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RFC 5091, "Identity-Based Cryptography Standard (IBCS) #1: Supersingular Curve Implementations of the BF and BB1 Cryptosystems", December 2007

Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 8996

Source of RFC: IETF - NON WORKING GROUP
Area Assignment: sec

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Errata ID: 4335
Status: Reported
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Scott Ruoti
Date Reported: 2015-04-13

Section 201 says:

e': G1' x G1'' -> G2

It should say:

e' : G1' X G1'' -> G2

Notes:

This is the only way to give type correctness.
e: G1' x G1'' -> G2
phi: G1' -> G1''
e'(A, B) = e(A, phi(B))
There for B must be an element of G' so that it can be passed as input to phi(B).

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