RFC 2397 - The "data" URL scheme

Publication Date: August 1998
Status: Standards Track
Author: Larry Masinter (Xerox Corporation)

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Abstract

A new URL scheme, "data", is defined. It allows inclusion of small data items as "immediate" data, as if it had been included externally.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Abstract
• 2. Description
• 3. Syntax
• 4. Examples
• 5. History
• 6. Security
• 7. References

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Related Resources

• Official RFC: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2397.txt
• RFC Editor Page: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2397

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