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Standards Summary Sheet
X.509

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Name of paper
Standards Summary Sheet - X.509

Produced by
eema Standards Watch Group

Paper completed
September 2000

Who is it for?
Those requiring a quick overview of the X.509 standard. 		 

Description
The formal title of the standard is "ITU-T Recommendation X.509 | ISO/IEC 9594-8: Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - The Directory: Public-Key and Attribute Certificate Frameworks"

It defines frameworks for Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI) and for Privilege Management Infrastructure (PMI). These frameworks include:

  • Infrastructure models
  • Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) syntax definitions
  • Directory schema object definitions
  • Certificate path processing procedures

    The standard also specifies use of these frameworks by Directory systems in their provision of secure services to Directory users. This document provides a brief summary of the standard in relation to PKI and PMI.

    What was the background to this paper? 
    The document is one of a number that have been produced by the eema Standards Watch Group as a guide to some of the most important ICT standards (both existing and in development).

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