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by throw0101a 133 days ago
> That's not allowed.

According to Google. Why do they get to dictate this?

Per the current (2.2.2) CAB requirements [1], ยง7.1.2.10.6, "CA Certificate Extended Key Usage": id-kp-clientAuth is a MAY.

If I was (say) Let's Encrypt I would (optionally?) allow it and dare Google/Chrome to remove my root certificate. Letting bullies get away with this kind of non-sense only encourages them.

[1] https://cabforum.org/working-groups/server/baseline-requirem...