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RFC 3506: Requirements and Design for Voucher Trading System (VTS)

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Crediting loyalty points and collecting digital coupons or gift certificates are common functions in purchasing and trading transactions. These activities can be generalized using the concept of a "voucher", which is a digital representation of the right to claim goods or services. This document presents a Voucher Trading System (VTS) that circulates vouchers securely and its terminology; it lists design principles and requirements for VTS and the Generic Voucher Language (GVL), with which diverse types of vouchers can be described. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC3506
Published
March 2003
Authors
K. Fujimura; D. Eastlake
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
15
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