BCP 70

RFC 3470

Guidelines for the Use of Extensible Markup Language (XML) within IETF Protocols, January 2003

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Status:
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Updated by:
RFC 8996
Authors:
S. Hollenbeck
M. Rose
L. Masinter
Stream:
IETF
Source:
NON WORKING GROUP

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Abstract

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a framework for structuring data. While it evolved from Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) -- a markup language primarily focused on structuring documents -- XML has evolved to be a widely-used mechanism for representing structured data. There are a wide variety of Internet protocols being developed; many have need for a representation for structured data relevant to their application. There has been much interest in the use of XML as a representation method. This document describes basic XML concepts, analyzes various alternatives in the use of XML, and provides guidelines for the use of XML within IETF standards-track protocols. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.


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For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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