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Re: [openpgp] I-D Action: draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-02.txt (fwd)

Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com> Tue, 23 February 2021 17:24 UTC

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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:24:32 -0500
From: Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com>
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Subject: Re: [openpgp] I-D Action: draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-02.txt (fwd)
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HI,

On Tue, February 23, 2021 12:16 pm, Werner Koch wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:15, Derek Atkins said:
>>    Implementations SHOULD generate V4 signatures.  Implementations MUST
>>    NOT create version 3 signatures; they MAY accept version 3
>>    signatures.
>>
>> There is no MUST create version.  Is this intended to change?
>
> This is is an editorial problem due to our step by step re-iteration
> process.  The dropped draft-ietf-openpgp-rfc4880bis-10.txt had this text:
>
>    Implementations MUST generate version 5 signatures when using a
>    version 5 key.  Implementations SHOULD generate V4 signatures with
>    version 4 keys.  Implementations MUST NOT create version 3
>    signatures; they MAY accept version 3 signatures.
>
> which should explain above.  But right in the course of re-iteration
> Paul and me should have noticed that and adjusted it accordingly.

Okay, so this is "intended to change" are more edits are done.
Gotcha.

-derek

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