Re: [tcpm] [Errata Rejected] RFC5925 (5347)

Mirja Kuehlewind <ietf@kuehlewind.net> Wed, 04 March 2020 11:20 UTC

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Subject: Re: [tcpm] [Errata Rejected] RFC5925 (5347)
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Hi all,

This errata was discussed on the list some time back. The discussion didn’t converge to an appropriate text, therefore I rejected the errata for now. 

Please simply file a new errata if text was agreed and it is still needed!

Thanks!
Mirja



> On 4. Mar 2020, at 11:35, RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org> wrote:
> 
> The following errata report has been rejected for RFC5925,
> "The TCP Authentication Option".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5347
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Status: Rejected
> Type: Editorial
> 
> Reported by: Ignacio Goyret <ignacio.goyret@nokia.com>
> Date Reported: 2018-05-03
> Rejected by: Mirja Kühlewind (IESG)
> 
> Section: 5.1
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
> 3. The TCP header, by default including options, and where the TCP
>   checksum and TCP-AO MAC fields are set to zero, all in network-
>   byte order.
> 
>   The TCP option flag of the MKT indicates whether the TCP options
>   are included in the MAC.  When included, only the TCP-AO MAC field
>   is zeroed.
> 
>   When TCP options are not included, all TCP options except for TCP-
>   AO are omitted from MAC processing.  Again, the TCP-AO MAC field
>   is zeroed for the MAC processing.
> 
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
> 3. The TCP header and TCP options, where the TCP checksum and TCP-AO
>   MAC fields are always set to zero, all in network-byte order.
> 
>   The TCP option flag of the MKT indicates which TCP options are
>   included in the MAC. When TCP options are not included, only the
>   TCP option for TCP-AO (as described in Section 2.2) is included
>   in the MAC. Otherwise, all the TCP options are included in the MAC.
> 
> 
> Notes
> -----
> Rewording for clarity and simplification.
> The original text could lead to confusion re '...When included, only the TCP-AO MAC field is zeroed.'
> --VERIFIER NOTES-- 
> Rejected as the proposed text does not seem fundamentally clearer.
> 
> --------------------------------------
> RFC5925 (draft-ietf-tcpm-tcp-auth-opt-11)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : The TCP Authentication Option
> Publication Date    : June 2010
> Author(s)           : J. Touch, A. Mankin, R. Bonica
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : TCP Maintenance and Minor Extensions
> Area                : Transport
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
> 
>

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