clarify ""Max-age > 10 years" warning#116
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| "header.preloadable.max_age.over_10_years", | ||
| "Max-age > 10 years", | ||
| "FYI: The max-age (%d seconds) is longer than 10 years, which is an unusually long value.", | ||
| "FYI: The max-age (%d seconds) is longer than 10 years, which is an unusually long value, and may be disregarded by some browsers.", |
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The wording "may be disregarded" makes it sound like the browser will disregard the max-age value (and thus the HSTS header) altogether, which is not the case. How about "may be capped at a lower value" instead?
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That's a valid concern. Revising.
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For what it's worth, I believe:
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The warning for a max-age > 10 years does not currently explain why that may be an issue. Explanatory text added.