draft-ietf-cbor-serialization

CBOR Serialization and Determinism

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This document defines two CBOR serializations: "preferred-plus serialization" and "deterministic serialization." It also introduces the term "general serialization" to name the full, variable set of serialization options defined in RFC 8949. Together, these three form a complete set of serializations that cover the majority of CBOR serialization use cases. These serializations are largely compatible with those widely implemented by the CBOR community.