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Re: Secure cookies survey

From: Jeremey Barrett <jeremey@veriweb.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 13:41:00 -0800
Message-Id: <3331AEEC.2BFD2A5A@veriweb.com>
To: Dave Kristol <dmk@research.bell-labs.com>
Cc: http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
X-Mailing-List: <http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com> archive/latest/2794
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Dave Kristol wrote:
> 
> Here's an inexact application survey:
> 
> Does anyone use, or know of an application that uses, cookies that are
> labeled "Secure"?
> 
> If not, I will consider simply removing "Secure" from the cookie spec.
> 

If by removing it, cookies set on secure connections would be returned
on insecure ones (given the removal of the port restrictions), I
think that would be bad. I know I have at least one application where
I would not want secure cookies sent insecurely, so they are marked
"Secure".

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Jeremey Barrett                                  VeriWeb Internet Corp.
Crypto, Ecash, Commerce Systems                 http://www.veriweb.com/
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