>> can you please rename the production to something which is clearly not a 
>> base64 string.

> HTTPbis describes the production as:
> 
> "The "b64token" syntax allows the 66 unreserved URI characters
> ([RFC3986]), plus a few others, so that it can hold a base64, base64url
> (URL and filename safe alphabet), base32, or base16 (hex) encoding,
> with
> or without padding, but excluding whitespace ([RFC4648])." --
> <http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/draft-ietf-httpbis-p7-auth-
> 20.html#rfc.section.2.1.p.4>
> 
> I think that's sufficiently clear, and "b64token" is actually a good
> name for that ABNF production.

The *text* is clear, but Alexey isn't the first (or last) person see the label 
"b64token" and assume it always holds a base64-encoding.
How about renaming the production to "token68", reflecting the fact that it 
supports an alphabet of 68 characters (plus equal signs at the end)?

--
James Manger
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