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authorEmil Engler <me@emilengler.com>2023-06-25 17:27:31 +0200
committerEmil Engler <me@emilengler.com>2023-06-25 17:27:31 +0200
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cert-spec: specify unit for EXPIRATION_DATE
The unit for the EXPIRATION_DATE field in the Rsa->Ed25519 cross-certificates is HOURS after the epoch. This however, is not mentioned in the specification so far, thereby fixing it.
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the non-signature parts of the certificate, prefixed with the
string "Tor TLS RSA/Ed25519 cross-certificate".)
+ Just like with the Ed25519 certificates above, the EXPIRATION_DATE
+ operates in HOURS after the epoch.
+
This certificate type is used to mean, "This Ed25519 identity key
acts with the authority of the RSA key that signed this
certificate."