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RFC 3039 bis. Qualified Certificates Profile Changes from RFC 3039. Issues. References and other minor editorial Subject DN attributes Scope Key usage qcStataments - mandatory use for QC and criticality. Subject attributes. RFC 3039 text:
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RFC 3039 bis Qualified Certificates Profile Changes from RFC 3039
Issues • References and other minor editorial • Subject DN attributes • Scope • Key usage • qcStataments - mandatory use for QC and criticality
Subject attributes • RFC 3039 text: • The subject field SHALL contain an appropriate subset of the following attributes: • Other attributes may be present but MUST NOT be necessary to distinguish the subject name from other subject names within the issuer domain. • Attributes under consideration: • postalAddress (not supported by RFC 3280) • Title (function/position within an organization)
Scope – The two ways • RFC 3039 way • Profile for Qualified Certificates but scope is not limited to that. • RFC 3039 bis way? • Profile for ID certificates that also defines specific tools for QC
Scope RFC 3039 • Abstract: This document forms a certificate profile for Qualified Certificates, based on RFC 2459, for use in the Internet. The term Qualified Certificate is used to describe a certificate with a certain qualified status within applicable governing law. • Section 2: The term "Qualified Certificate" has been used by the European Commission to describe a certain type of certificates with specific relevance for European legislation. This specification is intended to support this class of certificates, but its scope is not limited to this application. • Section 2: Within this standard the term "Qualified Certificate" is used more generally, describing the format for a certificate whose primary purpose is identifying a person with high level of assurance in public non-repudiation services. The actual mechanisms that will decide whether a certificate should or should not be considered to be a "Qualified Certificate" in regard to any legislation are outside the scope of this standard.
Scope – Reasons for change • Some functions of RFC 3039 are not specific to QC or “public non-repudiations services” • biometricInfo Extension • Issuer and Subject DN attribute set • Attribute semantics definitions (PI definition) • SubjectDirectory attributes • dateOfBirth; placeOfBirth; gender; countryOfCitizenship; and countryOfResidence.
Scope – RFC3039 bis 00.txt • Abstract: This document forms a certificate profile, based on RFC 3280, for identity certificates issued to physical persons. • Abstract: The profile defines specific conventions for certificates that are qualified within a defined legal framework, named Qualified Certificates. The profile does however not define any legal requirements for such Qualified Certificates. • Section 2: Within this standard the term "Qualified Certificate" is used generally, describing a certificate whose primary purpose is to identify a person with high level of assurance, where the certificate meet some qualification requirements defined by an applicable legal framework.
Key usage • RFC 3039 • If the key usage nonRepudiation bit is asserted then it SHOULD NOT be combined with any other key usage , i.e., if set, the key usage non-repudiation SHOULD be set exclusively. • RFC 3039bis 00.txt • Key usage settings SHALL be set in accordance with RFC 3280 definitions. Further conventions for key usage setting MAY be defined by certificate policies and/or local legal regulations. • Motivation for change is highly dependent on scope
qcStatement Extension – mandatory use and criticality • ETSI TS 101 862 • Based on clear definition of QC as context for the standard • QC declaration through policy or qcStatement • RFC 3039 • No stipulation • Proposal • RFC 3039 bis – no stripulation • TS 101862 bis – Mandatory use of qcStatament, May be critical