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Re: [pkix] CA Testing - how to ?



Max,

I agree with the other comments suggesting setup of a separate PKI.
With a separate root key and everything else just as production, you will
get the most realistic test.

E.g. Using a test policy under the production root is IMO both bad practice
and a significant deviation between the test and production environment.

/Stefan



On 09-11-17 10:47 PM, "Massimiliano Pala" <Massimiliano.Pala at Dartmouth.edu>
wrote:

> So how do you test that the production PKI works exactly as the test
> PKI if they are two separate setup ? You just rely on the fact that the
> configurations are the same ? Don't you have to assert the production
> environment somehow ?
> 
> Thanks for sharing :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Max
> 
> 
> On 11/17/2009 04:28 PM, Ogle Ron wrote:
>> I issue certificates for DOCSIS certified Cable Modems.  I know that there
>> are several different CA software vendors who support these certificates.
>> The certs follow a well defined set of extensions and flag definitions.  We
>> interoperate fairly well.
>> 
>> BTW, for development and testing purposes, DOCSIS defines a separate PKI.
>> This way there is no problem with knowing what is test and what is
>> production.
> 
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