Re: [community] from W3C….Fwd: Proposal: "User" header field

Melvin Carvalho melvincarvalho at gmail.com
Wed Dec 25 17:42:48 UTC 2013


On 25 December 2013 18:14, Phil Hunt <phil.hunt at oracle.com> wrote:

> Do you mean a URL for session state or a URL for the User (subject)
> authenticated?
>

The URL for the User (subject) authenticated.


>
> Phil
>
> On Dec 25, 2013, at 6:50, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> On 19 July 2013 16:00, n-sakimura <n-sakimura at nri.co.jp> wrote:
>
>> Actually, in the pure sense, OAuth Bearer Authorization is just
>> representing the Authorization = Access Grant, and the entity who is
>> presenting the token is not necessarily the entity who got authenticated
>> and obtained the token. That's the beauty of bearer instruments [1]. (Most
>> common bearer instrument is physical money such as bank notes and coins.)
>> It makes the late binded delegation / power of attorney easy.
>>
>> However, this feature makes the bearer token a dangerous thing to use as
>> authentication / representation of identity. To use it as an authentication
>> token, the following assumptions MUST be fulfilled.
>>
>> 1. Bearer Token is naver used by any entity but the entity who
>>    obtained it.
>>
>> 2. It is possible to verify the audience of the token.
>>
>> These conditions are generally not met.
>>
>> That's why OpenID Connect introduced ID Token, which is a registered
>> instrument rather than a bearer instrument.
>>
>> If you were just concerned with authentication (= process of identifying
>> the entity in front of your service), then I would stick with OpenID
>> Connect. Create an OAuth authorization request with scope=openid as:
>>
>> https://server.example.com/authorize?
>>     response_type=code
>>     &client_id=s6BhdRkqt3
>>     &redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fclient.example.org%2Fcb
>>     &scope=openid
>>     &state=af0ifjsldkj
>>
>> Then, you will get an authorization code.
>>
>> Send the authorization code to the authorization endpoint. This is a
>> plain OAuth 2.0 Authorization request again:
>>
>> POST /token HTTP/1.1
>>   Host: server.example.com
>>   Authorization: Basic czZCaGRSa3F0MzpnWDFmQmF0M2JW
>>   Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
>>
>>   grant_type=authorization_code&code=SplxlOBeZQQYbYS6WxSbIA
>>     &redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fclient%2Eexample%2Ecom%2Fcb
>>
>> It will respond with JSON such as:
>>
>>   {
>>    "access_token":"SlAV32hkKG",
>>    "token_type":"Bearer",
>>    "expires_in":3600,
>>    "refresh_token":"tGzv3JOkF0XG5Qx2TlKWIA",
>>    "id_token":"eyJ0 ... NiJ9.eyJ1c ... I6IjIifX0.DeWt4Qu ... ZXso"
>>   }
>>
>> id_token is JWT encoded JSON. When you decode it, you will get something
>> like:
>>
>>
>>   {
>>    "iss": "https://server.example.com",
>>    "sub": "alice",
>>    "aud": "https://blog.example.com",
>>    "exp": 1311281970,
>>    "iat": 1311280970
>>   }
>>
>> You can put these in the session cookie for easy access from the web
>> application such as blog subsequently. Make sure that you store them in the
>> cookie that was bound for the state parameter value that came back with
>> code.
>>
>> This I think solves your use case, does it not?
>> That's about the bear minimum you have to do to do the authentication...
>>
>
> I finally got some time to read through this, I've looked at OAuth, Bearer
> Token, Basic and Digest Auth documentation.  There would appear to be no
> 100% straightforward way for clients and servers to indicate a URL that
> controls that session.  I've put this proposal in our wiki page, including
> the proposed text, some background, use cases and implementations.  One use
> case is for client side apps to be able determine the user they are dealing
> with and render the page accordingly.
>
> http://www.w3.org/community/rww/wiki/User_Header
>
> Feedback welcome!  (And Merry Christmas :))
>
> [[
>  Introduction
>
> There would appear to be no simple way in HTTP, to indicate an HTTP URL
> referring to the User that is currently controlling a session. This would
> be useful for both clients and servers, and, in particular to allow client
> side applications to personalize a page. Architecturally, a clean, modular,
> separation of identity and verified identity (authentication) may be
> beneficial.
>
> There has been some discussion on whether the "From" header can be used to
> identify a user in HTTP, but for historical reasons it's limited to email,
> any change to this would likely get some pushback from the IETF.
