[COUCHDB-558] Validate Content-MD5 request headers on uploads

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.11
• Component/s: Database Core, HTTP Interface
• Assignee: Paul Joseph Davis
• Reporter: Adam Kocoloski
• Created: 02/Nov/09 19:53
• Updated: 29/May/13 15:46
• Resolved: 16/Dec/09 00:10

Description

We could detect in-flight data corruption if a client sends a Content-MD5 header along with the data and Couch validates the MD5 on arrival.

RFC1864 - The Content-MD5 Header Field
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1864.html