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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions jsonschema-validation.xml
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<t>
If the instance value is a string, this property defines that the string
SHOULD be interpreted as binary data and decoded using the encoding
SHOULD be interpreted as encoded binary data and decoded using the encoding
named by this property.
</t>

<t>
Possible values indicating base 16, 32, and 64 encodings with several
variations are listed in <xref target="RFC4648">RFC 4648</xref>. Additionally,
sections 6.7 and 6.8 of <xref target="RFC2045">RFC 2045</xref> provide
encodings used in MIME. As "base64" is defined in both RFCs, the definition
encodings used in MIME. This keyword is derived from MIME's
Content-Transfer-Encoding header, which was designed to map binary data
into ASCII characters. It is not related to HTTP's Content-Encoding header,
which is used for compressing HTTP request and response payloads.
</t>
<t>
As "base64" is defined in both RFCs, the definition
from RFC 4648 SHOULD be assumed unless the string is specifically intended
for use in a MIME context. Note that all of these encodings result in
strings consisting only of 7-bit ASCII characters. Therefore, this keyword
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