Re: #322: Origin

No, the notion in Origin is an exception to DNS authorities for broadening
security constraints on javascript, etc.  HTTP caching must not allow a
non-matching-authority (including a different port) define what can be
invalidated or replaced.

....Roy

On Dec 13, 2011, at 7:27 PM, Mark Nottingham wrote:

> <http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/322>
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> Since we now have a definition of an Origin, it'd be good to use it where appropriate.
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> Proposal for p7 2.2:
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> """A protection space is defined by the origin [ref to origin rfc], combined with the realm value (if present)."""
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> Proposal for p6 2.5:
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> """However, a cache MUST NOT invalidate a URI from a Location or Content-Location header field if that URI does not have the same origin as that of the effective request URI (section 4.3 of [Part1]), as specified in [ref to origin rfc]."""
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> Comments?
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> Mark Nottingham   http://www.mnot.net/
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Received on Wednesday, 14 December 2011 18:58:40 UTC