I can’t speak to the extension-value details, but I agree with it being a
good change.

Mike

On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 12:17 AM 'Ben Wilson' via
[email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> All,
>
> Here for comment is a first draft of a proposal to phase-out multi-purpose
> root CA certificates. This is tied to GitHub Issue #279
> <https://github.com/mozilla/pkipolicy/issues/279>, referenced in the
> subject line above.
>
> This proposal is that a new Section 7.5 be added to the Mozilla Root Store
> Policy (MRSP). Other conforming changes would be made elsewhere in the MRSP
> to remove any implication that a root CA certificate could have both the
> websites trust bit and the email-protection trust bit after January 1, 2027.
>
> Please provide any comments or suggestions you might have to improve or
> change this proposal.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben
>
>
> *7.5 Dedicated Root Certificates*
>
> Effective immediately, all root CA certificates being considered for
> inclusion in Mozilla's Root Store MUST be dedicated either to TLS server
> authentication or to S/MIME email protection. Existing root CA certificates
> that do not comply with this requirement MUST be replaced or transition to
> a dedicated hierarchy prior to January 1, 2027.
>
> *7.5.1 TLS Server Authentication Roots*
>
> Root CA certificates dedicated to TLS server authentication with the
> websites trust bit enabled MUST meet the following criteria:
>
>    1. All subordinate CA certificates MUST:
>       - Include the extendedKeyUsage extension and assert only:
>          - id-kp-serverAuth; or
>          - Both id-kp-serverAuth and id-kp-clientAuth.
>       - Not share a public key with any certificate that asserts a
>       different extendedKeyUsage value.
>    2. All end-entity certificates issued MUST:
>       - Include the extendedKeyUsage extension and assert only:
>          - id-kp-serverAuth; or
>          - Both id-kp-serverAuth and id-kp-clientAuth.
>
> *7.5.2 S/MIME Roots*
>
> Root CA certificates dedicated to S/MIME with the email protection trust
> bit enabled MUST meet the following criteria:
>
>    1. All subordinate CA certificates MUST:
>       - Include the extendedKeyUsage extension and assert only:
>          - id-kp-emailProtection; or
>          - Both id-kp-emailProtection and id-kp-clientAuth.
>       - Not share a public key with any certificate that asserts a
>       different extendedKeyUsage value.
>    2. All end-entity certificates issued MUST:
>       - Include the extendedKeyUsage extension and assert only:
>          - id-kp-emailProtection; or
>          - Both id-kp-emailProtection and id-kp-clientAuth.
>
> *7.5.3 Transition Plan for Existing Multi-Purpose Roots*
>
> Root CA certificates included in Mozilla's Root Store as of January 1,
> 2025, with both the websites and the email trust bits enabled, MAY continue
> to be trusted after January 1, 2026, if by such date the CA operator has
> submitted a transition plan that demonstrates a feasible migration to a
> dedicated hierarchy that will be completed prior to January 1, 2027.
>
> Transition plans MUST address the following:
>
>    1. Existing submissions of requests for inclusion of new
>    single-purpose roots;
>    2. Requests to remove the websites trust bit or the email trust bit
>    from a multi-purpose root; and
>    3. Timelines for phasing out multiple uses of the root--dates by which
>    certificates that do not meet the requirements of Sections 7.5.1 or 7.5.2
>    will be revoked, expire, be replaced, or for which issuance will cease.
>
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