Web Cryptography API Use Cases Note Published

The Web Cryptography Working Group has published a Group Note of Web Cryptography API Use Cases. These use cases, described as scenarios, represent some of the set of expected functionality that may be achieved by the Web Cryptography API which provides an API for cryptographic operations such as encryption and decryption, and the Key Discovery API, which specifically covers the ability to access cryptographic keys that have been pre-provisioned. As both APIs are under construction, the reader should consult each specification for changes, and should treat sample code provided here as illustrative only. Presented here are primary use cases, showing what the working group hopes to achieve first. This document is NOT a recommendation track document, and should be read as an informative overview of the target use cases for a cryptographic API for the web. Learn more about the Security Activity.