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### 2.2 - Serialization
Log requests and responses are transmitted as ASCII-encoded key/value
pairs, for a smaller dependency than an alternative parser like JSON.
-Some input and output data is binary: cryptographic hashes and
-signatures. Binary data must be base16-encoded, also known as hex
-encoding. Using hex as opposed to base64 is motivated by it being
-simpler, favoring ease of decoding and encoding over efficiency on the wire.
+Some input and output data is binary: cryptographic hashes and signatures.
+Binary data must be lower-case base16-encoded, also known as lower-case hex
+encoding. Using hex as opposed to base64 is motivated by it being simpler,
+favoring ease of decoding and encoding over efficiency on the wire.
We use the [Trunnel](https://gitweb.torproject.org/trunnel.git)
[description language](https://www.seul.org/~nickm/trunnel-manual.html)