[pkix] How to enforce domain constraints on intermediate CA?

Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> Sat, 21 February 2015 21:50 UTC

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Subject: [pkix] How to enforce domain constraints on intermediate CA?
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I have an internal PKI, and I'm trying to figure out how to apply a
policy that constrains names to the one used internally. I've read
through RFCs like 5280, but its not clear to me how to do it.

How does one apply a domain policy constraint to an intermediate CA under PKIX?