RFC 2986 · INFORMATIONAL · 2000

PKCS #10: Certification Request Syntax Specification Version 1.7

Overview

RFC 2986, “PKCS #10: Certification Request Syntax Specification Version 1.7”, is an Informational document published in November 2000 by M. Nystrom, B. Kaliski. It obsoletes RFC 2314. It has since been updated by RFC 5967. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

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 provides information for the Internet community.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2314
Updated by
RFC 5967
Other RFCs from 2000

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