Specification

Preset Certificate Specification Template

[1] The first component in ensuring a properly configured CA is the naming document. Its formal title is the New Issuing Authority Naming Application. This document contains the information necessary to properly configure a CA:

• Name of the organization responsible for the new CA.
• Validity period (or operational period) of the new CA.
• Distinguished Name of the issuing CA.
• Subject Distinguished Name of the new CA.
• Certificate extensions and other certificate content information.

After the Digi-CAST2™ Consultant and the customer have defined the Customer’s CA, the
Digi-CAST2™ Consultant will give you a copy of the completed naming document that has
been signed by both the Digi-CAST2™ Consultant and the Customer. You will use the information in the naming document to create the CA. Detailed information about the naming document is available in Chapter 4, "Key Ceremony Preparation".