On 25/10/14 17:51, Russ Housley wrote:
I think you are suggesting the format used in a .p7c file. If I understand
correctly, I fully support this idea.
Hi Russ. It's similar to .p7c in that it uses the SignedData structure.
From RFC5652...
SignedData ::= SEQUENCE {
version CMSVersion,
digestAlgorithms DigestAlgorithmIdentifiers,
encapContentInfo EncapsulatedContentInfo,
certificates [0] IMPLICIT CertificateSet OPTIONAL,
crls [1] IMPLICIT RevocationInfoChoices OPTIONAL,
signerInfos SignerInfos }
A .p7c is a SignedData structure that contains one or more
"certificates", but nothing useful in "encapContentInfo" or "signerInfos".
What we're proposing is a SignedData structure that contains zero or
more "certificates" (CA certificates only), the TBSCertificate in
"encapContentInfo" and a signature from the CA in "signerInfos".
We'll need to define a new ContentType OID that means "TBSCertificate".
Russ
We (the 6962-bis editors) would like to propose that we replace the existing
precertificate formats with a TBSCertificate wrapped in PKCS#7. This lays to
rest, we think, any possible confusion with X509v3 certs, whilst allowing a
simple mapping between the final cert and the pre-cert.
Obviously there are details to be nailed down, but before we do so, we'd like
to hear any discussion on the general idea.
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