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The Multibase Data Format
draft-multiformats-multibase-01

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This is an older version of an Internet-Draft whose latest revision state is "Expired".
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Authors Juan Benet , Manu Sporny
Last updated 2019-07-04 (Latest revision 2018-12-31)
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Abstract

Raw binary data is often encoded using a mechanism that enables the data to be included in human-readable text-based formats. This mechanism is often referred to as "base-encoding the data". Base- encoding is often used when expressing binary data in hyperlinks, cryptographic keys in web pages, or security tokens in application software. There are a variety of base-encodings, such as base32, base58, and base64. It is not always possible to differentiate one base-encoding from another. The purpose of this specification is to provide a mechanism to be able to deterministically identify the base-encoding for a particular string of data.

Authors

Juan Benet
Manu Sporny

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