[html5] r4286 - [giow] (0) Drop authentication support from WebSocket for now. To be revisted in v2.

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Thu Oct 22 21:09:28 PDT 2009


Author: ianh
Date: 2009-10-22 21:09:25 -0700 (Thu, 22 Oct 2009)
New Revision: 4286

Modified:
   complete.html
   source
Log:
[giow] (0) Drop authentication support from WebSocket for now. To be revisted in v2.

Modified: complete.html
===================================================================
--- complete.html	2009-10-23 03:48:11 UTC (rev 4285)
+++ complete.html	2009-10-23 04:09:25 UTC (rev 4286)
@@ -66778,11 +66778,12 @@
 
    <li>
 
-    <p>If the client has any authentication information or cookies
-    that would be relevant to a resource accessed over HTTP, if <var title="">secure</var> is false, or HTTPS, if it is true, on host
-    <var title="">host</var>, port <var title="">port</var>, with <var title="">resource name</var> as the path (and possibly query
-    parameters), then HTTP headers that would be appropriate for that
-    information should be sent at this point.
+    <p>If the client has any <!--(v2-ws-auth) authentication
+    information or--> cookies that would be relevant to a resource
+    accessed over HTTP, if <var title="">secure</var> is false, or
+    HTTPS, if it is true, on host <var title="">host</var>, port <var title="">port</var>, with <var title="">resource name</var> as the
+    path (and possibly query parameters), then HTTP headers that would
+    be appropriate for that information should be sent at this point.
     <a href=#refsHTTP>[HTTP]</a>
     <a href=#refsCOOKIES>[COOKIES]</a>
 
@@ -66793,16 +66794,19 @@
     be split into multiple lines (despite HTTP otherwise allowing this
     with continuation lines).</p>
 
-    <div class=example>
+<!--(v2-ws-auth)
+    <div class="example">
 
      <p>For example, if the server had a username and password that
      applied to <code title="">http://example.com/socket</code>, and
-     the Web Socket was being opened to <code title="">ws://example.com/socket</code>, it could send
+     the Web Socket was being opened to <code
+     title="">ws://example.com/socket</code>, it could send
      them:</p>
 
      <pre>Authorization: Basic d2FsbGU6ZXZl</pre>
 
     </div>
+-->
 
    </li>
 
@@ -66853,19 +66857,25 @@
     be established.</p> <!-- we might update this as HTTP is updated,
     depending on whether it remains compatible or whatnot -->
 
+<!--(v2-ws-auth)
     <p>Otherwise, let <var title="">code</var> be the substring of
     <var title="">header</var> that starts from the byte after the
     first 0x20 byte, and ends with the byte before the second 0x20
-    byte. If there are not at least two 0x20 bytes in <var title="">header</var>, then <a href=#fail-the-web-socket-connection>fail the Web Socket
-    connection</a> and abort these steps.</p>
-<!--
+    byte. If there are not at least two 0x20 bytes in <var
+    title="">header</var>, then <span>fail the Web Socket
+    connection</span> and abort these steps.</p>
+-->
+<!--(v2-redirect)
     <p>If <var title="">code</var>, interpreted as ASCII, is either
     "<code title="">301</code>", "<code title="">302</code>", "<code
     title="">303</code>", "<code title="">307</code>", then let <var
     title="">mode</var> be <i title="">redirect</i>.
 -->
-    <p>If <var title="">code</var>, interpreted as ASCII, is "<code title="">401</code>", then let <var title="">mode</var> be <i title="">authenticate</i>.
-
+<!--(v2-ws-auth)
+    <p>If <var title="">code</var>, interpreted as ASCII, is "<code
+    title="">401</code>", then let <var title="">mode</var> be <i
+    title="">authenticate</i>.
+-->
     <p>Otherwise, <a href=#fail-the-web-socket-connection>fail the Web Socket connection</a> and
     abort these steps.</p>
 
