Can you point to a jurisdiction that allows you to register the same name? I've never seen an example where it's permitted. Maybe the UK?
-----Original Message----- From: dev-security-policy <dev-security-policy-bounces+jeremy.rowley=digicert....@lists.mozilla.org> On Behalf Of Ryan Hurst via dev-security-policy Sent: Friday, June 1, 2018 9:28 AM To: mozilla-dev-security-pol...@lists.mozilla.org Subject: Re: Disallowed company name On Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 3:07:36 PM UTC-7, Matthew Hardeman wrote: > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 4:18 PM, Peter Saint-Andre via > dev-security-policy < dev-security-policy@lists.mozilla.org> wrote: > > > > > > We can also think of many business types (e.g., scammers) that would > > love to have names like ⒶⓅⓅⓁⒺ but that doesn't mean it's smart to > > issue certificates with such names. The authorities who approve of > > company names don't necessarily have certificate handling in mind... > > > > Indeed. Most of the government offices responsible for approving > entity creation are concerned first and foremost with ensuring that a > unique name within their jurisdiction is chosen and that a public > record of the entity creation exists. They are not concerned with > risk management or legitimacy, broadly speaking. > > Anyone at any level of risk management in the rest of the ecosystem > around a business will be concerned with such matters. Banks, trade > vendors, etc, tend to reject accounts with names like this. Perhaps > CAs should look upon this similarly. re: Most of the government offices responsible for approving entity creation are concerned first and foremost with ensuring that a unique name within their jurisdiction is chosen What makes you say that, most jurisdictions have no such requirement. _______________________________________________ dev-security-policy mailing list dev-security-policy@lists.mozilla.org https://clicktime.symantec.com/a/1/H8qZVRE5_iLNO8giNWdHECRPUnhWmem4t7fNC9FYfaI=?d=3yPd_yGx1m4dQz3H1uWi0wkNACGDGvIL4Z--LNoP9eDPIWeD0dhf9Ol_tFkJGBJFFgtnLt2HO_UCbFnaqQu3zUWQTHxGduRJO0a_H4yYE3qhYRX3wzvleMJ_cCcflYSP6doSbnmNReFJlR_Gjut8oNV6EnnecC1kzxXkdJG19OPUi3qjxKSp_r4Tlk3ExNNIwR3DF26nn1z6wKDyzP1siUdOGQT4oa70wTAPNZrK417n5z35ynmL65-hmQXBJkPLvbJL_UkzAgimEa4Sjh8YgHtKR2tCSas65vpsh0YyIXTny7Puzb8Hvs9uNxGPMfSyStkq2pMn3jZpzjfKsgYMMKDzdouOUktqhPACnhr6Qsx3ZdCTubWI8EkLpQsj4nYxjihAKD9mM-9LyUQGRh4mQOOQ0U4zY3qAE6fPOz-Upa5efnAlQhO0GtTkcOHiosY%3D&u=https%3A%2F%2Flists.mozilla.org%2Flistinfo%2Fdev-security-policy
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