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Remove mention of default port with SRV records (#1615)

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Richard van der Hoff 2023-08-10 10:19:53 +01:00 • committed by GitHub
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Remove spurious mention of a "default port" with respect to SRV record lookup.

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given. The target server must present a valid certificate for the IP given. The target server must present a valid certificate for the IP
address. The `Host` header in the request should be set to the address. The `Host` header in the request should be set to the
server name, including the port if the server name included one. server name, including the port if the server name included one.
2. If the hostname is not an IP literal, and the server name includes an 2. If the hostname is not an IP literal, and the server name includes an
explicit port, resolve the hostname to an IP address using CNAME, AAAA or A explicit port, resolve the hostname to an IP address using CNAME, AAAA or A
records. records.
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`<delegated_hostname>`. The target server must present a valid `<delegated_hostname>`. The target server must present a valid
certificate for `<delegated_hostname>`. certificate for `<delegated_hostname>`.
4. If the `/.well-known` request resulted in an error response, a 4. If the `/.well-known` request resulted in an error response, a server is
server is found by resolving an SRV record for found by resolving an SRV record for `_matrix._tcp.<hostname>`. This may
`_matrix._tcp.<hostname>`. This may result in a hostname (to be result in a hostname (to be resolved using AAAA or A records) and
resolved using AAAA or A records) and port. Requests are made to the port. Requests are made to the resolved IP address and port, with a `Host`
resolved IP address and port, using 8448 as a default port, with a header of `<hostname>`. The target server must present a valid certificate
`Host` header of `<hostname>`. The target server must present a for `<hostname>`.
valid certificate for `<hostname>`.
5. If the `/.well-known` request returned an error response, and the 5. If the `/.well-known` request returned an error response, and the
SRV record was not found, an IP address is resolved using CNAME, AAAA and A SRV record was not found, an IP address is resolved using CNAME, AAAA and A