Subject: [hybi] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6455 (3432)

From: RFC Errata System <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:01:00 -0800 (PST)

The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6455,
"The WebSocket Protocol".

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You may review the report below and at:
http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=6455&eid=3432

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Type: Technical
Reported by: Eric Lawrence <[email-masked]>

Section: 5.7

Original Text
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   o  Unmasked Ping request and masked Ping response

      *  0x89 0x05 0x48 0x65 0x6c 0x6c 0x6f (contains a body of "Hello",
         but the contents of the body are arbitrary)

      *  0x8a 0x85 0x37 0xfa 0x21 0x3d 0x7f 0x9f 0x4d 0x51 0x58
         (contains a body of "Hello", matching the body of the ping)

Corrected Text
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   o  Unmasked Ping request and masked Pong response

      *  0x89 0x05 0x48 0x65 0x6c 0x6c 0x6f (contains a body of "Hello",
         but the contents of the body are arbitrary)

      *  0x8a 0x85 0x37 0xfa 0x21 0x3d 0x7f 0x9f 0x4d 0x51 0x58
         (contains a body of "Hello", matching the body of the ping)

Notes
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The response isn't a Ping, it's a Pong.

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RFC6455 (draft-ietf-hybi-thewebsocketprotocol-17)
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Title               : The WebSocket Protocol
Publication Date    : December 2011
Author(s)           : I. Fette, A. Melnikov
Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
Source              : BiDirectional or Server-Initiated HTTP
Area                : Applications
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG