Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 3/6] KEYS: X.509: Parse Basic Constraints for CA | From | Mimi Zohar <> | Date | Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:01:56 -0500 |
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On Mon, 2023-02-06 at 21:59 -0500, Eric Snowberg wrote: > Parse the X.509 Basic Constraints. The basic constraints extension > identifies whether the subject of the certificate is a CA. > > BasicConstraints ::= SEQUENCE { > cA BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE, > pathLenConstraint INTEGER (0..MAX) OPTIONAL } > > If the CA is true, store it in the public_key. This will be used > in a follow on patch that requires knowing if the public key is a CA. > > Link: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5280#section-4.2.1.9 > Signed-off-by: Eric Snowberg <eric.snowberg@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
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