topic Registered
Verified 2026-09-19 · registry updated 2026-08-21

HTTP registry: next-hop-aliases

A string containing one or more DNS aliases or canonical names used to establish a proxied connection to the next hop.

Proxy and gateway values describe processing across trust boundaries where fields, authority, and framing may be transformed. next-hop-aliases is registered in HTTP Proxy-Status Parameters. Defining reference: rfc9532.

httpregistryhttp-proxy-statushttp-proxy-status-parameters

Identifier (http)

next-hop-aliases

A string containing one or more DNS aliases or canonical names used to establish a proxied connection to the next hop.

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: rfc9532

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