> > I am then prompted for things like name, org, city, state, etc. > > I generally leave these all blank (just hitting enter for each until done). > > What I am wondering is if these fields are of any importance in a > production, internet facing setup? (using Lets Encrpyt for an SSL cert, not > related to JKS at all) > > Is there any benefit to filling it out and/or adverse effects with leaving > them all blank? >
>From a technical perspective, I doubt these fields matter. From a process/security/identity standpoint, I would imagine it's considered best-practice and good etiquette to fill in those fields. The idea is that you're providing some sort of guarantee of identity to the people accessing the system - that if someone is asked to go to the page and enter credentials, and they have any concern about whether the site is what they've been led to believe, those items will help them identify the site and the organization to which it belongs. -Nick
