Netscape Certificate Management System 6.1, Administrator'S Manual

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Defaults Reference
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Subject Key Identifier Extension Default
This default populates a subject key identifier extension in the certificate request.
The extension is used to identify certificates that contain a particular public
key—that is, the extension is used to uniquely identify a certificate from among
several that have the same subject name.
For general information about this extension, see “subjectKeyIdentifier” on
page 733.
Type
Specifies the general-name type for the request attribute.
• Select
RFC822Name
if the request-attribute value is an Internet mail
address in the
local-part@domain
format. For example,
jdoe@example.com
.
• Select
DirectoryName
if the request-attribute value is an X.500
directory name, similar to the subject name in a certificate. For
example,
CN=Jane Doe, OU=Sales Dept, O=Example Corporation,
C=US
.
• Select
DNSName
if the request-attribute value is a DNS name. For
example,
corpDirectory.example.com
.
• Select
EDIPartyName
if the request-attribute value is a EDI party
name. For example,
Example Corporation
.
• Select
URLName
if the request-attribute value is a non-relative URI that
includes both a scheme (for example,
http
) and a fully qualified
domain name or IP address of the host. For example,
http://hr.example.com
.
• Select
IPAddress
if the request-attribute value is a valid IP address
specified in dot-separated numeric component notation. For example,
128.21.39.40
.
• Select
OIDName
if the request-attribute value is a unique, valid OID
specified in the dot-separated numeric component notation. For
example,
1.2.3.4.55.6.5.99
.
Table 10-15 Subject Alternative Name Extension Default Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description