Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure: Qualified Certificates Profile
RFC 3739, “Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure: Qualified Certificates Profile”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2004 by S. Santesson, M. Nystrom, T. Polk. It obsoletes RFC 3039. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document forms a certificate profile, based on RFC 3280, for identity certificates issued to natural persons. The profile defines specific conventions for certificates that are qualified within a defined legal framework, named Qualified Certificates. However, the profile does not define any legal requirements for such Qualified Certificates. The goal of this document is to define a certificate profile that supports the issuance of Qualified Certificates independent of local legal requirements. The profile is however not limited to Qualified Certificates and further profiling may facilitate specific local needs. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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