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Re: [ietf-dkim] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6376 (3192)

2012-04-14 17:33:18
FWIW, the error was introduced by the RFC Editor, who surely used
double-space-between-sentences style, and didn't know that in that
particular case, the space matters.  And we didn't notice it in AUTH48
reviews.  Something we need to remember to check for, in the rare cases
where it does matter.

Barry

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, Barry Leiba wrote:

I've checked this, and it's correct.  We copied the examples from 4871,
and made the editorial error of adding a space without changing the hash.
 I'll mark it as Verified if i hear no objections soon.

Barry

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, RFC Errata System wrote:


The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6376,
"DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures".

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You may review the report below and at:
http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=6376&eid=3192

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Type: Technical
Reported by: John Hawthorn <john(_dot_)hawthorn(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>

Section: Appendix A

Original Text
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  From: Joe SixPack <joe(_at_)football(_dot_)example(_dot_)com>
  To: Suzie Q <suzie(_at_)shopping(_dot_)example(_dot_)net>
  Subject: Is dinner ready?
  Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:00:37 -0700 (PDT)
  Message-ID: 
<20030712040037(_dot_)46341(_dot_)5F8J(_at_)football(_dot_)example(_dot_)com>

  Hi.

  We lost the game.  Are you hungry yet?

  Joe.

Corrected Text
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  From: Joe SixPack <joe(_at_)football(_dot_)example(_dot_)com>
  To: Suzie Q <suzie(_at_)shopping(_dot_)example(_dot_)net>
  Subject: Is dinner ready?
  Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:00:37 -0700 (PDT)
  Message-ID: 
<20030712040037(_dot_)46341(_dot_)5F8J(_at_)football(_dot_)example(_dot_)com>

  Hi.

  We lost the game. Are you hungry yet?

  Joe.

Notes
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This text appears three times, in A.1., A.2., and A.3.
Notice the double space after "game.", which renders the body hashes from
A.2. and A.3. invalid.
The corrected text is the same as that in RFC 4871.

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RFC6376 (draft-ietf-dkim-rfc4871bis-15)
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Title               : DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures
Publication Date    : September 2011
Author(s)           : D. Crocker, Ed., T. Hansen, Ed., M. Kucherawy, Ed.
Category            : DRAFT STANDARD
Source              : Domain Keys Identified Mail
Area                : Security
Stream              : IETF
Verifying Party     : IESG


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