----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, 24 July, 2014 2:58:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Problems with cross-signed certificates and Authority Key Info
> 
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014, Hubert Kario wrote:
> 
> > I have 4 key pairs:
> >  * CA1
> >  * CA2
> >  * subCA
> >  * server
> > 
> > the CA1 and CA2 are self signed root CAs
> > 
> > subCA has two certificates, one signed by CA1 and one signed by CA2
> > 
> > server has a certificate signed by subCA (server.pem file)
> > and also has Authority Key Identifier with DirName that points to CA1
> > (server2.pem file).
> > 
> > The problem happens when I try to verify the server certificate
> > using chain that links up to CA1 and one that links to CA2.
> > 
> > That is:
> > $ openssl verify -CAfile ca1.pem -untrusted subca-ca1.pem server2.pem
> > server2.pem: OK
> > 
> > $ openssl verify -CAfile ca2.pem -untrusted subca-ca2.pem server2.pem
> > server2.pem: CN = localhost
> > error 20 at 0 depth lookup:unable to get local issuer certificate
> > 
> > While
> > $ openssl verify -CAfile ca2.pem -untrusted subca-ca2.pem server.pem
> > server.pem: OK
> > $ openssl verify -CAfile ca1.pem -untrusted subca-ca1.pem server.pem
> > server.pem: OK
> > 
> > As far as I know, the Authority Key IDs are supposed just to aid
> > path resolution, not completely guide it. Is that not correct?
> > 
> 
> Yes that's a known limitation with the current AKID handling. If you omit the
> issuer and serial number part of AKID there should be no problems.

Is there an rt ticket that tracks it?
 
> > Also, I think that the DirName should point to
> > /O=Example intermediate CA, not to /CN=CA1 when the ceritifcate
> > is signed with
> > authorityKeyIdentifier=keyid:always,issuer:always
> > extension, doesn't it?
> > 
> 
> I think that's covered by this:
> 
> https://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#USER15

yes, that's exactly it. Thank you.


-- 
Regards,
Hubert Kario
Quality Engineer, QE BaseOS Security team
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