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MUST vs shall in the profile definition #25

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IETF RFC 2119 allows either MUST, "REQUIRED" or "SHALL".

ISO requires "shall"

"Do not use “must” as an alternative for “shall”. This avoids confusion between the requirements of a document and external constraints (see 7.6)."

Even though this profile is not (yet) a formal ISO document, do please switch from "MUST" to "SHALL" (ISO doesn't require all caps, but it probably won't mind).

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