Re: [pkix] What is certificate issuance?

Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com> Tue, 14 March 2017 14:04 UTC

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Subject: Re: [pkix] What is certificate issuance?
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> On Mar 9, 2017, at 5:43 AM, pkix <pkix@inbox.lv> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The term "issuance" is used throughout the standards,
> but is nowhere defined (can you prove me wrong?).
> 
> At what point does the certificate gets issued?
> 
> What distinguishes issued certificate from non-issued?

A certificate is issued at the time a CA applies the signature.  Next, the certificate is published.


Russ