[smime] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC2631 (5897)

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Subject: [smime] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC2631 (5897)
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The following errata report has been submitted for RFC2631,
"Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method".

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You may review the report below and at:
https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5897

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Type: Technical
Reported by: Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com>

Section: 2.1.2

Original Text
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     KeySpecificInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
       algorithm OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
       counter OCTET STRING SIZE (4..4) }

Corrected Text
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     KeySpecificInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
       algorithm OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
       counter OCTET STRING (SIZE (4..4)) }

Notes
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The addition of '(' and ')' are needed for an ASN.1 compiler to accept the syntax without raising an error.

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RFC2631 (draft-ietf-smime-x942-07)
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Title               : Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method
Publication Date    : June 1999
Author(s)           : E. Rescorla
Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
Source              : S/MIME Mail Security
Area                : Security
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG