RFC 8954 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2020

Online Certificate Status Protocol Nonce Extension

Overview

RFC 8954, “Online Certificate Status Protocol Nonce Extension”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2020 by M. Sahni. It updates RFC 6960. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9654 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the updated format of the Nonce extension in the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) request and response messages. OCSP is used to check the status of a certificate, and the Nonce extension is used to cryptographically bind an OCSP response message to a particular OCSP request message. This document updates RFC 6960.

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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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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 9654
This RFC updates
RFC 6960
Other RFCs from 2020

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