[RFC] EXTERNAL auth choosing between CN and email address?
Kevin P. Fleming
kpfleming at starnetworks.us
Fri Feb 25 07:57:13 EST 2005
Marco Colombo wrote:
> So it seems its usage is deprecated. If you are to code a patch, you
> may look into the alternative name(s). Those are standard v3 extensions.
> As I understand it, comforming applications should look there in order
> to find email addresses (of type rfc822Name). Of course, since you're
> using your own CA, you could use whatever field/attribute, but keeping
> an eye on standards won't hurt, IMHO. And after all your own mail was
> an RFC. :-)
Yes, thanks for that. I'll keep that in mind when I get back to working
on this in a few days, and check both places for addresses.
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