Awesome Standards

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A curated list of technical standards, they may be called requests for comments, proposals, drafts, notes, specifications, or something else.
## Contents - [Web Technologies](#web-technologies) - [APIs](#apis) - [Programming Languages](#programming-languages) - [Tools](#tools) - [Decentralized Systems](#decentralized-systems) - [Cybersecurity and Cryptography](#cybersecurity-and-cryptography) - [Operating Systems](#operating-systems) - [Electronics and Hardware](#electronics-and-hardware) - [Databases and Storage](#databases-and-storage) - [Telecommunications](#telecommunications) - [General](#general) - [Region Specific](#region-specific) - [Related Awesome Lists](#related-awesome-lists) ## Web Technologies - [IETF RFCs](https://www.ietf.org/standards/rfcs/) - Publication in a series from the principal technical development and standards-setting bodies for the Internet, most prominently the IETF. - [BCPs](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/bcp/bcp-index.txt) - Best Current Practice, sub-series of the RFC document series. - [ECMA International Standards](https://www.ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/) - Standards for information and communication systems. - [W3C](https://www.w3.org/TR/) - W3C publishes a range of technical reports (Standards and supporting Notes) which help move the web forward. - [W3C WAI](https://www.w3.org/WAI/) - Strategies, standards, and supporting resources to help you make the Web more accessible to people with disabilities. - [WHATWG](https://whatwg.org/) - Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group, founded by individuals of leading Web browser vendors. - [Unicode Standards](https://www.unicode.org/reports/) - Text encoding standard maintained by the Unicode Consortium. - [OASIS Open](https://www.oasis-open.org/standards/) - Standards by nonprofit consortium that works to develop both open standards and open source. - [OpenID Specifications](https://openid.net/developers/specs/) - Identity standards, the most famous of which is the decentralized authentication protocol OpenID Connect. ## APIs - [GraphQL Spec](https://spec.graphql.org/) - Specification for GraphQL, a query language and execution engine. - [Protobuf Spec](https://protobuf.dev/reference/protobuf/) - Protocol Buffers are language-neutral, platform-neutral extensible mechanisms for serializing structured data. - [gRPC](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md) - This document serves as a detailed description for an implementation of gRPC carried over HTTP2 framing. - [XML-RPC](https://xmlrpc.com/spec.md) - Remote procedure call protocol which uses XML to encode its calls and HTTP as a transport mechanism. - [JSON-RPC](https://www.jsonrpc.org/specification) - Stateless, light-weight remote procedure call protocol. - [Apache Avro](https://avro.apache.org/docs/++version++/specification/) - Serialization format for record data, and first choice for streaming data pipelines. - [Apache Thrift](https://github.com/apache/thrift/tree/master/doc/specs) - Interface Definition Language and binary communication protocol used for defining and creating services for programming languages. - [OpenRPC Spec](https://spec.open-rpc.org/) - The OpenRPC Specification defines a standard, programming language-agnostic interface description for JSON-RPC 2.0 APIs. - [OpenAPI Spec](https://spec.openapis.org/) - The OpenAPI Specification (OAS) defines a standard, language-agnostic interface to HTTP APIs. - [API Blueprint Spec](https://apiblueprint.org/documentation/specification.html) - A markdown based language for describing APIs with interactive documentation support. - [RAML Spec](https://github.com/raml-org/raml-spec) - RESTful API Modeling Language is a YAML based language for describing static APIs (but not REST APIs). - [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/specification) - Standard providing a format for what JSON data is required for a given application and how to interact with it. - [AsyncAPI Spec](https://www.asyncapi.com/docs/reference/specification/latest) - This specification allows you to create machine-readable definitions of your asynchronous APIs. - [OpenMessaging Spec](https://github.com/openmessaging/specification) - Vendor-neutral and language-independent, aimed to develop messaging and streaming applications across heterogeneous systems. - [CloudEvents Spec](https://github.com/cloudevents/spec) - A