Subject Alternative Name : openssl and RFC 2459

[CAMUS Sylvie FTRD/DTL/ISS]

Title: Subject Alternative Name : openssl and RFC 2459

Hi

I Have read RFC 2459 about Subject Alternative Name. This "Subject Alternative Name" is defined in this way :
id-ce-subjectAltName OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=  { id-ce 17 }

      SubjectAltName ::= GeneralNames

      GeneralNames ::= SEQUENCE SIZE (1..MAX) OF GeneralName

      GeneralName ::= CHOICE {
           otherName                       [0]     OtherName,
           rfc822Name                      [1]     IA5String,
           dNSName                         [2]     IA5String,
           x400Address                     [3]     ORAddress,
           directoryName                   [4]     Name,
           ediPartyName                    [5]     EDIPartyName,
           uniformResourceIdentifier       [6]     IA5String,
           iPAddress                       [7]     OCTET STRING,
           registeredID                    [8]     OBJECT IDENTIFIER}

      OtherName ::= SEQUENCE {
           type-id    OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
           value      [0] EXPLICIT ANY DEFINED BY type-id }

      EDIPartyName ::= SEQUENCE {
           nameAssigner            [0]     DirectoryString OPTIONAL,
           partyName               [1]     DirectoryString }

But, openssl supports (only) the following GeneralName :
rfc822Name, dNSName, uniformResourceIdentifier,  iPAddress, registeredID                   
Why theses restrictions?

Thank you very much