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Follow CAFB guidelines more closely?

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Description

There are a bunch of ways we aren't really following CAFB rules. Not sure how much it matters. But for example:

7.1.2.1 rules for root certificates:

  • SHOULD NOT set path_length
  • MUST include keyUsage
    • MUST be marked critical
    • MUST have keyCertSign and cRLSign set

7.1.4.3 CA certificates:

  • MUST have a common name, organization name, and country name

7.1.2.3 subscriber certificates:

  • MUST have certificatePolicies
  • MUST have extKeyUsage

We might have some RFC 5280 fails too, I haven't read it carefully.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Begin by auditing trustme's certificate generation against the listed CAFB sections and RFC 5280, then define the affected requirements and how each will be verified as complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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