rfc-5987

Character Set and Language Encoding for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Header Field Parameters

J. Reschke

date2010-08 streamIETF wgnon working group statusHISTORIC pages10 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5987 doi10.17487/RFC5987

By default, message header field parameters in Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) messages cannot carry characters outside the ISO- 8859-1 character set. RFC 2231 defines an encoding mechanism for use in Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) headers. This document specifies an encoding suitable for use in HTTP header fields that is compatible with a profile of the encoding defined in RFC 2231. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

obsoleted by

rfc-8187 — Indicating Character Encoding and Language for HTTP Header Field Parameters