RFC Errata
RFC 6655, "AES-CCM Cipher Suites for Transport Layer Security (TLS)", July 2012
Source of RFC: IETF - NON WORKING GROUPArea Assignment: sec
Errata ID: 3760
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Sandeep S. Kumar
Date Reported: 2013-10-22
Held for Document Update by: Sean Turner
Date Held: 2014-01-14
Section 3 says:
....is 8 octets. Each value of the nonce_explicit MUST be distinct for each distinct invocation of the GCM encrypt function for any fixed key. Failure to meet...
It should say:
....is 8 octets. Each value of the nonce_explicit MUST be distinct for each distinct invocation of the CCM encrypt function for any fixed key. Failure to meet...
Notes:
GCM should be corrected to CCM. The draft discusses the AES-CCM mode of operation.
spt: Don't think implementers will be confused by this so HFDU.