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CAST & RC5 Abstract correction



There are some substantive errors in language in both the CAST and RC5
drafts.  In the Abstracts:

>    This draft describes the CAST-128 block cipher algorithm as to be
>    used with the IPSec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP).
>
>    This draft describes the RC5 block cipher algorithm as to be used
>    with the IPSec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP).
>
This will not always be a draft.

"as to be used" is problematic phrasing.

There is no IPSec protocol.  ESP is called an IP protocol (IPv4) or
IP payload (IPv6).

I suggest:

   This document describes the <named> block cipher interface elements
   used with the IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP).

WSimpson@UMich.edu
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