Deprecate modification of 'secure' cookies from non-secure origins
draft-west-leave-secure-cookies-alone-05
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| Author | Mike West | ||
| Last updated | 2016-01-07 | ||
| Replaced by | draft-ietf-httpbis-cookie-alone | ||
| RFC stream | (None) | ||
| Intended RFC status | (None) | ||
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| Stream | Stream state | (No stream defined) | |
| Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| RFC Editor Note | (None) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | Replaced by draft-ietf-httpbis-cookie-alone | |
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Abstract
This document updates RFC6265 by removing the ability for a non- secure origin to set cookies with a 'secure' flag, and to overwrite cookies whose 'secure' flag is set. This deprecation improves the isolation between HTTP and HTTPS origins, and reduces the risk of malicious interference.
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