On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 09:51:17AM +0100, Michael Bell wrote:
> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:51:17 +0100
> From: Michael Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Openca-Users] when the CA changes of key......
> 
> Pedro Jossi wrote:
> >
> >Hello to all! 
> > 
> >I consult them when the CA changes of key. ... 
> > 
> >It is possible with Openca to generate a new certificate for the CA 
> >before expire its old certificate, utilizing a new pair of keys?  
> >Leaving the certificate CA old for the firm of CRLs while certificates 
> >exist emitted with the old certificate
> 
> You perfectly describes a new CA :) If you change the keys and the CA 
> certificate the you have a new CA. Please setup a new OpenCA in this 
> case. We do this too.
> 
> You will have two CA in your case. One only issues CRLs and one issues 
> new certificates and CRLs. Please seperate these two systems. Don't mix 
> keys or certificates of different CAs in one system. It is no problem to 
> setup a second CA with OpenCA because OpenCA has not to be licensed :)

  Does it mean to install a complete new PKI? Or ra and pub nodes should
be pointed to the new CA? In the second case, how Cert. distribution
points coexist?

-- 
Alexei Chetroi


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