저자 / 조직: IETF — I. Fette (Google), A. Melnikov (Isode Ltd)
발행일: 2011-12 (December 2011, Proposed Standard / Standards Track)
마지막 확인일: 2026-06-02
왜 저장했는지 / Why archived
feature-streaming-response-contract 에서 WebSocket 은 SSE 와 함께 핵심 비교 alternative. RFC 6455 는 WebSocket 의 유일한 normative specification. full-duplex 특성, HTTP → WebSocket upgrade 메커니즘, 클라이언트 프레임 masking 요구사항, TCP 와의 관계를 claim 수준으로 확인하기 위해 보관. 특히 "HTTP 와 독립된 TCP-based 프로토콜" 정의가 ca-skeleton 의 reverse proxy 설정 부담 claim 의 근거.
핵심 인용 / Key quotes (verbatim)
[Abstract] "The WebSocket Protocol enables two-way communication between a client running untrusted code in a controlled environment to a remote host that has opted-in to communications from that code. The security model used for this is the origin-based security model commonly used by web browsers. The protocol consists of an opening handshake followed by basic message framing, layered over TCP."
[Abstract] "The goal of this technology is to provide a mechanism for browser-based applications that need two-way communication with servers that does not rely on opening multiple HTTP connections (e.g., using XMLHttpRequest or