RFC 4523 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Schema Definitions for X.509 Certificates

Overview

RFC 4523, “Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Schema Definitions for X.509 Certificates”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2006 by K. Zeilenga. It obsoletes RFC 2252, RFC 2256, RFC 2587. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes schema for representing X.509 certificates, X.521 security information, and related elements in directories accessible using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). The LDAP definitions for these X.509 and X.521 schema elements replace those provided in RFCs 2252 and 2256. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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

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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2252 RFC 2256 RFC 2587
Other RFCs from 2006

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