Network Working Group Y. Shafranovich Internet-Draft BioFortis, Inc. Intended status: Informational February 12, 2013 Expires: August 16, 2013 The application/sql Media Type draft-shafranovich-mime-sql-04.txt Abstract This document registers the application/sql media type to be used for the Structured Query Language (SQL). Status of this Memo This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." This Internet-Draft will expire on August 16, 2013. Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License. Shafranovich Expires August 16, 2013 [Page 1]
Internet-Draft The application/sql Media Type February 2013 Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Media Type Registration Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Appendix A. Status of This Document [To Be Removed Upon Publication] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A.1. Discussion Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Shafranovich Expires August 16, 2013 [Page 2]
Internet-Draft The application/sql Media Type February 2013 1. Introduction The Structured Query Language (SQL) has been in use for over 30 years with various types of database technologies. However, there is no current media type registered for SQL. Therefore, this document seeks to formally register the application/sql media type to be used for SQL with IANA. 2. Conventions Used in This Document The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119] when they appear in ALL CAPS. These words may also appear in this document in lower case as plain English words, absent their normative meanings. 3. Media Type Registration Application This section provides the media type registration application for this media type (see [RFC6838], Section 5.6) Type name: application Subtype name: sql Required parameters: N/A Optional parameters: "charset" - indicates the character set to be used. When not specified, a default value MUST NOT be assumed. Implementators should be aware that SQL may carry character set information in-band. In such cases, the "charset" parameter SHOULD NOT be used. In cases, where no character information is supplied in-band, implementors SHOULD use the "charset" parameter, if possible. Encoding considerations: If the "charset" parameter is used, the corresponding 7-bit, 8-bit or binary encoding may be used. If the "charset" parameter is not used, binary encoding may be required. Security considerations: Shafranovich Expires August 16, 2013 [Page 3]
Internet-Draft The application/sql Media Type February 2013 Being that SQL is a full fledged programming language and may include embedded source code for other programming languages, it may be used to transfer malware, viruses and other malicious payloads. Implementors and users are encouraged only to exchange SQL files among trusted parties and utilize all available security measures such as restricted access, virus scanners, etc. to minimize risk. Implementors should also be aware that guessing character sets, encodings, and possible conflicts between in-band and out-of-band character set information may lead to the similar security issues as described above. Interoperability considerations: While a single standard exists ([ISO.9075.2011]), vendor implementations of the standard vary significantly. Implementors and users should make sure that the exchanged SQL files match to the specific database/tool and version that they are using. Published specification: The most recent specification of SQL is available in [ISO.9075.2011]. Applications that use this media type: Databases and related tools Fragment identifier considerations: N/A Additional information: Deprecated alias names for this type: N/A Magic number(s): N/A File extension(s): sql Macintosh File Type Code(s): N/A Person & email address to contact for further information: Yakov Shafranovich <ietf@shaftek.org> Intended usage: COMMON Restrictions on usage: N/A Shafranovich Expires August 16, 2013 [Page 4]
Internet-Draft The application/sql Media Type February 2013 Author: IESG Change controller: IESG Provisional registration? (standards tree only): N/A 4. IANA Considerations IANA is asked to register the media type application/sql in the Standards tree using the application provided in Section 3 of this document. 5. Security Considerations See the Security Considerations item in the registration template in Section 3, above. 6. Acknowledgments To LTS, thanks for everything. The author would also like to thank all of the folks at xml.resource.org for providing many of the tools used for preparing RFCs and Internet drafts. A word of thanks to all members of the media-types and ietf-discuss lists that provided feedback on this document. 7. Normative References [ISO.9075.2011] International Organization for Standardization, "ISO/IEC 9075:2011, Information Technology - Database Languages - Structured Query Language (SQL)", 2011. [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [RFC6838] Freed, N., Klensin, J., and T. Hansen, "Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures", BCP 13, RFC 6838, January 2013. Shafranovich Expires August 16, 2013 [Page 5]
Internet-Draft The application/sql Media Type February 2013 Appendix A. Status of This Document [To Be Removed Upon Publication] A.1. Discussion Venue Discussion about this document should be directed to IANA's media- types mailing list <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/media-types> which is also reachable via <media-types@iana.org>. Of course, comments directly to the author are always welcome. Author's Address Yakov Shafranovich BioFortis, Inc. 10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 410 Columbia, MD 21044 US Phone: +1 443 276-2464 Email: ietf@shaftek.org Shafranovich Expires August 16, 2013 [Page 6]