Change the CN (common name) of a user certificate?
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Is it possible to change the CN (common name) of a user certificate? Or do I have to create a new certificate with a different CN?
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@DominikHoffmann
My guess is no. I went to edit one of my certificates and it gave no option to change the Common Name.
Which means, I think, creating a new certificate to create the common name you want and then creating a certificate revocation list and moving the no longer wanted certificate into the revocation list, or you could just ignore the old certificate and let it expire if you are creating a new one and don't plan to use the old one, but you have to remember this in the future - that it is not being used. If you want to use the same descriptive name you could add "old" to the name so you can recycle the descriptive name. -
Indeed you have to create a new certificate with the CA. You can't edit a cert, that would break the chain of trust.