>
> The suggestion has been to choose another header, and the latest proposal
> is to create a new User header. The text below is very similar to the
> existing "From" header
>  Proposed Text  User
>
> The User request-header field, if given, SHOULD contain an identifier for
> the human user who controls the requesting user agent. The address SHOULD
> be machine-usable, as defined by the "URI General Syntax" RFC 3986<http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986>
>
>    User   = "User" ":" URI
>
> An example is:
>
>    User: http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/card#i
>
> This header field MAY be used for logging purposes and as a means for
> identifying the source of invalid or unwanted requests. It SHOULD NOT be
> used as an insecure form of access protection. The interpretation of this
> field is that the request is being performed on behalf of the person given,
> who accepts responsibility for the method performed. In particular, robot
> agents SHOULD include this header so that the person responsible for
> running the robot can be contacted if problems occur on the receiving end.
>
> The client SHOULD NOT send the User header field without the user's
> approval, as it might conflict with the user's privacy interests or their
> site's security policy. It is strongly recommended that the user be able to
> disable, enable, and modify the value of this field at any time prior to a
> request.
>
> Additionally, servers MAY send this header, having verified the identity
> of a user, enabling client side apps to personalize a page.
>  Use Cases  Page Personalization
>
> The user header would allow a personalization of pages for client side
> apps. One might display a user's name, avatar and homepage, by
> dereferencing the URL and finding out more information.
>  Server Response
>
> A server may respond with a user header to tell a client who is in control
> of the current session. The client may use this information to access
> locally stored information.
>  Endpoint Discovery
>
> By dereferencing a URL it may be possible to find further endpoints, for
> example, in order to authenticate the idenitity.
>  Identity Verification
>
> While the user header is simply a hint, it is possible to imagine a
> scenario where more information is provided, such as a key pair in TLS, or
> additional information such as the "Authorization" header, to enable the
> server to verify the authenticity of the User. For example using Basic Auth
> the user may not contain the ":" character, so this would, enable a URL to
> be associated with a password.
>  Implementations
>
>    - OpenLink Data Spaces <http://ods.openlinksw.com/wiki/ODS/>
>    - rww.io
>    - data.fm
>
>  ]]
>
>
>
>>
>> [1] See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearer_instrument
>>
>>
>>
>> (2013/07/19 18:23), Torsten Lodderstedt wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Melvin,
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>     1) You just need a hint? So you don't rely on this data for access
>>>>     control. Use any header you want.
>>>>     2) You want to control access to a resource. This requires
>>>>     trustworthy/authenticated identity data. Here the obvious way is
>>>>     an OAuth access token (authorization header, BEARER scheme). In
>>>>     your specific case, it might be required to even specify the
>>>>     tokens format. JSON web tokens would be the right choice in my
>>>>     opinion.
>>>>
>>>>     Why does you concept require the user id to be a URL?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Thorsten, the concept does not require a URL, but it needs a header
>>>> that does not *forbid* a URL, and this was the issue with "From".  The
>>>> reason is that many people host user profiles on a web URL, so we
>>>> would like to be inclusive of that group of people.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not 100% familiar with all the latest changes to OAuth / OpenID
>>>> Connect, but if there is something in those specifications that could
>>>> be reused to send an identity to a server, and you could point me to
>>>> what to read up on, I'd be grateful.
>>>>
>>>
>>> sure.
>>>
>>> Latest information regarding OAuth can be obtained on the WG page
>>> (https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/oauth/)
>>>
>>> Sending a token to a protected resource uses the BEARER authorization
>>> scheme (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6750) and works like this:
>>>
>>>       GET /resource HTTP/1.1
>>>       Host: server.example.com
>>>       Authorization: Bearer mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM
>>>
>>> "mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM" is the actual token typically containing identity and
>>> authz data about the user on whos behalf the request is being performed.
>>>
>>>  From the client's perspective, this token is opaque and can be utilize
>>> any format the OAuth authorization server and the respective resource
>>> server agreed upon. The WG also specified a certain token format, which
>>> is called JSON Web Token
>>> (http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-10). The
>>> format allows to represent identity data (so-called claims) in a
>>> cryptographically protected way. One of those claims is "sub", an user
>>> account identifier which may also be a URI. A typical JWT contains
>>> claims identifying the IDP (iss), the resource server the token is
>>> targeted at (aud) and the user id (sub).
>>>
>>> This is an example JWT (prior signature processing etc):
>>>
>>>       {"iss":"https://idp.mydomain.com",
>>>         "aud":"https://resourceserver.otherdomain.org"
>>>        "exp":1300819380,
>>>        "sub":"http://this.is.the/user/bmeier
>>> <http://this.is.the/user/identifier>"}
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> Torsten.
