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Jetty 12 - Investigate how to handle HTTP Message Signatures

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#9209 opened on Jan 25, 2023

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Jetty version(s) Jetty 12

Description HTTP Request/Message Signatures is becoming popular in some contexts. (eg: OAuth) We should either support it, or at least document how to support it.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
securityauthenticationbackend
Issue type
research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
HTTP protocolJavaJetty internals
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Review the provided HTTP Message Signatures drafts (draft cavage http signatures 12 and draft ietf httpbis message signatures) to understand the specification. Explore Jetty's existing HTTP request handling and authentication extensions to identify where signature support could be integrated. Consider both implementing support and documenting how users can add it themselves.