> On Jul 22, 2021, at 12:29 AM, Stefan Eissing <stefan.eiss...@greenbytes.de> > wrote: >> Am 21.07.2021 um 22:04 schrieb Eric Covener <cove...@gmail.com>: >> >> I was chasing an unrelated thread about close_notify alerts and >> reminded me -- is it time to change the default for >> HttpProtocolOptions from Allow0.9 to Require1.0? >> >> As the manual says, the requirement was dropped in RFC 7230. It seems >> like the kind of potential gadget in future desynch/smuggling kind of >> attacks that shouldn't be on by default today. >> >> Any opinions? > > +1 > > I think the internet is a different place now from when 2.4 came out.
Yep, we have long past the point where the Internet depends on header fields like Host being present to avoid various attacks. +1 ....Roy