specification for describing event data in a common way. - [HATEOAS](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-kelly-json-hal-11) - Hypermedia as the engine of application state is a constraint of the REST software architectural style. - [HAL](https://stateless.group/hal_specification.html) - Convention for defining hypermedia such as links to external resources within JSON or XML code. - [JSON:API](https://jsonapi.org/) - A specification for building APIs in JSON, defines links and actions. - [JSON-LD](https://json-ld.org/) - JSON for Linked Data is a standard for hyperlinks in JSON, does not address actions. - [Ion](https://ionspec.org/) - Simple and intuitive JSON-based hypermedia type for REST. - [Hydra](https://www.hydra-cg.com/spec/) - Builds on top of JSON-LD to add definition of actions. - [Siren](https://github.com/kevinswiber/siren) - Structured Interface for Representing Entities, super-rad hypermedia, defines links and actions. - [Collection+JSON](https://github.com/collection-json/spec) - JSON-based read/write hypermedia-type designed, defines links and actions. - [Odata](https://www.odata.org/documentation/) - A protocol for querying and updating data using RESTful APIs, with rich query capabilities. - [JSEND](https://github.com/omniti-labs/jsend) - Specification for a simple, no-frills, JSON based format for application-level communication. - [Google API Design Guide](https://cloud.google.com/apis/design) - A general design guide for networked APIs provided by Google. - [Microsoft REST API Guidelines](https://github.com/Microsoft/api-guidelines) - Repository contains a collection of documents and related materials. - [Zalando RESTful Guidelines](https://opensource.zalando.com/restful-api-guidelines/) - A model set of guidelines for RESTful APIs and Events, created by Zalando. - [API Stylebook](https://apistylebook.com/) - Collections of resources for API Design from other companies guidelines. - [API Security Checklist](https://github.com/shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist) - Checklist of the most important security countermeasures. ## Programming Languages - [ECMAScript Proposals](https://github.com/tc39/proposals) - Ecma TC39 (Technical Committee 39) is responsible for evolving the ECMAScript programming language and authoring the specification. - [PEPs](https://peps.python.org/) - Python Enhancement Proposals for language improvements. - [PHP FIG](https://www.php-fig.org/) - Standards proposed and approved by PHP Framework Interop Group. - [Rust RFCs](https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/) - Proposals to evolve the Rust language. - [Swift Evolution](https://www.swift.org/swift-evolution/) - Proposals for changes to the Swift language. - [KEEP](https://github.com/Kotlin/KEEP) - Kotlin Evolution and Enhancement Process. - [SIPs](https://docs.scala-lang.org/sips/) - Scala Improvement Proposals. - [GHC Proposals](https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals) - Compiler and language changes for Haskell/GHC. - [EEPs](https://www.erlang.org/eep) - Erlang Enhancement Proposals. - [JSR](https://jcp.org/en/jsr/all) - Java Specification Requests to standardize Java. - [Java SE Specs](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/) - Java Language and JVM specifications for Java by Oracle. - [Go Proposals](https://github.com/golang/proposal) - Design discussions for Go language evolution. - [GoLang Spec](https://go.dev/ref/spec) - The Go Programming Language Specification. - [Dart Design](https://github.com/dart-lang/language) - Design of the Dart language. - [C# Design](https://github.com/dotnet/csharplang) - C# Language Design Proposals. - [F# Design](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-design) - F# Language Design RFCs. - [Zig Proposals](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues?q=is:issue+is:open+label:proposal) - Issues with Proposal label in Zig repository. - [C Standards](https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/projects) - ISO/IEC standards for the C programming language. - [C++ Standards](https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/) - ISO/IEC standards for C++. - [CEPs](https://github.com/coq/ceps) - Coq Enhancement Proposals. - [OCaml RFCs](https://github.com/ocaml/RFCs) - Design discussions about the OCaml language. - [SRFI](https://srfi.schemers.org/) - Scheme Requests for Implementation. - [Scheme Standards](https://standards.scheme.org/) - Revised Report on Scheme and other