RFC 5272 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2008

Certificate Management over CMS

Overview

RFC 5272, “Certificate Management over CMS”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2008 by J. Schaad, M. Myers. It obsoletes RFC 2797. It has since been updated by RFC 6402. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines the base syntax for CMC, a Certificate Management protocol using the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS). This protocol addresses two immediate needs within the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) community:

1. The need for an interface to public key certification products and services based on CMS and PKCS #10 (Public Key Cryptography Standard), and

2. The need for a PKI enrollment protocol for encryption only keys due to algorithm or hardware design.

CMC also requires the use of the transport document and the requirements usage document along with this document for a full definition. [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 2797
Updated by
RFC 6402
Other RFCs from 2008

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