Research Article

Enhancing Digital Certificate Usability in Long Lifespan IoT Devices by Utilizing Private CA

Table 3

Contents of the certificate which can be imitated.

Field of certificatesCan be imitated/manipulated?

VersionYes
Serial numberYes
Signature algorithmYes
IssuerYes
ValidityYes
SubjectYes
Subject public key infoPartially (except the public key information)
X.509v3 extensionsAlmost everything (except the fields that require a secret key or CA certificate information)
CT precertificate timestampNo