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RFC 4158: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure: Certification Path Building

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This document provides guidance and recommendations to developers building X.509 public-key certification paths within their applications. By following the guidance and recommendations defined in this document, an application developer is more likely to develop a robust X.509 certificate-enabled application that can build valid certification paths across a wide range of PKI environments. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC4158
Published
September 2005
Authors
M. Cooper; Y. Dzambasow; P. Hesse; S. Joseph; R. Nicholas
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
81
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