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The one that Apple's browsers request on every domain isn't even in the list: /.well-known/apple-app-site-association That's the only .well-known request we h

The one that Apple's browsers request on every domain isn't even in the list: /.well-known/apple-app-site-association That's the only .well-known request we have in our logs from the last year or more. Seems to be looking for an app associated with our site. Aside from that, I don't know anyone or anything else using .well-known. Seems to be an Apple thing.

eponeponepon 8y ago
I think LetsEncrypt uses it, no?
- webignition 8y ago
  Yes, /.well-known/acme-challenge is used by LetsEncrypt.
- toupeira 8y ago
  Yes, also OpenID Connect.
  - merb 8y ago
    sadly only for discovery. but it would be great if oauth/openid connect would actually use .well-known/authorize, etc. instead each provider has it's own sauce.
- JeremyBanks 8y ago
  Yes, also Keybase.
xena 8y ago
Found documentation on it for you: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Conceptual/AppSearch/UniversalLinks.html https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Ge...
- Someone1234 8y ago
  The discussion was about specs/standards for .Well-Known. I pointed out that Apple's isn't in the list. In that context I don't follow why you think linking to Apple's development guide helps clarify anything? It still isn't a specified standard, and still isn't on the list of them.
  - geofft 8y ago
    You stated you were unsure what it was. The link clarifies that. And it is a specified standard: the link is the specification. It's not a standard developed by a multi-stakeholder standards organization, but there are other kinds of standards, too.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    It really has no utility outside of Apple's app ecosystem, so why would you want it to become a standard?
WorldMaker 8y ago
WebFinger, a key underlying tech of the Fediverse and used for bootstrapping OpenID Connect, ActivityPub, and many other standards uses .well-known. https://webfinger.net/ https://webfinger.net/

eponeponepon 8y ago

I think LetsEncrypt uses it, no?

webignition 8y ago
Yes, /.well-known/acme-challenge is used by LetsEncrypt.
toupeira 8y ago
Yes, also OpenID Connect.
- merb 8y ago
  sadly only for discovery. but it would be great if oauth/openid connect would actually use .well-known/authorize, etc. instead each provider has it's own sauce.
JeremyBanks 8y ago
Yes, also Keybase.

xena 8y ago

Found documentation on it for you: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Conceptual/AppSearch/UniversalLinks.html https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Ge...

Someone1234 8y ago
The discussion was about specs/standards for .Well-Known. I pointed out that Apple's isn't in the list. In that context I don't follow why you think linking to Apple's development guide helps clarify anything? It still isn't a specified standard, and still isn't on the list of them.
- geofft 8y ago
  You stated you were unsure what it was. The link clarifies that. And it is a specified standard: the link is the specification. It's not a standard developed by a multi-stakeholder standards organization, but there are other kinds of standards, too.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  It really has no utility outside of Apple's app ecosystem, so why would you want it to become a standard?

WorldMaker 8y ago

WebFinger, a key underlying tech of the Fediverse and used for bootstrapping OpenID Connect, ActivityPub, and many other standards uses .well-known. https://webfinger.net/ https://webfinger.net/