RFC Errata
Found 7 records.
Status: Verified (7)
RFC 1760, "The S/KEY One-Time Password System", February 1995
Source of RFC: Legacy
Errata ID: 6094
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Brian Jopling
Date Reported: 2020-04-12
Verifier Name: John Scudder
Date Verified: 2024-01-14
The Overview says:
One form of attack on computing system connected to the Internet is eavesdropping on network connections
It should say:
One form of attack on a computing system connected to the Internet is eavesdropping on network connections
Notes:
An article "a" should be added in front of "computing system" (i.e. "a computing system") for this statement to be grammatically correct.
Errata ID: 6095
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Brian Jopling
Date Reported: 2020-04-12
Verifier Name: John Scudder
Date Verified: 2024-01-14
The Overview says:
The captured login id and password are, at a later time, used gain access to the system.
It should say:
The captured login id and password are, at a later time, used to gain access to the system.
Notes:
Missing "to" in "used to gain access."
Errata ID: 6096
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Brian Jopling
Date Reported: 2020-04-12
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Section 1 says:
or against active attacks where the potential intruder as able to intercept
It should say:
or against active attacks where the potential intruder is able to intercept
Notes:
Changed "intruder as able" to "intruder is able."
Errata ID: 6097
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Brian Jopling
Date Reported: 2020-04-12
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2024-01-16
The Secure Hash Function section says:
We have chosen to continue to use MD4 due the large number of client programs
It should say:
We have chosen to continue to use MD4 due to the large number of client programs
Notes:
Missing "to" in "due to the."
Errata ID: 6098
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Brian Jopling
Date Reported: 2020-04-12
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2024-01-16
The Form of Passwords sections says:
Interoperability requires at all S/KEY system hosts and calculators use the same dictionary.
It should say:
Interoperability requires that all S/KEY system hosts and calculators use the same dictionary.
Notes:
Changed "Interoperability requires at all" to "Interoperability requires that all."
Errata ID: 6099
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Brian Jopling
Date Reported: 2020-04-12
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2024-01-16
The Verification of One-Time Passwords section says:
This challenge give the client the current S/KEY parameters
It should say:
This challenge gives the client the current S/KEY parameters
Notes:
Changed "This challenge give" to "This challenge gives."
Errata ID: 6100
Status: Verified
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Brian Jopling
Date Reported: 2020-04-12
Verifier Name: RFC Editor
Date Verified: 2024-01-16
The Verification of One-Time Passwords sections says:
Because the number of hash function applications executed by the client decreases by one each time, at some point the user must reinitialize the system of be unable to login again.
It should say:
Because the number of hash function applications executed by the client decreases by one each time, at some point the user must reinitialize the system or be unable to login again.
Notes:
Changed "must reinitialize the system of be unable to login again" to "must reinitialize the system or be unable to login again."