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3.1.4.6 Encoding Record

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  • If the record type the participant read from the protocol stream is not Known Encoding Record or Extensible Encoding Record, it MUST be handled as described in section 3.1.4.2.

  • If the record type is Known Encoding Record, the participant MUST read the next octet, which contains the message encoding scheme.

  • If the record type is Extensible Encoding Record, the participant MUST obtain the encoding scheme, as detailed in section 3.1.4.1. The participant SHOULD use a MaxContentTypeSize.<14> If the content type is too long, a Fault Record MAY<15> be sent, and the session MUST be closed.

  • If the encoding is not supported, a Fault Record MAY<16> be sent, and the session MUST be closed.