Defaults Reference; Authority Info Access Extension Default - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.2 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Chapter 12. Certificate Profiles

12.7. Defaults Reference

Defaults are used to define the contents of a certificate. This section lists and defines the predefined
defaults.

12.7.1. Authority Info Access Extension Default

This default attaches the Authority Info Access extension. This extension specifies how an application
validating a certificate can access information, such as online validation services and CA statements,
about the CA that has issued the certificate. This extension should not be used to point directly to
the CRL location maintained by a CA; the CRL Distribution Points extension,
Distribution Points Extension
For general information about this extension, see
The following constraints can be defined with this default:
• Extension Constraint; see
Section 12.8.6, "No
• No Constraints; see
This default can define up to five locations, with parameters for each location. The parameters are
marked with an n in the table to show with which location the parameter is associated.
Parameter
Critical
Method_n
LocationType_n
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Default", provides references to CRL locations.
Section A.3.1,
Section 12.8.3, "Extension
Constraint".
Section 12.7.4, "CRL
"authorityInfoAccess".
Constraint".