3. Architecture (original) (raw)

Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
3. Architecture

Up: Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
Up: Requests For Comments
Up: RFC 1422

Prev: 2. Overview of Approach
Next: 3.1 Scope and Restrictions

3. Architecture

3. Architecture

• 3.1 Scope and Restrictions
• 3.2 Relation to X.509 Architecture
• 3.3 Certificate Definition
  • 3.3.1 Version Number
  • 3.3.2 Serial Number
  • 3.3.3 Signature
  • 3.3.4 Subject Name
  • 3.3.5 Issuer Name
  • 3.3.6 Validity Period
  • 3.3.7 Subject Public Key
• 3.4 Roles and Responsibilities
  • 3.4.1 Users and User Agents
    * 3.4.1.1 Generating and Protecting Component Pairs
    * 3.4.1.2 User Registration
    * 3.4.1.3 CRL Management
    * 3.4.1.4 Facilitating Interoperation
  • 3.4.2 The Internet Policy Registration Authority (IPRA)
    * 3.4.2.1 PCA Registration
    * 3.4.2.2 Ensuring the Uniqueness of Distinguished Names
    * 3.4.2.3 Accuracy of Distinguished Names
    * 3.4.2.4 Distinguished Name Conventions
    * 3.4.2.5 CRL Management
    * 3.4.2.6 Public Key Algorithm Licensing Issues
  • 3.4.3 Policy Certification Authorities
  • 3.4.4 Certification Authorities
    * 3.4.4.1 Organizational CAs
    * 3.4.4.2 Residential CAs
    * 3.4.4.3 PERSONA CAs
    * 3.4.4.4 CA Responsibilities for CRL Management
• 3.5 Certificate Revocation
  • 3.5.1 X.509 CRLs
  • 3.5.2 PEM CRL Format
• 3.6 Certificate Validation
  • 3.6.1 Validation Basics
  • 3.6.2 Display of Certificate Validation Data
  • 3.6.3 Validation Procedure Details

Next: 3.1 Scope and Restrictions

Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
3. Architecture