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PayloadContainer

Status: This format has not been shipped to production yet. It might change at any time.

Abstract​

This is a simple binary format that describes a binary message and its signature (optionally).

It is used in the encryption of Mask Network.

Format​

The 0th byte is a switch. The interpretation of the rest part depends on the 0th byte.

0th byte is 0x00​

If the payload length is less than 33 bytes, it is invalid.

  • Byte 1 to 32 is the SHA-256 hash of the message.
  • Byte 33 to the end is the message.

0th byte is 0x01​

  • Byte 1 to the end is the message.

0th-byte other value​

It's an invalid payload.

Next step​

Once you parsed the message out as a binary, you should further try to parse the message as a Payload37 object.