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How is HTTP/2 a benefit for a file store? The design of HTTP/2 helps websites more. It supports push since webpages include resources that a server knows a cli
by anfilt 8y ago
How is HTTP/2 a benefit for a file store?
The design of HTTP/2 helps websites more. It supports push since webpages include resources that a server knows a client is going to need anyways. This avoids request latency for websites. It also allows connection reuse (via multiplexing. However, again this is mostly helpful for websites. Decrease latency by avoiding tcp hand shake. It allows for slightly smaller headers since it's a binary protocol.
However, pretty much none these really help with large file downloads, and other use cases like APT. Even the headers will be dwarfed by the files themselves, and the header information is probably already pretty minimal.
Also HTTP/2 does not require TLS it's just pretty much all the browsers ignore that the standard does not require TLS. However, they are trying to push for more encrypted traffic. A decision I don't really think browsers should be making.