RFC 2538
Storing Certificates in the Domain Name System (DNS), March 1999
- File formats:
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 4398
- Authors:
- D. Eastlake 3rd
O. Gudmundsson - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- dnssec (sec)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2538
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Abstract
Cryptographic public key are frequently published and their authenticity demonstrated by certificates. A CERT resource record (RR) is defined so that such certificates and related certificate revocation lists can be stored in the Domain Name System (DNS). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.