This seems perfectly reasonable to me but also, on its face, beyond the scope of an erratum [1], other than “hold for document update”. On the other hand, it seems very sensible as a one-page RFC updating 8209.
—John [1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/statement-iesg-iesg-processing-of-rfc-errata-for-the-ietf-stream-20210507/ > On Nov 21, 2025, at 7:28 AM, RFC Errata System <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC8209, > "A Profile for BGPsec Router Certificates, Certificate Revocation Lists, and > Certification Requests". > > -------------------------------------- > You may review the report below and at: > https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8653 > > -------------------------------------- > Type: Technical > Reported by: Job Snijders <[email protected]> > > Section: 3.1.1 > > Original Text > ------------- > Encoding options for the common name that are supported are printableString > and UTF8String. > > Corrected Text > -------------- > The common name attribute is encoded as PrintableString (RFC 6487, Section > 4.5). > > Notes > ----- > In all other RPKI object profiles a restricted character string type > (PrintableString) is used in both issuer & subject name attributes, with the > exception of the BGPsec certificate profile where an unjustified exception > seems to have slipped in. In this context it is an unnecessary complication > for implementers to have to make special accommodations for multibyte > characters in some aspects of the BGPsec certificate profile. > > Instructions: > ------------- > This erratum is currently posted as "Reported". (If it is spam, it > will be removed shortly by the RFC Production Center.) 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. > > -------------------------------------- > RFC8209 (draft-ietf-sidr-bgpsec-pki-profiles-21) > -------------------------------------- > Title : A Profile for BGPsec Router Certificates, Certificate > Revocation Lists, and Certification Requests > Publication Date : September 2017 > Author(s) : M. Reynolds, S. Turner, S. Kent > Category : PROPOSED STANDARD > Source : Secure Inter-Domain Routing > Stream : IETF > Verifying Party : IESG > > _______________________________________________ > sidr mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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