HTTP registry: next-hop
The next-hop parameter's value is a String or Token that identifies the intermediary or origin server selected (and used, if contacted) to obtain this response. It might be a hostname, IP address, or alias.
Proxy and gateway values describe processing across trust boundaries where fields, authority, and framing may be transformed. next-hop is registered in HTTP Proxy-Status Parameters. Defining reference: rfc9209.
Identifier (http)
next-hop
The next-hop parameter's value is a String or Token that identifies the intermediary or origin server selected (and used, if contacted) to obtain this response. It might be a hostname, IP address, or alias.
Strip hop-by-hop data, normalize framing, trust forwarded metadata only from configured proxies, and avoid exposing topology or credentials.
This registry value is currently marked active by IANA. Follow the defining specification before sending, accepting, or proxying it.
IANA registry: http-proxy-status/http-proxy-status-parameters
Registry reference: rfc9209