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Network Working Group                                         R. Housley
Request for Comments: 3280                              RSA Laboratories
Obsoletes: 2459                                                  W. Polk
Category: Standards Track                                           NIST
                                                                 W. Ford
                                                                VeriSign
                                                                 D. Solo
                                                               Citigroup
                                                              April 2002

                Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
       Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile

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 (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   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 are 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, and required extensions are defined.  An
   algorithm for X.509 certification path validation is described.  An
   ASN.1 module and examples are provided in the appendices.

Table of Contents

   1  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   2  Requirements and Assumptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   2.1  Communication and Topology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   2.2  Acceptability Criteria  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   2.3  User Expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   2.4  Administrator Expectations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   3  Overview of Approach  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7



Housley, et. al.            Standards Track
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