RE: Cert comparison needs AI?

[J D Brooks <jbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, David P. Kemp wrote:
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> 
> On the other hand, if two certs contain the identical unmistakeable
> identities yet refer to two different physical entities, then the
> identities must not have been so unmistakeable in the first place,
> and the QC has failed to satisfy the requirements of section 2.
> 
> Stefan, could you either delete that paragraph from "Security
> Considerations", or replace it with something like:
> 
>   "A given physical entity may have multiple forms of unmistakeable
>   identity.  It is not necessarily possible to determine by examination
>   that two qualified certificates refer to the same physical entity."
> 

But isn't it the responsibility of the certificate issuing authority to
ensure two qualified certificates never refer to the same physical entity?