Subject: [KEYPROV] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6030 (4643)

From: RFC Errata System <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 11:05:39 -0700 (PDT)

The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6030,
"Portable Symmetric Key Container (PSKC)".

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You may review the report below and at:
http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=6030&eid=4643

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Type: Technical
Reported by: Arthur de Jong <[email-masked]>

Section: 4.3.4

Original Text
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      'CheckDigit':  This attribute indicates whether a device needs to
         check the appended Luhn check digit, as defined in
         [ISOIEC7812], contained in a challenge.
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      'CheckDigit':  This attribute indicates whether the device needs
         to append a Luhn check digit, as defined in [ISOIEC7812], to
         the response.
...

Corrected Text
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...
      'CheckDigits':  This attribute indicates whether a device needs to
         check the appended Luhn check digit, as defined in
         [ISOIEC7812], contained in a challenge.
...
      'CheckDigits':  This attribute indicates whether the device needs
         to append a Luhn check digit, as defined in [ISOIEC7812], to
         the response.
...

Notes
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The text notes the singular CheckDigit while the schema specifies the plural CheckDigits. Either the text or the schema should be changed. Some implementations in the while seem to use the plural form.

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RFC6030 (draft-ietf-keyprov-pskc-09)
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Title               : Portable Symmetric Key Container (PSKC)
Publication Date    : October 2010
Author(s)           : P. Hoyer, M. Pei, S. Machani
Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
Source              : Provisioning of Symmetric Keys
Area                : Security
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG