Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates
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Subject: Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates
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I think both X.509 and RFC 5280 are clear and equivalent with respect to the definition of self-issued certificates. In clause 3.5.62 of X.509, the definition of self-issued certificates is as below: self-issued certificate: A public-key certificate where the issuer and the subject are the same CA. A CA might use self-issued certificates, for example, during a key rollover operation to provide trust from the old key to the new key. In section 3.2 of RFC 5280, the definition of self-issued certificates is as below: Self-issued certificates are CA certificates in which the issuer and subject are the same entity. Self-issued certificates are generated to support changes in policy or operations. In clause 8.1.5 of X.509, it specifies that naming rule for self-issued certificates as below: These types of CA-certificates are called self-issued certificates, and they can be recognized by the fact that the issuer and subject names present in them are identical. In section 6.1 of RFC 5280, it specifies that naming rule for self-issued certificates as below: A certificate is self-issued if the same DN appears in the subject and issuer fields (the two DNs are the same if they match according to the rules specified in Section 7.1). The logic behind is "A CA is certainly an entity. Once the DN of the entity is officially assigned by a naming authority, it should not be changed unless its identity is change in the future. Therefore, when a CA performs its key rollovers of policy changes, it should not change its DN. That is why self-issued certificates with the same issuer and subject names are generated to support key rollovers of policy changes." Please note that there are some special certification path handling rules are based on the assumption of "a certificate is self-issued if the same DN appears in the subject and issuer fields" as mentioned in clause 8.1.5 of X.509: Nevertheless, if self-issued certificates of this category are encountered in the path, they shall be processed as intermediate certificates, with the following exception: they do not contribute to the path length for the purposes of processing the pathLenConstraint component of the basicConstraints extension and the skip-certificates values associated with the policy-mapping-inhibit-pending and explicit-policy-pending indicators. The certificate path validation algorithm defined in section 6.1 of RFC 5280 also contains exceptional "self-issued certificates" handling rules which are equivalent to those required by the X.509 standard. If a CA issues a certificate of which the issuer name and subject name are not the same, it will be handled as a normal certificate (either as an non-self-issued intermediate certificate or as an end-entity certificate) and thus those exceptional "self-issued certificates" handling rules will not apply to it. Wen-Cheng Wang -----Original Message----- From: pkix [mailto:pkix-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Erik Andersen Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 3:30 PM To: pkix@ietf.org Subject: Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Hi Peter, It is only RFC 5280 that is unclear. X.509 is quite clear. The X.509 definition is: 3.5.62 self-issued certificate: A CA certificate where the issuer and the subject are the same CA. A CA might use self-issued certificates, for example, during a key rollover operation to provide trust from the old key to the new key. The problem you are facing is that the term entity is not clearly defined. Is a CA an entity or is CA is specific role for an entity among other roles for the same entity? The RFC 5280 definition seems to assume that a CA is an entity, and the two CA you mention are different entities, while X.509 does not necessarily make that assumption. Kind regards, Erik Andersen -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: pkix [mailto:pkix-bounces@ietf.org] På vegne af Peter Bowen Sendt: 13 July 2015 00:03 Til: pkix@ietf.org<mailto:pkix@ietf.org> Emne: [pkix] Self-issued certificates I'm trying to make sense of the definition of "self-issued certificates" in RFC 5280 (and X.509) Section 3.2 provides a definition: "Self-issued certificates are CA certificates in which the issuer and subject are the same entity." However section 6.1 says "A certificate is self-issued if the same DN appears in the subject and issuer fields." While it is clear that all certificates with the same DN for subject and issue are self-issued, it is unclear to me whether a certificate with different DNs could be self-issued. Section 6.1 could be giving one example of how a certificate could be self-issued or section 6.1 could be a limiting definition. Consider the following example: Example Trust Services has two different private keys. Each key has a single associated DN: Key0 has DN O=Example Trust Services, OU=Global Trust Anchor Key1 has DN O=Example Trust Services, OU=Commercial Trust Anchor There is a CA certificate created with Subject: O=Example Trust Services, OU=Commercial Trust Anchor Subject Public Key: Key1 Issuer: O=Example Trust Services, OU=Global Trust Anchor Signed by Key0 Is this CA certificate considered a self-issued certificate? Thanks, Peter _______________________________________________ pkix mailing list pkix@ietf.org<mailto:pkix@ietf.org> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/pkix _______________________________________________ pkix mailing list pkix@ietf.org<mailto:pkix@ietf.org> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/pkix Please be advised that this email message (including any attachments) contains confidential information and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message and all attachments from your system and do not further collect, process, or use them. Chunghwa Telecom and all its subsidiaries and associated companies shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this email nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system. If you are the intended recipient, please protect the confidential and/or personal information contained in this email with due care. 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- [pkix] Self-issued certificates Peter Bowen
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Erwann Abalea
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Brian Smith
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Peter Bowen
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Erik Andersen
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Carl Wallace
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Miller, Timothy J.
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates 王文正
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates 王文正
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Erik Andersen
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Miller, Timothy J.
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Martin Rex
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Peter Bowen
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Erik Andersen
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Erik Andersen
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Miller, Timothy J.
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates 王文正
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Martin Rex
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates 王文正
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Miller, Timothy J.
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates 王文正
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Martin Rex
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Miller, Timothy J.
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Martin Rex
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Miller, Timothy J.
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Peter Gutmann
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Jeffrey Walton
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates 王文正
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Miller, Timothy J.
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates Miller, Timothy J.
- Re: [pkix] Self-issued certificates 王文正