standards. - [CDR](https://cdr.common-lisp.dev/) - Common Lisp Document Repository. - [PPCs](https://github.com/Perl/PPCs) - Proposed Perl Changes is proposals to change the Perl language. - [DIPs](https://github.com/dlang/DIPs) - D language Improvement Proposals. - [GEPs](https://groovy.apache.org/wiki/geps.html) - Groovy Enhancement Proposals and Issues tracked in Jira. ## Tools - [npm RFCs](https://github.com/npm/rfcs) - Change proposals for npm. - [Yarn RFCs](https://github.com/yarnpkg/rfcs) - Proposals for improvements in Yarn package manager. - [React RFCs](https://github.com/reactjs/rfcs) - Change requests for React. - [Vue RFCs](https://github.com/vuejs/rfcs) - Suggestions for major changes to Vue.js. - [Svelte RFCs](https://github.com/sveltejs/rfcs) - Svelte framework enhancement discussions. - [Ember RFCs](https://rfcs.emberjs.com/) - Standards for Ember.js framework evolution. - [ESLint RFCs](https://github.com/eslint/rfcs) - Change requests for ESLint. - [React Native RFCs](https://github.com/react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals) - React Native enhancement discussions. - [Nix RFCs](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs) - The Nix community RFCs. - [DEPs](https://github.com/django/deps) - Django Enhancement Proposals. - [CEPs](https://github.com/conda/ceps) - Conda Enhancement Proposals. - [SLEPs](https://scikit-learn-enhancement-proposals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - Scikit-learn Enhancement Proposals. - [JEPs](https://jupyter.org/enhancement-proposals) - Jupyter Ecosystem Enhancement Proposals. - [JEPs](https://github.com/jenkinsci/jep) - Jenkins Enhancement Proposals. - [REPs](https://www.ros.org/reps/rep-0000.html) - Enhancement proposals for ROS robotics framework. - [KEPs](https://www.kubernetes.dev/resources/keps/) - Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals. - [HIPs](https://github.com/helm/community) - Helm Improvement Proposals. - [OTEPs](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/tree/main/oteps/) - OpenTelemetry Enhancement Proposals. - [GIPs](https://godot-proposals-viewer.github.io/) - Godot (Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine) Improvement Proposals. - [Bazel Proposals](https://github.com/bazelbuild/proposals) - Bazel proposals and design documents. - [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) - A specification for adding human and machine readable meaning to commit messages. - [Compose Specification](https://github.com/compose-spec/compose-spec) - The Compose Specification is developer focused for defining cloud and platform agnostic container-based applications. - [Fluent Specs](https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent) - This repository contains the specification, the reference implementation of the parser and the documentation for Fluent. - [\[x\]it!](https://xit.jotaen.net/) - A plain-text file format for todos and check lists. - [SPDX Spec](https://spdx.github.io/spdx-spec/) - The System Package Data Exchange Specification. - [HeadVer Spec](https://github.com/line/headver) - SemVer compatible version specification that has {head}.{yearweek}.{build} system. - [SemVer Spec](https://semver.org/) - Semantic Versioning Specification. - [CalVer Spec](https://calver.org/) - Calendar Versioning Specification. - [OpenAutoComplete Spec](https://github.com/openautocomplete/openautocomplete) - CLI autocomplete specification. ## Decentralized Systems - [BIPs](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips) - Bitcoin Improvement Proposals. - [EIPs](https://eips.ethereum.org/) - Ethereum Improvement Proposals. - [ZIPs](https://zips.z.cash/) - Zcash Improvement Proposals. - [NEPs](https://github.com/near/NEPs) - NEAR Protocol Specifications and Standards. - [BOLTs](https://github.com/lightning/bolts) - Basis of Lightning Technology (Lightning Network Specifications). - [BEPs](https://github.com/bittorrent/bittorrent.org) - BitTorrent Enhancement Proposals. - [BTIPs](https://github.com/bittorrent/BTIPs) - BitTorrent File System Improvement Proposals. - [SLIPs](https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips) - SatoshiLabs Improvement Proposals. - [YIPs](https://yips.yearn.fi/) - Yearn Finance Improvement Proposals. - [AIPs](https://github.com/aave/aip) - Aave Improvement Proposals. - [Optimism Specs](https://specs.optimism.io/) - Optimism Stack Specifications. - [PIPs](https://github.com/maticnetwork/Polygon-Improvement-Proposals) - Polygon Improvement