Hi Mike,

Thank you for your reply!

Sincerely,
Sarah Tarrant
RFC Production Center

> On Dec 9, 2025, at 2:47 AM, Mike West <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the ping, answers inline. :)
> 
> -mike
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM Sarah Tarrant <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 1) As there may have been multiple updates made to the document during Last 
> Call, 
> please review the current version of the document: 
> 
> * Is the text in the Abstract still accurate?
> 
> Yes, the Abstract is still accurate.
>   * Are the Authors' Addresses, Contributors, and Acknowledgments 
> sections current?
> 
> I believe so, though I'd ask John and Steven to confirm themselves that 
> they're appropriately represented.
>   2) Please share any style information that could help us with editing your 
> document. For example:
> 
> * Is your document's format or its terminology based on another document? 
> If so, please provide a pointer to that document (e.g., this document's 
> terminology should match DNS terminology in RFC 9499).
> 
> Yes. This document is rooted in https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6265.html, 
> and we tried to stick with that document's language unless there was good 
> reason to change it.
>   * Is there a pattern of capitalization or formatting of terms? (e.g., field 
> names 
> should have initial capitalization; parameter names should be in double 
> quotes; 
> <tt/> should be used for token names; etc.)
> 
> Nothing abnormal. The important thing, I think, is that we're consistent with 
> other RFCs (and internally in the document!) about the way we're writing 
> cookie attribute names, header names, etc. We don't otherwise have specific 
> formatting requirements.
> 
> 3) Please review the entries in the References section carefully with 
> the following in mind. Note that we will update as follows unless we 
> hear otherwise at this time:
> 
> * References to obsoleted RFCs will be updated to point to the current 
> RFC on the topic in accordance with Section 4.8.6 of RFC 7322 
> (RFC Style Guide).
> 
> * References to I-Ds that have been replaced by another I-D will be 
> updated to point to the replacement I-D.
> 
> * References to documents from other organizations that have been 
> superseded will be updated to their superseding version.
> 
> Note: To check for outdated RFC and I-D references, you can use 
> idnits <https://author-tools.ietf.org/idnits>. You can also help the
> IETF Tools Team by testing idnits3 <https://author-tools.ietf.org/idnits3/>
> with your document and reporting any issues to them.
> 
> I believe references are already up to date, but if we've missed some, 
> updating/replacing them is entirely appropriate.
> 
> One exception is RFC 2109 which is obsoleted by RFC 2965: it seems reasonable 
> to keep that as an information reference given the way it's used in the 
> document.
> 
> 4) Is there any text that should be handled extra cautiously? For example, 
> are 
> there any sections that were contentious when the document was drafted?
> 
> Not that I recall.
> 
> 5) Is there anything else that the RPC should be aware of while editing this 
> document?
> 
> Cookies are compromises between something remotely resembling philosophical 
> purity and the behavior that web developers have come to rely upon over the 
> decades since their introduction. Not all of cookies' algorithms or behaviors 
> are what we'd have chosen today.. they're simply what vendors have agreed 
> upon over time.
>  6) This document uses one or more of the following text styles. 
> Are these elements used consistently?
> 
> * fixed width font (<tt/> or `)
> * italics (<em/> or *)
> * bold (<strong/> or **)
> 
> Skimming through the HTML, I don't believe we use `<tt>`, `<em>`, or 
> `<strong>`. We do use `<code>` in various places to demarcate cookie 
> attribute names, meaningful prefixes, etc. I hope we're consistent about it. 
> :)
>  7) This document contains sourcecode: 
> 
> * Does the sourcecode validate?
> * Some sourcecode types (e.g., YANG) require certain references and/or text 
> in the Security Considerations section. Is this information correct?
> * Is the sourcecode type indicated in the XML? (See information about 
> types: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=sourcecode-types.)
> * Note that "example" is not currently a type we support.
> 
> The examples in the document text are all HTTP fields and values. As none of 
> the "sourcecode" is executable, I don't believe there are any additional 
> security considerations to add. 
> 
> 8) This document is part of Cluster 548. 
> 
> * To help the reader understand the content of the cluster, is there a 
> document in the cluster that should be read first? Next? If so, please 
> provide 
> the order and we will provide RFC numbers for the documents accordingly. 
> If order is not important, please let us know. 
> * Is there any text that has been repeated within the cluster document that 
> should be edited in the same way (for instance, parallel introductory text or 
> Security Considerations)?
> * For more information about clusters, see 
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/about/clusters/
> * For a list of all current clusters, see: 
> http://www.rfc-editor.org/all_clusters.php
> 
> I think the clustering here is arbitrary. This document is ~entirely 
> unrelated to `draft-ietf-oauth-browser-based-apps`. 
> 
> 9) Because this document obsoletes RFC 6265, please review 
> the reported errata and confirm whether they have been addressed in this 
> document or are not relevant:
> 
> * RFC 6265 (https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/rfc6265)
> 
> Yes, we have addressed the errata the WG decided to address.
>  10) Would you like to participate in the RPC Pilot Test for editing in 
> kramdown-rfc?
> If so, please let us know and provide a self-contained kramdown-rfc file. For 
> more
> information about this experiment, see:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc.
> 
> Sure. The original kramdown-rfc file we've used for the document is at 
> https://github.com/httpwg/http-extensions/blob/main/draft-ietf-httpbis-rfc6265bis.md.
>  11) Would you like to participate in the RPC Pilot Test for completing 
> AUTH48 in 
> GitHub? If so, please let us know. For more information about this 
> experiment, 
> see:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=rpc-github-phase-0-pilot-test.
> 
> That sounds fine to me.
> 
> Thank you for your help getting this document into shape!
> 
> -mike

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