rfc-5937

Using Trust Anchor Constraints during Certification Path Processing

S. Ashmore, C. Wallace
date2010-08 streamIETF wgnon working group statusINFORMATIONAL pages8 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5937 doi10.17487/RFC5937
This document describes how to use information associated with a trust anchor public key when validating certification paths. This information can be used to constrain the usage of a trust anchor. Typically, constraints are used to limit the certificate policies and names that can appear in certification paths validated using a trust anchor. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.