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SEIS: Stray Poll: SerialNumber definition
- To: Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren@xxxxxxxxxx>, EL-SIGN@xxxxxxxxxxxx, ietf-pkix@xxxxxxx, list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: SEIS: Stray Poll: SerialNumber definition
- From: katarina.de-brisis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 18 Feb 2000 14:03:31 Z
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Reinstate dnQualifier!
It is more "user friendly" when discussing certificate contents with non-technical people. In
the wake of the EU-directive this will definitively be the case that a much larger community
than PKIX will address digital certificate format and content. Nobody wants to think of
themselves as "serial number". Besides, as A. Rudgren points out, the dnQualifier has been
(mis)used for unique number by many (us in Norway, e.g.).
Best regards,
Katarina de Brisis
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Katarina de Brisis, senior adviser, Royal Ministry of Labour and Government
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