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Re: [websec] Strict-Transport-Security syntax redux

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Fri, 30 December 2011 08:18 UTC

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On 2011-12-29 22:45, Adam Barth wrote:
> ...
> Chrome does not (and will not) implement quoted-string for the STS
> header for the reasons I've explained previously.  You're welcome to
> file bugs, but I'm just going to close them WONTFIX.
> ...

So your code intentionally is non-compliant with STS.

I note that you are both a WG member and also listed as one of the 
authors of the spec. Don't you think that this puts you into a strange 
position?

Best regards, Julian

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