Re: Gen-ART LC Review of draft-ietf-websec-strict-transport-sec-11

[Alexey Melnikov <[e-mail]>]

On 02/08/2012 10:46, Ben Campbell wrote:
> Hi, thanks for the response.  Comments inline:
>
> On Jul 29, 2012, at 10:29 PM, =JeffH <[e-mail]> wrote:
  [...]
>>> -- section 7.2:
>>>
>>> Am I correct to assume that the server must never just serve the content over
>>> a non-secure connection? If so, it would be helpful to mention that, maybe
>>> even normatively.
>> It's a SHOULD, see the Note in that section, so it's already effectively stated normatively, though one needs to understand HTTP workings to realize it in the way you stated it above.  Perhaps could add a simple statement as you suggest to the intro para for section 7 Server Processing Model, to address this concern?
>>
> I think something of the form SHOULD redirect to HTTPS, but MUST NOT under any circumstances send the content unprotected would improve the text.

Sounds good to me. (And yes, this is implied, but it doesn't hurt to 
state explicitly.)

> That's probably already implied, and a reasonable implementor wouldn't due it anyway. But my experience is that some readers will find strange interpretations whenever you give them the wiggle room to do so, so it's better to be explicit.