[media-types] Re: [IANA #1451401] application/cloudeve nts-batch+json registration request

Alexey Melnikov <[email protected]> Fri, 8 May 2026 14:00:15 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.types
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Amanda,

On 05/05/2026 03:04, Amanda Baber via RT wrote:
> Hi Alexey,
>
> A note: the "vnd." prefix in the request below was a mistake. They decided to remove that.

Can you please ask the requester to clarify the difference between 
application/cloudevents-batch+json and application/cloudevents+json in 
"Applications which use this media" field. Otherwise this would be fine 
to approve.

Thank you,

Alexey

>
> thanks,
> Amanda
>
> On Tue May 05 02:03:51 2026, amanda.baber wrote:
>> Hi Alexey,
>>
>> This is the first of two requests from a Linux Foundation project (the
>> ADs confirmed that these could be submitted as standards-tree
>> requests). Would you be able to review these by May 18th?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Amanda
>>
>> =====
>>
>> Name: Doug Davis
>>
>> Email:[email protected]
>>
>> Media type name: application
>>
>> Media subtype name: vnd.cloudevents-batch+json
>>
>> Required parameters: N/A
>>
>> Optional parameters: N/A
>>
>> Encoding considerations: binary
>>
>> as per application/json
>>
>> Security considerations: The CloudEvents specification and format does
>> not directly deal with security with respect to on-the-wire
>> protections. Since the CloudEvents format is really about
>> standardizing how data appear within a message, not what the data is,
>> it is assumed that existing transport security mechanisms will be
>> used. In this respect, CloudEvents is meant to be additive to existing
>> transport flows.
>>
>> Specifically, to the points mentioned in the instructions:
>> - A CloudEvent is not meant to contain active or executable content -
>> at least not as part of the CloudEvents definition itself. It's just
>> text/binary data to CloudEvents.
>> - CloudEvents itself doesn't need privacy or integrity services. If
>> needed by the application, they can layer that on top of the
>> CloudEvent structure, but it is out of scope for CloudEvents.
>>
>> Interoperability considerations: As this is a usage/variant of
>> application/json, this media type does not introduce any new
>> interoperability concerns.
>>
>> Published specification:
>> https://github.com/cloudevents/spec/blob/v1.0.2/cloudevents/formats/json-
>> format.md
>>
>> Applications which use this media: HTTP based application
>>
>> Fragment identifier considerations: None but see:
>> https://github.com/cloudevents/spec/blob/v1.0.2/cloudevents/formats/json-
>> format.md
>>
>> Restrictions on usage: None
>>
>> Provisional registration? (standards tree only): No
>>
>> Additional information:
>>
>> 1. Deprecated alias names for this type: None
>> 2. Magic number(s): None
>> 3. File extension(s): json
>> 4. Macintosh file type code: TEXT
>> 5. Object Identifiers: None
>>
>> General Comments: None
>>
>> Person to contact for further information:
>>
>> 1. Name: Doug Davis
>> 2. Email:[email protected]
>>
>> Intended usage: COMMON
>>
>> Author/Change controller: CloudEvents project in the Linux Foundation
>> (Cloud Native Computing Foundation)

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