[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #3661: Replace the GBS spec references to RFC 7469 with an inline explanation of certificate validation rules

[Tahoe-LAFS]

#3661: Replace the GBS spec references to RFC 7469 with an inline explanation of
certificate validation rules
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 Reporter:  exarkun  |          Owner:  exarkun
     Type:  defect   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:  non-Foolscap communications
Component:  unknown  |        Version:  n/a
 Keywords:           |  Launchpad Bug:
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 Discussion on a GBS PR (https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-
 lafs/pull/1011#discussion_r604552361) suggests that the RFC 7469 reference
 is more confusing than useful.  Indeed, RFC 7469 is large and covers many
 validation tasks that GBS has no interest in.

 The actual SPKI validation rules we care about are not so complex that we
 cannot just document them ourselves.

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