Re: [OSPF] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6506 (3567)

[t.petch <[e-mail]>]

Looks like a functional change to me.

Tom Petch

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> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6506,
> "Supporting Authentication Trailer for OSPFv3".
>
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> You may review the report below and at:
> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=6506&eid=3567
>
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Technical
> Reported by: Marek Karasek <[e-mail]>
>
> Section: 2.2
>
> Original Text
> -------------
>    Consistent with OSPFv2 Cryptographic Authentication [RFC2328], both
>    OSPFv3 header checksum calculation and verification are omitted
when
>    the OSPFv3 authentication mechanism described in this specification
>    is used.
>
>
> Corrected Text
> --------------
> OSPFv3 authentication mechanism provides capability to detect
corruption of
> OSPFv3 packet, which is under non authenticated operation achieved
using OSPFv3
> header checksum [RFC 5340] and LLS data block checksum [RFC 5613]. In
spirit of
> OSPFv2 Cryptographic Authentication [RFC2328], OSPFv3 header checksum
and LLS
> Data Block Checksum calculation and verification are omitted when the
OSPFv3
> authentication mechanism described in this specification is used.
>
> Notes
> -----
> RFC does not specify how to work with LLS Data Block Checksum. Errata
suggests omit checksum calculation/verification in the same way like for
OSPFv3 header checksum.
>
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> RFC6506 (draft-ietf-ospf-auth-trailer-ospfv3-11)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : Supporting Authentication Trailer for OSPFv3
> Publication Date    : February 2012
> Author(s)           : M. Bhatia, V. Manral, A. Lindem
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : Open Shortest Path First IGP
> Area                : Routing
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
>