RFC Errata
RFC 9420, "The Messaging Layer Security (MLS) Protocol", July 2023
Source of RFC: mls (sec)
Errata ID: 8211
Status: Reported
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : HTML
Reported By: Richard Barnes
Date Reported: 2024-12-11
Section 7.4 says:
If member B subsequently generates an UpdatePath based on a secret "leaf_secret", then it would generate the following sequence of path secrets:
It should say:
If member B subsequently generates an UpdatePath based on a secret "path_secret[0]", then it would generate the following sequence of path secrets:
Notes:
This text is a vestige of an early method of computing path secrets, which started with a fresh leaf_secret instead of a fresh path_secret[0], the latter being clearly specified just above this text.
Figure 14 should also be updated to remove the leaf_secret and the two arrows emerging from it.