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: 2222
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Constantin Hagemeier
Date Reported: 2010-04-28
Held for Document Update by: Sean Turner
Date Held: 2010-07-20

Section 5.5.3. says:

   Implementations MUST use a string-to-key specifier; the simple hash
   is for backward compatibility and is deprecated, though
   implementations MAY continue to use existing private keys in the old
   format.

It should say:

   Implementations MUST generate a string-to-key specifier; the simple
   hash is for backward compatibility and is deprecated, though
   implementations MAY continue to use existing private keys in the old
   format.

Notes:

MUST use and MAY continue to use the opposite is a contradiction.

Changed to editorial.

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