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Additional Text about Subject Name #55

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This section outlines the requirements for root CA certificates.

## subjectName
## Subject

{{!RFC5280}} defines the subjectName field as follows: "The subject field identifies
the entity associated with the public key stored in the subject public key
field." RFC 5280 adds "If the subject is a CA then the subject field MUST be
Section 4.1.2.6 of {{!RFC5280}} defines the subject field as follows: "The subject field identifies
the entity associated with the public key stored in the subject public key field. The subject name
MAY be carried in the subject field and/or the subjectAltName extension."

RFC 5280 adds "If the subject is a CA then the subject field MUST be
populated with a non-empty distinguished name matching the contents of the
issuer field in all certificates issued by the subject CA."

Root CA certificates MUST have a non-empty subjectName.
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The subjectName MUST contain the commonName, the organizationName, and the countryName attribute and MAY contain an organizationalUnitName attribute.
The subjectName MUST contain the commonName, the organizationName, and the countryName attribute and MAY contain an organizationalUnitName attribute.
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### Authority Key Identifier

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