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Merge pull request #45 from thomas-fossati/serial-number-entropy
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proposal to make 8 bytes the lower limit
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hannestschofenig authored Feb 9, 2024
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### Serial Number

CAs MUST generate non-sequential serial numbers greater than zero
(0) up to 20 octects from a cryptographically secure
pseudo-random number generator. The serial number MUST be unique
CAs MUST generate non-sequential serial numbers greater than or equal to eight
(8) octets from a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator.
{{!RFC5280}} limits this field to a maximum of 20 octets.
The serial number MUST be unique
for each certificate issued by a given CA (i.e., the issuer name
and the serial number uniquely identify a certificate).

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