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Re: [Trans] Draft agenda

Rob Stradling <rob.stradling@comodo.com> Wed, 26 February 2014 12:35 UTC

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On 26/02/14 12:27, Ben Laurie wrote:
> On 26 February 2014 11:57, Rob Stradling <rob.stradling@comodo.com> wrote:
<snip>
>> But if we must have ritual compliance with 5280, then my preferred solution
>> is to "poison" the Issuer Name in the Precertificate.
>>
>> For example...
>> Certificate Issuer Name: C=GB, O=My CA Ltd., CN=My CA
>> Precertificate Issuer Name: 1.2.3.4=CT, C=GB, O=My CA Ltd., CN=My CA
>>
>> Sign both the Precertificate and the Certificate with the same CA private
>> key.  Use the same serial number for both.
>>
>> It wouldn't matter whether or not there exists a CA Certificate with the
>> Subject Name "1.2.3.4=CT, C=GB, O=My CA Ltd., CN=My CA".
>
> Ah. I like that idea. Rather less than I like the idea of fixing the
> need for ritual compliance, though.

+1

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Rob Stradling
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