Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-basicauth-update-05.txt> (The 'Basic' HTTP Authentication Scheme) to Proposed Standard
Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Tue, 10 February 2015 22:00 UTC
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Subject: Re: [http-auth] Last Call:
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On 2015-02-10 22:46, Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote: > * Julian Reschke wrote: >> On 2015-02-10 20:57, Tony Hansen wrote: >>> On 2/6/15 1:43 AM, Julian Reschke wrote: >>>> On 2015-02-05 23:49, Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote: >>>>> * The IESG wrote: >>>>>> Abstract >>>>>> >>>>>> This document defines the "Basic" Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) >>>>>> Authentication Scheme, which transmits credentials as >>>>>> userid/password >>>>>> pairs, obfuscated by the use of Base64 encoding. > >> How is the intent actually relevant here? > > According to the Abstract the intent is obfuscation. If the intent is > not relevant, then the Abstract should not draw attention to it. That > is pretty much why I brought this up. I don't see anything about intent here. It's simply a statement of facts. Best regards, Julian
- Re: Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-basicauth-upd… Bjoern Hoehrmann
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Bjoern Hoehrmann
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Julian Reschke
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Alexey Melnikov
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Alexey Melnikov
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Bjoern Hoehrmann
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Barry Leiba
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Julian Reschke
- ignoring unknown parameters, Re: [http-auth] Last… Julian Reschke
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Tony Hansen
- Re: ignoring unknown parameters, Re: [http-auth] … Bjoern Hoehrmann
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Julian Reschke
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Bjoern Hoehrmann
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Julian Reschke
- Re: [http-auth] Last Call: <draft-ietf-httpauth-b… Kathleen Moriarty