SubjectAltNames
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SubjectAltNames corresponds to a more modern way of listing what the asserted identity is in a certificate (i.e., compared to the "common name" in the distinguished name).
| JSON representation |
{
"dnsNames": [
string
],
"uris": [
string
],
"emailAddresses": [
string
],
"ipAddresses": [
string
],
"customSans": [
{
object (X509Extension)
}
]
} |
| Fields |
dnsNames[] |
string
Contains only valid, fully-qualified host names.
|
uris[] |
string
Contains only valid RFC 3986 URIs.
|
emailAddresses[] |
string
Contains only valid RFC 2822 E-mail addresses.
|
ipAddresses[] |
string
Contains only valid 32-bit IPv4 addresses or RFC 4291 IPv6 addresses.
|
customSans[] |
object (X509Extension)
Contains additional subject alternative name values. For each custom_san, the value field must contain an ASN.1 encoded UTF8String.
|
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Last updated 2025-03-18 UTC.
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