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WebRTC becomes an official W3C and IETF standard

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:10:02 +0000

The W3C and the IETF have finally made WebRTC an official standard. WebRTC has been supported by popular web browsers since 2012 and enables peer-to-peer video and audio calls on the web. Read more...

The third major official version of HTTP will be called HTTP/3

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:48:03 +0000

The Internet Engineering Task Force has approved a final name for the HTTP-over-QUIC protocol, which will soon be called HTTP/3. This will be the first major update to the protocol since 2015. Read more...

Microsoft launches the Identity Bounty Program, offering up to $100,000

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:56:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced the Identity Bounty Program, inviting security researchers to find vulnerabilities in identity services, and offering payouts ranging from $500 to $100,000. Read more...

New proposal to IETF aims to see email become more secure

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:50:01 +0000

A new proposal has been submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force. It aims to secure email by sending messages over a secure connection. The proposal has support from tech firms such as Google. Read more...

IESG approves new HTTP status code 451 for legally restricted content

Kevin Petit — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:04:01 +0000

It has never been clear why a website is blocked or unavailable, but a new HTTP status code, "Unavailable For Legal Reasons," will change this and attempt to shed some light on the issue. Read more...