Subject: [COSE] [Errata Verified] RFC8152 (5669)

From: RFC Errata System <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:42:55 -0700 (PDT)

The following errata report has been verified for RFC8152,
"CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)". 

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You may review the report below and at:
http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5669

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Status: Verified
Type: Technical

Reported by: Marco Tiloca <[email-masked]>
Date Reported: 2019-03-23
Verified by: Benjamin Kaduk (IESG)

Section: 16.7

Original Text
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Value:  This is the value used to identify the curve.  These values
   MUST be unique.  The value can be a positive integer, a negative
   integer, or a string.

Description:  This field contains a brief description of the curve.

References:  This contains a pointer to the public specification for
   the curve if one exists.

Corrected Text
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Value:  This is the value used to identify the key type.  These values
   MUST be unique.  The values are positive integers.

Description:  This field contains a brief description of the key type.

References:  This contains a pointer to the public specification for
   the key type if one exists.

Notes
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This Registry is about Key Types, but the current text refers to curves.

The value identifying a key type can be only a positive integer.

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RFC8152 (draft-ietf-cose-msg-24)
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Title               : CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)
Publication Date    : July 2017
Author(s)           : J. Schaad
Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
Source              : CBOR Object Signing and Encryption
Area                : Security
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG