Re: [Resource Timing] Why does connectEnd exclude the SSL Handshake?

Yes let's fix it. I suspect it's just an oversight - we changed the text in
Navigation Timing as a result of this thread:
 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-web-perf/2010Nov/0046.html
and we probably forgot to make the change in Resource Timing specification.



On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Nic Jansma <nic@nicj.net> wrote:

>  NavigationTiming and ResourceTiming differ in how connectEnd is defined:
>
> NavigationTiming (http://www.w3c-test.org/webperf/specs/NavigationTiming/
> ):
>
> connectEnd<https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webperf/raw-file/tip/specs/NavigationTiming/Overview.html#dom-performancetiming-connectend>
> *must include *the time interval to establish the transport connection as
> well as other time interval such as SSL handshake and SOCKS authentication.
>
> ResourceTiming (http://www.w3c-test.org/webperf/specs/ResourceTiming/):
>
> connectEnd<http://www.w3.org/TR/resource-timing/#dom-performanceresourcetiming-connectend>must include the time interval to establish the transport connection.
> *It must not include other *time interval such as SSL handshake and SOCKS
> authentication.
>
> IMO the NT spec has the better definition, as
> secureConnectionEnd==connectEnd in this case (which is why
> secureConnectionEnd was omitted from both of the specs).  Also, the 'TCP'
> phase in the images in both NT and RT specs shows connectEnd including
> SSL/SOCKS.
>
>
> - Nichttp://nicj.net/
> @NicJ
>
> On 4/10/2013 10:45 AM, Austin,Daniel wrote:
>
> There is no such animal as 'SecureConnectionEnd', in either nav or res
> timing. It's a significant flaw in the model. Also missing are details
> about the underlying OCSP calls. This significantly reduces the utility of
> the spec, IMHO.
>
>  R,
> D-
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 10, 2013, at 3:56 AM, "James Simonsen" <simonjam@google.com> wrote:
>
>   I can only guess it's because that's covered by sslConnectStart/End.
> But in the case of browsers that don't provide that, it seems like they
> should fall back to including it connectStart/End. Anyone else have an
> opinion?
>
>  James
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Andy Davies <dajdavies@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  I understand why the spec states that connectEnd excludes SOCKS
>> authentication etc., but don't quite understand why it excludes the SSL
>> Handshake
>>
>>  "connectEnd must include the time interval to establish the transport
>> connection. It must not include other time interval such as SSL handshake
>> and SOCKS authentication."
>>
>>  I've had a hunt back through the archives but I couldn't find any
>> reference as to why.
>>
>>  Is anyone able to explain?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
>
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