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Network Working Group P. Hoffman Network Working Group P. Hoffman
Internet-Draft VPN Consortium Internet-Draft VPN Consortium
Intended status: Informational A. Melnikov Intended status: Informational A. Melnikov
Expires: January 14, 2009 Isode Ltd. Expires: September 8, 2009 Isode Ltd.
July 13, 2008 March 7, 2009
Security Requirements for HTTP Security Requirements for HTTP
draft-ietf-httpbis-security-properties-02 draft-ietf-httpbis-security-properties-03
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Abstract Abstract
Recent IESG practice dictates that IETF protocols must specify Recent IESG practice dictates that IETF protocols must specify
mandatory-to-implement security mechanisms, so that all conformant mandatory-to-implement security mechanisms, so that all conformant
implementations share a common baseline. This document examines all implementations share a common baseline. This document examines all
widely deployed HTTP security technologies, and analyzes the trade- widely deployed HTTP security technologies, and analyzes the trade-
offs of each. offs of each.
Table of Contents Table of Contents
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3. Revisions To HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3. Revisions To HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Appendix A. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Appendix A. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Appendix B. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Appendix B. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
B.1. Changes between draft-sayre-http-security-variance-00 B.1. Changes between draft-sayre-http-security-variance-00
and draft-ietf-httpbis-security-properties-00 . . . . . . 10 and draft-ietf-httpbis-security-properties-00 . . . . . . 10
B.2. Changes between -00 and -01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 B.2. Changes between -00 and -01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
B.3. Changes between -01 and -02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 B.3. Changes between -01 and -02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 12
1. Introduction 1. Introduction
Recent IESG practice dictates that IETF protocols are required to Recent IESG practice dictates that IETF protocols are required to
specify mandatory to implement security mechanisms. "The IETF specify mandatory to implement security mechanisms. "The IETF
Standards Process" [RFC2026] does not require that protocols specify Standards Process" [RFC2026] does not require that protocols specify
mandatory security mechanisms. "Strong Security Requirements for mandatory security mechanisms. "Strong Security Requirements for
IETF Standard Protocols" [RFC3365] requires that all IETF protocols IETF Standard Protocols" [RFC3365] requires that all IETF protocols
provide a mechanism for implementers to provide strong security. RFC provide a mechanism for implementers to provide strong security. RFC
3365 does not define the term "strong security". 3365 does not define the term "strong security".
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Paul Hoffman Paul Hoffman
VPN Consortium VPN Consortium
Email: paul.hoffman@vpnc.org Email: paul.hoffman@vpnc.org
Alexey Melnikov Alexey Melnikov
Isode Ltd. Isode Ltd.
Email: alexey.melnikov@isode.com Email: alexey.melnikov@isode.com
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