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Sunset for SHA-1 OCSP Signing

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Description

https://cabforum.org/2022/01/26/ballot-sc53-sunset-for-sha-1-ocsp-signing/ is approved

We need to consider our security level checks in OCSP validation.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the approved CA/B Forum Ballot SC53 and tracing the existing security-level checks used during OCSP validation. Done means the validation behavior accounts for the SHA-1 OCSP-signing sunset, but the issue does not name files or tests to use.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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