RFC 2559 (rfc2559) - Page 1 of 13
Internet X
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group S. Boeyen
Request for Comments: 2559 Entrust
Updates: 1778 T. Howes
Category: Standards Track Netscape
P. Richard
Xcert
April 1999
Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
Operational Protocols - LDAPv2
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
1. Abstract
The protocol described in this document is designed to satisfy some
of the operational requirements within the Internet X.509 Public Key
Infrastructure (IPKI). Specifically, this document addresses
requirements to provide access to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
repositories for the purposes of retrieving PKI information and
managing that same information. The mechanism described in this
document is based on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
v2, defined in RFC 1777, defining a profile of that protocol for use
within the IPKI and updates encodings for certificates and revocation
lists from RFC 1778. Additional mechanisms addressing PKIX
operational requirements are specified in separate documents.
The key words 'MUST', 'REQUIRED', 'SHOULD', 'RECOMMENDED', and 'MAY'
in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
2. Introduction
This specification is part of a multi-part standard for development
of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for the Internet. This
specification addresses requirements to provide retrieval of X.509
PKI information, including certificates and CRLs from a repository.
This specification also addresses requirements to add, delete and
Boeyen, et al. Standards Track