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Network Working Group S. Turner Network Working Group S. Turner
Internet Draft IECA Internet Draft IECA
Intended Status: Informational April 16, 2010 Intended Status: Informational April 22, 2010
Updates: 2986 (once approved) Updates: 2986 (once approved)
Expires: October 16, 2010 Expires: October 22, 2010
The application/pkcs10 Media Type The application/pkcs10 Media Type
draft-turner-application-pkcs10-media-type-03.txt draft-turner-application-pkcs10-media-type-04.txt
Abstract Abstract
This document specifies a media type used to carry PKCS#10 This document specifies a media type used to carry PKCS#10
certification requests as defined in RFC 2986. It carries over the certification requests as defined in RFC 2986. It carries over the
original specification from RFC 2311, which recently has been moved original specification from RFC 2311, which recently has been moved
to Historic state, and properly links it to RFC 2986. to Historic state, and properly links it to RFC 2986.
Status of this Memo Status of this Memo
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Copyright Notice Copyright Notice
Copyright (c) 2010 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the Copyright (c) 2010 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
document authors. All rights reserved. document authors. All rights reserved.
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A typical application only needs to send a certification request. It A typical application only needs to send a certification request. It
is a certification authority that has to receive and process the is a certification authority that has to receive and process the
request. The steps for recovering the CertificationRequest from the request. The steps for recovering the CertificationRequest from the
message are straightforward but are not presented here. The message are straightforward but are not presented here. The
procedures for processing the certification request are beyond the procedures for processing the certification request are beyond the
scope of this document. scope of this document.
3. IANA Considerations 3. IANA Considerations
IANA is asked to update the registration for the application/pkcs10 IANA is asked to update the registration for the application/pkcs10
media type using the filled-in template from BCP 13 [RFC4288] given media subtype using the filled-in template from BCP 13 [RFC4288]
below. given below.
3.1. Registration of media type application/pkcs10 3.1. Registration of media subtype application/pkcs10
The media type for a PKCS#10 certification request is The media subtype for a PKCS#10 certification request is
application/pkcs10. application/pkcs10.
To: ietf-types@iana.org
Subject: Registration of media type application/pkcs10
Type name: application Type name: application
Subtype name: pkcs10 Subtype name: pkcs10
Required parameters: None Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: None Optional parameters: None
Encoding considerations: Encoding considerations: binary; See Section 2.
This media type carries binary content and needs proper encoding
for non-8bit clear transports; See Section 2.
Security considerations: Security considerations:
Clients use a certification request to request that a Clients use a certification request to request that a
Certification Authority certify a public key. The certification Certification Authority certify a public key. The certification
request is digitally signed. request is digitally signed. Also see Section 6.
Interoperability considerations: See Section 2. Interoperability considerations: See Section 2.
Published specification: RFC 2986 Published specification: [RFC2986] and this specification.
Applications which use this media type: Applications which use this media type:
The content type is used with MIME-compliant transport to Applications that support PKCS#10 certification requests
transfer PKCS#10 certification requests [RFC2986]. [RFC2986].
Additional information: Additional information:
Magic number(s): None Magic number(s): None
File extension(s): .p10 File extension(s): .p10
Macintosh File Type Code(s): Macintosh File Type Code(s):
Person & email address to contact for further information: Person & email address to contact for further information:
Sean Turner <turners@ieca.com> Sean Turner <turners@ieca.com>
Restrictions on usage: none Restrictions on usage: none
Author: Author: Sean Turner <turners@ieca.com>
Sean Turner <turners@ieca.com>
Intended usage: COMMON Intended usage: COMMON
Change controller: Change controller: The IESG
The IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
4. Security Considerations 4. Security Considerations
The security considerations of [RFC2986] and [RFC5751] apply; no new The security considerations of [RFC2986] and [RFC5751] apply; no new
security considerations are introduced by this document. security considerations are introduced by this document.
5. Acknowledgements 5. Acknowledgements
I wish to thank the authors of RFC 2311, Steve Dusse, Paul Hoffman, I wish to thank the authors of RFC 2311, Steve Dusse, Paul Hoffman,
Blake Ramsdell, Laurence Lundblade, and Lisa Repka. Blake Ramsdell, Laurence Lundblade, and Lisa Repka.
I would also like to thank Bjoern Hoehrmann for his review of the
media subtype application.
6. References 6. References
6.1. Normative References 6.1. Normative References
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC2986] Nystrom, M, and B. Kaliski, "PKCS #10: Certification [RFC2986] Nystrom, M, and B. Kaliski, "PKCS #10: Certification
Request Syntax Specification Version 1.7", RFC 2986, Request Syntax Specification Version 1.7", RFC 2986,
November 2000. November 2000.
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