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If a server says “This is text/html”, the client can say “Ah, this is an HTML document, I can render it internally”. If the server says “This is application/pdf”, the client can say “Ah, I need to start the Foxit PDF Reader plugin that the user has installed and that has registered as an application/pdf handler”.

You specify the MIME type when you import or export files - no matter where in your application. Something like this:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="de">
<head>
  <script src="./scripts/logic.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <!-- Hier wird MIME-Type angegeben: type="text/javascript"> -->
  <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
  <!-- Hier Markup -->
</body>
</html>

If you write an AJAX request in JQuery, you should also specify the MIME type here. The following example sends JSON data to a database endpoint:

 $.ajax({
            url: 'https://yourserver.com/api/submit',
            type: 'POST', // use POST to send datta
            contentType: 'application/json', // Set MIME-Type to JSON
            data: JSON.stringify({funny_name: "Willy"}), // Convert JSON to String
            success: function(response) {
                console.log('Data send successfully:', response);
                // Handle successful response here
            },
            error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
                console.error('Error at submission:', textStatus, errorThrown);
                // Handle error response here
            }
        });

Overview of common MIME-Types

MIME Type File Format(s) Description
text/plain .txt Plain text files
text/html .html, .htm HTML documents
text/css .css Cascading Style Sheets
text/javascript .js JavaScript files
application/json .json JSON format files
application/xml .xml XML files
application/pdf .pdf PDF documents
application/msword .doc Microsoft Word documents
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document .docx Microsoft Word (OpenXML) documents
application/vnd.ms-excel .xls Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet .xlsx Microsoft Excel (OpenXML) spreadsheets
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint .ppt Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation .pptx Microsoft PowerPoint (OpenXML) presentations
image/jpeg .jpeg, .jpg JPEG image files
image/png .png PNG image files
image/gif .gif GIF image files
image/svg+xml .svg SVG image files
audio/mpeg .mp3 MP3 audio files
audio/wav .wav WAV audio files
audio/ogg .ogg Ogg Vorbis audio files
video/mp4 .mp4 MP4 video files
video/x-msvideo .avi AVI video files
video/quicktime .mov QuickTime video files
application/zip .zip ZIP archive files
application/x-rar-compressed .rar RAR archive files
application/x-tar .tar TAR archive files
application/x-7z-compressed .7z 7z archive files
application/octet-stream .bin Binary files (unknown type)

Overview of common MIME-Types in Cybersecurity

These MIME types are related to various types of files encountered in cybersecurity contexts, such as reports, logs, scripts, executables, and packet captures. The security relevance often depends on the context in which these files are used and the potential vulnerabilities they may contain. While this table covers many relevant MIME types for cybersecurity, it is not exhaustive, as there may be other specialized formats and extensions in use.

MIME Type File Extension(s) Description
application/pdf .pdf PDF Dokumente
text/plain .txt Plain text files for logs, scripts, and notes
text/x-shellscript .sh Shell scripts for executing commands in Unix/Linux environments
application/xml .xml XML files, often used for configuration or data exchange
application/json .json JSON files used for data interchange in APIs
application/octet-stream .bin Binary files, often used for executables or unknown types
application/x-pcap .pcap Packet capture files used for network traffic analysis
application/x-dosexec .exe Executable files, often used for malware
application/x-msdownload .dll Dynamic Link Library files, can be exploited in malware attacks
application/x-rar-compressed .rar RAR archive files, sometimes used to bundle malicious payloads
application/zip .zip ZIP archive files, often used for malware distribution
application/x-msdos-program .com DOS executable files, may contain malicious payloads
application/x-java-archive .jar Java archive files, can contain Java bytecode and libraries
application/x-sql .sql SQL files for database queries and management
application/x-tar .tar TAR archive files, can be used to compress and distribute files
text/x-pascal .pas Pascal source code files, which could be used in exploitation
text/x-c .c, .cpp C and C++ source code files, sometimes used in security assessments
application/x-php .php PHP script files, may contain web application vulnerabilities
text/x-php .php PHP source files for web applications
application/x-nmap .nmap Nmap scripts and results, used for network mapping and vulnerability scanning
application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable .pe Windows Portable Executable files, can be analyzed for malware
application/vnd.microsoft.sqldatasource .db, .sqlite Database files, can contain sensitive information

Overview of common MIME-Types for Multimedia

Here’s a table listing the most common MIME types used for multimedia purposes:

MIME Type Dateiformat(e) Beschreibung
audio/mpeg .mp3 MPEG audio files, commonly used for music
audio/wav .wav WAV audio files, uncompressed audio format
audio/ogg .ogg Ogg Vorbis audio files, often used for streaming
audio/flac .flac FLAC audio files, lossless audio compression
video/mp4 .mp4 MP4 video files, widely used for video streaming
video/x-msvideo .avi AVI video files, an older video format
video/quicktime .mov QuickTime video files, often used in professional video editing
video/webm .webm WebM video files, optimized for web use
image/jpeg .jpeg, .jpg JPEG image files, commonly used for photographs
image/png .png PNG image files, supports transparency
image/gif .gif GIF image files, supports animation
image/svg+xml .svg SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files, used for vector images
image/webp .webp WebP image files, providing lossy and lossless compression
image/tiff .tiff, .tif TIFF image files, used for high-quality images
application/x-shockwave-flash .swf SWF files, used for Adobe Flash animations

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