The Transport Layer Security Multiple Certificate Status Request Extension
RFC 6961, “The Transport Layer Security Multiple Certificate Status Request Extension”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2013 by Y. Pettersen. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8446 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines the Transport Layer Security (TLS) Certificate Status Version 2 Extension to allow clients to specify and support several certificate status methods. (The use of the Certificate Status extension is commonly referred to as "OCSP stapling".) Also defined is a new method based on the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) that servers can use to provide status information about not only the server's own certificate but also the status of intermediate certificates in the chain.
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 6960 X.509 Internet Public Key Infrastructure Online Certificate Status Protocol - OCSP
- RFC 6962 Certificate Transparency
- RFC 6959 Source Address Validation Improvement Threat Scope
- RFC 6963 A Uniform Resource Name Namespace for Examples
- RFC 6958 RTP Control Protocol Extended Report Block for Burst/Gap Loss Metric Reporting
- RFC 6964 Operational Guidance for IPv6 Deployment in IPv4 Sites Using the Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol
- RFC 6957 Duplicate Address Detection Proxy
- RFC 6965 MPLS Transport Profile Applicability: Use Cases and Design