Proposals. - [SIPs](https://sips.synthetix.io/) - Synthetix Improvement Proposals. - [Fuel Specs](https://docs.fuel.network/docs/specs/) - Specifications for the Fuel protocol and the FuelVM. - [Filecoin Specs](https://spec.filecoin.io/) - Filecoin protocol specification. - [CAIPs](https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/CAIPs) - Chain Agnostic Improvement Proposals. - [AIPs](https://governance.aptosfoundation.org/) - Aptos Improvement Proposals. - [HIPs](https://github.com/helium/HIP) - Helium Improvement Proposals. - [MIPs](https://github.com/makerdao/mips) - Maker Improvement Proposals. - [SNIPs](https://github.com/starknet-io/SNIPs) - Starknet Improvement Proposals. - [Nervos Network RFCs](https://github.com/nervosnetwork/rfcs) - Proposals, standards and documentations related to Nervos Network. - [IPIP](https://specs.ipfs.tech/) - InterPlanetary Improvement Proposals, technical specifications for the IPFS protocol stack. - [Tor Specs](https://spec.torproject.org/) - Tor Specifications including proposals. - [I2P Specs](https://geti2p.net/spec) - I2P Specification Documents including proposals. - [LibP2P Specs](https://github.com/libp2p/specs) - Technical specifications for the libp2p networking stack. ## Cybersecurity and Cryptography - [NIST](https://www.nist.gov/documentary-standards) - National Institute of Standards and Technology of the United States. - [FIPS](https://www.nist.gov/itl/publications-0/federal-information-processing-standards-fips) - Federal Information Processing Standards of the United States. - [PKCS](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1207.5446v1.pdf) - Public Key Cryptography Standards is group of standards devised and published by RSA Security LLC. - [FIDO Specifications](https://fidoalliance.org/specifications/) - Authentication standards that "help reduce the world's over-reliance on passwords". - [OWASP MASVS](https://github.com/OWASP/owasp-masvs) - Mobile Application Security Verification Standard is the industry standard for mobile app security. ## Operating Systems - [POSIX Standards](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/) - The Portable Operating System Interface is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between operating systems. - [Windows API (WinAPI)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/apiindex/windows-api-list) - Foundational API that allows a computer program to access the features of the Microsoft Windows OS. - [LSB](https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/lsb.shtml) - Linux Standard Base. - [SUS](https://unix.org/what_is_unix/single_unix_specification.html) - Single UNIX Specification. - [X/Open Portability Guide (XPG)](https://bitsavers.computerhistory.org/pdf/xOpen/X_Open_Portability_Guide_1985/) - A precursor to POSIX and the Single UNIX Specification. - [UEFI Specifications](https://uefi.org/specifications) - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface is a specification for the firmware architecture of a computing platform. - [FHS](https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/fhs.shtml) - The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard is reference describing the conventions used for the layout of Unix-like systems. - [LUKS](https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/-/wikis/Specification) - The Linux Unified Key Setup is a disk encryption specification. - [OVF (Open Virtualization Format)](https://www.dmtf.org/standards/ovf) - OS images for virtualized environments. - [KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)](https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/dw/linux390/perf/ZSW03346USEN.pdf) - OS-level virtualization in Linux. - [OCI (Open Container Initiative)](https://opencontainers.org/release-notices/overview/) - Standards for OS containers like Docker. - [D-Bus](https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html) - D-Bus Specification. ## Electronics and Hardware - [IEEE](https://standards.ieee.org/standard/) - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. - [PCI Standards](https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/) - The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). - [HDMI Specifications](https://www.hdmi.org/spec/index) - High-Definition Multimedia Interface is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data. - [Bluetooth Core Specifications](https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/specs/core-specification-6-0/) - Short-range