WICG/direct-sockets

Direct Sockets API for the web platform

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direct-sockets

This is a proposal for a future Direct Sockets web platform API.

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Discourse thread
Explainer document, a high-level overview of the Direct Sockets proposal.
Specification
Self-Review Questionnaire: Security and Privacy
Multicast explainer, a high-level overview of Multicast capabilities in Direct Sockets.

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