Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Client-Initiated Content-Encoding
| Document Name: | RFC 7694 |
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| Document URI: |
urn:ietf:rfc:7694
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| Online Version: |
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7694
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| Organization: | Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) |
| Series: | Request for Comments (RFC) |
| Abstract: | In HTTP, content codings allow for payload encodings such as for compression or integrity checks. In particular, the "gzip" content coding is widely used for payload data sent in response messages. Content codings can be used in request messages as well, however discoverability is not on par with response messages. This document extends the HTTP "Accept-Encoding" header field for use in responses, to indicate that content codings are supported in requests. |
Specified Web Concepts:
HTTP Header Fields
Accept-Encoding
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