[OAUTH-WG] Re: [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC7636 (8458)

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From: Justin Richer <jricher@mit.edu>
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This is not an error and the errata should be rejected. As per the ABNF definition in https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5234.html#section-21<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5234.html#section-2.1> the name contains "alphabetics, digits, and hyphens (dashes)", and not underscores. I believe the commenter is expecting the ABNF rule name of code-verifier to match the parameter name of code_verifier, but they do not need to be the same. While this is confusing, the text is correct as it stands.

- Justin
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Subject: [OAUTH-WG] [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC7636 (8458)

The following errata report has been submitted for RFC7636,
"Proof Key for Code Exchange by OAuth Public Clients".

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You may review the report below and at:
https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8458

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Type: Editorial
Reported by: Jeff Walden <jwalden@mit.edu>

Section: 4.2

Original Text
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code-challenge = 43*128unreserved

Corrected Text
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code_challenge = 43*128unreserved

Notes
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The ABNF accidentally uses a hyphen/dash rather than an underscore in the code_challenge name in its rule.

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RFC7636 (draft-ietf-oauth-spop-15)
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Title               : Proof Key for Code Exchange by OAuth Public Clients
Publication Date    : September 2015
Author(s)           : N. Sakimura, Ed., J. Bradley, N. Agarwal
Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
Source              : Web Authorization Protocol
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG

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