===== RFC6455 - The WebSocket Protocol =====
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<caption>Data sheet for RFC6455 The WebSocket Protocol</caption>
| Title                      | The WebSocket Protocol |
| Acronym                    | |
| Version                    | 2011 |
| Document Number            | RFC6455 |
| Release Date               | December 2011  |
| Reference                  | [[https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455]] |
</table>

  : **Note**: The following is an excerpt from the official IETF RFC. It is provided here as a convenience and is not authoritative. Refer to the original document as the authoritative reference.

==== 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 [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:protocol|protocol]] consists of an opening handshake
   followed by basic message framing, layered over TCP. The [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:g:goal|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 <iframe>s and long polling).//
 
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