>>>
>>>
>>>>     Regards,
>>>>     Torsten.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho at gmail.com
>>>>     <mailto:melvincarvalho at gmail.com>> schrieb:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         On 18 July 2013 19:38, Torsten Lodderstedt
>>>>         <torsten at lodderstedt.net <mailto:torsten at lodderstedt.net>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>             I fully agree with George und would like to add: why don't
>>>>             you just use the authorization header to send identity
>>>>             data/credentials/tokens to the server in order to allow
>>>>             for access control?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         Hi Thorsten, thanks for the tip. If there's an existing way to
>>>>         identify to a server a user's URL via a header, I'd love to
>>>>         learn more about that. It's preferable to reuse existing
>>>>         tools, if possible, than to create something new.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>             George Fletcher <gffletch at aol.com
>>>>             <mailto:gffletch at aol.com>> schrieb:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                 I'm a little confused... first the spec says
>>>>
>>>>                     The current text includes: "It SHOULD NOT be used
>>>>                     as an insecure form of access protection." -- This
>>>>                     is the same as the "From" header (which may
>>>>                     contain an email address).  Do you think stronger
>>>>                     wording is required.
>>>>
>>>>                 and then you follow that up with
>>>>
>>>>                     In particular, one thing we are working on in the
>>>>                     Read Write Web Community Group is fine grained
>>>>                     access control for writing or appending a file.
>>>>                     It's helpful to know who is trying to make a
>>>>                     change before returning e.g. SUCCESS or FORBIDDEN
>>>>                     response codes.
>>>>
>>>>                 Since there is no authentication or proof associated
>>>>                 with the 'User' header, how can you use it for fine
>>>>                 grained access control? Is the expectation that the
>>>>                 value is an untrusted identification of the user that
>>>>                 can be used to optimize certain use cases? If so, I'm
>>>>                 not sure which use cases it helps?
>>>>
>>>>                 Thanks,
>>>>                 George
>>>>
>>>>                 On 7/18/13 12:49 PM, Melvin Carvalho wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                 On 18 July 2013 01:54, John Kemp <john at jkemp.net
>>>>>                 <mailto:john at jkemp.net>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>                     The problem, in general, with putting identifiers
>>>>>                     in HTTP requests is that they get mistaken for
>>>>>                     being real things. User is no worse (or better)
>>>>>                     than User-Agent. Remember all of the mess about
>>>>>                     how websites would attempt to render sites to
>>>>>                     clients based on the contents of the User-Agent
>>>>>                     header, and how long it's taken for something
>>>>>                     better to appear for that task?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                 Yes, I agree that User-Agent can be slightly
>>>>>                 problematic. Some spiders such as googlebot actually
>>>>>                 put their URL in the User-Agent header, as a
>>>>>                 semi-colon separated list, which is not ideal.  The
>>>>>                 user and the user-agent are different concepts.  The
>>>>>                 proposed header would be a simpler solution, imho.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     'Just a hint' doesn't tell anyone what this is
>>>>>                     really going to be used for. Are there use-cases
>>>>>                     written down, in addition to a syntax?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                 The current text includes: "It SHOULD NOT be used as
>>>>>                 an insecure form of access protection."  -- This is
>>>>>                 the same as the "From" header (which may contain an
>>>>>                 email address). Do you think stronger wording is
>>>>>                 required.
>>>>>
>>>>>                 The use case is the same as "From" in fact, my ideal
>>>>>                 would have been just to loosen the scope of "From"
>>>>>                 but there was pushback from the IETF on this, with
>>>>>                 the suggestion to think of another header name.
