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RFC 7468 - Textual Encodings of PKIX, PKCS, and CMS Structures

  • Status: Proposed Standard
  • Published: April 2015
  • Stream: IETF
  • Errata: RFC 7468 Errata

Document Information​

  • RFC Number: 7468
  • Title: Textual Encodings of PKIX, PKCS, and CMS Structures
  • Authors: S. Josefsson (SJD AB), S. Leonard (Penango, Inc.)
  • Date: April 2015
  • Category: Standards Track
  • ISSN: 2070-1721

Abstract​

This document describes and discusses the textual encodings of the Public-Key Infrastructure X.509 (PKIX), Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), and Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS). The textual encodings are well-known, are implemented by several applications and libraries, and are widely deployed. This document articulates the de facto rules by which existing implementations operate and defines them so that future implementations can interoperate.

Status of This Memo​

This is an Internet Standards Track document.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7468.

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