(registered 2024-10-21, last updated 2024-10-21)

Media type name: application

Media subtype name: toml

Required parameters: N/A

Optional parameters: N/A

Encoding considerations: 8bit

Security considerations: 

(1) TOML files don't contain executable content.

(2) Information contained in TOML files do not require privacy or integrity services. If a client is storing information that is potentially sensitive, some sort of security is recommended. TLS, and specifically HTTPS, are the recommended way to protect potentially sensitive information.

Interoperability considerations: N/A

Published specification: https://toml.io/

Applications which use this media: Many applications use TOML as a configuration file format. Also, many programming languages have libraries that give support to it.

Fragment identifier considerations: N/A

Restrictions on usage: N/A

Additional information:

1. Deprecated alias names for this type: none
2. Magic number(s): none
3. File extension(s): .toml
4. Macintosh file type code: TEXT
5. Object Identifiers: none

Person to contact for further information:

1. Name: Ben van Hartingsveldt
2. Email: ben.vanhartingsveldt&yocto.com

Intended usage: COMMON

Author: Tom Preston-Werner <tom&mojombo.com>
Change controller: https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/issues/870
Submitter: Ben van Hartingsveldt <ben.vanhartingsveldt&yocto.com>