RFC 4302, "IP Authentication Header", December 2005

Errata ID: 1644
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Nikolai Malykh
Date Reported: 2008-12-25
Held for Document Update by: Pasi Eronen

Section B2 says:

Appendix B2 says:
     + Case A: Tl >= (W - 1). In this case, the window is within one
                              sequence number subspace.  (See Figure 1)
     + Case B: Tl < (W - 1).  In this case, the window spans two
                              sequence number subspaces.  (See Figure 2)

   In the figures below, the bottom line ("----") shows two consecutive
   sequence number subspaces, with zeros indicating the beginning of
   each subspace.  The two shorter lines above it show the higher-order
   bits that apply.  The "====" represents the window.  The "****"
   represents future sequence numbers, i.e., those beyond the current
   highest sequence number authenticated (ThTl).
        Th+1                         *********

        Th               =======*****

              --0--------+-----+-----0--------+-----------0--
                         Bl    Tl            Bl
                                        (Bl+2^32) mod 2^32

                            Figure 1 -- Case A


        Th                           ====**************

        Th-1                      ===

              --0-----------------+--0--+--------------+--0--
                                  Bl    Tl            Bl
                                                 (Bl+2^32) mod 2^32

                            Figure 2 -- Case B

It should say:

Must say:
     + Case A: Tl >= (W - 1). In this case, the window is within one
                              sequence number subspace.  (See Figure 2)
     + Case B: Tl < (W - 1).  In this case, the window spans two
                              sequence number subspaces.  (See Figure 3)

   In the figures below, the bottom line ("----") shows two consecutive
   sequence number subspaces, with zeros indicating the beginning of
   each subspace.  The two shorter lines above it show the higher-order
   bits that apply.  The "====" represents the window.  The "****"
   represents future sequence numbers, i.e., those beyond the current
   highest sequence number authenticated (ThTl).
        Th+1                         *********

        Th               =======*****

              --0--------+-----+-----0--------+-----------0--
                         Bl    Tl            Bl
                                        (Bl+2^32) mod 2^32

                            Figure 2 -- Case A


        Th                           ====**************

        Th-1                      ===

              --0-----------------+--0--+--------------+--0--
                                  Bl    Tl            Bl
                                                 (Bl+2^32) mod 2^32

                            Figure 3 -- Case B

Notes:

Wrong numbers for figures in Section B2.

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