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diff --git a/docs/x509/reference.rst b/docs/x509/reference.rst index 1e8aebad..399d693a 100644 --- a/docs/x509/reference.rst +++ b/docs/x509/reference.rst @@ -1541,6 +1541,13 @@ X.509 Extensions .. versionadded:: 1.0 + .. note:: + + This method should be used if the issuer certificate does not + contain a :class:`~cryptography.x509.SubjectKeyIdentifier`. + Otherwise, use + :meth:`~cryptography.x509.AuthorityKeyIdentifier.from_issuer_subject_key_identifier`. + Creates a new AuthorityKeyIdentifier instance using the public key provided to generate the appropriate digest. This should be the **issuer's public key**. The resulting object will contain @@ -1572,6 +1579,11 @@ X.509 Extensions .. versionadded:: 1.3 + .. note:: + This method should be used if the issuer certificate contains a + :class:`~cryptography.x509.SubjectKeyIdentifier`. Otherwise, use + :meth:`~cryptography.x509.AuthorityKeyIdentifier.from_issuer_public_key`. + Creates a new AuthorityKeyIdentifier instance using the SubjectKeyIdentifier from the issuer certificate. The resulting object will contain |