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Update COSE_Encrypt scope and future extension note
Towards #75: > it would be nice to clarify why COSE_Encrypt is excluded and whether future extensions are possible.
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## COSE_Encrypt
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Only COSE_Sign/COSE_Sign1 and COSE_Mac/COSE_Mac0 are in scope for this document. COSE_Encrypt/COSE_Encrypt0 is out of the scope of this document.
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Only COSE_Sign/COSE_Sign1 and COSE_Mac/COSE_Mac0 are in scope for this document. COSE_Encrypt/COSE_Encrypt0 is out of the scope of this document, because there is no known use case for it. It may be covered by a future extension, which would need to address whether the hash function is applied before or after encryption, and clarify privacy considerations arising from that decision.
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## Payload Verification
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