wireless technology standard. ## Databases and Storage - [CEPs](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=95652201) - Cassandra Enhancement Proposals. - [SPIPs](https://spark.apache.org/improvement-proposals.html) - Spark project improvement proposals. ## Telecommunications - [ITU-T](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Pages/default.aspx) - International Telecommunication Union. - [ETSI](https://www.etsi.org/standards) - European Telecommunications Standards Institute. ## General > these are a series of standards whose standards can simultaneously relate to different topics - [ISO](https://www.iso.org/standards.html) - International standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. - [IEC](https://www.iec.ch/publications/international-standards) - International standards organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology". - [ANSI](https://www.ansi.org/) - Private nonprofit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. ## Region Specific > the use of these standards is specific to certain regions - [BS](https://www.bsigroup.com/) - **British Standards**: Standards published by the BSI Group, the UK's National Standards Body (NSB). They provide guidelines for quality, safety, and sustainability across various sectors. - [CEN](https://www.cencenelec.eu/) - **European Committee for Standardization**: Develops European Standards (ENs) to harmonize technical specifications and promote trade across Europe. - [DIN](https://www.din.de/) - **Deutsches Institut für Normung**: German Institute for Standardization, which develops national and international standards for a wide range of industries. - [AFNOR](https://www.afnor.org/) - **Association française de normalisation**: France's National Standardization Office. - [NSAI](https://www.nsai.ie/) - **National Standards Authority of Ireland**: Ireland's official standards body. - [CSA Group](https://www.csagroup.org/) - **Canadian Standards Association**: Develops standards to address safety, sustainability, and performance for Canada and global markets. - [SII](https://www.sii.org.il/eng/) - **Standards Institution of Israel**: National body for standards and certification. - [NOM](https://www.gob.mx/se/acciones-y-programas/standards) - **Normas Oficiales Mexicanas**: Official Mexican standards governing the safety, health and quality of goods and services. - [ABNT](https://abnt.org.br/) - **Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas**: Brazilian National Standards Organization. - [SS](https://www.singaporestandardseshop.sg/) - **Singapore Standards**: Organization handling trade and technology standards. - [JIS](https://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/) - **Japanese Industrial Standards**: Specifications published by the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) to ensure product quality and safety in Japan. - [KATS](https://www.kats.go.kr/en/) - **Korean Agency for Technology and Standards**: Organization for developing standards across various sectors. - [CNS](https://www.cnsonline.com.tw/) - **Chinese National Standards**: Taiwan's official standards, administered by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection. - [GB](https://www.gbstandards.org/) - **Guobiao Standards**: China's national standards, including technical and industry-specific regulations. - [GOST](https://www.gost.ru) - **Russian National Standards**: State standards developed by Rosstandart to regulate industries and ensure quality and compatibility in Russia. - [TCVN](https://tcvn.gov.vn/?lang=en) - **Vietnamese National Standards**: Standards published by the Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality of Vietnam to regulate local and international trade. - [BIS](https://www.bis.gov.in/) - **Bureau of Indian Standards**: National standards for industry, products, and services. - [PSQCA](https://www.psqca.com.pk/) - **Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority**: Organization responsible for developing and certifying standards. - [TIS](https://www.tisi.go.th/home/en) - **Thai Industrial Standards**: National standards for Thailand. ## Related Awesome Lists - [Awesome Guidelines](https://github.com/Kristories/awesome-guidelines) - Coding style conventions and standards. - [Awesome API Devtools](https://github.com/yosriady/awesome-api-devtools) - A collection of useful resources for building RESTful HTTP+JSON APIs. [standards.md Github](https://github.com/donBarbos/awesome-standards )