HTTP registry: websocket

The Web Socket Protocol

Upgrade values negotiate an alternate protocol or capability at a defined HTTP boundary. websocket is registered in HTTP Upgrade Tokens. Defining reference: rfc6455.

httpregistryhttp-upgrade-tokenshttp-upgrade-tokens-1

Identifier (http)

websocket

The Web Socket Protocol

Validate the requested protocol and preserve authority and certificate checks.

This registry value is currently marked active by IANA. Follow the defining specification before sending, accepting, or proxying it.

IANA registry: http-upgrade-tokens/http-upgrade-tokens-1

Registry reference: rfc6455

Sources

HTTP Upgrade Tokens
rfc6455