Overview
The article goes through the S/MIME BRs changes, Impacts and Solutions/Alternatives to the queries related to ATLAS S/MIME certificate Types:
Starting on September 1, 2023, at 00:00 UTC, new baseline requirements will apply for SMIME certificates that need to be followed by GlobalSign as a publicly Trusted Authority.
The new standards will be implemented by GlobalSign from 21-Aug-23 and will affect the current PersonalSign products from GlobalSign.
Please take a look at the table below for detailed understanding on ATLAS S/MIME BR changes:
BRs Impacts on ATLAS S/MIMEs
| Current Products | Secure Mail [Domain Validated] | Secure Mail Enterprise[Organization Validated] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Validation Types as per Baselines requirements | Mailbox validation | Organization validation | Sponsor Validation |
| Organization Identifier Information is needed | N/A | Yes [Just like Organization details, Organization Identifier will be fetched from Identities] | Yes [Just like Organization details, Organization Identifier will be fetched from Identities] |
| Common Name [CN] change for new Certificate, If present | Yes [Only Email address is allowed] | Yes [Email address Or Organization Name allowed only] | No |
| Generation Types allowed: Legacy, Multipurpose, Strict | Yes [All] | Yes [All] | Yes [All] |
| Maximum Validity allowed for certificates | 734 Days [For Multipurpose & Strict], 1184 Days [For Legacy] | 734 Days [For Multipurpose & Strict], 1184 Days [For Legacy] | 734 Days [For Multipurpose & Strict], 1184 Days [For Legacy] |
| Organization Unit field will not be allowed | N/A | Yes | Yes |
| Reissue allowed for existing certificates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Addition of Pseudonym in API Request & response | N/A | N/A | Yes [Only for Strict & Multipurpose generation types] |
| New S/MIME Intermediate Certificate (GlobalSign ATLAS R6 SMIME CA 2023) will be used for all End Entity (Not applicable if you are using a Custom profile) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| New addition in Distinguished Name (DN) Field | No | No | Yes [Given Name / Surname and Pseudonym is introduced] |
| Updates as per BR in Legal service agreements and CP and CPS documents | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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