W3C

- DRAFT -

WoT Security

28 May 2018

Agenda

Attendees

Present
Kaz_Ashimura, Michael_McCool, Elena_Reshetova, Soumya_Kanti_Datta, Michael_Koster, Tomoaki_Mizushima, Kazuaki_Nimura
Regrets
Chair
McCool
Scribe
Soumya

Contents


TPAC schedule

some discussion on the upcoming TPAC 2018 schedule
... Elena mentions she has conclict with the Linux Security Summit during the TPAC week and can't join TPAC this time

<kaz> Linux Security Summit Europe - Oct 25-26 in Edinburgh, UK

<kaz> scribenick: Soumya

Agenda

McCool: shows the agenda

<kaz> prev minutes

<McCool> agenda: https://www.w3.org/WoT/IG/wiki/IG_Security_WebConf#May_28.2C_2018

Prev minutes

McCool: review of previous minutes
... reviews current actions
... accepts minutes

no other comments

Review PRs

McCool: no open PR expect one old one
... websockets are out of scope for TD right now

<kaz> PRs

McCool: merged several items to master branch

PlugFest prep

McCool: separate testing and plugfest prep meeting
... for testing, we need to think on security testing, validation
... looked at some tools
... e.g. npm audit
... action - testing and validation for security
... plugfest prep - we will have a plugfest meeting this week, mj koster will run it

Koster: matsukura-san may also chair that meeting

McCool: how to include more security and testing aspects in plugfest?

Koster: figure out what do we mean by security - starting point
... common security practice

McCool: using self-sign certificate for https, secured storage
... nodejs proxy for security
... how to distribute that

Koster/McCool: discussion on proxy

Elena: knows the process to make codes open source

McCool: I just have to follow the internal Intel processes

<not sure if it is correct spelling>

McCool: having https is useful
... basic auth should be used in addition to https
... do at least basic auth, digest, bearer tokens
... https could be possible through proxy

Koster: supports the idea

McCool: action - write a short proposal on what security tools to use in next plugfest
... action - write a proxy service
... service would work on a web API

<kaz> ACTION: mccool to write a short proposal on what security tools to use for the next plugfest

McCool: for next f2f - discussion on security related agenda
... plugfest security review is secondary priority
... discuss something on privacy, any missing aspects
... provide a recommendation on best practice efforts for ppl implementing w3c systems
... this could be another discussion
... looking at ongoing issues

<kaz> issue 98

McCool: issue 97, including a password in TLS
... is it used in place of basic auth?

Elena: could look into it

McCool: Intel building management systems use form based authentication

Koster: we can also figure our exemplery protocols for WoT

<kaz> issue 97

McCool: adds an issue for security recommendations for 'native-wot' systems

<kaz> issue 102

McCool: discussing issue 85, it is to be closed. we don't have a separate version system. security systems have a stable implementation.

<kaz> issue 85

McCool: no objection heard
... writes conclusion in the issue and closes it.

<kaz> McCool: changes the label for #73 to "DOCUMENTATION"

McCool: discussing issue 72, it is a privacy risk

<kaz> issue 73

<kaz> McCool: qop parameter for digest authentication

<kaz> issue 96

<kaz> digest access authentication (Wikipedia)

AOB?

none

<kaz> [adjourned]

Summary of Action Items

[ONGOING] ACTION: mccool to talk with security guys about testing/validation timeline
[ONGOING] ACTION: mccool to work on issue 70 (Require Not Exposing Immutable Hardware Identifiers?)
[ONGOING] ACTION: mjkoster/elena to review examples in the security spec
 
[NEW] ACTION: mccool to write a short proposal on what security tools to use for the next plugfest
 

Summary of Resolutions

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