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This is an old revision of the document! This page is more or less a resume of RFC3280. CertificatesKey UsageDigital Signature The digitalSignature bit is asserted when the subject public key
is used with a digital signature mechanism to support security
services other than certificate signing (bit 5), or CRL signing
(bit 6). Digital signature mechanisms are often used for entity
authentication and data origin authentication with integrity.
Non Repudiation The nonRepudiation bit is asserted when the subject public key is
used to verify digital signatures used to provide a non-
repudiation service which protects against the signing entity
falsely denying some action, excluding certificate or CRL signing.
In the case of later conflict, a reliable third party may
determine the authenticity of the signed data.
Note about nonRepudiation and digitalSignature Further distinctions between the digitalSignature and
nonRepudiation bits may be provided in specific certificate
policies.
Key Encipherment The keyEncipherment bit is asserted when the subject public key is
used for key transport. For example, when an RSA key is to be
used for key management, then this bit is set.
data Encipherment The dataEncipherment bit is asserted when the subject public key
is used for enciphering user data, other than cryptographic keys.
Key Agreement The keyAgreement bit is asserted when the subject public key is
used for key agreement. For example, when a Diffie-Hellman key is
to be used for key management, then this bit is set.
Key Cert Sign The keyCertSign bit is asserted when the subject public key is
used for verifying a signature on public key certificates. If the
keyCertSign bit is asserted, then the cA bit in the basic
constraints extension (section 4.2.1.10) MUST also be asserted.
CRL Sign The cRLSign bit is asserted when the subject public key is used
for verifying a signature on certificate revocation list (e.g., a
CRL, delta CRL, or an ARL). This bit MUST be asserted in
certificates that are used to verify signatures on CRLs.
encipher Only The meaning of the encipherOnly bit is undefined in the absence of
the keyAgreement bit. When the encipherOnly bit is asserted and
the keyAgreement bit is also set, the subject public key may be
used only for enciphering data while performing key agreement.
decipher Only The meaning of the decipherOnly bit is undefined in the absence of
the keyAgreement bit. When the decipherOnly bit is asserted and
the keyAgreement bit is also set, the subject public key may be
used only for deciphering data while performing key agreement.
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