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<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>there is another aspect about which I have some doubts; I
apologize if this has already been discussed previously and I
missed the discussion. </p>
<p>The same mailbox can very well (nothing prevents it) be
accessible by two different subjects A and B who have nothing to
do with each other (that is, are not affiliated). There are valid
and understandable reasons why this situation occurs, in practice.<br>
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<p>But, consequently, if the validation of the mailbox is done with
the email-based method, S/MIME certificates can be issued which
contain the same email address but completely different and
unaffiliated Subjects (respectively A and B). <br>
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<p>I understand that this is allowed by the S/MIME BR, if I'm not
mistaken, and I wonder if this is expected and accepted, or it
would be (have been) better avoided.....</p>
<p>Any comments welcome!</p>
<p>Adriano</p>
<p>ACTALIS S.p.A.</p>
<p>PS: I am aware that similar situations can also occur with TLS
certificates.</p>
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