RFC 7838 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016
WED · 29 JUL 2026
HTTP Alternative Services
Overview
RFC 7838, “HTTP Alternative Services”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2016 by M. Nottingham, P. McManus, J. Reschke. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies "Alternative Services" for HTTP, which allow an origin's resources to be authoritatively available at a separate network location, possibly accessed with a different protocol configuration.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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