Re: [websec] Issue that came up about HSTS

Yoav Nir <ynir@checkpoint.com> Mon, 29 October 2012 06:02 UTC

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Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:02:31 +0200
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Cc: IETF WebSec WG <websec@ietf.org>, Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org>
Subject: Re: [websec] Issue that came up about HSTS
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On Oct 29, 2012, at 4:53 AM, Steingruebl, Andy wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: websec-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:websec-bounces@ietf.org] On
>> Behalf Of Paul Hoffman
>> 
>> On Oct 26, 2012, at 11:42 PM, Yoav Nir <ynir@checkpoint.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> draft-ietf-websec-strict-transport-sec is now being edited by the RFC
>> editor. An issue has come up. We need to resolve this quickly, so please read
>> the following and reply to the list with your opinions.
>> 
>> This looks like a useful, harmless addition.
> 
> If you need a second, consider this it :)

That's good to know.

What we're really after is the presence of (or lack of) statements such as "oh my god, this is a horrible idea", preferably followed by something beginning with "because" :)

Otherwise, the authors are for this change (it was Jeff's idea) and if nobody objects, it will go in.

Yoav