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MixCert: Merging X.509 Public Key Certificates and Attribute Certificates

Yuan Yuan

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In this paper,a new sort of certificate revocation:NewPKI certificate revocation scheme is introduced.Use this new revocation mechanism to solve the problem that public key certificates and attribute certificates can not be united simply.A new class of attribute: NewPKI attribute is defined.And a new sort of certificate: MixCert is put forward by integrating the NewPKI attribute into X.509 identity certificate.MixCert retains the same format as X.509 v3 certificate and enable the addition of attributes to X.509 identity certificates.MixCert can serve as an ideal mechanism to carry attribute information without the need for attribute certificate and can be very useful in many scenarios.

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Key concepts: Revocation list, Root certificate, Implicit certificate, Computer science, Certificate, Public key certificate, Authorization certificate, Certificate authority