Subject: [dnsext] [Errata Rejected] RFC6605 (6341)

From: RFC Errata System <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:31:25 -0800 (PST)

The following errata report has been rejected for RFC6605,
"Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) for DNSSEC".

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You may review the report below and at:
https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid6341

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Status: Rejected
Type: Technical

Reported by: Mattia Bencivenga <[email-masked]>
Date Reported: 2020-11-22
Rejected by: Eric Vyncke (IESG)

Section: 1

Original Text
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For example, in a signature that uses RSA with 2048-bit keys and SHA-256, the signing portion is significantly weaker than the hash portion, whereas the two algorithms here are balanced.

Corrected Text
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For example, in a signature that uses RSA with 2048-bit keys and SHA-256, the hash portion is significantly weaker than the signing portion, whereas the two algorithms here are balanced.

Notes
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The signing portion should be RSA with 2048 bits so, the overall security is 1024 bits while the hash portion is SHA-256 that has an overall security of 128 bits. Therefore the hash portion is weaker than the signing portion.

----- Below added by Eric Vyncke -----
Based on Paul Hoffman (author) and Mattia Bencivenga (submitter) answers on DNSEXT mailing list.
RFC Editor note: please even remove completely this errata.
 --VERIFIER NOTES-- 
Based on Paul Hoffman (author) and Mattia Bencivenga (submitter) answers on DNSEXT mailing list.

RFC Editor note: please even remove completely this errata.

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RFC6605 (draft-ietf-dnsext-ecdsa-07)
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Title               : Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) for DNSSEC
Publication Date    : April 2012
Author(s)           : P. Hoffman, W.C.A. Wijngaards
Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
Source              : DNS Extensions
Area                : Internet
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG