Subject

The subject defines the distinguished name (DN) information included in the certificate. Global platform certificate templates support the subject_identifier attribute, which can be sourced from an enrollment request or configured as a fixed value.

JSON structure example

Hex_string encoding for subject_identifier

"subject": {
    "attributes": [
      {
        "type": "subject_identifier",
        "encoding": "hex_string",
        "allowed_source": [
          "user_supplied",
          "fixed_value"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }

Auto encoding for subject_identifier

"subject": {
    "attributes": [
      {
        "type": "subject_identifier",
        "encoding": "auto",
        "allowed_source": [
          "user_supplied",
          "fixed_value"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }

Parameters

Tabelle 1. Parameters: Subject attributes

Name	Type	Required/optional	Possible values
`subject`	Object	Required	Defines the subject distinguished name (DN) attributes that can be included in the issued certificate
`.. attributes`	Array of objects	Required	Specifies the subject attributes that can be included in the certificate subject DN
`.. .. type`	String	Required	Specifies the subject attribute type. Supported values include: `subject_identifier`
`.. .. include`	String	Optional	Specifies whether the attribute is required or optional in the certificate subject. Supported values: `yes` (default) `no` `optional`
`.. .. encoding`	String	Optional	Specifies the encoding used for the subject attribute value. Supported values: `auto` (default) - input value from the certificate request must be a `plain text` string `hex_stringutf8_string` - input value from the certificate request must be a `hex-encoded` string
`.. .. allowed_sorce`	Array of strings	Required	Specifies the allowed sources for the subject attribute value. Supported values: `csr`: Uses the attribute value provided in the certificate signing request (CSR) `user_supplied`: Allows the attribute value to be provided in the enrollment request. Supported only for API, Portal, and Batch enrollment methods `fixed_value`: Uses a predefined value configured in the certificate template. This value is used only when no value is provided in the CSR or enrollment request

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