On 24-Nov-98 Vadim Fedukovich wrote:
>> I'm new to ssl. I'd like to know what to put in subject name of a certificate.
>> Some documents mention that it's the DN. Does this DN correspond to entry
>> in my LDAP DIT ? Can I have different DNs in LDAP and certificate?
>
> It seems your question does not relate to just SSL protocol.
> To answer it one should know what application you are trying to convince
> to grant access or privilege level based on the fact user do know
> a private key corresponding to certificate presented.
> I believe most free software (available in src to be exact) can be tweaked
> to follow any reasonable convention adopted in an organisation.
was that realistically supposed to be an answer?
--
simon
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