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

Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com> Fri, 30 December 2011 08:47 UTC

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From: Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:46:58 -0800
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On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> wrote:
> 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?

Not really.  IMHO, we should just change the spec.

Adam

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