Re: [AVTCORE] Fwd: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5764 (4788)

[Stephen Farrell <[e-mail]>]

On 20/09/16 22:57, Ben Campbell wrote:
> Hi avtcore and security ADs:
> 
> Does anyone object to this erratum? It seems pretty straightforward (if
> borderline on the "does this represent the original intent" spectrum.)

No objection from me if it makes interop better. I've
no idea whether or not that's the case, so happy with
to go with whatever the WG list conclude.

S

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ben.
> 
> Forwarded message:
> 
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>> Subject: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5764 (4788)
>> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 06:25:57 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC5764,
>> "Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) Extension to Establish Keys
>> for the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)".
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> You may review the report below and at:
>> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=5764&eid=4788
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> Type: Technical
>> Reported by: Eric Rescorla <[e-mail]>
>>
>> Section: 5.3
>>
>> Original Text
>> -------------
>> Section 4.2 says:
>>    which are assigned as shown below.  The per-association context value
>>    is empty.
>>
>> Corrected Text
>> --------------
>>    which are assigned as shown below.  No per-association context value
>>    is used.
>>
>> Notes
>> -----
>> This code is somewhat ambiguous, though the better interpretation is
>> probably that you should use a zero-length context (arm 2 of
>> https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5705#section-4). However, real
>> implementations do not seem to use the exporter value, so we need to
>> resolve this in that direction.
>>
>> Instructions:
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>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> RFC5764 (draft-ietf-avt-dtls-srtp-07)
>> --------------------------------------
>> Title               : Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)
>> Extension to Establish Keys for the Secure Real-time Transport
>> Protocol (SRTP)
>> Publication Date    : May 2010
>> Author(s)           : D. McGrew, E. Rescorla
>> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
>> Source              : Audio/Video Transport
>> Area                : Real-time Applications and Infrastructure
>> Stream              : IETF
>> Verifying Party     : IESG
>>