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0 pointsmagnat7y ago0 comments

It's not about the price, but about name on the certificate:

> However I cannot use "Notepad++" as CN to sign because Notepad++ doesn’t exist as company or organization

CAs would put author's name as CN, which isn't great, especially for collaborative project.

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Yep and sometimes the name people know isn't the name that a CA will permit in a certificate. I have one of those. I'm known as a shortened version of my middle name, say Jack Quimby, but DigiCert and others insist that the cert be issued to Alphonse Jackson Quimby, Jr.

OK I'll just buy an LLC from a state that's cheap (never mind the paperwork) but that's no good either because the new entity had no listed phone number...

magnatOP7y ago

>OK I'll just buy an LLC

When I bought code signing certificate for my LLC, in their infinite wisdom CA put "Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością" as CN, because that's what they saw on proof of ownership. "Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością" literally means "Limited liability company" in Polish.

smallbigfish7y ago

But they "spend hundreds" on checking the validity of the requester.

kstrauser7y ago

I know that must have been a pain in the neck for you, but that's hilarious. Thanks for sharing!

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criddell7y ago

That doesn't seem like it should be a deal breaker, especially for something security related.

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