[websec] #48: HSTS: max-age value in section 10.1 is incorrect

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#48: HSTS: max-age value in section 10.1 is incorrect

 A statement in Section 10.1.' HSTS Policy expiration time considerations'
 reads:
 'For example, a max-age value of 778000 is 90 days:

      Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=778000'

 This is miscalculated, 778000 is about 9 days.

 90 days is actually 7776000 seconds.

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 Reporter:  jeff.hodges@…            |      Owner:  draft-ietf-websec-
     Type:  defect                   |  strict-transport-sec@…
 Priority:  minor                    |     Status:  new
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 Severity:  Waiting for Shepherd     |    Version:
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Ticket URL: <http://wiki.tools.ietf.org/wg/websec/trac/ticket/48>
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