Ok, makes sense. You'd need to bring it up the dogtag pki project. We
use the features they expose.

rob

N. V. wrote:
> Hi Rob,
> 
> Thanks for your answer.
> 
> The use cases are basically the ones described
> here: 
> https://github.com/dogtagpki/pki/wiki/Lightweight-CA-Use-Cases#hosting-unrelated-cas--sub-cas
> In our case, the scenario would be to have FreeIPA configured with a
> root CA (self-signed or not) and some "Intermediate" CAs, signed by this
> root CA, that would serve different modules within our system, but
> having the possibility to transfer the ownership of one or more of these
> modules to a third-party, with it's own CA, keeping everything working
> without having to generate and distribute certificates for all of the
> components (devices, laptops, etc.).
> 
> Regards,
> Nelson V.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 at 16:42, Rob Crittenden <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>     N. V. via FreeIPA-users wrote:
>     > Hi FreeIPA Team,
>     >
>     > I’m currently working on a project where we plan to use FreeIPA, and
>     > more specifically it's PKI, and while analysing the available
>     > documentation I could not be completely sure if the current version
>     > supports having Sub-CAs or Lightweight CAs signed by an external
>     CA. Can
>     > you please clarify this?
> 
>     AFAIK sub CAs can only be be signed by its own root CA. It is automatic
>     when a request for one is made. Seems like renewing them would be pretty
>     complex.
> 
>     > If not, do you have any plans to add this feature in future releases?
>     > And if so, do you have an idea when that version might be available?
> 
>     You'd need to ask the dogtag project. They would have to implement it
>     first, then it would need to be integrated into IPA. This seems like a
>     pretty niche request so I wouldn't hold out much hope.
> 
>     Why do you need a sub CA signed by an external CA? Having a compelling
>     use case would improve the chances of implementation.
> 
>     rob
> 

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