[media-types] Re: draft-gallagher-openpgp-media-types-00

Andrew Gallagher <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.types
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi, all.

The new and updated templates as described in the current draft are 
copied below.

Thanks,
Andrew.
---


* application/pgp-secret-keys:

~~~
MIME media type name: application
MIME subtype name: pgp-secret-keys
Required parameters: none
Optional parameters: armor

Encoding considerations:

    The content of this media type consists of 7bit text if the `armor` 
parameter does not have the value `false`.

Security considerations:

    See RFC 9580 Section 13.

Interoperability considerations: none

Published specification:

    RFC9580 and ((THIS DOCUMENT)).

Additional information:

    Magic number(s): none
    File extension(s): asc, pgp
    Macintosh File Type Code(s): none

Person & email address to contact for further information:

    Andrew Gallagher
    Email: andrewg&andrewg.com

Intended usage: common

Author/Change controller:

    Andrew Gallagher
    Email: andrewg&andrewg.com
~~~

* application/pgp-message:

~~~
MIME media type name: application
MIME subtype name: pgp-message
Required parameters: none
Optional parameters: armor

Encoding considerations:

    The content of this media type consists of 7bit text if the `armor` 
parameter does not have the value `false`.

Security considerations:

    See RFC 9580 Section 13.

Interoperability considerations: none

Published specification:

    RFC 9580 and ((THIS DOCUMENT)).

Additional information:

    Magic number(s): none
    File extension(s): asc, pgp
    Macintosh File Type Code(s): none

Person & email address to contact for further information:

    Andrew Gallagher
    Email: andrewg&andrewg.com

Intended usage: common

Author/Change controller:

    Andrew Gallagher
    Email: andrewg&andrewg.com
~~~

* application/pgp-signature:

~~~
MIME media type name: application
MIME subtype name: pgp-signature
Required parameters: none
Optional parameters: armor

Encoding considerations:

    The content of this media type consists of 7bit text if the `armor` 
parameter does not have the value `false`.

Security considerations:

    See RFC 9580 Section 13.

Interoperability considerations: none

Published specification:

    RFC 9580, RFC 3156, and ((THIS DOCUMENT)).

Additional information:

    Magic number(s): none
    File extension(s): asc, sig, pgp
    Macintosh File Type Code(s): pgDS

Person & email address to contact for further information:

    Andrew Gallagher
    Email: andrewg&andrewg.com

Intended usage: common

Author/Change controller:

    Andrew Gallagher
    Email: andrewg&andrewg.com
~~~

* application/pgp-keys:

~~~
MIME media type name: application
MIME subtype name: pgp-keys
Required parameters: none
Optional parameters: armor

Encoding considerations:

    The content of this media type consists of 7bit text if the `armor` 
parameter does not have the value `false`.

Security considerations:

    See RFC 9580 Section 13.

Interoperability considerations: none

Published specification:

    RFC 9580, RFC 3156, and ((THIS DOCUMENT)).

Additional information:

    Magic number(s): none
    File extension(s): asc, pgp
    Macintosh File Type Code(s): none

Person & email address to contact for further information:

    Andrew Gallagher
    Email: andrewg&andrewg.com

Intended usage: common

Author/Change controller:

    Andrew Gallagher
    Email: andrewg&andrewg.com
~~~


On 06/11/2025 04:22, Martin J. Dürst wrote:
> As always, sending the template, not just a link, helps a lot to 
> increase the probability of getting comments.
> 
> Regards,    Martin.
> 
> On 2025-11-06 04:17, Simon Josefsson wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> The following media types were discussed in the OpenPGP WG today, and it
>> would be good to get review from MIME experts:
>>
>> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-gallagher-openpgp-media- 
>> types-00.html
>>
>> One question on my mind is if the media type parameters introduced in
>> section 5 is a good idea.  Are there general MIME guidance on when
>> parameters is a good idea?  It is used here to select how to parse the
>> data, either in the raw binary PGP packets, or from PGP-armored (ASCII)
>> base64 encoded raw binary PGP packets.
>>
>> /Simon
>>
>>
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