Re: changing the expiration of a certificate

2002-11-25 Thread Vineet Kumar
* martin f krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [021125 12:57]: > also sprach Vineet Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.11.25.2100 +0100]: > > A certificate is a signed public key. The expiration date is associated > > with the signature; the public key remains the same. Since the data > > being signed change

Re: changing the expiration of a certificate

2002-11-25 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Vineet Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.11.25.2100 +0100]: > A certificate is a signed public key. The expiration date is associated > with the signature; the public key remains the same. Since the data > being signed changes, the signature (and hence its fingerprint) must > change. B

Re: changing the expiration of a certificate

2002-11-25 Thread Vineet Kumar
* martin f krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [021125 11:29]: > when i create certificates, they are usually not valid beyond > 6 months. so after 6 months, i would like to renew them. i know i can > reuse the key and original signing request, but when i sign them with > my CA, they get new fingerprints. i

changing the expiration of a certificate

2002-11-25 Thread martin f krafft
when i create certificates, they are usually not valid beyond 6 months. so after 6 months, i would like to renew them. i know i can reuse the key and original signing request, but when i sign them with my CA, they get new fingerprints. i am thinking that this is he desired result, but wondering whe