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SMTP/TLS: MTA certificate type

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Subject: SMTP/TLS: MTA certificate type
From: Frederik Vermeulen <jos-tls@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:02:09 +0200 (METDST)
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Hello,

since a typical MTA has both server and client capability, it
seems logical to me to have a single certificate with
X509v3_extensions mentioning both SSL server and SSL client
usage.

Apparently commercial CA's only deliver either server certificates or
client certificates however.

What are advantages/disadvantages of both schemes? Could the RFC
mention the combined usage possibility to convince CA's of the
need for server+client certificates?

Regards,

Frederik Vermeulen

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