clarify encryption keys use field#752
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@QZHelen could i ask for your review as well? Couldn't select you for reviewers (probably because you didn't joint the gh org?). |
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The requirement that the Wallet MUST NOT select a key with the wrong use is new normative text, and surprisingly RFC 7517 does not contain any normative text saying what to actually do with a use parameter (e.g. that you MUST or SHOULD use a use=enc key only for encryption).
So this is technically a breaking change. However, I think any implementation that ignores use will never actually work anyway. So in this case I think we can make an exception. But this should be discussed in the WG. One option is to weaken the MUST NOT to a SHOULD NOT.
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Closes #642