On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Robert Sayre <say...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Adam Barth <i...@adambarth.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Robert Sayre <say...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Let's call my proposed addition the "opaque" parameter. The client
>>> sends it back unchanged, just like the id.
>>
>> That already exists in the scheme.  It's just the value of the cookie.
>>
>>> This is just one use of an opaque field that servers might want to
>>> try. I suppose this data could get stuffed into the SID too. Is that
>>> the idea?
>>
>> Yep.
>
> OK, this is all much clearer. Could the draft include these
> explanations and examples? It seems like the draft is obfuscated right
> now. Why not just plainly state something similar to
>
> "This mechanism really just adds a little more security to session cookies."
>
> in the introduction? I hope it isn't because of HTTP religion or
> something like that.

Sounds like a good idea.

Adam
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