RFC 9345 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2023

Delegated Credentials for TLS and DTLS

Overview

RFC 9345, “Delegated Credentials for TLS and DTLS”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2023 by R. Barnes, S. Iyengar, N. Sullivan, E. Rescorla. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The organizational separation between operators of TLS and DTLS endpoints and the certification authority can create limitations. For example, the lifetime of certificates, how they may be used, and the algorithms they support are ultimately determined by the Certification Authority (CA). This document describes a mechanism to overcome some of these limitations by enabling operators to delegate their own credentials for use in TLS and DTLS without breaking compatibility with peers that do not support this specification.

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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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