Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 2 (HTTP/2)

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 96
Abstract: This specification describes an optimized expression of the semantics of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), referred to as HTTP version 2 (HTTP/2). HTTP/2 enables a more efficient use of network resources and a reduced perception of latency by introducing header field compression and allowing multiple concurrent exchanges on the same connection. It also introduces unsolicited push of representations from servers to clients. This specification is an alternative to, but does not obsolete, the HTTP/1.1 message syntax. HTTP's existing semantics remain unchanged.
Publication Date: 2015-05-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC7540
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7540
Author(s): Mike Belshe
Roberto Peon
Martin Thomson
Keyword(s): HTTP, SPDY, Web

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IETF RFC 9113 [Active*]

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RFC8740 — RFC8740 EXTERNAL

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NIST FIPS 186-4 [Active]
IETF RFC 793 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2818 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3986 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 4648 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5226 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 5234 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 5246 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 5289 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6066 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6265 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7230 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7231 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7232 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7233 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7234 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7235 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7301 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7541 [Active*]

Bibliographic Reference(s)

IETF.draft-ietf-httpbis-alt-svc-06 — ALT-SVC EXTERNAL
Huang, L., Chen, E., Barth, A., Rescorla, E., and C. Jackson, "Talking to Yourself for Fun and Profit", 2011, < http://w2spconf.com/2011/papers/websocket.pdf >. EXTERNAL
Gluck, Y., Harris, N., and A. Prado, "BREACH: Reviving the CRIME Attack", July 2013, < http://breachattack.com/resources/ BREACH%20-%20SSL,%20gone%20in%2030%20seconds.pdf>. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 3749 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3864 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4492 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 6585 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7323 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7525 [Superseded*]
W3C.html5.20141028 — HTML5 EXTERNAL

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