Obsolete IANA Digest Algoritms Registry?

[ioggstream]

I expect

• [ ] to obsolete the IANA Digest Algorithms Registry or define another registry
• [ ] it can stay as historical ~identify whether and how it should stay~
• [x] if it should stay, the note below should be fixed.

[LPardue]

I think it's easiest to just add a request to update the note in the IANA considerations of digest spec. E.g.

current:

IANA is asked to update the "Reference" for this registry to refer this document and to inizialize the registry with the tokens defined in Section 6.

something like

IANA is kindly asked to take the following actions:

• Update the "Reference" for this registry to refer this document
• Update the note to say "This registry lists the algorithms that can be used when creating digests based on HTTP messages as specified in (link to this document).".
• Initialize the registry with the tokens defined in Section 6.

[ioggstream]

cc: @mnot guidance welcome

[ioggstream]

Note: this has been fixed.

the IANA Digest Algorithm Registry Note not to mention "message body" since it's not even mentioned in RFC3230.

This registry lists the algorithms that can be used when creating digests based on HTTP messages as specified in [RFC3230].

Instead

This registry lists the algorithms that can be used when creating digests of an HTTP message body, as specified in [RFC3230].

[ioggstream]

@mnot @reschke what is expected to happen to https://www.iana.org/assignments/http-dig-alg after Digest's deprecation? Can it be marked as "historical" to avoid issues with current Digest implementers?

[mnot]

Yes, IANA can be instructed to do that in IANA Considerations.