>>>>>
>>>>>                 In particular, one thing we are working on in the
>>>>>                 Read Write Web Community Group is fine grained access
>>>>>                 control for writing or appending a file.  It's
>>>>>                 helpful to know who is trying to make a change before
>>>>>                 returning e.g. SUCCESS or FORBIDDEN response codes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     On a more specific level, this looks like
>>>>>                     "On-behalf-of" - a more indicative name than
>>>>>                     "user" for the seemingly potential usage (this
>>>>>                     request is performed on behalf of the user X)?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                 I'd be very happy to reuse something existing, so
>>>>>                 long as it allowed URLs and email address too.  If
>>>>>                 I'm correct, On-behalf-of is email specific?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     I'm not sure why OpenIDs couldn't appear in this
>>>>>                     header, FWIW. The recipient could run OpenID
>>>>>                     protocol with the client, regarding the
>>>>>                     identifier sent in the header. That would allow
>>>>>                     "verification" of the OpenID to occur, wouldn't it?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                 Well I hadnt thought of that, but yes that could work
>>>>>                 quite well!  One of the perceived issues with OpenID
>>>>>                 as a URL (dating back as far as Yadis) was that the
>>>>>                 UX for typing in an HTTP URL lead to a loss of
>>>>>                 conversions.  If this could be done by the software
>>>>>                 and may save some typing, especially on mobile
>>>>>                 devices. The same technique could be used with PKI if
>>>>>                 the URL contained a public key and the (rich) client
>>>>>                 could store the private key.  I think that will
>>>>>                 become a more valuable use case next year when crypto
>>>>>                 on the browser becomes a REC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     John
>>>>>
>>>>>                     On Jul 17, 2013, at 7:41 PM, Melvin Carvalho
>>>>>                     <melvincarvalho at gmail.com
>>>>>                     <mailto:melvincarvalho at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > On 18 July 2013 01:06, Nat Sakimura
>>>>>                     <sakimura at gmail.com <mailto:sakimura at gmail.com>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     wrote:
>>>>>                     > Hi.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > I am forwarding the mail in the identity
>>>>>                     commons list.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Apparently, there is an initiative at W3C
>>>>>                     proposing a new "identity" header, which I
>>>>>                     believe is actually harmful for the general
>>>>>                     public. Simple web sites are going to take it as
>>>>>                     authenticated identity and thus will cause
>>>>>                     identity theft of their users.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Their proposal is to include
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     >   User: http://this.is.the/user/identifier
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > in the HTTP header.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Could those of you active in W3C reach out to
>>>>> them?
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > As I have written below, if it were to just
>>>>>                     include the IdP address as a hint, I am kind of
>>>>> fine.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Thanks for sharing this.  Since this was my
>>>>>                     proposal, I hope I can shed a bit of light light.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Firstly, it's not the W3C, simply a group of
>>>>>                     people brainstorming in the a W3C hosted forum
>>>>>                     (aka community groups).  The proposal has no
>>>>>                     official standing, but if there are no
>>>>>                     objections, the idea is to try and push the idea
>>>>>                     upstream.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Yes, the idea is that it is just a hint.  Note
>>>>>                     the text:
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > "The client SHOULD NOT send the User header
>>>>>                     field without the user's approval, as it might
>>>>>                     conflict with the user's privacy interests or
>>>>>                     their site's security policy. It is strongly
>>>>>                     recommended that the user be able to disable,
>>>>>                     enable, and modify the value of this field at any
>>>>>                     time prior to a request."
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > We asked the IETF if we could use the "From"
>>>>>                     header for this, but the feedback is that "From"
>>>>>                     is restricted to email, and this would be
>>>>>                     difficult to change.  The suggestion was to come
>>>>>                     up with a new header.  Very happy to have
>>>>>                     feedback, I've followed IIW work for many years.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Best,
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Nat
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>                     > From: Kaliya "Identity Woman"
>>>>>                     <kaliya-lists at identitywoman.net
>>>>>                     <mailto:kaliya-lists at identitywoman.net>>
>>>>>                     > Date: 2013/7/18
>>>>>                     > Subject: Re: [community] from W3C….Fwd:
>>>>>                     Proposal: "User" header field
>>>>>                     > To: Nat Sakimura <sakimura at gmail.com
>>>>>                     <mailto:sakimura at gmail.com>>
>>>>>                     > Cc: "community at lists.idcommons.net
>>>>>                     <mailto:community at lists.idcommons.net>"
>>>>>                     <community at lists.idcommons.net
>>>>>                     <mailto:community at lists.idcommons.net>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Yes Nat,  Thats sort of what I got from reading
>>>>> it.
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Who among us is very active in the W3C world?
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > If no one should we be figuring out who should
>>>>> be?
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Should we write them a letter asking them to
>>>>>                     send "identitish" proposals to IIW? or other
>>>>>                     forums for good input?
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > Maybe we should write something that is like
>>>>>                     understanding identity basics for technical
>>>>>                     specification folks across a range of standards
>>>>>                     bodies?
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > - Kaliya
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > On Jul 17, 2013, at 3:32 AM, Nat Sakimura wrote:
>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     >> Whoa, what's that?!
>>>>>                     >>
>>>>>                     >> That's not only useless but actually harmful.
>>>>>                     >>
>>>>>                     >> I can kind of see some utility in sending the
>>>>>                     IdP address, but not the user.
>>>>>                     >>
>>>>>                     >> =nat via iPhone
>>>>>                     >>
>>>>>                     >> On Jul 16, 2013, at 7:39, "Kaliya \"Identity
>>>>>                     Woman\"" <kaliya-lists at identitywoman.net
>>>>>                     <mailto:kaliya-lists at identitywoman.net>> wrote:
>>>>>                     >>
>>>>>                     >>> Hi folks,
>>>>>                     >>>  Apparently the W3C wants to send "user"
>>>>>                     names along in HTTP headers.
