RFC 9277 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2022
WED · 29 JUL 2026
On Stable Storage for Items in Concise Binary Object Representation
Overview
RFC 9277, “On Stable Storage for Items in Concise Binary Object Representation”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2022 by M. Richardson, C. Bormann. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines a stored ("file") format for Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) data items that is friendly to common systems that recognize file types, such as the Unix file(1) command.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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