I-D Action: draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies-02.txt

Internet-Draft draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies-02.txt is now available. It
is a work item of the HTTP (HTTPBIS) WG of the IETF.

   Title:   Cookies: HTTP State Management Mechanism
   Authors: Anne van Kesteren
            Johann Hofmann
   Name:    draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies-02.txt
   Pages:   46
   Dates:   2026-05-21

Abstract:

   This document defines the HTTP Cookie and Set-Cookie header fields.
   These header fields can be used by HTTP servers to store state
   (called cookies) at HTTP user agents, letting the servers maintain a
   stateful session over the mostly stateless HTTP protocol.  Although
   cookies have many historical infelicities that degrade their security
   and privacy, the Cookie and Set-Cookie header fields are widely used
   on the Internet.  This document obsoletes RFC 6265 and 6265bis.

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https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies/

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https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-ietf-httpbis-layered-cookies-02

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Received on Friday, 22 May 2026 03:18:55 UTC