RFC 8894 · INFORMATIONAL · 2020

Simple Certificate Enrolment Protocol

Overview

RFC 8894, “Simple Certificate Enrolment Protocol”, is an Informational document published in September 2020 by P. Gutmann. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the Simple Certificate Enrolment Protocol (SCEP), a PKI protocol that leverages existing technology by using Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS, formerly known as PKCS #7) and PKCS #10 over HTTP. SCEP is the evolution of the enrolment protocol sponsored by Cisco Systems, which enjoys wide support in both client and server implementations, as well as being relied upon by numerous other industry standards that work with certificates.

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