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Self-Signed Root CA Certificate Profile

Field Value
Version v3(2)
Serial Number Must be a unique positive integer with a minimum of 64 bits (minimum of 8 octets), not to exceed 20 octets
Issuer Signature Algorithm sha256 WithRSAEncryption {1 2 840 113549 1 1 11}
Issuer Distinguished Name Unique X.500 Issuing CA DN as specified in Section 7.1.4 of this CP
(cn=US Federal Government Device Root CAx, o=U.S. Government, c=US) where x is required, starts at 1, and will be incremented if / when this CA performs a rekey
Validity Period Expressed in UTC Time for dates until end of 2049 and Generalized Time for dates thereafter
No longer than 20 years from date of issue
Subject Distinguished Name Matches the Issuer DN
Subject Public Key Information 4096 bit modulus, rsaEncryption {1 2 840 113549 1 1 1}
Issuer Signature sha256 WithRSAEncryption {1 2 840 113549 1 1 11}
Extension Required Critical Value
subjectInfoAccess Mandatory False id-ad-caRepository (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.48.5)
At least one instance of this access method that includes the URI name form to specify the location of an HTTP accessible location where CA certificates issued by the subject of this certificate may be found. The certificate artifacts served by the HTTP accessible location shall be a single DER encoded certificate as specified in [RFC2585] or a collection of certificates in a BER or DER encoded "certs-only" CMS message as specified in [RFC2797]. This extension is required to assist in monitoring and discovery of, and promote transparency for, the Subordinate/Issuing CAs signed by the Root.
basicConstraints Mandatory True cA=True
Pathlen is not present
Subject Key Identifier Mandatory False Octet String
Derived using SHA-1 hash of the public key
Key Usage Mandatory True c=yes; keyCertSign, crlSign
Extended Key Usage Not present
Certificate Policies Not present
Subject Alternative Name Not present
Authority Information Access Not present
CRL Distribution Points Not present