@@ -66893,8 +66903,10 @@
     connection</a> if the server does not respond with the above
     bytes within a suitable time period.</p>
 
-    <p class=note>This step is skipped if <var title="">mode</var>
-    is <!--<i title="">redirect</i> or--> <i title="">authenticate</i>.</p>
+<!--(v2-ws-auth) (v2-redirect)
+    <p class="note">This step is skipped if <var title="">mode</var>
+    is <i title="">redirect</i> or <i title="">authenticate</i>.</p>
+-->
 
    </li>
 
@@ -67111,7 +67123,7 @@
 
      <dd>Ignore it.</dd>
 
-    </dl><hr><!--
+    </dl><hr><!--(v2-redirect)
 redirect support
 we should probably reintroduce this at some point, with the
 multi-origin semantics described in [ORIGIN] applying. (http-origin)
@@ -67167,30 +67179,37 @@
      <dd>Ignore it.</dd>
 
     </dl>
+--><!--(v2-ws-auth)
+    <hr>
 
-    <hr>
---><p>If <var title="">mode</var> is <i title="">authenticate</i>,
-    then: If there is not exactly one entry in the <var title="">headers</var> list whose name is "<code title="">www-authenticate</code>", then <a href=#fail-the-web-socket-connection>fail the Web Socket
-    connection</a> and abort these steps. Otherwise, handle each
+    <p>If <var title="">mode</var> is <i title="">authenticate</i>,
+    then: If there is not exactly one entry in the <var
+    title="">headers</var> list whose name is "<code
+    title="">www-authenticate</code>", then <span>fail the Web Socket
+    connection</span> and abort these steps. Otherwise, handle each
     entry in the <var title="">headers</var> list as follows:</p>
 
-    <dl class=switch><dt>If the entry's name is "<code title="">www-authenticate</code>"</dt>
+    <dl class="switch">
 
+     <dt>If the entry's name is "<code
+     title="">www-authenticate</code>"</dt>
+
      <dd><p>Obtain credentials in a manner consistent with the
      requirements for handling the <code>WWW-Authenticate</code>
      header in HTTP, and then close the connection (if the server has
      not already done so) and jump back to the step labeled
      <i>connect</i>, including the relevant authentication headers in
      the new request.
-     <a href=#refsHTTP>[HTTP]</a>
+     <a href="#refsHTTP">[HTTP]</a>
+--><!--
+     </p></dd>
 
-     </dd>
-
      <dt>Any other name</dt>
 
      <dd>Ignore it.</dd>
 
-    </dl></li>
+    </dl>
+--></li>
 
    <li>
 
@@ -67458,8 +67477,8 @@
 
    <dd>
 
-    <p>Other fields can be used, such as "<code title="">Cookie</code>" or "<code>Authorization</code>", for
-    authentication purposes.</p>
+    <p>Other fields can be used, such as "<code title="">Cookie</code>"<!--(v2-ws-auth) or
+    "<code>Authorization</code>"-->, for authentication purposes.</p>
 
    </dd>
 

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2009-10-23 03:48:11 UTC (rev 4285)
+++ source	2009-10-23 04:09:25 UTC (rev 4286)
@@ -75057,13 +75057,13 @@
 
    <li>
 
-    <p>If the client has any authentication information or cookies
-    that would be relevant to a resource accessed over HTTP, if <var
-    title="">secure</var> is false, or HTTPS, if it is true, on host
-    <var title="">host</var>, port <var title="">port</var>, with <var
-    title="">resource name</var> as the path (and possibly query
-    parameters), then HTTP headers that would be appropriate for that
-    information should be sent at this point.
+    <p>If the client has any <!--(v2-ws-auth) authentication
+    information or--> cookies that would be relevant to a resource
+    accessed over HTTP, if <var title="">secure</var> is false, or
+    HTTPS, if it is true, on host <var title="">host</var>, port <var
+    title="">port</var>, with <var title="">resource name</var> as the
+    path (and possibly query parameters), then HTTP headers that would
+    be appropriate for that information should be sent at this point.
 <!--END complete-->
     <a href="#refsRFC2616">[RFC2616]</a>
     <a href="#refsRFC2109">[RFC2109]</a>
@@ -75079,6 +75079,7 @@
     be split into multiple lines (despite HTTP otherwise allowing this
     with continuation lines).</p>
 
