Re: [pkix] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5913 (5890)

Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu> Sun, 03 November 2019 02:05 UTC

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Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 19:04:49 -0700
From: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@mit.edu>
To: Jim Schaad <ietf@augustcellars.com>
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Subject: Re: [pkix] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5913 (5890)
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I've kept the "Technical" for similar ones in the past.
The ASN.1 is part of the protocol being specified, and if the ASN.1 as
written cannot be used, that feels like a technical flaw in the
specification.

-Ben

On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 02:43:34PM -0700, Jim Schaad wrote:
> Reasonable but editorial.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [pkix] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5913 (5890)
> 
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC5913, "Clearance
> Attribute and Authority Clearance Constraints Certificate Extension".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5890
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Technical
> Reported by: Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com>
> 
> Section: Section 3
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
>      id-pe-authorityClearanceConstraints OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {
>        iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) security(5)
>        mechanisms(5) pkix(7) pe(1) 21 }
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
>    id-pe-clearanceConstraints OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
>      { iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) security(5)
>        mechanisms(5) pkix(7) pe(1) 21 }
> 
> Notes
> -----
> Section 3 and Appendix A use different names for the object identifier.
> They should match.  I propose changing Section 3 to match Appendix A.
> 
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC5913 (draft-ietf-pkix-authorityclearanceconstraints-03)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : Clearance Attribute and Authority Clearance
> Constraints Certificate Extension
> Publication Date    : June 2010
> Author(s)           : S. Turner, S. Chokhani
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509)
> Area                : Security
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
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