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@ -295,13 +295,14 @@ The format of the Authorization header is given in
[RFC7235](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7235#section-2.1). In [RFC7235](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7235#section-2.1). In
summary, the header begins with authorization scheme `X-Matrix`, followed by summary, the header begins with authorization scheme `X-Matrix`, followed by
one or more spaces, followed by a comma-separated list of parameters written as one or more spaces, followed by a comma-separated list of parameters written as
name=value pairs. The names are case insensitive. The values must be enclosed name=value pairs. The names are case insensitive and order does not matter. The
in quotes if they contain characters that are not allowed in `token`s, as defined in values must be enclosed in quotes if they contain characters that are not
allowed in `token`s, as defined in
[RFC7230](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7230#section-3.2.6); if a [RFC7230](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7230#section-3.2.6); if a
value is a valid `token`, it may or may not be enclosed in quotes. Quoted value is a valid `token`, it may or may not be enclosed in quotes. Quoted
values may include backslash-escaped characters. When parsing the header, the values may include backslash-escaped characters. When parsing the header, the
recipient must unescape the characters. That is, a backslash-character pair recipient must unescape the characters. That is, a backslash-character pair is
is replaced by the character following the backslash. replaced by the character following the backslash.
For compatibility with older servers, the sender should For compatibility with older servers, the sender should
- only include one space after `X-Matrix`, - only include one space after `X-Matrix`,
@ -322,8 +323,7 @@ The authorization parameters to include are:
Unauthorized. Unauthorized.
- `key`: the ID, including the algorithm name, of the sending server's key used - `key`: the ID, including the algorithm name, of the sending server's key used
to sign the request to sign the request
- `signature`: the signature of the JSON as calculated in step 1. The - `signature`: the signature of the JSON as calculated in step 1.
signature must be unpadded.
Unknown parameters are ignored. Unknown parameters are ignored.