[CentOS] Why is localhost self-signed cert a CA cert?
Robert Moskowitz
rgm at htt-consult.comTue Jan 8 23:22:11 UTC 2013
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On 01/08/2013 05:07 PM, Gordon Messmer wrote: > On 01/08/2013 11:49 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> Why was this chosen? Why is not -extensions v3_req used in the >> certificate creation? > Because it has to be able to sign itself? No. A self-signed cert need not and actually SHOULD not be a CA cert according to PKIX standards. CA is for signing other certs.
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