> Maybe an iterated DKIMv1 needs this clarification. Or maybe not, and it certainly isn't a technical point.
AD: I recommend marking this Rejected. Barry On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 12:13 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6376, > "DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures" > > -------------------------------------- > You may review the report below and at: > https://errata.rfc-editor.org/eid9038/ > > -------------------------------------- > Type: Technical > Reported by: Steffen <[email protected]> > > Section 3.5 says: > > Original Text > ------------- > t= Signature Timestamp (plain-text unsigned decimal integer; > RECOMMENDED, default is an unknown creation time). The time that > this signature was created. The format is the number of seconds > since 00:00:00 on January 1, 1970 in the UTC time zone. The value > is expressed as an unsigned integer in decimal ASCII. This value > is not constrained to fit into a 31- or 32-bit integer. > Implementations SHOULD be prepared to handle values up to at least > 10^12 (until approximately AD 200,000; this fits into 40 bits). > > Corrected Text > -------------- > Ditto, but 10^12 a.k.a. 40 bits is not AD 200,000. > (Unless this goes in line with Paul McCartney's "three thousand or fouurr > thouuuusand" in the Cavern Club appearance in 1999, the first after his wife > died.) > > It rather is > > $ xa ' 10**12 / 60 / 60 / 24 / 365' > 0b 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 01111011 11011101 > 075735 | 0x7BDD | 31709 > > (with 40 bits really being > $ xa ' ((2**40) - 1) / 60 / 60 / 24 / 365' > 0b 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 10001000 00110001 > 0104061 | 0x8831 | 34865) > > So "approximately AD 32000". > > Notes > ----- > Maybe an iterated DKIMv1 needs this clarification. > > Instructions: > ------------- > This erratum is currently posted as "Reported". Please > use "Reply All" to discuss whether it should be verified or > rejected. When a decision is reached, the verifying party > will log in to change the status and edit the report, if necessary. > > -------------------------------------- > RFC6376 (draft-ietf-dkim-rfc4871bis) > -------------------------------------- > Title : DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signatures > Publication Date : September 2011 > Author(s) : D. Crocker, Ed., T. Hansen, Ed., M. Kucherawy, Ed. > Category : Internet Standard > Source : dkim (art) > Stream : IETF > Verifying Party : IESG _______________________________________________ Ietf-dkim mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
