[pkix] Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC5272 (8137 )

Deb Cooley <[email protected]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:43:28 -0400
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obsoleted by RFC 6402?

On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:41=E2=80=AFAM Deb Cooley <[email protected]> =
wrote:

> opinions?
>
> Deb
>
> On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 6:36=E2=80=AFAM RFC Errata System <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC5272,
>> "Certificate Management over CMS (CMC)".
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> You may review the report below and at:
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8137
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> Type: Technical
>> Reported by: David von Oheimb <[email protected]>
>>
>> Section: C.1
>>
>> Original Text
>> -------------
>> NoSignatureValue contains the hash of the certification request.
>>
>> Corrected Text
>> --------------
>> NoSignatureValue contains the SHA-1 hash value of the certification
>> request.
>> The hash value given by NoSignatureValue SHOULD be ignored.
>>
>> Notes
>> -----
>> The hash value was not sufficiently defined because the choice of the
>> hash algorithm was not specified.
>> At that time presumably the use of SHA-1 was implied.
>>
>> I suggest requiring SHA-1 here simply for backward compatibility.
>> From today's perspective more flexibility may be demanded and SHA-1
>> likely no more is the best choice.
>>
>> Anyway I see no real value in NoSignatureValue (pun intended), so it
>> should not matter.
>> For this reason I propose ignoring the hash value.
>>
>> Instructions:
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>> This erratum is currently posted as "Reported". (If it is spam, it
>> will be removed shortly by the RFC Production Center.) Please
>> use "Reply All" to discuss whether it should be verified or
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>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> RFC5272 (draft-ietf-pkix-2797-bis-07)
>> --------------------------------------
>> Title               : Certificate Management over CMS (CMC)
>> Publication Date    : June 2008
>> Author(s)           : J. Schaad, M. Myers
>> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
>> Source              : Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509)
>> Stream              : IETF
>> Verifying Party     : IESG
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">obsoleted by RFC 6402?<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:41=E2=
=80=AFAM Deb Cooley &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">debcooley1@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>opinions?</div><div><br></div><div>Deb<br>=
</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 6:36=E2=80=AFAM RFC Errata System &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">rfc-editor@rfc-edit=
or.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left=
:1ex">The following errata report has been submitted for RFC5272,<br>
&quot;Certificate Management over CMS (CMC)&quot;.<br>
<br>
--------------------------------------<br>
You may review the report below and at:<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8137" rel=3D"noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8137</a><br>
<br>
--------------------------------------<br>
Type: Technical<br>
Reported by: David von Oheimb &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:David.von.Oheimb@siemen=
s.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
<br>
Section: C.1<br>
<br>
Original Text<br>
-------------<br>
NoSignatureValue contains the hash of the certification request. <br>
<br>
Corrected Text<br>
--------------<br>
NoSignatureValue contains the SHA-1 hash value of the certification request=
. <br>
The hash value given by NoSignatureValue SHOULD be ignored.<br>
<br>
Notes<br>
-----<br>
The hash value was not sufficiently defined because the choice of the hash =
algorithm was not specified.<br>
At that time presumably the use of SHA-1 was implied.<br>
<br>
I suggest requiring SHA-1 here simply for backward compatibility.<br>
>From today&#39;s perspective more flexibility may be demanded and SHA-1 lik=
ely no more is the best choice.<br>
<br>
Anyway I see no real value in NoSignatureValue (pun intended), so it should=
 not matter.<br>
For this reason I propose ignoring the hash value.<br>
<br>
Instructions:<br>
-------------<br>
This erratum is currently posted as &quot;Reported&quot;. (If it is spam, i=
t <br>
will be removed shortly by the RFC Production Center.) Please<br>
use &quot;Reply All&quot; to discuss whether it should be verified or<br>
rejected. When a decision is reached, the verifying party=C2=A0 <br>
will log in to change the status and edit the report, if necessary.<br>
<br>
--------------------------------------<br>
RFC5272 (draft-ietf-pkix-2797-bis-07)<br>
--------------------------------------<br>
Title=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: Certificate M=
anagement over CMS (CMC)<br>
Publication Date=C2=A0 =C2=A0 : June 2008<br>
Author(s)=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: J. Schaad, M. Myers<br>
Category=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : PROPOSED STANDARD<br>
Source=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : Public-Key Infrast=
ructure (X.509)<br>
Stream=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 : IETF<br>
Verifying Party=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0: IESG<br>
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