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[Cookie Layering] Add a "has cross-site ancestor" bit to pass on to Fetch

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addition/proposal needs concrete proposal topic: fetch
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Description

We'd like to add a "has cross-site ancestor" to the client which Fetch can use when determining which cookies to request from a conceptual cookie store.

cc @annevk

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Research direction

The issue names no file or test. Start by locating the client and Fetch definitions in the HTML Standard, then trace how cookie requests use the conceptual cookie store. Done means the client carries a "has cross-site ancestor" bit and Fetch can use it when determining which cookies to request.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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