Re: [rtcweb] URI schemes for TURN and STUN

Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net> Sat, 05 November 2011 21:24 UTC

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* Harald Alvestrand wrote:
>I like parameters, like this:
>
>turn://user@host?proto=tcp
>
>Quite hard to misunderstand, and quite easy to extend.
>
>(Note: // is only allowed if what follows is [user[:pass]@]host - I 
>don't recommend using the password, for the obvious reasons, but the 
>syntax will allow it.)

As far as the requirements for URI schemes go, no, it is not necessary
to allow a user name or password. The 'http' scheme for instance prohi-
bits both, and the 'pop' scheme allows a user name but no password.
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