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[Cbor] Re: Working Group Last Call on Serialization draft

Vadim Goncharov <vadimnuclight@gmail.com> Sat, 05 September 2026 00:25 UTC

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On Wed, 2 Sep 2026 09:34:51 -0700
Laurence Lundblade <lgl@island-resort.com> wrote:

> > On Sep 2, 2026, at 6:19 AM, Vadim Goncharov <vadimnuclight@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > Moreover, the "checking" definition is vague.  
> 
> I hope this definition is not vague: [Appendix H]. The term definition makes
> it pertain only to checking serialization conformance (in addition to the
> well-formed checking every decoder must do).

Ah, well, Appendix uses more precise two-words "serialization checking".
That's not vague, in contrast to just "checking".

(Don't know if a phrase distinguishing different kinds of checking should be
put there, the H is written in clear language self-contained in context by
"This type of checking")

> If we make it a requirement like dCBOR does, then we will be sure it is not
> vague.
> 
> LL
> 
> 
> [Appendix H]:
> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-cbor-serialization-08.html#name-serialization-checking


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