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RFC 4211: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF)

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This document describes the Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF) syntax and semantics. This syntax is used to convey a request for a certificate to a Certification Authority (CA), possibly via a Registration Authority (RA), for the purposes of X.509 certificate production. The request will typically include a public key and the associated registration information. This document does not define a certificate request protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4211
Published
September 2005
Authors
J. Schaad
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
40
Also known as
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Obsoletes:
RFC 2511
Updated by:
RFC 9045

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