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Re: [Curdle] [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC9142 (7126)

Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com> Mon, 12 September 2022 14:04 UTC

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From: Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com>
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Subject: Re: [Curdle] [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC9142 (7126)
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This looks like a simple typo that many people read past many times.  I doubt an implementer will be confused.

Russ


> On Sep 12, 2022, at 6:02 AM, RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org> wrote:
> 
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC9142,
> "Key Exchange (KEX) Method Updates and Recommendations for Secure Shell (SSH)".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid7126
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Editorial
> Reported by: Jacob Nevins <g62xbu@fyvzl.net>
> 
> Section: 1.2.1
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
> The curve25519 and curve488 security-level numbers are in [RFC7748].
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
> The curve25519 and curve448 security-level numbers are in [RFC7748].
> 
> Notes
> -----
> "curve488" should be "curve448". (From context, this is unlikely to cause significant confusion for readers, since "Curve488" does not represent a well-known primitive and is not mentioned in the reference, whereas Curve448 is well-known and referred to in the reference and elsewhere in this document.)
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> 
> --------------------------------------
> RFC9142 (draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-kex-sha2-20)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : Key Exchange (KEX) Method Updates and Recommendations for Secure Shell (SSH)
> Publication Date    : January 2022
> Author(s)           : M. Baushke
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : CURves, Deprecating and a Little more Encryption
> Area                : Security
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
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