

[1] http://www.w3.org/2009/11/02-webapps-minutes.html#item03


On Oct 23, 2009, at 6:13 AM, Barstow Art (Nokia-CIC/Boston) wrote:

> Below is an email from Henry Thompson re CORS that I am forwarding
> with HT's permission.
>
> -Regards, Art Barstow
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: "ext Henry S. Thompson" <ht@inf.ed.ac.uk>
>> Date: October 22, 2009 2:18:55 PM EDT
>> To: "Barstow Art (Nokia-CIC/Boston)" <Art.Barstow@nokia.com>
>> Subject: CORS still not getting to closure
>>
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>> I have just replied [1] to a message from Anne agreeing that, with
>> respect to one of the threads that arose from your original  
>> forwarding
>> of the TAG concerns about CORS [2], namely the importance of server-
>> vs. client-side implementation, an issue can be closed.
>>
>> However, [2] raised _two_ concerns, and the second
>>
>>   there is a real possibility either that the new functionality
>>   provided would, on the one hand, be insufficiently secure while, on
>>   the other, discouraging the provision of something more
>>   satisfactory.
>>
>> The most recent thread in the archives dealing with this was started
>> by Mark Miller [3].  It does not seem to me that his concern, which
>> is stated quite clearly:
>>
>>   The core criticism that several of us have raised about CORS has
>>   never been addressed -- that it creates further confused deputy
>>   problems.
>>
>> is reflected as an official issue in your issues list, or that it has
>> in fact been resolved (i.e. that the WG has reached consensus on how
>> to respond to it).  I'm asking you as Chair to please ensure that  
>> this
>> gets into your process formally before you get to Last Call.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> ht
>>
>> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009OctDec/
>> 0304.html
>> [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009AprJun/
>> 1215.html
>> [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009OctDec/
>> 0102.html
>> - --
>>        Henry S. Thompson, School of Informatics, University of
>> Edinburgh
>>                          Half-time member of W3C Team
>>       10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB, SCOTLAND -- (44) 131
>> 650-4440
>>                 Fax: (44) 131 651-1426, e-mail: ht@inf.ed.ac.uk
>>                        URL: http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~ht/
>> [mail really from me _always_ has this .sig -- mail without it is
>> forged spam]
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