Subject: Re: [Last-Call] Last Call: <draft-ietf-cose-x509-07.txt> (CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Header parameters for carrying and referencing X.509 certificates) to Informational RFC

From: Russ Housley <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:03:15 -0400

I read the document, and it is ready, except for the note to the RFC Editor.  It is clear where to start deleting, bit it is not obvious where to stop.

Russ

> On Sep 17, 2020, at 2:44 PM, The IESG <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> The IESG has received a request from the CBOR Object Signing and Encryption
> WG (cose) to consider the following document: - 'CBOR Object Signing and
> Encryption (COSE): Header parameters for
>   carrying and referencing X.509 certificates'
>  <draft-ietf-cose-x509-07.txt> as Informational RFC
> 
> The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final
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> Abstract
> 
> 
>   The CBOR Signing And Encrypted Message (COSE) structure uses
>   references to keys in general.  For some algorithms, additional
>   properties are defined which carry parts of keys as needed.  The COSE
>   Key structure is used for transporting keys outside of COSE messages.
>   This document extends the way that keys can be identified and
>   transported by providing attributes that refer to or contain X.509
>   certificates.
> 
> The file can be obtained via
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-cose-x509/
> 
> No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.