Paul, I think you can mark this one as verified. I don’t think anybody is really confused by not citing 2446 in the 1st sentence but the quoted sentence is in RFC 2446 so as suggested the sentence is still true.
spt > On Oct 19, 2018, at 23:33, RFC Errata System <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org> > wrote: > > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6176, > "Prohibiting Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Version 2.0". > > -------------------------------------- > You may review the report below and at: > http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5536 > > -------------------------------------- > Type: Editorial > Reported by: Eugene Adell <eugene.ad...@gmail.com> > > Section: 1 > > Original Text > ------------- > RFC 4346 [TLS1.1], and later RFC 5246 [TLS1.2], explicitly warned > implementers that the "ability to send version 2.0 CLIENT-HELLO > messages will be phased out with all due haste". This document > accomplishes this by updating the backward compatibility sections > found in TLS [TLS1.0][TLS1.1][TLS1.2]. > > Corrected Text > -------------- > RFC 2246 [TLS1.0], and later RFC 4346 [TLS1.1], then RFC 5246 > [TLS1.2] explicitly warned implementers that the "ability to send > version 2.0 CLIENT-HELLO messages will be phased out with all due > haste". This document accomplishes this by updating the backward > compatibility sections found in TLS [TLS1.0][TLS1.1][TLS1.2]. > > Notes > ----- > The warning on the version 2.0 Client Hello is as old as the first TLS > version (RFC 2246 Appendix E). That's what the authors meant and wanted to > highlight by listing two of the three RFCs containing this warning. This is > confirmed by their last sentence. It looks like a small mistake without > concrete effects, I push this errata considering "IESG Processing of RFC > Errata for the IETF Stream rule 6" > > Instructions: > ------------- > This erratum is currently posted as "Reported". If necessary, please > use "Reply All" to discuss whether it should be verified or > rejected. When a decision is reached, the verifying party > can log in to change the status and edit the report, if necessary. > > -------------------------------------- > RFC6176 (draft-ietf-tls-ssl2-must-not-04) > -------------------------------------- > Title : Prohibiting Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Version 2.0 > Publication Date : March 2011 > Author(s) : S. Turner, T. Polk > Category : PROPOSED STANDARD > Source : Transport Layer Security > Area : Security > Stream : IETF > Verifying Party : IESG _______________________________________________ TLS mailing list TLS@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/tls
