Changeset 2063 for draft-ietf-httpbis

Timestamp:

29/12/12 02:34:25 (8 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

(editorial) be a bit less specific about 414 and security holes

Location:

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest

Files:

• p2-semantics.html (modified) (1 diff)
• p2-semantics.xml (modified) (1 diff)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.html

@@ -2681 +2681 @@
          converted a POST request to a GET request with long query information, when the client has descended into a "black hole" of
          redirection (e.g., a redirected URI prefix that points to a suffix of itself), or when the server is under attack by a client
-         attempting to exploit security holes present in some servers using fixed-length buffers for reading or manipulating the request-target.
+         attempting to exploit potential security holes.
       </p>
       <div id="rfc.iref.74"></div>

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

@@ -3305 +3305 @@
    redirection (e.g., a redirected URI prefix that points to a suffix of
    itself), or when the server is under attack by a client attempting to
-   exploit security holes present in some servers using fixed-length buffers
-   for reading or manipulating the request-target.
+   exploit potential security holes.
 </t>
 </section>