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IT37950: ADD HEADER TIMEOUT PARAMETER TO ADDRESS CVE-2020-4994

Abstract

Add a timeout parameter to HTTP Protocol Handlers to abort prolonged processing of HTTP headers. This addresses

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Modified date:
28 July 2026