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authorRoberto Polli <robipolli@gmail.com>2020-01-16 17:45:54 +0100
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-01-16 17:45:54 +0100
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Relations between Postel and Hyrums
The liberality stated in Postel's principle may limit protocols evolution, as users will rely on that.
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The goal of this principle is to build systems which are robust, as they can handle poorly formed input if the intent can still be understood. However, there are potentially security implications of accepting malformed input, particularly if the processing of such input is not well tested.
+Allowing non-conformant input, in time, may undermine the ability of protocols to evolve
+as implementors will eventually rely on this liberality to build their features.
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+See Also:
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+- [Hyrum's Law](#hyrums-law)
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### SOLID
This is an acronym, which refers to: