Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5035 (6735)

RFC Editor, please reject this errata report.

The AlgorithmIdentifier is defined as:

   AlgorithmIdentifier  ::=  SEQUENCE  {
        algorithm               OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
        parameters              ANY DEFINED BY algorithm OPTIONAL  }

The syntax is saying that the DEFAULT value for the is algorithm field is  id-sha256 and the optional parameters are absent.

Russ

> On Nov 12, 2021, at 10:01 AM, RFC Errata System <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC5035,
> "Enhanced Security Services (ESS) Update: Adding CertID Algorithm Agility".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid6735
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Technical
> Reported by: Ernst Lawende <[email protected]>
> 
> Section: 4
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
>        ESSCertIDv2 ::=  SEQUENCE {
>            hashAlgorithm           AlgorithmIdentifier
>                   DEFAULT {algorithm id-sha256},
>            certHash                 Hash,
>            issuerSerial             IssuerSerial OPTIONAL
>        }
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
>        ESSCertIDv2 ::=  SEQUENCE {
>            hashAlgorithm           AlgorithmIdentifier
>                   DEFAULT {id-sha256},
>            certHash                 Hash,
>            issuerSerial             IssuerSerial OPTIONAL
>        }
> 
> Notes
> -----
> No value assignment for 'algorithm' exists, and the definition of id-sha256 already contains the full object identifier.
> 
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC5035 (draft-ietf-smime-escertid-06)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : Enhanced Security Services (ESS) Update: Adding CertID Algorithm Agility
> Publication Date    : August 2007
> Author(s)           : J. Schaad
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : S/MIME Mail Security
> Area                : Security
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
> 
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