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RFC 5272: Certificate Management over CMS (CMC)

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 10002.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 10002 — Certificate Management over CMS (CMC); RFC 10003 — Certificate Management over CMS (CMC): Transport Protocols; RFC 10004 — Certificate Management over CMS (CMC): Compliance Requirements

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document defines the base syntax for CMC, a Certificate Management protocol using the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS). This protocol addresses two immediate needs within the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) community: 1. The need for an interface to public key certification products and services based on CMS and PKCS #10 (Public Key Cryptography Standard), and 2. The need for a PKI enrollment protocol for encryption only keys due to algorithm or hardware design. CMC also requires the use of the transport document and the requirements usage document along with this document for a full definition. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC5272
Published
June 2008
Authors
J. Schaad; M. Myers
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
83
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2797
Obsoleted by:
RFC 10002
Updated by:
RFC 6402

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 8 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2797 (2000)
  2. RFC 5272 (2008)
  3. RFC 5273 (2008)
  4. RFC 5274 (2008)
  5. RFC 6402 (2011)
  6. RFC 10002 (2026)
  7. RFC 10003 (2026)
  8. RFC 10004 (2026) ✓

Read the full history of Certificate Management over CMS (CMC): Compliance Requirements →

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