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BinaryTime: An Alternate Format for Representing Date and Time in ASN.1
RFC 4049

Yes

(Alexey Melnikov)
(Sean Turner)
(Tim Polk)

No Objection

(Dan Romascanu)
(David Harrington)
(Gonzalo Camarillo)
(Peter Saint-Andre)
(Ralph Droms)
(Robert Sparks)
(Ron Bonica)
(Stewart Bryant)

Recuse

(Russ Housley)

Note: This ballot was opened for revision 02 and is now closed.

(Alexey Melnikov; former steering group member) Yes

Yes ()

                            

(Jari Arkko; former steering group member) Yes

Yes (2010-06-17)
A reference to POSIX spec or the term "UNIX time" would be useful for
clarity -- I had to look up whether the definitions are the same here
and there. (Both DO skip leap seconds but I didn't remember if that was
indeed the case.)

This could be added as an RFC Editor note.

(Sean Turner; former steering group member) Yes

Yes ()

                            

(Tim Polk; former steering group member) Yes

Yes ()

                            

(Adrian Farrel; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection (2010-06-16)
Section 5 says
   However, if both of these attributes are
   present, they MUST provide the same date and time.
Wouldn't it be helpful to say what should be done if they do not provide the same date and time?

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Let is be a lesson to all writers and reviewers of I-Ds. The Abstract says:

    This document specifies a new ASN.1 type 

This is no longer true; the novelty has worn off.

(Dan Romascanu; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection ()

                            

(David Harrington; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection ()

                            

(Gonzalo Camarillo; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection ()

                            

(Peter Saint-Andre; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection ()

                            

(Ralph Droms; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection ()

                            

(Robert Sparks; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection ()

                            

(Ron Bonica; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection ()

                            

(Stewart Bryant; former steering group member) No Objection

No Objection ()

                            

(Russ Housley; former steering group member) Recuse

Recuse ()