Network Working Group T. Hardie
Internet-Draft April 27, 2016
Updates: RFC6455 (if approved)
Intended status: Standards Track
Expires: October 29, 2016
Clarifying registry procedures for the Websockets sub-protocol registry
draft-hardie-rfc6455-iana-clarification-02
Abstract
This document clarifies the instructions to IANA for the sub-protocol
registry set up for Websockets in RFC 6455.
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1. Introduction
[RFC6455] section 11.5 sets up a Subprotocol Name Registry at IANA
and directs IANA to use First Come First Serve registration
procedures as set out in [RFC5226]. The reuse of this registry by
other protocols has indicated that some clarification of the
instructions to IANA would be useful.
2. Clarified instructions
The tokens registered in the Websockets sub-protocol registry created
by RFC 6455 Section 11.5 are matched using case-sensitive string
match. IANA is, however, instructed to decline registrations in the
registry which differ only as to case, in order to minimize potential
confusion among different registered versions. For other useful
advice on avoiding collision, registrants are encouraged to consult
the non-normative section 1.9 of RFC 6455.
3. Security Considerations
This document describes an update to registry policy, not a protocol.
4. IANA Considerations
This document is, in its entirety, a clarification of the registry
policy for the Websockets sub-protocol name registry.
5. Acknowledgements
Takeshi Yoshino, Anne Van Kesteren, Julian Reshke, and Alexey
Melnikov reviewed this update. Harald Alvestrand acted as document
shepherd.
6. Normative References
[RFC6455] Fette, I. and A. Melnikov, "The WebSocket Protocol",
RFC 6455, DOI 10.17487/RFC6455, December 2011,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6455>.
[RFC5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an
IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226,
DOI 10.17487/RFC5226, May 2008,
<http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5226>.
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Author's Address
Ted Hardie
Email: ted.ietf@gmail.com
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