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Re: [websec] of quoted-string header field param value syntax (was: Strict-Transport-Security syntax redux)

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Mon, 16 January 2012 14:05 UTC

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Subject: Re: [websec] of quoted-string header field param value syntax (was: Strict-Transport-Security syntax redux)
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On 2012-01-16 03:50, =JeffH wrote:
> ...
> though, I remain curious as to why the STS parsing in Firefox & Chrome
> is apparently each a one-off and doesn't use the more generic HTTP
> header-field parsing routines that are available and which appear to
> handle quoted-string, arbitrary header field parameter ordering, etc.
> ...

-> <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=718409>

Best regards, Julian

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