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PROPOSED STANDARD

Authors:

A. Bryan
N. McNab
T. Tsujikawa
P. Poeml
H. Nordstrom

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IETF

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NON WORKING GROUP

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6249

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Abstract

This document specifies Metalink/HTTP: Mirrors and CryptographicHashes in HTTP header fields, a different way to get information thatis usually contained in the Metalink XML-based download descriptionformat. Metalink/HTTP describes multiple download locations(mirrors), Peer-to-Peer, cryptographic hashes, digital signatures,and other information using existing standards for HTTP headerfields. Metalink clients can use this information to make filetransfers more robust and reliable. Normative requirements forMetalink/HTTP clients and servers are described here. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.