Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                        A. Santoni
Request for Comments: 5955                                Actalis S.p.A.
Updates: 5544                                                August 2010
Category: Informational
ISSN: 2070-1721


             The application/timestamped-data Media Type

Abstract

  This document defines a new media type for TimeStampedData envelopes
  as described in RFC 5544.

Status of This Memo

  This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
  published for informational purposes.

  This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
  (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has
  received public review and has been approved for publication by the
  Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Not all documents
  approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
  Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.

  Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction...................................................2
  2. Registration...................................................2
  3. Security Considerations........................................3
  4. IANA Considerations............................................3
  5. Normative References...........................................3

1.  Introduction

  This document defines a new media type for TimeStampedData envelopes.
  A TimeStampedData envelope, described in [RFC5544], binds a file with
  one or more time-stamp tokens obtained for that file.  A media type
  registration, lacking in [RFC5544], enhances shareability.

2.  Registration

  Type name: application

  Subtype name: timestamped-data

  Required parameters: none

  Optional parameters: none

  Encoding considerations: binary

  Security considerations:

     See the Security Considerations in the published specification.

  Interoperability considerations: none

  Published specification: RFC 5544

  Applications which use this media type:

     Any application that exchanges TimeStampedData envelopes over a
     MIME-based transport and possibly processes them, either directly
     or via external handlers or viewers.  Such applications may be,
     for instance, digital signature applications, archival systems,
     email clients, web browsers, etc.

  Additional information:

     Magic number(s):

     File extension(s): .tsd



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     Macintosh file type code(s):

  Person & email address to contact for further information:

     Adriano Santoni
     <[email protected]>

  Intended usage: COMMON

  Restrictions on usage: none

  Author:

     Adriano Santoni
     <[email protected]>

  Change controller: the IESG

3.  Security Considerations

  The security considerations of [RFC5544] apply; no new security
  considerations are introduced by this document.

4.  IANA Considerations

  Section 2 of this document registers one media subtype.

5.  Normative References

  [RFC5544]  Santoni, A., "Syntax for Binding Documents with Time-
             Stamps", RFC 5544, February 2010.

Author's Address

  Adriano Santoni
  Actalis S.p.A.
  Via dell'Aprica 18
  20158 Milano
  Italy

  EMail: [email protected]










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