On 27/09/16 10:31, Gervase Markham wrote:
<snip>
>> Looking at other cases for duplicate serial numbers, I also find
>> those not mentioned in the report:
>>
>> 2 for the same CA, but different URIs in it:
>> https://crt.sh/?serial=44807b207cf2052e8d3411770266d295&iCAID=1450
>>
>> 2 for the same CA with order fields different, and different URIs:
>> https://crt.sh/?serial=3adec402270bf4ee9e892cc65e0ada21&iCAID=1450
> 
> Both of these are intermediates. Reissuing intermediates with new
> information but the same serial number and key AIUI does happen
> occasionally, although now I think about it, I guess it's as much an RFC
> violation as when CAs do it with EE certs. Do any PKI people want to
> chime in with views on this practice?

Hi Gerv.  You're correct.  Each of these pairs of certs have the same
Issuer, and so it's a violation of RFC5280 for them to share the same
serial number.

-- 
Rob Stradling
Senior Research & Development Scientist
COMODO - Creating Trust Online

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