Re: [sidr] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6487 (3238)

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Mon, 04 June 2012 16:35 UTC

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Subject: Re: [sidr] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6487 (3238)
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>> while i agree that the change is correct, this is not an erratum, but an
>> actual change in semantics.
> The text that was there could not be acted upon by a CA or an RP
> requesting a cert. The cited field are in KU, not EKU, and were
> already described in the immediately preceding paragraph. So, this
> text, which is a MAY, just provides guidance (for a CA or RP re a cert
> request) consistent with what is already described earlier in this
> RFC.

i do not intend to have a tantrum or even make a fuss.  i just think we
need to be careful what we call errata.

randy