+<!--(v2-ws-auth)
     <div class="example">
 
      <p>For example, if the server had a username and password that
@@ -75090,6 +75091,7 @@
      <pre>Authorization: Basic d2FsbGU6ZXZl</pre>
 
     </div>
+-->
 
    </li>
 
@@ -75141,22 +75143,25 @@
     be established.</p> <!-- we might update this as HTTP is updated,
     depending on whether it remains compatible or whatnot -->
 
+<!--(v2-ws-auth)
     <p>Otherwise, let <var title="">code</var> be the substring of
     <var title="">header</var> that starts from the byte after the
     first 0x20 byte, and ends with the byte before the second 0x20
     byte. If there are not at least two 0x20 bytes in <var
     title="">header</var>, then <span>fail the Web Socket
     connection</span> and abort these steps.</p>
-<!--
+-->
+<!--(v2-redirect)
     <p>If <var title="">code</var>, interpreted as ASCII, is either
     "<code title="">301</code>", "<code title="">302</code>", "<code
     title="">303</code>", "<code title="">307</code>", then let <var
     title="">mode</var> be <i title="">redirect</i>.
 -->
+<!--(v2-ws-auth)
     <p>If <var title="">code</var>, interpreted as ASCII, is "<code
     title="">401</code>", then let <var title="">mode</var> be <i
     title="">authenticate</i>.
-
+-->
     <p>Otherwise, <span>fail the Web Socket connection</span> and
     abort these steps.</p>
 
@@ -75184,8 +75189,10 @@
     connection</span> if the server does not respond with the above
     bytes within a suitable time period.</p>
 
+<!--(v2-ws-auth) (v2-redirect)
     <p class="note">This step is skipped if <var title="">mode</var>
-    is <!--<i title="">redirect</i> or--> <i title="">authenticate</i>.</p>
+    is <i title="">redirect</i> or <i title="">authenticate</i>.</p>
+-->
 
    </li>
 
@@ -75439,7 +75446,7 @@
     </dl>
 
     <hr>
-<!--
+<!--(v2-redirect)
 redirect support
 we should probably reintroduce this at some point, with the
 multi-origin semantics described in [ORIGIN] applying. (http-origin)
@@ -75495,9 +75502,10 @@
      <dd>Ignore it.</dd>
 
     </dl>
+-->
 
+<!--(v2-ws-auth)
     <hr>
--->
 
     <p>If <var title="">mode</var> is <i title="">authenticate</i>,
     then: If there is not exactly one entry in the <var
@@ -75517,11 +75525,11 @@
      not already done so) and jump back to the step labeled
      <i>connect</i>, including the relevant authentication headers in
      the new request.
-<!--END complete-->
+--><!--END complete--><!--
      <a href="#refsRFC2616">[RFC2616]</a>
-<!--START complete--><!--END websocket-protocol-->
+--><!--START complete--><!--END websocket-protocol--><!--
      <a href="#refsHTTP">[HTTP]</a>
-<!--START websocket-protocol-->
+--><!--START websocket-protocol--><!--
      </p></dd>
 
      <dt>Any other name</dt>
@@ -75529,6 +75537,7 @@
      <dd>Ignore it.</dd>
 
     </dl>
+-->
 
    </li>
 
@@ -75847,8 +75856,8 @@
    <dd>
 
     <p>Other fields can be used, such as "<code
-    title="">Cookie</code>" or "<code>Authorization</code>", for
-    authentication purposes.</p>
+    title="">Cookie</code>"<!--(v2-ws-auth) or
+    "<code>Authorization</code>"-->, for authentication purposes.</p>
 
    </dd>
 




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