Re: [Trans] Precertificate format

Stephen Kent <kent@bbn.com> Mon, 15 September 2014 19:03 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Trans] Precertificate format
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Jeremy,
> Why not use a TBSCertificate from RFC 5280 with no modifications from the final certificate (no poison extension) and sign it with a PKCS7 signature instead of a RFC 5280 signature?  By doing this you are not creating a valid certificate so you are not technically breaking RFC 5280 (re-using serial numbers) and it couldn't be used as a certificate even if some software incorrectly ignored the poison extension.
Using either a TBS cert with a different signature format or CRMF would 
avoid the
53280 conflict. It would not, however, address the "know the serial 
number before you issue the
cert" concern that I raised. So, we have a couple of proposals that 
address at least half of
the problem, which is a start.

Steve