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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Difference with node-http-signature regarding (request-target)","articleBody":"As it is seen from those lines:\r\n\r\nhttps://github.com/joyent/node-http-signature/blob/529441d9d04a8ecb296a2a152929332526344673/lib/signer.js#L331\r\n\r\nhttps://github.com/adamcin/httpsig-java/blob/c1351c809340aec422bcb69352e78edbab62aa9d/api/src/main/java/net/adamcin/httpsig/api/RequestContent.java#L207\r\n\r\nThere is a difference between inclusion of request-target in a signing string.\r\nIn joyent implementation they prepend \"(request-target): \" before value.\r\nIn this implementation this is not done.\r\n\r\nI think this problem came from inconsistent spec ( https://github.com/joyent/node-http-signature/blob/529441d9d04a8ecb296a2a152929332526344673/http_signing.md ) which references `request-line` (depreceated) in Signing String Composition, but uses `request-target` in examples (one time missing colon).\r\n\r\nI think it is better to follow joyent implementation to avoid inconsistency.\r\nWhat are your thoughts?","author":{"url":"https://github.com/vonagam","@type":"Person","name":"vonagam"},"datePublished":"2017-03-04T23:20:33.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/5/httpsig-java/issues/5"}