Re: [hybi] Fwd: [apps-discuss] Review of draft-ietf-hybi-thewebsocketprotocol for apps-review
Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> Thu, 21 July 2011 13:23 UTC
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From: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
To: Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net>
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Subject: Re: [hybi] Fwd: [apps-discuss] Review of draft-ietf-hybi-thewebsocketprotocol for apps-review
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On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 03:00:00PM +0200, Iñaki Baz Castillo wrote: > 2011/7/21 Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im>: > > The more substantive issue: I'm left unclear as to whether cookies are > > really expected to be used, or how the client might know that it needs > > to use cookies or else the application will not work. In many Web sites, > > the site will not work if cookies are not used by the client, and this > > is sufficiently rare that it's OK. Is that OK for a Websockets app? How > > will the user know how to fix the problem? Since Websockets can't as > > easily reply with a Web page to explain how to enable cookies, it would > > be good to be more clear on this. > > And this clearly shows the lack of specification for any > authentication mechanism in WebSocket. It seems that someone though > "perhaps Cookies are good solution" and just added that to the spec > without describing it. Too much vague for a protocol specification > IMHO. Cookies are not only used for authentication. They're used for persistence and QoS too. Willy
- [hybi] Fwd: [apps-discuss] Review of draft-ietf-h… Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [hybi] Fwd: [apps-discuss] Review of draft-ie… Iñaki Baz Castillo
- Re: [hybi] Fwd: [apps-discuss] Review of draft-ie… Willy Tarreau
- Re: [hybi] Fwd: [apps-discuss] Review of draft-ie… Iñaki Baz Castillo