Re: [Ace] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC8392 (5710)
Jim Schaad <ietf@augustcellars.com> Mon, 29 April 2019 16:21 UTC
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From: Jim Schaad <ietf@augustcellars.com>
To: 'Felipe Gasper' <felipe@felipegasper.com>, 'Benjamin Kaduk' <kaduk@mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: [Ace] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC8392 (5710)
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Felipe Gasper <felipe@felipegasper.com> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 9:04 AM > To: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu> > Cc: ace@ietf.org; mbj@microsoft.com; erik@wahlstromstekniska.se; > erdtman@spotify.com; Hannes.Tschofenig@arm.com; rdd@cert.org; > daniel.migault@ericsson.com; ietf@augustcellars.com > Subject: Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC8392 (5710) > > > > On Apr 29, 2019, at 12:00 PM, Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 08:55:53AM -0700, RFC Errata System wrote: > >> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC8392, "CBOR Web > >> Token (CWT)". > >> > >> -------------------------------------- > >> You may review the report below and at: > >> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5710 > >> > >> -------------------------------------- > >> Type: Technical > >> Reported by: Felipe Gasper <felipe@felipegasper.com> > >> > >> Section: 1.1 > >> > >> Original Text > >> ------------- > >> In JSON, maps are called objects and only have one kind of map key: a > >> string. CBOR uses strings, negative integers, and unsigned integers > >> as map keys. > >> > >> Corrected Text > >> -------------- > >> In JSON, maps are called objects and only have one kind of map key: > >> a string. CBOR allows other data types, such as strings, negative > >> integers, and unsigned integers, as map keys. > >> > >> Notes > >> ----- > >> The text as it stands risks an interpretation that CBOR limits map keys to > integers and strings; per discussion on the CBOR mailing list, this is not the > case. > > > > I see the CBOR list traffic in the archive (e.g., > > https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/cbor/LyndIfQipxUfx0cu6nlOwi6ceOY > > ) and agree with the sentiment that the CWT spec should not > > inadvertently over-specify the behavior of CBOR > > > > The proposed new text is itself flawed, though, as it claims that > > strings are an "other data type" with respect to strings. > > Ah, agreed. Is there a way I can update my proposed phrase? The editor only > seems to allow submission of a new erratum. > > It may be worth disambiguating between binary and UTF-8 strings, too; JSON > only allows UTF-8 strings, while CBOR also allows binary. I would agree that it would make sense to say that. However CBOR uses the term "byte string" not "binary string" so use the right term. Jim > > -F
- Re: [Ace] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC8392 (57… Benjamin Kaduk
- Re: [Ace] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC8392 (57… Felipe Gasper
- Re: [Ace] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC8392 (57… Benjamin Kaduk
- Re: [Ace] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC8392 (57… Felipe Gasper
- Re: [Ace] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC8392 (57… Jim Schaad