RDF Dataset Canonicalization

W3C algorithm that gives any RDF dataset a single canonical form, so the same graph always hashes and signs the same way regardless of blank-node labels or order; a Recommendation since May 2024.

Read the specification ↗ w3.org

Part of the thread Statements about statements proposes

builds on

• RDF standard 1999 [src]

published by

• World Wide Web Consortium organization 1994 [src]

edited by

• Dan Yamamoto person [src]

built upon by

• Verifiable Credential Data Integrity standard 2025 [src]
  through its ECDSA RDFC cryptosuite

Sources

• https://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-canon/