Initial Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Method Registrations
draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-latest

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Abstract

This document registers those Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) methods which have been defined in standards-track RFCs before the IANA HTTP Method Registry was established.

Table of Contents

• 1.   Introduction
• 2.   Security Considerations
• 3.   IANA Considerations
• 4.   Normative References
• Author's Address
• A.   Initial Registry Contents
• B.   Change Log (to be removed by RFC Editor before publication)
  • B.1   Since draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-method-registrations-00
  • B.2   Since draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-method-registrations-01

1. Introduction

This document registers those Hypertext Transfer ProtocolHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) methods which have been defined in standards-track RFCs before the IANA HTTP Method Registry was established.

2. Security Considerations

There are no security considerations related to the registration itself.

3. IANA Considerations

Appendix A provides initial registrations of HTTP method names for the IANA HTTP Method registry at <http://www.iana.org/assignments/http-methods> (see Section 3.1 of [draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics]).

4. Normative References

Author's Address

A. Initial Registry Contents

B. Change Log (to be removed by RFC Editor before publication)

B.1 Since draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-method-registrations-00

Added SEARCH method (RFC 5323).

B.2 Since draft-ietf-httpbis-p1-method-registrations-01

Update draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics reference.