What Media Type is encrypted text?











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I'm encrypting a file and saving it in AWS. What Media Type (FKA MIME-type) is encrypted text? "text/plain" doesn't seem right.






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  • You can make one up (especially since it ought to depend on the encryption mechanism / format)
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I'm encrypting a file and saving it in AWS. What Media Type (FKA MIME-type) is encrypted text? "text/plain" doesn't seem right.






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  • You can make one up (especially since it ought to depend on the encryption mechanism / format)
    – SLaks
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  • Or use octet-stream.
    – SLaks
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I'm encrypting a file and saving it in AWS. What Media Type (FKA MIME-type) is encrypted text? "text/plain" doesn't seem right.






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  • You can make one up (especially since it ought to depend on the encryption mechanism / format)
    – SLaks
    Nov 7 at 20:25










  • Or use octet-stream.
    – SLaks
    Nov 7 at 20:25


















  • You can make one up (especially since it ought to depend on the encryption mechanism / format)
    – SLaks
    Nov 7 at 20:25










  • Or use octet-stream.
    – SLaks
    Nov 7 at 20:25
















You can make one up (especially since it ought to depend on the encryption mechanism / format)
– SLaks
Nov 7 at 20:25




You can make one up (especially since it ought to depend on the encryption mechanism / format)
– SLaks
Nov 7 at 20:25












Or use octet-stream.
– SLaks
Nov 7 at 20:25




Or use octet-stream.
– SLaks
Nov 7 at 20:25












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application/octet-stream


which is intended for arbitrary binary data - perfect for an encrypted file that by definition can't be interpreted. (RFC2046)






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