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PKCS #10: Certification Request Syntax Specification Version 1

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Network Working Group                                         M. Nystrom
Request for Comments: 2986                                    B. Kaliski
Obsoletes: 2314                                             RSA Security
Category: Informational                                    November 2000


          PKCS #10: Certification Request Syntax Specification
                              Version 1.7

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This memo represents a republication of PKCS #10 v1.7 from RSA
   Laboratories' Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) series, and
   change control is retained within the PKCS process.  The body of this
   document, except for the security considerations section, is taken
   directly from the PKCS #9 v2.0 or the PKCS #10 v1.7 document.

   This memo describes a syntax for certification requests.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction ................................................. 2
   2.  Definitions and notation ..................................... 2
   2.1  Definitions ................................................. 2
   2.2  Notation .................................................... 4
   3.  Overview ..................................................... 4
   4.  Certification request syntax ................................. 5
   4.1  CertificationRequestInfo .................................... 5
   4.2  CertificationRequest ........................................ 7
   5.  Security Considerations ...................................... 8
   6.  Authors' Addresses ........................................... 8
   A.  ASN.1 module ................................................. 9
   B.  Intellectual property considerations ........................ 10
   C.  Revision history ............................................ 10
   D.  References .................................................. 11
   E.  Contact information & About PKCS ............................ 12
   Full Copyright Statement ........................................ 14




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