[rfc-dist] RFC 4683 on Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Subject Identification Method (SIM)

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        RFC 4683

        Title:      Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure 
                    Subject Identification Method (SIM) 
        Author:     J. Park, J. Lee,
                    H.. Lee, S. Park,
                    T. Polk
        Status:     Standards Track
        Date:       October 2006
        Mailbox:    khopri at kisa.or.kr, 
                    jilee at kisa.or.kr, 
                    hslee at kisa.or.kr, sjpark at bcqre.com, 
                    tim.polk at nist.gov
        Pages:      20
        Characters: 41285
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-pkix-sim-08.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4683.txt

This document defines the Subject Identification Method (SIM) for
including a privacy-sensitive identifier in the subjectAltName
extension of a certificate.

The SIM is an optional feature that may be used by relying parties to
determine whether the subject of a particular certificate is also the
person corresponding to a particular sensitive identifier.  [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.

STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet standards track
protocol for the Internet community,and requests discussion and 
suggestions for improvements.Please refer to the current edition of the 
Internet Official Protocol Standards (STD 1) for the standardization 
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Joyce K. Reynolds and Sandy Ginoza
USC/Information Sciences Institute

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