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Re: Certificate suspension



Hi all,

I guess that the problem with the current PKIX solution on suspension is
that it is just an extended revocation status - this means that it is
just a sub-case of revocation. In many cases this is not what you need,
and when some laws require "suspension" they have not a clear idea of
what is it, actually.

I wonder how many "non-ad-hoc" applications actually know how to correctly
handle suspension... we are still facing interoperability issues between
PKIs with respect to this issue, I guess...

Later,
Max



Ignacio Alamillo wrote:
Under Spanish law, suspension is a legal requirement (not a strictly
enforced one, but a requirement after all) and therefore many CA have
implemented it, and it is actually used.

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	Massimiliano Pala

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