Standard certificates fields
Server and client standard certificates hold specific fields according to their type and use. You'll find those specifics here under.
Client certificates
DigiCert Email Novice
Sectigo S/MIME MV TBS X509 S/MIME MV |
Sectigo S/MIME OV
TBS X509 S/MIME OV |
DigiCert Authentication |
DigiCert Email Encryption
DigiCert Email Signature DigiCert Email Premium |
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CN - Common name | - | - | First name + Last nameFirstName LastNameor Organization / department TBS CERTIFICATS Accounting |
*Holder's e-mail address (recommended)accounting@domain.comor First name + Last name FirstName LastNameor pseudonym Pseudo |
E - Email | Holder's e-mail addressaccounting@domain.com |
Holder's e-mail addressaccounting@domain.com |
- | Holder's e-mail addressaccounting@domain.com |
O - Organization | - | Organization name as declared in official registersTBS CERTIFICATS |
Organization name as declared in official registersTBS CERTIFICATS |
Organization name as declared in official registersTBS CERTIFICATS |
OU - Organizational Unit | - | Format: text (optional) | - | - |
Street | - | - | - | - |
POBox | - | - | - | - |
L - Location | - | - | Format: textCAEN |
Format: textCAEN |
PostalCode | - | - | - | - |
ST - State | - | Format: textCALVADOS |
Format: textCALVADOS |
Format: textCALVADOS |
C - Country | - | Format: Country codeFR |
Format: Country codeFR |
Format: Country codeFR |
Phone | - | - | - | - |
SAN | Holder's e-mail addressaccounting@domain.com |
Holder's e-mail addressaccounting@domain.com |
- | Holder's e-mail addressaccounting@domain.com |
*: The CN must NOT contain a company name or any string that could be confused with a company name. If the CN is not an e-mail address then its value is under the responsibility of the requester and the authority can revoke the certificate at any time if deemed invalid.
Server certificates
DIGICERT & SECTIGO | OTHER | |||
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WILDCARD | OTHER | WILDCARD | OTHER | |
CN - Common name | Format: "*+domain+tld"*.subdom.tbs-certificats.com |
Format: Server name / FQDNwww.tbs-certificats.com |
Format: "*+domain+tld"*.subdom.tbs-certificats.com |
Format: Server name / FQDNwww.tbs-certificats.com |
O - Organization | The corporate name of your company (no trade name or acronym), in uppercaseTBS CERTIFICATS |
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ST - State | Each authority applies its own policy. This field can be deleted or indicate the department or the regionCALVADOS NORMANDIE |
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L - Location | The city where your company headquarters are basedCAENATTENTION: for SECTIGO, this field is deleted when the certificate is issued. |
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C - Country | Format: Country codeFR |
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OU - Organisational unit | Field deleted during issuance | We advise not to fill in this field or to enter a generic termIT DEPARTMENTNote that each certification authority apply its own rules. This field can be corrected or deleted during issuance |
Last edited on 02/12/2025 11:15:15 --- [search]