Changeset 1385 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p7-auth.xml

Timestamp:

07/08/11 18:51:35 (12 years ago)

Author:

julian.reschke@…

Message:

note change on realm requirement in Changes section, fix ABNF for challenge not to insist on auth-params (see #177)

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p7-auth.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p7-auth.xml

@@ -321 +321 @@
 </t>
 <figure><artwork type="abnf2616"><iref item="challenge" primary="true"/>
-  <x:ref>challenge</x:ref>   = <x:ref>auth-scheme</x:ref> 1*<x:ref>SP</x:ref> 1#<x:ref>auth-param</x:ref>
+  <x:ref>challenge</x:ref>   = <x:ref>auth-scheme</x:ref> 1*<x:ref>SP</x:ref> #<x:ref>auth-param</x:ref>
 </artwork></figure>
 <x:note>
@@ -1053 +1053 @@
 </references>
 
-<section title="Changes from RFC 2616" anchor="changes.from.rfc.2616">
+<section title="Changes from RFCs 2616 and 2617" anchor="changes.from.rfc.2616">
+<t>
+  The "realm" parameter isn't required anymore in general; consequently, the
+  ABNF allows challenges without any auth parameters.
+  (<xref target="access.authentication.framework"/>)
+</t>
 <t>
   Change ABNF productions for header fields to only define the field value.
@@ -1078 +1083 @@
 <x:ref>auth-scheme</x:ref> = token
 
-<x:ref>challenge</x:ref> = auth-scheme 1*SP *( "," OWS ) auth-param *( OWS "," [ OWS
- auth-param ] )
+<x:ref>challenge</x:ref> = auth-scheme 1*SP [ ( "," / auth-param ) *( OWS "," [ OWS
+ auth-param ] ) ]
 <x:ref>credentials</x:ref> = auth-scheme 1*SP ( token / quoted-string / [ ( "," /
  auth-param ) *( OWS "," [ OWS auth-param ] ) ] )