%% You should probably cite draft-ietf-httpapi-privacy-06 instead of this revision. @techreport{ietf-httpapi-privacy-04, number = {draft-ietf-httpapi-privacy-04}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-httpapi-privacy/04/}, author = {Rich Salz and Mike Bishop and Marius Kleidl}, title = {{API Keys and Privacy}}, pagetotal = 8, year = 2026, month = feb, day = 25, abstract = {Redirecting HTTP requests to HTTPS, a common pattern for human-facing web resources, can be an anti-pattern for authenticated HTTP API traffic. This document discusses the pitfalls and makes deployment recommendations for authenticated HTTP APIs. It does not specify a protocol.}, }