RFC 2314 · INFORMATIONAL · 1998
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
PKCS #10: Certification Request Syntax Version 1.5
Overview
RFC 2314, “PKCS #10: Certification Request Syntax Version 1.5”, is an Informational document published in March 1998 by B. Kaliski. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2986 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a syntax for certification requests. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1998
- RFC 2313 PKCS #1: RSA Encryption Version 1.5
- RFC 2315 PKCS #7: Cryptographic Message Syntax Version 1.5
- RFC 2312 S/MIME Version 2 Certificate Handling
- RFC 2316 Report of the IAB Security Architecture Workshop
- RFC 2311 S/MIME Version 2 Message Specification
- RFC 2317 Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation
- RFC 2310 The Safe Response Header Field
- RFC 2318 The text/css Media Type