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Re: [Ohttp] renaming the WG-to-be?

Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net> Fri, 30 July 2021 00:44 UTC

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:44:31 +1000
From: Martin Thomson <mt@lowentropy.net>
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Subject: Re: [Ohttp] renaming the WG-to-be?
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On Wed, Jul 28, 2021, at 20:57, Jim Reid wrote:
> How about obfuscated HTTP?

Obfuscation is not the goal at all though.  We are deliberately making use of the mechanism comprehensible.

Obfuscation is also weaker than what this provides, which is encryption.

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