> On Oct 22, 2017, at 2:35 PM, Geoff Keating <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 22 Oct 2017, at 1:24 pm, Peter Bowen <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Another workaround for individual cases is to identify the subscriber!  If 
>>> you just supply the countryName field, that will do.  It can be determined 
>>> and verified automatically in most cases.
>> 
>> If it would be agreeable to exclude countryName-only certificates from the 
>> definition of certificates which "contain Subject Identity Information”, 
>> then this seems like a reasonable workaround.  Otherwise section 7.1.6.1 
>> directs that these be designated OV certificates.
> 
> I don’t think it does… it says
> 
>> {joint‐iso‐itu‐t(2) international‐organizations(23) ca‐browser‐forum(140) 
>> certificate‐policies(1) baseline‐requirements(2) domain‐validated(1)} 
>> (2.23.140.1.2.1), if the Certificate complies with these Requirements but 
>> lacks Subject Identity Information that is verified in accordance with 
>> Section 3.2.2.1 or Section 3.2.3.
>> 
>> If the Certificate asserts the policy identifier of 2.23.140.1.2.1, then it 
>> MUST NOT include organizationName, givenName, surname, streetAddress, 
>> localityName, stateOrProvinceName, or postalCode in the Subject field 
> 
> countryName is not in the list of things you can’t include, and it says 
> 3.2.2.1 not 3.2.2.3, so although countryName is ‘Subject Identity 
> Information’ it is allowed in DV certificates if verified using 
> 3.2.2.3(a)-3.2.2.3(c).  This makes sense because in the other cases you’re 
> determining the countryName from the domain name or IP address.
> 
> In olden times some CAs would put countryName in all their DV certificates.  
> I suspect that was working around some other bug!

It was pointed out to me off list that domainComponent is also a candidate 
attribute type, as it is just an alternative representation of the dnsName.

I think the biggest thing is to make sure that DV certificates continue to not 
be covered in section 3.2.5.  I think we can assure this by making countryName 
and domainComponent excluded from the definition of Subject Identity 
Information.

Thanks,
Peter
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