[rfc-dist] RFC 4630 on Update to DirectoryString Processing in the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile

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        RFC 4630

        Title:      Update to DirectoryString Processing in 
                    the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure 
                    Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) 
                    Profile 
        Author:     R. Housley, S. Santesson
        Status:     Standards Track
        Date:       August 2006
        Mailbox:    housley at vigilsec.com, 
                    stefans at microsoft.com
        Pages:      6
        Characters: 12539
        Updates:    RFC3280
        See-Also:   

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-pkix-cert-utf8-03.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4630.txt

This document updates the handling of DirectoryString in the Internet
X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate
Revocation List (CRL) Profile, which is published in RFC 3280.  The
use of UTF8String and PrintableString are the preferred encoding.
The requirement for exclusive use of UTF8String after December 31,
2003 is removed.  [STANDARDS TRACK]

This document is a product of the Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509)
Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

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