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You can scope CAs with name constraints. However, I believe many implementations ignore constraints on root CAs. Not sure if there is some practical way with cross-signing around that (giving users the choice between trusting your CA and creating their own and cross-signing your CA with that).


I looked before I started using Let’s Encrypt for some internal stuff and there really isn’t a way to use name constraints in a practical way with modern web browsers at this point. If you’re not using a browser, things get a lot easier, but for browsers you sort of got to suck up that you can’t really avoid the “big” internet.


There is a way, I've recently generated my own CA with domain name constraint, trusted it, and used it cross sign my company's self signed CA. It works like a charm.




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