# Shepherd Writeup for draft-ietf-httpbis-expect-ct
## 1. Summary
Mark Nottingham is the document shepherd. Alexey Melnikov is the responsible
Area Director.
This document defines a new HTTP header field, named Expect-CT, that allows web
host operators to instruct user agents to expect valid Signed Certificate
Timestamps (SCTs) to be served on connections to these hosts. Expect-CT allows
web host operators to discover misconfigurations in their Certificate
Transparency deployments and ensure that misissued certificates accepted by UAs
are discoverable in Certificate Transparency logs.
## 2. Review and Consensus
This document did not see a tremendous amount of discussion after the Working
Group agreed to adopt it, but did see a number of reviews from within the
community. Given its intended status as Experimental, we believe this is
appropriate.
## 3. Intellectual Property
The author has confirmed that to her direct, personal knowledge, all IPR
related to this document has already been disclosed.
## 4. Other
Note that this document has a normative reference to
draft-ietf-trans-rfc6962-bis, which is not yet in IESG review.