ISO/IEC 23681:2019

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 23681
First edition
2019-05
Information technology — Self-
contained Information Retention
Format (SIRF) Specification
Reference number
ISO/IEC 23681:2019(E)
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ISO/IEC 2019

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ISO/IEC 23681:2019(E)

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ISO/IEC 23681:2019(E)

Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Business Case . 2
5 Specification Overview . 3
5.1 Container Components . 3
5.2 SIRF Catalog . 4
5.3 Metadata Units . 5
6 Container Information Metadata . 5
6.1 Specification Category . 5
6.2 Container ID Category . 6
6.3 State Category . 6
6.4 Provenance Category . 8
6.5 Audit Log Category . 9
7 Object Information Metadata . 9
7.1 Object IDs Category . 9
7.2 Dates Category .
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