OpenSSL x509 Purpose flag "Any Purpose" What is this?

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Published on 2010-02-10T17:51:58Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 13:03 UTC
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Looking at the details of a certificate using the following:

openssl x509 -noout -text -purpose -in mycert.pem

I find a bunch of purpose flags (which I've discovered are set by the various extensions attached to a certificate).

One of these purpose flags is "Any Purpose". I can't seem to find ANY documentation on this flag and why or why not it is set.

Do any of you know where I can find more information on this purpose and what it means?

Thanks,

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