[OTR-dev] minor issue in SMP protocol

Hannes Mehnert hannes at mehnert.org
Sun Jan 18 13:22:14 EST 2015


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Hey,

I came across a minor issue in the spec while implementing SMP:

Receiving SMP message 2: Store the values of g3b, (Pa / Pb), (Qa / Qb)
and Ra for use later in the protocol.

But when message 4 is received, Ra is not used. But a3 is required
(Rab = Rb ^ a3).

I believe the text should be rephrased to reflect this (replace Ra
with a3).


Cheers,

Hannes
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