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certificate management

The functions that a CA may perform during the lifecycle of a digital certificate, including the following:

  • Acquire and verify data items to bind into the certificate.
  • Encode and sign the certificate.
  • Store the certificate in a directory or repository.
  • Renew, rekey, and update the certificate.
  • Revoke the certificate and issue a CRL. (See: archive management, certificate management, key management, security architecture, token management.)

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The functions that a CA may perform during the lifecycle of a digital certificate, including the following:

  • Acquire and verify data items to bind into the certificate.
  • Encode and sign the certificate.
  • Store the certificate in a directory or repository.
  • Renew, rekey, and update the certificate.
  • Revoke the certificate and issue a CRL. (See: archive management, certificate management, key management, security architecture, token management.)
References
  • IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)Jan 06, 2026
    RFC 4949 — Internet Security Glossary (Version 2)
    https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4949.txt
    RFC 4949 is published by the IETF Trust and marked as "Distribution of this memo is unlimited". Verify IETF Trust copyright/licensing terms for reuse.
    Source: IETF RFC 4949 (rfc-editor.org).