In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:26:38 -0800, Lev Walkin <[EMAIL 
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vlm> Dr. Stephen Henson wrote:
vlm> > On Mon, Feb 23, 2004, Chris Brook wrote:
vlm> > 
vlm> > 
vlm> >>Is there any support in crypto->x509(v3) for certificate policy
vlm> >>processing/checking as described in X.509 or PKIX?  I had a quick look
vlm> >>through the code but did not see anything?  Or is it planned since it is
vlm> >>required for some of the PKI compliance tests?
vlm> >>This gets pretty complex with pathLengthConstraints, Name Constraints, User
vlm> >>and Authority Constrained policies.  Perhaps someone is planning a
vlm> >>contribution.
vlm> > 
vlm> > 
vlm> > Not that I know of. I was asked about the possibility of adding support by
vlm> > someone last year. After lots of discussions nothing happened. I haven't
vlm> > heard anything more for a couple of months.
vlm> > 
vlm> > I could resurrect it if there was sufficient interest.
vlm> 
vlm> Are we talking about proper checking of ASN.1 subtype constraints, or of
vlm> something more higher level?

We're talking at the X.509/PKIX level.  You might want to read
RFC3280.

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