RFC 8550
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RFC 8550 is an Internet standards document that specifies the use of the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) for validating the status of digital certificates in public key infrastructures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 8550 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8513109 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 8550 Context triple: [RFC 8551, relatedTo, RFC 8550]
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A.
RFC 8551
RFC 8551 is the Internet standards document that specifies the current version of S/MIME, a protocol for secure, encrypted, and signed email communication.
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B.
RFC 5155
RFC 5155 is an Internet standards document that specifies the NSEC3 extension to DNSSEC, enhancing DNS security by providing authenticated denial of existence while mitigating zone enumeration.
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C.
RFC 8536
RFC 8536 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that updates and replaces earlier specifications to define the modern format and handling of time zone data in the Internet ecosystem.
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D.
RFC 9250
RFC 9250 is an IETF standard that specifies how to run the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol over the QUIC transport for improved performance and privacy.
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E.
RFC 5905
RFC 5905 is the Internet standard specification that defines version 4 of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) for synchronizing clocks over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 8550 Target entity description: RFC 8550 is an Internet standards document that specifies the use of the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) for validating the status of digital certificates in public key infrastructures.
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A.
RFC 8551
RFC 8551 is the Internet standards document that specifies the current version of S/MIME, a protocol for secure, encrypted, and signed email communication.
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B.
RFC 5155
RFC 5155 is an Internet standards document that specifies the NSEC3 extension to DNSSEC, enhancing DNS security by providing authenticated denial of existence while mitigating zone enumeration.
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C.
RFC 8536
RFC 8536 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that updates and replaces earlier specifications to define the modern format and handling of time zone data in the Internet ecosystem.
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D.
RFC 9250
RFC 9250 is an IETF standard that specifies how to run the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol over the QUIC transport for improved performance and privacy.
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E.
RFC 5905
RFC 5905 is the Internet standard specification that defines version 4 of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) for synchronizing clocks over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF standard
ⓘ
Internet standards document ⓘ Request for Comments ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance security of PKI deployments
ⓘ
improve reliability of certificate status checking ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
HTTPS certificate validation
ⓘ
TLS certificate validation ⓘ digital signatures infrastructure ⓘ |
| area | Security ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| defines |
requirements for OCSP clients in PKI
ⓘ
requirements for OCSP responders in PKI ⓘ security considerations for OCSP-based validation ⓘ |
| definesProtocol | use of OCSP for certificate status validation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
digital certificate status checking
ⓘ
non-delegated OCSP signing ⓘ public key infrastructures ⓘ |
| format | text ⓘ |
| governs |
how OCSP responses are generated
ⓘ
how OCSP responses are validated ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| obsoletes | RFC 6960 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Internet Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PKI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Public Key Infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ X.509 public key certificates ⓘ certificate revocation ⓘ certificate validation ⓘ |
| specifies | use of Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) for validating certificate status in PKI ⓘ |
| standardizes |
mechanisms for OCSP requesters
ⓘ
mechanisms for OCSP responders ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| title | Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Non-Delegated Signing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| updates | Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesProtocol |
OCSP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Online Certificate Status Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workingGroup |
PKIX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Public-Key Infrastructure (X.509) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RFC 8550 Description of subject: RFC 8550 is an Internet standards document that specifies the use of the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) for validating the status of digital certificates in public key infrastructures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.