Re: Does no-store in request imply no-cache? [#249]

Now #249:
  http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/249


On 18/10/2010, at 10:53 AM, Mark Nottingham wrote:

> Thoughts re: the below?
> 
> My inclination is to clarify "any response to it" so that a cache can use the same cached response to serve multiple requests with no-store in them (or not). 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Alex Rousskov <rousskov@measurement-factory.com>
>> Date: 23 September 2010 9:47:57 AM AEST
>> To: Mark Nottingham <mnot@yahoo-inc.com>
>> Cc: Squid Developers <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>
>> Subject: Re: Does no-store in request imply no-cache?
>> 
>> On 09/22/2010 05:05 PM, Mark Nottingham wrote:
>> 
>>> Strictly, as a request directive it means "you can't store the
>>> response to this request" -- it says nothing about whether or not you
>>> can satisfy the request from a cache.
>> 
>> Hi Mark,
>> 
>>   Let's assume the above is correct and Squid satisfied the no-store 
>> request from the cache. Should Squid purge the cached response afterwards?
>> 
>> If Squid does not purge, the next regular request will get the same 
>> cached response as the no-store request got, kind of violating the "MUST 
>> NOT store any response to it" no-store requirement.
>> 
>> If Squid purges, it is kind of silly because earlier requests could have 
>> gotten the same "sensitive" information before the no-store request came 
>> and declared the already cached information "sensitive".
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Alex.
>> 
>> 
>>> See also:
>>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-p6-cache-11#section-3.2.1
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 23/09/2010, at 4:27 AM, Alex Rousskov wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello,
>>>> 
>>>>   One interpretation of RFC 2616 allows the proxy to serve hits when
>>>> the request contains "Cache-Control: no-store". Do you think such an
>>>> interpretation is valid?
>>>> 
>>>> no-store
>>>>     The purpose of the no-store directive is to prevent the
>>>>     inadvertent release or retention of sensitive information (for
>>>>     example, on backup tapes). The no-store directive applies to the
>>>>     entire message, and MAY be sent either in a response or in a
>>>>     request. If sent in a request, a cache MUST NOT store any part of
>>>>     either this request or any response to it.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> 
>>>> Alex.
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