Tag: Key usage

Certificate extensions were introduced with version 3 of the X.509 standard. The Key Usage extension is an optional certificate extension that is defined in RFC 5280 and is used to limit the permitted uses of a key.

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Below is a description of the configuration settings required to ensure that a certificate hierarchy based on Active Directory Certificate Services complies with the Common PKI (formerly known as ISIS-MTT) standard.

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