>>>>>                     >>> I thought some folks who know about identity
>>>>>                     and how it does/could/should work might be up for
>>>>>                     chiming in over there.
>>>>>                     >>> It seems like Authentication of identity
>>>>>                     might be a good thing rather then just assertion.
>>>>>                     >>>  - Kaliya
>>>>>                     >>>
>>>>>                     >>>
>>>>>                     >>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>                     >>>
>>>>>                     >>>> From: Christine
>>>>>                     >>>
>>>>>                     >>>> As you know, I'm a big proponent of open
>>>>>                     standards. For this reason I monitor many groups.
>>>>>                     You might be interested in the W3C Read Write Web
>>>>>                     community group: http://www.w3.org/community/rww/
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>> I sent you a message a few weeks ago about
>>>>>                     Tabulator.
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>> See below messages about User header field.
>>>>>                     If you are not already a member, I recommend you
>>>>>                     join and contribute!
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>> Christine
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>>                     >>>> Subject:   Re: Proposal: "User" header field
>>>>>                     >>>> Resent-Date:     Sat, 13 Jul 2013 16:19:02
>>>>> +0000
>>>>>                     >>>> Resent-From: public-rww at w3.org
>>>>>                     <mailto:public-rww at w3.org>
>>>>>                     >>>> Date:  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:08:37 -0400
>>>>>                     >>>> From:      Joe <presbrey at gmail.com
>>>>>                     <mailto:presbrey at gmail.com>>
>>>>>                     >>>> To:  Melvin Carvalho
>>>>>                     <melvincarvalho at gmail.com
>>>>>                     <mailto:melvincarvalho at gmail.com>>
>>>>>                     >>>> CC:  public-rww <public-rww at w3.org
>>>>>                     <mailto:public-rww at w3.org>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>> Great job Melvin!
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>> Data.fm sends the User header already :)
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>> On Jul 13, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Melvin
>>>>>                     Carvalho <melvincarvalho at gmail.com
>>>>>                     <mailto:melvincarvalho at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> I would be nice to be able to identify a
>>>>>                     user in HTTP, especially with read/write
>>>>>                     protocols and access control, it can be important
>>>>>                     to know who is trying to change something.
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> There has been some discussion on whether
>>>>>                     the "From" header can be used to identify a user
>>>>>                     in HTTP, and my from most people is that this
>>>>>                     would be a good candidate to send a user, but for
>>>>>                     historical reasons it's limited to email, and
>>>>>                     changing this would perhaps get some pushback
>>>>>                     from the IETF.
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> The suggestion has been to choose another
>>>>>                     header, so I thought that "User" might be a good
>>>>>                     candidate, since we have User Agent arleady.
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> Here's the proposed text:
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> [[
>>>>>                     >>>>> User
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> The User request-header field, if given,
>>>>>                     SHOULD contain an identifier for the human user
>>>>>                     who controls the requesting user agent. The
>>>>>                     address SHOULD be machine-usable, as defined by
>>>>>                     the "URI General Syntax" RFC 3986
>>>>>                     >>>>>        User = "User" ":" URI
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> An example is:
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>>        User:
>>>>>                     http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/card#i
>>>>>                     >>>>> This header field MAY be used for logging
>>>>>                     purposes and as a means for identifying the
>>>>>                     source of invalid or unwanted requests. It SHOULD
>>>>>                     NOT be used as an insecure form of access
>>>>>                     protection. The interpretation of this field is
>>>>>                     that the request is being performed on behalf of
>>>>>                     the person given, who accepts responsibility for
>>>>>                     the method performed. In particular, robot agents
>>>>>                     SHOULD include this header so that the person
>>>>>                     responsible for running the robot can be
>>>>>                     contacted if problems occur on the receiving end.
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> The client SHOULD NOT send the User header
>>>>>                     field without the user's approval, as it might
>>>>>                     conflict with the user's privacy interests or
>>>>>                     their site's security policy. It is strongly
>>>>>                     recommended that the user be able to disable,
>>>>>                     enable, and modify the value of this field at any
>>>>>                     time prior to a request.
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> ]]
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>> Feedback welcome!
>>>>>                     >>>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>>
>>>>>                     >>>
>>>>>                     >>>
>>>>>                     >>>
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>>>>>                     >
>>>>>                     > --
>>>>>                     > Nat Sakimura (=nat)
>>>>>                     > Chairman, OpenID Foundation
>>>>>                     > http://nat.sakimura.org/
>>>>>                     > @_nat_en
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