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RFC 8949: Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR)

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The Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) is a data format whose design goals include the possibility of extremely small code size, fairly small message size, and extensibility without the need for version negotiation. These design goals make it different from earlier binary serializations such as ASN.1 and MessagePack. This document obsoletes RFC 7049, providing editorial improvements, new details, and errata fixes while keeping full compatibility with the interchange format of RFC 7049. It does not create a new version of the format.

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Document ID
RFC8949
Published
December 2020
Authors
C. Bormann; P. Hoffman
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
art
Pages
66
Also known as
STD94
Obsoletes:
RFC 7049

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