Re: [CFRG] Proposed resolution for erratum 5930 on RFC 8032

Mike Hamburg <mike@shiftleft.org> Fri, 15 January 2021 18:43 UTC

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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:43:18 -0400
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Subject: Re: [CFRG] Proposed resolution for erratum 5930 on RFC 8032
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I also agree.  — Mike

> On Jan 15, 2021, at 1:42 PM, Simon Josefsson <simon=40josefsson.org@dmarc.ietf.org> wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> /Simon
> 
>> 15 jan. 2021 kl. 18:39 skrev Alexey Melnikov <alexey.melnikov@isode.com>:
>> 
>> Dear CFRG (and editors),
>> 
>> Daniel Bleichenbacher submitted the following editorial erratum on RFC 8032 ("Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)")
>> 
>> Section 6 says:
>> 
>> OLD:
>> 
>> def verify(public, msg, signature):
>>    if len(public) != 32:
>>        raise Exception("Bad public key length")
>>    if len(signature) != 64:
>>        Exception("Bad signature length")
>> 
>> It should say:
>> 
>> def verify(public, msg, signature):
>>    if len(public) != 32:
>>        raise Exception("Bad public key length")
>>    if len(signature) != 64:
>>        raise Exception("Bad signature length")
>> 
>> 
>> Note: Missing raise before Exception
>> 
>> -------------------
>> 
>> This is indeed looks like a Python syntax error. So I propose to resolve this erratum as suggested by Daniel.
>> 
>> Please provide your feedback by the end of January 29th.
>> 
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>> Alexey, as a co-chair
>> 
>> 
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