On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Jeremy Rowley
<jeremy.row...@digicert.com> wrote:
> I realize use of underscore characters was been debated and explained at the
> CAB Forum, but I think it's pretty evident (based on the certs issued and
> responses to Ballot 202) that not all CAs believe certs for SRVNames are
> prohibited. I realize the rationale against underscores is that 5280
> requires a valid host name for DNS and X.509 does not necessarily permit
> underscores, but it's not explicitly stated. Ballot 202 went a long way
> towards clarification on when underscores are permitted, but that failed,
> creating all new confusion on the issue.  Any CA not paying careful
> attention to the discussion and looking at only the results, would probably
> believe SRVNames are permitted as long as the entry is in SAN:dNSName
> instead of otherName.

Jeremy,

I was assuming the definition of "SRVname" meant an otherName type
entry.  Obviously a dNSName of _xmpp.example.com would have name
constraints applied, so I don't think that there is an issue there.

Thanks,
Peter
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