[Cfrg] [Errata Verified] RFC8391 (5573)

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The following errata report has been verified for RFC8391,
"XMSS: eXtended Merkle Signature Scheme". 

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You may review the report below and at:
http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5573

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Status: Verified
Type: Technical

Reported by: Franziskus Kiefer <franziskuskiefer@gmail.com>
Date Reported: 2018-12-10
Verified by: Colin Perkins (IRSG)

Section: 4.1.6

Original Text
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Output: n-byte root node - top node on Stack

Corrected Text
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Output: n-byte root node - top node on Stack or -1

Notes
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The algorithm can fail and might return -1 instead of a root node

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RFC8391 (draft-irtf-cfrg-xmss-hash-based-signatures-12)
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Title               : XMSS: eXtended Merkle Signature Scheme
Publication Date    : May 2018
Author(s)           : A. Huelsing, D. Butin, S. Gazdag, J. Rijneveld, A. Mohaisen
Category            : INFORMATIONAL
Source              : Crypto Forum Research Group
Area                : N/A
Stream              : IRTF
Verifying Party     : IRSG