Re: Éric Vyncke's No Objection on draft-ietf-httpbis-cache-groups-05: (with COMMENT)

Hi Éric,

> On 2 May 2025, at 5:00 pm, Éric Vyncke via Datatracker <noreply@ietf.org> wrote:
> 
> Nice, easy to read, and useful document.
> 
> Just one comment, when reading "opaque" I was expecting an apparently
> meaningless string, e.g., a hash of something, but readable strings are used in
> the examples. Should there be some operational guidance on the 'group' string
> (meaningful vs. random strings) ?

The intent is that it's opaque from the perspective of the cache -- i.e., the cache doesn't act on its structure or content. 

Would clarifying that help? It's fine if it's a random string, but making it meaningful to the server (not the cache) is helpful for the operator.

Cheers,


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Received on Friday, 2 May 2025 07:23:31 UTC