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RFC 5280
Title: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
Profile
Author: D. Cooper, S. Santesson,
S. Farrell, S. Boeyen,
R. Housley, W. Polk
Status: Standards Track
Date: May 2008
Mailbox: david.cooper@nist.gov,
stefans@microsoft.com,
stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie, sharon.boeyen@entrust.com,
housley@vigilsec.com, wpolk@nist.gov
Pages: 151
Characters: 352580
Obsoletes: RFC3280, RFC4325, RFC4630
I-D Tag: draft-ietf-pkix-rfc3280bis-11.txt
URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt
This memo profiles the X.509 v3 certificate and X.509 v2 certificate
revocation list (CRL) for use in the Internet. An overview of this
approach and model is provided as an introduction. The X.509 v3
certificate format is described in detail, with additional information
regarding the format and semantics of Internet name forms. Standard
certificate extensions are described and two Internet-specific
extensions are defined. A set of required certificate extensions is
specified. The X.509 v2 CRL format is described in detail along with
standard and Internet-specific extensions. An algorithm for X.509
certification path validation is described. An ASN.1 module and examples
are provided in the appendices. [STANDARDS TRACK]
This document is a product of the Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509)
Working Group of the IETF.
This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.
STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet standards track
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