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Network protocol used by the Web

HTTP/2 is a major revision of the HTTP network protocol used by the World Wide Web. It was derived from the earlier experimental SPDY protocol, originally developed by Google. HTTP/2 was developed by the HTTP Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). HTTP/2 was the first new version of HTTP since HTTP/1.1, which was standardized in RFC 2068 in 1997. The Working Group presented HTTP/2 to the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) for consideration as a Proposed Standard in December 2014, and IESG approved it to publish as Proposed Standard on February 17, 2015. The initial HTTP/2 specification was published as RFC 7540 on May 14, 2015. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: HTTP/2A 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: http://www.bioinformation.net/018/97320630018050.htmInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: ἸλιάςThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: bold : The Barcode of Life Data System (http://www.barcodinglife.org)Cited 6,000 times
  5. Go sideways: SPDYA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: HTTPA closely related topic

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  1. Goals
  2. Differences from HTTP/1.1
  3. History
  4. Encryption
  5. Criticisms
  6. Server-side support

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