Part 3: Transmittal format binary encoding
This part of ISO/IEC 18023 defines a binary encoding technique that allows encoding DRM objects specified in Part 1 of ISO/IEC 18023 according to the abstract syntax specified in Part 2 of ISO/IEC 18023. The name of this binary encoding is SEDRIS Transmittal Format (STF). The STF was designed to be as efficient as possible for general purpose use of the API.
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