RFC 4557 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

Online Certificate Status Protocol Support for Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos

Overview

RFC 4557, “Online Certificate Status Protocol Support for Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2006 by L. Zhu, K. Jaganathan, N. Williams. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a mechanism to enable in-band transmission of Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responses in the Kerberos network authentication protocol. These responses are used to verify the validity of the certificates used in Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos (PKINIT), which is the Kerberos Version 5 extension that provides for the use of public key cryptography. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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