Bug 47387 - SSL_CLIENT_I_DN and SSL_CLIENT_S_DN use Email instead of emailAddress
Summary: SSL_CLIENT_I_DN and SSL_CLIENT_S_DN use Email instead of emailAddress
Status: RESOLVED LATER
Alias: None
Product: Apache httpd-2
Classification: Unclassified
Component: mod_ssl (show other bugs)
Version: 2.2.3
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Apache HTTPD Bugs Mailing List
URL:
Keywords: MassUpdate
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2009-06-18 00:33 UTC by Sven Anders
Modified: 2018-11-07 21:09 UTC (History)
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ssl_emailaddress.patch (408 bytes, patch)
2009-06-18 00:33 UTC, Sven Anders
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Description Sven Anders 2009-06-18 00:33:24 UTC
Created attachment 23827 [details]
ssl_emailaddress.patch

When I look in the SSL_CLIENT_I_DN Variable I found:

/C=DE/ST=Germany/L=Hamburg/O=Digitec/O=SES/OU=HAM/CN=Digitec Root CA (2048 bit)/Email=ca@digitec.de

But this is not X509 Compaitble as mentioned in the RFCs.

Correct would be:
/C=DE/ST=Germany/L=Hamburg/O=Digitec/O=SES/OU=HAM/CN=Digitec Root CA (2048 bit)/emailaddress=ca@digitec.de

It would be very helpful if mod_ssl could export varibales like they are defined in RFC 2985 Standard.

I have mad a patch for this, but perhabs it is better to create a new enviroment variable called SSL_CLIENT_I_DN_RFC2985 ?
Comment 1 Joe Orton 2009-06-23 07:26:48 UTC
There are various different standards for presenting a complete DN; LDAP has another.  mod_ssl does not claim to (nor attempts to) meet any, it uses the OpenSSL legacy/default presentation format.

Why does it matter what format is used here?   It is not a parseable format.
Comment 2 Sven Anders 2009-09-10 02:23:49 UTC
Hi Joe,
there is a module called mod_authz_ldap. As it is not developed anymore, my company is planning to do a fork this product 
to make it usable to apache 2.2. (URL of the old project page is: http://authzldap.othello.ch/ )

The module is using the following  openssl funtions for getting the stings for the issuer and the subject:
* X509_get_issuer_name(x)
* X509_get_subject_name(x)

This functions are implemented to conform to RFC 2985.

mod_ssl is using openssl, but does some things different from every other standard I know.

If I look to the pem file of a certificate I find:


  Signature Algorithm: md5WithRSAEncryption
        Issuer: C=DE, ST=Germany, L=Hamburg, O=digitec GmbH, O=digitec, OU=Secure Enterprise Service, CN=Digitec Root CA (2048 bit)/emailAddress=ca@digitec.de
..
        Subject: C=DE, ST=Germany, L=Hamburg, O=digitec GmbH, O=digitec, OU=Secure Enterprise Services, CN=Sven Anders [san]/emailAddress=s.anders@digitec.de
                DirName:/C=DE/ST=Germany/L=Hamburg/O=digitec GmbH/O=digitec/OU=Secure Enterprise Service/CN=Digitec Root CA (2048 bit)/emailAddress=ca@digitec.de
                

Everywhere emailaddress= (not Email=) is used.

Can you give me an example of standards where EMail= is used?

Best Regards

Sven Anders
Comment 3 William A. Rowe Jr. 2018-11-07 21:09:23 UTC
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