[9] RFR: 8054380: X.509 cert extension SubjectAltName should allow digits as first character of dNSName

[Sean Mullan]

On 08/07/2014 08:47 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> I wonder why using the HTTPS to access <https://www.3com.com> works with
> the current jdk9-dev code.  The name "www.3com.com" is only present in
> the SAN.

Is the SAN extension non-critical? If so, that could explain why. We 
allow X509Certificates to be created with unparseable non-critical 
extensions.

--Sean