RFC 4880, "OpenPGP Message Format", November 2007

Note: This RFC has been obsoleted by RFC 9580

Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 5581

Errata ID: 2197
Status: Rejected
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Constantin Hagemeier
Date Reported: 2010-04-28
Rejected by: Sean Turner
Date Rejected: 2010-07-20

Section 3.5. says:

A time field is an unsigned four-octet number containing the number
of seconds elapsed since midnight, 1 January 1970 UTC.

It should say:

A time field is an unsigned four-octet number containing the number
of seconds elapsed since midnight, 1 January 1970 UTC, ignoring leap
seconds.

Notes:

And I did not yet talk about relativity theory.
--VERIFIER NOTES--
The OpenPGP time is an integer denoting UTC time. An implementation is free to display with or without leap seconds just as it might display said time in a time zone.

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