RE: Serial number and dnQualifier in QC

[Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Stefan,
Do you really read this list?  Overloaded semantics has been questioned by many others!

>Neither is the concept of serial numbers defined and even if we all have our
>own interpretation of what a serial number is, I se no reason, and no
>possibility, to exactly define the concept of serialNumber more than the
>current QC 03 draft already does.

For a standard that is designed to support legally binding signatures and
INTEROPERABILITY we have then come to the point where we apparently need a
de-facto standard instead, so we know what a serialNumber really is.
Could someone from VeriSign PLEASE inform us how YOU
intend to utilize serialNumbers so the world has at least SOMETHING to cling to?

Its odd that WAP-forum actually succeeded to specify conditions regarding serialNumber
that absolutely does not fit within the QC-03 draft....

WAP:

     "Certificate-issuing applications including this attribute in the subject name of an entity
     must not reuse the attribute value in certificates issued to other entities"

That is definitely NOT applicable to a DN disambiguer

And please inform ETSI that WAP-certs (that may very well be used in legally
demanding situations) have another identity concept.

Anders