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What is a PKCS10?
Overview# PKCS #10 is one of the Public-Key Cryptography Standards which was titled Certification Request Syntax and is defined in RFC 2986 and RFC 5967. PKCS #10 defines a Format of messages sent to a Certificate Authority to request certification of a Public Key.
What is CSR in cryptography?
A certificate signing request (CSR) is one of the first steps towards getting your own SSL/TLS certificate. Generated on the same server you plan to install the certificate on, the CSR contains information (e.g. common name, organization, country) the Certificate Authority (CA) will use to create your certificate.
How do I read a CSR file?
CSR files can sometimes be opened with software such as OpenSSL or Microsoft IIS. You could also open a CSR file with a text editor, but it probably wouldn’t be useful. Since the primary information in a CSR file is encrypted, a text editor would serve only to show garbled text when viewed as a text file.
How to request a PKCS certificate for X.509?
PKCS#10 is a standard format for requesting X.509 certificates from the certification authorities. The following are the steps involved from requesting a certificate to certificate issuance :
How does PKCS # 10 get sent to ca?
CA receives the PKCS#10. The transport mechanism used to send the PKCS#10 to the CA could either be a standard request/response protocol (CMP, CMC, EST, SCEP, XKMS or CA proprietary interface etc) or it could involve sending PKCS#10 to CA using the SMTP protocol. CA first verifies the PKCS#10 signature with the public key placed in the PKCS#10.
What do you need to know about PKCS # 7?
PKCS #7 can be thought of as a format that allows multiple certificates to be bundled together, either DER- or PEM- encoded, and may include certificates and certificate revocation lists (CRLs).
How are X.509 certificates used in the Internet?
In cryptography, X.509 is a standard defining the format of public key certificates. X.509 certificates are used in many Internet protocols, including TLS/SSL, which is the basis for HTTPS, the secure protocol for browsing the web. They are also used in offline applications, like electronic signatures.