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Title : Certificate Revocation Revisited Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
Author(s) : E. Gerck
Filename : draft-gerck-pkix-revocation-00.txt
Pages : 17
Date : 2004-5-24
PKIX certificate revocation protocols are primarily described in
RFC3280. This Document revisits limitations on determining the
revocation status of a certificate. Ambiguous aspects of revocation
and revocation delegation are resolved. An objective point of view
is introduced as a reference that does not depend on the observer
(e.g., the RP). The revocation status of a certificate issued by a
conforming CA is shown to be always well-defined from a relying
party's point of view -- i.e., it is unambiguous (revoked or not
revoked) and ultimately determinable at any period in time. The
limitations on determining the revocation status of a certificate
have nothing to do with the eventual result of the determination
process by a relying party. The limitations have to do with the
efforts for that determination, which may require a large (actually
unspecified) amount of time and work. Some practices are also
suggested, allowing a relying party to determine the revocation
status of a certificate with higher reliability in less time. The
same considerations apply to determinations of status "change"
processes, including certificateHold and removefromCRL.
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