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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I've come across an edge case that I'd like to get some discussion on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have received a request for a customer in Kosovo, which the two jurisdictions to which we are subject (US and UK) recognize as a sovereign country. However because there is still some wrangling going on in the UN, Kosovo does not at this time have an official ISO 3166 country code.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I came across some information that the European Commission, Switzerland, and the Deutsche Bundesbank among others are temporarily using XK as a designator for Kosovo. Any thought as to whether or not doing the same in a certificate would be in compliance with Section 9.2.5 of the BRs?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>9.2.5 Subject Country Name Field<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Certificate Field: subject:countryName (OID: 2.5.4.6)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Required/Optional: Optional<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contents: If the subject:countryName field is present, then the CA SHALL verify the country associated with the Subject in accordance with Section 11.2.5 and use its two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Since XK is set aside by the ISO as user assigned, I tend to lean toward allowing it, but I also think that we should probably decide as a group so that we all (at least all in jurisdictions which recognize Kosovo) treat Kosovo in a uniform fashion. Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Rich Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Validation Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Comodo</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.comodo.com/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.comodo.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>