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6.3.2. Initial Contents

6.3.2. Initial Contents

The table below contains the initial contents of the "HTTP Signature Metadata Parameters" registry. Each row in the table represents a distinct entry in the registry.

  +=========+===============================+=============+
| Name | Description | Reference |
+=========+===============================+=============+
| alg | Explicitly declared signature | Section 2.3 |
| | algorithm | of RFC 9421 |
+---------+-------------------------------+-------------+
| created | Timestamp of signature | Section 2.3 |
| | creation | of RFC 9421 |
+---------+-------------------------------+-------------+
| expires | Timestamp of proposed | Section 2.3 |
| | signature expiration | of RFC 9421 |
+---------+-------------------------------+-------------+
| keyid | Key identifier for the | Section 2.3 |
| | signing and verification keys | of RFC 9421 |
| | used to create this signature | |
+---------+-------------------------------+-------------+
| nonce | A single-use nonce value | Section 2.3 |
| | | of RFC 9421 |
+---------+-------------------------------+-------------+
| tag | An application-specific tag | Section 2.3 |
| | for a signature | of RFC 9421 |
+---------+-------------------------------+-------------+

Table 3: Initial Contents of the HTTP Signature
Metadata Parameters Registry