RFC 6253: Host Identity Protocol Certificates
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Current version: RFC 8002 — Host Identity Protocol Certificates
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The Certificate (CERT) parameter is a container for digital certificates. It is used for carrying these certificates in Host Identity Protocol (HIP) control packets. This document specifies the CERT parameter and the error signaling in case of a failed verification. Additionally, this document specifies the representations of Host Identity Tags in X.509 version 3 (v3) and Simple Public Key Infrastructure (SPKI) certificates. The concrete use of certificates, including how certificates are obtained, requested, and which actions are taken upon successful or failed verification, is specific to the scenario in which the certificates are used. Hence, the definition of these scenario- specific aspects is left to the documents that use the CERT parameter. This document updates RFC 5201. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6253
- Published
- May 2011
- Authors
- T. Heer; S. Varjonen
- Status
- EXPERIMENTAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- int
- Pages
- 12
- Also known as
- —
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