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| author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2015-02-07 16:59:14 -0600 |
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| committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2015-02-07 16:59:14 -0600 |
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note that the OIDs listed are typically seen in x.509 names
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diff --git a/docs/x509.rst b/docs/x509.rst index feca564d..26dd2a07 100644 --- a/docs/x509.rst +++ b/docs/x509.rst @@ -215,76 +215,88 @@ X.509 Certificate Object Object Identifiers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -X.509 name elements are identified by :class:`ObjectIdentifier` instances. The -following common OIDs are available as constants. +X.509 elements are frequently identified by :class:`ObjectIdentifier` +instances. The following common OIDs are available as constants. .. data:: OID_COMMON_NAME Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.3"``. Historically the domain name would be encoded here for server certificates. :rfc:`2818` deprecates this practice and names of that type should now be located in a - SubjectAlternativeName extension. + SubjectAlternativeName extension. This OID is typically seen in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_COUNTRY_NAME - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.6"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.6"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_LOCALITY_NAME - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.7"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.7"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.8"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.8"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_ORGANIZATION_NAME - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.10"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.10"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.11"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.11"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_SERIAL_NUMBER Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.5"``. This is distinct from the serial number of the certificate itself (which can be obtained with - :func:`Certificate.serial`). + :func:`Certificate.serial`). This OID is typically seen in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_SURNAME - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.4"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.4"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_GIVEN_NAME - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.42"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.42"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_TITLE - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.12"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.12"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_GENERATION_QUALIFIER - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.44"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.44"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_DN_QUALIFIER Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.46"``. This specifies disambiguating information to add to the relative distinguished name of an - entry. See :rfc:`2256`. + entry. See :rfc:`2256`. This OID is typically seen in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_PSEUDONYM - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.65"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"2.5.4.65"``. This OID is typically seen + in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_DOMAIN_COMPONENT Corresponds to the dotted string ``"0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.25"``. A string - holding one component of a domain name. See :rfc:`4519`. + holding one component of a domain name. See :rfc:`4519`. This OID is + typically seen in X.509 names. .. data:: OID_EMAIL_ADDRESS - Corresponds to the dotted string ``"1.2.840.113549.1.9.1"``. + Corresponds to the dotted string ``"1.2.840.113549.1.9.1"``. This OID is + typically seen in X.509 names. Exceptions ~~~~~~~~~~ |