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Link to X509Utils. Makes it clear they are only an example.

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Network permissioning Network permissioning
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.. contents:: .. contents::
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Keypair and certificate formats Keypair and certificate formats
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You can use any standard key tools or Corda's ``X509Utilities`` (which uses Bouncy Castle) to create the required You can use any standard key tools to create the required public/private keypairs and certificates. The keypairs and
public/private keypairs and certificates. The keypairs and certificates should obey the following restrictions: certificates must obey the following restrictions:
* The certificates must follow the `X.509 standard <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5280>`_ * The certificates must follow the `X.509 standard <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5280>`_
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* RSA with 3072-bit key size * RSA with 3072-bit key size
.. note:: Corda's ``X509Utilities`` show how to generate the required public/private keypairs and certificates using
Bouncy Castle. You can find the ``X509Utilities`` in the `Corda repository <https://github.com/corda/corda>`_, under
``/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/crypto/X509Utilities.kt``.
Certificate role extension Certificate role extension
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Corda certificates have a custom X.509 v3 extension that specifies the role the certificate relates to. This extension Corda certificates have a custom X.509 v3 extension that specifies the role the certificate relates to. This extension