Type name:
   application

Subtype name:
   tzif

Required parameters:
   N/A

Optional parameters:
   N/A

Encoding considerations:
   binary

Security considerations:
   See Section 7 of RFC 9636.

Interoperability considerations:
   See Section 4 of RFC 9636.

Published specification:
   RFC 9636.

Applications that use this media type:
   This media type is designed for widespread use by applications
   that need to use or exchange time zone information relative to
   UNIX time, such as the Time Zone Information Compiler (zic) [ZIC]
   and the GNU C Library [GNU-C].  The Time Zone Distribution Service
   [RFC7808] can directly use this media type.

Fragment identifier considerations:
   N/A

Additional information:

   Magic number(s):  The first 4 octets are 0x54, 0x5A, 0x69, 0x66

   File extensions(s):  N/A

   Macintosh file type code(s):  N/A

Person & email address to contact for further information:
   Time Zone Database mailing list <tz&iana.org>

Intended usage:
   COMMON

Restrictions on usage:
   N/A

Author:
   See the "Authors' Addresses" section of RFC 9636.

Change controller:
   IETF