HTTP (httpbis)

WG Name HTTP
Acronym httpbis
Area Web and Internet Transport (wit)
State Active
Charter charter-ietf-httpbis-09 Approved
Document dependencies
Additional resources Zulip stream
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home page
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Personnel Chairs Mark Nottingham, Tommy Pauly
Area Director Mike Bishop
Mailing list Address ietf-http-wg@w3.org
To subscribe ietf-http-wg-request@w3.org
Archive http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/
Chat Room address https://zulip.ietf.org/#narrow/stream/httpbis

Charter for Working Group

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an Internet Standard defined in STD 97 / RFC 9110, with caching behavior in RFC 9111. HTTP semantics are used in multiple versions, which are mappings to various transports:

Together, these make up the core specifications of HTTP.

This Working Group is charged with maintaining and developing the core specifications for HTTP and generic extensions to it (i.e., those that are not specific to one application).

Beyond specification work, the Working Group is a forum for implementers, practitioners, and researchers to discuss the protocol, its operation and evolution, to improve interoperability and ecosystem health.

Work Mode

The Working Group may define extensions and other documents related to HTTP as work items, provided that they are generic; i.e., not specific to one application using HTTP. (Note that Web browsing by definition is a generic use.) The Working Group may also make updates to the core HTTP specifications and existing extensions to clarify existing functionality or address security issues. These documents may be published as Informational, Experimental, BCP, or Standards Track at the discretion of the working group.

New extension points, new functionality outside an existing extension point, and new HTTP versions are not in scope without a recharter.

Work that may need substantial input from other areas (e.g., Security) or other standards bodies (W3C, etc.) should be coordinated through the appropriate bodies (such as the responsible Area Director or a general / 'dispatch' group).

Milestones

Order Milestone Associated documents
Last Submit Secondary Server Certs draft-ietf-httpbis-secondary-server-certs
Submit Resumable Uploads draft-ietf-httpbis-resumable-upload
Submit Compression Dictionaries rfc9842 (was draft-ietf-httpbis-compression-dictionary)
Submit Unprompted Auth rfc9729 (was draft-ietf-httpbis-unprompted-auth)
Submit Cache Groups rfc9875 (was draft-ietf-httpbis-cache-groups)
Submit Client-Cert Header rfc9440 (was draft-ietf-httpbis-client-cert-field)
Submit The HTTP QUERY Method draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body
Submit Retrofit Structured Fields draft-ietf-httpbis-retrofit
Next Submit RFC6265bis (Cookies) draft-ietf-httpbis-rfc6265bis