Re: [hybi] -05: sec-websocket-nonce http response header

Greg Wilkins <gregw@webtide.com> Mon, 14 February 2011 00:24 UTC

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On 12 February 2011 04:12, Pat McManus @Mozilla <mcmanus@ducksong.com> wrote:
> Sec-Websocket-Nonce is not sent from the client to the server, so that should be fixed up..

Also is there any benefit in having Sec- on any of the headers sent
from the server?
My understanding is that Sec- is a browser mechanism to restrict what
can be sent from XHR and thus is not applicable to server headers.

cheers