RFC 3534 (rfc3534) - Page 3 of 6
The application/ogg Media Type
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RFC 3534 The application/ogg Media Type May 2003
Ogg bitstream files are not signed or encrypted using any applicable
encryption schemes. External security mechanisms must be added if
content confidentiality and authenticity is to be achieved.
Interoperability considerations:
The Ogg bitstream format has proved to be widely implementable across
different computing platforms. A broadly portable reference
implementation is available under a BSD license.
The Ogg bitstream format is not patented and can be implemented by
third parties without patent considerations.
Published specification:
See [1].
Applications which use this media type:
Any application that implements the specification will be able to
encode or decode Ogg bitstream files. Specifically, the format is
supposed to be used by subcodecs that implement, for example, Vorbis
audio.
Additional information:
Magic number(s):
In Ogg bitstream files, the first four bytes are 0x4f 0x67 0x67 0x53
corresponding to the string "OggS".
File extension: .ogg
Macintosh File Type Code(s): OggS
Object Identifier(s) or OID(s): none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Questions about this proposal should be directed to Linus Walleij
<>. Technical questions about the Ogg bitstream
standard may be asked on the mailing lists for the developer
community.
Intended usage: COMMON
Walleij Standards Track