RFC 9163: Expect-CT Extension for HTTP
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document defines a new HTTP header field named "Expect-CT", which allows web host operators to instruct user agents (UAs) to expect valid Signed Certificate Timestamps (SCTs) to be served on connections to these hosts. Expect-CT allows web host operators to discover misconfigurations in their Certificate Transparency (CT) deployments. Further, web host operators can use Expect-CT to ensure that if a UA that supports Expect-CT accepts a misissued certificate, that certificate will be discoverable in Certificate Transparency logs.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC9163
- Published
- June 2022
- Authors
- E. Stark
- Status
- EXPERIMENTAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- wit
- Pages
- 18
- Also known as
- —
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