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

"Miller, Timothy J." <tmiller@mitre.org> Mon, 23 February 2015 15:29 UTC

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FWIW, Microsoft Cert Services uses name constraints and other things in intermediate CA certs as part of "qualified subordination."

-- T

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pkix [mailto:pkix-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Walton
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 7:14 PM
> To: Santosh Chokhani
> Cc: PKIX
> Subject: Re: [pkix] How to enforce domain constraints on intermediate CA?
> 
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 7:14 PM, Santosh Chokhani
> <schokhani@cygnacom.com> wrote:
> > I would think this can be done via using name constraints extension
> > and asserting appropriate DNS name spaces
> 
> Ah, thanks. I was looking for a policy object, and not an extension.
> Sorry about that.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pkix [mailto:pkix-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Walton
> > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 4:51 PM
> > To: PKIX
> > Subject: [pkix] How to enforce domain constraints on intermediate CA?
> >
> > 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?
> >
> 
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