RFC 6818 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2013

Updates to the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List Profile

Overview

RFC 6818, “Updates to the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List Profile”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2013 by P. Yee. It updates RFC 5280. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document updates RFC 5280, the "Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile". This document changes the set of acceptable encoding methods for the explicitText field of the user notice policy qualifier and clarifies the rules for converting internationalized domain name labels to ASCII. This document also provides some clarifications on the use of self-signed certificates, trust anchors, and some updated security considerations. [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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RFC 5280
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