RFC Errata
RFC 4211, "Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF)", September 2005
Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 9045
Source of RFC: pkix (sec)
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.