@techreport{multiformats-multibase-08,
    number =    {draft-multiformats-multibase-08},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-multiformats-multibase/08/},
    author =    {Juan Benet and Manu Sporny},
    title =     {{The Multibase Data Format}},
    pagetotal = 6,
    year =      2023,
    month =     aug,
    day =       20,
    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.},
}