[cabfpub] Fwd: [pkix] Straw-poll on OCSP responses for non-revoked certificates.

[Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)]

On 11/01/2012 11:50 AM, From Rob Stradling:
> On 31/10/12 20:44, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) wrote:
> <snip>
>> A revoked certificate can't be made valid ever after
>> as long as it hasn't expired.
>
> Eddy, I completely disagree.  RFC2560 very clearly states...
>
>   "The "revoked" state indicates that the certificate has been revoked
>    (either permanantly or temporarily (on hold))."
>
> In other words, RFC2560-compliant OCSP _always_ has the option of 
> changing a certificate's status from "revoked" to "good".

Considering that the BR disallows suspension of certificates, I believe 
the RFC in this respect isn't relevant. We might make this cleared, but 
this would be my interpretation (even before the BR was adopted).


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