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Re: [hybi] [whatwg] HttpOnly cookie for WebSocket?



On Thu, 28 Jan 2010, Ian Fette (�������~U���~C�~F��) wrote:
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> So, moving back to the original question... I am very concerned here. A 
> relatively straightforward question was asked, with rationale for the 
> question. "May/Should WebSocket use HttpOnly cookie while Handshaking? I 
> think it would be useful to use HttpOnly cookie on WebSocket so that we 
> could authenticate the WebSocket connection by the auth token cookie 
> which might be HttpOnly for security reason."

I replied to ukai on IRC -- independent of any politics, I plan to edit 
the spec as he suggested next week (allowing httpOnly cookies), along with 
going through all the other pending feedback on the spec.

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