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RFC 6170: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure -- Certificate Image

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 9399.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 9399 — Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure: Logotypes in X.509 Certificates

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

This document specifies a method to bind a visual representation of a certificate in the form of a certificate image to a public key certificate as defined in RFC 5280, by defining a new "otherLogos" image type according to RFC 3709. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC6170
Published
May 2011
Authors
S. Santesson; R. Housley; S. Bajaj; L. Rosenthol
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
12
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 9399
Updates:
RFC 3709

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 3709 (2004)
  2. RFC 6170 (2011)
  3. RFC 9399 (2023) ✓

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