RFC 4211, "Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF)", September 2005

Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 9045

Errata ID: 2347
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Alfred Hoenes
Date Reported: 2005-11-08
Held for Document Update by: Tim Polk
Date Held: 2010-07-20

Section 7.1 says:

Subsequently, near the top of page 24, the same section says:

                        vvvvvvvvv
   The %xx mechanism of [RFC1738] is used to encode '?' (%3f) and '%'
   (%25) if they are not being used for their reserved purpose.  Names
   MUST NOT start with a numeric character.

It should better say:

                        vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
   The %xx mechanism of Section 2.1 of STD 66 [RFC3986] is used to
   encode '?' (%3f) and '%' (%25) if they are not being used for their
   reserved purpose.  Names MUST NOT start with a numeric character.

It should say:

[see above]     

Notes:

Rationale: RFC 1738 has been obsoleted; the %-escaping method is now covered by the above mentioned section of that Internet Standard.

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