[openpgp] Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC9580 (881 4)

Hi all,

This erratum looks correct to me.
Between the two given options for corrected text, I'd vote for the first one.

Best,
Daniel


On Sunday, March 8th, 2026 at 23:42, RFC Errata System <[email protected]> wrote:

> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC9580,
> "OpenPGP".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8814
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Technical
> Reported by: Daphne Shaw <[email protected]>
> 
> Section: 5.6
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
> A ZLIB-compressed series of packets is compressed with raw ZLIB-style
> blocks [RFC1950].
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
> A ZLIB-compressed series of packets is compressed using the ZLIB
> compressed data format [RFC1950].
> 
> or
> 
> A ZLIB-compressed series of packets is compressed with ZLIB-style
> blocks [RFC1950].
> 
> (Or other words to that effect — the intent is to remove the
> word "raw").
> 
> Notes
> -----
> In OpenPGP, only ZIP compression uses raw blocks. The ZLIB and BZip2 algorithms both have headers present. A ZLIB stream without headers would be noncompliant to RFC-1950, section 2.3 ("A compliant compressor must produce streams with correct CMF, FLG and ADLER32...").
> 
> The "raw" was not present in RFC-4880. I believe it came in via https://gitlab.com/openpgp-wg/rfc4880bis/-/commit/c326b8d4b946b2d51eb9885677e0521fb0ecf1a9
> 
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC9580 (draft-ietf-openpgp-crypto-refresh-13)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : OpenPGP
> Publication Date    : July 2024
> Author(s)           : P. Wouters, Ed., D. Huigens, J. Winter, Y. Niibe
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : Open Specification for Pretty Good Privacy
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
> 

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