Announcing the cert-talk X.509 mailing list

["Thane E. Plambeck" <thane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

                          Announcing

                          cert-talk

            X.509 Digital Certificate Discussion List

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CHARTER:

      The cert-talk mailing list is a public, unmoderated forum
devoted to practical technical issues surrounding the use of X.509
certificates in public-key cryptography applications.

SUBJECT MATTER:

Topics of interest on cert-talk include, but are not limited to:

      * Practical problems and tools related to certificate
        manipulation:

        Import and export of certificates into applications
        Data extraction from certificates
        Certificate extension handling
        Compatibility of certificates across applications
        Revocation schemes
        Certificate storage schemes and APIs
        Distinguished name manipulation
        Certificate profiles and trust attributes
        Chain formation
        Signing and verification

      * Use of (and problems with) X.509 certificates with other
        public key technologies and networking standards such as:

        Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and IETF TLS
        S/MIME secure electronic mail
        PKCS consortium standards
        SET (Secure Electronic Transactions)
        SKIP
        LDAP

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