Re: draft-ietf-httpbis-bcp56bis-11, "4.12. Client Authentication"

For the scope of this specification (recommendations to IETF-defined standards that use HTTP), I think it is. 

What do others think?


> On 6 Apr 2021, at 2:39 am, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> "...The Basic authentication scheme [RFC7617] MUST NOT be used unless
> the underlying transport is authenticated, integrity-protected and
> confidential (e.g., as provided the "HTTPS" URI scheme, or another using
> TLS). ..."
> 
> This actually modifies a SHOULD-level requirement from RFC 7617 -- is
> that really the right thing to do here?
> 
> Best regards, Julian
> 

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