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Verified 2026-09-18 · registry updated 2026-08-28

Want-Content-Digest

Requests a Content-Digest for a message content stream.

Use Want-Content-Digest when a client wants a sender to provide a digest and the protocol defines how to respond.

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Reference (http)

Want-Content-Digest: sha-256

Use Want-Content-Digest when a client wants a sender to provide a digest and the protocol defines how to respond.

Common mistakes

  • Treating the request as proof that a digest will be returned.

IANA registry: http-fields/field-names · structured type: Dictionary

Registry reference: RFC 9530, Section 4: Digest Fields

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