[foaf-protocols] Why SAN?

[Joe Presbrey]

On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Henry Story <henry.story at bblfish.net> wrote:
> But placing it in the X.509 key has the advantage that you don't need to
> change the browser behavior.

This is the most practical argument IMO. Some of the more
'out-of-the-box' examples I have given recently, SVN or
(Shout|ice)cast with WebID, break very quickly if you have to add an
additional HTTP header to carry the authentication principal.

Best wishes,

Joe Presbrey