Certification Practice Statement (original) (raw)

A Certification Practice Statement (CPS) is a document from a certificate authority or a member of a web of trust which describes their practice for issuing and managing public key certificates. Some elements of a CPS include documenting practices of: * issuance * publication * archiving * revocation * renewal By detailing the practice of issuance, revocation and renewal, a CPS aids entities in judging the relative reliability of a given certificate authority.