Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5035 (6735)

Hi Russ,

Per your request, errata 6735 has been rejected.

Thank you.

RFC Editor/cs


> On Nov 12, 2021, at 11:22 AM, Russ Housley <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>> 
>> Instructions:
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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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