Delegated Path Discovery (DPD) is a method for querying a trusted server for information about a
public key certificate.
DPD allows
clients to obtain collated certificate information from a trusted DPD
server
Server may refer to:
Computing
*Server (computing), a computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called clients
Role
* Waiting staff, those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers and su ...
. This information may then be used by the client to validate the subject certificate.
The requirements for DPD are described in RFC 3379.
See also
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Delegated Path Validation
Delegated Path Validation (DPV) is a method for offloading to a trusted server the work involved in validating a public key certificate.
Combining certificate information supplied by the DPV client with certificate path and revocation status info ...
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SCVP
The Server-based Certificate Validation Protocol (SCVP) is an Internet protocol for determining the path between an X.509 digital certificate and a trusted root (Delegated Path Discovery) and the validation of that path ( Delegated Path Validatio ...
Cryptographic protocols
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