draft-ietf-httpbis-client-hints-15.txt		draft-ietf-httpbis-client-hints-latest.txt
	HTTP Working Group I. Grigorik		HTTP Working Group I. Grigorik
	Internet-Draft Y. Weiss		Internet-Draft Y. Weiss
	Intended status: Experimental Google		Intended status: Experimental Google
	Expires: January 4, 2021 July 3, 2020		Expires: October 12, 2024 April 10, 2024
	HTTP Client Hints		HTTP Client Hints
	draft-ietf-httpbis-client-hints-15		draft-ietf-httpbis-client-hints-latest
	Abstract		Abstract
	HTTP defines proactive content negotiation to allow servers to select		HTTP defines proactive content negotiation to allow servers to select
	the appropriate response for a given request, based upon the user		the appropriate response for a given request, based upon the user
	agent's characteristics, as expressed in request headers. In		agent's characteristics, as expressed in request headers. In
	practice, user agents are often unwilling to send those request		practice, user agents are often unwilling to send those request
	headers, because it is not clear whether they will be used, and		headers, because it is not clear whether they will be used, and
	sending them impacts both performance and privacy.		sending them impacts both performance and privacy.
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	Accept-CH is a Structured Header [I-D.ietf-httpbis-header-structure].		Accept-CH is a Structured Header [I-D.ietf-httpbis-header-structure].
	Its value MUST be an sf-list (Section 3.1 of		Its value MUST be an sf-list (Section 3.1 of
	[I-D.ietf-httpbis-header-structure]) whose members are tokens		[I-D.ietf-httpbis-header-structure]) whose members are tokens
	(Section 3.3.4 of [I-D.ietf-httpbis-header-structure]). Its ABNF is:		(Section 3.3.4 of [I-D.ietf-httpbis-header-structure]). Its ABNF is:
	Accept-CH = sf-list		Accept-CH = sf-list
	For example:		For example:
	Accept-CH: Sec-CH-Example, Sec-CH-Example-2		Accept-CH: Sec-CH-Example, Sec-CH-Example-2
	When a user agent receives an HTTP response containing "Accept-CH",		When a user agent receives an HTTP response containing "Accept-CH",
	that indicates that the origin opts-in to receive the indicated		that indicates that the origin opts-in to receive the indicated
	request header fields for subsequent same-origin requests. The opt-		request header fields for subsequent same-origin requests. The opt-
	in MUST be ignored if delivered over non-secure transport (using a		in MUST be ignored if delivered over non-secure transport (using a
	scheme different from HTTPS). It SHOULD be persisted and bound to		scheme different from HTTPS). It SHOULD be persisted and bound to
	the origin to enable delivery of Client Hints on subsequent requests		the origin to enable delivery of Client Hints on subsequent requests
	to the server's origin, for the duration of the user's session (as		to the server's origin, for the duration of the user's session (as
	defined by the user agent). An opt-in overrides previous persisted		defined by the user agent). An opt-in overrides previous persisted
	opt-in values and SHOULD be persisted in its stead.		opt-in values and SHOULD be persisted in its stead.
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	"https://other.example/").		"https://other.example/").
	3.2. Interaction with Caches		3.2. Interaction with Caches
	When selecting a response based on one or more Client Hints, and if		When selecting a response based on one or more Client Hints, and if
	the resource is cacheable, the server needs to generate a Vary		the resource is cacheable, the server needs to generate a Vary
	response header field ([RFC7234]) to indicate which hints can affect		response header field ([RFC7234]) to indicate which hints can affect
	the selected response and whether the selected response is		the selected response and whether the selected response is
	appropriate for a later request.		appropriate for a later request.
	Vary: Sec-CH-Example		Vary: Sec-CH-Example
	The above example indicates that the cache key needs to include the		The above example indicates that the cache key needs to include the
	Sec-CH-Example header field.		Sec-CH-Example header field.
	Vary: Sec-CH-Example, Sec-CH-Example-2		Vary: Sec-CH-Example, Sec-CH-Example-2
	The above example indicates that the cache key needs to include the		The above example indicates that the cache key needs to include the
	Sec-CH-Example and Sec-CH-Example-2 header fields.		Sec-CH-Example and Sec-CH-Example-2 header fields.
	4. Security Considerations		4. Security Considerations
	4.1. Information Exposure		4.1. Information Exposure
	Request header fields used in features relying on this document		Request header fields used in features relying on this document
	expose information about the user's environment to enable privacy-		expose information about the user's environment to enable privacy-
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