Re: bis17 is out

[Derek Atkins <derek@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jon Callas <jon@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> It includes all the changes to bis16, as well as one other; a new  
> section to 12.
>
> The problem is that OpenPGP uses PKCS#1, and the most recent PKCS#1  
> RFC, 3447 changes some conventions. For our purposes, the obsoleted  
> one, 2437, is most correct. Normative references to an obsolete RFC  
> are a problem, so we put in a section to describe how we do it, while  
> making proper reference to 3447.
>
> As part of this, I changed all uses of "PKCS-1" to "PKCS#1" as that  
> seems to be the most proper thing to call it. I missed one of these,  
> which will be changed in bis18.

It seems like we've made it through WGLC with no substantive issues.
So I hereby call 2440bis "done".  I'll formerly request that Sam
present it to the IESG later this week.

Jon, if you intend to issue a bis18 then I'll wait, but if it's just
a simple edit we could send bis17 with the editor note to make the
change you missed.  Please let me know your intension.

> 	Jon

-derek

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