[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #3502] nameConstraints bypass bug

Viktor Dukhovni via RT rt at openssl.org
Tue May 31 02:38:47 UTC 2016


> On May 30, 2016, at 10:06 PM, Salz, Rich via RT <rt at openssl.org> wrote:
> 
>> I'm not sure what "deprecated" and "mandated" mean in the openssl
>> context.  If openssl actually de-implemented CN-as-hostname and actually
>> mandated SAN, that would solve the nameConstraints bypass bug in grand
>> style.
> 
> Applications can do that now by setting the right flag, as Viktor pointed out.  I think it's too late to make the default change for 1.1

Well, to be fair, I was proposing a new flag.  We don't yet have a flag to
suppress processing of CN in the absence of DNS-ID SANs.

-- 
	Viktor.


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