Re: [smime] [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC3278 (6542)

Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com> Tue, 13 April 2021 20:31 UTC

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From: Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com>
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:31:14 -0400
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Subject: Re: [smime] [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC3278 (6542)
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I recommend Hold for Document Update.  I do not think this error will confuse anyone trying to implement the protocol.

Russ

> On Apr 13, 2021, at 3:33 PM, RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org> wrote:
> 
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC3278,
> "Use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Algorithms in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid6542
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Editorial
> Reported by: Juli Mallett <juli@clockworksquid.com>
> 
> Section: GLOBAL
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
>   4  AuthenticatedData using ECC ............ ......................  8
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
>   4  AuthenticatedData using ECC ...................................  8
> 
> Notes
> -----
> Incorrect space in justification.
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC3278 (draft-ietf-smime-ecc-06)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : Use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Algorithms in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
> Publication Date    : April 2002
> Author(s)           : S. Blake-Wilson, D. Brown, P. Lambert
> Category            : INFORMATIONAL
> Source              : S/MIME Mail Security
> Area                : Security
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
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