Re: [pkix] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6402 (3943)

[Stephen Farrell <[e-mail]>]

A bug fix that breaks interop?  Is that a valid Erratum?

S

On 04/02/2014 07:16 PM, RFC Errata System wrote:
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6402,
> "Certificate Management over CMS (CMC) Updates".
> 
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> You may review the report below and at:
> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=6402&eid=3943
> 
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> Type: Technical
> Reported by: Jim Schaad <[e-mail]>
> 
> Section: 2.8,
> 
> Original Text
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> 
>       ChangeSubjectName ::= SEQUENCE {
>           subject             Name OPTIONAL,
>           subjectAlt          SubjectAltName OPTIONAL
>       }
>       (WITH COMPONENTS {..., subject PRESENT} |
>             COMPONENTS {..., subjectAlt PRESENT} )
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
>       ChangeSubjectName ::= SEQUENCE {
>           subject             Name OPTIONAL,
>           subjectAlt          [1] SubjectAltName OPTIONAL
>       }
>       (WITH COMPONENTS {..., subject PRESENT} |
>             COMPONENTS {..., subjectAlt PRESENT} )
> 
> Notes
> -----
> Both Name and SubjectAltName use the same tag (SEQUENCE) so it is not possible to distinguish between the two fields without having a tag on one of them.  This fix adds a tag so that it is possible to differentiate the two fields.
> 
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> RFC6402 (draft-ietf-pkix-rfc5272-bis-08)
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> Title               : Certificate Management over CMS (CMC) Updates
> Publication Date    : November 2011
> Author(s)           : J. Schaad
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509)
> Area                : Security
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
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