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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rich – <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I think Eddy’s got a point regarding the public meaningfulness of an arbitrary/unofficial country code. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Section 9.2.5 mandates the use of a defined – therefore, meaningful – code for the countryName attribute. The X.520 rules say an ISO 3166-1/3 alpha-2 code is used. ISO 3166/MA says, “here’s a bunch of unassigned alpha-2 codes that can be user-defined.” So, maybe the answer is to define it within the Certificate Policy under which the cert is issued?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Perhaps, we could expand sec. 9.2.5 to allow that approach; it might look like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>---------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>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. If a country is not assigned a two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code, a CA MAY utilise a user-assigned code. If the CA utilises a user-assigned code, the CA MUST define the country identified by the code in its Certificate Policy or Certification Practice Statement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--------------- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The alternative, of course, is to issue a certificate to a Kosovo entity which does NOT contain a countryName attribute (which, if I read it correctly, also means the certificate must not contain an organization attribute).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><br>Regards,<br>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> public-bounces@cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)<br><b>Sent:</b> 31 July 2012 17:15<br><b>To:</b> public@cabforum.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabfpub] ISO 3166-1 country codes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Rich,<br><br>On 07/30/2012 11:39 PM, From Rich Smith: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br>I'm not in favor because this code doesn't say really anything to a relying party (could be as well XX). A code that hasn't been approved shall not be used because it's not possible to recognize it.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Regards <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Signer: <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Eddy Nigg, COO/CTO<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.startcom.org">StartCom Ltd.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>XMPP: <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="xmpp:startcom@startcom.org">startcom@startcom.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Blog: <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://blog.startcom.org">Join the Revolution!</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Twitter: <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://twitter.com/eddy_nigg">Follow Me</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>