Re: [pkix] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC3779 (7653)

[Job Snijders <[e-mail]>]

Dear Russ,

On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 11:29:51AM -0400, Russ Housley wrote:
> Two thoughts below.
> 
> > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC3779,
> > "X.509 Extensions for IP Addresses and AS Identifiers".
> > 
> > --------------------------------------
> > You may review the report below and at:
> > https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid7653
> > 
> > --------------------------------------
> > Type: Technical
> > Reported by: Job Snijders <[e-mail]>
> > 
> > Section: 3.2.3
> > 
> > Original Text
> > -------------
> > Section 3.2.3.4:
> > Any contiguous series of AS identifiers MUST be combined into a single range
> > whenever possible.
> > 
> > Section 3.2.3.8:
> > The ASRange type is a SEQUENCE consisting of a min and a max element,
> > and is used to specify a range of AS identifier values.
> > 
> > Corrected Text
> > --------------
> > Section 3.2.3.4:
> > Any contiguous series of AS identifiers MUST be combined into a single range
> > or, whenever possible, represented as a single ASId.
> 
> I don't like "or, whenever possible". That is not well specified and
> thus unlikely to yield a canonical result. In my view, this text is
> not an improvement to the existing text.

I see your point.

Can someone with the right permissions edit the errata to remove the two
sentences about section 3.2.3.4?

> > Section 3.2.3.8:
> > The ASRange type is a SEQUENCE consisting of a min and a max element,
> > and is used to specify a range of AS identifier values. The min and max
> > elements MUST specify two distinct AS identifiers.
> 
> This statement seems clear to me, and I think it is an improvement over the current text.

Thanks

Kind regards,

Job