Initial Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Method Registrations
draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-05
Abstract
This document registers those Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP) methods which have been defined in standards-track RFCs
before the IANA HTTP Method Registry was established.
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http://tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/.
The changes in this draft are summarized in Appendix B.5 (Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-04).
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Table of Contents
1.
Introduction
2.
Security Considerations
3.
IANA Considerations
4.
Normative References
Appendix A.
Initial Registry Contents
Appendix B.
Change Log (to be removed by RFC Editor before publication)
B.1.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-00
B.2.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-01
B.3.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-02
B.4.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-03
B.5.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-04
1.
Introduction
This document registers those Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) methods
which have been defined in standards-track RFCs before the IANA HTTP Method
Registry was established.
2.
Security Considerations
There are no security considerations related to the registration itself.
3.
IANA Considerations
Appendix A (Initial Registry Contents) provides initial registrations
of HTTP method names for the IANA HTTP Method registry
at http://www.iana.org/assignments/http-methods
(see Section 2.1 of [draft‑ietf‑httpbis‑p2‑semantics] (Fielding, R., Ed., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Frystyk, H., Masinter, L., Leach, P., Berners-Lee, T., Lafon, Y., Ed., and J. Reschke, Ed., “HTTP/1.1, part 2: Message Semantics,” October 2010.)).
4. Normative References
| [RFC2068] |
Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Nielsen, H., and T. Berners-Lee, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1,” RFC 2068, January 1997. |
| [RFC3253] |
Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” RFC 3253, March 2002. |
| [RFC3648] |
Whitehead, J. and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Ordered Collections Protocol,” RFC 3648, December 2003. |
| [RFC3744] |
Clemm, G., Reschke, J., Sedlar, E., and J. Whitehead, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Access Control Protocol,” RFC 3744, May 2004. |
| [RFC4437] |
Whitehead, J., Clemm, G., and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Redirect Reference Resources,” RFC 4437, March 2006. |
| [RFC4791] |
Daboo, C., Desruisseaux, B., and L. Dusseault, “Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV),” RFC 4791, March 2007. |
| [RFC4918] |
Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” RFC 4918, June 2007. |
| [RFC5323] |
Reschke, J., Ed., Reddy, S., Davis, J., and A. Babich, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) SEARCH,” RFC 5323, November 2008. |
| [RFC5789] |
Dusseault, L. and J. Snell, “PATCH Method for HTTP,” RFC 5789, March 2010. |
| [RFC5842] |
Clemm, G., Crawford, J., Reschke, J., Ed., and J. Whitehead, “Binding Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” RFC 5842, April 2010. |
| [draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics] |
Fielding, R., Ed., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Frystyk, H., Masinter, L., Leach, P., Berners-Lee, T., Lafon, Y., Ed., and J. Reschke, Ed., “HTTP/1.1, part 2: Message Semantics,” draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-12 (work in progress), October 2010. |
Appendix A.
Initial Registry Contents
| Method Name | Safe | Reference |
|---|
| ACL |
no |
[RFC3744] (Clemm, G., Reschke, J., Sedlar, E., and J. Whitehead, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Access Control Protocol,” May 2004.), Section 8.1 |
| BASELINE-CONTROL |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 12.6 |
| BIND |
no |
[RFC5842] (Clemm, G., Crawford, J., Reschke, J., Ed., and J. Whitehead, “Binding Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” April 2010.), Section 4 |
| CHECKIN |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 4.4 and [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 9.4 |
| CHECKOUT |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 4.3 and [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 8.8 |
| COPY |
no |
[RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.8 |
| LABEL |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 8.2 |
| LINK |
no |
[RFC2068] (Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Nielsen, H., and T. Berners-Lee, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1,” January 1997.), Section 19.6.1.2 |
| LOCK |
no |
[RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.10 |
| MERGE |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 11.2 |
| MKACTIVITY |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 13.5 |
| MKCALENDAR |
no |
[RFC4791] (Daboo, C., Desruisseaux, B., and L. Dusseault, “Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV),” March 2007.), Section 5.3.1 |
| MKCOL |
no |
[RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.3 |
| MKREDIRECTREF |
no |
[RFC4437] (Whitehead, J., Clemm, G., and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Redirect Reference Resources,” March 2006.), Section 6 |
| MKWORKSPACE |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 6.3 |
| MOVE |
no |
[RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.9 |
| ORDERPATCH |
no |
[RFC3648] (Whitehead, J. and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Ordered Collections Protocol,” December 2003.), Section 7 |
| PATCH |
no |
[RFC5789] (Dusseault, L. and J. Snell, “PATCH Method for HTTP,” March 2010.), Section 2 |
| PROPFIND |
yes |
[RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.1 |
| PROPPATCH |
no |
[RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.2 |
| REBIND |
no |
[RFC5842] (Clemm, G., Crawford, J., Reschke, J., Ed., and J. Whitehead, “Binding Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” April 2010.), Section 6 |
| REPORT |
yes |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 3.6 |
| SEARCH |
yes |
[RFC5323] (Reschke, J., Ed., Reddy, S., Davis, J., and A. Babich, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) SEARCH,” November 2008.), Section 2 |
| UNBIND |
no |
[RFC5842] (Clemm, G., Crawford, J., Reschke, J., Ed., and J. Whitehead, “Binding Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” April 2010.), Section 5 |
| UNCHECKOUT |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 4.5 |
| UNLINK |
no |
[RFC2068] (Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Nielsen, H., and T. Berners-Lee, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1,” January 1997.), Section 19.6.1.3 |
| UNLOCK |
no |
[RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.11 |
| UPDATE |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 7.1 |
| UPDATEREDIRECTREF |
no |
[RFC4437] (Whitehead, J., Clemm, G., and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Redirect Reference Resources,” March 2006.), Section 7 |
| VERSION-CONTROL |
no |
[RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 3.5 |
Appendix B.
Change Log (to be removed by RFC Editor before publication)
B.1.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-00
Added SEARCH method (RFC 5323).
B.2.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-01
Update draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics reference.
B.3.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-02
Update draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics reference.
PATCH is now defined in draft-dusseault-http-patch.
BIND, UNBIND and REBIND are defined in draft-ietf-webdav-bind.
Drop the "updates draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics" clause.
B.4.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-03
draft-dusseault-http-patch was published as RFC 5789. draft-ietf-webdav-bind was published as RFC 5842.
Fix typo in MKACTIVITY entry.
Update draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics reference.
Fix change log section titles.
B.5.
Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-04
Update draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics reference.
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