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HTTPBIS Working Group D. Schinazi | HTTPBIS Working Group D. Schinazi | |||
Internet-Draft Google LLC | Internet-Draft Google LLC | |||
Intended status: Standards Track D. Oliver | Intended status: Standards Track D. Oliver | |||
Expires: July 27, 2024 Guardian Project | Expires: August 1, 2024 Guardian Project | |||
J. Hoyland | J. Hoyland | |||
Cloudflare Inc. | Cloudflare Inc. | |||
January 24, 2024 | January 29, 2024 | |||
The Signature HTTP Authentication Scheme | The Signature HTTP Authentication Scheme | |||
draft-ietf-httpbis-unprompted-auth-06 | draft-ietf-httpbis-unprompted-auth-latest | |||
Abstract | Abstract | |||
Existing HTTP authentication schemes are probeable in the sense that | Existing HTTP authentication schemes are probeable in the sense that | |||
it is possible for an unauthenticated client to probe whether an | it is possible for an unauthenticated client to probe whether an | |||
origin serves resources that require authentication. It is possible | origin serves resources that require authentication. It is possible | |||
for an origin to hide the fact that it requires authentication by not | for an origin to hide the fact that it requires authentication by not | |||
generating Unauthorized status codes, however that only works with | generating Unauthorized status codes, however that only works with | |||
non-cryptographic authentication schemes: cryptographic signatures | non-cryptographic authentication schemes: cryptographic signatures | |||
require a fresh nonce to be signed, and there is no existing way for | require a fresh nonce to be signed, and there is no existing way for | |||
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Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
This Internet-Draft will expire on July 27, 2024. | This Internet-Draft will expire on August 1, 2024. | |||
Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
Copyright (c) 2024 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2024 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
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