| X.509 (Directory Authentication Framework)X.509 describes two levels of Authentication, simple authentication, based on use of a password to verify user identity, and strong authentication, using credentials created by cryptographic methods. The standard recommends that only strong authentication should be used as the basis of providing secure services. Public-Key Cryptography is used for strong authentication, but X.509 is not dependent on the use of a particular cryptographic Algorithm, though two users wishing to authenticate must support the same Algorithm. Type Associations- Topic(s) from which this Topic is derived:
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Mentioned in...ASN.1 · Certificate Bibliographic References- Santosh Chokhani, Warwick Ford, Randy V. Sabett, Charles R. Merrill, Stephen S. Wu, Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Policy and Certification Practices Framework, Internet RFC 3647, November 2003 [1]
- Santosh Chokhani, Warwick Ford, Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Policy and Certification Practices Framework, Internet RFC 2527, March 1999 [1]
- Charles Lynn, Stephen Kent, Karen Seo, X.509 Extensions for IP Addresses and AS Identifiers, Internet RFC 3779, June 2004 [0.9]
- Tim Polk, Russell Housley, Larry Bassham, Algorithms and Identifiers for the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile, Internet RFC 3279, April 2002 [0.9]
- Russell Housley, Warwick Ford, Tim Polk, David Solo, Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile, Internet RFC 3280, April 2002 [0.9]
- Ed Gerck, Overview of Certification Systems: X.509, PKIX, CA, PGP and SKIPThe Bell, 1(3):8, July 2000 [0.8]
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