| draft-reschke-http-jfv-14.txt | draft-reschke-http-jfv-latest.txt | |||
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| Network Working Group J. F. Reschke | Network Working Group J. F. Reschke | |||
| Internet-Draft greenbytes | Internet-Draft greenbytes | |||
| Intended status: Informational April 22, 2021 | Intended status: Informational February 6, 2023 | |||
| Expires: October 24, 2021 | Expires: August 10, 2023 | |||
| A JSON Encoding for HTTP Field Values | A JSON Encoding for HTTP Field Values | |||
| draft-reschke-http-jfv-14 | draft-reschke-http-jfv-latest | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This document establishes a convention for use of JSON-encoded field | This document establishes a convention for use of JSON-encoded field | |||
| values in new HTTP fields. | values in new HTTP fields. | |||
| Editorial Note | Editorial Note | |||
| This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. | This note is to be removed before publishing as an RFC. | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 34 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 34 ¶ | |||
| sending a message with subject "subscribe" to ietf-http-wg- | sending a message with subject "subscribe" to ietf-http-wg- | |||
| request@w3.org (mailto:ietf-http-wg- | request@w3.org (mailto:ietf-http-wg- | |||
| request@w3.org?subject=subscribe). | request@w3.org?subject=subscribe). | |||
| Discussions of the HTTPbis Working Group are archived at | Discussions of the HTTPbis Working Group are archived at | |||
| <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/>. | <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/>. | |||
| XML versions and latest edits for this document are available from | XML versions and latest edits for this document are available from | |||
| <http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/#draft-reschke-http-jfv>. | <http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/#draft-reschke-http-jfv>. | |||
| The changes in this draft are summarized in Appendix D.17. | The changes in this draft are summarized in Appendix D.18. | |||
| Status of This Memo | Status of This Memo | |||
| This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the | |||
| provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on October 24, 2021. | This Internet-Draft will expire on August 10, 2023. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2021 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2023 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
| This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
| Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (https://trustee.ietf.org/ | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (https://trustee.ietf.org/ | |||
| license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. | license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. | |||
| Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights | Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights | |||
| and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components | and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components | |||
| extracted from this document must include Revised BSD License text as | extracted from this document must include Revised BSD License text as | |||
| described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are | described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are | |||
| provided without warranty as described in the Revised BSD License. | provided without warranty as described in the Revised BSD License. | |||
| skipping to change at page 3, line 21 ¶ | skipping to change at page 3, line 21 ¶ | |||
| D.8. Since draft-ietf-httpbis-jfv-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | D.8. Since draft-ietf-httpbis-jfv-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| D.9. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | D.9. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| D.10. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | D.10. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| D.11. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | D.11. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 | |||
| D.12. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | D.12. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| D.13. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | D.13. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| D.14. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | D.14. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| D.15. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | D.15. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| D.16. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | D.16. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| D.17. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | D.17. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 | |||
| D.18. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | ||||
| Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
| Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 | |||
| 1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
| Defining syntax for new HTTP fields ([HTTP], Section 5) is non- | Defining syntax for new HTTP fields ([HTTP], Section 5) is non- | |||
| trivial. Among the commonly encountered problems are: | trivial. Among the commonly encountered problems are: | |||
| o There is no common syntax for complex field values. Several well- | o There is no common syntax for complex field values. Several well- | |||
| known fields do use a similarly looking syntax, but it is hard to | known fields do use a similarly looking syntax, but it is hard to | |||
| skipping to change at page 9, line 15 ¶ | skipping to change at page 9, line 15 ¶ | |||
| Other than that, any syntax that makes extensions easy can be used to | Other than that, any syntax that makes extensions easy can be used to | |||
| smuggle information through field values; however, this concern is | smuggle information through field values; however, this concern is | |||
| shared with other widely used formats, such as those using parameters | shared with other widely used formats, such as those using parameters | |||
| in the form of name/value pairs. | in the form of name/value pairs. | |||
| 10. References | 10. References | |||
| 10.1. Normative References | 10.1. Normative References | |||
| [HTTP] Fielding, R., Ed., Nottingham, M., Ed., and J. Reschke, | [HTTP] Fielding, R., Ed., Nottingham, M., Ed., and J. Reschke, | |||
| Ed., "HTTP Semantics", Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, | Ed., "HTTP Semantics", RFC 9110, DOI 10.17487/RFC9110, | |||
| draft-ietf-httpbis-semantics-15, March 30, 2021, | June 2022, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9110>. | |||
| <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-httpbis- | ||||
| semantics-15>. | ||||
| [RFC0020] Cerf, V., "ASCII format for network interchange", STD 80, | [RFC0020] Cerf, V., "ASCII format for network interchange", STD 80, | |||
| RFC 20, DOI 10.17487/RFC0020, October 1969, | RFC 20, DOI 10.17487/RFC0020, October 1969, | |||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc20>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc20>. | |||
| [RFC5234] Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax | [RFC5234] Crocker, D., Ed. and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax | |||
| Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, | Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, | |||
| DOI 10.17487/RFC5234, January 2008, | DOI 10.17487/RFC5234, January 2008, | |||
| <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5234>. | <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5234>. | |||
| skipping to change at page 15, line 12 ¶ | skipping to change at page 15, line 12 ¶ | |||
| Mention test implementation. | Mention test implementation. | |||
| Clarify that Unicode unpaired surrogates or Noncharacters must not be | Clarify that Unicode unpaired surrogates or Noncharacters must not be | |||
| sent. | sent. | |||
| Rewrite text about [RFC8941], add appendix comparing both formats. | Rewrite text about [RFC8941], add appendix comparing both formats. | |||
| And send/receive examples. | And send/receive examples. | |||
| D.18. Since draft-reschke-http-jfv-14 | ||||
| Update HTTP reference. | ||||
| Acknowledgements | Acknowledgements | |||
| Thanks go to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Working Group | Thanks go to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Working Group | |||
| participants. | participants. | |||
| Author's Address | Author's Address | |||
| Julian F. Reschke | Julian F. Reschke | |||
| greenbytes GmbH | greenbytes GmbH | |||
| Hafenweg 16 | Hafenweg 16 | |||
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