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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Nice question.<br>
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XK being one of the "user-assigned code elements", it can
therefore be freely used wherever you want, and it won't be used
in any update of the standard.<br>
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href="http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/special-code-elements-iso-3166.htm#Reserved-code-elements">http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/special-code-elements-iso-3166.htm#Reserved-code-elements</a>
is pretty clear on the purpose and limits of the user-assigned
codes.<br>
Faced with such a request, I'd also tend to approve it, publicly
document the use of "XK" code to designate "Kosovo", and notify
the ISO-3166/MA of the use of this code.<br>
<br>
EU hasn't recognized Kosovo as an independant nation, it's strange
that XK is used by the EC.<br>
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Erwann ABALEA
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Le 30/07/2012 22:39, Rich Smith a écrit :<br>
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<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>
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