Re: New versions of Multibase and Multihash published

Hi Manu,

I’ve been asked about the standardization state of these documents but couldn’t find a clear answer. Are these I-D’s associated with any IETF working group? If not, are you seeking publication through the independent stream?

Thanks for clarifying,
 — Justin

> On Feb 19, 2021, at 2:51 PM, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com> wrote:
> 
> New versions of the Multibase and Multihash specs have been published.
> 
> Multibase is just a date bump to signal that the specification is still alive
> and being used. There are no new base-encoding mechanisms that have been added
> to this release. This community uses multibase to encode a number of values,
> like signature values and did:key values, in Verifiable Credentials and
> Decentralized Identitifer Documents:
> 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-multiformats-multibase-03
> 
> Multihash adds the KangarooTwelve hash function to the list of available hash
> functions. KangarooTwelve's strongest draw is that it's fun to say out loud...
> and is a KECCAK-based highly parallel hash function, if you're into that sort
> of thing. This community uses multihash in some DID Methods (Veres One uses it
> for hash values for operations and blocks), and the DID Core specification
> uses multihash for Hashlinks (to provide integrity protection for DID Documents):
> 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-multiformats-multihash-02
> 
> Fairly boring stuff, but nevertheless, foundational building blocks upon which
> many of us have built our implementations.
> 
> -- manu
> 
> -- 
> Manu Sporny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/
> Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
> blog: Veres One Decentralized Identifier Blockchain Launches
> https://tinyurl.com/veres-one-launches
> 
>

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