Byte String

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000524",
  "term": "Byte String",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An ordered sequence of bytes, beginning with the most significant (leftmost) byte and ending with the least significant (rightmost) byte. Any bit string whose bit length is a multiple of eight can be viewed as the concatenation of an ordered sequence of bytes (i.e., a byte string). For example, the bit string 0110010101000011 can be viewed as a byte string since it is the concatenation of two bytes: 01100101 followed by 01000011.\n\n2. An ordered sequence of bytes.\n\n3. An array of integers in which each integer is in the set {0, … , 255}.\n\n4. A finite, ordered sequence of bytes.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-56C Rev. 2",
    "FIPS 204; NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "FIPS 205",
    "NIST SP 800-38D",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/byte-string/"
}