Subject: Re: [TLS] [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC8446 (6126)

From: Peter Wu <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 12:38:34 +0200

There is no error here, clarifications such as these which can already
be correctly interpreted by a careful reader should probably not be
reported through the errata system.

>From https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata-definitions/
Type Name: Editorial
Description: "a spelling, grammar, punctuation, or syntax error that
does not affect the technical meaning"

I suggest rejecting this report.

Kind regards,
Peter

On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 02:41:19AM -0700, RFC Errata System wrote:
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC8446,
> "The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid6126
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Editorial
> Reported by: Ben Smyth <[email-masked]>
> 
> Section: 4.1.1
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
> Note that if the PSK can be used without (EC)DHE, then
> non-overlap in the "supported_groups" parameters need not be fatal, 
> as it is in the non-PSK case discussed in the previous paragraph.
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
> Note that if the PSK can be used without (EC)DHE, then
> non-overlap in the "supported_groups" parameters need not be fatal, 
> as it is in the non-PSK case discussed in the previous paragraph, 
> because PSK-only key exchange mode does not need supported_groups.
> 
> Notes
> -----
> If "the PSK can be used without (EC)DHE", then PSK-only key exchange mode can be used, which doesn't require supported_groups. This is perhaps worthy of explanation.
> 
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC8446 (draft-ietf-tls-tls13-28)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3
> Publication Date    : August 2018
> Author(s)           : E. Rescorla
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : Transport Layer Security
> Area                : Security
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG
> 
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