2.2.1.1 Standard HTTP Message Header Fields

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The HTTP message headers in the HCEP request MUST include the following fields with these specified values.

Tokens

Pragma: MUST be "no-cache". This is an HTTP header, as specified in [RFC2616] section 4.5.

Content-Type: MUST be "application/healthcertificate-request". This is an HTTP header field, as specified in [RFC2616] section 7.1.

Content-Length: MUST be the size in bytes of HTTP message body (as specified in section 2.2.1.3). This is an HTTP header field, as specified in [RFC2616] section 7.1.

The HTTP message header MAY<6> contain other fields, as specified in [RFC2616]. These fields MAY<7> be ignored by the HRA during the processing of the HTTP header. An example of such a field is the User-Agent field, as specified in [RFC2616] section 14.43:

  • User Agent: "NAP IPSec Enforcement v1.0".