RFC 8536
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RFC 8536 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that updates and replaces earlier specifications to define the modern format and handling of time zone data in the Internet ecosystem.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 8536 canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF standard
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Request for Comments ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TZif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addresses |
backward compatibility with earlier TZif versions
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robustness of time zone data parsing ⓘ security considerations for time zone data ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Internet ecosystem
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time zone conversion software ⓘ time zone databases ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| defines |
Time Zone Information Format
NERFINISHED
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semantics of UTC offsets in TZif ⓘ semantics of daylight saving time flags in TZif ⓘ semantics of leap second corrections in TZif ⓘ semantics of transition times in TZif ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
time zone data format
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time zone data handling ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure consistent interpretation of time zone data across systems
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to modernize the time zone information format ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
application developers using time zone data
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implementers of time zone libraries ⓘ operating system vendors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| obsoletes | RFC 8536 (Internet-Draft predecessors of TZif format) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IANA Time Zone Database
NERFINISHED
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POSIX time zone rules ⓘ |
| specifies |
TZif versioning scheme
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file header structure for TZif ⓘ interoperability requirements for TZif readers ⓘ interoperability requirements for TZif writers ⓘ leap second records ⓘ local time type records ⓘ rules for future extensions of TZif ⓘ time transition data encoding ⓘ |
| standardizes | binary file format for time zone information ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream |
Internet Engineering Task Force
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surface form:
IETF
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| title | The Time Zone Information Format (TZif) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| updates | time zone information format specification ⓘ |
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