Re: [IPsec] Minor thinko in IKEv2 rfc5996bis draft (and RFC 5996)

Hi David,

Thanks for detecting this glitch. I don't think this is worth an 
erratum, given that we are republishing the document.

Thanks,
	Yaron

On 05/19/2014 05:09 AM, Black, David wrote:
> In looking for something else, I ran across a minor thinko in the
> rfc5996bis draft that was inherited from RFC 5996.
>
> Section 3.14, Encrypted Payload, 4th paragraph:
>
>     When an authenticated encryption algorithm is used to protect the IKE
>     SA, the construction of the Encrypted payload is different than what
>     is described here.  See [AEAD] for more information on authenticated
>     encryption algorithms and their use in ESP.
>
> [AEAD] is a reference to RFC 5282, "Using Authenticated Encryption
> Algorithms with the Encrypted Payload of the Internet Key Exchange
> version 2 (IKEv2) Protocol."
>
> Hence, a change is in order at the end of the paragraph:
>
> 	"ESP" -> "IKEv2"
>
> In the unlikely event that the IESG finds nothing else to change in
> the draft :-), an RFC Editor Note ought to suffice to handle this.
>
> Should I also file an erratum against RFC 5996?
>
> Thanks,
> --David
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