RFC 8941: Structured Field Values for HTTP

This document describes a set of data types and associated algorithms that are intended to make it easier and safer to define and handle HTTP header and…

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Outgoing relationships (11 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 5234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF
Normative reference — RFC 4648: The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data Encodings
Normative reference — RFC 7230: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Message Syntax and Routing
Normative reference — RFC 20: ASCII format for network interchange
Informative reference — RFC 8259: The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format
Informative reference — RFC 7231: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content
Informative reference — RFC 7540: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 2 (HTTP/2)
Informative reference — RFC 7493: The I-JSON Message Format
Informative reference — RFC 7541: HPACK: Header Compression for HTTP/2

Incoming relationships (11 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by — RFC 9651: Structured Field Values for HTTP
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9209: The Proxy-Status HTTP Response Header Field
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9205: Building Protocols with HTTP
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9297: HTTP Datagrams and the Capsule Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9440: Client-Cert HTTP Header Field
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9530: Digest Fields
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9421: HTTP Message Signatures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9213: Targeted HTTP Cache Control
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9211: The Cache-Status HTTP Response Header Field
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9532: HTTP Proxy-Status Parameter for Next-Hop Aliases
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9170: Long-Term Viability of Protocol Extension Mechanisms